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In fairness, you can't expect a local shop to cater for specialist needs. They have to go for stock that turns around and earns them money. That 6-string set of double-ball end, half-wounds is not going to shift quickly and earn them money. It's not 1985 any more and bass, especially extended range is a niche pursuit - perfect for the Internet which aggregates that fractured market to make it viable, on the other hand terrible for the High Street. That said, as the last poster mentioned, along the M62 from Liverpool you've got PMT, Dawsons (Warrington & Manchester) & Sound Great (more M56 admittedly), all of which should be able to help out.

[quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1364663924' post='2029430'] Come on Eileen is fun [/quote] [size=3][font=Arial]John "Rhino" Edwards - Judie Tzuke's Alembic toting bass player. Now with Status Quo...[/font] [font=Arial]Check the video - I seem to recall he's play one. (But it was 20 years ago...)[/font][/size]

Get a GB - we know how much you like them...

This band always struck me as a Buggles knock-off... Preferred 'World of Water'

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1364455277' post='2026639'] Mark ended up switching to GB basses quite quickly. I think he was going through a bad time then, as the GB basses sounded absolutely shocking as well. The first Level 42 record/DVD I got was the [i]Ohne Filter [/i]show. Dear me, his bass sounded f***ing crap there. Flat as f*** tonally. Even the red bass he got out for Mr Pink sounded hopeless. He ended up going back to Status; a smart move as Level 42 took off again soon after and he had left those dire basses buried in the sands of time. [/quote] So Level 42 "took off again" because he went back to Status? Interesting definition of 'took off'. I like Status basses too and have one myself but they're absolutely "Flat as f*** tonally" except for Slap and Tickle. In contrast my GB has gloops of high, mids and lows and can do a passable Alembic to Jazz through a sweep of the pick-ups. Don't forget that MK's latter output has been recorded on the cheap which wont help the tone... Can't help feeling you're exorcising some inner demons here...

Both great basses... So although not always a good strategy... who are your favourite players? What do they use? If versatility is your thing, perhaps the Warwick. But if you like that new string twang.... could be the P. Are you pick or fingers... Warwick is kind of a more fingers bass, P has many fine pick players to commend it... Finally, not very artistic but you could go with the economics... what's the best deal you can get?

[quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1360418007' post='1970036'] Anybody seen this? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm2xkDfm_C4[/media] [/quote] RIP Peter Banks

OK I'll bite... for some controversy. I think he's bland. I initially enjoyed his chorus fretless in the '80s (which was a pretty strong 'Jaco for masses' cloning) but it became over-worked. And I recall some Tube performances where he was sitting in - perhaps with Jools and he was terrible. So what am I missing here with Pino - who does seem like a nice humble bloke when interviewed? (Admitting a personal bias for bass lines that jump-out in some way - tone, notes, form... don't do meek bass.)

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1363711451' post='2016385'] I always remember an interview with Jon Anderson of Yes done at the time of the release of his first solo album. Because he'd composed all the music himself but had no conventional musical training (or at least compared with his bandmates in Yes), he said that every note had to be individually considered from all the ones available. [/quote] It was Vangelis in more than a few places... just listen! Great though.. Oh and while I'm on, re. post topic: Actual music note name about 10% of time, the rest as a position within whatever pattern I'm using at the time. I couldn't possibly process F# as a 2nd in Em but I can quickly recognise it by its shape as the right passing tone up from E to G of the E minor if that makes sense.

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1363460567' post='2013079'] This is how to solo over chord changes. From 1983....a year before Hadrien Feraud was born! [media]http://youtu.be/5znQ30s01YA[/media] Jeff Berlin is hard to beat. [/quote] Well thank goodness HF was born 'cause JB's been harmonically correct but musically dull ever since this time. (This record is my favourite JB - particularly this tune and Tokyo Dream. The Bruford is good too. And I caught him live with John McLaughlin and Trilok Gurtu where he was amazing.) He's been boring since he got rid of that Fender Precision!

