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Well he does say the electrics may need attention....I have a fretless one which doesn't come with built in distortion strangely! I would have been severely tempted but for the weight of them
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Playing my first festival tonight now with (poor quality vids)
Roger2611 replied to DarkHeart's topic in General Discussion
You may be nervous before hand but to be honest you only ever really see the first few rows of people, after that they become a blur, get someone to video your set, it's great to watch it back and hear a big crowd singing along to your playing, the worst part is the return to normality afterwards. Enjoy, it's a great feeling -
Glen Matlock (the Pistols)
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I practice the set for the next gig every week without fail, I then like to pick out a song I have never played before and just see what it does...keeps the interest up from the monotony of practicing a set I already know off by heart....still as they say "practice makes perfect"
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The Clash The Ramones Stiff Little Fingers The Cult The Chameleons Lords of the New Church New Model Army The Mission Motorhead and maybe a bit of Durutti Column just to chill out to after the above mayhem
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I take it you have tried flat wounds? I have just brought a couple of sets of Fender strings and am amazed at how bright they actually are, I have a set ready and waiting to go onto my fretless
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Respect to the band for posting such a warning....now I am sure there is a reason they are still my favourite band!
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The Thirteen Dumbest Band Names in Rock History
Roger2611 replied to xilddx's topic in General Discussion
My first band was "Private Party" as that was the most common listing in the gig section of the much missed Melody Maker magazine, someone older and wiser did point out that no one would actually know where you were playing! After that the names became far more sensible "Kipper Trench" and "By Order of the Seven Fat Pigs" were two all too brief encounters -
I think taking your fans for granted, refusing to meet competition winners after a show, sodding off before the encore, being rude to the organisers and generally being a total d**k is one of the biggest sins. Especially when your last big hit was more than 20 years ago...... yes you may have written one of the biggest songs of all time but remember it was us that brought the bloody thing! Naming no names but of the two I definately prefer Bob Geldof and I have never met him!
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Hi guys, I would like to trade if possible but will sell if need be. I decided I wanted to try the TC Electronic bass gear and fancied some heavier bottom end so I brought this pair from PMT in Northampton, I have used both only once, they sound great with plenty of punch but to be honest the 2x12 cab is too heavy for me to lift comfortably and I just prefer the sound of my Mark Bass kit. So with that in mind I would like to offer a trade that would include a Mark Bass traveller 1x15 cab and a suitable Mark Bass head (I have a little Mark 3 at the moment)I would prefer covers with the stuff if possible but it's not a deal breaker, I am most interested in trading the cab and will quite happily keep hold of the head as a back up....as many people have said in the past "I am easy!" I can put up pictures if so desired but the kit is exactly as the TC Electronic site, the head will come with the original box in addition to the TC Electronic carry bag, the cab only comes with the TC Electronic cover I will also include the PMT receipt. Message me if you are interested Cheers Rog
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Nile Rogers & Chic at Glasto: On BBC 4 now!
Roger2611 replied to TRBboy's topic in General Discussion
Chic are a long way from my comfort zone musically, but I thought the performance was fantastic, Mrs 2611 and I were really impressed, she freely admits that sometimes she struggles to pick out the bass line in a song but even she commented on how good the bass player sounded last night....believe me that was praise indeed! -
Where ever I lay my hat - Paul Young
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[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1372152739' post='2122153'] Great looking, loads of space and fun to drive, sure - but do you really get that mileage? I think I'm doing well if I get 40 on a long run and 30 around the doors... Is your a diesel? [/quote] Yeah go for the diesel (currently averaging 52 mpg across a full tank of diesel and at 25000 miles it's not even run in yet)
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Another vote for the Octavia VRS hatchback, I can get a TC Electronic 2x12 cab, Mark Bass 2x10 cab, 2 amp heads, pedal board, leads case, 2 bass guitars (even in hard cases) Mike stand, guitar stands and 2 par cans all in the boot of mine with the parcel shelf still place and I can still get all three of my fan club on the rear seats! And it's a great fun car to drive, I get loads of comments on how good it looks and driven sensibly it will turn 50+ mpg
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[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1371802936' post='2118223'] Hi Paddy, welcome over the only shop I know in Kent is the American Guitar Centre in Tonbridge, he has a lot on ebay too, [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Musicman-Stingray-4-HH-Bass-Sunburst-/170902905306?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27ca9b61da"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item27ca9b61da[/url] Edit: Must type faster ^ [/quote] I brought a 1986 Greco Les Paul Custom from this seller on Ebay, cracking guitar exactly as described, great service
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The 25 best basslines of all time - MusicRadar
Roger2611 replied to TorVic's topic in General Discussion
No Foxton Pino Norman Watt Roy JJ Burnel No point really -
Much the same as other posts on here, I don't think I have ever opened up an ad on a forum, I may be interested in a few bass related ad's on here but if they started getting intrusive apparantly you can get an ad blocker.....now why didn't I know about this sooner and does it work on the tele
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Non guitar sounding songs that have 2 guitars
Roger2611 replied to xgsjx's topic in General Discussion
We have just taken to covering "You Spin Me Round" Dead or Alive, it goes down pretty well -
Paul Simonons Precision? I hope this ones real!!!
Roger2611 replied to itsmedunc's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
My Precision is supposed to be ex Paul Simmonen (absolutely no provenence whatsoever and was priced accordingly to be fair) I brought it from a London shop near Oxford Circus some years back that was selling a couple of ex Joe Strummer guitars and was told my bass came from the same souce as the guitars. Mine is a bog standard 78/79 White on Black with a maple board and at a little over 10 1/2 lbs was probably not a stage favourite if it was ever was Mr Simmonen's bass -
Your Top 10 Favorite (not best) Bass Players
Roger2611 replied to Chiliwailer's topic in General Discussion
Pino Bruce Foxton Norman Watt Roy JJ Burnel Stuart Morrow (early New Model Army) Nathan Watts Paul Simmonen John Taylor Peter Hook Donald Duck Dunn -
live or recorded? chicken or egg?
Roger2611 replied to Junkyard Rocket's topic in General Discussion
With the writing project I have been involved with for the last year or so we have recorded the songs as a live rehearsal on a number of occassions, now we are all pretty familiar with the songs it is time to get them into a studio and see what we can create in that enviroment, when that's done hopefully it will help develop how we play it live. I will call it a chicken omlette situation -
I met Go West's bass player in Wales many years ago, we got chatting about Pino because apparently they shared a flat together in London at some point, he said "don't worry that you can't play like Pino, no one can he is just a bass playing machine" propably good advice because some 20 years later I still can't play like Pino
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Some of the Pogues songs from Rum Soddemy and the Lash would still go down well, as would songs like Useta Love Her, The Saw Doctors? Some of the Levellers songs like The Road and Fifteen Years may also fit the bill