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George Duke LP A Brazillian Love Affair, signed by the man himself.....and it's one of those rare LPs that is totally brilliant from start to finish.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1448416748' post='2915315'] It doesn't matter if the seller was aware of the fault. If the fact is that the fault was present when the buyer collected it, then the seller is liable. Proving it may not be without its problems, but I would have given it a bloody good go. We wouldn't even be discussing this if the buyer had been able to pay through PayPal as eBay would have refunded and debited it back from the seller. Quite rightly so in my opinion. I'm not even sure sellers can insist on cash payment. Doesn't that violate T's & C's? [/quote] Sorry, but I disagree with this. The law on purchases is very simple and very clear....It says 'Buyer Beware', i.e. it is the buyer's responsibility to check that what they are buying is satisfactory. If the seller misrepresented something about the item that is a totally different situation; but you can't expect the seller to know every last thing about an item, especially if it is something as deeply hidden as a truss rod on a bass.

I just love everything about Chaka! She is hands down the best female singer of all time IMO.

Saw Simple Minds at Hammersmith Odeon once and literally fell asleep during their set....ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzz

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1447755325' post='2909974'] I saw Will Young in Glasgow last Friday. I was surprised in that the show was better than I had expected. I went along as my friend Paul Turner ( Jamiroquai ) was on bass. Really great band, and Michelle John ( Eric Clapton backing singer ) was amazing as always. Paul's bass sounded great through the PA. I spoke to the sound guy afterwards. Turns out he did the sound on Kate Bush's recent Hammersmith gigs. [/quote] Spookily I know the guitarist who depped for a couple of those KB gigs at Hammersmith. The same guy has played in my band too; so via some weird degrees of separation thing, it turns out we have all played together with Kate, Eric and JK too!

Phew! I am a big Nard fan and even bought a 79 MM Ray in early/mid 80s that was same natural and black as Nard's just cos it was like his bass. I used rounds on it all its life and it always sounded like Nard's bass to me!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1447638023' post='2909201'] Bernard Edwards. And he sounded... pretty good to say the least. [/quote] Really? did he use flats on that Stingray?

Went to see The Stylistics in Nottingham last night! Betcha by golly, wow, they were great! Tight and slick band and vocal harmonies to die for, all in some great soul songs.

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1447720483' post='2909835'] I never knew much about him apart from his on the boulevard album. I loved that song, in fact I still do! [/quote] Seen him a few times playing at local village hall in Ravenshead, Notts.....he has friends locally and comes here every year.......what an amazing talent he is; he deserves so much more recognisition....great guitarist and singer...he could have been Glen Campbell!

You could 'pick up' (boom, boom) some G&L MFD pups as used in the Asat Special. They are incredible....full and punchy at 10, sweet clean and refined when rolled off a touch. A truly remarkable set of pups that sound v Tele too.

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1447166338' post='2905436'] If you are in the East Midlands, Dave Mann Music - [url="http://davemann.co.uk"]http://davemann.co.uk[/url] [/quote] I was just going to say that! They are dealers in Martin guitars too

I have an '89 Asat Bass and agree with others that they are superb instruments; mine has a slight neck dive on it, but with a decent strap it is not a problem.

[quote name='julesb' timestamp='1445539208' post='2892317'] I'll offer this for starters... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxBkmMOh0Uc [/quote] Yup, Headhunters are defo the best in jazz fusion IMO..... Plenty of others that are equally good in different ways/genres, e.g...... Ron Carter & Philly Joe Jones or Scott LeFaro and Paul Motian in Jazz

Got mine wired for Tele (neck + bridge) option too. Use the neck position most, especially for funky stuff (this is only position I have ever seen Nile Rogers use). Also use Tele position a lot, and the neck/middle position for other funky stuff. Lastly for lead, I use the bridge position on its own with some extra dirt from a pedal. So that's four positions used most of the time. Ocassionally I use neck+Middle too; but I never use the middle only position

Went to see top drawer Steely Dan tribute band Nearly Dan in Nottingham last Sunday. Absolutely brilliant gig, great band, exceptional musicianship, great voice and such great material to work with. Always loved Steely Dan, even as a kid back in the '70s...sheer class band!

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1443708814' post='2877068'] No i'm afraid the keytar is beyond redemption... It isn't even cool in an ironic way. [/quote] Damn! I was going to be so cool.

I first heard this on vinyl and it blew my funking mind; but just came across this live recrodign and video that is pretty cool.....The Headunters playing God Make Me Funky in 1975......with the bass right where it should be ...UPFRONT! [color=#BBBBBB][font=Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=4][url="https://youtu.be/q0n-iZiDWAc"]https://youtu.be/q0n-iZiDWAc[/url][/size][/font][/color]

Can't you be ironically cool with a keytar these days?

Fender Bassman 135 head has great tone and v clean for guitar or bass, even with everything above 7 on the gain and master. You can jump the channels to get extra grit and bight too. The old 70s MusicMan 150 head is great too; though pre-amp is solid state, which is NOT a bad thing; sweet tones mostly come from the power stages of valve amps anyway. Another one to check out would be a Burman head, also from 70s - that has both more clean, more tone and more dirt (if so desired) than anything on the planet and often incredibly good value for the money; although people are starting to get wise to these overlooked classics. Any of the above would come in at under £1k and only increase in value and probably be more reliable than any modern gear too.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1440155057' post='2848676'] Interestingly, Musicman make (and are about to discontinue) their Musicman Albert Lee 3 x MM90s. The original Albert Lee SSS is very Strat like. I have the HH model, and it is absolutely superb. Top of line quality IMO. [/quote] Spookily I went to see Albert Lee play (for the 4th time) at his annual pilgrimage to Ravenshead Village Hall in Notts earlier this year and he was playing his MusicMan of course. It sounded great as usual; but I didn't realise it is loaded with some kind of MM P90s.

Has anyone ever heard or played a Strat with three P90s? I bet that would be a very interesting sound.....