White Cloud

In every sense of the word.

It's just a brilliant parody😎

Gutted at this news. I was a big fan of Bernie during the 'good Whitesnake' era 😢

Yes it's still available...horrid stuff🤮

If a questionable song has a good bassline then it's a good song.

I played unlined fretless for a number of years and always used rounds (Rotosound Swing no less). I found them far more zingy and dynamic. I just don't get the current flatwound trend, especially on fretted basses. Hey ho, that's just me.

Better than modern Ibanez!

No worries 😁 ... just my luck. I bought it online sight unseen (from Andertons?) a bit of a shot in the dark but worth a punt.

True but I just didn't fancy it.

Nope, didn't fancy another after the first experience.

Okay... So I bought a new Sire jazz bass about a year or so after they were released to rave reviews. Sadly I was disappointed with the QC. Amongst other minor quibbles more prominent issues included one of the inlays sitting proud of the fingerboard by several millimetres (and at at a quirky angle); a faulty input jack; a preamp which failed after several days. In my experience they were overhyped.

Thankfully I only have to pay nothing to not see or hear her at all...

My gigging setup for many years as my TC electronic amp has a built in Chorus...

Just saying...

Grow the nails on your plucking fingers, play with a low action and use a bass with a maple neck/maple fingerboard combination.

Love them or loath them Geddy's vocals are a significant part of Rush's USP. After all they had a level of success which is unimaginable.

Great players for sure!

Fair enough, horses for courses. Out of interest, who does impress you in the bass department?

Had one briefly during the 80's...my goodness, it played like an absolute dog 😂

You have a P bass, no replacement is required!!

For what it's worth I don't think this was a stupid question at all.

If memory serves me correct I believe Jaco was in part sleeping rough in NYC around the time of this production. Heart rending really. Never is there a truer maxim, 'When you laugh the whole world laughs with you, when you cry you cry alone'. It's all about context: everything always is. In retrospect my guess is a lot of young players won't get what the fuss was about but this footage features a genius talent already set on an irretrievable tragic course. He was on the cusp of being snuffed out and in part he craved it for some blessed relief from his demons. For me he was an absolute beast on the instrument. A monster player and a cool cat. The best.