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Blu De Tiger. This girl is going to go far.

Mickyk

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BigRedX Grand Master

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  On 24/09/2024 at 09:16, Dood said:

You know she's been fronting her own touring band for yonks, right? 

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Could you provide some YouTube links that don't have 5 minutes of ads in front of them? I supposed that's the price for fame?

 

The only things I could find where I didn't run out of patience before the ads had finished were her and a drummer with some pre-recorded synth noises.

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  On 24/09/2024 at 09:00, BigRedX said:

What happens next will depend on what she wants to do. I can imagine that after being a TikTok/Instagram/YouTube star, joining a gigging band might be a bit of a come-down.

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I was under the impression that she had recently been out on tour with her own band, playing arenas supporting Sabrina Carpenter. From looking on her Wikipedia page, it looks like she has already done a fair bit of touring. 

 

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Dood Grand Master

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  On 24/09/2024 at 09:20, BigRedX said:

 

Could you provide some YouTube links that don't have 5 minutes of ads in front of them? I supposed that's the price for fame?

 

The only things I could find where I didn't run out of patience before the ads had finished were her and a drummer with some pre-recorded synth noises.

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Have you tried Brave browser, I find that useful to keep the ads at bay. 

hiram.k.hackenbacker Grand Master

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Listened to both albums whilst on the dog walk this morning. There’s some nice stuff there.

I try to make a mental notes of triggers when I listen to something new, things that I hear that remind me of other things I like, not that it means much.
I’m not comparing, but I had Vulfpeck, Prince, Charlotte Hatherley and a couple of others in my head whilst listening.

In the rig run-down video she said she’s not a massive fan of effects and likes to hear the sound of her bass. Mmm, lots going on the albums.

Maybe she just meant live, which is quite possible.

After ‘All I Want Is Everything’ finished, iTunes auto selected Mallrat. Another artist I’ve never heard before. I like.

Beedster Grand Master

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 It's quite amusing that last week a poll was started asking the age of members, I suspect reading this thread would have achieved the same, we really are largely a bunch of out of touch old blokes aren't we 😃

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cetera Grand Master

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I imagine we're just underwhelmed by the influx of Tik-Tokers, 'influencers' and other social media nobodies and prefer to find our bass heroes through their actual music giving us goosebumps etc?

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BigRedX Grand Master

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  On 24/09/2024 at 09:25, Dood said:

Have you tried Brave browser, I find that useful to keep the ads at bay. 

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When I try and install it I get a message saying the disc image is corrupted. This is a download from Brave's own web site. Not exactly filling me full of confidence.

hiram.k.hackenbacker Grand Master

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A review of the bass. This guy isn’t digging in at all and sounds buzzy as hell and that neck plate 🤫

I’m only watching it as I was curious as to how much it weighs.

She stated that her Ultra was too heavy, so I’m wondering just how light these are.

 

 

Beedster Grand Master

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  On 24/09/2024 at 09:45, cetera said:

I imagine we're just underwhelmed by the influx of Tik-Tokers, 'influencers' and other social media nobodies and prefer to find our bass heroes through their actual music giving us goosebumps etc?

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Yep, my Dad was likewise underwhelmed by longhairs and transistor radios and preferred to get his kicks from Lonnie Donegan LPs :)

 

No disrespect to my Dad BTW, but I never could bring myself to like Lonnie Donegan no matter how many listens

 

 

BigRedX Grand Master

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From what I've heard the music itself is pretty conventional, it's just the way she's promoting herself that is "modern". 25 years ago she'd have probably ended up briefly in Prince's backing band.

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hiram.k.hackenbacker Grand Master

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I’m 9 minutes in to the demo vid and I’m definitely not even going to bother finding one to try.

No passive tone control and thrives in active mode, ironic given she prefers passive tones.…and under the pickguard 😮

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  On 24/09/2024 at 10:02, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

No passive tone control and thrives in active mode, ironic given she prefers passive tones.…and under the pickguard 😮

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Yeh, thats the video I meant, the screws don't quite go in - good old fender!

Having said that, that is a different bass to the one she has in the rig rundown, so maybe she prefers that.

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Beedster Grand Master

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  On 24/09/2024 at 10:02, cetera said:

Translation: If he really loved that music then who are we to say otherwise.

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Just joshing mate, but that was exactly my point, we each have our own terms of reference for life, those that my daughter's generation share are very different to those of many if not most of the contributors on Basschat, and I suspect that this thread demonstrates it. Blu is very much a member of the former and is speaking to that demographic, our points of reference - as Fender's PR and marketing depts are aware - are largely irrelevant in this context. 

 

And I wish I could have liked Lonnie Donnegan, just one song! 

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cetera Grand Master

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  On 24/09/2024 at 10:06, Beedster said:

And I wish I could have liked Lonnie Donnegan, just one song! 

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Oh come on...... "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour....", "My Old Man's A Dustman" etc?!?!? Gen Z would kill for tracks like that... ;)
(If they havent already sampled them and auto-tuned them to bu**ery.....?) 

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  On 24/09/2024 at 10:06, Beedster said:

And I wish I could have liked Lonnie Donnegan, just one song! 

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  On 24/09/2024 at 10:10, cetera said:

Oh come on...... "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour....", "My Old Man's A Dustman" etc?!?!? Gen Z would kill for tracks like that... ;)

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  On 24/09/2024 at 10:18, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

Actually heard that on the radio the other day. Brought back some memories.

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OK, I'm going to give it a go 👍

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ezbass Grand Master

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  On 24/09/2024 at 10:32, Beedster said:

 

 

 

OK, I'm going to give it a go 👍

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The album he did with re-recordings of his early hits, with guitarists and others who were influenced by him in their youth, is quite good. Rock Island Line with Rory Gallagher and Diggin’ My Potatoes with Brian May, stick in my mind.

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  On 24/09/2024 at 09:40, Beedster said:

we really are largely a bunch of out of touch old blokes aren't we?

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I realised this quite some time ago, when looking at the EBMM range of signature guitars, I had to look up the likes of St Vincent and James Valentine and I see that the range now has even more folks I’m not acquainted with. :( 

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