[quote name='urb' timestamp='1363455936' post='2012988'] I'm surprised more people haven't mentioned Hadrien, I saw him with Chick Corea at Ronnie's a week ago and he was awesome - and he's getting better and better all the time [/quote] Me too... Posted about that gig here - 0 replies.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1363447276' post='2012859'] And then there's the mighty Anthony Jackson : [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rxYw7Y45Eo[/media] [/quote] Blimey! That was a bit good

Hindsight says there're 11 other notes than 'E'...

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1362317499' post='1998261'] I'm not sure of the costs but I suspect finances may be a bit prohibitive for the smaller companies like Barefaced and Goodfellows. [/quote] Goodfellow did exhibit a couple of years ago. Bernie said that the main problem is the venue itself. The logistics for getting stuff in and out are terrible as you're not allowed to park anywhere near, and then the lifts are limited. Times all that for multiple loads of basses and amps - then times that for multiple exhibitors and it soon becomes chaos. That surprised me that the logistics would be so bad for Olympia but there you are - that was Bernie's reason.

Caught the late show at Ronnie Scotts last night. Hadrien was on fire... The new Vigil material sounded good - jazzier and more improvisational than Chick of late. Also refreshing not to have the endless grand-standing 64th note sprays that every song turned into with RTF in recent years. (Looking at you there Stanley.) As well as his usual Ken Smith, Hadrien had a Godin fretless five which sounded more acoustic bass than normal fretless. He played that insanely welll too. All in all a great gig - hope the new record captures the same vibe. Anyone else on BC go? What did you think?

In an old interview - I think you can still find on his site, an interviewer asks much the same question, and specifically cites an Alembic. If I remember correctly, Jaco doesn't seem interested in what's out there. He's happy with his bass. Same again in one of his last interviews - infamous cover story on Guitar Player, he says that Sting got him to try a Steinberger which he liked but again he went back to his sound. There's a video of him playing a JD too somewhere. And I think he got a free Guild Pilot towards the end of his life too. As a listener - I'm loved his sound and glad he stayed with it.

Wait! So tone is my responsibility!? Oh god!

How was it for you? I didn't fancy it this year because the turns seemed dull - was I wrong? Any good new gear? Pls tell all?

[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1360536565' post='1972097'] . [/quote] Will there be a Rock Bass version of this? (And left-handed...)

Loving the niche audience for this bass - Yes tribute band with left-handed Squire-alike. Yes it is a bit of an ugly-spud but a Pup in the 70's I was awe-inspired when CS whipped out the original!

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1360785426' post='1976578'] I'm not knocking him , but he is what he is . It's not his fault that people who don't know better herald him as a great player when he is not . He's a quite-good -in certain -respects player who plays an awful lot of notes . He has always struck me as a very decent , honest and self-effacing guy . He can't be held responsible for some of the wild claims other people make on his behalf . The fact remains that he isn't one of the all- time greats , as some people seem to think he is . He isn't even as good at slapping as a whole host of lesser known sidemen I could mention . [/quote] Hmmm a bit disingenuous Dingus.... 'quite good'!? I can't agree. Even if you don't like the songs, his fingerstyle lines and harmonies are really clever and funky. And as for the slap - whoa he really invented that whole left hand slap 16th chug which Larry, Louis, Marcus and Stanley didn't do. I thinky you're talking nonsense and being provocative for the sake of it. But hey let's go with it... given he's not as good as these lesser known sidemen, who are they?

Well you're lucky - you've got to kiss a lot of frogs to find a princess!

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1359677872' post='1958861'] This is fantastic. Why have I never heard of this band before? [/quote] 'Cause it's the usual arpeggiated math-rock fayre that anyone not on the autism spectrum would ignore as a stuck-CD.

[quote name='4000' timestamp='1231276118' post='372429'] Stanley Clarke (a 4000) [/quote] Quite so: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=lFP-alYNq5I"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=lFP-alYNq5I[/url]