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That's because they have more magnets.

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? 😁

I had a similar experience once in a rehearsal room. It was vile. Anyway, turned out it was actually one of our guitarists

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I think my band's pretty good. That's clearly and demonstratably an unpopular opinion

You are full on Anti-Cool. I'll see your list and raise you a U2.

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.

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 😁

Could you just not all get a big house together? It worked for The Monkees 👍

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.

Good morning everybody, nice to see you all...(stands up slowly and unsurely) My name is Simon, and I like The Proclaimers.

Aye, something pretty important. Right hand playing position, simply moving towards the neck or to closer the bridge makes a big difference.

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.

Nothing I have ever tried has worked Unfortunately you are dealing with musicians

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.

Probably King Edwards or Maris Piper. Oh, you said tuners. Sorry

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.

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…

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.

He’s picking on the pizza’s now!

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.

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.

May I chip in with Phil Collins too?

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.

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.

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.

Again.

Hi Clarky, your Ampeg is only putting out 250 watts into your BB2, so I'd say you were under powered. If you are fighting against 2 half stack guitarists, I'd vote for an 800 watt amp and suggest a Super Midget to go with the BB2. I use an Aguilar AG700 with a BB2 and SM with my loud bands and I can give a cranked Twin Reverb a run for its money.

Agreed Mick. I loved her 70’s albums, and even the Nelson Riddle stuff too to a certain extent. Wonderful voice.

The La Bella Flats originals Original 52-73-95-110 are very high tension as mentioned by Ricky above i have used these on p basses for 50's 60's genre music and they sound great . but they are very stiff if your not used to high tension flats.

There are some jobs that folks think must take a long time - say, carving a neck - and that are actually very quick. Then there are others.... And so, a happy full afternoon just fitting the trussrod - and, if you remember the slot was already routed! But this has to have a recess for the spoke-wheel chiselled and, as with all truss rods, it is aiming for a good tight fit where no part of the rod is above the top surface that the fretboard will be glued to. Anyway, it's done: The slot in the rosewood will be opened up properly to look like it's meant to be there and to allow full swing of the adjusting rod once the board has been glued on, but it's easier to remove some of the bulk before that happens: Final job before the board gets glued on is routing the neck blank to final thickness, including the taper from nut to heel. All being well, that will be tomorrow's job And also soonish, I need to be ordering the fretwire. The plan is to match, as best as can be done, the material and size/shape of the fretwire used in a Wal. Which means that I have to first find out what those details might be

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.

Decent and very musical so far although I haven't gigged with it yet. I had the TLC compressor before but it was never happy with my active bass and would distort sometimes, not the case with this one thankfully.

If Beethoven was a musical genius, then I have the unpopular opinion that applying the word 'genius' to anyone involved in popular music, is wrong.

Unpopular? I 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 and great to listen to. 😉

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.

Why bother with two pick ups when one is enough? I do have a couple of Jazz basses, but invariably have both pick ups on full - can't be doing with fiddling around to get 'the right tone' - if it sounds bassy, that's good enough.

Finally - CeCe Peniston

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.

Should find it's way into the BC quotes page

Oi bugger off, I saw it first

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.