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[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1438203830' post='2832580'] I usually go 'Dunk' and the sound person says 'thanks that's great'. [/quote] Ditto!

Dave Grohl put it well in the series he did in all the different studios- 'the gentrification of rock'. I was a teenager in the 90s and did the whole grunge thing, really wanted to rebel etc. Now I'm a music teacher and the kids look at me with my electric guitar the same way I used to view teachers who told me about jazz. I used to think they were awful, but jazz was gentrified by then and now I've learned a bit more about it I know the original jazzers were badass in their time. A large part of the problem for the new generation is that it's so widely publicised how much the previous generations have rebelled. We've had the tattooed devil worshipping drug taking screw anything with a pulse scare stories for decades now. When I told my dad I wanted to grow my hair it was fully in the knowledge he'd done it too. When I told my mum I'd been at a party with people smoking a bit of weed, I knew she'd done that back in the day too. It might be my lack of imagination, but there's very little left to exploit!

Very similar tastes, Mrs Scalpy and I. She introduced me to Alison Krauss' music and maybe I've introduced her to some classical stuff but we'd tear each other apart if we had different tastes. And it means we can play in bands together really easily.

Dives can be awful gigs, and scary, but if they go well and the place kicks off in a good way they can the best gigs.

Two drummers? Now this thread's getting ridiculous!!

Hey ya- outkast, but then our band is called The Hey Yahs! The horns and keys do all the synth parts and it's a great excuse to break out the filter pedal.

It's the same with the 60s p-basses, I have GAS for a sonic blue one, two have come up here recently but I haven't been able to get the funds together. Played an oly White jazz yesterday (new) and it was blinking great!

Did an album for a singer songwriter called Donovan Preston at Rockfield, Monmouth. When I can post a link it'll be up post haste!

I live in the converted loft of a Victorian house. If practising I don't even use headphones, unplugged has been fine. But our downstairs neighbour has taken to leaving the front door tothe building open at all hours, despite many polite conversations and communications in writing. So I make sure now once a week I play the entirity of rappers delight fully amped when she's changing onto night shift. Not big and not clever I know but enough is enough! In other circumstances when we've had to organise a quick rehearsal at home for a gig at short notice, we invite all the neighbours, get a few bottles in and have a nice informal run through and nobody minds.

Just outside Stroud. Great place to play, eat and stay! http://www.theconvent.net

If anyone doesn't know, the Convent ain't your average dog n' duck gig, it's fully kitted out with db pa, in- ears, neve desks, multi camera subscription based net broadcasting. The restaurant is amazing, if you play there you're being paid to eat top quality grub! Quite right for the guy who's invested millions in the place, who lets bands borrow his matchless amps (Mr Quaye included by the looks of it) to insist on quality control! The other thread on here about Gibson slates the MD for taking advantage of customers, nice work this fella for leading from the front and looking after his customers.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1436769155' post='2820480'] First Aid Kit. [/quote] Great band, and probably very nice to stand behind!

Fleet foxes. Just to hear that guy sing!

Shocking film, backed up by a few anecdotes I've heard from people who've met him. Normally I think john Lydon is pretty spot with his surmises (honestly I do!) but this time I thought he was way off. I agree more with Clark terry, who there's another documentary about on Netflix who says someone plays like their personality.

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1436214076' post='2816120'] I dont see what the big deal is about them TBH, the only difference between this and any other modeller is that it models your personal amp rather than a random one used to get the preset profile for say a line 6. OK maybe if youve got some ultra rare amp but does it really make any odds to get a modeller sound to like the stock fender twin you personally own vs the one used in the R&D lab by line 6. [/quote] One guitarist I work with uses one. Ok he has some nice amps to model but he also has downloaded loads, for instance the model of the hiwatt used on dark side of the moon. When he's in a situation where there's a good amp lying around, out comes the kemper and 10 minutes later he's got a profile done. He even did my rig, although it's not quite as successful with bass amp sounds. Line 6 do great models but when I was with Paul he modelled a 58 bass man with his mic choice, his mic placement, neve pres and has the satisfaction of knowing that's about as good as it's going to get, anywhere in the world regardless of the gig.

Play as little as possible in time and in tune!

Mr skrillex?

On the evidence of TV performances/ live coverage it seems to me Florence can't sing. Shouting and over emphasising weak syllables is not musical and not singing. I don't mind people carving out new musical niches but seeing as flossie is trying to be a plasticised digital age Stevie nicks a bit of basic old school 'talent' wouldn't go amiss.

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1435136372' post='2805735'] Nice! Although I can't help being the geek sorry - it's in 15/8. Good find! 👍 [/quote] You know what it is. I was counting three four plus 5 and a half four (that's how I perceive the phrasing!) and failed to add my quavers.....

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gAacdHxJW6s Just discovered this morning, (man I love it when that happens) Eska- Shades of Blue. Never heard of her, tiny number of views and clueless to who's on fat strings duties but this must be one of the grooviest 17/8 tunes you'll ever hear!

[quote name='ian23' timestamp='1435065212' post='2805045'] Loads of lovely basslines out there but for sheer beauty its this one for me. Jammerson on Darling Dear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND-iW51idC0&list=RDND-iW51idC0#t=16 [/quote] Only a matter of time before this one came up. The last 16 bars in particular are a work of art, could waffle on pretentiously for pages about them!

Many moons ago I saw the Black Crowes at Wolverhampton Civic, they swapped guitars all the time and it was a guitar geeks wet dream. I particularly remember a non reverse firebird and Marc Ford playing a P90 loaded les Paul, through 3 full matchless stacks at full tilt. Righteous!

Wilson Pickett's I'm a Midnight Mover contains a belter from Tommy Cogbill. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=422G-2yUw-I

Bernard Herrmann's Taxi Driver. Class from start to finish. A very muso choice too so I'll blot my copy book majorly for my TV choice. masterchef.