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[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1356302498' post='1909080'] Maybe you misread him and he was in fact impressed with the black pupils work ethic and thought you were all slackers?! Benefit of the doubt but probably just a rascist old get. [/quote] No, he was saying we were working fantastically. There were no (and have never been) any black people in my class.

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1356301133' post='1909056'] We had Heads and Deputy Heads. [/quote] Yes, but we are talking about a school where an old priest came into our classroom one day and said "You's are all working away like blacks". I mean, he was fairly old, but holy hell, what a thing to say to a bunch of impressionable kids! believe me, having the un-PC terms for the principle/headmistress/ head teacher whatever, was the least of the schools worries!

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1356299796' post='1909034'] 'Fraid so, in the UK a Principle - for those that have any - would be a Don.......... ............... or is it a Dean........? .............. either way - your vice-principle was the deputy headteacher. [/quote] Well sorry, but you all clearly knew what i meant. That was just a massive run through Pedanticland.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1356298805' post='1909021'] Vice principle, so this was in America then? [/quote] Is that really an american term? We had a headmistress, so he would hardly be called the vice headmistress.

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1356296027' post='1908983'] He was only a woman through the week [/quote] and then a lady on the weekends? lol. This is actually making me sick. lol. Her husband was also a history teacher in the next room. We think they married because they were the same height (incredibly small). Oh yeah, her husband was also the vice principle, and the both of them were the only teachers who actually cared about the pupils.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1356212966' post='1908137'] A wise man, your history teacher... [/quote] Lol, he would have been if he wasn't a woman

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1356201022' post='1907950'] In all sincerity I think you have nailed it on the head. The 80's were incredible and I often wish I could go back and do it all again(except better). If there are any youngsters reading this then take heed....this is wisdom!! [/quote] em, i'm 20 in just over a week (so yeah, 19). as far as i can tell, any set of 10 years that sees Rick Astley as a star is not a good one

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1356209812' post='1908085'] [i]Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. - Abraham Lincoln[/i] ? [/quote] My history teacher always said that, but in a different way- "It's better to let people think you are a fool than to open your mouth and confirm it... so shut up Milton!"

[quote name='philw' timestamp='1356200303' post='1907943'] Lots of Wal info and trivia here: [url="http://www.trevorandthea.eclipse.co.uk/wal_history.htm"]http://www.trevorand...wal_history.htm[/url] P [/quote] Cheers, i was looking at that earlier too, found the link on the wal website

[quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1356199508' post='1907925'] Sounds like you've [s]played [/s] i[s]n [/s] been to Atherstone... Fixed... [/quote] haha, nope, just ballycastle, where alcohol is served to anybody over the age of 2.

[quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1356198301' post='1907915'] Sounds like you've played in Atherstone... [/quote] I've played nowhere, i just see that guy in places and think "Seriously dude? you were clearly plastered before the band even started setting up, go home".

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1356196005' post='1907863'] You are still a young man ; you've got the rest of your life ahead of you to get a Wal , or whatever else you want . I wouldn't sell anything quite yet - one of the best pieces of advice I ever recieved about accumulating wealth was from a rich businessman who told me that you don't get rich by saving money , you get rich by [i]making [/i]money . How right he was . Do the right things , make the right plans and you will be buying your Wal without even flinching . [/quote] Oh, i'd say you are right. I won't sell anything, i like what i have at the minute. But i shall get all the basses i ever wanted someday. It will be great!

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1356194232' post='1907825'] One of our regulars is a cross-dressing guy. He gets tackled up in a skirt, blouse and high heels and boogies like crazy. I am so used to him that it doesn't seem odd any more. Another guy we have is "Acid Jeff" - completely whacky dance moves and always off his head. And finally i give you the fan that we have called "Prog Rock" who regails us with tails of prog bands he saw in the seventies. [/quote] You haven't had the guy that thinks crawling around the dance floor is a dance move yet then? (You've just had every other one )

it has a DI out, so you can record directly from the bass without any external DI or amp! cool! so i guess that's to preserve the tone?

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1356193089' post='1907810'] They are indeed staggeringly great sounding basses . I used Wal basses as my main bass for ten years and none of the basses I tried during that time usurped the Wal for sheer quality of sound . They are basses with a unique character and distinct personality , but they also have certain idiosyncracies that make them not for everybody . They are indeed , on the whole heavy basses , , but back in the day people were less concerned by the weight of basses , certainly according to my recollection anyway . Wal can make you a slightly lighter one if you specially request it . The neck profile is also slightly on the chunky side , but again , Wal could easily make you a custom neck profile if you want it slightly slimmer . Regarding the pickup design , the individual coil thing was supposed to eliminate crosstalk and intermodulation between the pole pieces , but I wouldn't focus too much on that detail ; Wal pickups are such an individual design that there are various design characteristics that make them sound so great . Ian Waller was an electronics wizz with a unique approach and the Wal pickups and preamp just sound right , simple as that . There is some kind of perfect synergy between all the electronics on a Wal that make them sound rich , deep , round and effortlessly powerful . No one really understands why , but it all fits perfectly . The electronics sound a lot more complicated when you read about them than they are to use in reality . In practise it's all very intuitive and you would get the hang of it all in no time . [/quote] That's great. So Ian Waller just had a feel for electronics? sounds pretty sweet. I know flea used a wal mach 2 on BSSM for everything except funky monks i believe, and possibly one other song? I've listened to that album alot, and i really like the bass tone, and as far as the tones in their studio albums go, i would say it definitely goes right to the top. Wish i could afford to get one built, but i saw on the website just now that they START at £3650! i could sell my macbook pro, car and possibly a kidney and all other instruments and worldly possessions, and then i might be able to get them to build one tailored to me

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1356184511' post='1907726'] Weight varies, of course. My 4-string fretless weighs about 10lbs, my 5-string fretted weighs 11lbs The lightest Mk.II I've tried weighed 9.5lbs. Think Jazz rather than Precision for weight, but definitely P rather than J for neck profile. Wal fretless basses are by far the easiest-to-play fretless basses I've ever tried. Dunno why. The electronics are astonishing, capable of a staggering range of tones, and pretty much all of them useable in the real world. [/quote] Sounds great! I need to try one of these. Anybody got any comment on the pickups? how/why do they make them?

