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And mine! Entwistle was notorious for incredible OTT embellishments in his live performance, particularly in songs like 'I Can't Explain' and the famous 'Won't Get Fooled Again'. I suspect I Can See For Miles is something similar, despite being one of his simplest lines in the studio. I'm not sure I've heard the version you refer to though, maybe a link would help us see right through the haze?* * - I absolutely HAD to

I've just totally bitten the Jamerson bug today, what a fantastic musician. Does anyone know if any transcriptions of his basslines are available online or in published form? There are some of his basslines I'd love to learn (Darling Dear!), though I may well sit and transcribe them myself if there isn't any notation available already!

That's a lovely bass, Delbert. Now...to the Build thread!

I completely agree with you. I used them for around a year, mainly because a lot of my favourite bassists used them. During that 12 month period, I must have broken at least 10 string, even some of their E strings fell victim! I eventually woke up and realised that they aren't worth the cash. I'm currently using Hartkes which are twice as good at half the price!

I'd recommend Sound Control, they stock a wide range of RCF stuff as well as lots of other brands! Delivery is reasonable too, although it does depend on what you're ordering.

Paul uses his thumb in a downstroke motion, try to keep your nail as short as possible to get that rubbery sound! In [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NTb3uifuKDc"]THIS[/url] video at around 1:06, you can see the technique he uses, although the attack that he uses is slightly exaggerated for video purposes.

[quote name='~tl' post='307410' date='Oct 15 2008, 09:47 PM']I would think they would only use cloth covered wire on vintage reissues – though they might not even use it on those.[/quote] That's true. If your bass has normal plastic coated wires, there's no reason why it couldn't be a genuine American Fender. If you want to buy a new wiring kit, there are a few guys on the forum here who'd be more than happy to make you one (check the Affiliates forum for more info). You could, of course, buy one from a parts website, however the P/J VVT configuration might be a slightly harder layout to find.

I think I read somewhere that the more winds you have on a string post, the better the sustain. I very much doubt that this is true, however I can understand the relative merits of winding it on more than once at least.

The difference that the braided cover would make is essentially negligible in a live performance situation. You'd probably need to record very hi-fi samples in a studio to hear the change in sound! OBBM gets my vote

I'm not quite sure, I think the Geddy neck is based on one of Fender's other profiles but it's certainly slimmer than any other Fender neck I've ever played. I think you can get the specs (such as radius, nut width and thickness at nut and heel) on the Fender site, so it might be possible to match as best you can to the Allparts ones?

The Geddy Lee is without a doubt the most comfortable 4 string neck I've ever played! If I was buying another Jazz, I'd have it replicated by a luthier, it's that good!

[quote name='wombatboter' post='301522' date='Oct 7 2008, 05:01 PM']I loved it (was introduced to this album through a tv thing with Steve Coogan in which he plays a dj : Not really obvious stuff for Belgian viewers...:-))[/quote] Alan Partridge! Brilliant show, that clip still cracks me up

[quote name='squire5' post='288711' date='Sep 21 2008, 07:58 PM']The solo from the middle of "Bouree" by Jethro Tull.Glen Cornick magic![/quote] Ah what a BRILLIANT piece! I remember spending around 2 days working out the whole thing, chords and all, around 3 years ago coz I couldn't find a decent transcription anywhere! Still love playing it to this day My 'show-off' pieces include: - The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again (live at Shepperton Studios version, the one with the isolated bass) - Jaco's Donna Lee (first minute or so anyway) - Stevie Wonder's Sir Duke - Jamiroquai's Too Young To Die

Janek's a member of these boards under the name gwizmon, he posted something similar the other day in this thread - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=27567&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=27567&hl=[/url] +1 on his standard of musicianship, I'll be checking out a few of these recordings in the next couple of days!

Very dark looking! Great shots mate

Mine is currently an 8 piece, although we've had it as large as 9 and as small as 6 over the last couple of years. It's great fun being in a bigger band, so many more sonic dimensions (although that's to be expected when you include mandolin and concertina!) Danny

The INFAMOUS Loud cabs always make a reappearance on these forums from time to time! I first joined the old BW just after the whole Loud scandal hit - I actually live just half an hour away from Stephen Kennedy, it's a shame I didn't join sooner or I'd have been the Northern Irish Private Investigator (NIPI?) Great cabs though, I haven't heard anyone who actually received them say a bad word about them

Hello all, I just have the new Kings Of Leon album playing now on my stereo, what a fantastic album! The bassist's lines have become a whole lot more complex since their first album (at the time it was recorded he had only been playing bass for 3 months or something ridiculous like that!) They must have picked up some Joy Division albums somewhere along the line because the basslines are pure Peter Hook, I was almost going to check the sleeve notes to see if he featured on it! Definitely a great change from the over-produced, over-rated effort that they released previous to this. Anyone else heard it? What do you think? Danny

The Who - My Generation, either backing or lead vocals will give you a good workout!

[quote name='Hellrazor' post='235633' date='Jul 9 2008, 12:20 PM']I lent a bass to Danny McCormack from the Wildhearts once. Does that count...?[/quote] I hate having the same name as another famous bass player! You wouldn't believe how confusing it gets

Do you play upright? A lot of theatre scores require the use of bowed notes, lengths of which you simply cannot achieve with a fretted electric. Maybe one of those electric uprights would be a more fitting solution if you were comfortable with it?

John (I'm Only Dancing) has a fantastic melodic bassline too, I can't believe no one has mentioned it so far! The runs in the chorus are very McCartney-esque +1 to this thread

Actually, the Hartke strings are considerably cheaper than any other brand and comparable (as mentioned) to the likes of Ernie Ball.