StephenFerguson

I play a lot of chords after the 12th fret and use the open A and open D (with a higher notes on the D or G string respectively). I try and get a sound somewhere between Joe Lally, Zack Smith and Kim Gordon... and probably fail miserably 🤣 I like to emphasise the mids higher up the neck and use the lower end for big clangy smacks with bass drum. None of this is helpful to describe my sound 😒 I need a p bass for some and my MM for others.

Fine, but I like the tone he achieves on diary.

It's nae quite the same, the build quality and wood grades are different, the original SUBs were us built along side the MMs with identical wood, ident electronics but without the detailing on the knobs and tuners and with a no frills finish...this was supposed to cur costs but it turned out that it didn't to the extent the low price justified. An old SUB IS a MM, the sterling for me is missing something, I've found that QC is varied on models, a wee bit like mim fenders.

This is the sterling sub surely and not the original? If it is (and I thought they were matt black only) then this is a steal! # edit I just noticed you said sterling in the post :S the originals kick arse, a mm without the gloss finish, a monster for the price you can find em second hand.

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Yep, same as above, I had to go to unread posts to get here very frustrating, I'm assuming the site is undergoing maintenance?

Thee oh sees, meat step lively and I'm going to listen to some flying lotus. Word.

Yeah, the early 90's fortress basses were in no way entry level, at £1200 new that's some bloody entry, I'm going to assume that he meant the new rockbass fortresses and not the originals, wenge neck, passive with active pre amp and a balance and feel all of its own. I played one when I started out on bass and it remains my GAS mainstay. Luckily I'm buying one tomorrow.

He probably means Catalonia, the autonomous region in Spain with Barcelona as its capital, not Scotland. That's likely why he said it.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1352975106' post='1869925'] I can see how it would get tiresome for all of you who have played it time and time again. But speaking as a beginner who has never played it, I wouldn't mind having a crack at it. Especially if it got the place rocking out. But, speaking of musical cliches, what I would [b]really[/b] like to have a crack at is 'Freebird'. Speaking as a desperate 50 something single woman, listening to the clock of doom ticking off the inevitable descent into senile dementia, 'Freebird' is [b]definitely [/b]on my bucket list. [/quote] x

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1353001758' post='1870403'] No. Mustang Sally is the example, the undercurrent is that people who play it are lazy and lesser players and not worthy of being called musicians. Somehow playing it lessens you as a person or musician. Much the the same way as Moondance does for a Jazz bassist. [/quote] Lazy? Lesser musicians ? Naw mate, the undercurrent is that the song is lamentable sh*te.

Suits the subject matter, its all subjective i suppose. Subject.

sigh, it does go down well, my covers band (the one I fin sing in) used to play it and I died inside everytime I had to do it, but yeah the crowd loved. The crowd are also the same people who bought mr blooby and crazy frog.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1352902519' post='1869114'] Hope tongue in cheek, otherwise load of stinking sexist crap... As for the song, I've never been a big fan of it, but the punters (women [b]and [/b]men) like it and dance to it when it's played, and request it when it's not played. If, as a band, you go on stage primarily with a view to entertain, then you should not exclude it from your setlist just out of sheer prejudice. [/quote] Ok, mustang harry; the song upsets me as I see a potential grim window into a potential future for myself as Harry (49, wife left him six year previous and the kids think he is a waste of space and oxygen) trapses on to the dance floor, crotch stained with the evidence of a prostate with a similar veiw on his usefulness as his children, and removes his tie. Harry, attemting to appeal to the assembled woman, makes a rudimentary headband from said tie and attempts "life and soul of the party" dance come mating ritual, sub conciously aware of the revultion and pity in the eyes of the assembled crowd he convinces himself that he is enjoying himself. The song reaches its clap along call and responce section where Harry removes his tie and rides it like a twisted parody of a horse "ride harry, ride!" and brakes down crying on the floor, calling for his wife as the crowd slowly edge away from him. The man is removed and the band strike up "dakota" by the steriophonics its the second time they have played it tonight. *tongue is firmly in cheek, scales balanced?

Sorry, I am a prick/snob/music facist, and the song just sounds like the furious dying ticks of the desperate 49 year old single womans bilogical clock as she drops her handbag at the front of the stage and dance/grinds out a silent plee that someone in the pub/function will consider her worthy of sneaking out on at 7am. Sorry.

Those infinity basses in your avatar make me weak at the knees, just saying.

My higher bass teacher at the school recomended I buy one, I went for a schector stilletoe, lovely bass but this dude did know what he was talking about.

Sorry Mr Warwick, I love your basses, and im away to get my dream bass (an early 90's fortress one) but I find the body shape a bit ugly, but hey ho each to their own, I have played one and theY sound bloody awesome, a bit like the vette but with more sustain and a bit less brightness (it was a NT), are German made flashbacks coming back....GAS.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1352724290' post='1866495'] Music was never what it used to be. Look at any so-called classic year of music and you'll find that there was far more stuff around that you didn't like than stuff you did. Rose-tinted specs are a wonderful thing! TBH music has never been as vibrant and diverse as it is now. At least if you don't like what's currently being hyped by the media there is plenty of new bands around playing music you will like what ever genre(s) you are in to. [/quote] I ranted a bit earlier but this was exactly my point, the good music is the music that sticks in the memory and, usualy, outlasts the dross.