Hobbayne

[quote name='Donnyboy' timestamp='1396340593' post='2412359'] Ehm, maybe I'm missing something ( again ) , but whats the deal about the nasty surprise/big day ? C'mon, spill the beans! [/quote] He,s getting married poor bugger

Friday 28th March at the Royal Surrey in morden. Good reception for a support slot.

We played a support slot last Friday night to a Bloc Party type band. We do classic rock covers which is a bit of a difference. We went down really well and got every clapping along. The main band turned up halfway through our set and sat and watched but never spoke to us after we finished which I thought was a bit off. We got many compliments from the punters after we finished, with people saying that they dont get our sort of music at the pub very often. Went the main band started playing, after a few numbers people started leaving. I felt a bit sorry for them.

Ernie Ball super slinkys in the dayglo pink packet or regular slinkys in the yellow packet. I have one of each on both by fenders.

Bump for tomorrow in case any south londoners want to cheer us on!

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1395934962' post='2408162'] So no new music then ... [/quote] Yes, new album in the pipeline too! [url="http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2014/03/singerkeyboardist_christine_mc.html"]http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2014/03/singerkeyboardist_christine_mc.html[/url]

[url="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fleetwood-mac-announce-reunion-tour-dates-with-christine-mcvie-20140327"]http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fleetwood-mac-announce-reunion-tour-dates-with-christine-mcvie-20140327[/url] After a 16 year vacation

My mum had that record when I was a kid, The line about yellow chinkies went over my head till about 10 years later when the penny dropped.

The Pretenders - Middle Of The Road. I used to play it in a band I was in many yrs ago and forgot all about it till I heard it this morning. Still a good tune.

On hold.

Are you living in poverty? Beer And Bingo not your thing? Cant afford to feed your whippet? Just send me an envelope with your address and a stamp for a pound on it for some completely nearly new free strings! Also comes with a picture of famous bass player Eric Crapton on the packet!! Edit - cut for a P bass headstock Edit - Packet must be big enough to fit the strings in

I,m a bit of a musical Magpie. I borrow bits and peices from other songs and modify them to suit whatever I,m playing. I cover it well enough so that nobody guesses where it came from, and even get a few 'whoops!' from the guys. That was how I learned. Know what the chords are what can fit over them.

[quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1395071340' post='2398286'] That looks like a behind the scenes shot from The Hobbit : Lee Sklar - the Gandalf of groove! [/quote] Here he his, looking up the tabs for Moondance

He was at the LBGS recently. A few BC'ers met him after his masterclass although I didnt go.

The Beatles Everybodys Got Something To Hide, The little bass riff in the middle 8. I love that tone.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1394899578' post='2396482'] I would agree with your post....except for this advice. If muting is required, IMO it is better (safer.. from an injury aspect) to use a sponge under the strings. [/quote] I use palm muting with a pick. I have been playing for many years and have never injured my self doing it!!

I almost thought it was a 66 slab! It is a dead ringer for one

Has she gone?

[i]This is a 100% Genuine Fender Mex Jazz bass originally put together back in 1995. It has however been taken apart, had a blowtorch set fire to it and put back together again. [/i] Fixed

Also, you have to take into account the trussrod access may not be accessable if you cover it up with the wrong one. More on the subject here. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/fender-pickguard-squier-p-bass-775679/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/fender-pickguard-squier-p-bass-775679/[/url]

Although I have an American Standard P Bass, my main go to bass is a bitsa. It is made up from a body and a great neck from ebay. Apparently from a Korean Squier. I fitted it with a SPB1 pickup set it up, and it was amazing! Well balanced with an outstanding sound to it. In an attempt to give it a vintage vibe I put on some chrome covers. So a cheap bass wins in my experience.

I learned something from this documentary too! I always though the bass on Percy Sledge and Aretha's songs was The Duck. I recognised David Hoods name from a Paul Simon album that I had. So now I know eh?

I dont like the way the Schallers have to be permanently attached to the strap. This means the strap is now usless for other guitars shoild you need to swap. The Fender ones although quite bulky let you use different staps as and when you like.

My new band has got a support slot on Friday 28th. We do mainly classic rock covers. Please come along and cheer us on if your local. [url="http://www.lemonrock.com/gig.php?id=337389"]http://www.lemonrock.com/gig.php?id=337389[/url]

I grew up listening to my mums country and western records. Particularly Lefty Frizzell and Little Jimmy Dickens I recall she did get DSOTM when it first came out. I later got into the ska stuff when I was about 15, The Specials and Madness were my favs!