hiram.k.hackenbacker

Someone has kindly Dropboxed me 'Strange Cousins', so just 'Corner Hotel' to go if anyone has it?

24 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said:

The new website is scheduled for 2023.....2032

Fixed 😂

2 minutes ago, mrtcat said:

Yes plenty.

Most of it has now been amended. More likely not reading back before posting.

21 minutes ago, mrtcat said:

There is a fair chance that someone at BD may have a slightly deeper issue with spelling than just being a little careless.  Maybe mocking it on here is a little unnecessary if we don't know the full story.

Oh FFS. Have you spent any time in the shop with the likely author?

1 hour ago, WinterMute said:

In the case of every manufacturer surely? Does this need saying?

Everything is worth exactly what you're prepared to pay for it, if your new house/car/bass/puppy/shoes bring you joy, it's worth the outlay.

I think you’ve taken my comment out of context to the post I was replying to.

39 minutes ago, lidl e said:

To me, it's odd because i dont like when these high end companies put out lower end models, so if i wanted a lakland, it would have to be a "real one" so i guess i would answer yes.

Now I'm confused. You suggested I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a USA and a Skyline and now your acknowledging there is a difference.

Does anyone have original copies of either of the below albums? 

'Strange Cousins at The Prince'

'Live at The Corner Hotel'

They seem to be like rocking horse poo. 'Strange Cousins' is available on discogs, but it's over £100 and he won't ship to the UK anyway.

I did see 'Corner Hotel' on eBay a few years back, but even then it was £70/80 I believe. No trace of either now.

I managed to get 'Live in Flint, Michigan' and 'Heard It All Before -  Live at the Hi-Fi Bar', so if you have what I'm looking for and not those two, maybe we could come to an arrangement?

Thanks for reading.

34 minutes ago, WinterMute said:

Once the luthier is competent enough to build a functional and good sounding bass, where does the money go? Materials, finish, design, after that it's all brand IMO.

In the case of Fodera....rent, marketing, electricity, web design/promotion, plus they actually look after their employees.

1 hour ago, lidl e said:

They did! To make the skyline series. 

 
I don’t own any Skylines.

4 minutes ago, lidl e said:

Any warmoth neck!

 

They use the same CNCs.

I’ll e-mail Lakland immediately and tell them they should outsource their neck building 👍

1 hour ago, LukeFRC said:

I think the problem with a thread like this is it's so based on your income/experience....

Exactly. I’m sure there are a few people that would still limit themselves to a HB P bass even if they won the lottery.

If I had enough disposable income I’d order a few custom Fodera’s.

17 hours ago, lidl e said:

I honestly feel using a higher end body and neck from warmoth or guitarbuild and good hardware you can build a bass as nice as sadowsky, lull or any of the other clones. It's all cnc anyways. Im budgeting around 11-1300 and it will be a monster.

Nice sentiment, but I’d like to play the bass you think has as good a neck as the Lull’s or Lakland’s I currently have. Particularly the Lakland P’s.

I could pick a handful. Narrowing it down to one - impossible.

On 30/11/2022 at 23:15, ped said:

You'll have to go wired as there's too much latency on Bluetooth. Your practice amp should have a headphone jack.

 

If you want a set that give a very honest and natural bass sound then I'd recommend Beyerdynamic DT770pro. They're really comfortable (big ear cups that cover your whole ear and velour pads which aren't hot and sweaty like some pleather types), light and the headband isn't too tight. Reasonably priced too!

Yep. I bought them after you suggested them in one of the other headphone threads. They have been absolutely excellent 🖖.

1 hour ago, Newfoundfreedom said:

Incidentally, we were playing at Buster Bloodvessel's (of Bad Manners) place here in Bulgaria.  Lovely spot right on the side of a lake....

He's still alive then! Our trumpet player used to dep with Bad Manners. He had a few tales to recount I can tell you 🤣

Bet those Alembic’s go for a lot more than the estimates. 

Yes, I know exactly as it’s a number I’ve vowed not to exceed and I’m maxed out at the moment.

If I want to buy another one, I’ll have to sell first.

How did you manage that then?

On 10/10/2022 at 19:35, BigRedX said:

Nut width is a bit of a red herring....

Hardly a red herring. If the width of the neck is too wide anyway for you personally at the nut, it doesn't matter what the string spacing is.

The widest 4 string at the nut I've owned was 45.4mm. Due to issues with my fretting hand, it became less and less viable to play, so had to go.

Really pleased to hear that Tom is on the up. Sounds like he’s really been through it and I wish him all the very best for the future.

On 24/10/2022 at 11:01, cetera said:

Also, I believe there to be two distinct types of 'tribute'.

1) A 'Tribute to the Music of....' - Bands/artists not known for their look/visual impact/frontman with specific image i.e. Steely Dan, Eagles, Chicago etc

2) A Tribute Band/Artist - has a strong visual as well as musical impact whether just frontman or whole band i.e. Stones, Beatles, Queen, KISS, Bowie etc

Great post Gary and I agree with 99.9% of the points you raised, apart from the inclusion of Bowie in the quote above.

Being a die hard Bowie fan for what seems like forever, I’ve never understood the fixation with (choose your era really, but it’s usually….) the Ziggy phase. In reality (see what I did there?), it was a very short period in the man’s career and as good as it was, I don’t believe it to be defining. There was so much brilliant stuff that came after - and before for that matter.

The difference for me, in the context you’ve given, is that The Stones, The Beatles, Queen and Kiss come with a certain expectation of what you’re going to get. I don’t believe that to be the case with Bowie. After he was done with Ziggy, his look was very different. I think he came out wearing pegs and jelly sandals to an audience that were still mainly wearing make-up and capes and he laughed at them. They didn’t know what to make of the change then and that was a theme that continued.

Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love all phases of Bowie including the Ziggy period. Much like Zappa, he had a phenomenal who’s who of players who were at the top of their game performing for him. The more he did and the more he had to choose from in his repertoire, the better the shows. Rockpalast ‘96 - a phenomenal performance, even taking into account his drum’n’bass phase at the time - the version of Andy Warhol is just genius. Glastonbury 2000 - suffered from illness, crippling nerves and not being on tour - some of it wasn’t great, but I watch it over and over. The BBC gig from 2 days later - awesome, probably one of my favourite sets he ever did. The Reality Tour - what a way to go out!

I know it’s a bit self centered as it’s what we used to do, but if you’re going to do Bowie, do what he would have done at the end. Perform the songs to highest standard with the best people you can get and in the way he would have done it then. The songs themselves are the legacy, not the make-up and capes.

Easy one to answer for me….Gene Simmons.

I heard the bass intro to this song and that was sound I wanted.

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.

On 25/10/2022 at 17:45, bassfan said:

I really would like to try this and compare to the other one 🤔

Me too.

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