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Roger's just looking for publicity for his new album... And he's probably right that his rock music peaked in 1971. Just means he's stuck in his own past and hasn't noticed the world moving on.7 points
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Well I've certainly got hundreds of albums in my garage that were released by my band, unfortunately they all look and sound very similar ...4 points
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Cheeky interim purchase before my ACG arrives. Cheers Jonze! This is a 2006 CIJ Mustang, always fancied one, and the wife has a couple of bass gigs (she plays a Mustang guitar), so made sense! Liking the Fiesta Red more than I thought I would, but was the right price, so don’t care either way! Cleaned up the fingerboard (needed a little TLC), fitted some La Bella Mustang Flatwounds, overall a very cool bass Si3 points
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Christ you guys are going to struggle if we have an 'R&B' thread.3 points
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I've a list of 'members' that would, in my opinion, deserve the epithet.3 points
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Have you tried offering to help carry the stuff to the car, you know, don't leave it all for her to do? I mean, don't strain yourself, obviously ...3 points
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I admittedly haven't read the interview, but it sounds like another ageing proponent of rock music doing the genre no favours at all. Like some kind of ailing Egyptian king, wanting all of the riches to be buried along with him. If rock music really did peak in the 1970s then it truly deserves to die off. But I doubt any young bands starting out in the genre would give a flying **** about Daltry's opinion on the matter. In spite of his achievements, I personally have always thought him to be a monumental...3 points
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'I grew up in total ruins': Irmin Schmidt of Can on LSD, mourning and musical adventures Should be of interest to a few of you.2 points
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No wonder i've flipping seen them. It's my mates flipping band! He flipping engineers for us too at times! What a cupid stunt I am...2 points
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The Pink Torpedos Sure I Saw them In Preston ... bit long for a band name2 points
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and also ... All Gates Open: The Story of Can by Rob Young and Irmin Schmidt – review2 points
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A folding four-panel screen/room divider, cunningly papered over on one side with a full-sized photo of the hallway wall. Open it up around the junk PA stacked up there and it'll all 'disappear'; she'll be none the wiser. Either that or a Harry Potter cloak.2 points
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Im from Cheltenham. Im not mad, ish.2 points -
I would say that 1976 was one of the finest years for rock music... Black Sabbath: Technical Ecstasy Thin Lizzy: Jailbreak Thin Lizzy: Johnny the Fox Rainbow: Rising Rush: 2112 Rush: All the World's A Stage AC/DC: High Voltage AC/DC: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Motorhead: On Parole Peter Frampton: Frampton Comes Alive David Bowie: Station to Station Status Quo: Blue for You Led Zeppelin: Presence Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same Ramones: Ramones Jethro Tull: Too Old to Rock'n'Roll: Too Young to Die! Parliament: The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein Hawkwind: Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music Funkadelic: Hardcore Jollies ZZ Top: Tejas Blondie: Blondie Amongst all the others released that year.2 points
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***NOW SOLD**** For sale : £360 (special basschatter price) this fretless CHB-1 conversion. We converted a B-Stock CHB-1 that had faulty fretwork into this fretless beauty! Only one of it's kind. Fitted with GHS Precision strings.2 points
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John Paul Jones?2 points
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Those born in the 40’s - “The best music was in the 1950’s and 60’s” Those born in the 50’s - “The best music was in the 1960’s and 70’s” Those born in the 60’s - “The best music was in the 1970’s and 80’s” Those born in the 70’s - “The best music was in the 1980’s and 90’s” Those born in the 80’s - “The best music was in the 1990’s and 00’s” - Repeat ad lib till fade.................................2 points
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Since when would anyone on the internet look for context in a quote before mouthing off?2 points
