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The uncomfotable thing about that is it resembles my guitar soloing... which is why I'm a bass player!

I love Walter, but it's a completely different type of music! It's great fun to play music like that and great to see live, although the studio albums often don't live up to the live experience. It's not about songs, but the performance and the feel. It is pretty simple music to play, but difficult to do it well. As you say, there is a sense of being generous to those sharing the stage rather than being competitive - it as different to the social media shredders as it is to mega-productions like a Beyonce show!

Whelk This Way -Aerosmith

The Oyster's Back In Town - Thin Lizzy

Bi (valve) - Living Colour

The problem is that Glyn Johns made him roll all the treble and most of distortion off his signal. Then he took a high pass to it and cut all the remaining bits above about 3kHz. So it makes it more difficult to tell. To me, most of the stuff on Who’s Next the bass sound is garbage because of that. There's no sustain to it or harmonics and it's virtually dead. Though to be fair, the Who By Numbers bass sound is a travesty even further. Glyn Johns gets so much praise for things, yet he managed to undermix and ruin the sound of arguably one of the greatest rhythm sections in rock ever by making them stylistically go against what they naturally did. Let's make John play with less treble! Let's take away half of Keith's drum kit! Tosser.

mussel museum - Muse

Definitely Thunderbird. Has that 'ring' to it while still sounding darker than a Fender.

The World’s My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum - King Crimson

Mollusc in Tyrol - The Fall

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I have a little list to sort for Bandeoke tonight. They won't be learned as such, more charted or transcribed then seat of the pantsed if they get called. Mamma Mia- Abba If it makes you happy - Sheryl Crow Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus Hot to Go- Chappelle Roan Pink Pony Club - Chapelle Roan Wagon wheel - Darius Rucker All along the watchtower - Jimi Hendrix Suffice it to say I've only heard of two of them.

I use mine with iReal Pro and Mobile Sheets

As I also mentioned it could be that the magnets are stronger too. To give an example the DiMarzio Model P and the EMG Geezer Butler P, both passive pickups, and while they both have just about the same DC resistance, which would indicate similar amount of coil wounds, the magnetic field of the Model P is much stronger than that of the Geezer, which results in the Model P having a considerably louder, hotter output than the Geezer.

Just spotted the following Ai description on an eBay listing: "Crafted for the bass enthusiast, this 4 string electric bass guitar from Rip offers a versatile foundation for musicians looking to explore the depths of electric bass. Its sleek design and robust construction are geared towards providing a comfortable playing experience and reliable performance. The guitar features a string configuration that is evenly spaced to ensure a balanced sound, perfect for both practise and live settings. With its unbranded mystique, this bass guitar allows you to take centre stage without overpowering your audience, making it an ideal choice for players seeking to make a statement." I know these descriptions are AI generated, but some numpty had to programme it to come up with this tripe to begin with. Beam me up, Scotty.

Slug - Snail Mail Double points. Who's keeping score here?

I think John's memory was tricking him, Who's Next sounds totally like a Thunderbird to me. He might have used Frankenstein for some of it, but I can't think where. Maybe on WGFA as the recording quality isn't as good as the rest of the album, he could be playing anything... although on the other New York sessions of the time it still sounds like a Thunderbird to me. Listen to this - a Thunderbird without a doubt (ignore the pic! 😆)

Incidentally, I saw Walter Trout last night. He played a solo, then said "I enjoyed that so much, I'm going to play it again, because it's my band and I can!". The whole night was full of things like signalling people how many turns around to take for a solo, or to take another one. I'm sure even the encore was unplanned as the band were watching him, and he called out 'Going Down'. James Oliver (a very different style of guitarist) stood in for a song. Walter just called out let's go with Am, and started playing. That doesn't mean there wasn't a framework for the night, but it was wonderfully loose and immediate. He was also incredibly generous to his bandmates and guests, it felt like a really special performance.

If you want an example of his improv skills, check out this one. Genuinely funny: