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“Oh No” is a beautiful tune, and lyrically a nice dig at The Beatles. Did I imagine Ruth “on Ruth!” Underwood playing it on piano? I watched the film and could’ve watched another few hours of it. I really enjoyed it, particularly the Zappa family home movies. His swift decline in health was sad to see. There are numerous entry points into Frank’s music. For me it was via Channel 4 putting on “Does Humor Belong in Music” late one night in the latter half of the 80s. Instant Scott Thunes fan. And Scott was liked by Zappa, I think some of the other band members complaints about him have been retracted over the years. Anyway, I digress..., particular favourites include - We’re Only In It For the Money Uncle Meat The Grand Wazoo Apostrophe Roxy & Elsewhere Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore (vols 1 to 6) I’ve over 40 of his albums and there are favourites I’ll have missed in the above list. Never saw him live, thank goodness for Dweezil and Zappa Plays Zappa. Arf.

ABBA - Knowing Me Knowing You bassline is sublime

Daft Punk - Random Access Memories They’ve decided to call it a day, and this news has inspired me to once again listen to what has become one of my favourite albums.

I was in the mosh pit in Fishbone’s Fight the Youth video recorded at the London Astoria in 1991. It was absolutely frantic in there and I’ve yet to see myself in the video but there was a Fishbone flag (seen in the video) over part of the crowd and, when I wasn’t crowd surfing, I was under that.

@Cat Burrito you mentioned The Cure. I wore out my VHS of The Cure In Orange.

“I, have been in you, and you, have been in me....”

@MB1 ah yes. The CD version of course! Baby Snakes (live), Zappa in New York, Does Humor Belong in Music...? Arf!

Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - Roxy & Elsewhere Jimi Hendrix Experience - Live at Winterland AC/DC - If You Want Blood...

Billy Joel’s guitarist’s from the 2007 tour, and Billy’s set list. And a glow in the dark whistle thingy from one of the original members of P-Funk (about 1991).

And don’t forget that once you’ve got the strap on there’s nothing left to do but plug it in.

Love it.

Randy Crawford - You Might Need Somebody. Absolutely wonderful

The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping

Guys I can’t thank you enough for the responses. Quality stuff. I think my Jazz bass is beyond another fret dress, perhaps I should’ve said this earlier, so I think I’m gonna go for the refret. And whilst I may have one eye on its value I don’t think I’ll ever sell it. I appreciate the comments regarding these two points. I just wish I’d never had the Floyd Rose trem fitted..., I’m joking, I’m joking 😁

Great responses. Thank you bassbiscuits I’m in Cheshire. Thinking of taking it to Jon Shuker

I have a 1974 Fender Jazz bass. I’ve had it since 1993 and in that time I’ve gigged and recorded with it and noodled and rehearsed and practiced with it; it is my mainstay, my beloved..., and I think it needs a refret. And that thought, that of such a change, gives me the fear. So, good people of Basschat, am I just being daft? Have you done the same? Should I or shouldn’t I?

Diehard Prince fan here. I agree. The run from 1980, the album “Prince” to 1988 with “Lovesexy” is golden to me however I clearly recall my disappointment with the 1989 Batman soundtrack and the start of said patchiness. Thereafter only “Come” from 1994 and “The Rainbow Children” from 2002 did it for me, with maybe “Exodus” from 1995 at a push. Lots of stuff from the 90s by Prince which I find unlistenable. That said, Prince & the Revolution era, mid 80s, to my ears anyway, were just the best.

The track Purple Rain was recorded live by Prince & the Revolution with Brownmark on bass. Fender Jazz bass through an SVT. Check out more of Brownmark's playing on 17 Days or on America on the Around the World in a Day album. The track often referenced as a good example of Prince's bass playing is Let's Work off the Controversy album. Here's a few more of my favourites - Partyup - Dirty Mind She's Always in My Hair - The Hits/The B-Sides The Ballad of Dorothy Parker - Sign O' The Times The Sensual Everafter - The Rainbow Children 777-9311 - What Time Is It? Finally, because I've just been listening to it (!), check out what he's playing on on Alphabet St.

Couldn’t agree more. Couldn’t agree less. 😁

Mismatched strings on an instrument - when one is clearly not from the same set as the others. Just why? Misaligned or unevenly spaced pedals on a pedalboard - aesthetics man, aesthetics! Leads that go straight from the instrument to the floor to the amp without being hooked up through the strap - one step away from instant muteness Missing knobs on either instrument, amp or pedal - just looks painful Slack in the string windings - just sloppy

Whatever draws me back to listen to it again regardless of who or what it is. Last time it was Julia Jacklin, before that St Vincent and before that it was Daft Punk, which followed The Eagles and so on.

Hmmm. Nope.

I thought as much. It sounds like the bass is breathing. It is bloody marvellous.

I saw Cardiacs at the Camden Falcon in 1999. Tim, as part of The Sea Nymphs who supported, played a p bass which had a Boss Octave pedal gaffa taped to the lower horn. I remember thinking that his bass playing was wonderful. Regarding Dazed's comments above, listen to Fairy Mary Mag on Sing to God, I get the impression that that's Tim playing. Also if anyone can enlighten me as to what's going on with the bass on Eat It Up Worms Here (at 0:58) I'd be eternally grateful. It just sounds so good.

So short you could see his feet on his driver’s license