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And, of course, there's absolutely nothing wrong with being "fine with a Squier". If I played instruments pitched at the level of my playing ability then I'd probably have an Encore and, for me, the Squier would be an aspirational instrument. There is no bassline that I have ever played that couldn't have been played on a £200 bass. The reason I play a Mike Lull T5 (current retail price c.£4500 though that is WAY more than I paid for mine) is simply because I like it, well, love it to bits would be more accurate, and I CAN. "I imagine the sock placement is partly to do with easy of sitting position." And how do you know where Anthony Jackson places his socks?2 points
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Group photo of my boards. I separated the Noble+Cali because sometimes that is all I need. Or will just choose between the two fun boards depending who I am playing with.2 points
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Because like all high end basses they are different instruments made for people who want something specific that only a Fodera can give them. If you want a Wal or a Ritter or an Alembic you buy one of those and not a Fodera. If you can't get that then you are obviously not the sort of person that these basses are aimed at. If all you want is something with strings capable of playing low notes you'll probably be fine with a Squier.2 points
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Most people will have their favourite era, usually according to what age they are. So no, I don't agree with Roger Daltry.2 points
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I have kinda shared this in another post but I thought I'd share it here and go into a bit more detail: So this is my pedal board/Rig in a box, the general idea behind it is I play solo, electronic drums off backing tracks, so to gig I take this box and my bass, that's it. The bass signal is split in two, a dry chain and a wet chain: Dry chain; Boss TU -> AROMA ABL-5 Mini Bass Limiter -> Behringer Xenyx Mixer Wet Chain; Boss TU-> Digitech Bass Whammy -> Morley Bass Wah -> Palmer Depressor (Hidden under the shelf) -> Big Muff Pi Nano -> TC Ditto (this changes in and out, just here for fun/practice at the mo, I'm going to have a nice envelope filter here at some point) -> NUX Time Core -> ISP Decimator (again under the shelf) -> Donner Volume Pedal -> DHA-VT1 Bass Driver D.I. -> Behringer Xenyx Mixer Then there's my TC Helicon Create XT for my vocal processing and my lenovo tab 7 that's running my backing/click tracks. I have live mix-downs of my tracks where the drums are panned hard left and the click hard right, so I send the left out to the mixer and the click to my in-ear monitor amp (the little black box behind the mixer). I send a mono full mix to the front of house that they treat like they're playing a CD through the PA (I send it at mic level -20 dB peak so I can run through a D.I., the stage box or whatever they're working with without clipping anything). My in-ears are hard wired and I get a full mix plus click, no amp, no fuss, set up in 1 min flat. I'm very happy with/proud of it.2 points
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Ever since I moved to 5 string basses around 15 months ago I haven't touched my 4 string basses and can't in all honesty see me going back to 4. I bought this on here nearly 5 years ago from LukeFRC - a 1982 JV Squier Precision bass in tobaccoburst with a maple neck and white pick guard. The white pickguard has aged to cream, highlighting a white patch where a sticker had once been applied - I am sure the pickguard could be polished back to an even white but I always liked the mojo. I recall Luke saying that when he bought it the pickup was not an original one but he went to some trouble to source a similar vintage JV pickup, with the raised pole pieces, cloth wires etc and had it fitted to return it to how it should be. Other than that this has not been mauled about. One of the tuners is very slightly out of plumb - still works just fine. Stats - weighs in at 9lbs pretty much exactly, 43mm at the nut, string spacing 21mm at the bridge - will come with an almost new Hiscox case. It is not in perfect mint condition, but for an instrument that is over 35 years old it is in extremely good nick. Luke has very kindly allowed me to post a link to a huge portfolio of pictures he took when selling the bass as he has done a far, far better job of photographing it than I ever could. Nothing has changed in the ensuing years - no extra dings or marks - other than the neck has deepened to an even richer shade of caramel and it sports a set of barely used DR High Beams. Luke's photo album What else can I say? This is a superb, early example of the most desirable first run of Japaneses Squiers sporting the large Fender spaghetti logo and everything you have read about how good they are is true. This is absolutely delicious: the nicest Precision bass I have had in my mitts in terms of sound and playability. Stick flats on it and you have all the Motown 'old school' thump you could wish for. New rounds and tone open you have a growling rock monster - all with that underlying fabulous woody P bass sumptuousness. But, as much as I like to open the case and gaze at it longingly, it seems almost a crime to just sit on this for the sake of it as it is way too nice not to be played, so here we are. Price is £1200 firm. Now just £1000. No trades, thanks. Overnight and fully insured courier to mainland UK using UPS via Interparcel came out at a hefty £65 - mainly because of the insurance. I would far rather it was collected from SS7, meet halfway or delivered for fuel costs within reason. I am happy to pack it safely for travel further afield but you must arrange you own courier.1 point -
