miles'tone

I'm of the opinion that a man's wood is to do with as he pleases (fnarr!) However, there are countless great P basses out there but, to a far lesser extent, there's a finite number of genuine 70s fretless Precisions left in one piece. To me it's a true vintage (and rarer) instrument so with this in mind I feel that with such basses, ownership also comes with 'custodian' responsibilities. To play it, love it and keep it safe until it eventually goes on to it's next adventure. Just my feelings, not saying I'm right because I know I can be a dreamy sentimental old git! 😄

I'm not a J guy anymore but if that lived at my house I wouldn't be able to walk past it without picking it up! Bloody lurvely!

Bizarre Bazaar - Ozrics

Star Spangles Banner - Jimi

Rotten in Denmark - Dan Smolla

Brian Ritchie of Violent Femmes does a nice little bottle neck solo during the song Faith (ffw to 18.50) here on this live vid. Always meant to give it a go. Thanks for reminding me!

William, It Was Really Nothing - Smiths

No, I wouldn't do that.

Ibanez Micro Moke

Dickie Davies Eyes

Aww c'mon...play nice kids 🙏

Puttin' on the Rizla - Fred Astaire

Barbarism Begins At Home - The Smiths. Tuned up to F#, it's a blooming stamina builder for sure! Haven't got it clean up to full speed yet but getting closer. My first serious go with using a pick properly too!

Homegrown - Neil Young

This Snail Is Fast! - Coded Channel

I love the guy! He does have quite a body of work up his quiet sleeves though... 6 released albums with The Smiths, loads of singles and a couple of albums with Morrissey, he's recorded an album each with The Pretenders, Sinead O'connor, D.A.R.K., Freebass and Ian Brown. He's also still active with his latest project Blitz Vega. Good lad! 👍

Wise words Dad. My ears also ring but thankfully I can live with it, although it would become too much if it worsened even a bit more. Earplugs every time now! One slight positive is that my ears ring at a constant concert F# so I can always tune my bass from that! (Looks at glass...it remains half full 🧐)

Shark Infested Waters - Gruff Rhys

Liz Take A Bow - The Smiths

Thanks again Dr. J. I did go and listen to the latest Stöner album (Totally...) today. Loved it! 👊

Nick Oliveri from Queens Of The Stone Age. They are still a great band but they definitely lost more than their bass player when Nick was sacked.

Btw...thanks Wonky. Your thread has had me listening to EOPE and TROTSC on repeat for a few days! Been a while but I can still sing every bass note and horn line! Those albums are so ingrained and internalised...been great opening that memory box again! Cheers!

I remember reading in an old interview that both he and his sister played percussion (Latin stylee I think?...) in the live band with Archaos Circus (that mad Circus where they juggled chainsaws and other mad max-like shenanigans) and toured with them for a couple of years... His inner sense of rhythm undoubtedly would have been bang on point before he even picked up a bass. He must have run away with the crazy Circus as soon as he left school! 😄 Whatever. He was simply a very young and gifted supernatural talent. A one off. 👏 People like that don't seem to stay in the game long unfortunately. They have something that can't be tempered. JK played the game, until the game eventually played him (imho and that).