joeystrange

7 hours ago, stewblack said:

Thank you so much for sharing this. I loved it. Never heard the man talk before but I was spellbound. 

Me too. What an intelligent and thoughtful man.

If you’re talking Fenders there’s some info with a little illustration here.

I believe Nicky Wire writes the Manics’ lyrics (the ones that aren’t Richey’s) while JDB writes the music.

I’ve had similar before. Emailed a few times with quick responses then nothing for a couple of weeks. When it got past the time he said they’d be done and I still hadn’t heard anything I emailed him to see if everything was ok. Didn’t get a response from Neil but I did get an automatic email saying my strings had been dispatched a few hours later.

As it isn’t an especially big company (or workshop, as Trevor said) I think he’s just a busy guy! They have a very good reputation, though, so I don’t think you need to be worried.

There’s a song on the new Slipknot album called Spiders which is in 7/8 IIRC. 

50-110

I just find it easier to play with the bit of extra tension that they give in standard tuning. Plus I’m quite heavy-handed.

I do know a guy who plays 65-125 (i think) in standard tuning on a ‘50s P. I think he’s mad!

20 hours ago, Silvia Bluejay said:

Petite lady? Get a Jazz bass, the neck is lovely and thin, you'll be fine. (Forget about the horrible, misshapen, heavy-as-hell body, though, will you).

This is one I have (second hand) experience with.

My wife is fairly short (5’ 4” ish) and plays a Precision. She really likes Jazzes but can’t get on with them because the body is so big.

Another good one... You can get away with murder on the bass. Though I think this one may be a bit true.

1 hour ago, Bobthedog said:

 

I have to say that for me having a lined fretless is pointless (although my fretless is lined) as I simply cannot see the lines on the fretboard at all. I can only see the side of the neck. 

Tony Franklin’s basses are unlined with side dots. Probably for that reason.

Good god I hope not.

There was a guy who played in Wednesday 13’s original band. He played mostly with a pick but would alternate, seemingly randomly, between using the pick and plucking with the middle and ring fingers whilst still holding the puck between index and thumb.

Certainly an unusual technique.

I’m neither equipped or clever enough to do it myself!

I’ve always been a fan of relic’d guitars, as long as they’re done well, though I’ve never done one myself as I’d likely make it look terrible!

I am in the process of getting a bass made for me but haven’t yet decided on the finish. It will be nitro but I’m not sure whether to go for any wear or let it happen naturally.

The bass sound on Song 2 was by far the best thing to come out of Britpop.

In my opinion, of course.

We have one festival at the beginning of October that hasn’t been cancelled (yet) but everything else has been either cancelled or moved to next year.

I have a friend in the Czech Republic, though, who’s band are playing their first post-lockdown shows at the end of June.

I have a Dee Dee Ramone Precision. I didn’t do anything drastic with it but I have removed the tone pot and fitted different pups. I kept the original parts in case I ever want to sell it, which is unlikely. But that’s the only reason I can see for not making irreversible changes.

But it’s yours now so you can do what you want.

I don’t remember this place, Academy of Sound was the only chain I remember when I started playing in the early 2000s.

But I do have an observation to make.

Looking at those pics the amps (and the haircuts!) look very dated and of their time. However the guitars haven’t changed at all. Those pics could have been taken in any music shop today.

I’ve never considered it before but I guess guitar styles just never change. I wonder why the same manufacturers feel the need to make their amps look more modern every so often.

14 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said:

I used to design record sleeves, so have a bit of an insight of what happens behind the scenes, so to speak.

Record exec's, band management and other management can't help themselves but get involved, so if the band or record exec's choose a track list, it's not unusual if someone comes along at the last minute to change things, everything from cover image, track order, even small print, nothing is off limit to last minute change, so this is where a lot of errors occur. If something is changed and someone in another part of the process isn't informed then you'll get these anomalies.

I used to work at a record label. One of the releases whilst I was there had completely different running orders on the CD and vinyl (same songs, completely different order) because the band insisted on one order and the label insisted on another.

There was also an album that, when it got repressed on CD, somehow had 2 seconds of a different song from a different band in the middle of one of the tracks. I think some of those exist in the wild.

Is it cut from the true cross?!

I just bought a bass for $2000 and I thought that was a lot!

This needs to go in the Most Ridiculous Bass thread!

16 hours ago, PaulWarning said:

really? I didn't know that, where did you hear that

It doesn’t sound like him. His playing is very distinctive.

Plus some friends who worked with Daniel Rey tell me that he played all of the guitar on the albums that he produced.

As Johnny saw himself as a businessman rather than a musician it wouldn’t surprise me at all if he found someone who could play the guitar so he didn’t have to.

3 hours ago, PaulWarning said:

the way I understood it was Johnny was the first to jump ship after Spector made him play one chord over and over again, but according to most of  the band (not Dee Dee, who was prone to exaggeration, or poor memory because of the drugs) they all played on the basic tracks except Baby I love you, then left it to Spector and Joey to finish it off, how much of their playing is left on the finished album is anybody's guess

I’ve heard that too. And yes, how much of Dee Dee’s book/memories actually happened as he said is debatable.

I have no idea of Johnny played on this record or not. He certainly didn’t play on the later albums.

10 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Rock'n'Roll Radio is an utter classic (and the bassline uses all four strings!!)

I don’t believe that’s Dee Dee playing bass. According to him they all fell out (with each other and Phil Spector) and flew back to New York without actually recording anything. Joey is apparently the only Ramone that played on that album.

1 hour ago, Graham said:

Watched a bit of that, some great playing but not really my bag.

This however, I loved - Post Malone playing a full set of Nirvana covers with Travis Barker of Blink 182

He's clearly a massive Nirvana fan as he absolutely nails it.

I just watched this after I saw Krist Novoselic tweeting about how good it was. Loved it! 

He stopped playing Fenders later in his career as he was unimpressed with their decline in quality in the ‘80s. 

As others have said, I believe this is a G&L.