Dingus

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1404497807' post='2493288'] Basschat is just a bit of light relief for me. I get my daily reality hit by planning for a post-oil society. [/quote] I have been worried about a post-oil society too, but I am sure that if and when that day comes, one way or another I will find another kind of lubricant that is just as effective.

[quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1404495032' post='2493256'] Not listened to that Boz Skaggs before now, liking it so far. I don't know any Anthony Jackson stuff pre Chaka Khan and Donald Fagan [/quote] Have a listen to "Give The People What They Want" and " For The Love Of Money" by the O'Jays and Anthony is playing his P Bass with a pick . By the time he was playing with Chaka and Donald Fagen he was using a Jazz .

I love the bright, piano-like tone that Anthony Jackson got with his P Bass in the early to mid 1970's , and session ace David Hungate's P Bass- with- roundwounds sound on Boz Skaggs album Silk Degrees ( among others ) from that same era . That is tone I try and emulate with a Precision Bass, full and fruity, but still with a cutting edge.

My posts are pointless, but then again my life is pointless, just like yours. Let's face it, we're all just marking time waiting for the inevitable. And when you go, you can't take your basses with you.

If anyone ever wonders why we have to live in a world wracked by conflict and war, then let them read Basschat for half an hour. If people can get so worked up about a Fender decal ( or the absence thereof ) then what chance is there of bringing peace to the Middle East? ( Although to be fair, Hamas are slightly more relaxed about most things than the average bass player. It's one thing to be unjustly discriminated against in your homeland , but at least they aren't caught up in the whole roundwound versus flatwounds thing.)

I prefer the regular version . The only real advantage to this MA model is the D -tuner and the two extra neck bolts. I'm not keen on the colour or the inlay either. A good opportunity wasted in my opinion.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1404419713' post='2492571'] I love Glasto. It's lovely and quiet around where i live when it's on. Even if we are only hipster free for weekend it's still a wonderful thing. [/quote] You are lucky in that respect then. The hipsters where I live are[i] way [/i] too hip to go to Glasto. They probably go to some festival we have never heard of held in November at a secret location in rural Wales where the hippest DJ's are flown in from Japan and Outer Mongolia to provide a soundtrack to the burning of effigies while everybody is off their bonce on a new designer drug made from scouring powder and meat paste .

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1404370976' post='2491904'] No the clue is in my name [/quote] I always assumed you were referring to a '77 Stingray.

I too have been watching some more Glasto sets on the I Player, and St Vincent were pretty interesting, despite their very contrived efforts to be annoyingly offbeat , weird and a bit Lady GaGa-llike theatrical. She is a good guitarist and I really like 1980's vibe to the sound of the band .

Do you remember when Little Mountain Studios in Vancouver was the place to record for all kinds of hard rock acts? In the late 1980's/ early 1990's everyone who somebody was queueing up to record there. Bon Jovi, Aerosmith AC/DC , The Cult ect. Bruce Farbairn is sadly no longer with us, but Bob Rock is still one of the hottest ( and most expensive) record producers in the world.

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1404317650' post='2491557'] Max Webster & Rush were very closely connected - remember this? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMM6Bhwpy0M[/media] Both bands set up together in the studio & knocked this out live - absolutely immense! Jon. (edited for better-sounding clip!) [/quote] Great track! I can vividly remember hearing that song for the first time when Tommy Vance played it on the Friday Rock Show. That must have been around 1980. That's when rock music was rock music! None of this long shorts and goatee beards nonsense that you get nowadays. It was long, shaggy permed hair , satin bomber jackets and great songs like that. I'm getting a bit emotional now.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1404334896' post='2491761'] Milton keynes bowl 1993, I was 15, best gig yet, the sound was epic. [/quote] For some reason Pete, I really don't know why, I always assumed you were much older than that. I'm sure a big part of why I am biased towards old metal is precisely because that was my era.

