Thunderthumbs
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I used to play Broken Wings in a band many years ago. Played it with an Octaver, did all the drum and hand clap bits inbetween lines with my mouth, and sang the really high bit too. God did I have my work cut out!
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A bit late I know, but we're playing tonight, Friday 17th July at Lloyds Hotel, Chorlton, Manchester @ 9pm. Free entry. Feel free to come along for a few beers and introduce yourself. Cheers all, Pete.
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[quote name='skipper' post='539849' date='Jul 13 2009, 10:54 PM']Go for the band thing [b]defiantly[/b]....[/quote] Sorry, but the misspelling in this just made me laugh..... "Can I join your band?" "[i]Yes, you're in[/i]" "Well, you can bugger off, how dare you ask me to join" etc. etc.
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Hi John, Welcome to Basschat. What a beautiful collection of basses you have there mate. That Jaydee is probably about the nicest I've seen. Well done there fella.
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Well done that man! Good on ya.
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[quote name='fumps' post='540256' date='Jul 14 2009, 12:47 PM']ooo now theres a thing will try out mr Wonder. sometimes i cant see wood fo trees[/quote] Sir Duke definitely does it for me. I know everyone brings up James Jamerson, but "Darling Dear" by The Jacksons is just majestic. Good luck nailing that one.
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Absolutely loved that. Cheers
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Probably about a year ago, I wasn't a fan at all of singlecuts, but I'm liking them more and more. Than one absolutely nails it for me. Absolutely gorgeous.
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Friday night bump for a great guitar rig -
Forgot to add, collection from Southport is preferable but we're travelling quite a lot over the next two months so a meet up or possible delivery could be considered.
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[quote name='Chris2112' post='535008' date='Jul 7 2009, 06:43 PM']Tony is one of my favourite players, I bet that was a bass with some magic in it...[/quote] Yeah, I loved it, but traded it against a Yamaha BB1100S (got giddy cos it was active). Loved both those basses actually, wish I still had them both. The SB-R80 wasn't Tony's main bass obviously, but I did used to have a photo in a bass mag of him playing it. -
I had a cherry SB-R80 in the 80s and loved it. It's previous owner was Tony Butler of Big Country. Still want to whack myself every now and again for selling it.
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Our guitarist is selling his complete Hiwatt rig, comprising of an original partridge Custom 100 Head and new 4 x 12" speaker cabinet. Both the amp and cab are fully flightcased (made by R J Flytes) and are included in the sale. This [b]IS NOT[/b] a new amp head - the amp casing is new, but the amplifier itself inside is an old classic. It is an original "Partridge" transformer chassis which he had put into a new housing by Hiwatt themselves in Doncaster. In other words, the outer casing is new, but the blood and guts of it is an original Hiwatt that you don't see on music shopfloors. The amp was dated at the Hiwatt factory from the serial number as being built in 1971. It also had a full Hiwatt service and a new set of JJ/Tesla tubes installed. He purchased the 4 x 12" cab directly from them when he had the head rehoused. This was made to order (not sat in a shop for months) and loaded with Fane speakers. 300W/16 Ohm. The service work, along with the new cab, was approximately 12-18 months ago at most (my estimate, but I'll confirm ASAP). It's been fully flightcased from new so it is in perfect condition. This is a serious guitar rig. A very loud amp with massive clear headroom, and a piece of guitar amp history, therefore [s]offers in the region of £2500[/s] [b][size=4][color="#FF0000"][s]£1600 CASH - NEEDS TO SELL URGENTLY[/s][/color][/size][/b] [b][size=4][color="#FF0000"]***NEW PRICE - £1200 OR WILL SELL SEPARATELY (AMP £650 - CAB £600)*** - NEEDS TO SELL URGENTLY[/color][/size][/b] He lives in Southport in case anyone wants to try it first. PM me with any questions or for more details.
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Being the previous owner of Rasta's lake placid blue JO5, I think there's every chance that if it'd been a natural one I would still own it. I just didn't really get on with the finish (strange how a colour can turn you off a bass despite the sound) and I'm a sucker for naturals (like my Marcus Miller and Stingray). Great sounding basses.
