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That's the word! My mind went blank. It would make for an interesting System Of A Down song though. 😁

I came out a while ago about my love for Copacabana, and I'm not going back in now! 🙂

That yew is certainly a very pretty wood. Just curious about the poisonosity (surely that's not a word) of it. If the body was left unfinished, would it stay poisonous or is it just when freshly cut?

Matching black, black, maple bass and stagewear. Body, scratchplate & fretboard, and jeans, shirt & head. 😁

Gimme Three Steps has a cool bassline that's fun to jam to.

Oh I don't know, Cake without vibraslap is like Blue Oyster Cult without cowbell.

You just know that Vibraslap's coming, even if you've never heard the song.

For some reason I've ended up listening to lots of cover versions of known bands by other known bands but done in the coverees style, does that make sense? No? I thought not. 😄 Here's what I mean. Here's Black Sabbaths 'War Pigs', an absolute belter from Sabbath. Now Cake have a complete sound of their own, unmistakable, and this is their take on War Pigs. The timings seem odd at first but totally works in that 'Cake' style, and the pumping bass from the off really drives it. Here's another, Bill Haleys 'Thirteen Women', a slightly risqué topic given the era. And this is The Renegades version. A superb slice of sixties garage rock. Such an enjoyable version which I feel is way ahead of its time, the sound, the hair and the video. Apparently this band were huge wherever The Beatles couldn't, wouldn't, or didn't play. This is the best version soundwise on YouTube and has a little bonus cover afterwards in the form of Vince Taylors 'Brand New Cadillac', so guess where we go next? Vince Taylor and his Playboys, Thirteen Women Which we all know was covered in grand style by the The Clash on their London Calling album. Quite similar in style but unmistakably The Clash, although I've never really felt it fitted on the LC album, but I digress. Enjoy

Also lots of Northern Soul Classics, there's just something eternally hopeful about the genre. I had a major cut back of the bottom of the garden yesterday after not being touched for a few years, it was on list of stuff to sort in the summer but now seems like a good time. I had a bonfire yesterday evening to get rid of the waste and had a little shuffle around the garden by myself to some tunes like this.

I posted this in the 'What are you learning' thread and it puts a cheesey grin on my face so I'll post it here as well.

Oh yeah, welcome to the forum. 👋 With the money saved from isolating it would be impolite to not buy something bass related. 😁

Mrs. Maude had a courier delivery yesterday, I don't know which courier but there was a knock at the door, when I opened the door the parcel was on the doorstep with the driver stood about ten feet away, he signed the the illegible hieroglyphs machine when I took the parcel. As safe and secure as possible given the current situation.

Is this J v P when isolating due to coronavirus. If so then definitely enjoy a J at home before you get back in a band situation and it gets lost in the mix.

Uh oh! £500 new is even more tempting. I still don't need one though........... or do I? 😁

I agree, black wouldn't be my first choice but it seemed a very good price, or is that all they make now? I'm sure they were nearer £500 s/h when I properly considered one.

Just watched a black JCB finish on ebay for £354 including a gig bag, condition described as used, but only just. Apparently virtually unmarked. I was very tempted as I've always fancied one but I just don't need it so let it go.

You can have synth fun with a bass. Every now and then I have a listen to this to remind myself that a bit of commitment to your instrument never hurts. Damn youngsters with their commitment. 😁 Using a Source Audio Hot Hand on bass.

I'd like to know if there is a way but I fear latency will always be an issue on any internet based link up.

It's the chirpiest song about an STD I know. 😄

Not particularly tricky but it's a fun little bassline to play. We're adding The Lambrettas version of Poison Ivy to the setlist.

As far as I was aware it's a term normally reserved for electronic/dance music, particularly dubstep. Commonly the bass, and possibly drums, is held back for a verse or a section and then comes back in with a blast. But if we're just going for tracks were the bass injects energy into the track then I'll put the live version of Sabotage in. The song does stop and come back in with bass so it's kind of there. 🙂

Definitely not a traditional P tone, but rather Trad P's lairy brother who's always spoiling for a fight. 🍺 D'you spill my pint?

Bazgidarz! Beautiful pieces of art and I do appreciate that companies aren't just doing fender clones, but not for me.

I don't have a use for them but these two came up on a local(ish) Facebook group for a fiver each. I'm guessing these are the older, better constructed type?