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  2. Doctor J
    Just move on. If the singer attended the audition for the new bassist, she was in on it, too. This was going to happen sooner or later and was not purely a musical decision, it would seem. They've done you a favour in not wasting any more of your time. Cut your losses and put it (and them) behind you. Your life is richer with these people out of it.
  3. Bluewine
    Dave, Try and find the Return To Forever version with Stanly Clarke. Daryl
  4. Higgie
    Best overdrive/distortion i’ve come across. Does everything from clean boost/eq to all out fuzz, and does it well 👍
  5. solo4652
    I haven't yet been removed from the band's WhatsApp group. I've just posted this on it: "[Drummer] has informed me that I'm no longer in the band. I'm gobsmacked, and I'd like to fully understand what's happened. [Drummer] and I set up the band with a particular vibe/sound in mind - soul/funk/groove-driven tasteful songs, not rock. Songs were chosen, band name chosen and [singer] recruited on this premise. [Drummer] tells me the band has now decided to go down a different musical path. How come? Is everybody on board with this? What is this new musical direction that the band has adopted that [drummer] tells me I won't like? Who decided that I wouldn't like it? Was this a unanimous decision? Why wasn't I asked? [Drummer] tells me that a new bassist has been recruited behind my back, while I was on holiday. Is this true? Again - was this a unanimous decision? I'm struggling to believe that everybody agreed this was a proper way to behave. I'm not here to argue - rather, I'm trying to get a full understanding of what's happened, and why a group of people seems to have decided to act in such a discourteous and underhand manner. Anybody can ring me to explain further, although probably no need for [drummer] to ring since he's already spoken to me."
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  7. Bass Wielder
    Shame that this is still here…. Took it out on a gig on Sat and it was as expected…..special!👌🏽 Waiting on a luck owner🤞🏽
  8. Bass Wielder
    pm’d you…👍🏾
  9. hiram.k.hackenbacker
    They didn’t take much learning, but the two new ones in the set for one of the bands I’m in are Red Light Spells Danger and You Should Be Dancing. Sounds pretty boring, but the band are a ten piece with brass and percussion and they both sound flippin’ ace. Gigging them tomorrow.
  10. hiram.k.hackenbacker
    That was meant to be t w a t
  11. hiram.k.hackenbacker started following EBMM Stingray 4HH - Sapphire Black- For Trade and Cowardly and underhand band politics...
  12. hiram.k.hackenbacker
    Hang on, the band at the outset was you and the drummer? I would be having a significantly memorable conversation with the twit.
  13. hiram.k.hackenbacker
    Ooh, I like that. GLWTS.
  14. Downunderwonder
    This. The only thing harder to replace than guitarists and drummers is a proper singer.
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  16. terryblyth
    Hi Chris, Seems I don’t automatically get a notification when someone replies! I’ve PM’d you the number. Terry
  17. TrevorR started following How was your gig last night?
  18. TrevorR
    It was fab to see you there, Dan. A good evening all round. And you did a darned sight better on Spain than I ever could have done. Nicks a crazy good guitarist (he was in Jeff Beck’s band for a few years 😲) but, as you’ll have seen a lovely chap. I do love the jam. Great playing and zero ego. Look forward to seeing you again some time and hopefully more chance to chat if I’m not babysitting a very nervous lad about to do his best Mick Jagger to Jennie’s Carly on You’re So Vaiin.
  19. MacDaddy
    This version is from one of my favourite albums, but Bela Fleck did a Bluegrass version, and there's always the original Chick Corea version (with no guitar 😱)
  20. lee650 started following EBMM Stingray 4HH - Sapphire Black- For Trade
  21. lee650
    Testing the water, as im thinking of selling my USA Stingray 4HH (Ash/Rosewood) to try and get a stingray 5. Its a 2006 model in Sapphire Black (kind of a charcoal grey sparkle) with a moonstone pickguard (lovely green/silver). Its the 2 pickup model with the 5 way switch, but i mostly use it on back pickup or both, which gives me the classic ray bark, or a very modern dual humbucker tone reminiscent of a WAL or MM Sabre. Single coil positions are available which remind me of a grindy Rickenbacker tone (but ricky owners would disagree) Its in decent condition, but has been well played. The neck is a beautifully flamed maple which has darkened to a lovely patina, i have been waxing it. Its quite wide like a P bass, but very shallow front to back, so is very comfortable, with a sumptously rich dark rosewood fingerboard. Theres some oxidisation on the pickups, as well as one or two very small dings in the finish (which is pretty much spot on), very much in keeping with its age. The downside its a monster and weighs nearly 11llbs, yes i realise 90% are now wincing. Theres no OHSC regretabbly, but ive a semi hard case ill include. Im primarily looking for a straight trade with a Stingray 5 (no Indonesean sterlings please) im not too bothered about the condition, as long as it doesnt look like it was buried with the Pharoahs, i may sell as theres a very nice and unique Stingray 5 in the classfieds. Im putting a price up that id take to sell, but like most stingrays id rate the trade value as higher. A 90s Stingray 5 in Teal or honeyburst or red would make me very happy, maple or rosewood, i dont mind. Ill be happy to keep this, as it sounds amazing in my 5 piece rock band, it really cuts through. I reserve the right to come to my senses and withdraw this 🤣
  22. Jay2U
    The Clamps
  23. MacDaddy
    Me too at college. Couldn't play it now! 😆
  24. toneknob
    Yeah but only because Camel and Van der Graaf are there as well
  25. MacDaddy
    More of the same. I'm learning them on the upright. Damn but those guys are good! We're doing it with just vox, bass, guitar, and reduced drum kit, so don't have the orchestration which means we have to do our own versions. I'm trying to keep things as simple as possible so long as they sound good, so my walking bass lines are mostly arpeggios or chromatic.
  26. tauzero
    They've just left, should be with you soon. I know what you mean about the money, fortunately there's a Nigerian prince who's going to sub me.
  27. MacDaddy
    Are you sure? £7 in 1976 is £47.02 today!
  28. tauzero
    Sad Company Moth the Hoople Ian Munter
  29. toneknob started following I Could Have Gone To This
  30. toneknob
    I'd definitely have paid £7 to see Brand X and 801 on the same weekend (and it was one of the only three gigs 801 did) weather was appalling though, so I'd have to be beamed in by time machine bubble then magicked away again
  31. Dazza Bass
    I’ve owned a couple of these and they are bloody decent basses, top quality all rounder. I’d have it if I wasn’t in the process of selling a bass. Good luck
  32. TheGhostofJaco started following Jazz basses, what's the point?
  33. TheGhostofJaco
    You all are right. The reason is because pro soundguys on the rock circuit are all about getting the band sounding as loud as possible, and that typically means the bass pays the price since they boost the shit out of the kick subs and attack and let the guitars dominate the mids. It sucks. Had a soundguy for a long tour that I spent a lot of time with and talked to other FOH guys and that was what they were all about. Their fear is coming on after another band and not being as loud, which I understand since loud is better to the average listener. The best way to compete and try and get in there is to put more hair on your tone. Works really well with a J since it will cut at around 800hz. The P needs rounds. It also helps a lot to use a pick if at all possible.
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