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Now on ebay [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130200323749&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=003"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...E:IT&ih=003[/url] -
Steve, thanks a lot - I feel slightly less of a Perv now! As for the great Martina, I think of her every time I launch into Take Me To the River - which is about twice a month with my number 2 band...
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What did I start, guys?
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Tal Wilkenfeld - ever heard of her?
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Bump!
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Some pictures and a price drop to [b]£195 [/b]plus delivery The four controls are pickup balance, treble, bass and master volume. The first three have centre detentes which is useful when you're modifying things on stage. The full P pickup position makes this indistinguishable from my Precision. The J pickup is more subtle - I usually use the combination and add more treble and bass as the song dictates. The strings go through the body, and the bridge is not only stylish but substantial, so you get the best of both worlds. The looks I have always thought are similar to a modernised Jazz - an Aerodyne-ish image. The black finish is semi translucent and you can just about see the grain of the wood through it. Headstock is quite understated with the KS logo inlaid in abalone. I like the side-mounted jack position, more convenient than the Fender. The neck is set, so no plate, and reminds me of my old Guild in that respect. It plays quickly, slightly thinner than a P, and is easy to navigate with fret markers - I find the 12th fret signature a help too. Strings are Elixirs. But the big plus is the weight - it is such a relief to play after my P and you could get through three sets an evening with no pain. The active circuit and natural string-thru sustain mean the relative lightness doesn't affect the sound. Condition wise it's excellent; metalwork bright and untarnished as can be seen. There's a tiny chip at the top/back of the headstock which is indistinguishable colourwise and too minor to show up on photos. Apart from that, as I got it.
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About 35 - all but three (deps) with my two bands, Funkee Clawed (blues) and Somethin' Else (pub rock). Porbably equalled my lifetime gigs put together! But missed out on the one I really wanted with Deke Leonard's Iceberg ;-(
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And frdm just over the border - a big Howdy! The Bordon bassman
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Greetings from across the border, Alex! I'm a lot older than you but unlikely to be wiser.
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That's lovely mate, but surely the headstock logo is early 70s (like mine which is a 73)?
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Return booking at Gentleman Jim, Alton, where we played against the Rugby World Cup (!) six weeks ago. Got a February gig out of it, and warm reception for the new song of the night - UFO's Rock Bottom. Dind't know we knew so many headbangers!
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PM'd
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I threw up in the middle of tonight's gig...
Mickeyboro replied to wateroftyne's topic in General Discussion
That's awful! My sympathies. Hasn't happened to me yet, but I did see Stevie Wonder at Wembley after returning from Majorca in 1980 with the trots. For every number I saw, I heard two from the cavernous Arena loos. Fortunately Stevie didn't notice... -
I pushed myself into it by telling the band I joined I was proficient. Then I become proficient, as the others have said through sheer hard practice. As my pal WaterofTyne says, you need to know what notes to hit but don't need to have a lead-standard vocal. The effect is all...and it's satisfying to play a part in that.
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Nice one! Same colour scheme as mine - I reckon the flash must be reflecting from the neck as that looks lighter. What strings are on? Mine came with rounds but I keep meaning to fit flats. Well done my friend...welcome to the Guild owners club (fretless branch)
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Bob Marley was very much in favour of the 'erb! ;-)
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Their gimmick was they had an acoustic (not electric) guitarist who also wrote the songs and sat on a stool on stage. So it was down to the bass player to add to the visual appeal! Saw them live but was not really that imporessed (though the single is a good un). They drew things out a bit, so got trampled by the likes of the Damned and Eddie and the Hot Rods!!!
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You can take tablets for that!
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Rhinos Winos & lunatics by Deke Leonard. But as I'm his pal, I would say that! Amazon review below... During the 1970's Deke Leonard was guitarist and vocalists with classic Welsh space-rockers Man. For those of you who ain't never heard no Man, it's a bit like Grateful Dead without the boring bits. They are still around now. You can stumble upon them in small workingmen's clubs in Wales or 5,000 seater halls in Germany. It is like encountering someone engaged in a craft that was thought lost to humanity. Imagine of Kurt Vonnegut Junior had written a "Diary Of A Rock'n'Roll Star" type book and you will come somewhere close to imagining the way Deke Leonard writes. Tales of bizarre rock'n'roll excess-not the usual room smashing,far from it. Bassplayer Martin Ace's antics have a gentle Zen surrealist aspect. Leonard ably brings these events to life with his excellent and funny descriptive writing. He fleshes out the trials and tribulations of a 70s rock band by philosophising on the human condition,insulting or complimenting well-known personalities of the day, and lecturing at us on politics and history like the old-fashioned Welsh valleys lefty he most probably is. The part where Man encounter legendary Welsh comedian Tommy Cooper is quite simply one of the most moving and funny things I have ever read. Thoroughly recommended.
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I guess that depends on (a) how I do and ( if Will is out of hospital and able to play. Not in that order! Otherwise, I'll be dancing around behind the merch stall again. And yes, Chris, A Hard Way to Live is the last number. My favourite is Map of India: 'I got a map of India on my wall Some of us got dreams left and some of us got nothing at all And me I don't know which side of the wall I fall'. M
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If you're in S Wales, please come and see this BCer doing the biggest gig of his life deputising for Iceberg's bass player who's been hospitalised (get well soon, Will ). We're supporting Nik Turner's Space Ritual on Thursday 8th. Oh, and Deke has always been my musical hero, so I'm on cloud 9 right now! From merchandise seller to bassist in one fell swoop...
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That is truly scary...no wonder the 'birds' made themselves scarce!!
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A fireworks party at a pub...unil they were forbidden to do the Fireworks by Health and Safety! What is the world coming to? V unpopular with the band by announcing 'Hard To Handle' (which they all hate, and was not onthe set list) as an encore, then congratulated when the pub went wild!
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A Stingray, isn't it? Guy Pratt in his book admits to having been their studio bassist...
