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  1. Clarky
    Just bought Stephen's Barefaced Compact - all as described and a nice smooth transaction. Cheers mate!
  2. Clarky
    [quote name='EssentialTension' post='1304974' date='Jul 15 2011, 06:42 PM']So ... the SE Bass Bash is turning into a slap fest before it even happens.[/quote] I'm out if that's the case!
  3. Clarky
    Very technically adept (and it's all I can do to tap my foot in time!) That said, it's unlistenable bilge to me I'm afraid. I like some classical (Ravel, Debussy) and Puccini operas but Mozart leaves me cold. I must be too young
  4. Clarky
    I too am 47. I am definitely getting better but that comes from playing with other musicians rather than practice per se. As for the talent question, technically I am pretty poor and I have next to no theory knowledge (not for want of trying, I just don't get it). However I like to think I can play basic basslines in a very dependable manner, am always punctual and am proactive in our band. I think these are as useful as pure talent. Not blowing my own horn either - back problems
  5. Clarky
    I would love to be shown how to slap a double bass, however .... Maybe we can persuade Paul King to come along (frequenter of the DB forum, for those who don't know him, and a LOndon-based slap DB specialist)
  6. Clarky
    Nik, I presume you will be having a raffle and thus need some bass 'stuff' donations? I will have a dig around and see what I can come up with. Definitely have some vgc tab books (Bilbo!) kicking around, a Precision tort s/p and maybe some other bits and bobs
  7. Clarky
    [quote name='Happy Jack' post='1304092' date='Jul 14 2011, 10:25 PM']I hope he gets back into luthiery again at some point.[/quote] +1 Paul made a nice Simonon-alike P bass for me and has some very original lightweight ideas
  8. Clarky
    Surf green and tort go together rather nicely - check out this CS bass at Coda Music [url="http://www.coda-music.com/product_info.php?cPath=27_247&products_id=10037&oscsid=460f2c241b2942c6ebedce6c3b2b4d83"]http://www.coda-music.com/product_info.php...bedce6c3b2b4d83[/url]
  9. Clarky
    As they will be re-fins whatever colour you choose, it makes no difference whether you go original colour or not IMHO. Forget that they were both oly white and go for whatever colours you like best. I vote for a fiesta red P (a la Pino) and a sonic blue or seafoam green J
  10. Clarky
    [quote name='bassace' post='1301216' date='Jul 12 2011, 04:07 PM']Clarky, you couldn't![/quote] You are right Roger, I couldn't! Have a bump on me for the most unusual FS listing on BC
  11. Clarky
    Hi all, thank you for PMs and messages. This is still on hold until the weekend. I am out of the UK right now and the Missus would kill me if she knew I had logged in to BC. However as I keep getting messages I thought I would just make this clear. So expect an update at the weekend.
  12. Clarky
    Bump for two sets next Sunday at the Upton Blues festival
  13. Clarky
    [quote name='nottswarwick' post='1300445' date='Jul 11 2011, 11:11 PM']how loud is this as a single cab - say, with a shuttle 6 or streamliner? Is it on hold for long? Cheers C[/quote] Most Midget users on BC (eg Happy Jack) say its as loud as you would ever need for a pub type gig. Alex says on the Barefaced site that its louder than most 2x10 cabs and I would NEVER argue with Alex about cab-type stuff! But I have never gigged it so its difficult for me to really state anything firmly as I've only briefly tested it at home at louder than 'normal home playing levels'. Re: holding the cab, I am out of the UK for a few days from tomorrow and so will be talking to the BCer concerned at the weekend most probably.
  14. Clarky
    That is very cool in a 'Close Encounters' kind of way! Good work
  15. Clarky
    UPDATE: I have bought a nearly-new new vintage-style Compact off a BCer, so the trade offer is no longer there. My Midget (oo err, missus) is still on hold for a BCer - if he decides against it, it will go up for general sale.
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    Rickenbacker 4003

    Clarky replied to a topic in Bass Guitars

    [quote name='simon1964' post='1300240' date='Jul 11 2011, 08:00 PM']I can do curmudgeonly, but fat and bald might not work on the tele...[/quote] I can do the 'Hamster' inappropriate-bordering-on-the-sad-longer-hair-on-middle-aged-slightly-chubby-man thing but I no longer have the Ric - does anyone want to lend me a fireglo 4001 checkerboard/toasters bass for an extended period, purely in the interests of televisualosity?
  17. Clarky
    In my experience Alex isn't always the quickest to reply to emails, sometimes taking several days. I guess thats the customer service downside of being a small busy operation. I bet he will get back to you ... in his own good time! I don't have a number, I'm afraid, in answer to your question
  18. Clarky
    [quote name='Dropzone' post='1299899' date='Jul 11 2011, 01:52 PM']No worries about detracting. I just thought they had the best sound by a mile. I could feel certain parts of me vibrate in a not unpleasureable way with some of their notes. I don't think Bill Bailey rose to the occaision, which made me sad. Great weekend though.[/quote] I missed Bill Bailey (as my youngest wanted to keep our positions for Slipknot, his fave band) but I heard from others that he was disappointing. Shame as I like him a lot normally. My highlights of Sonisphere were Metallica (pretty much the whole set), Slayer playing "Raining blood", Motorhead "Overkill" and Slipknot "Duality". Just wish I had packed a rain mac!
  19. Clarky
    Sorry to detract but I thought Fred Durst was useless and diluted a good band (I agree the bass sounded really good and Wes B is an ace guitarist). His audience interaction was atrocious. " So guys, what song do you wanna hear next?" ....tedious 30-45 second silence while crowd yells out song titles. "OK, you wanna hear Nookie or Douchebag. Which one? Nookie" (huge roar) or "Douchebag" (a few voices) "So we're gonna do Douchebag"
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    Alleva Coppolo

    Clarky replied to birdy's topic in Gear Gallery

    [quote name='norwood-1' post='1299597' date='Jul 11 2011, 08:42 AM']Do you know where is possible to find a AC 4st used?[/quote] BassDirect and BassGear each have a 4-string AC in stock (BassGear has Jazz and Precision types and at sale prices)
  21. Clarky
    Wicked! Congratulations not only on getting the gig but on overcoming what must have been a big mental as well as physical impairment in the RA
  22. Clarky
    This is getting embarrassing, its me again! This time Jack bought my lovely old (well more than 10 years old, which I guess is not old for a DB!) Zeller 3/4 DB. It really is time that he, Beedster and I formed a gear-share commune, would save all this unnecessary hassle with stuff like money and payments
  23. Clarky
    Now residing happily in the house of Happy Jack who is annoyingly going to be better than me at DB within about three months of picking one up for the first time!
  24. Clarky
    Just sold a mag pickup to new BC'er Rafe, aka dba55. He paid superfast was very friendly in all comms. Happy to recommend
  25. Clarky
    We generally s/c when the venue is empty - tend to soundcheck (as the full band) playing our opening number, just to get us in the right vibe. Occasionally we s/c with the one song in our set where we tend to have a bit of an issue with the start (it involves counting carefully against a backing tape) as it helps us get it right when we come to play it in the live set.
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