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[quote name='lushuk' timestamp='1371249193' post='2111861'] thanks guys, yeah ive seen the 1000 its only 8 miles from me maybe worth a peek, if not may go to the shop with me amp and cab for a play, that worrying thing was it made my precision seem a bit like a 1 trick pony (compared too) maybe i need to sleep on it [/quote] Yup, your P bass is a one trick pony in comparison... It is a trick that is usually good though.

[quote name='iceonaboy' timestamp='1371276633' post='2111958'] I wonder , could they play live? It all seemed a bit contrived to me. I once went to see Sigue Sigue Sputnik, at the height of their "fame" and they were the worst live band I have ever seen, no joke. Mistakes, slack, badly played...just dreadful. I wonder if Frankie were better than that or were they just a studio band? [/quote] Yes - saw them in the day at a half full SECC. They played well.

Following a nice swap deal with a fellow bass chatter I have become the proud owner of a Yamaha BB714BS. Having wanted one of these for some time I am a happy chap! It's a bit of a bad boy rock n roller. [attachment=136921:yammy BS.jpg]

My main gigging bass is the SR1205 .....it is "off the scale" good. Feels plays better than my Wal or Alembic. Sounds fantastic too. Awesome basses..I would happily pay twice the price that Ibanez are asking for them.

The Glasgow gig was an odd experience for me. I was standing and it was not pleasant. There was an underlying tension in the crowd... loads of drunken/high a**holes, a couple of fights and general unpleasantness, pushing/shoving etc. I was given a beer shampoo by some pea brain throwing it around...the floor was about an inch deep as far as I could see in wine & lager - nice. I used to enjoy that kind of thing 30yrs ago..but it just gets on my t*ts now. I am glad that I can say that I have seen Neil Young, but I found the whole feedback/dragging songs out for 20 minute thing a bit tedious. He could have played about another 6-8 classics in the time he wasted. And why did he feel the need, with his back catalogue, to play a Bob Dylan cover???? Bizarre....and kind of interesting at the same time in a strange way. Odd.

I had a very inteteresting chat with Jimmy Johnson and Alan Holdsworth a couple of years ago....super nice, friendly guys. Extremely humble! Jimmy advised me to buy another Alembic and go straight through house PA's and lose the rig lol. He uses no effects and quized me about overdrive/Sansamps etc. A bit rich because im the most technically stupid bassist in Britain!

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' timestamp='1371049182' post='2109111'] Because in many cases ( though not all ) the j is markedly quieter than the p, and worse still, in a PJ, it's at a point where there's less string excursion than the P sees, so the mismatch is made even more acute. Having a twin J at the bridge can help balance it out (think mk1 Fender MIA deluxe P) Or a humbucker in a single-coil housing... [/quote] This is the truth.

I will attending my first ever Neil Young gig tomorrow night at the Glasgow SECC....I'm not exactly an avid fan, and don't know much of his material - but the ticket was free from a mate who cannot make it. Should be interesting.

On reflection...this! One of the best bands EVER!!! http://youtu.be/8N8ck4nV2zg

Yes...wow! Loved this.

I was a fledgling bassist when Rockschool was first screened - unmissable tv at the time. This was the age of learning songs by constantly lifting the needle from your vinyl so I found it a revelation. Not sure if it would work now though..... How strange now looking back to think that mobile phones & the internet was the far fetched stuff of Sci-fi at the time of screening. Puts it into perspective really. I'm going to check it out on Youtube later!!

[quote name='jumbo' timestamp='1370970422' post='2108125'] I have a JB-2 and its definitely my fave bass. They sound great, play beautifully, are very light weight and look great! What more would you want? :-) [/quote] That is a beautiful bass. Really love G&L L2000's and JB2's. Enjoy!