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1404344208' post='2491853'] It may not be sport, but it certainly isn't murder. [/quote] Looks like murder to me. That bear appears to be very dead for no good reason except someone enjoyed killing it.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1404330868' post='2491704'] Robert Trujillo with his " rad cool " reliced Jazz Bass slung round his ankles while he struck his disaffected teenage kid poses was particularly irritating, and the whole band look ridiculous. [/quote] Just reread that and realized it is quite unfair. Most bands look ridiculous, and Metallica are no worse than a multitude of others. . Rock Music a ridiculous business, and that is a big part of its' appeal. To Metallica's credit , they work hard to put on the best show they can, and are consummate professionals in that sense. I wouldn't want to give the impression that I have any particular beef against them , it's just that to me their position as the biggest metal act on the planet for the last quarter of a century is indicative of the paucity of acts of true stature in that genre of music. They are O.K at what they do , but what, for example, have Metallica ever produced that could rival Black Sabbath in their pomp? Sabbath turned out one classic album after another every year or so a big part of their early career, all of which compare very favourably to Metallica' best work in my estimation. In fact, to be honest, I think they trounce anything Metallica have ever created. Let me put my cards on the table and say that I much prefer old metal to new metal, and to my sensibilities Metallica were the front runners of the whole new metal scene. I'm glad the their legions of fans and indeed even casual viewers enjoyed the gig at Glasto, but when even the News At Ten is eulogizing about the transcendent power of Metallica's live performance I cannot help but think that the hyperbole associated with this band has gone[i] way[/i] too far.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1404333854' post='2491747'] I never bought anything after the black album [/quote] Why bother, Pete, it was impossible to go any blacker after that album, and so really they had nowhere to take it subsequently. I can still remember the momentum that record had when it came out, and for a while they swept all the competition away. Not surprising they have found it hard to top that. Most bands would.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1404332356' post='2491724'] Metallica have made some great records, im not sure large festivals are the way to introduce people to your stuff, they never do a band justice (for all )imo. I always enjoy a band more if I know how the song goes to fill in the blanks of a poor mix when watching tv or at the venue regarding massive shows like that. Metallica metallica is brilliant from start to finish both musically and production wise, ok you might not like them Dingus but so many proper die hard music fans cant be wrong [/quote] They have been hugely popular for a very long time, but that doesn't make them good . Only being good would do that . I have actually seen Metallica play live at very close quarters , in the early 1990's. Without wishing to be a name dropper or go in to too many details , the band and I have mutual friends and I used to live in their neck of the woods in those days, so had some very good access to all things Metallica for a while . When that Black album came out I quite liked some of the songs on it and I could certainly see their appeal , but it all went downhill again after that in my opinion . To me , they will always be the band that launched a million t-shirts rather than an outstanding musical act. Even as a heavy rock act, they don't match up to their antecedents from earlier decades, like Sabbath or even Judas Priest. The songs just don't stand up.

Absolutely stunning bass! Love that colour combo. I bet it sounds great with that Custom Shop Vintage P pickup too. Enjoy it.

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1404076233' post='2489127'] What's the point in life itself??? [/quote] [quote name='JazzBassfreak' timestamp='1404080529' post='2489176'] What's the point in the point? [/quote] I am currently working on the answer to this one and am close making a breakthrough. I will let you know as soon as anything happens.

Another Canada fan here! Great country, lovely people, including loads of beautiful women.Just a bit too much wilderness and wildlife for my tastes, AND MUCH, MUCH TOO COLD but that can't be helped I suppose. An eminently sensible society ( except for Quebec) , and all the more remarkable considering their close proximity to the U.S.A. I'm not surprised that there are so many bands that have come out of Canada because, simlilar to Australia, it is very much a live music culture with loads of bars and clubs for bands to play, so the law of averages dictates that some will go on to bigger things.

Not a great song but a lot of fun to play. That little turnaround lick on the bass makes the track, and lots of people play it wrong. On this same tack, when was the last time there was a song that was a shuffle[i] a la[/i] Black Velvet in the charts? Not for a very long time, I expect.

