Roger2611
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I have just taken the EB coated strings off the Stingray and replaced them with Cobalt's definitely prefer the sound and feel of the Cobalt's, I will just have to see how long they last
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Will do, Thanks guys, we are going to visit him tomorrow....I will pass on the collective strength....he will be back and the prime candidate for more drummer jibes only next time with a certain amount of underlying love!
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Hi guys, Sorry but I am a bottle of wine to the wind right now....but I thought I would share this....will probably regret it in the morning...but here goes.....my bit on the side band is the band we pushed to really succeed a few years back....ended up recording our last album at Sony's studios a week after the Spice Girls recorded there.. we never quite made it....as many bands I guess...anyway we have continued to play together over the years and played a cracking set at a local festival on Sunday which felt fantastic and just reminded me how good we actually can be....one of those special gigging days I guess. I get a text from our vocalist on Tuesday to tell me our sticks man had a massive heart attack on Tuesday, died in the ambulance but fortunately was revived. He is still with us but as the youngest member of the band by some 10 years or more it came as quite a shock to say the least. 37 years old with two very young children...Jesus... I am feeling right mortal at the moment. Anyway he is still here and I have told him we will wait until he is fit enough to play with us again...I just hope he takes me up on the promise....give your sticks man a hug for me and say a little prayer for mine. Rog
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I have just started swapping over to flatwounds and I really like them, I have put Fenders flats on my 79 precision and on my main gigging bass the P Lyte the strings are definitely not as bright as a new set of rounds but they are definitely not "woolly and dead" I have brought mine via RST Music on Fleabay as they were doing the Fender sets at £16.99 which was what I was paying for a decent set of rounds Give them a try you may just find they are perfect
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Ali McMordie from SLF came up with some cracking basslines over the years. Gotta Getaway is the link http://youtu.be/_uDLjxyZGI0
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I will take it if I can shift my Stingray -
Price drop to £900 as I have seen another bass on here that I would like
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Before a Bass is "Reliced"...What is it?
Roger2611 replied to Lowender's topic in General Discussion
What actually constitutes relicing? As another post mentions the horrible poly finishes applied these days are never going to age gracefully in to a lovely 50's Precision....I have flatted the shine off my classic vibe precision because I disliked the overly shiny finish, I think it looks far better for it and if someone so desired it could easily be polished back up to it's former "glory" So have I committed the cardinal sin and reliced a bass or have I just made it look more like I wanted it to? -
Daft Pun (Tribute Bands with Inventive Names)
Roger2611 replied to cloudburst's topic in General Discussion
I am surprised no one else has heard of this one but according to radio 2 at some point there was an Irish rapper doing the rounds as Duff Paddy! quite simply the best tribute name possible -
Ricky brought my TC Electronic rig, top bloke to deal with Rog
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Bump, still for sale / trade
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Ok, I have tried everything to love this bass but sadly it is just not happening, yesterday was the final attempt, I have restrung it with a brand new set of EB cobalt's, I gigged it last night and although I do think it sounds better that naughty little P Bass Lyte just keeps winking at me and saying "I'm the one aren't I?" it seems to have the edge both playing and sound wise. So the Stingray is out preferably for trade but if nothing suitable is offered it would be for sale. It is a 2008 3eq H/S model in excellent condition with no significant or photographable dings or dents (I have removed the sticker already) The case is in decent condition but has been cracked and repaired in the past, it is fine and quite stable. Trade wise, what do I want.....a very good question...definitely no 5's or 6's bass wise, whatever it is weight wise it must be under 10 lbs. I am definitely more a P Bass man than a Jazz man, I would certainly consider another P Bass Lyte (preferably in the Pearl White or Candy Apple Red)I also really like the top end Bass Collection bases or on a real tangent I love the Gretsch White Falcon Guitar (with a cash adjustment your way of course) Sorry if I seem rather vague but since acquiring the P Bass Lyte everything else seems just a back up instrument. Anyway images are below and sale value I guess would be £995 which is exactly what I paid for it late last year Cheers Rog [attachment=138530:001.JPG][attachment=138532:002.JPG][attachment=138533:003.JPG][attachment=138534:004.JPG][attachment=138535:006.JPG][attachment=138536:007.JPG][attachment=138537:008.JPG][attachment=138537:008.JPG][attachment=138538:009.JPG][attachment=138539:010.JPG][attachment=138540:011.JPG][attachment=138541:012.JPG]
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It's all down to the acoustics of the room and the way the PA is set up, I bet if you play the same venue in a couple of weeks you probably won't experience the same issue again. Yesterday morning at rehearsal I demo'ed my new 1x15 bass cab and at times it felt like the building was going to crumble (turned out the drummer had turned his vocal mike to face the wall, as soon as he moved it back the problem went away) Then at last nights gig the bass was all top and clack yet every time I played a low B I was moving glasses on tables. Played a festival this lunchtime, same set up, same bass and it all sounded perfect. A lot of the time the root cause will lie in the pa set up and from experience often monitor levels or graphic settings for the monitors sometimes it will just be the acoustics of the room and there is not a great deal you can do about it
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Anyone Out There (Pop, Punk, Indie covers) Babysitter (Pop, Indie covers) Yodaclub (original material) That's about it really!
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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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Sale pending
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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!
