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That's because they have more magnets.10 points
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I don't really like any of of the 'big bass names' that get rolled out on BC. Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pasty-Riots, Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, you know the ones. All very talented but tedious to listen to. I do love a good pop tune though. Maybe I shouldn't be here? 😁9 points
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I had a similar experience once in a rehearsal room. It was vile. Anyway, turned out it was actually one of our guitarists7 points
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I think my band's pretty good. That's clearly and demonstratably an unpopular opinion6 points
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You are full on Anti-Cool. I'll see your list and raise you a U2.6 points
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18 May 2007 - joined latest incarnation of Basschat (having been a Member of various short-lived predecessors). Post Count = NIL. Zero. Not a sausage. Bugger all. 18 May 2022 - older, greyer, happier. Post Count = 13,897 So that's 2.54 posts per day every day for 5479 days. I've got it under control. I can walk away any time I like.5 points
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Basschat seems to have lots of folks who can neither cope with jazz, slap or too many notes bass... Here's a bit of all those 😁5 points
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Could you just not all get a big house together? It worked for The Monkees 👍5 points
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This has been with me on hundreds of shows across Europe. £140 on Ebay 10ish years ago. I’ve had other copies since, but something about the neck on this one made it special.5 points
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Good morning everybody, nice to see you all...(stands up slowly and unsurely) My name is Simon, and I like The Proclaimers.5 points
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Aye, something pretty important. Right hand playing position, simply moving towards the neck or to closer the bridge makes a big difference.5 points
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I bought this beauty from the forum 10 years ago. Lovely golden/honeyed colour, some long-since fixed cracks and the neck was reset before I owned it (original FS thread here, explaining provenance and luthier work carried out: Sounds deep, full and fantastic and is fitted with a David Gage Realist pickup and Thomastik Spirocore (medium gauge) strings. Why sell? Well I got the opportunity to buy back my very first DB from Happy Jack which has big sentimental value, even if its a lower quality plywood Zeller, plus I barely ever gig DB these days, so my flatback has basically become a beautiful ornament requiring occasional dusting! Collection only from SW13 London (Barnes) and priced more than fairly at £2500, which is £500 less than the £3k I paid a decade ago. I can supply a basic Hidersine gigbag (brand new replacement as mice ate my other one ....) or maybe you prefer to bring your own heavier duty gigbag to transport it?4 points -
Steely Dan and related offshoots are unlistenable to me. I get that they’re top flight musicians and the recording quality is superb, but Yacht Rock really irritates me to the point where I get a bit twitchy.4 points
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Nothing I have ever tried has worked Unfortunately you are dealing with musicians4 points
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There is no style of music or style of playing any given instrument that I intrinsically dislike. I love music as an activity to play, record and listen to, and like to think I can give anything and anyone a fair shake. That said, there's musicians and/or musical performances that, having heard once, I have no wish to listen to again. This means that (among many other things) I like Jazz in all its many forms, I like slap, I like rap, I like opera, and I have no issues of principle with the use of any specific recording technique or technology (pitch correction software being a case in point that has come under discussion on these forums in recent history). You're welcome.4 points
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Probably King Edwards or Maris Piper. Oh, you said tuners. Sorry4 points
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I have often wondered whether more people than we would like to admit have an Oppositional Defiance Disorder and don't like what everyone else likes simply because everyone else likes it. The more popular an artist is, the more a certain section of the community don't like them.4 points
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I’m glad you feel this way. However this isn’t a debate it’s an “unpopular music opinion” and mine is I think he was boring. now Mick Karn…4 points
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I have both LM2 (power A/B) and LM3 (D class). In a band setting it's almost Impossible to tell he difference between these two.3 points
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He’s picking on the pizza’s now!3 points
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Rolling Stones. Massively overrated hackneyed old drivel. The Greatest Rock'n'Roll Band In The World? My árse. They are the Luckiest Average Pub Band In The World.3 points
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Because we're only talking 4 or 5 folk per band, it's a WhatsApp group chat for the 4 piece and FB Messenger for the 5. Plus Google Calendar for both bands for folk to stick in their holidays/other unavailability. Appreciate that's not really helpful for your situation, can't imagine it scaling up.3 points
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May I chip in with Phil Collins too?3 points
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This exactly. I can’t stand either solo bass or bass solos. I am also a sucker for a catchy pop tune. Bonus if it has a good grooving bass part.3 points
