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Heard it on R6 this evening - didn't know who it was... but hair stood up on arms. Great song and performance... He lived every word. Amazing. (Also some great bass, which I find out is the awesome TL.... it just gets better...)

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1357401065' post='1922130'] Shouldn't we all be getting on with some serious study and practice rather than spending our time and money concerning ourselves so deeply with minutiae of guitar/amp/speaker construction? [/quote] Definitely! But to your point, it's a bit of both really - Macca's musical note choices on a Hofner, Entwistle's gnarly blues runs on his Alembic, Squire's melodic parts on a clanky Rick, Stanley's snapped melodies on his Alembic and Jaco's back pick-up 16th note funk or his woody singing fretless Jazz bass. I think the best players have their own vocabulary enhanced by a distinctive voice from their bass/gear.

Squire / Bruford Clarke / White Patitucci / Weckl Lee / Peart ... not sure who's Jaco's best drummer was?

As dilemmas go, that's got to be up there with salted or buttered pop-corn. That said, strings are a whole heap of mystery... you mention the design, but there's a whole of other parameters (gauge, scale, material, core design, bridge presentation)... to me the most mysterious being tension and flexibility. Try lots... or better still, play other basses and identify the strings... I'd recommend Rotosound round-wounds as your reference set from which to explore... (medium gauge if you're into more 'modern' styles, standard, i.e. heavy if you're more 'traditional').

I'm not sure about the logic of what's being suggested. It's simply not good business sense to acquire a company simply to shut them down unless the company is sold for peanuts - it's a complete waste of money and a bad investment. Sure you'd seek to out sell a competitor and maximise your market but the only reason you'd acquire them is for their brand (as an ongoing business) or assets. I can only presume that if the former, Kaman thought that they could continue to successfully produce the Hamer line alongside the Gibson range. Trouble is, they always tinker (sorry streamline) production, cut costs and 'improve quality' effectively stripping the mojo from semi-hand made products like the aforementioned TE, SWR and Tobias, etc.

Amazing player... does the 'Jaco' thing very well whilst still injecting his own personality... Plus it's a great tune.. That blue bass sounds great.. Anyone know what it is? Valley Arts?

Never seen one but it looks really nice.... production mod'ed Precision with blocks and in Sea Foam! Gorgeous... Hope it sounds and plays as well as it looks. P.s. This post should probably have gone under 'Bass Guitars' as this discussion group is mainly for Rush, why slapping is bad and why Denmark St. should be nuked...

Roundabout - Chris Squire, Yes Used to be a Cha Cha - Jaco Pursuit of Accidents - Mark King, Level 42 Medieval Overture - Stanley Clarke, RTF

Having tried a couple of Alembics before going Goodfellow, I'd agree with the previous poster. Some of them look lovely and have a great tone but they have a very 'individual' feel and control layout which is quirky. Weirdly as well as being heavy, they're surprisingly thin in the flesh which is disconcerting if you're comfortable with a thicker-bodied bass. Check the stand-up position balance too as they're notoriously neck heavy (depending on shape). Cost aside... I'd play one and decide with your ears and fingers...

Snarky-pup!

Chris Squire - tone, melody & musicality

Some good tips & suggestions in this thread... I'd add stay hydrated - for the brain and fingers and, another obscure one to consider, keep your hands/fingers flat or at least not under tension whilst sleeping - easier said than done...

Yes (oh wait, I remember Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe) scratch that then... How about the Beatles? Police?

Depends what you mean by great or terrible technique. What was good in the 70's is pretty rudimentary compared with today's players like Willis, Erskine, Grey et al.... Also musicality goes way beyond technique... Sting's right-hand technique consists of occasional thumb downstrokes these days and he's probably the richest bass player out there right now. Maybe McCartney and he's no Mat Garrison but on the other hand, he's ranked with the most important composers of the last century.

For the considerable number of Squire fans on this board, BP magazine in the States have awarded our man a Lifetime Achievement Award. Modestly, Squire says that John Entwistle would have won it had he still been alive! Here's the magazine's clinic post-award (you may have to hunt around a bit for the video): [url="http://www.bassplayer.com/artists"]http://www.bassplayer.com/artists[/url] And here's the first of four vids of the award and subsequent gig - with Foo Fighters' drummer: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJF_dH7fnhw[/media] All hail the King of Clank! visog

[quote name='Faithless' timestamp='1352572340' post='1864803'] Now you're cool, buddy? [/quote] Now I am cool! And it sounds like a pretty high-pressure reading scenario! (I've still not heard of the programme, artist or song though!) visog

"[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]really famous pop artist, and my trombone player brings me a sheet"[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Really!? - I don't think a trombone has been heard in the charts for 40+ years. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Who's the really famous pop artist - you can say... this is not a national security issue.[/font][/color]

Quite funky... like the tone. Going more for the ToP FRP tone and he does it great. He can really play. The mugging gets a bit distracting but I guess that's his thing. Wish I had his rhythm!

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1351280807' post='1849765'] I have another thread with this in, but it makes sense to add it here. It's from Oxjam Chiswick last Saturday. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZnjRLSCvfY[/media] [/quote] Coo... that was good. I find most bands in pubs an intrusion and can't wait for them to finish but this is was great. Like the way you're rocking the Muppet Saxophonist look. P.S. You need more band members... preferably on a smaller stage...

Cool - looks the part. Excuse my ignorance but did it sound anything like a Rick?

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1350574629' post='1840775'] Prize for the ugliest thread title ever? [/quote] At least he spelled 'Angels' right.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1350578559' post='1840850'] I think Yes have been somewhat overlooked as a band by the same young audience and so Chris Squier's direct influence has diminished. If you look on Youtube ther's loads of teenagers doing bass covers of John Paul Jones' and Geddy Lee's lines , but Chris Squier covers tend to be by men of a certain age. [/quote] [i]au contraire - here's the brilliant Miguel keeping it real and Squire with brilliant covers of old and new CS songs:[/i] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSW0vO6-N6Q&feature=plcp"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSW0vO6-N6Q&feature=plcp[/url]

He's my reason for playing bass too! Couldn't listen to any other bassist for some time as nothing came close to the exciting lines he played...

You'll have to change your username. P.S. Good luck with that thing.