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[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1455843719' post='2982985'] Blue, you are doing it again. You are, of course, entitled to disagree with me and I respect your right to do so. However, please stop making absolutist statements rubbishing my opinion. I am not the only person who thinks that the Beatles have been surpassed and you know it. To suggest that I am in the manner in which you did is clearly designed to belittle me in a manner which is both childish and offensive. I am entitled to be treated with the same respect with which I treat you. [/quote] +1. I have unfortunately learned to ignore Blue's posts.

Paul Simon plays bass on 'You Can Call Me Al' - the part is played on a six string bass and decorates alongside the familiar groove

I guess the likelihood of something going wrong with either is exactly the same, given that the QC out in the Far East is usually just as good as in the USA. In fact you might even avoid a notorious 'Friday Afternoon' cab

Can he be replaced? Bear in mind a new drummer could potentially bring a lot more to the table than you expect - musically, socially or whatever.

Saw Sting & Paul Simon and loved every minute of it despite the ticket cost. In fact I'd have paid that to see each artist individually! Will definitely catch this tour if it comes across t'water

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1452687447' post='2952378'] I know what and how the younger generation feels about The Beatles. You can't fool me. [/quote] I am 28 and have been listening avidly to the Beatles for years. I could probably busk their entire back catalogue on bass. I find your attitude disparaging and verging on reverse ageism!

Pink Floyd - never listened to them on purpose, and never want to!

I own the following Squier Classic Vibe 60s Precision (flats) Fender Jazz Bass MIJ (flats) Squier Classic Vibe 60s Jazz (flats) OLP Stingray Copy modded (rounds) Fender MIJ P/J hybrid unlined fretless bass (rounds) Listed in order of how much I use them. Would love to add a 70s styled Jazz bass with rounds, and a 5 string high end bass with humbuckers (Sadowsky, Fodera etc)

This is cool!

I've seen this done with cars. Not sure it would adhere to forum rules but worth a try in a private context.

[quote]Once you switch to flats you'll not want to play rounds again.[/quote] True bill

Over 50% of bass atrocities can be attributed to Mark King The other half to Jaco!

Looks awesome! Where can I find info about your Irish dates? I will def try to come along!

Bought from them twice - one large item, one small. Both sent super quickly and with great communications at all points of the process. Highly recommended

I have the regular one and it's been great - would definitely buy again.

Heaven just got that little bit louder. RIP Lemmy. What a guy!

I guess the reason my band doesn't have any interpersonal issues is that we are all pretty laid back, have a collective good sense of humour and don't take ourselves too seriously. We also all have a mutual hatred of our sound technician

Motown

[quote]I'm very lucky at the moment in that my current band is keen for me to play some lead stuff on bass too - I get to do the odd solo and so forth in addition to doing lots of solid chordal work. I'd like to know that they want me to do more than just plonking root notes[/quote] I bet that on the guitar equivalent of Basschat, your scooped friend is complaining about you impinging on his sonic spectrum

One of the nicest Warwicks I've ever seen!

I would advise approaching him in private instead of criticising in public. This goes for all walks of life.

The bassline and tone on Elton's 'Step Into Christmas' is just superb. Love the outro especially

[quote]Festivals are always a pain, the afternoon / early evening bands will often overrun as their set will take longer than they anticipate due to each band extended endings, squeezing in a longer solo, between song banter, squeezing in another song & simply not appreciating the time that gets taken up between song. It all adds up, leading to delayed stage times later on in the day. [/quote] To me that is the fault of bad stage management as much as it is the unprofessionalism of the bands.

[quote]Anyone, bassist included, who talks about 'my tone' in that way ... bye bye[/quote] +1. Selfish.

Warranty issue surely? There are laws protecting the consumer from this kind of robbery.