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[quote name='jonunders' timestamp='1366235489' post='2050075'] [b]When your cab arrives you won't look back[/b] [/quote] Semantics, I realise, but he will look behind his back. A lot! And he'll smile! (I hope. Ordered the stuff as well.) best, bert

Hey Michael, You'd better wish us noobs welcome then. Seems more to the point, that. Welcome to the surface. Now write tantalising stuff. Enjoy the light! Er... dark! best, bert

Just saw this old thread during a browse. Did the guy get caught? best, bert

[quote name='ebenezer' timestamp='1366207829' post='2049615'] bought one of those bog seat basses new in 79........nobody wanted them [/quote] Serious? That was interesting. As far as I recall, in Holland they immediately became the dog's nuts as well as the best thing since Precision, Jazz and sliced bread. Personally, from what I heard and read back then, it became my instant bass to dream about alongside the Rick. best, bert

This appears to be a devilishly good idea and thread. Kudos, Mark! What struck me most was how scary the very concept is. Things were always comfy, and now this! You've "forced" me to a hard look at me. OK, so you've ruined my life. How do I proceed? First a prerequisite: that one instrument of course just works till the day I die, no matter what realism commands. Also, it's always available to me, so a grand, four-manual, pipe organ is still an option, even though in theory some might say it's in some large building far away. For this thread, I have one at home. So, do I go for: - composing, and keep the grand piano with large note sheets right in front of my nose? - the thing I do best (the complete orchestra called pipe organ) but which I left 20 years ago? - the funnest thing, my synths? Oh no! Only one allowed! That ruins it completely. No single synth is gonna cut it - not even - portability and general purpose adaptability, and keep the acoustic guitar? - my old and newfound love, ye basse? Even if I don't know whether I will ever master it? - the drumset, for banging the lifeshit out of every mood shange I might encounter, accompanied by my trusty mp3s? First out: organ, piano, synth. I've done them for almost 50 years. I was a pro, and left it. All I hear now is a guy who'll only get worse. Second out: drums. When listening to CDs, I can always bang on the sides of my legs and of the sofa (if the rules allow it, then a sofa is not an instrument). So, is it gonna be a bass or an acoustic guitar? I think I'll keep a Bongo or the fretless StingRay, thank you. It's what I love and what I feel comfortable with. The acoustic guitar can never be anything else than a second instrument to me, mighty as it is. BASS! ... and thank you for forcing me to think and sense. best, bert

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1366137371' post='2048874'] Welcome Tony [/quote] Well, TonyChick, that's the trouble with forgetting commas, apostrophes, line feeds and the like. It becomes illegible. Of course you really meant: [quote name='TonyChick' timestamp='1366137371' post='2048874'] Welcome! Tony [/quote]

Hey Tony, Welcome! Always nice to see young people going for a music education. Hope you'll enjoy the fora as much as I do. All the bestony, Bertony

Hm. Depends on how you look at it. See, a buddy of mine bought a bass, and I had some joy with it without "picking up bass" or practising, even though I admittedly did "pick up a bass". This was in '81-'82. I never learnt to play bass, but did find out how to play "Games Without Frontiers", and taught it to another buddy so as to get him to start playing an instrument. Mind you, this was just about where to put one's fingers. No technique or stuff. Some years later ('85?) I had to pick up the bass without being able to play the bass, when, as an accomplished musician in other areas, I was asked to dep the very next day. So I did. You choose: one day or three/four years. BTW, roughly thirty years later, I still can't play the bass, and I'm still not practising as I should. But noise is emitted from the thing, and I enjoy myself. best, bert

Hey Terry, Welcome to the delurk side! I hope you've not made a mistake there. Lurking for ages, eh? You Catweazle? (Or are you too young to miss the link here?) Enjoy your new status! best, bert

[quote name='D.I. Joe' timestamp='1366063178' post='2048019'] Would Phil Lynott have played one if he thought it looked boring? [/quote] Of course he would! That's how cool he was! best, bert

[quote name='marcus bell' timestamp='1366011068' post='2047101'] I know it feels like it but that's when my p is selling [/quote] We do not care! You just can't do this to us. Get up the pix! Right now!

Hi Hayden, Welcome! Hope you enjoy the site, its info exchange and its fun. best. bert

Bel Canto : Shimmering, Warm and Bright (Norwegian dreamy pop / rock / electronica band) David Byrne : Rei Momo Gentle Giant : The Power and The Glory

Welcome, young whippersnapper (no ill intentions - just love that word), I hope you find what you're looking for here. Should be able to. You sound very dedicated. That's good. Don't you forget to live now. Living is also good. Enjoy the Bass, enjoy the Chat. best, bert

Yeah! G'day, mate! Welcome, Marty. Hope you like the tone here, and the tones for that matter. I've never been in Napier, but if it helps, I've been in a Napier, and was allowed to drive her (carefully) for quite some ride. Something else than a Tudor, I can tell you. Anyway, enjoy the site! best, bert

[quote name='Moog' timestamp='1365582951' post='2041238'] port-a-loo...... [/quote] Well played, sir! b, b

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1365577809' post='2041188'] I understand that it's to do with melting the adhesive so the fret wire can be extracted. [/quote] Ah! Thanks, mate! best, bert

[quote name='marcus bell' timestamp='1365550047' post='2041121'] haha thats joke [/quote] Mind you, my first two lines were dead serious. Only the second set was kidding. b, b

[quote name='marcus bell' timestamp='1365549108' post='2041106'] [/quote] . Aw! Luverly! I dig that type of refined esthetics. IMHO. And this one again shows what blue and brown can be together. Complex, but bjoootiful. Thinking about this: so now you have a rosewood AND maple neck, you can change the sound from warm and fuzzy to harsh and shrill by just moving your left finger slightly. Man, you own a synthesizer! b, b

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1365548628' post='2041097'] Love them, have recently offloaded a Ray 5 as I wanted a P-Bass more but they are excellent basses, I'd like to pick up a 4 in the future. [/quote] Funny how we're different, eh? My new Ray 5 has made me doubt all my four-stringers, including the Bongos with the 4-band EQ that I love so much. [quote name='marcus bell' timestamp='1365548634' post='2041098'] i guess so mate, i just copied one of the online things [/quote] Hahaha! The online thing! Never even crossed my mind. Yeah, I guess some knowledge can be found there. Thanks for telling! Inspiring story. b, b

[quote name='marcus bell' timestamp='1365548120' post='2041094'] litereally heated up each fret with a soldering iron then pulled them out with nail clippers works a treat... the photos will be up very shortly [/quote] Wow! Sounds great, that. Is the point to augment volume and push away the wood so the frets get looser when cold again? Or am I on a different planet here? b, b

Aw, no! This will only result in neck sink ... er ... dive. But how did you take out the frets? I always read it's very risky (not that that would stop me, mind). b, b

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1365545964' post='2041074'] Living Color (sic). [/quote] Huh? Pray tell: why? Oh, and thanks for listing them. Worth a try. best, bert

Fourteen. Fourteen is [b]exactly[/b] how good they are. Oh, and congrats with the new toys! I can't even imagine how you managed to defret one the very same day it arrived. Kudos! Oh, and "fourteen" is the number of exclamation marks in your title. best. bert

If it's The Jean Genie you mean, I seem to remember there are some (chromatic) slides there? They may originally have played with the button on a chromatic one, though I can't quite remember the technique one uses. At any rate, I feel a chromatic one is the safest bet here, unless you find out all the details of the part first. best, bert