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    NBD '78 Pre-EB MM Stingray

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    On 12/07/2023 at 20:29, BillyBass said:

    I am aware Germans can be very anti racist, and yes, I have heard of the AFD.  I was suggesting that maybe Germans don't care about the Confederate flag so much.  Not having visited Germany in almost 40 years, I have no idea how the Confederate flag would be considered; a symbol of Southern States culture/music...or a representation of an institution that approved of slavery.

    My son lives in Hamburg with his German mrs. I could ask her if you wished. 
     

    However, my tuppenceworth would be, if you’ll indulge me, that this is something bigger and more important than ourselves to people who, unlike us, it actually affects. 

    And going by my motto of “try to be cool with others, except when they’re bellends and leave you no choice”, I’d err on the side of stripping it. It’d look better anyway. That flag looks tacky imo. There are other expressions of the American South that do not have the unfortunate baggage.  

     

    In other news, and old Stingray is a fabulous bass to have and I wish you health to play it for many years. 

     

     

     

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    NBD '78 Pre-EB MM Stingray

    in Bass Guitars

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    16 hours ago, BillyBass said:

    40 odd years ago, when I was a punk, Rockabillies in London would all have a confederate flag patch on their jackets.  I doubt if many of them knew what it symbolised, it was a cool thing that Rockabillies wore.  I wouldn't be surprised if the original owner was in a Rockabilly band, or maybe southern rock.

     

    Fast forward 40 years and the flag is definitely not flavour of the month in America and as American wokeism has spread here, people are generally more aware of the slavery connotations of the flag.

     

    The OP lives in Germany though, maybe people there don't care about this so much.

    I assure you that in Germany, they’re VERY sensitive to stuff like that. 
     

    unless they’re not. And there are those who are willfully not.  If you follow. 

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    Mick Karn Bass Tutorials

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    The entire Tin Drum album is now done and I’ve grouped the videos into a playlist

     

    Tin Drum Bass Lessons

     plan to get to the entire Japan catalogue, which is really a labour of love. 
     

     

    My respect for Mick Karn deepens with each song. 
     

    Thanks to all who watched so far. 

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    Mick Karn Bass Tutorials

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by overdriver

    I Second That Emotion

    I Second That Emotion - Japan / Mick Karn Bass Playalong / Cover
    https://youtu.be/QPUpU4RzG-U

     

    This is just a playalong, but they get more requests views than the actual breakdowns for some reason. 
     

    I imagine, like me, most guys can get a lot of info from just watching someone play a track through, and don’t necessarily need it in detail. 

     

     

     

     

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    Mick Karn Bass Tutorials

    in General Discussion

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    On 11/11/2022 at 12:36, Buddster said:

    Gotta say, thanks so much for posting these. He was a huge influence on my playing as a 17 year old back when Japan were around. Nice to have a clear breakdown of the parts. Time to revisit these lines. 

     

    (unfortunately Dalis Car is too far out there for me to enjoy! ) 

    Thanks Buddster

    Don't give up on Dali's Car - mightn't be as hard as you think!

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