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[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1416839532' post='2614088'] Toontrack's "Black Friday Week" has started: [url="http://www.toontrack.com/black-friday-sale/"]http://www.toontrack...ck-friday-sale/[/url] The EZDrummer deal is that the Pop/Rock expansion pack comes free (which as far as I can tell allows EZD2 to sound like EDZ1!), which means €41-worth of freebie on top of the €79 upgrade from EZD (which I will make at some point). Other stuff includes 70% off Beat Station, and 67% off EZKeys Classic Electrics and EZMix2. Over at Waves, the Signatures Drums and Bass plugins are 80% until the end of the month: [url="http://www.waves.com/bundles/signature-series-bass-and-drums"]http://www.waves.com...-bass-and-drums[/url] #tempting [/quote] Just checked http://www.sweetwater.com and their prices on the Toontrack deals are better than the Toontrack shop, e.g. EZKeys Classics at $49.99 (£32) rather than €55 (£44)... also Izotope Nectar Elements at $29...

Toontrack's "Black Friday Week" has started: http://www.toontrack.com/black-friday-sale/ The EZDrummer deal is that the Pop/Rock expansion pack comes free (which as far as I can tell allows EZD2 to sound like EDZ1!), which means €41-worth of freebie on top of the €79 upgrade from EZD (which I will make at some point). Other stuff includes 70% off Beat Station, and 67% off EZKeys Classic Electrics and EZMix2. Over at Waves, the Signatures Drums and Bass plugins are 80% until the end of the month: http://www.waves.com/bundles/signature-series-bass-and-drums #tempting

10cc were originally called 5cc. They played very quietly at their early gigs, but finally acceded to requests to increase the volume.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1416497892' post='2610911'] ... such as "Engelbert Humperdinck died in 1921", you mean..? [/quote] Sorry to stay OT for a sec, but the classical tangent brought this to mind: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Penetrating-Wagners-Ring-Capo-Paperback/dp/0306804379/ It's an old book - and a serious one - but thanks to the Internet, the man/woman on the street can now add his/her own reviews :-)

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1416494800' post='2610849'] Errr, could we stay On Topic please? This is the Alternative Rock factfile after all. Next we'll have listings for Katherine Jenkins, Alfie Boe and Aled Jones... [/quote] We could start an Alternative Classical Fact-file, but it would probably be full of Scheidt.

[quote name='gadgie' timestamp='1416494977' post='2610852'] I might be, but then again I might not be interested. [/quote] Is this open to timewasters?

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1416493588' post='2610824'] ... twas a short lived glimmer of hope. [/quote] Short-lived, or short-scaled?

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1416493317' post='2610816'] Well thats cheered me up. [/quote] Hide the Wal, she only recommends four-stringed fellas :-)

[quote name='UglyDog' timestamp='1416489177' post='2610728'] The members of Camel decided to stick with their name despite ending their lucrative sponsorship. The SuperKings of Leon opted not to, however. As did [s]JPS[/s] JLS. [/quote] George Benson stopped working with Mike Hedges under similar circumstances, although he did audition for the Ohio Players.

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1416478174' post='2610539'] I'd buy a Basschat mug [/quote] I'm not for sale.

Needs a replacement nut: a ginger one.

You need a coffee-table bass to go with this...

The unit of currency in Mali, where reggae is very popular, is the Bob.

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1416406493' post='2609855'] Of course: [attachment=176730:fender2.jpg] [/quote] Ooh, the lefty is fully loaded. Tasty.

Do they do these left-handed?

Transpose up and use an octave divider?

Tony Williams' first album Life Time was edited down to a single disc of 38 minutes, although the original concept was for an 11,757-disc set.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1416269162' post='2608635'] Motown Sax Player Junior Walker, of Junior Walker and The All Stars changed his first name to Senior on his 65th Birthday. [/quote] And only then did toddlers stop pushing him across the carpet.

I like it! More so than The Next Day...

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1416225621' post='2608016'] Due to her success on Strictly Come Dancing, Pixie Lott has cancelled her collaboration with The Pixies, to be called Dingly Dell Two. [/quote] She's hoping to be made a Dame in the New Year Honours list, as she's tired of hearing her cousin Mix-a boasting about being the only titled member of the family.

Much to his record company's frustration, Peter Gabriel spent so much time on his embroidery habit that he failed to come with titles for his first four albums. On completion of his fifth album, the company asked him, "Are you going to give us a proper album title, or sew?"

[quote name='jimbaby' timestamp='1416039680' post='2606288'] Van der Graff generator's career remained static for years. [/quote] Although they gave many hair-raising performances.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1416079393' post='2606708'] Not on this recording but I heard they may be doing "Twist and Shout" as a seperate project. I expect Men at Work will crop up too... [/quote] Eventually this collective decided that a simpler, more generic name would be appropriate. They are now known as Tool.

Very nice looking bass. How much was it?