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[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1505659632' post='3373390'] those dancers could've worn long skirts or pants if they didn't want people ogling them, seriously. they show their ass cheeks and dance sexy, how could they possibly complain. If you're gonna show me, I'm gonna look. If you don't want me looking, don't show me. all dancers now dance like strippers. [/quote] I just had to check what year we were in. Are you for real? The dancer were wearing costumes. Looking is one thing, shouting lewd comments and whistling is something totally different. It's called respect, having respect for another persons feelings, not making them feel uncomfortable.

[quote name='SH73' timestamp='1505651414' post='3373336'] What does one expect from an alcohol fuelled audience? [/quote] The alcohol is just an excuse I think. I don't drink, never have. I know people who do, and I know they would never behave in such a manner.

[quote name='tonyquipment' timestamp='1505588662' post='3373071'] It's mostly down to taste and or equipment. The tapes recorded onto were not always consistent with speed. Same with records. YouTube has a lot of examples of tracks where people have corrected the pitch on them. [/quote] This is something Steve Reich took advantage of in his tape phasing compositions. It's gonna rain being one example.

[quote name='Yank' timestamp='1505553987' post='3372731'] This might not be politically correct, but if the female is wearing revealing, provocative outfits, isn't this the response they hope for? I doubt that can-can dancers in years past were expecting mere polite applause. [/quote] No. In my opinion there's no such thing as political correctness, there's not saying and doing things that may cause offence to people. Maybe they were wearing the costumes as authenticity? I don't remember the 80s, but I've seen reruns of too of the pops with the dancers.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1505489964' post='3372355'] Phil Jones Cub / Double Four? [/quote] These are fabulous, far more than just practice amps too. [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1505491644' post='3372377'] How inconsiderate of them.... [/quote] [size=5][/size]

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1505490092' post='3372357'] Concert A at 417Hz is almost exactly a semitone flat, which puts it (and you) into Nirvana territory IIRC. Might explain why it sounds a bit dark. [/quote] It's one of the solfeggio frequencies. Just something that interested me.

Last time I went away to a holiday let the neighbours came knocking on the door at 4am. Luckily I was still up playing my trumpet.

I sometimes tune to A @ 432hz, I've used A @ 417hz, that was quite dark sounding (to me). Like others have said, people tended to tune to each other, if the source tuning was out, then they'd all be out.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1505429997' post='3371936'] The Roland Bass Micro Cube is what I took one holiday and they often come up in the classifieds for around £130. You can use a battery as well as mains so if you are camping..... [/quote] A guy I play with in an ensemble uses a pair of these, they sound excellent.

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1505404038' post='3371683'] +1 and it seems to be what the majority do so I was a sheep and did the same. Mine evolved from a stupid conversation about where I live (someone thought Tamworth was by the sea) which ended up with me being known as TamworthBay by a few people which then got shortened to Tbay. [/quote] Tamworth by the sea? So there's someone in the world with a worse knowledge of geography than me, incredulous 😊.

There's a guy on Facebook plays a 7 string version.

Zzzzzzzz top.

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1505319398' post='3371029'] Meatloaf, Meatloaf and Meatloaf. And Queen I suppose. [/quote] Two more to add to my list .

Ac/dc, iron maiden, guns and roses, oasis, Motörhead.

At my gig last Sunday afternoon we were paid at the end of the first set by someone, I don't know who she was, but she seemed at the time to be in charge. Then at the end of the gig the owner's son came up and offered us the same again, unaware that we'd already been paid. We just explained that we'd already been paid, it's a residency gig that we'd hate to lose, but none of us would dream of anything dishonest anyway.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1505231047' post='3370404'] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]'Last time I went I had to walk from my car, and open the door myself.'[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Maybe if you both park nearer the door...........? [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [/quote] There was no red carpet either!

Last time I went I had to walk from my car, and open the door myself.

A 'pro' is still a human being, complete with character traits, moods and a temper.

While I do feel really genuinely for them, it's not really the safest of places to leave all your gear unattended is it? Hopefully they'll get it back.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1505150792' post='3369849'] Sound/tone comes as much from your hands as much as the pickups and guts of the thing. [/quote] I have to agree with this. At uni people played my instrument, I played theirs, I sounded like me, they sounded like them.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1505128507' post='3369607'] Riffs? I think you are seriously over-estimating what the Fairlight could do sampling-wise back in 1983/4 when FGTH's first album was recorded. The individual notes might well have been NWR but the "performance", which is the important bit, will be whoever worked on the Page R for the bass part. [/quote] J. J. Jeczalik.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1505134159' post='3369676'] While people seem to be in let's-all-bash-one-of-the-few-remaining-specialist-bass-dealers mode, I do hope similar negative topics will now be created to attack anyone else who is trying to supply us with a decent choice of high-quality basses. After all, we wouldn't want any of these deluded fools to survive in business, would we? And then just think of all the great topics we can start, bemoaning the good old days when there were actually real shops in the UK which would let you play a bass before buying it. As somebody famous once said: "I may be right, I may be wrong, but I know you're gonna miss me when I'm gone." [/quote] That's my thoughts exactly, I've said as much earlier in the thread.

There's some lovely playing on Richard Barbieri's albums, which actually is where I first came across Percy Jones. I saw Richard do a masterclass recently in Birmingham, he played some isolated bass tracks, fantastic!

it's a bit green.

I've never really understood the term 'pro attitude', or why people assume that a professional musician will have a certain personality. They're pros because that's how they make their living. My brother is a professional car mechanic, that's how he makes his living, as opposed to someone who does it as a hobby. He's reliable, friendly and good, but he knows an awful lot of people who only share a few of those attributes, some none. My mom was an accountant until she was forced to retire, that was her profession. From my experience I've met professional players who've been amazing musicians, others who've just been very average, but they still manage to make a living in their particular niche. They're people, and their personalities vary as much as anyone else's.