Clarky

Scott Lafaro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rARGPAkIcw4 and Danny Thompson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohmSPv-rtSQ

Yeah, its not a Stingray

Isn't this a wrongly labelled Jazz from NKRG as well? Says its a 1960 reissue but looks like a regular AV62RI to me???? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-STACK-KNOB-SLAB-REISSUE-1960-VINTAGE-PRE-CBS-REISSUE-/390578611816?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5af04ca668#ht_640wt_1111"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-STACK-KNOB-SLAB-REISSUE-1960-VINTAGE-PRE-CBS-REISSUE-/390578611816?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5af04ca668#ht_640wt_1111[/url]

Dan bought my Catalinbread SFT pedal. Super fast payment and the usual friendly comms from Dan

Dave bought a Pedaltrain Nano effects board and bag from me. Superfast no-nonsense deal. All good

BC's Jigster is in a band called Those Among Us Are Wolves. They play post-rock style, sonic landscapes ... and very good they are too. They have just released their first EP. I downloaded it this morning. Really good stuff and worth £3 of anyone's money. [url="http://thoseamongstusarewolves.bandcamp.com/"]http://thoseamongstusarewolves.bandcamp.com/[/url]

If I can make it (60% sure I can) I will bring along my 1963 Precision. Like its owner, its nearly 50 years old, overweight and vintage white (haired in my case) ...

Agreed, and I hope the fleas have departed, icastle . I think my cats are now their new home Yes, so I've had a few. Couldn't help it after bigjohn claimed Suarez only pretended to bite Ivanovic. At that point I figured we were all disappearing into a singularity and the only thing to do was drink

Nice one matey! Celestial Basschat harmony is restored

Guitar Guitar have one coming in for £3,999 http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/bass_guitars_detail.asp?stock=13012210272519

I wouldn't take the two threads mentioned in the OP as anything other than specific to the individuals involved. I don't think they represent the wider opinion of the membership at all. I've said many times that I try to stay out of Off Topic as it tends to wind me up (thats my fault, I fully recognise, for taking things too personally) - thats said I'm not sure OT has been any more controversial recently than at various other points in the past few years

In case anyone interested, I found this info about J Walter. Pretty sad story involving NYC hiphop scene, Basquiat, and crack/cocaine addiction: The late J Walter Negro (real name[b] Marc Andre Edmonds)[/b] of African American and Cherokee descent is an unsung hero of hiphop and the New York downtown Art and music scene of the very early 80′s The success of the talented but troubled artist was cut short when the minor hit “Shoot The Pump” failed to gain momentum and came to a grinding leading to the group splitting due to J Walter Negro’s drug abuse (Negro, fell victim of the 1st epidemic of crack addiction that hit NYC), and gross mismanagement . The footage showcases the Loosejointz raw Funk, Reggae, Jazz, Latin and true school hiphop infuences, along with Negro’s genius lyrical dexterity, and early rap star quality which was cut short before its prime. [b]Jean-Michel Basquiat [/b]the celebrated artist often guested with the Loose Jointz as most of the band knew him from their highschool days Negro aka, pioneer graffit artist [b]ALI[/b] ( part of a crew named the soul artists, with the likes of [b]Futura[/b] and[b]Dondi White[/b]) suffered a serious accident while out on a tagging run with [b]Futura 2000[/b], he was severley burned in the tunnels of 137 street. NYC in the early 80′s. His face recieved minor burnes but is arms and hands were badly burned. J Walter Negro and the Loose Jointz never released an album, even though an album was actually recorded, the bands music and along with album advance dissapeared with the groups then manager John Moore. The Loosejointz way ahead ecelectic approach and mixed appeal is felt in the performance, touching on the UB40esque reggae\spiritual Jazz feel of the opening song to the Cherokee chanting and fuzz funk boogie, of the rap song [i]52 Cars[/i]. J Walter Negro’s lyrical genius shines inthe performances in this footage, rapping and singing his political and socially conscious rhymes, playfully name dropping [b]Fab Five Freddie[/b], [b]Dondi White[/b] and[b]Blondie[/b], incorperating some of her ‘[i]Rapture[/i]‘ raps into a verse. The Loose Jointz not to be confused with the [b]Loose joints [/b]on the[b] Westend [/b]record lable, had the energy, the music, and the mystique of J Walter Negro, a frontman way ahead of his time, to easily have reached universal legendary status. J Walter Negro died in the 90′s due to cocaine addiction.