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OldGit

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  1. [quote name='wombatboter' post='907346' date='Jul 27 2010, 05:21 PM']Well : as a positive note, whether it's McCartney, The Kaiser Chiefs, The Smiths or anyone else : you can be proud of what the UK has contributed to popmusic. It beats Belgium ! :-)[/quote] I'd like to personally thank Belgium for Adolphe, his saxophone and it's huge contribution to popular music for the last 100 years, at least.
  2. [quote name='casapete' post='908573' date='Jul 28 2010, 07:33 PM']Shame I'm out on the 21st, as know every bloody song! (And I hate Clarkson too - Maybe I ought to advertise myself as the 'Dad Rock Dep'?)[/quote] pretty sure they are sorted but there's [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=96527"]this related advert...[/url]
  3. Oh that's good. Nice to see MarloweDK in there too
  4. [quote name='4 Strings' post='908184' date='Jul 28 2010, 01:42 PM']Wasn't the OP talking about the use of rare woods from places where there should be rare trees? I'd go along with that argument, I would certainly enjoy my bass less if I knew it was a contribution to abuse of our environment and making someone/thing homeless. Assuming the wood comes from a place where it is plentiful and being replaced and if someone can make that wood look fabulous and shiny and someone likes it like that, well, as someone else said, each to their own. Mine tend to be boringly black.[/quote] Most of these exotic facings are from managed woodlands. There may be bits in luthiers wood piles left over from before the world got sensible. And I thought he was talking about Canadian Gritters. I didn't really know what that was, not being Canadian. I assumed it was something like the blokes that drive those gritter lorries, and they live in wooden shacks in Bamph or Brum or something, and someone has cut holes in their huts. Now I realise he meant critters. However the first line does talk about aesthetics and I assume that's his main point.
  5. So cool it's Friesian Shake that funky thing
  6. [quote name='KingPrawn' post='907923' date='Jul 28 2010, 10:20 AM']This is a great example of why i seldom delve into this area of the forum. It is full of "freaks" who read far to much into comments and take offense where there is none to take.Then to add insult or give some air of superior being they feel the need to correct a fellows typing/spelling mistakes. It must be great being so elite.[/quote] Oh please don't paint us all with the same brush... However your post did read like an argument looking for someone to argue with. Pretty basses Vs functional basses is a well worn path and the description of a "coffee table" will annoy some people. In that absence of any hints it's not surprising that some people may take the post at its face value. Meanwhile: There are lots of people on here who like both, me included. I also like a nice bit of grain shining through a traditional sunburst or other translucent finish. It depends on the bass and context...
  7. [quote name='dave_bass5' post='907817' date='Jul 28 2010, 08:00 AM']I'll be the first to say visit the gallery in camden town. In London it's THE bass shop. Not always the cheapest compared to online but they have a huge stock and some very nice higher end basses. You can spend hours there. Alex is the guy who runs it and will sort you out. Good luck.[/quote] +1 and they will sort all the setup stuff there and then for you - important if you only have a day.
