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Rick's Fine '52 replied to merello's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='JTUK' post='1282208' date='Jun 25 2011, 03:36 PM']If what you get is a the CD version why go and see them? No point at all...you know every turn they will make. The Edge does his thing and the other guys do their thing...same as, everytime. A 4 piece such as they is pretty limting, the style they use on every song, even more so... what was once ground-breaking is now hammered to death.. why make it blantantly obvious the limitations of the format and the band and the fact they have run out of ideas... If their fans want that, then fine, carry on. But I can't believe they can't be arsed to ask where they want this or that version to go.. I expect that from decent cover bands. Financially they are sorted, but artistically, they sound shot..and I doubt that is the legacy they would want..or maybe they do..and if so, they deserve the stick. As I said..I don't care...but I expected more from these guys. But, hey, they have milked the same thing for 25 years..they got a very good run out of it.[/quote] For somebody who doesnt care (Twice), you seem to have alot to say about them, all of which is negative. If you've ever seen U2, you'll know that they rarely play the tracks as they were on the albums. They did Glastonbury by popular demand. Its a gig with a wide audience, not their fans, from age 8 to 80. At that type of gig, the audience expects exactly what they delivered. Same thing for 25 years, you clearly havent listened to [i]any[/i] of their many albums, granted there are some poor ones, which is inevitable after 35 years, but every 3 or 4 years they produce a classic album, none more so tha their atom bomb lp of 2009, which has some great work on it. I'm not their biggest fan, but think they need to be defended from such ignorant views, as an earlier response, i just dont get the negativity. Especially when you talk about Peter Gabriel??? I guess its all a matter of taste though, and even if i dont like a particular band or artist, i would certainly respect them for what they do, and if, like U2, they have producing top selling albums, and tours for over 30 years, i'd have to accept, that the majority are probably right, and i may be missing something. -
[quote name='RichF' post='1281337' date='Jun 24 2011, 06:20 PM']richer than us all put together and multiplied by 1000. Shagged more hot women than any of us thought existed. Fellow bass player. Comes across as a decent guy. All the rest is petty jealousy. (No big U2 fan BTW)[/quote] Couldnt agree more. Why is there so much anti-Clayton stuff around here?? I don't get it, he does his job, very, very well, whilst looking pretty damn cool at the same time.
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No Glasto 'Look at that Bass!' Thread Yet?
Rick's Fine '52 replied to merello's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='wez' post='1281695' date='Jun 24 2011, 11:57 PM']Primal Scream, Mani, Epiphone jack casady bass. Great couple of songs too.[/quote] Awesome. Best so far that I've seen. Mani looked very uncomfortable in that military trench coat, but his playing was spot on, on a £300 bass too!!! -
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Rick's Fine '52 replied to merello's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='cycrowave' post='1281682' date='Jun 24 2011, 11:47 PM']ITS ON[/quote] LOL In the playground, tomorrow lunchtime!! (sh*t, it's Saturday tomorrow....no school) -
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Rick's Fine '52 replied to merello's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='Dropzone' post='1281675' date='Jun 24 2011, 11:39 PM']I would be embarassed if the performance by U2 was one of my performances. For ther stars they are they should know better[/quote] I'm guessing your band are pretty good then? -
Jeeeez, never even considered that dilemna, one things for sure though, all my basses are far too far away from the door than i'm now comfortable with. Just one? The '52, which, to be honest, should be in a museum.
