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[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1349862438' post='1831347'] I love chicken sandwiches. If I had them for starter, main course and dessert every day for a month, I would soon hate them. All things in moderation. I can take a few minutes of these jugglers but, after the 'wow' has worn off, I quickly switch off. I think someone is right in that we need guys to push the boundaries but we also need guys who consolidate, who use the ideas of the trailbalzers in a more musical and less grandstanding way. [/quote] That's a rallying cry for the youth of 2012! Don't say something new, let's consolidate! Shall we start with Jimmy Blanton or go back to Bach?

Good version.... bad facials and the P-bass is well dunky. Get a J and be as expressionless as the keyboard player from Sparks. (And is a Hitler 'tache too much to ask?)

Arghhh dreadful... Vic's great though usually.

Excellent snarky grunty-pig tone! Great playing... That 'B' is really happening. What did you record with? (Sort the jeans and T-shirt).

"Personally, I'm not into slapping, but many of you are, so enjoy " You've got to be into slapping - IT'S THE LAW! How else can you prove your masculinity?

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1348771606' post='1818064'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGh43wP_kjE[/media] [/quote] This was Jaco wasn't it? Can't imagine he was very fond of it. Hated fusion and said so! Plus it doesn't swing, another bug-bear of his, and a whole other debate. Personally I quite like it. This album's also got Stanley on it singing too on a great track.

Cliff's dead!? When?

Both posted before in other threads but worth re-stating here: This is pretty crunchy: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGdQUMzRVxA&feature=player_embedded"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGdQUMzRVxA&feature=player_embedded[/url] Chris Squire does a good distorted tone too from time to time - his classic here: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E0FCrimVlI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E0FCrimVlI[/url] visog

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1347630561' post='1803312'] I changed from DRs to Warwick EMPs over 5 months ago, the same set are still almost as bright as when I bought them. I'm a total convert, they sound fantastic! Big, bright, throaty and they feel lovely to play. They are quite expensive but they've repaid the investment greatly. I've probably put about 50 hours on them in the studio, rehearsals and live. They've still got ages left in them. If you want to hear what they sound like for slap and for warm tones, I have a couple of recordings here .. [url="http://soundcloud.com/silddx/summat-weird-where-the-eyes"]http://soundcloud.co...-where-the-eyes[/url] [url="http://soundcloud.com/silddx/london-zulu-may-2012-umlhalho"]http://soundcloud.co...y-2012-umlhalho[/url] [/quote] silddx, Offtopic but I'm loving Umlhalho and Weird Chord. The latter sounds like a Holdsworth intro. Re. strings I'd always use Rotosounds as a default. Bright with tons of life. visog

When Wal GAS builds up, think of Power Windows and that should release some of it.

Never met a girl like you before has always been attributed to Edwin Collins. Don't let one mis-informed YT poster make you think the whole world is wrong. A more frequent problem is the likes of Hendrix who does brilliant reworkings which become definitive. All along the watchtower anyone?

Never mind the looks, how does it sound? Then, how does it play? Finally how does it balance? If it's as light as people are saying, it may neck dive? I'm disappointed it doesn't have Damien's ramp. I suspect it ticks all the boxes above.... (apart from the ramp)

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1346965212' post='1795547'] can't get this to work, is it left handed lee on bass? [/quote] No, LP is a hired gun. This guy invented a whole style of bass playing.

Don't forget his band mates who were pretty progtastic also... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA_wEnOVWcQ&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA_wEnOVWcQ&feature=related[/url] Bass goodness starts at 2:42

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1346931821' post='1794924'] Who? [/quote] The man who killed music: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoSydlvu2-Y"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoSydlvu2-Y[/url]

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1346268122' post='1787309'] Wonderful player. Very sad mental health disorder. Arrogant as f***. Prone to uncontrolled displays of virtuosity. Bores me to tears. And more so do all those who try to copy him. But he is a legend. [/quote] "Bores you to tears"? Really? Well you're unlucky because for me, he's transcendental on every track he played (when he was straight).

What on earth is 'Power Rock Bass Systems'? Nice Jaydee fretless. Looks like Nigel Clutterbuck? Hair by Gene Simmons of Kiss. He's just missing the demon make-up. Bare feet is a no-no for an Englishman. Usual 80's fixation on harmonics which he bashes out to the point of annoyance. Intonation iffy on the post-Jaco chords. Steve Bailey drunk vibrato. Quite enjoyed the 'Purple Haze'. Is he just making this commentary up? All in all not a great advert for fretless.

What on earth is a 'long horn'? (And don't say about 10"+)

Great video thanks... what a legacy!

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1345496808' post='1778273'] They were/will soon be at Ronnie Scott's - anyone go/going? [/quote] I did tee the forum up but to little interest: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/172643-stanley-stuart-copeland-at-ronnie-scotts/page__fromsearch__1

"£500 will buy you anything!" Really? I have a Fodera then... with 9 strings.

Well if I had a time machine, and a musical family, I'd follow his tips. Actually isn't this how rock musicians used to learn before music schools saw a market and formalised the whole process?

Funkypenguin, This looks like an impressive piece of work: 5 flats, 13/8 time and 7-ledger lines! Shouldn't we go to the treble clef for those higher notes? visog....

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1343503638' post='1751569'] Thong? Yes please! Great, the evening's picking up a bit now! [/quote] I'll just tune up my g-string now then.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1343499986' post='1751523'] Pics, or your fat didn't happen. [/quote] My wife will assure you it did! Let me work out how to get pic's on this site again and I'll regale you with pics of a large sack of beer with kebab floating in it. Do you want thong? visog