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  9. Posting for a friend. Please PM me your email address and phone number and I'll pass it on. Thanks OG ------------------------------ [b]Experienced Bass/backing vocals to join Guitar/vocals and drums in Rock Covers Band.[/b] Cardiff and environs Reforming 3-piece need reliable, steady bass for covers from 60's to current day. [b]Pubs only travelling Swansea to Newport and valleys[/b]. Minimum will be £50 a gig. Contacts for gigs are available but can't chase bookings till full-time band member arrives. 2-3 gigs a week ideally. Expected set-list (starter set, not written in stone) In the morning - Razorlight Gimme all your loving - ZZ Mama told me not to come - Stereo's Whskey in the jar - Lizzy Californication - Chillies Mr. Brightside - Killers Honky Tonk - Stones Can't stand losin you - Police Are you gonna go my way - Lenny K. Walkin by myself - Gary Moore All I have - Snow Patrol Predict a riot It's my life - Bon Jovi Sex on fire Tramps vest - Stereo's Alright now Are you gonna be my girl - Jet Here I go again - Whitesnake Sweet Child Dakota - Stereo's Fool for your stockings - ZZ Don't believe a word - Lizzy Wishin Well - Free Born to b wild Dancin in the moonlight Parisienne Walkways Maniacs - Firewind
  10. Reelin in the years Schools out Hey Joe Don't believe a word and Dance the night away - the Mavericks just to see if you can keep it going all the way through
  11. Ask him yourself? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showuser=4331"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showuser=4331[/url]
  12. [quote name='jimbobothy' post='906110' date='Jul 26 2010, 05:45 PM']if it doesn't does anyone know the cure??[/quote] Buy several Japanese Fender basses (see below )
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  15. Ok I asked for some ideas of teh set .. here you go Solid Clarkson Dad rock... 1. Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love C major 2. Black Magic Woman D minor 3. Brown Sugar C major 4. Honky Tonk Woman G major 5. No Woman No Cry A major 6. Ain’t No Sunshine A minor 7. Nutbush City Limits A major 8. Summertime Blues F major 9. Feel Like Making Love D major 10. Knocking On Heaven’s Door G major 11. Heartache Tonight D major 12. Parisienne Walkways A minor 13. Samba Pa Ti G major 14. Wishin’ Well E minor 15. Take It Easy G major 16. The Last Time E major 17. Cocaine E major 18. Walking By Myself E major 19. Bad Moon Rising D major 20. Little Wing E minor 21. Peaceful Easy Feelin’ E major 22. Superstition E minor 23. Proud Mary A major 24. Mustang Sally A major 25. Johnny B Goode A major 26. All Right Now A major Extras Lay Down Sally, Hey Joe, One Of These Nights, Sweet Home Alabama, Hideaway, You Really Got Me, Need Your Love So Bad, Whiskey In The Jar, Walk Of Life, Desperado, A Whiter Shade Of Pale, Wonderful Tonight, Human, Sex On Fire
  16. [quote name='Ajrt' post='905840' date='Jul 26 2010, 02:22 PM']Ty. I really ought to learn these things. I'll give you a few bumps for your kind and swift response.[/quote] Thanks buy one of my basses?
  17. [quote name='Ajrt' post='905837' date='Jul 26 2010, 02:18 PM']Sorry I really apologise for hijacking but what does dep stand for?[/quote] Deputise as in "stand in bass player for one night"
  18. [quote name='Ajrt' post='905702' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:42 PM']I've heard quite a lot about bach. Could anyone suggest a starting point?[/quote] Yeah Start here [url="http://www.amazon.com/Mel-Bay-J-Bach-Bass/dp/078662843X"]J S Bach for Bass Guitar[/url]
  19. [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='905705' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:42 PM']Except Good Times.[/quote] Blah blah yeah you are probably right
  20. Ah .... A recent thread on buying basses in China I found an expats website that said many of the Fenders in China are fakes so that may be something you need to look at...
  21. Tricky. Maybe if you devide the question into genres. The thing is that for everyone who thinks Mustang Sally/So What/Master of Puppets/Bach Prelude and Fuges/Roundabout/School days/Higher ground/Lessons in Love/Portrait of Tracy/Something is compulsory there will be loads of players who never need to or want to play that track.. So.. Nothing comes into the "lines [b]everyone[/b] should know" category but that list is a start
  22. [quote name='Doddy' post='905558' date='Jul 26 2010, 10:55 AM']'The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life'.[/quote] That's what got me into Zappa in the first place. Specifically hearing "Stairway to Heaven" on the radio. I didn't get it 'til then. Plus the album has some nice accessible cover versions as a gentle introduction to the original stuff.
  23. [quote name='JTUK' post='905463' date='Jul 26 2010, 08:36 AM']Jeeez..I would. I'd be horrified. [/quote] ha ha Well not necessarily all of the time
  24. [quote name='BenTunnicliffe' post='905052' date='Jul 25 2010, 06:36 PM']Just wrote a whole PM to you OG offering to give dep then realised I've got a gig on that night anyway. Shame, sounds like a good one![/quote] There you go .. Send me your contact info anyway and I'll pass it on for next time...
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