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My PJ Proby story. . . . In the 70's I was in a band with a trumpet player, David, who had worked with PJ Proby. Apparently he was a nightmare, drinking, unprofessional and the band weren't always getting paid on time. The band hated him and most were on the verge of leaving. In Maria the trumpet was supposed to quietly play a D and Proby would sing most of the song accapella. This time (it was his last gig) David played a Db. Proby did his thing and was a semitone flat when he hit his big note and the band came blasting in for the big crescendo, in D!9 points
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I first noticed the Yamaha Samurai shape while watching the Guess Who on tv in the mid 60’s. And it stuck. And every once in a while I’d go looking around the internet for one , but I really didn’t want to bother with global shipping. So I guess it was inevitable , when one popped up in Toronto for a reasonable price I jumped. A friend in the US had owned one and described it as a Jazz on steroids , and regretted letting it go . It’s the ultimate Japanese surf bass. It’s a bit like an upside down Ric , I’m ok with that , I love Rics. I got it! The Unicorn was on our local online buy&sell . I dawdled and a friend snagged it , and then he picked up another headless bass and offered it to me. This time I didn’t hesitate. It’s quite surprising. A lovely bass , and I’m ready if I get a call for some 80’s new wave stuff. I normally play old school blues and roots music , these are guilty pleasures , and I really love them both.8 points
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And another one , a friend asked me to look at a set neck 4000 Ric , and also had an Epi Flying V . I played the V for five minutes and got the Ric. I spent much of the following weeks thinking about that V , and finally called him up. It was still there , and this time snagged it. Some may find the sight of some old geezer in jeans and sneakers with a Flying V pathetic , I’m fine with that. I love the thing (although I rarely take it out , maybe I should change that) It’s well balanced on a strap , it’s not heavy at all. And I love it.7 points
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I hope she'd numbed the area beforehand with a nidl?7 points
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True story, the first time I went into a Lidl it was years ago in Germany and that's where I first heard the name spoken out loud, so I've always pronounced it 'Leedle'. I was down the dentists' recently and mentioned Lidl and the lady dentist said 'Lidl?' I haven't heard of them... ah, you mean Liddle?' 'Sorry,' I said. 'I wasn't being a ponce, it's just that for one reason and another I've always pronounced it the German way'. 'German?' says she. 'I thought they were Swedish' and stuck a drill in my mouth.7 points
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This is our new rescue dog. We've called him Buddy7 points
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Seems like I developed Superpowers at A New Day festival on Friday!7 points
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Went to Sandringham Royal park the other night to see an open air cinema viewing of West Side Story (the remake) Not that impressed with the casting but those songs!! Bernstein was the man for what has to be one of the greatest scores in history and, despite a bit of messing around with the running order, had 89 year old original cast member Rita Moreno as a new character, actually singing There's a place. Apparently, live on the set. Despite me playing rock, Blues, funk and Pop for most of the last 40 years, I couldn't help but be impressed by this stuff. I'd simply forgotten how great they were. Tonight, Maria, There's a place, Cool etc. Sondheim's lyrics also of course but that music. Wow. Trouble is, when you hear Maria and There's a place, you can't NOT hear Proby singing them. Still, a great evening.6 points
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Indeed she had numbed the area. What I actually said was: 'Orry, uh ozzen't een uh once, ick uss ack orr unn eason uhn uh-other uh all-ays uh-ounced ick uh Erman ay'. I suppose it might have been funnier if I'd related my response verbatim but after mature consideration I opted for clarity over cheap humour. Won't be doing that again.6 points
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Don't worry. If it strays off topic I will lock the thread quicker than you can say "the Terminator franchise, self-repairing American trucks, enigmatic band names, the early works of Kraftwerk, American avant-garde collective The Residents, cheesecake, Wantage, your first pint, the Istanbul / Constantinople dichotomy, pronunciation, bacon cookery, WW1, alooominum and Swedish flatpack furniture".6 points