Started playing bass aged 16 and now 45 ... so that’s a while now that I realise that! I’ve only recently decided to get back into the bass after some considerable time away, pottering about on Guitar and Cigar Box Guitars. My old Washburn was past it so I hunted down a lovely Warwick FNA Jazzman Ltd Edition 2002 which plays great. Still using my old Laney DP150 combo which has served me well for 30 years. Forums like this didn’t exist back in the day, but nor did the internet!1 point
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i gave it a try but fretless not for me, nice with flats on - 3 months had it from new - local pick up only - thanks for looking I'm based in Clitheroe Pancs but happy to drive one hour in any direction to meet up to sell it has built in pick up and tuner too - unplugged the e/f note on the g string is a little buzzy but not through amp - action super low it needs someone who got more patience than me to play without fret guides but it has improved my playing and finger positioning1 point -
I love your avatar, always have. I have GAS for a Fender American Original 60's Precision right now 😍1 point
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Just to muddy the waters further, AJ is on record as saying that his signature Fodera is essentially a big Fender Precision Bass. the instrument he made his name with in the mid-70s. Fodera basses are not really my cup of tea, but there is no question that they are worth the money they cost. The fact that they are manufactured in NYC may contribute to a small extent to their price tag, but it is not realistic to suppose that they would be half the price , or even anything remotely like that if they were made anywhere else in the USA. The reason they are expensive is because of the amount of skilled man-hours it takes to make these basses.1 point
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I read an interview with John Lennon some time ago about the time they went to meet Elvis. He said that they were ushered into a room and Elvis was sat on the couch with his feet up playing a bass, made me think of that famous picture with a similar image. He also said they were bricking it going to meet their hero but it turned out that Elvis was bricking it too meeting the new thing; just goes to show, they were all as human as the rest of us1 point
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I have some sympathy becasue I'd like to think I rarely if ever listen to 'rock' but four of that list I would listen to thinking it not to be 'rock'. 'Rock' is pretty much a contested yet meaningless concept until someone defines or explains what they mean by 'rock'. And then one finds that the definition or explanation given includes examples which one feels have very little to do with 'rock'.1 point
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Just a keep it bubbling bump...1 point
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Don't go using all the words up , leave some for everyone else I'll let this one settle for a couple of days , I haven't seen my way in yet 🤔1 point
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I wouldn't beat yourself up about it Dave. It's easily done.1 point
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Drummer Jay Postones is a friend of mine.1 point
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That second track....incredible.1 point
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^ That sounds like a very sensible approach.1 point
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. . . . and another 30% if they moved production to China, but why would they want to do that? Their business model works. The company appears to be very successful in making high quality hand made custom bass guitars. They probably have a waiting list of several years so why change anything? The original question is naive. Why do Montblanc pens cost more than a Bic, why do Bentleys cost more than Dacias and why did Abramovich pay £340,000,000 for his boat when he could have been messing about on the water in a Bestway Lite-Rapide X2 for £140? I understand that people can love McDonalds rather than steak but why would McDonalds lovers think they have a point in questioning the existence of steak and the people who want to eat it?1 point
