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There are plenty of subcultures, they just aren't as mainstream as previous ones. Popular music radio stations seem to have banished rock music to specialist late-night shows, and accordingly the music and associated scenes are far less visible, but they are there. 15 years ago when Nu-Metal was big, it was being played on Radio 1 regularly, during the day, and there were loads of kids dressing in baggy jeans and Slipknot hoodies and studded belts and big chains with their wallets on the end. Then a few years later the emo scene hit, and suddenly it was all about skinny jeans and straightened hair and facial piercings and guyliner. Fast forward to today, and for some reason there doesn't seem to be any mainstream heavy music, so the subculture is less mainstream, but it's definitely still there. Walk into any independant coffee shop or craft ale bar in Leeds and you'll see it. Swept back hair, Danish architect glasses, charity shop clothes, checked shirts, denim jackets, tattoo sleeves, shirts buttoned to the top with no tie, tweed, bow ties, oversize knitwear, organic craft-roasted single-origin coffee, knitting, fixed gear bikes, hummous, real ale, vinyl (records, not outfits), tape decks, artisan sourdough, veganism, etc.... The music listened to by the hipsters covers a broad spectrum, from twee mandolin-based neo-folk, through more traditional guitar-based indie bands, to electronic and rap music, and finally to the more extreme end of things with post-hardcore and mathcore. While fans of all scenes utilise the same basic fashion principles, there do tend to be noticable differences between them.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik.

Pretty sure that the Iron Ether Subterranea is designed to sound close to the OC-2.

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1423822931' post='2689355'] For me it took me longer than usual to learn this song..... Especially the bass break at around 3:00 [media]http://youtu.be/FOx81aG-EN4[/media] [/quote] It took me a while to get this one down as well, but now I can nail it at half speed.

I've been using Roto 66s for as long as I can remember. Always buy 4 string sets and a loose B string so that I can have 45-135.

[quote name='tbonepete' timestamp='1423818014' post='2689273'] Hmmm, could I ask where you came by this information as I would have thought if it is the case then TB comments about China assembly should be updated by Warwick official who stated the China comment, this hasn't been corrected, and I'd have thought It was something to shout about . Interesting when adding this to Molans comment regarding the made in Germany bit in this thread. I'd like to think that German means German, but increasingly names become meaningless with regard to marketing and sales. Still, I'm sure they'll do whatever suits them to stay in the race. For me, I'm not interested in the pro series wherever it's made as the specs aren't what I'm looking for. Thanks for putting me right Cheers Pete [/quote] I got my info from the Warwick forum. Florin, the forum admin said: "Pro Series are similar to the older Warwicks. Still made in Germany, woods not from the very best stock of course, but still... from the famous Warwick stock. In order to keep the prices low, some basic works like sanding and painting are outsourced in little shops in the area." It might be that he's wrong, but Florin normally knows his stuff. Post #15 [url="http://forum.warwick.de/showthread.php/20138-No-ordinary-German-instruments"]http://forum.warwick.de/showthread.php/20138-No-ordinary-German-instruments[/url]

[quote name='tbonepete' timestamp='1423782554' post='2689105'] Just been over the "other"place, and it seems the new German pro series basses are put together in China...... [/quote] They're not, but there's bound to be a whole load of confusion because they keep using similar names for different products. Now, I think I've got this right but it's not easy: - The 2013 Pro Series was made in Korea. - The 2014 'Warwick German Pro Series' basses were routed in Germany and assembled/finished in China. - The new (2015) Pro Series are completely made in Germany, but some of the detail sanding and finishing is being shopped out to smaller workshops rather than the main Warwick factory. - Then there's the 90s Proline and Pro-M basses...

The change in manufacturing locations makes sense in some ways, but I'm disappointed that the brass frets have gone, and that they have limited the colour choices. I always really liked the fact that Warwick had a wide range of finishes that was the same across their entire range, rather than the boring and tiny selection of choices available on, for example, the flagship Fender models. I guess my saving grace (in some ways) is that I'm a fan of the baseball-bat-neck-era 'Wicks, which limits my choice to second-hand instruments made between 2000 and 2008, but then at least there's a good choice of colours.

