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[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkN4J2l1UaA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkN4J2l1UaA[/url] (and pretty much anything by Stock Aitken and Waterman) And I have a contender for the big cheese award: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZthXZWn7RY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZthXZWn7RY[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDcE4clM42Y"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDcE4clM42Y[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmcA9LIIXWw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmcA9LIIXWw[/url]

[quote name='ikay' timestamp='1364974854' post='2033393'] I think stiffer necks such as graphite have a higher resonance frequency (not lower). This generally has the effect of moving any potential deadspots up into the higher fretted note range or beyond. [/quote] To be honest, its been a year since this topic was last discussed and its possible I may have confused myself in the meantime. I recall Alembic saying the peak went down, but Michael Tobias says it goes up. But anyway, here's a vid; [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/1324-neck-dead-spots/page__view__findpost__p__867638"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/1324-neck-dead-spots/page__view__findpost__p__867638[/url]

Deadspots happen when the resonancy frequency of the wood in the neck overlaps with the harmonics of a note. Graphite necks are normally stiff enough to mean a very low resonancy frequency - with the exception of Moses Jazz necks (which I had a dead spot on). Moses steinberger necks are fine though.

Tom Jones gets lots of stage presents.

Chic are playing in London in July I think.

Welcome aboard JR [quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1363787424' post='2017582'] I've been on stage with Derren Brown, FACT [/quote] Did you humiliate yourself?

What kind of circult are you replacing?

They could! I played the Energy 5 in the Bass Gallery last week. Wanted so much to like it but...it did lack warmth...particularly compared to Pino's Wal.

Foam is structurally pretty strong given the surface area. I've had expanding poly glue recommended to me by joiners as top flight stuff. PVA does contract when it dries and it also swells the wood because its water based. PVA is cheap so it wouldn't surprise me that its being used a lot by US cab manufacturers! If it was me, I'd be running a bead with both glues.

Plus 1 for shuttle - sounds more Trace than Trace. Cleaner, more neutral, louder and more efficient.

That's fairly decent money by anyone's standards considering living expenses and flights are covered. I've visited China maybe 12 times in the past.

Paul McCartney is still going strong. Doesn't have enough time in the year to cram all of the invitations to perform apparently.

[quote name='keeponehandloose' timestamp='1362846634' post='2005306'] and Mike Nesmiths mum invented Tipex, making a fortune! [/quote] Liquid paper, not Tippex [url="http://inventors.about.com/od/lstartinventions/a/liquid_paper.htm"]http://inventors.abo...iquid_paper.htm[/url] [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1364543527' post='2027832'] Peter Tork was offically the bassist but all the earlier material was LA session players. [/quote] Peter Tork was pretty gifted given how many instruments he could play.

FFS...who on earth thought that promotional idea up?!

Try for an H. It's up the dusty end though and will require an extreme metal type pose with legs apart and all 8 fingers and both thumbs on the fretboard in order to hit the right harmonic nuances. Welcome 64k BTW, I used to have an Acorn Electron. I am a child of the 70's. I liked basic, Assembler put me off coding for life.

I caught myself staring at their tweed and waxed moustaches.

I was playing a couple over the weekend and, despite the differences in wood, a custom and a pro1 still sounded very similar to me. So I guessed it was down to either pickups or preamp. Pickups are a blunt tool when it comes to tone shaping, and because what I was hearing wasn't down to them or the wood, I reckoned the preamp has a bit of trickery in it. But I would need to test a passive Wal Pro in order to be sure.

My band's fees started at 2000 quid and expenses were added on.

[quote name='megallica' timestamp='1364210736' post='2023128'] But for that sort of money you could afford an 80's Aria SB through neck bass with great quality electronics and hardware.[/quote] Perhaps not in a 5 or 6 string format though. Those Arias are great basses but they do sound a little nasal by comparison to a pimped Toby.

You could try combining Piccato singles, I think they make a piccolo bass set. Alterantively go custom and talk to this guy: http://garrygoodman.com/round_wound_strings.htm

So many limited editions and so little time!

The thru necked Toby Pro's are great value. They didn't skimp on the wood, just the electronics and hardware. Replace the bridge and preamp with upmarket versions and you'll have a great gigging bass. I was very impressed by how comfortable they were.

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1364078988' post='2021806'] Great player, totally wrong for The Who.[/quote] To be fair to Pino, he wasn't chosen because he sounded like Entwhistle, he was chosen because he was available and had the skills and chops to learn an entire show with four days notice. His fretless lines are inspirational and sublime. His motown inspired playing with Usher etc. is less inspirational for me. But you know, he's gotta earn a crust and fair play to him for being so versatile and making people take notice regardless of the genre.