prowla Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 (edited) On 05/10/2021 at 17:55, spongebob said: 70s Punk? Think you'd have a job to beat a P bass, both in looks and tone. Probably covers most of the bass parts played in that era! A beat up Precision. And maybe a well-used Ric (but don't throw that one at a wall!). Edited September 27 by prowla 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 1 hour ago, Skybone said: There is something a bit disconcerting watching people in their 50's playing "Teenage Kicks". 🤔😄 I'm too sexagenarian for my shirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Any bass will do, it's the attitude wot counts! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted September 27 Author Share Posted September 27 7 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said: Any bass will do, it's the attitude wot counts! You still got your WAL bass. Is the ACG better to play ? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Just now, dmccombe7 said: You still got your WAL bass. Is the ACG better to play ? Wal is still the best, but I tend to leave it at home nowadays for value reasons. But both the ACG and the Parker are excellent to play - ACG perhaps better but it doesn't half eat batteries! The Sandberg even gets an occasional outing too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted September 27 Author Share Posted September 27 6 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said: Wal is still the best, but I tend to leave it at home nowadays for value reasons. But both the ACG and the Parker are excellent to play - ACG perhaps better but it doesn't half eat batteries! The Sandberg even gets an occasional outing too... Tried a Parker at a fellow BC'ers house when i delivered a Yamaha desk approx 10-12 yrs ago. Amazing bass to play, i really liked it. I think it was @warwickhunt but could be wrong. Had a WAL back in 80's and very nice to play. Not tried an ACG but i like the look of them. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Legend has it this works pretty good. P bass/Rick bass, fresh rounds, heavy plectrum, and the cherry on the top.... Ampeg SVT with "two" 8x10's. Go on, slay em you know you want to.... Clang! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon C Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 On 27/09/2024 at 07:30, Skybone said: There is something a bit disconcerting watching people in their 50's playing "Teenage Kicks". 🤔😄 Very disconcerting. I comfort myself with the thought that The Undertones (minus Feargal Sharkey) are still touring and one would feel short changed if they didn’t perform Teenage Kicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Surely the most punk bass would be something like a hollowbody Epiphone just because it's not the typical punk bass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 17 minutes ago, SteveXFR said: Surely the most punk bass would be something like a hollowbody Epiphone just because it's not the typical punk bass. "We went to a Sex Pistols gig and decided to form a band and the next day [guitarist] Bernard Sumner said ‘Go get a bass’." Borrowing £35 from his mother, he went to Mazel’s in Manchester in search of a bass, but there was one slight problem - he didn’t quite know what a bass guitar was or did. "The guy in the shop asked which one I wanted and that stumped me, I just kept saying ‘bass’ guitar. He must have thought, ‘God, I’ve got a right one here, another idiot from that Sex Pistols gig!’ When he grabbed the nearest one, I said it wouldn’t do because there was only four strings - and that’s when he told me, ‘No son, basses only have four’." The punk convert proudly rode the bus home with his new Gibson EB-0 replica wrapped in a black binliner and its headstock poking out. He "plinked and plonked" that night and then began rehearsing with Bernard the following day, with no idea of even how to tune the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 1 hour ago, SteveXFR said: Surely the most punk bass would be something like a hollowbody Epiphone just because it's not the typical punk bass. Getting closer to your point, I just listened to youtube demos and covers using the Ibanez semi that's just been listened on BC marketplace - yes, if you were wanting to produce something fresh and original and characterful, that would be very good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 On 27/09/2024 at 07:30, Skybone said: There is something a bit disconcerting watching people in their 50's playing "Teenage Kicks". 🤔😄 Yeah, especially with how much the song was championed by and associated with John Peel, given how the discussion about him has moved on. (That bit isn't the Undertones' fault, but it doesn't help) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Isn't the song about wristwork? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 9 minutes ago, Munurmunuh said: Isn't the song about wristwork? according to Fergal Sharkey, aren't blokes of a certain age allowed to have a wank anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybertect Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 1 hour ago, Munurmunuh said: Isn't the song about wristwork? I think you’re thinking of Turning Japanese by The Vapors 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 6 minutes ago, cybertect said: I think you’re thinking of Turning Japanese by The Vapors No, I'm thinking of Teenage Kicks. Change "you" to "it" and the song becomes a rather better recounting of the adolescent male experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Ironically I'm due to go to a jam in a couple of weeks and 'Teenage Kicks' is on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 6 minutes ago, Munurmunuh said: No, I'm thinking of Teenage Kicks. Change "you" to "it" and the song becomes a rather better recounting of the adolescent male experience Not following you on this one i'm afraid. ? Am i looking at a different song Dave Teenage Kicks Song by The Undertones Are teenage dreams so hard to beat? Everytime