Oh well, back to Rotosound Swingbass for this poor player

I have seen it all in pubs and NOTHING would surprise me....I wont bore you with the details. One of the worst was when I saw a bass neck snapped in half (a nice vintage Ibanez Musician) by a drunken young "lady" who fell and knocked a PA speaker off it's stand. It wasn't mine...the owner was enraged beyond belief.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1370857028' post='2106237'] Well, I find it wholly disgusting. I stopped working behind bars because of changes in the licensing laws which basically passed a lot of the blame for patrons' drunkenness onto the staff. We don't pour it down their throats! We had a loosely defined duty of care and we stopped serving someone who is out of it, but who's to stop someone buying a drink for some poor SOB who is already legless then falls over and splits their head open? Now that's our fault? Up yours. I quit. Venues are being hounded and harassed on all sides by the Police, Councils' licensing boards, the PRS and now stuff like this? Sometimes I'm surprised they bother to open their doors at all. And before you question my credentials, I know venue owners personally and have installed and maintained CCTV in a couple of places. What fun - bouncers getting put in the dock for doing their job - physically restraining someone who is throwing punches around is assault, apparently. I've been hauled to court as a witness to something I never actually saw because I lifted the CCTV footage, I spent a whole morning waiting around then finally the perp changed his plea. Wonderful. It's not a morning off work by the way - it's a morning of sitting around uneasily in a waiting area playing spot the junkie. Fun. As far as I can see, rather than the courts tackle the drunken individuals who can't or won't handle their ale, they'd rather solve the problem by harassing venue owners and staff. They'd love it if all the bars in the country closed. Someone also told me that if a contractor falls off their own badly maintained ladder on your property, you're liable and can be sued? Is that right? Now someone has taken their eye off the ball, something bad happened that was completely unforeseeable by the venue staff/management (and indeed, unless they're running a bass crèche, not their problem) and he's trying to extract compensation out of the venue? Balls to that. In a perfect world you would be able to leave your property lying out and people that have nothing to do with it would leave it well alone, but this isn't a perfect world. I despise the way this world is going. Blame anyone but yourself. In my opinion there are two problems here - of course the vast majority of the blame is on the drunken idiots who fkd about with the bass in the first place but a smidgeon of blame rests with the owner for not taking the appropriate steps to secure his property IF he left it unattended. It's no-one else's problem or concern. Deal with it. [/quote] This is wisdom.

[quote name='clashcityrocker' timestamp='1370812646' post='2105965'] You may be right,it was the first time I've seen a 'vintage' fender up close,I went abit weak at the knees. I might go play it tomorrow,to destroy the myth,but I can't decide if the myth is that they are amazing old classics,or over-priced crap?! [/quote] I have played some very old 60's models and honestly wondered what the fuss was all about...I have played some 70's models and thought "hell yeah!". For the record, the finest Fenders I have ever owned were built by Lakland..................

[quote name='clashcityrocker' timestamp='1370810989' post='2105937'] Lots of sound advice here,just got back from a road trip to buy a Warwick 5er so will have to forget the 77,was abit of a dog anyway (must keep telling myself that) [/quote] Was it though? Although 70's Fenders generally get a bad rep I owned a 78 Jazz that was actually very very good. I bought several vintage Fenders during the 80's for peanuts as nobody wanted them lol. Personally I think you are kidding yourself with this investment chit chat...you just wanted to treat yourself to a nice Fender bass

I am of the opinion that the name playing the bass is more important than the name on the headstock.

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1370802764' post='2105787'] Andy Rourke...didn't Mozza compare him to a Suffolk Colt, Atco, Webb or some other lawnmower.....what a twat, Rourkes basslines are what makes THE Smiths so very special a song within a song. [/quote] Totally agree.

Oh dear, the inherent dangers of gigging in pubs with high quality instruments. As far as I can see the unfortunate Wal owner is on to plums..as we say in this locality. Anyone who messes with my instruments without asking first at gigs does so at the risk of a quick, but painful death!!!

LOL OMG - HASGM (health and safety gone mad).

[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1370800022' post='2105733'] Wasn't it a JE prototype thing that never went anywhere? Anyway, it's only got 20 frets... Cheers chaps, like I say, it's a bit of an obsession now. And Ultralites with a detuner at t'other end...no neck dive here... [/quote] I am seriously impressed!

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1370798558' post='2105698'] I guess some people really struggle to find things to do with their evenings. If there's nothing on the telly, why not just turn it off? [/quote] The general public are treated like mushrooms (kept in the dark and fed s**t). TV nowadays can be compared to processed food...processed TV in fact. Advertising is killing all forms of media also. You are right we should simply switch off. I would never allow a salesman from Go Compare to intrude into my private abode and bombard my family to a sales pitch...yet TV allows these cretins instant access. Rant over.