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Last week Ed Sheeran played to massive crowds in Belfast. He writes some decent songs, but I wouldn't pay to see someone with an acoustic guitar and a looper pedal. In my opinion, there's far more life to the music from a full band. Judging by the number at his gigs, my opinion is unpopular. Frank.3 points
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There aren’t any specific bands that I dislike, but I intensely dislike rap, hip-hop and music like that. One of the younglings at work likes drill & grime & who knows what else, all I know is whatever he’s played I can’t stand.3 points
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Again.2 points
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I always think you sound like a really nice bloke when I read your posts. This confirms it!2 points
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Hey Andy, I’ve just remembered that I had these in my string drawer, I’ve been through so many strings but I’m fairly sure they are labella originals and high tension, the silks are a bit frayed but you can have them for nothing if they are any good to you2 points
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If this is an amp you cannot do without then it would make sense to simply buy another, they are going for around £350 here in the for sale section. You have no guarantee about what part of the amp might go wrong. If it was the power supply or the pre amp then you'd have spent a lot of money for nothing. Having said that I don't think you need to worry. If the failure rate is 5% a year the chances are that you'll have a long wait before you need the spare and modern amps are incredibly reliable, just relax and enjoy the amp you obviously love.2 points
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Glider MBV2 points
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Bob Dylan is an excellent songwriter, but every cover of any of his songs is always better than the original.2 points
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Not TV but a bass special from Vic Galloway on BBC Radio Scotland. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0017cy9 A two hour show featuring some bass-heavy tunes, snippets of Peter Hook, Jah Wobble and Youth among others talking about the low end. Predominantly post-punk era so fans of Jaco, Wooten etc. need not bother themselves with such frothiness.2 points
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Elton John is really really talented. I understand this. However, I am allergic to his music and anyone who collaborates with him is dead to me.2 points
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That's one of the more stunning yet somehow understated ACG builds I've seen. GLWTS Si2 points -
Too commercialised. The early stuff was pretty good but the experimental pineapple remixes are just wrong.2 points
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Finally had the chance to get it out and take a look - it *seems* like there's no contact issue - the contacts are strongly sprung and the battery seems fairly tightly held in place - no wiggling or movement at all. I'll drop the bass in to the local shop for them to take a look at at the weekend!2 points
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My current board. I am fairly happy with it, although I might have to get into the whole midi thing in order to use 2 switches and an expression pedal with the HX Stomp to get the most out of it. The metal box bottom right is a kit built Big Muff.2 points
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Yes, I've done myself with previous version of Logic X. There are two methods: 1. If she knows someone that she trusts who has a suitably up to date Mac, and will let her create a temporary user account on it. Then she can sign on her temporary account, and use her Apple ID to access the store and purchase the latest version of Logic. Back on her own Mac she can then get the most recent version that will run under Catalina, by going her "Purchased" list in the app store. Once that has worked she can delete the temporary user account off the other Mac. 2. Alternatively she could buy the cheapest suitable Mac she can find form an on-line retailer. Create a user account and buy Logic as before, and then download the latest working version on her Mac. Once that has been done, wipe the new Mac and return for a refund under the distance selling regulations.2 points
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The rule of thumb is to add 25% to the price of the item plus shipping cost and then an additional £15 to cover import duty handling fees. If you are still making a significant saving (or it is an item you can’t get in the UK) then it is worth it.2 points
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Should find it's way into the BC quotes page2 points
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Well, you asked for it.... for me pretty much any music that has vocals in it I don't like! Vocals impose a structure which then becomes repetitive and repetitive = boring. This is compounded when A. the lyrics are banal and B. the musical structure is simple. Repetitive + banality + simple structures = excruciating boredom. Of course these days you can't do anything, like go shopping, without this kind of music being forced on you, so pretty much my life is hell! Of course shops could play jazz but then I guess they want to keep customers in the shop.2 points
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You should definitely be here, writing a good pop tune is so hard, music snobs will tell you otherwise, but if it were easy we'd all be doing it and be millionaires. I'm a hard rock/metal fan, but I love catchy pop stuff.2 points
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He’s not convincing me. As you probably know, thicker strings sound warmer than thinner ones regardless of what the fretboard is made of.2 points
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