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If you play live and don't give the audience something interesting to watch as well as hear you might as well stick on a Spotify playlist. Doubly so if you are a covers band.6 points
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I've just bought a J&D MMB Surf Green bass, yes I'd like the real thing but my budget is nowhere near what it used to be. Show us your Seafoam Green basses (or Surf Green due to copyright).......it's time to hit the waves 🏄🏼♂️5 points
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I put this up for sale a few years ago, but there wasn't much interest at the time. Now trying again, as I've managed to acquire another 5 string despite not being much of a 5 string player! Collection only, although I'm happy to meet half way within reason. I'm in NE Wales, about half an hour down the A55 from Chester. Obviously cash is fine, but I'd actually prefer to trade this for a guitar. I'm not keen on Les Pauls, SGs, or Floyd Rose bridges, but apart from that I'll consider pretty much anything as long as it's been cared for and doesn't need any work. I'm really just looking for something new and fun to play rather than anything too specific. Preferences would be Strats or Teles of any configuration (obviously they don't have to be Fender), anything with P90s, or a semi-acoustic. Happy to throw another £100 or so your way for something nice, but not too much more than that.5 points -
Don’t know if anyone saw this on eBay but they don’t come up often so I had to grab this - Squier Vintage Modified Mustang, the ones that were only made from around 2011-2013. It’s on its way now and I’m stupidly refreshing the tracking like my life depends on it. I’ve never played a Mustang and never like Sunburst but think this looks pretty nice with satin maple neck & string thru’ bridge, and figured if I don’t like it, I can easily move it on.5 points
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Yeah. Look like you're in a band and play like you're having fun. Punters do notice.5 points
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Thank you 🙏5 points
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In Terminator 2: Judgment Day, in the scene where Robert Patrick, playing the T-1000, drives the truck off the bridge, into the levee, you can clearly see the right-front trackrod break and the wheel break alignment and spear to the right. However, in the next scene, the truck is grand.5 points
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SOLD Apologies all, not sure how to change the automated price thing so it's now £650 £600 £575 Hi all, Seeing if there's any interest for this. I'd' always liked aerodynes so I bought it as a bit of a punt a few years ago because it looked great, the specs looked decent and I'd heard that the company made awesome guitars, and I'm glad to say it proved a really good purchase! It's been a fun bass to play and I think it sounds fantastic. Here are the specs, though for me the highlight of this bass is the neck - it's a really easy bass to play, particularly with the longer scale length. SCALE LENGTH 35” NECK 2 Graphite Rods & Dual Action Truss HARDWARE Chrome TUNERS Hipshot FRETBOARD Ebony BRIDGE Hipshot A Style PICKUPS G&B Golden Age StewMac NECK WOOD Single Piece Maple BODY WOOD Solid Ash CONSTRUCTION Bolt-On FINISH Semi-Gloss Here it is in action (not my video) I haven't seen these come up very often so it's hard to judge but I think the pricing is fair. However if this is completely out of line feel free to let me know . This hasn't been used outside of band practice and home practice so it's in excellent condition, and a gig bag will come with it. I'd rather do a collection/meet rather than trust this to shipping companies, though will ship at buyer's expense and risk if that's what's wanted. Happy to answer questions as best I can. Thanks! Ash4 points -
So I received this pedal on Thursday afternoon and was involved in a car crash on Thursday evening. No-one was hurt but I do now need my money back!!! It's still within it's returns period so it can go back to JF but I thought I'd see if anyone on here was interested first. I can't offer any discount on the new price but it would save you the wait and the faff of dealing with customs. I paid £425 (direct from Jad Freer on Reverb) and duty/tax came to £85 so £510 all in, I'll include UK delivery in that price. Thanks, Joe.4 points -
Sadowsky NYC J Bass purchased new by me in 2010 directly from the workshop in New York. Equipped with Sadowsky humcancelling pickups, onboard pre with vtc. Finished in Cherryburst. Still has protective film at the back of the body and around the pickups. Gigged at weekends up till 3 years ago when I retired. Weighs in at a little more than 3.4 kgs Inspected and signed by the man himself prior to purchase. Has some nicks as one would expect, but you have to get up very close to see them. I have done my best to photograph them. All in all, in great condition. Comes with new Sadowsky case. https://www.sadowsky.com/sadowsky-instruments/nyc-basses/21-fret-basses/4 points -