I've just been watching a few more acts on the I Player that I missed at the weekend, including Metallica featuring James Hetfield, who allegedly didn't kill a bear, but probably would if he got the chance. They churn out the same old racket in the same old relentless way . I am not surprised it is so popular, but what they create is mostly dreadful nevertheless. The old adage that no one ever went broke by underestimating the taste of the general public definitely applies. This is the biggest and best rock group in the world. but it is a world in which such an accolade only refers only to successful marketing strategy, not any enduring emotional depth or inherent quality in the music of such an act. Robert Trujillo with his " rad cool " reliced Jazz Bass slung round his ankles while he struck his disaffected teenage kid poses was particularly irritating, and the whole band look ridiculous. By contrast , the self-indulgent post -trip hop warbling of London Grammar was just as bad in its' own way, but at least it isn't the sonic equivalent of having a newly-sharpened pencil stuck up your nose. I have never heard this lot before , but they are sh*te of the first order and I recommend avoiding them at all costs. All the songs sound the bleedin' same ( , no really, I mean you can't remember if they finished the last one and started another, and then you just give up caring) .Absolutely dire. They must be quite popular because they were headlining the Michael Barrymore Stage , but I'm buggered if I know why anyone would willingly give up their time to listen to that drivel. And don't even get me started on Arcade Fire. So many of the lesser acts, particularly those from overseas just seem like they are going through the motions with full knowledge that no one is really listening to them or particularly interested. It must be a very difficult gig in that respect, but I suppose if you are on the festival circuit you must get used to it . In light of all that, I couldn't care less whether Dolly was miming or not, at least she was genuinely entertaining ,charismatic and warm , and she certainly knows how to put on a show. One Dolly Parton is worth ten Metallicas in my book, and long may she continue. I still think she is very sexy, too, albeit is a fairly post-surgical manner. I wouldn't judge her for that, though. Take away my hair care regime and moisturizing cream and my power over women would evaporate overnight, so Dolly can do what she feels is necessary to stay pert as far as I am concerned. .

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1404165367' post='2490016'] My old Headmaster (RIP) is Michael Eavis's brother. Worthy Farm is held in trust for the Eavis family, and if my Headmaster's opinion was anything to go by, not all the Eavis's agree with it being used to host the festival. He thought his brother enjoyed being the local philanthropist by 'putting in a few stone styles for the locals' while the festival causes massive environmental damage to the area. You could imagine that we were exited thinking about free tickets when we found out, but the Head would have nothing to do with it. He was a great Headmaster, who had the respect of the town. A thoroughly decent man. I eventually went to Glastonbury in '87, hitchiking all the way from Newcastle. My faves were Pop Will Eat Itself, Stump, Gay Bykers, Hank Wangford and Doctor and the Medics. There was some interesting stuff on smaller stages and tents about the place. Headlining were New Order and Elvis Costello who were super dull. My abiding memory were bad toilets, rain, over priced food, peoples tents getting robbed and a bunch of anarco/hippy/punx next to us who were a real bunch of w***ers. I remember being up on a hill at night looking over the thousands of people, with their fires and rubbish and just thinking this looks like hell. Aye, good old days [/quote] Glasto was indeed a bit more edgy in those days. That was the reality of all those "alternative" festivals back in the day. There was a absence of law and order that could be quite frightening . In that respect , there is a lot to be said for the sanitizing of festivals in recent years. However, I hope you are not suggesting that my criticisms of the current Glastonbury Festival are by implication a championing of that bygone age. That would be a very false assumption. That era is however the one I personally identify with because that was when I was young enough to hanker for that kind of excitement and adventure . The present day Glastonbury is complete bollocks in its' own right, regardless of how the festival may or may not have been in the past.

[quote name='DorsetBlue' timestamp='1404144048' post='2489721'] Fair enough and I can understand your opinion. The hunting of bears does rankle with me too, even though I have hunted in the past for pest control (magpies/rats) and food/pest control (rabbits). In the 70s-80s, rabbits were a large part of our diet (admittedly quite a bit of it was farmed rabbit). The show in question, is about Kodiak bears who live on an island (Kodiak) with a restricted biosphere. The cull is 'apparently' required to ensure the correct balance is maintained and some locals/aboriginal people do indeed eat bear. I wouldn't do it but it is certainly in his legal rights to do so and has nothing to do with his music IMHO. [/quote] Well considering that bears have roamed the earth for tens of thousands of years ( I'm not really sure when bears first evolved but it was a very long time ago) , that Kodiak island is one their ancient natural habitats and they were for a long time perfectly happy to thrive there, one does wonder whom the cull is "necessary" for? I'm sure the bears are quite content not to be slaughtered.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1404143948' post='2489716'] Whoever it is, that man is a Tw*** that looks a mighty beast in the picture and I just can't for the life of me see what is so great about shooting an animal for sport. They shoot poachers in Africa... according to my mate who was a 'ranger'..and this seems little different. I can understand culling ...just about, but on what planet is that sport.?????? [/quote] It isn't sport, it's murder.

[quote name='DorsetBlue' timestamp='1404143490' post='2489705'] Found one that wasn't the Daily Nail: [url="http://www.thatsnonsense.com/view.php?id=1856&keywords=James%20Hetfield%20hunting%20brown%20bear%20picture"]http://www.thatsnons...0bear%20picture[/url] [/quote] That bear looks like it has been bludgeoned by a very heavy guitar riff to me. My money is still on Hetfield.