she walks down the street Another girl in the neighbourhood Wish she was mine, she looks so good I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight Get teenage kicks right through the night I'm gonna call her on the telephone Have her over 'cause I'm all alone I need excitement oh I need it bad And it's the best, I've ever had I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight Get teenage kicks right through the night, all right Are teenage dreams so hard to beat? Everytime she walks down the street Another girl in the neighbourhood Wish she was mine, she looks so good I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight Get teenage kicks right through the night I'm gonna call her on the telephone Have her over 'cause I'm all alone I need excitement oh I need it bad And it's the best, I've ever had I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight Get teenage kicks right through the night, all right I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight Get teenage kicks right through the night, all right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybertect Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Munurmunuh said: No, I'm thinking of Teenage Kicks. Change "you" to "it" and the song becomes a rather better recounting of the adolescent male experience I live and learn, though apparently that is only Feargal’s story and it is denied by John O’Neill, who wrote the song Quote Just received a comment on my blog as follows: "Andy Ferguson here, manager of The Undertones. I just spotted your picture of Feargal Sharkey at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FergalSharkey.jpg In your comments you say that Feargal said the "teenage Kicks" was about masturbation. I don't know what he was on that day but that is total nonsense.Feargal Sharkey did not write "Teenage Kicks" or any of The Undertones songs. It was written 100% by John O'Neill. The lyrics were never changed from the day it was written to the day it was recorded and it was never and is not about masturbation. John O'Neill is adamant on this matter. It is defamatory to say that that is the subject matter. I'm sure you'd rather have the truth printed in your name so I'm sure you will want to correct this. Andy Ferguson [email protected]" I'm not lying when I state that Feargal did indeed say that, and therefore if anyone is guilty of defamatory comments, it's Feargal, not me. However I'm happy to repeat Andy's comments here so both sides of the story are represented. Edited September 29 by cybertect 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 3 minutes ago, cybertect said: I live and learn, though apparently that is only Feargal’s story and it is denied by John O’Neill, who wrote the song [quote]Just received a comment on my blog as follows: "Andy Ferguson here, manager of The Undertones. I just spotted your picture of Feargal Sharkey at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FergalSharkey.jpg In your comments you say that Feargal said the "teenage Kicks" was about masturbation. I don't know what he was on that day but that is total nonsense.Feargal Sharkey did not write "Teenage Kicks" or any of The Undertones songs. It was written 100% by John O'Neill. The lyrics were never changed from the day it was written to the day it was recorded and it was never and is not about masturbation. John O'Neill is adamant on this matter. It is defamatory to say that that is the subject matter. I'm sure you'd rather have the truth printed in your name so I'm sure you will want to correct this. Andy Ferguson [email protected]" I'm not lying when I state that Feargal did indeed say that, and therefore if anyone is guilty of defamatory comments, it's Feargal, not me. However I'm happy to repeat Andy's comments here so both sides of the story are represented.[/quote] well there you go, I definitely saw an interview with Feargal where he said "Teenage Kicks is basically about wanking" so I suppose that indicates that was his interpretation of the lyrics. I have no problem playing Teenage Kicks at gigs, us old men are allowed to look back wistfully at times gone by when we lusted after a girl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybertect Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 (edited) 9 minutes ago, PaulWarning said: well there you go, I definitely saw an interview with Feargal where he said "Teenage Kicks is basically about wanking" so I suppose that indicates that was his interpretation of the lyrics. I have no problem playing Teenage Kicks at gigs, us old men are allowed to look back wistfully at times gone by when we lusted after a girl Yes, this seems to a point of contention between Feargal and the rest of the band, with John himself contacting The Independent to get the story corrected when they reported it. 😄 https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/matthew-bell-the-ios-diary-5498401.html Quote Ding a ling. It's a phone call from The Undertones, ringing in to correct a story in last week's paper. They say that Feargal Sharkey's got it all wrong about "Teenage Kicks", after he told an audience at the Independent literary festival that the song was originally about masturbation. "I've no idea where Feargal got that idea," says John O'Neill, who in fact wrote the song. "That is not a subject I would write a song about." Feargal sticks to his story when I call, but the rest of the band are fuming, pointing out that Feargal didn't write any of the band's songs and that his claim damages the band's name. I think we'll tip-toe away from this one. A band I was in in the early 90s had a deal nixed by Feargal Sharkey when he was at Polydor, so I will side with John on this 🤪 Edited September 29 by cybertect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 If 95% of my income was dependent on the continuing popularity of one song, I'd be denying it was an ode to kleenex, too. Anyway, here's a song about moisturiser: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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