Good enough for Time Lords...4 points
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JPTR FX Jive Clone:4 points
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Just to join the thread with my recent modded '66 'stang. I'll be hoovering up all the posts here later as a recent Short Scale pilot. To be honest, I love the Mustang but I don't really notice the different scale that much - I've always used light strings so the tension is familiar, and the bass sounds very similar to my full scale P. The size is really convenient and I love miniaturisation so I love it to bits, but it feels completely natural and not that different practically to a full scale. I'm changing the controls (vol/vol) to balance/tone soon. I think the shorter scale does accentuate the different hand positions and pickup blends - small change shave a big effect. I didn't expect one of my fave sounds being to use the top thumb rest and play on the end of the neck. Fave overall though is P pickup with 50% of the Jazz, digging in and letting the notes rasp - it sounds really fruity. I've been playing it and looking at it so much these last few days that the shape just seems 'right' to me visually. 'Normal' basses look awkward now. Before, I thought Mustangs looked awkward. Weird.4 points
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My Ibanez EHB 1005 MS:4 points
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Fender Deluxe PJ Special Sea Foam Pearl MN with Black Block Inlays, Hipshot HB7 tuners, DiMarzio Ultra Jazz J pickup, Custom Shop '62 P pickup, D'Addario XL Chromes flats4 points
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I play in church, and while looking like you enjoy it is definitely a good thing, it's not a performance stage. The job of the band is to lead the congregation singing, so running around or windmilling would be frowned upon. In fact the traditional bass spot in my church happens to be tucked behind a pillar. That said, I watched The Blues Brothers last night and would love to play in that church band! ( I also find it great that despite the preaching and shouting, the bass player stands like a statue until 1:25 when the band kicks in, then he gets groovy 🙃)4 points
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I suppose one's visual performance is dependent on genre, context and what the front-man wants: * Hurtling around the stage and jumping off the drum riser would (mostly) be wrong for folk, jazz, acoustic but right for some genres. * What might look good on a big stage might look silly in a pub. And vice-versa. * If one positioned oneself behind James Brown or Adele and proceeded to pull bass faces and whirl like a dervish one would probably be fired on the spot.4 points
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'Whom' seems to be on its way out of late. Such is Life, maybe; what can be done, I wonder..?4 points
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An easy mistake to make. The second album from Follow The Ostrich, An Unexpected Surfeit of Homosexuals is often mistaken for A Glut of Woofs, the ninth album from Swedish Death Metal Trio, Alooominum.4 points
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Wasn't that Follow The Ostrich's second album?4 points
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I've always fancied doing that Dr Feelgood thing of bouncing to the front of the stage then pulling right back to the amp. But I've never been able to as I foolishly bought only straight leads. I spose I could rig a contraption involving a slinky and an old episode of It's a Knockout...4 points
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1970 called, it wanted its derogatory names back. So I've sent them there.4 points
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Never Give Up. Im 51 now and playing in several projects. This year formed a red hot classic rock covers band with an amazing singer 27 and incredible lead guitarist 28. Age isn’t always a barrier, mindset unfortunately is! IMG_2819.MP4 IMG_2819.MP44 points
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I think i would add Justification as another key stage. I always manage to justify to myself why i need the amp or Bass and why my existing gear is not quite in the zone for the music i am playing at the moment.3 points
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I got the Bass VI bug , and then picked up a Gretsch baritone because I was having too much fun. Just the regular CV Squier , at first I found the strings too floppy but put on the heavier Fender VI set and have no complaints , pleasantly surprised by the build quality at the price.3 points
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I now can't be bothered with the back ache that comes with standing for a whole gig, so instead I play sitting in a wheelie chair. In fairness if the audience want movement I do invite them to come up at any point and push me around the stage.3 points