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1356182972' post='1907706'] The elecs are indeed complex but as a non tech guy all I cared about was that mine sounded AMAZING. Very huge and dramatic tones available via the filters. Loved the "pick attack" available when the vol was pulled out. The neck is quite meaty...kinda old school "V" precision'y type!?!? Mine looked and sounded incredible. Playability on mine was good as opposed to fantastic...took a bit of getting used to, but worth it. The action went quite low but not mega low. Dowbside; mine weighed almost the same as my family car at the time & hurt my shoulder after each gig. Despite that I still consider trading it against a Jaydee as the single biggest folly of my entire life (the neck on the Jaydee failed and ended up with a back bow to rival Robin hoods weapon of choice). Great basses. Sublime tonality! [/quote] That's great! so they weigh a bit then? i wouldn't be surprised with all the gear they have stuffed in it, and the body is a bit bigger than say, a jazz or P isn't it? Is it well balanced? it has quite a wide P-style neck then?

[quote name='louisthebass' timestamp='1356182260' post='1907692'] Thread on Talkbass: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/my-2010-wal-mach-ii-tons-hi-res-pics-638638/"]http://www.talkbass....es-pics-638638/[/url] Enjoy! [/quote] ha! i was just reading that!

So the Wal Mach 2 is a bassi haven't given much time to looking at/researching, but so far as i can tell, they sound great! so i was looking as some pictures, and they seem quite technical, especially the preamp. So can anybody impart to me their wisdom on the fantastic things? i understand there is something different about the pickup too, in that each pole piece has its own coil? what's the advantage/characteristics of that? also, what style of neck is the neck on the Wal closest to? Would love to own one, but looks like it will be well beyond any budget i have for a bass in the next 5-50 years but still would love to know all about it! Cheers for any info

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1356118527' post='1907209'] He was in Tamworth, that's enough to know. I used to hate going into Tamworth, they are the rudest people I have ever had the displeasure of meeting. Obviously there are exceptions (he says, covering his arse because there is at least one person on here from there, who seems relatively normal as far as I can tell) but I have personally never met a single likeable person from there. It was a bloke from Tamworth that stole my old Shure microphone. "I'll sing in your band", says he. "Can I borrow a microphone?" He asks. "Sure", says I. "Where did he go?" I wonder. [/quote] Sorry, my knowledge of english geography and demographics is very poor But i know how it goes.

[quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1356115437' post='1907155'] Yeah I had thought of that. It was in Tamworth, so thats where they come from btw . and the guitards nice 20 year old gold top might have been at risk of walking out the door. [/quote] Haha, why would you play some random guys guitar when you have a 20 year old LP sitting right there? anybody with a guitar that has any value will not be bringing to along to the pub and asking somebody else to play it.

[quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1356108257' post='1907018'] Its a big part of it for me as well. Had a big, mean looking guy turn up at a gig fairly recently, with guitar in his hand. Didnt want to play, didnt want to sell. But got really agressive when our guitard wouldnt play the second set with it. [/quote] LOL! where do they come from? why would anybody agree to that? for all anybody knows, his guitar is a POS and he might try and run off with the guitarists ACTUAL guitar (which i have heard of people gigging early 70's strats in pubs ) while he is playing.

[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1356029710' post='1906053'] Sorry to contradict you pal but lynyrd skynyrd do still indeed exist as a band – still putting out records and touring and everything! [url="http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/35421699/Last-Of-A-Dyin-Breed/Product.html?searchstring=lynyrd+skynyrd&searchsource=0&searchtype=musicall&urlrefer=search&strefer=musicall&searchfilters=s%7blynyrd+skynyrd%7d%2bc%7b34%7d%2b"][color=#0000ff]http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/35421699/Last-Of-A-Dyin-Breed/Product.html?searchstring=lynyrd+skynyrd&searchsource=0&searchtype=musicall&urlrefer=search&strefer=musicall&searchfilters=s%7blynyrd+skynyrd%7d%2bc%7b34%7d%2b[/color][/url] Whether this is actually a good thing is another discussion!! [/quote] Why oh why had i not heard of this? Didn't quite a few of the original band members die in a plane crash? Musically, i like them, but lyrically... it's gets a bit too 'texas' for my liking.

[quote name='Vinny' timestamp='1356018546' post='1905807'] Eh? [/quote] You see, Lynyrd Skynyrd haven't been a band for a while now, so when talking about them, you should always use past tense. It doesn't work for Lynyrad Skynyrd, because nothing does, although a lot of things [i]worked [/i]for them. Merry [s]christmas[/s] end of the world

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1356006233' post='1905537'] It works pretty well for Lynyrd Skynyrd... [/quote] Em... [i]worked[/i] :/