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Hi Been using an elbee 10 as my practice/recording amp since 2016, its 600watts at 4ohms. Originally with an Eden wtx500 and more recently with a darkglass microtubes amp. Its a sturdy wee bugger, the sound is pretty uncoloured and the tweeter is pretty good too. It does get pretty loud and handles overdrive and distorsion well. Its kept up in rehersals with a relatively loud drummer using both an analogue and electronic kit. It also works well with digitally created music (one of my other passions). Mine is for sale on reverb only because I need to convert it to cash money to fund some decent recording gear.1 point
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Lovely looking bass, I nearly bought one myself because I was looking for one with an adjustable bridge. I'm sure it sounds as good as it looks, enjoy!1 point
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I don't know about England, which from my perspective, had an inordinate number of Clive's and Trevor's and Ian's and Mick's, over here the old names like Frank and Paul and Joe and John and Richard and William aren't heard anymore amoung the young. There seems to be a plethora of Dylan's though.1 point
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So I got myself an amp. Nothing spectacular but managed to get a Line6 LD400 2x10 combo with the FBV footswitch for £160. In great condition. Never played a gig as a bassist, done 300+ as a guitarist so if this thing does me well and the bass playing takes off then I’ll think about upgrading. Was happy to go with Line6 as I’ve had a Spider Valve 112 combo for years and it’s never let me down and I’ve got some great tones from it. I’m also a fan of their recording interfaces and PODFarm software. I’ve also got a EHX Battalion pedal on the way. I like the options on the pedal, especially the overdrive blend feature. So can keep the clean tone running at the same time.1 point
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Pretty sure there’s been plenty of good rock music since then, Songs for the Deaf springs to mind, but it officially died the day Andrew Lloyd Webber released the School of Rock musical. Even if John Bonham could do CPR it’s way too late now.1 point
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Excellent, thank you. I particularly like the 'honest' pros and cons from 9.50 onwards in the first video - very helpful in deciding whether to get one of these or not.1 point
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I get the feeling your pedalboards are what pedal-phobes imagine whenever they hear anyone talking about pedals1 point
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This is what it may look like1 point
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I think my first audition made the band giggle. They're a covers band that will cover anything from gossip to audioslave to GnR. I had never been in a band before, and was terrified turning up to the audition. I'd played the bass for years, at home.... When I get there the bassist before me was just tearing down his 2 4x10 rig with Trace head and I immediately thought "shi what am I doing?" I place my 25 watt peavey practice combo next to it and tell the other bassist I was ready to bring the thunder - we have a laugh. I take my guitar out of its bag. Did I forget to mention I didn't actually own my own bass? It's my sister's that I stole years ago and it still has pink ribbons on the case. Anyway... I play my heart out and barely get heard over the thunderous drums. I place my tiny amp in a corner at head height to allow us to just about hear me and somehow I get the gig! We've just booked our 8th gig in July in front of 200 festival goers.1 point
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Woolly Mammoth is well-known for not liking active basses. Try the Mastotron as it has an impedance control which makes it work well with active basses.1 point
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Despite suggestions that Mr Henry Juskiewicz may continue as CEO one hopes that whoever assumes control will sideline Hapless Hank into a powerless 'continuity' role, wrap him up tight in an NDO and pay him for a year to keep his mouth shut, at the end of which period they fire him out of a howitzer into a barbed-wire factory. It's a tragedy in the truest sense of the word. A man sets out to do good, succeeds for a while then succumbs to hubris and madness. Fate beckons. The cannon roars. Curtain. One of the most piquant details of this sad drama: having tried - and signally failed - to thrust auto-tuning upon guitarists, Gibson now finds itself being sued by Tronical Systems, the license-holder for the much-despised digital Min-e-tuners. Indeed, so loathed are these excrescences that there is actually a land-fill the size of Wolverhampton comprised exclusively of Robo-tuners removed from Gibsons. It remains to be seen why the Hamburg-based Fritzes at Tronical have it in for Hank but being sued for $50m can't have helped Gibson in the last week or so. Juskiewicz: victim of circumstance? Or just a hopeless tw4t?1 point
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