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A Dano Longhorn was my first shortscale , and at first I did not care for the short scale . It eventually became my preference. Danos are weird little things , they were by design about as cheap as could possibly be made at the time. But they were playable , and many of the cheaper instruments of the time were not. They have the wooden popsicle stick bridge. And most people that are accustomed to Fender style instruments simply don’t get it. Truth is the wooden bridge sounds better , it gives things a nice woody thump , and there is a sweet spot for it where the intonation and action is fine. The body is made from Masonite , a space age tone wood. The pickups were simply a bar magnet wrapped in wire and shoved into a lipstick tube. Genius! My first Dano was a Longhorn , and now , almost twenty four years later I still can’t decide if it’s cool as heck , or butt ugly. I’m ok with that. For the first time the DC bass was finally available as a short scale and I immediately ordered one. Took forever to arrive. I wish it had the traditional wooden bridge , but I like it!3 points
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Definitely, size of the audience should have no bearings on the amount of effort put in to a performance.3 points
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I’m in the house band that has done the Sunday jam at the local blues dive for the last twenty five years. Most of the players that come up are regulars (we’ve been at it for quite a while) and it’s pretty much an old school blues jam. Most everyone is an experienced player. We still have fresh faces turn up, and there’s always young ones that get the interest and become regular. And every once in a while someone will sit in and completely drop the ball. Every Sunday will range from a little hell to absolute wonder. That’s the nature of it.3 points
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My Mum called her neighbour Glynis for over 10 years because I once said she looked a bit like Glynis Kinnock. Her name was Janet3 points
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I'm not sure that that's an absolute. Most of the folk atttending our gigs know us personally, and would be very surprised if we started any out of character capers. They've come to see/hear us play the songs we do, and applaud after each. Some folk want exhibitionism, others don't appreciate it at all (it's my case, as it happens...). When I assist at a classical concert, I wouldn't be impressed by the conductor or solist prancing about. I often close my eyes, when listening to music, anyway. To me, music is essentially an audio experience. If I want to see party tricks (I don't...), I'd go to the circus. Just sayin'.3 points
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Who's ripping who a new one?3 points
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Turn over every 15 mins if you want a crispy skin though.3 points
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Rub some bacon fat on there. 👍3 points
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The Nutcracker Suite ～ Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3 points
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I don't think there's such a thing as too old , although if you want to do originals and have success with them it'll be far , far harder than it is for a younger person. If you find it frustrating - pack it in. Life's too short. It may be that after a break you find different ways to make music that make you happy. If that doesn't happen - fine. Other interests will take it's place. I stopped trying to 'make it' at an early age. All I ever wanted to do was write songs and make a living at it. I had enough knock backs to change my mind. I took to playing bass in rock covers and blues bands because it's dead easy , makes a bit of beer money and there's always lots of gags and laughter. I don't even consider the two things linked. I gave up trying to be a songwriter and became a covers bass player. I could just as easily have become a mountain biker or restored an old car or whatever it is people do. That's how I see it. I'm retired now. As a volunteer I drive trip narrowboats , steward at a WW2 Bomber base visitor centre , survey headstones for the commonwealth war graves commission , check and maintain a bunch of defibs in nearby villages , stand outside covid jab centres in the pouring rain telling people where to park while trying not to punch those who abuse me and I'm on the Parish Council. I enjoy all of those things. I'm also in a reforming rock covers band. It's just part of my life , not a definitive. Do what makes you happy even if that means putting the bass up in the loft.3 points
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You alright hun?3 points
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So write your own 🙂 Si3 points
