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I think Jools Hollands bass player uses one of those!

I remember reading somewhere when Sade first appeared that she was related to Michael Caine somewhere along. I think it was 1983 but I could be wrong. There was a big surge in bassists playing Stingrays back then, Pino's fretless on Whereever I Lay My hat, this fella on Smooth Operator and Mikey Craig from culture club all played one. Me? I had a Westone Thunder 1

I,m afraid that Guy Berrymans bass playing does nothing for me

I think Carole Kaye played on the record, I think the playing on the live version is a bit OTT and doesnt suit the song

On my two basses I have roundwounds on the P Bass and flats on the OLP. Doing the circuit that I do its nice to try and simulate the original songs bassline with near enough the right sound. Frinstance, you cant do [i]No Woman No Cry[/i] on rounds, or [i]Going Underground[/i] on flats.

I think that is a 1977 neck you got there, IRC they changed the lettering in early 77 from the heavier font used previously.

For me it would be John Mc Vie from Fleetwood Mac. A guy who just happened to be in the right place at the right time! While not being able to sing backing vocals or any notable solo ventures, he is now living a life of luxury in Hawaii! Although not a brilliantly techical bassist, his lines are always able to complement the song "Go Your Own Way and Rhiannon" spring to mind. Oh! and he's from just down the road from me in Ealing, West London!

Yea, i sing lead on about 12 numbers and backing vox on everything else. Funny thing is, i can only seem to sing uptempo numbers ballads send me completely off key!!

An Agathis body? sounds like an elderly crime author! I thought basswood was the choice for the lower end market these days??

His name is "Rusty" something or other, he,s been playing with Macca for a few years now! I saw them at Earls Court back in 2005 with the same lineup. The drummer is the son of Abe Loriel the great bass player, although he looks like a nightclub bouncer who would knock seven bells out of you, he is in fact a nice guy!!

According to the book [url="http://www.recordingthebeatles.com/"]Recording The Beatles[/url] Chris Thomas miked up a piano and sent it through a Vox guitar amp and twiddled the knobs to get that sound, it was done live not in the mix apparently

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1039773' date='Nov 28 2010, 11:43 AM']Probably because if you turned up unannounced all you'd find would be an empty room...[/quote] I took a couple of guitars there recently for a setup. They are based in a back street in Bermondsey. You have to press a buzzer for someone to let you in and you go up a flight of stairs into an open plan office with a few guitars hanging on the wall, not really like a shop at all!! They dont really encourage you to try the guitars though! I dont think its a very good way to sell things like that!" They guy I spoke to (nice bloke he was) told me that when they used to have the other shop, he used to get people in trying the guitars out and then saying "yes i,ll buy this!" and going away and buying it cheaper on line, so I can see his point. Still, they done a cracking job on my 34 year P Bass though!

On a way to a gig last night, loaded up the car and drove to our singer/rythym guitarists house where we swapped vehicles and he helped load his car with the gear from mine, and drove all the way from west London to south London to the gig. On arrival start unloading the gear and I said to him "Wheres the bass?" "What he said, I thought you had it!" A quick phonecall to his wife revealed my bass had slipped between the back seat and the front seat of my car, still sitting outside his house!! You all know that feeling in your stomach?? Luckily, we have a keyboard/Lead guitarist who had to lend me his Gibson SG to play the bass on the lower strings while the rest of the band played. It didnt sound too bad, with the EQ cranked fully up and a lot of compression through the bass amp (Which I did remember!) we got away with it!! Phew!

How about Hanging Around by The Stranglers??

I,ve been using it for a while now and it seems quiet accurate, they used to give you the first 10 seconds or so free, and you,d have to subscribe to hear the rest of the song and print out the tab and slow down - speed up etc.

[quote name='KK Jale' date='Nov 25 2010, 01:51 PM' post='1036339'] Cor, what a fantastic track. First time I've heard the original. My nomination for most spectacularly out of tune bass is Van Morrison and Them doing Dylan's It's All Over Now Baby Blue (much sampled, eg. by Beck)…. Mine is [b]Rocky Raccoo[/b]n from the Beatles White album, or its so over flanged it sounds as if it well out of tune!

How about Keep On Running - Spencer Davis Group? or Ride on Time by Black Box?

STOP WASTING EVERYBODYS TIM!!

Theres been quiet a few successful sales wihin the past few weeks, see the feedback threads!