OldGit

[quote name='Bassassin' post='39759' date='Jul 31 2007, 10:36 PM']And a lot of the time what you're paying for is the prestige of a brand name.[/quote] Well yes.. and playing a Name bass transfers that prestige to the person wearing it. You pay your extra dollar for the benefits these things bring. These no name basses may easily as good as a name bass, the savings being in the costs of manufacture, but there's so much more to the "value" of a bass than the way it looks, plays and sounds.

Well I'm still arguing with the Post Office and that's 4.5 months since the bass was killed in their care. Maybe if everyone kept their fingers crossed and send good full moon vibes and nice thoughts at Post Office Customer Services department it may get sorted out ... OG

[quote name='stewblack' post='39661' date='Jul 31 2007, 06:39 PM']Recently a mate of mine spent an unproductive hour down the bar trying to convince anyone who'd listen that he detests all hip hop and rap music. "What all of it?" "Yep." "Even that overwhelmingly enormous part of the genre to which you have yet to be exposed?" "Huh?" " I mean you hate music you haven't even heard yet?" "Yep" "But that's impossible" "Nope, if it's hip hop I hate it" Needless to say more knowledgeable people than myself cleverly spent the rest of the evening dropping artists who fit comfortably into the hip hop genre into the conversation ,most of whom he professed a liking for.[/quote] 'Tis the ol' "boxes" problem. Things have to be in neat categories for some people ..

[quote name='Geddys nose' post='39646' date='Jul 31 2007, 05:57 PM']Do they take part in any weekend warrior stuff I bet thats a great money spinner with all them 40's50's year old retired muso's, I've always seen them at the indie Music shops never SC.[/quote] [url="http://www.soundcontrol.co.uk/mod_1/pages/mod_1.2/pages/index.php?ww=1"]Weekend Warrior[/url] is a Sound Control initiative .. Us old people have loadsa money but we also have wisdom - and the Interwebnet - so some maybe up to pay OTT SC prices and put up with poor service but I imagine most shop elsewhere Having said that if the WW programme gets older people out playing after a break for kids abnd careers and stuff then all power to it.

[quote name='Hamster' post='39625' date='Jul 31 2007, 05:25 PM']Ummmmmmmmmmmmm........... Motown Nirvana As well as listening to those CD's, a fun film to watch is The Commitments. Hamster[/quote] And The Blues Brothers

[quote name='paul, the' post='39621' date='Jul 31 2007, 05:19 PM']My Aunt hates jazz. I call her the Northern Nazi.[/quote] What? All of it? I bet she likes Let there be love by Nat king Cole or The Shape of Things To Come by Ornette Coleman or Knda Blue by Miles Davis or Wonderful World by Sachmo' or Jumpin' jive by Joe Jackson or Louis Joran or the Koln Concert by Keith Jarret

[quote name='bass_in_ya_face' post='36485' date='Jul 24 2007, 05:45 PM']Am I the only one who hates Motown music?[/quote] How can you hate a whole lable's output? That's like saying I hate Jazz

[quote name='EntropicLqd' post='39278' date='Jul 30 2007, 11:02 PM']Some nice songs in there. We do Nutbush City Limits as well. It's a cracking song. I'd never heard it before until I had to learn it. There's a couple of others in the list that are also in our set (Hard to Handle roxors), but there's a fair few I've never heard of. I grew up in a musical vaccum so I've been filling in the gaps over the last couple of years. I've not heard of most of the songs you've got listed so I'll have to track them down and have a listen. Thanks again for the list.[/quote] Wow have you got a fine few months ahead of you... I'd love to re-live the excitement of hearing the Stax and Atlantic soul catalogues for the first time ...

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='38449' date='Jul 29 2007, 12:59 PM']We had a sax player with us for this gig which kinda influenced the songs chosen.[/quote] Hey Ever play my way? We played a wedding reception on Saturday. At the end we put cheese CD's through our PA for 45 minutes - without the Smashy and Nicey inane prattle between, just music.. On the way out our caller/singer/melodeon player/joint front man heard someone ask who he was as he carried some gear out "oh he's the DJ" someone said .. hummmmm 3 hours of live music and the only thing they'll remember is Dancing Queen on the CD ...

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='39578' date='Jul 31 2007, 04:13 PM']One of my regular music stores in Christchurch, New Zealand has done exactly this for exactly those reasons. [/quote] Maybe we should call Sound Control's bosses and offer some consultancy

Generally speaking I think that Soundcontrol could do a very simple thing and turn their business around. The vast majority of moans about them are not about prices, stock, getting stuff or anything like that. Their problems are almost all about staff attitude. A national staff training programme and a better hiring process and the whole thing would be changed beyond measure.

