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I had a Dingwall NG2, which was an excellent bass. The only drawback for me was that it made it difficult to hold certain chord shapes further up the neck. I was still playing standard basses too at the time, so I may or may not have got used to it in time with perseverance.  As it was, I sold it on to a splendid chap on here, as it was a five string, and I was no longer needing a 5er. Had it been a 4 string, I would have kept it. 

2 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

 why does it have to be so unoriginal?

Unoriginal seems to sell very well. It would appear that the great unwashed shambling herd like what they're familiar with. 

1 hour ago, Misdee said:

Eurovision is an celebrated event in gay subculture. I don't think there is anything controversial in that statement.🙂

Yup. Each year a couple of my mates throw a party when Eurovision is on. Don't know how that came to be a thing though... 

8 hours ago, Rich said:

My son knows someone whose sole (and entirely serious) reason for voting leave was "because they all keep ganging up on us in the Eurovision Song Contest".

Sadly, it's not that unusual... 

On 05/05/2022 at 22:14, Bolo said:

Sounds like a friend in crisis.

I thought so too until it became monotonously regular.

17 hours ago, mikel said:

Quite, and If anything it was Dire Straits who got people playing guitars again. Like them or not.

I liked Dire Straits right up until Walk Of Life. What the hell was THAT all about?... 😖

The first bass I bought was a metallic pink Charvel. It was cr@p. I bought it on the advice of a drummer who said it was the best he'd seen. He was a massive pranny, as was I for taking his advice, even as a callow 19 year old. I traded it in and got an Ibanez Roadstar which was far superior, and I gigged it for years. 

On 15/03/2022 at 16:24, Bassfinger said:

Alas, none like that round here, although a kindly haddock showed me how to set intonation.

Kindly Haddock has been added to my list of potential band names... 

A singer who can't make rehearsal because 'something came up' and 5 minutes later you see her getting into her car with 3 bottles of wine and a bag of weed.... 

Is it just me who was expecting a Rickroll?....

Wouldn't be the first time somebody got the bullet because someone else wanted to get their mate in.  Don't be too downcast, and keep on truckin', fella!

6 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

 

I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with the drum sticks though 😂.

 

 Order in some noodles?... 

One of my favourite Rush albums.... I must investigate.... 

10 hours ago, alant said:

Rock 'n' Roll/Rockabilly band mid seventies.

 

 Nice set of 'grips on the singer.... 😎

21 hours ago, chris_b said:

I've just been sent a couple of video clips of the first pro band I was in, playing live on a European TV show. the singers were pretty cheesy, but the band was good.

 

I was just a few months out of school and they were recorded in December 1968!

 

No, I'm not putting them up here!!!

Pics or it didn't happen... 😉

On the subject of terrible song releases, who could forget this one of only a measly 32 years ago?... Thank me later! 😁

Ooh... splendid! Thanks for the heads up, Doctor J!

Got mah funk on with a bit of Fearless Flyers live. Nate Smith proves that it's not how big it is, but what you do with it that counts.... 

On 21/04/2022 at 11:59, Paddy515 said:

A band playing a gig to any backing tape isnt a truely live band.

On a related note, I notice an increase in the use of pre-recorded keyboard parts in quite a few of the bands I listen to.  I don't have a problem with that per se, as it may remove the need for another player just to play 2 chords or whatever, but I guess it could be a slippery slope... 

On 18/04/2022 at 09:43, Happy Jack said:

Who on earth would make that assertion? And on what basis?

 

Based on posts in various threads, I would have agreed with the covers assertion, and the poll is currently sitting at over 49% towards covers.  TBH I would have expected maybe 70%.

I gig in an originals band - not so much these days, as some of the venues have disappeared during Covid, and the festivals situation hasn't yet picked up fully. Plus, I'm back on shift work, and our singer works in the (understaffed) care industry and frequently has to miss rehearsals and gigs to work. Fair go, as someone's welfare is more important, obvs.  I enjoy most gigs, but it's not something I HAVE to do.

I wouldn't mind getting another project together, just to write and maybe record. I program pretty much all of my ideas into Guitar Pro, and some of them make it into FL Studio productions when I have time.  I need to investigate the whole production scene a bit more....

Just ordered a ticket to see Gong and Ozric Tentacles in Falmouth in December.  I suspect most of the audience will be off their nut at this one! 😵

Not my normal listening, but KEXP is the gift that keeps on giving and has introduced me to loads of great music that I would never other wise have encountered. Bass dude is great in this band!

Saw these guys last night. Still buzzin'!! 

On 02/04/2022 at 13:21, howdenspur said:

Khruangbin at Leeds O2 June 21st. 

Oh man, I'd love to see them live...