FinnDave Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Interesting amount of detail in this story, being a Fender man through and through I can't say much about its accuracy, but it has the ring of truth about it. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11581596/Idiotic-driver-pictured-playing-guitar-at-wheel-on-A27-near-Chichester.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Maybe he was practicing his hammer ons and pull offs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Typical lame Warwick shenanigans. Spector players use powerful motorcycles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1430771594' post='2764493'] Typical lame Warwick shenanigans. Spector players use powerful motorcycles. [/quote] Gauntlet picked up, tomorrow I will be riding into town on my Harley whilst playing a Fender J. (w[size=2]eather and local law enforcement permitting)[/size] If it's raining, I may chicken out and have to use the Precision, bike, rain and two pickups is obviously a lethal combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1430771594' post='2764493'] Typical lame Warwick shenanigans. Spector players use powerful motorcycles. [/quote]PMSL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I take it the reporter doesn't know that you have to sit in the right hand seat of that car to be able to drive it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1430774520' post='2764521'] I take it the reporter doesn't know that you have to sit in the right hand seat of that car to be able to drive it? [/quote] A trivial detail easily overlooked on a quiet news day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeEvans Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 If he's driving that car, he has extraordinarily long arms - the fretting hand is right by the left hand side of the windscreen. He also appears to be fretting it with his thumb, which is unusual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1430775296' post='2764530'] A trivial detail easily overlooked on a quiet news day. [/quote] True. Who needs trivial details when they get the finer ones spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Worth £500? Bloody don't half lose their value.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 A Warwick with soapbars and a shape that's not much like any of their models? Peavey more like (but quite possibly not), and a reporter that happened to know that Warwick are a company that make basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 It is lunatics like that guy that make the roads dangerous for the rest of us...regardless of the brand of bass he is playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 So it could be someone playing a bass in the passenger seat of a parked car? Unusual, but not quite such an interesting story... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I've sat in a traffic jam plying bass while in the driving seat. Obviously not moving at the time though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 The Telegraph story is crap. Bass is misidentified and they've shown the worst photos, so it is rather difficult to tell what's going on. [url="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/idiot-driver-pictured-playing-guitar-5634008"]http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/idiot-driver-pictured-playing-guitar-5634008[/url] Much better photos. It's definitely not a Warwick. And he is driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72deluxe Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Definitely not a Warwick. They're right about the price though if it was a Warwick - sadly, they appear to depreciate rapidly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1430830029' post='2764952'] The Telegraph story is crap. Bass is misidentified and they've shown the worst photos, so it is rather difficult to tell what's going on. [url="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/idiot-driver-pictured-playing-guitar-5634008"]http://www.mirror.co...-guitar-5634008[/url] Much better photos. It's definitely not a Warwick. And he is driving. [/quote] Shows the decline of media reporting online. I'd laughed at the Telegraph article, that they felt the need to interview the owner of a guitar shop, to validate if this was dangerous, plus stating 'you need 2 hands to play a guitar'. Then the Mirror article has exactly the same tin pot interviews! Crappy stories re-sold and recycled everywhere, clickbait junk that wouldn't make a print product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 [quote name='Drax' timestamp='1430830919' post='2764960'] Shows the decline of media reporting online. I'd laughed at the Telegraph article, that they felt the need to interview the owner of a guitar shop, to validate if this was dangerous, plus stating 'you need 2 hands to play a guitar'. Then the Mirror article has exactly the same tin pot interviews! Crappy stories re-sold and recycled everywhere, clickbait junk that wouldn't make a print product. [/quote]By these standards I'm surprised the BBC didn't run it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Not good, but if he was in a traffic jam... of course this is unusual, but what is more worrying is the huge number of people (I know, because I've seen 'em) who will text or answer emails on their phones while driving. You can tell they're doing it because they have their phones in their laps and you can see in their rear-view mirrors that they're looking down at their phones when they should be looking at the road. Not just in non-moving traffic either, but while driving. I've never seen such recklessness. This crass and dangerous behaviour should result in a permanent ban and/or a £10,000 fine - then we'll see if that makes a difference. Stupid bastards! [/rant] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgie Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Ms Carr said: "I did not know you could drive and play the guitar." i play a whole orchestra in the car sometime. Like a bit of Mr Blue Sky I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 So which bass is best for driving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Just as well he wasn't slapping. We'd be in the middle of a Raul Moat-style manhunt by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzodog Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I wonder if he was playing near the bridge? I'll get my coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 [quote name='bonzodog' timestamp='1430844800' post='2765133'] I wonder if he was playing near the bridge? I'll get my coat [/quote] Well if coats are to be gotten... What pedals was he using? Were there pick-ups front and rear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I hope he didn't scratch his fender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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