hiram.k.hackenbacker

I finally got round to watching the series which I quite enjoyed, although, like most TV series, it paints a slightly different picture than reality. I thought the Lydon/Rotten character was well done. Big boots to fill and he came across as almost likeable, a term I’ve never strayed towards with the real person. They tried the same thing with the Ritchie/Vicious character, but it didn’t work for me. I’ve always thought he was an a*se and the series did nothing to improve my opinion. Vicious always was a complete waste of space. Utterly useless in the role he was given.

If I had it in me to sell one of the basses I already have, I’d be after this. GLWTS 👍

That will be a good read when you get the time to do it mate. Looking forward to it 🤘

This came up at rehearsal the other day. I think the cowbell is much maligned and underused as a persuasion accessory. I love the way Clutch use it, although it’s usually the singer who is playing it.

For what seems to be the millionth time, it's Squier, not Squire! I would probably change the player rather than the bass 🤷‍♂️.

I'm wide awake and bored so I'll wade in with my thoughts: Do you have to be a fan of the original artist, or maybe you become one? - I don't think you have to be a fan, but I would say it helps. If you're a fan, you will come pre-configured with a certain amount of knowledge of the material which should make things quicker to get rolling. So, not a necessity in my experience, but it's handy. How important is it to be visually/musically identical? How much latitude are you allowed? - I think this very much depends on who you're tributing. If it's KISS, you're rather obliged to go 'all in', but if it's Eagles, who cares? Do you ‘get into character’ or is it just a gig? - Again, I think it depends who you're tributing. It was difficult for me to know which 'character' I was supposed to be getting into as I was the bass player for a Bowie tribute. I had a Gail Ann Dorsey Stingray tribute hanging off me, but I'm not black or female, I don't wear skirts and she was playing a lot of material that was originally played by others. Does it feel musically limiting, or is it fulfilling your needs? (Maybe you have a side band?) - Personally, it never was. It was always a challenge. We had a high turnover of not difficult, but not particularly easy songs in the catalogue which had various arrangements attached to them. With my other bands, it always kept me busy. Do you have any qualms about tributes ‘stifling original music’? - None. We played. People paid to see us. Have you ever met or been seen by a member of the ‘originals’? What did they say? - Live, not to my knowledge. We were seen by some hardcore Bowie fans over the years and they're known for being hyper critical. They liked us. What is the overriding thing being in a tribute act has taught you? - You can't please all of them. There's always one or two that would say 'Bowie did' this or that on the original although we tried to remain faithful to specific versions of live versions of songs. Some had been adapted by Bowie over the years. Sometimes the key was different to the original (for good reason), the version was truncated/extended or segued. There were always the stick in the muds that lived and died by everything from the Ziggy era, but that's not where we pitched ourselves. We were very much, if Bowie was still touring, this is most likely what you would have got, not what he did 50 odd years ago. Having done it once, would you do it again? If so, would the musical angle be very different? - Done it once (Bowie), done it twice (Bon Jovi) and I'm about to do it again (Queen). Three not massively different musical angles. It has to be music I like or I wouldn't have the appeal. I honestly cannot wait to start with Queen, although finding a keys player that can also sing good backing is proving problematic.

Yeah, that really doesn't sell it for me either. If you're happy with it, I wish you good luck.

I didn't think it could look worse, but how wrong I was 🤷‍♂️

🤮 - As if the 'finish' wasn't bad enough, the pick guard screw holes just make it look worse IMHO. Fretting a signature fretless seems like a pointless exercise. Like there aren't enough fretted basses in the world 🙄

Indeed. Born 1979 🙄. A mere whipper snapper 😎

You've come to the right place. Welcome and enjoy.

I wonder how many people play the bass line as recorded vs. picking the easiest variation of that line in the chorus and repeat it?

One of teams missed the award for best team name ever last night. Should have been ‘I Am Croot’ 😎

@SteveXFR https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Squier_Classic_Vibe_Precision.html

Does he know what the metal line things are on the long piece of wood sticking out from the bit with the knobs on? 😂

I’m sure you mean the angle at which the Sun is to your position on Earth as it rotates through it’s elliptical orbit around it 😂

https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Modern_Vintage_MVP-_62.html ….and you get change from your budget.

Fixed.

I really like Andrea Goldsworthy who is probably best known as being part of Paloma Faith's touring band. As can be seen/heard in the below video, Andrea is totally on it. Great feel for a groove, she's got the look, she play's DB, she's the complete package IMHO. EDIT: She's also a really nice person, which goes a long way in my book.

Mmm, no Divinity Roxx? Although Teen Town doesn't go entirely according to plan, she bosses it like a pro pushing into an extended jam and then going into Rapper's Delight. EDIT: I note she was mentioned in SBL's video.

+1 for Gramma Pad. Used it for years on a hundreds of stages = zero issues.