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I suppose he's always going to be remembered best for PiL (and who wouldn't be happy with that on the old C.V.?). But musically he's kept moving. He's done a lot of 'world music' stuff, dub, English folk etc, etc. I saw him a couple of years ago playing electric bass with a 12-piece Chinese orchestra that included traditional dancers. Fascinating but more than a bit bonkers. He's written a good autobigraphy too called 'Memoir of a Geezer' I think. Well worth a read, and as good as Guy Pratt's book in it's own way.

I've seen very little mention of Jah Wobble on Basschat. I find some of his music great and some of it pants, but always interesting. Any other fans out there?

Welcome Andy. There are a lot of unsound freaks on this forum but I'm sure you will have a good time.

Welcome Mark, I'm sure that cash won't be burning your trouser pocket for too long.

Sorted.

+1 for the Roland Microcube. I use mine as a practise amp with the acoustic guitarist and conga player too. Alternatively, if you're looking for something that will be solely for personal practise it might be worth looking at one of the small gizmos that allow you to play through headphones. Vox do one. Also, the Tascam range of bass trainers will perform as a headphone amp, as well as all the other functionality. There's a lot of love for the Tascam stuff on this forum.

My twopennies-worth is to keep it as it is. I've kept everything standard on mine- which isn't what I intended when I got it. I enjoy it for what it is, a cheapish mass-produced instrument from Indonesia which punches above its weight. The time you put into modding it could be spent playing it and keeping that smile on your face.

Welcome. You on the early shift then?

Welcome John. We'll have no 'taking it seriously' here. Enjoy the forum.

Groove Me by King Floyd. If you've never heard it give yourself a treat. Genuine New Orleans proto-funk. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lf_1y7rYE&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lf_1y7rYE...feature=related[/url]

[quote name='WACOJACO' post='1375284' date='Sep 16 2011, 10:59 AM']Hi to all... great site here [/quote] Welcome, and I like your introduction. Short and sweet

Met Tom for the first time today at Northampton services on the M1. I bought his beautiful Yamaha Bex semi-acoustic bass off him. Tom's a lovely fella and drove all the way from his plantation in the deep Thames Delta to meet up with me. He was totally honest and genuine in pointing out the (minimal) dings on the bass before I bought. A top guy, and a pleasure to do business with him. I hope your journey towards being a 'guitar god' continues well Tom. Neil

Welcome to you! We're all looking foward to hearing about the 'dodgy stuff'.

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[quote name='bassman7755' post='1372015' date='Sep 13 2011, 03:57 PM']IME bands with mixed motivations dont last. I play purely for fun (as my day job pays extremely well) and was once in a function band where some of the other members of the band depended on the money. They would book far away gigs that result in me needing to take time off work that amounted to lost income for me that in a few cases was more than the entire band was getting paid - [b]it would literally have been cheeper for me to pay the bands fee to stay at home than to actually do the gig.[/b][/quote] Will you join my band please??? Oh, and by the way we have a very well-paying gig next week in Thurso.

+1 for MarkBass. I use a LittleMark III through a Barefaced Big One. An amazingly light rig to carry around.

[quote name='mrtcat' post='1371944' date='Sep 13 2011, 03:12 PM']Hi all, He's a bloody good drummer and there's a [b]shortage of them [/b]round here.[/quote] That's the crux. But, my advice is that you try and resolve it in some way before it festers and ruins what sounds like a succesful band. As the old saying goes, graveyards are full of people who thought they were indispensible. How do the rest of the band feel about this?

[quote name='Woodfinger' post='1370814' date='Sep 12 2011, 05:52 PM']Hi all, As you can guess I'm new here I'm 34; I've been playing bass for one year now, but I've been a drummer for many years. This helps a lot ! I'm currently playing a Yamahe BB615 with a Markbass head and a GK cabinet. I mostly (try to ) play jazz, funk, fusion and latin stuff. These times I mostly listen to Uzeb/ Alain Caron, classic disco/funk stuff, some japanese artists... you've never heard of lol I like many others styles, including classical and some metal, hip-hop... Well I think as long as music grooves, it's good to listen to ! Talk to you soon[/quote] Welcome, and enjoy.

'Magnificent 7' by the Clash from the Sandanista album. Simple, but oh so effective.

When my back plays up I find that if I keep moving and avoid staying in one position it helps and avoids it 'locking up'. So, when I'm playing I try to move around and gently flex my back and shoulders between songs. There's not always room to move though! I have to say that since I switched from a Behringer 2X10 (I'm sure it's made out of ex-Soviet tank components) to a Barefaced Bigone my back is much happier!

[quote name='jcater' post='1268414' date='Jun 14 2011, 11:24 AM']One day maybe roundwounds will be hard to find in shops? jeff[/quote] I hope not. On my daughter's Squier 'tele' bass (seen with me in my avatar photo) flats sound too lacking in clarity. The mudbucker sounds the best with a set of rounds.

Welcome. I like your user name. A great album.

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='1368441' date='Sep 10 2011, 11:59 AM']Smallest audience? I've done gigs where there were more people in the band than in the audience [/quote] Years ago I went to see a jazz quartet and I was one of a sadly small crowd. The sax player (who was a 'cuddly' shape and no oil painting in looks) cast his eyes sadly round the room and said 'F***ing hell, I've slept with more people than this'

I've toyed with the idea of getting a headless, the reasons being shameless novelty value and also the storage/portability advantage. What other extras or characteristics do they give? I've never had the chance to play one so it's a mystery to me (like most things are )