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[quote name='fretmeister' post='1086420' date='Jan 12 2011, 09:25 AM']The Idiot King was a great album. Also had the benefit of Alex Skolnick too.[/quote] Alex Skolnick was a great player, very underrated. He used to play guitar for Stuart Hamm's live band around the time The Urge album. That said, on the Attention Deficit records you had three very talented players together but it was sadly what I'd call "fuzak". I can think of very few memorable tunes, or even memorable moments within songs due to the improvisational nature of the band.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1086208' date='Jan 11 2011, 10:53 PM']Agreed. But GG is a very expensive place now anyway. Their American Standards have been close to £1k for a while. Daft.[/quote] Last year my brother got a used Malmsteen Strat there for £700. I can't believe they had it out so cheap, that'd probably get you a Mexican strat now, or near enough two Squier Strats. Outrageous to think... On the issue of Seabrook crisps, not only are they getting more expensive but the quality has never been the same since they switched to foil bags.

Those 'birds have never done it for me, but surely there are some folk out there who like upside down basses?

[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1086209' date='Jan 11 2011, 10:54 PM']bejesus. primus were great at the time. but that was then. hurts my head a bit now, and les' too no doubt. he moved on from primus long ago and has more than earned the right to do exactly what he feels like at the time. i don't think les would appreciate being compared to primus quite honestly, although they do still reform regularly (no doubt for a little extra pocket money).[/quote] I suppose if Les had ever made anything as memorable as the Primus stuff on his own then he wouldn't be so intrinsically linked to the band. Because to me, everything after that has just sounded like Primus offcuts, and other stuff that wasn't considered good enough for a Primus album. But they were a band of their time, so relevant with the whole "generation X" that was big in America at the time, when the Red Hot Chili Peppers were still considered edgy and fresh. A great shame because Les and Herb are talented guys (although Les has an awful voice). Herb did two fusion albums with Michael Manring, the band was called 'Attention Deficit'. He showed some real drum chops there, but the music wasn't particularly memorable if I'm honest.

They're a good alternative to a Stingray. They sound a little more polite, but that can be a good thing. They're well made basses and should serve you well.

[quote name='Rich' post='1086014' date='Jan 11 2011, 08:22 PM']To my mind, since his sad death Ox's name has been subjected to a whole string of the most cynical [i]ker-ching[/i]. These are more of the same. Tasteless and sad.[/quote] He really is being taken for a ride. I'm all for getting signature models out there so the fans have something to enjoy but...Dean? really?

It's also a shame that the coolest of the Dean models, the Spider, will be limited edition. Despite the fact that I'm not a huge Entwistle fan, I do like the Alembic Spyder basses.

Thats a bloody shame, to know that Chris would still like the proper Buzzards to be made! I like Warwick basses, but their reputation as businessmen has never been fantastic, has it? I bet this will really annoy people like Senmen who are huge Entwistle fans and would love a new Status Buzzard!

[quote name='Russ' post='1085859' date='Jan 11 2011, 06:17 PM']It's just been pointed out to me that apparently Status still make the B-2 - I thought the same as you, that they had to destroy all the graphite moulds, but that must have just been for the original Buzzard. It's still on the Status website, but there's no mention of John Entwistle.[/quote] Yes, they still make the B-2 but I'm no Entwistle nut so I'm not sure what the connection between John and the instrument is. I'm not sure why Dean are the only company they felt comfortable with though, maybe they were offering the most money? Since I don't think John himself had any connection with them. I'm not a huge fan of Dean though, I thought it was cool when they were doing the USA made Jeff Berlin model because it seemed like a really "different" signature model, very much Jeff's creation in a way. Then they discontinued it and brought it back as a cheap model, which Jeff was unhappy with and even said something along the lines of "upgrade the pickups to USA Bartolinis and you'll have a very good instrument for a good price" about it!

[quote name='Oscar South' post='1033976' date='Nov 23 2010, 03:02 PM']Recently in Liverpool: [/quote] Nice bass you've got there!

[quote name='Delberthot' post='1083794' date='Jan 10 2011, 12:10 AM']Used them off and on over the years as most of us have. Started going through a Maiden phase and started a thread about Steve Harris' strings which eventually culminated in me buying a set or regular Roto flats at the end of November. I absolutely love them. they're 'my' string[/quote] I used to have a set of rotosound flatwounds strings on my old fretless. They were dire, I don't think I've ever found a string so lifeless sounding and they were as stiff as hell too, a real chore to play! Thankfully their roundwounds never let me down!

