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Purchased a Jam Ripple from @bassbora... everything as you'd expect from a good basschatter!

Continuing on from last week's video lesson where I gave you a simplified version of the bass line from Don McLean classic, 'American Pie', this week I have a lesson on the original bass line. This is an epic bass line from Rob Stoner, that is improvised all the way through! The bass line is pretty busy, using a combination of triads, scales and repeated 8th note patterns, and it's really fun to play. Because the song is so long, in the video lesson I've just picked out the key passages from the bass line, but you can download a full transcription of the note-for-note original Rob Stoner bass line. Enjoy!

Tenth Avenue Freeze Out - Bruce Springsteen

Just returned to the land of Wonderlove thanks to @Al Krow... always a pleasure!

Found out what the pickup is. It’s a custom wound Curtis Novak. Sounds clean and crisp with the tone wide open and punchy / growly with it wound off. Responds really well to subtle changes in how hard you play with fingers. In that closed position it can deliver a really smooth, full, sound if played with care and then turns into a bit of a rock monster if you hit the strings harder. Perfect for moving from Bad to Beautiful Day or those classic U2 slower songs that build and build to a more aggressive climax. I gigged it last night and really liked it!

Saw Agnostic Front last night at Robins in Wolverhampton. Not seen them for years. They were still good.

I understood @ped was reconfiguring the site as pickguardchat.co.uk as there has been significantly more discussion of that topic than almost all others recently (although freedomfromamplifierschat.co.uk is also under consideration) 👍

There’s a matching J as well. I’ve seen pics of him with the J.

@ped, @wateroftyne, @Woodinblack Undergoing updates..? Broken..? Lost in space..? It's not been responding for the last day or so. Any explanation, please..?

Too Late - Frozen - Type O Negative

........crikey 🤔

Did you guys all got the refunds? I was contacted over email and asked for mine 3 weeks ago. Today I tried to send email asking when it's going to be processed... And the apparently the sender doesn't exist anymore Of course I didn't get my money back. 550 5.1.1 The email account that you tried to reach does not exist.

No, that’s just what they want you to think!

Here's inside one I had open a few years back...

Is there a level of BC membership we can attain that gives us full access to all the hidden stuff

Quote of the day 👍

My blues band played a new festival last night. Great stage, excellent PA and lighting, and very well run in terms of the sound. The guys were really good at their job. However, it was a brand new festival, I would say intended to be a very big event with thousands in attendance. But....there were not a lot of people there, and they are still desperately trying to sell tickets for the rest of the weekend. I think the organisers are going to take massive bath on this one. We were very grateful to those who did come and see us, especially @rwillett and his partner Zoe (credit to Rob for the photo). '73 P bass, GK Legacy 800 (DI'd), TE Elf 2x8. Rob

IEMs can be substantially enhanced by using a tactile feedback device such as a bassboard or backbeat. I still prefer an amplifier if I’m honest