Some Skunk Funk by the Brecker Brothers. It's not so much the notes, its the speed of the thing. No idea how anyone can keep up with the live versions.

[quote name='Tom Brookes Music' timestamp='1421611095' post='2663293'] Sir Psycho Sexy by RHCP [/quote] That's an envelope filter, not a wah pedal. You could probably get a similar sound if you were quick with your feet though.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1421573026' post='2662725'] Timmy C uses a wah in Cochise and I think a few other Audioslave/RATM numbers. [/quote] 'Calm Like A Bomb' and 'Mic Check' are probably the most well known examples. I think that 'Born As Ghosts' also uses the wah although I could be wrong.

[quote name='dieseldalziel' timestamp='1421525005' post='2662339'] Warwick Porn right there...complete opposite of my taste but I'd still love to touch them [/quote] I normally only visit the Custom Shop gallery when I'm in private browsing mode.

I think that Jamareo is playing Warwicks now. He's certainly got a few of them. He has the 3 Streamers as seen in the Warwick Custom Shop video, but he has some other Custom Shop orders as well. [url="http://www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Custom-Shop--Gallery--Streamer--Streamer-CV---942--4-string--Pictures.html"]http://www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Custom-Shop--Gallery--Streamer--Streamer-CV---942--4-string--Pictures.html[/url] [url="http://www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Custom-Shop--Gallery--Streamer--Streamer-LX---940--5-string--Pictures.html"]http://www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Custom-Shop--Gallery--Streamer--Streamer-LX---940--5-string--Pictures.html[/url] [url="http://www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Custom-Shop--Gallery--Streamer--Streamer-CV---934--4-string--Pictures.html"]http://www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Custom-Shop--Gallery--Streamer--Streamer-CV---934--4-string--Pictures.html[/url] [url="http://www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Custom-Shop--Gallery--Streamer--Streamer-CV---883--4-string--Pictures.html"]http://www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Custom-Shop--Gallery--Streamer--Streamer-CV---883--4-string--Pictures.html[/url] [url="http://www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Custom-Shop--Gallery--Streamer--Streamer-CV---872--4-string--Pictures.html"]http://www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Custom-Shop--Gallery--Streamer--Streamer-CV---872--4-string--Pictures.html[/url] [url="http://www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Custom-Shop--Gallery--Streamer--Streamer-CV---869--4-string--Pictures.html"]http://www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Custom-Shop--Gallery--Streamer--Streamer-CV---869--4-string--Pictures.html[/url] [url="http://www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Custom-Shop--Gallery--Streamer--Streamer-CV---868--4-string--Pictures.html"]http://www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Custom-Shop--Gallery--Streamer--Streamer-CV---868--4-string--Pictures.html[/url]

I joined TB before BC. I like TB because it is so much more active. You can post a thread and go away for 24 hours and when you get back, you are almost guaranteed to have replies, and most likely your question will have been resolved. I mainly only come to BC for the classifieds, and once every couple of weeks or so I venture into the other sections. BC is like the quiet local shop, where everyone knows everyone, but they don't have a massive selection of stuff, whereas TB is like a huge hypermarket, which can be a bit overwhelming and has more stuff than you would ever need, but you don't end up doing half of your shopping online.

With BandCamp you don't even need to send a code for a free download. You can set it up so that if you buy a CD, it unlocks the digital download as well. I don't know how to do it as I've never done it myself, but I have bought stuff off there that worked this way.

If I remember rightly, the last Ernie Balls I had were more of a sky blue. I definitely wouldn't have described them as royal blue. This sort of shade: But a google image search has also brought up this: And [url="http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/newbay/bptt/#/38"]this link[/url] suggests that they could be D'addarios. Also, I had some Fenders and the wrapping was a shade of green which matched the colour shown in the above link

There's a nice looking orange Bongo HH in cash converters at the moment for £700. Missing scratchplate. Just a heads up. [url="http://webshop.cashconverters.co.uk/auction-item/801139/ernie-ball-bongo-music-man-bass-guitar"]http://webshop.cashconverters.co.uk/auction-item/801139/ernie-ball-bongo-music-man-bass-guitar[/url]

This is one of my favourites, with a bit of bonus Marcus Miller thrown in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikHI7_PMFNc