[quote name='Delberthot' post='1085351' date='Jan 11 2011, 12:10 PM']For some reason, after I saw the picture I read this as 'Power paunch'.[/quote] He has slimmed down considerably over the years as his dance routines have bencome more active, but he still has a small way to go!

[quote name='Russ' post='1085507' date='Jan 11 2011, 01:59 PM']One word: Minging. And two others: Cash-in. I remember being surprised when Warwick came out with the Buzzard again after he died, since he ditched them years before. What was wrong with the Status Buzzards? Those were the last basses he played while he was still alive.[/quote] Funny, that he considered the Status the evolution of the Buzzard which is why he was playing it and kept his Warwick basses at home. But of course. Warwick could throw a lot of money to the Entwistle estate, because they managed to acquire the rights to the Buzzard shape and stopped Status making them. And from what I've heard, speaking to knowledgeable parties, Status will never make their Buzzard again. I am not sure, but I have heard that the molds used to lay up the graphite fibres have been destroyed, so Status couldn't even make one if they wanted to. A lot of money has been made of John since he died, I guess! Anyone interested in his gear should check out the "Bass Book". I'm not an Entwistle fan but I got it as a birthday present from my brother a couple of years ago. It's a stunning book with some awesome basses in it, looks great on the downstairs bookshelf too!

[quote name='cheddatom' post='1085151' date='Jan 11 2011, 08:49 AM']My shock and dismay at the op cannot be expressed in words. I'm just going to leave this here [/quote] This is a bit more like it, a bit more like classic Primus. However, the whole silly storytelling aspect of it is very tired.

Speaking of Conklin, I've not heard from Bill Dickens in ages. Loks like he's been playing bass for Stevie Wonder, using his white Conklin 7 string!

They do look hideous. Even theSpider model looks awful, all those graceful touches that the Alembic had stripped away and replaced with that tacky looking red colour scheme. No doubt Entwistle fans who can't afford an Alembic will go nuts, but I doubt they'll be all that cheap.

He's going for a power lunch.

[quote name='4000' post='1085055' date='Jan 11 2011, 12:07 AM']If I said "a Kubicki is a POS and I would never want to be seen dead with one" would you not be a little bit offended?[/quote] Well, no, I wouldn't. Because it's a case of different vinegar strokes for different folks. I kind of like the fact that Kubicki bass have a 'niche' appeal, although that fact is far behind the fact that they sound excellent, play brilliantly and look awesome. If everyone liked Kubicki basses and wanted to own one I'd have more trouble getting hold of them! My opinions are my opinions, robust they may be. But they're my opinions, and I respect everyone's right to have one even if I don't agree with it.

Well, I used to like Primus but that was years ago. I'm waiting to see Les make some music that doesn't just appeal to his fanboys, because the "wacky for the sake of wacky" thing he's been doing for years now is really lame and contrived.

I'd like to see somene try and copy the Conklin double neck! I suspect Bill Conklin used a winch when he was building that!

It appears to have a Kahler tremolo or something of that nature on it.

[quote name='Mark Latimour' post='1084619' date='Jan 10 2011, 06:46 PM']Can't say I agree with you, but that's a long way to go to make a fairly inane point! [/quote] Why not be verbose when such wordiness is only a few keystrokes away! Or to put a more Northern spin on things, you could say John has had his pants pulled down by this whole affair!

[url="http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/01/nye_in_photos_les_claypools_co.php"]http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/0...laypools_co.php[/url] Essentially it's this ugly POS: Apparently this is Les' new bass and it will be offered as a production model (although I'm not sure by who). I have to say, the wood working looks even worse than on a Carl Thompson! And those basses have had some shoddy fit and finish jobs, from some accounts. However, upon seeing the pictures and seeing Les dressed up in his weird outfits, I was more struck by the fact that he has apparently become a pardoy of himself and is now like a bass hermit, pedalling the same tired crap and failing to do anything inventive in over a decade. He's a relic of the 90's, how strange that he doesn't just retire!

It just looks so...cheap.

Glad to hear someone is burning all that crap up Tino!