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Rick's Fine '52 replied to merello's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='JTUK' post='1281654' date='Jun 24 2011, 11:17 PM']No, I meant the trainspotting element was a bit sad.. People use what they use...... sometimes I am not sure they use it for the sound...and their might be another agenda,...either way, I don't care much Have t say..so far, on another slant....haven't seen a very good set by anyone, U2 were average, for example.. The crowd seem to be into it all though.[/quote] I think alot of time its beacuse they have aman ready waiting with a freshly tuned bass at the ready, possibly set up at a tuning to suit the song. If we could all have that luxury, i think we would, saves that annoying tuning between songs that us 'local' bands have to tolerate. Thats probably more the reason than showing off the arsenal, i think we all know the multi, multi millionaire clayton, probably has a few nice basses!! Personally, i thought they were good, for a bunch of late 40's guys, i think they can still do it, lots of variety, great sound, mixed up the tracks, so they werent just played as the album tracks, plenty of energy, astronauts?, what more do you want?, I'm not their biggest fan by the way, but thought they were head and shoulders above the other sh*te i've heard today, if thats the best of todays music, then no wonder U2 are still going strong! -
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Rick's Fine '52 replied to merello's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='cycrowave' post='1281634' date='Jun 24 2011, 11:02 PM']im no u2 fan, infact im the opposite but i did think it was pretty cool when the spaceman was on. and f*** me those are some nice basses[/quote] Only Bono could have wangled that! They should've done a cover of Bowie's Starman for that one though!! -
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Rick's Fine '52 replied to merello's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='JTUK' post='1281610' date='Jun 24 2011, 10:46 PM']No..it would be a bit sad, wouldn't it..?[/quote] Can't blame him for plugging his own gear!! -
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Rick's Fine '52 replied to merello's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' post='1281579' date='Jun 24 2011, 10:11 PM']Looks like a '74 Gibson Les Paul Signature Gold Top to me. Nice (Not his usual plonk though). Surprised he's not playing his Fender Masterbuilt Gold Sparkle Precision, give it a plug![/quote] there's the gold sparkle, knew it was only a matter of time! -
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Rick's Fine '52 replied to merello's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='blackmn90' post='1281577' date='Jun 24 2011, 10:09 PM'][url="http://www.warwick.de/modules/produkte/produkt.php?submenuID=14667&katID=22947&cl=EN"]http://www.warwick.de/modules/produkte/pro...22947&cl=EN[/url][/quote] He's now playing one of these, with the reverse headstock. How many is he gonna play over the course of the gig (Basses i mean.....not notes!!) Edit. Now its a Gibson Triumph... Edit. Now a purple sparkle Precision... -
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Rick's Fine '52 replied to merello's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='JoshL' post='1281572' date='Jun 24 2011, 10:03 PM']Anyone watching on bbc 2 now got any idea's what the u2 bassist is, don't know why but I thought he used warwicks but that doesn't look like any warwick I've seen before.[/quote] Looks like a '74 Gibson Les Paul Signature Gold Top to me. Nice (Not his usual plonk though). Surprised he's not playing his Fender Masterbuilt Gold Sparkle Precision, give it a plug! -
Original Pink Paisley/Blue Flower Tele's
Rick's Fine '52 replied to Rick's Fine '52's topic in Gear Gallery
[quote name='wesfinn' post='1281043' date='Jun 24 2011, 02:35 PM']Rick you have out done yourself with these! seriously cool! I am more jealous of your collection than ever! Well done sir[/quote] Thanks, i was tinkering with them earlier, and they [i]are[/i] very, very, cool. -
Original Pink Paisley/Blue Flower Tele's
Rick's Fine '52 replied to Rick's Fine '52's topic in Gear Gallery
[quote name='Donnyboy' post='1279938' date='Jun 23 2011, 06:12 PM']A very handsome couple - congratulations!! Quirky but yet strangely attractive. I love these stories about something being kept under a bed/in a cupboard - I always think/hope I might benefit from something like that - at a good price though! Great post.[/quote] Keep looking, they [i]are[/i] out there. Not neccessarily at a good price though!! -
Original Pink Paisley/Blue Flower Tele's
Rick's Fine '52 replied to Rick's Fine '52's topic in Gear Gallery
