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[quote name='BottomEndian' post='581585' date='Aug 26 2009, 04:34 PM']The other problem is that years of singing and playing violin have left me with perfect pitch (or near as dammit, anyway). If I hear a note, I immediately hear it as a C#, or F or whatever. I don't think in intervals -- I think in notes, and I know the intervals between them.[/quote] Similar story with me actually.

[quote name='JPS' post='581273' date='Aug 26 2009, 12:42 PM']It was a favour to a friend of mine who is a vicar.[/quote] You gotta be careful with Vicars who ask for favours.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='581228' date='Aug 26 2009, 12:07 PM']It is often dull and tedious[/quote] Yeah, that's where we struggle. After a dull and tedious day at work, it's difficult to find the motivation to pursue a dull and tedious hobby. It's ok for you Bilbo, in your cushy gravy-train riding public sector job, its all champagne lunches and snorting cocaine out of chorus girls arseholes. You get all the excitement you need during working hours thanks to your huge expense account and running tab with "Madamme JoJo's Happy Endings Massage Parlour". Us grafters have to settle with a pot noodle and a w***.

My two favourite Jazzers, Art Stilton and Pup Napkin were destined to become Jazz musicians the moment they were christened.

Sorry for being a bit slow here, but are we saying this [i]isn't [/i]John Entwistle's bass then?

[quote name='Linus27' post='576561' date='Aug 21 2009, 11:47 AM']They did not look poofy like Duran Duran, Kagagoogoo, Spandau Ballet, they looked cool.[/quote] Racist.

Welcome Russ. Good intro. Gotta be careful with these online social things. Next thing you know you'll be wife-swapping.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='576501' date='Aug 21 2009, 11:09 AM']Self deprecation is a great way of justifying not having to do anything remotely demanding. Like learning to read music.[/quote] I agree. Truth is, I've never been the studious type. My free time is limited and I've never been the type to enjoy studying. I agree the rewards in learning to read could be great, but quite frankly, after a long day, the last thing I want to do is study! Its mostly dinner -> Iron shirt -> Bed. I envy you guys who have the energy, motivation and inclination to do these amazing feats of self development in your free time.

Are you trying to seduce me?

I'd like too, but just don't have the time unfortunately. I'm also ill-disciplined and pretty thick! Hardly a winning combination.

[quote name='clauster' post='576456' date='Aug 21 2009, 10:38 AM']From a very young age I was always into music and was made to learn piano, which I hated. Then a trip to see my American cousin when I was ten got me into Kiss and at that impressionable age I wanted to be like Gene Simmons (even now I'd rather learn to breathe fire than slap at 100 notes per second lol). Fast forward a year and I was listening to Numan/Tubeway Army, Joy Division/New Order etc and I wanted to start playing - pestered my Dad into getting me a bass (tiny Satellite thing) for my 12th Birthday, but beyond learning the names of the notes in the first five frets didn't do much. Jump forward another year and the Head of Music at school asked me to stay at the end of class (Nothing unusual there - I hated school and was usually in trouble). He told me he'd heard I had an electric bass and that he was looking to form a band to compliment the orchestra for the school's musical productions and would I like to the bass player. It was the only extra-curricular activity I ever voluntarily signed up for. By 4pm the following friday, he'd found out my bass was a toy, I couldn't read music very well and didn't understand chord charts and had no technical expertise at all! Over the summer holidays he went out and blew a significant part of his departmental budget on a US Fender Precision (sunburst, black scratchplate, maple neck - lovely) and spent friday afternoons starting to teach me to start to play. Later he blew more of his budget on the services of a proper electric bass teacher for half a dozen of us kids. The support and encouragement (and direct intervention he put in on my behalf to ensure I was still allowed to play after getting into serious trouble in my last year) went well beyond what I've ever experienced from any other teacher. So in short - Gene Simmons, Paul Gardiner and Peter Hook inspired me to get a bass, but it was Jon Fielder who got me to actually play it - I owe that man a huge thank you.[/quote] Great story.

3 words: Gary Mounfield

Slightly off topic, but I have a lot of love for the Poles. A good bunch all round. Carry on.

Sounds cool. Who are Muse?

[quote name='lozbass' post='575248' date='Aug 20 2009, 10:46 AM']If you want the bass, indicate that this is the case and offer to make a reasonable donation to Church funds.[/quote] ...so that they can cover up more child sexual abuse. Steal it I say. Then play some of that "core" music (deathcore? shitcore? rapecore? I dunno). At midnight. On top of a grave.

Practice??

So basically you're stealing from God. Shame on you.

[quote name='thedontcarebear' post='573769' date='Aug 19 2009, 08:17 AM']I'd use a samson power conditioner if I had loads to plug in on my rack I think.[/quote] Personally, I like to just wash'n'go.

He hates the Lake District. Try suggesting Butlins and resend.

[quote name='Clarky' post='573877' date='Aug 19 2009, 10:19 AM']Me (with Shuker JJ Burnel making its live debut) and the band at the Punkfest last weekend. I need a haircut [attachment=31146:punkfest.jpg][/quote] Is that the Bridgehouse II?

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='572585' date='Aug 18 2009, 07:42 AM']all I'm saying is [u][b]don't[/b][/u] back him into a corner and leave him with no options.[/quote] Leave that to the 22 stone bisexual biker.

[quote name='JBassist' post='571791' date='Aug 17 2009, 05:07 PM']The general public probably wouldnt of heard of him But.. they can tell he is a good bassists by listening to higher ground, aeroplane, coffee shop etc[/quote] I don't know any of these songs.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='569437' date='Aug 14 2009, 08:15 PM']Guigsy needs some sort of a prize for putting possibly the most pointless basslines ever recorded onto a couple of extremely successful and actually rather good albums. Their only redeeming feature is that they're thoroughly lost in the mix - but for lesson in how not to play bass find the isolated tracks on youtube. Alex[/quote] It was probably Noel Gallagher playing anyway. Guigsy is a better player than flea for 2 reasons: 1) He didn't jump around like a bell-end. 2) He wasn't in the Boil-in-the-bag Jalapeno Brothers.

I would start using a web forum popular with the Californian biking community. I'd post a few contentious threads re: gang affilliations to see who the psychopaths are. I'd then PM one of these nut cases with an offer of $500 to go round and break the luthiers legs and/or fingers. Glad I could help.