[quote name='BassManKev' post='39345' date='Jul 31 2007, 07:53 AM']anyone heard anything about them? they seem to have a very good spec for the price take this 6 string: [url="http://www.themusicking.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=5081&cat=16&nav=12"]http://www.themusicking.co.uk/proddetail.p...t=16&nav=12[/url] what ya reckon?[/quote] There's only one way to find out ... get one, try it and let us know

[quote name='steve-soar' post='39303' date='Jul 30 2007, 11:32 PM']I smell celery. [/quote] Please excuse my ignorance but what does that mean? OG

[quote name='Tinman' post='39339' date='Jul 31 2007, 05:49 AM'][b]Thanks Paul. I'm chuffed to bits, trouble is I've now got to wait a couple of weeks to hear them in all their glory[/b] [b]I'd hide if I was you mate, she has a list of culprits lined up for that one and I think that you maybe somewhere near the top of it! [/b] [b]Yeah, probably and that may have been one step too far [/b] Hopefully the pickguard will be with me sometime this week. I'll post pics when it's arrived and fitted. Cheers guys Pete[/quote] Dear Mrs Tinman, I think you are a truly wonderful person and a fine upstanding member of this community. Yours in admiration, Old(trembling, hiding in the cupboard under the stairs)Git PS He'll be selling all his non-shukers when the DreamBass arrives so he can buy you something nice then ....

[quote name='Stickman' post='39304' date='Jul 30 2007, 11:33 PM']Haven't been in there for a few years now, was still Academy of Sound when I last visited. Is Greg still there?[/quote] I bought a few things from them mail order when the were AoS .. always excellent service ...

[quote name='Hamster' post='39297' date='Jul 30 2007, 11:25 PM']They're already on the general parts list, I'll add them to the scratchplates as a x-ref. Hamster[/quote] Cheers mate, this thread is a great resource, er , resource

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='39223' date='Jul 30 2007, 08:57 PM']8 people have actually bid for it, the thought of that thing selling for any higher than it is now just makes me cringe![/quote] Well the bits might be good for upgrading a status copy I guess.

[quote name='The Burpster' post='39212' date='Jul 30 2007, 08:35 PM']Oooh thats a proper bolt on neck, that is! Jeez its worse that Frankensteins Monster..... Its a bit like one of those 'chew yer arm off' moments..? [/quote] Oh a bass that would wreck your belt buckle!

[quote name='misrule' post='39108' date='Jul 30 2007, 05:49 PM']Honestly, what are these music-shop people like? Don't they want to stay in business? I've previously been in another (Denmark Street) store where the only member of staff was too busy eating his lunch to let me buy a PRS guitar. They need their arses kicked Cheers Mark[/quote] Ah well ... that's the big city innit ....

[quote name='Wil' post='38954' date='Jul 30 2007, 01:44 PM']I asked if they had an Elixer 5 string set once in SC Bristol, and was presented with 5 sets of Elixer acoustic strings... [/quote] I asked ro a 12 pack of Durex once (as a young student) and was presented with 12 x 12 packs and a very odd look. This wasn't in Sound Control though ...

[quote name='Tinman' post='39123' date='Jul 30 2007, 06:12 PM']Why thank you Ferret, I'll remember that if we ever meet Update: Sims are closed for summer hols 'til 13th of August. Bugger, I wanted it yesterday!!![/quote] Well you'd have probably gone and got your self some of those flashy light things up the neck as well so that's saved you about 300 quid (and two broken arms and a few teeth I guess ... )

For the scratch plate list (and other stuff I guess) [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/home/index.php"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/home/index.php[/url]

[quote name='Mrs Tinman' post='39040' date='Jul 30 2007, 04:11 PM']You really are helpful OG, very helpful indeed, so helpful in fact, I'd like you to stop right there, before I have to think up further punishments for Tinman Your choice [/quote] Oh blige mate! What do I do? She still owes me for standing on yoru sholder dressed in red with tail and pitchfork whispering "shhhhhuker" in your ear ...

Here's some sources from the wonderfull [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=248"]parts etc sources thread[/url] Scratchplates Sims Custom www.simscustom.com Jeannies Pickguards (USA) Jeannie Pickguards Pickguardian (USA) www.pickguardian.com

[quote name='Tinman' post='38996' date='Jul 30 2007, 02:59 PM']So you'd be happy for the wife to give me a black eye would you? That's nice that is. That's very nice. Harumph.[/quote] Yeah sure ... It will get better in a few weeks and then your bass will look yummie with its tortie plate .. long-term view mate