[quote name='karlfer' post='1280085' date='Jun 23 2011, 08:13 PM']Congratulations, gorgeous (er, not you obviously). The work you put into your collection does you proud. Karl.[/quote] Thanks Karl, it is rather time consuming, and ridiculously addictive!!, oh, and just for the record, i am also gorgeous. -
Original Pink Paisley/Blue Flower Tele's
Rick's Fine '52 replied to Rick's Fine '52's topic in Gear Gallery
Thanks Jon, I'll definitely have a try,a nd get some pics up! cheers -
Original Pink Paisley/Blue Flower Tele's
Rick's Fine '52 replied to Rick's Fine '52's topic in Gear Gallery
[quote name='jonthebass' post='1279675' date='Jun 23 2011, 02:45 PM']Hi Rick, I use [url="http://photobucket.com/"]http://photobucket.com/[/url] It's free and all you have to do is create an account and then upload photos from your computer onto your account. You can then copy and paste the website link address onto here and a nice large photo will appear in your post. E.g.: [/quote] Thanks, sounds too easy to be true!!! I'll have a gander later, and see what i can do. Do the images stay there indefinitely, or do they time-lapse? -
Original Pink Paisley/Blue Flower Tele's
Rick's Fine '52 replied to Rick's Fine '52's topic in Gear Gallery
[quote name='gary mac' post='1279602' date='Jun 23 2011, 01:31 PM']Pm'd you, thanks Rick. Gary[/quote] Replied. Cheers. -
Original Pink Paisley/Blue Flower Tele's
Rick's Fine '52 replied to Rick's Fine '52's topic in Gear Gallery
[quote name='jonthebass' post='1279513' date='Jun 23 2011, 12:10 PM']Just beautiful Rick and what a collection you've got! Do you have any picture links you could show with some more of your collection? Cheers, Jon[/quote] Thanks Jon, i have detailed pictures of all my basses, but sadly, I'm not very I.T. friendly, if there is a simple way of uploading pictures, then i could certainly put them all on???. In the meantime, if there is a particular instrument/pic you'd like to see, let me know, and i can get one posted on here. I'm aware of things like Image Shack etc, but not sure exactly how they work? Although I'm sure its fairly simple. Is there an Image Host Site that you would recommend?? Appreciate the comments. -
Original Pink Paisley/Blue Flower Tele's
Rick's Fine '52 replied to Rick's Fine '52's topic in Gear Gallery
[quote name='chrisd24' post='1279416' date='Jun 23 2011, 10:05 AM']Far out teles rick! Seriously though proper cool pair there…think I need to start checking under people's beds![/quote] Aha, you've discovered my method of finding cool basses!!! -
Original Pink Paisley/Blue Flower Tele's
Rick's Fine '52 replied to Rick's Fine '52's topic in Gear Gallery
[quote name='bartelby' post='1279192' date='Jun 22 2011, 10:59 PM']I love the pink paisley one... Actually I love both of them![/quote] Thanks, thats how i was with it, i was enquiring as to the Paisley, without knowing at that point, they also had the blue flower, as they'd just got them in, as soon as i saw the pics, and heard the story, i just had to have them both. -
Original Pink Paisley/Blue Flower Tele's
Rick's Fine '52 replied to Rick's Fine '52's topic in Gear Gallery
[quote name='molan' post='1279096' date='Jun 22 2011, 09:46 PM']I love them both - equally! Great find Rick [/quote] Thanks, it was a great find, until i picked them up this morning, i was still thinking it was too good to be true to find 2 like this. -
Original Pink Paisley/Blue Flower Tele's
Rick's Fine '52 replied to Rick's Fine '52's topic in Gear Gallery
[quote name='ezbass' post='1278808' date='Jun 22 2011, 06:00 PM']What a major score, TWICE![/quote] Thanks ezbass, i must admit i was chuffed at finding such a good Paisley, let alone its non identical-twin brother! -
Original Pink Paisley/Blue Flower Tele's
Rick's Fine '52 replied to Rick's Fine '52's topic in Gear Gallery
[quote name='gary mac' post='1278932' date='Jun 22 2011, 07:35 PM']What a spectacularly excellent find. Hope I do as well when my Vintage P bass search reaches a conclusion. So will you gig them or are they to be admired and kept safe and sound indoors?[/quote] Sadly, these are too valuable to take on the road, but they'll get plenty of play-time in mi casa. What vintage P are you after?, PM me, i may be able to help you find what you're looking for? Thanks for the comments. -
Original Pink Paisley/Blue Flower Tele's
Rick's Fine '52 replied to Rick's Fine '52's topic in Gear Gallery
[quote name='KiOgon' post='1278818' date='Jun 22 2011, 06:05 PM']They look very happy together Uber kool [/quote] Thanks, to be honest, i couldnt really stretch to both, and originally wanted the paisley, but as they were bought together on the same day, i felt the need to keep them together. Obviously the blue flower is the rarer one, and I wanted one....... eventually, i knew i'd regret not taking the opportunity of getting the pair. I'm very glad i did though, they are just amazing in the flesh, never seen better examples.