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[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='532131' date='Jul 3 2009, 11:15 PM']Cor blimey that's dated badly.[/quote] [quote name='wateroftyne' post='532134' date='Jul 3 2009, 11:16 PM'] This is BAD! (I hope you make an appearance soon.. it'll justify the pain)[/quote] [quote name='wateroftyne' post='532137' date='Jul 3 2009, 11:20 PM']I can't take any more... I've got to go to bed. Sorry![/quote] I [b]did[/b] warn you A thread that starts with "Oh dear" and then mentions "low budget TV" pretty much gives you an idea. I've watched a couple of them myself and I find it rather painful to watch. Not one of my finest hours. Saying that, it was a laugh doing it at the time. Highlights for me were playing with Roy Wood when they had him on as a guest once. Brian Conley also sang with us (Noddy was doing The Grimleys with him at the time). We also had an end of series party in Granada's bar, so we set our gear up and had "Uncle Peter" (woof, bark, donkey) playing drums and Fish (Marillion) singing. [quote name='YouMa' post='532147' date='Jul 3 2009, 11:28 PM']Was clint boon still in the carpets then? what were him and noddy like.[/quote] Yeah, they were both good. Clint wasn't with the Inspirals then, he was looking at doing some solo stuff I think. He was a top bloke, really down to earth. Very much just a local lad that had done well with his music, but certainly no aloofness about him. Noddy was sound, and took great pleasure in taking the p1ss on a regular basis. All in all, that series was [b]really[/b] rough. GSB (Granada Sky Broadcasting) was in its very early days, and that show was done on a [b]very[/b] low budget (hence why most of the guests were local comedians, etc. rather than "named" guests). After the presenter, Mike Sweeney, got a job on Capital Radio, Noddy Holder took over and it becames "Noddy's Electric Ladyland". Due to him being who he was, he was able to attract more famous ex-celebs to take part. To be honest, by the time that series had finished, it became very tiresome and we stopped doing it. Still something to look back on though (however rough).
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[quote name='Mrs Tinman' post='532126' date='Jul 3 2009, 11:12 PM']Booger, we don't have Sky [/quote] I think you're the lucky one
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If anyone fancies taking the p1ss out of me.....feel free. I did some low budget TV 12 years ago on the "Men & Motors" channel. It was Granada's birth of a Sky channel. The programme was called "Elvis Has Just Left The Building" and was music quiz programme, and we were the house band. I've found out they're re-running it on Sky. It's on at 11.10pm tonight and another two episodes follow it. I think it's Sky channel 178. Looking back on it, we were shocking! But at least I was a lot slimmer
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I've made a point never to do any football related songs. Not worth the hassle. You know, the usual suspects, "We Are The Champions", "You'll Never Walk Alone", "Take Me Home Country Roads". I played a wedding last year where the DJ ended the night with "You'll Never Walk Alone" (as he does at every wedding, apparently). What he didn't realise was the entire wedding party (bride, groom, parents, siblings, etc.) were all Everton fans. That closed the night abruptly. They were [b]not[/b] happy campers.
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*SOLD*Ernie McMillen 4 string Jazz Bass FS/FT *SOLD*
Thunderthumbs replied to Gareth Hughes's topic in Basses For Sale
[quote name='Gareth Hughes' post='530508' date='Jul 2 2009, 12:40 PM']Cheers for that Ian. Indeed, here's the bass itself in a video on Youtube, recorded in Dingwalls in London last year: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSBYdYtd0pw&feature=related&fmt=18"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSBYdYtd0pw...ated&fmt=18[/url][/quote] Nice one, really enjoyed that. Good luck with the sale. Pete. -
Sold a scratchplate to Nick, and no problems whatsoever. Happy to do business. Cheers Nick. Pete.
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Can't believe this is still here. If I had the cash, I'd snap your arm off. -
Alright fella......from another Manc. Welcome aboard.
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[quote name='beerdragon' post='526712' date='Jun 28 2009, 02:01 PM']And he's in the wrong forum. try the Basses for sale section[/quote] Oh aye. Never realised, just refreshed "View New Posts" and read the thread from there.
