visog

Not a T-bird aficionado.... until now. Gorgeous

Mark King in Level 42 when they went mainstream

Some more 'bics for you.... including a guitar euw!!!! Not sure if they're series 2s but enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp-xQZYkk7A

Great vid - lovely playing and that bass is a thing of beauty. It's a good tune too with a great line. If I can be a little pedantic here, the sound of an Alembic is in that growly low-impedance sound with tone woods. So your crunch tone, whilst reproducing Geddy's gritty sound nicely masks the Alembic ringing purity... I guess it depends on the purpose of your vid! But glad that you did it...

Read your own question: '[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]that'd mean sending the money for an untested item to an unknown person with little guarantee'... be patient and wait to do it in person.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]On the other hand, your could test your alias and give it a go...[/font][/color]

Right chaps I know this whole HPF and LPF gets pretty gnarly quickly and goes into sub-sonic filtering for speaker efficiency but what do we think to this? http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/effects/qstrip.html Sounds good to me... gets a 'Rick 'o' tone' out of a P-bass...

I'm with you on this one... looked for a thread but nothing happening so well done for starting one. (I was at work so time short.) Think he had his demons but also some serious talent. I'll put forward this as my favourite solo of his... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpdkslpMJV8 Kicks off at 1:20 but gets sublime at 1:40

Who's on bass? This is obviously post-Jimmy H

We've had a thread on this: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/258272-semi-acoustic-sixes/page__p__2752507__hl__thundercat__fromsearch__1#entry2752507 And moreover it was located properly under Bass Guitars. No worse a crime than failing to post in the relevant category.

Very sad - great musician and voice - that completes the trio of killer original prog bassists along with Chris Squire and Greg Lake

Wow - there must be a combined record sales of 13 cds there!

Old Sandbergs are to die for... (new shapes... meh...)

Agreed - he's a total monster.... but I do wonder about the endorsements.

So what's happened with his Ken Smith Burner signature?

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1485031971' post='3220637'] I think it is more the way the band were at the time, rather than the music itself. [/quote] Nah... I'm a huge Yes fan and there are some great moments on on sides 1, 2, 3(2nd half) and 4 (start and end) but it's at least a whole side too long. See if wouldn't have been so bad if they hadn't proved that they could concentrate their prodigious ideas into a single album on the mighty CTtE and Relayer that book-ended Topographic.

[quote name='phil.c60' timestamp='1484999899' post='3220260'] Deep Purple's "Come Taste the Band". Most Purple fans hated it as there was no Richie, but I liked it and still play it from time to time now. [/quote] It's got trumpets on it! Trumpets!!! Argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[quote name='julesb' timestamp='1484859826' post='3219251'] IMO, Larry klein butchered, and I really mean butchered so much of this stuff, which you can witness on youtube, in the tour which came to wembley in the early eighties. [/quote] How would you follow Jaco and move Joni's music on? (For the record, I'd love more Blue, Court & Spark and Hejira but you know as an artist she isn't ever going to go back there.)

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1484250943' post='3214085'] Yes....Close to the Edge. I played my original copy, when it first came out, so much I literally wore it out and had to buy another. I know every beat,every note and every lyric by heart. I bought the CD version when it was released but bought another vinyl copy a couple of years ago. Vinyl still sounds better than the CD on a decent system. If I could only own one album for the rest of my life it would be Close to the Edge, without a doubt. [/quote] What Mike said 100%

Perhaps this will help gauge the health of the live music scene: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38568269 Depends on the seven cities they survey I guess... Personally I leave a place as soon as a band strikes up unless I've chosen to go there for that purpose.

Inspired by Musicman20's new Ibanez Ashula thread, I took a click over to Ibanez' Bass Workshop page. Whoa - loads of bass goodies. Check out the updated single cut Terra Firmas and the new models. Gorgeous! http://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/bws.html They deserve credit for their intriguing R&D at reasonable prices...

Can you imagine unsheathing that at the 'Dog and Partridge' for 'Sex on Fire'. ... nor can I. Glad they're trying new stuff though....

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1483723403' post='3209619'] It's all scouse banter and should be treated as such. I like the guy. For the record, Jazz doesn't like Noel Gallagher either. [/quote] Scouse! He's as Mancunian as they come! I think he's being deliberately controversial as ever but he does have a point in that it is hugely self-indulgent in that proponents expect an audience to sit through their 2/5/1 practise over a set of 50+ year old songs.

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1477647411' post='3163515'] If they did a torzal twist with fanned frets, that would really mess with your noggin! [/quote] They do! See BD's page link in post above. And also a short scale which may provide yet further help for CTS sufferers...

Bass Direct usually have one or two in stock for you to try if you're a right-hander: http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Little_Guitar_Works.html Not cheap but apparently they're high end basses with literally a unique design twist...

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1362075164' post='1995450'] Beautiful bass, I remember these well during the 80's. Is it true that Ashley started out building basses in his garden shed, or am I confusing this with another maker? [/quote] Possibly Bernie Goodfellow although I'd imagine it's a fairly common route for many builders before they set-up a more formal workshop when things take off.