timhiggins

I love the way Herbie uses different time signitures for the tune and not just to be flash

I have a ABM500 and love it especially for reggae ,soul ,rnb, etc. but in some ways i find the mag's even more usable' set with flat eq the tone is just spot on generally without any messing about ,and as has been said they cut through the mix really well ...great amps.

It looks like it might be a K.S.D.proto jazz...

To me they are a fusion of styles informed heavily by jazz... i think ultimately they are mostly ' Steely Dan ' 😃

Granted some new strings wouldn't have hurt but i love the whole Peg bassline slap part included...

I have just discovered this and am loving it

My Sire v7 is fantastic and i would say if you are playing funky stuff go for one of those , if you're playing rock maybe go for the Ibanez.

Another vote for Sire but watch the weight as mine probably makes your Wal feel like a banjo !

I would go for the TNT as they really are great amps i use one at a rehearsal studio and much prefer it to the newer more expensive Orange and Ashdown amps there ... you mention the guitarist is using a 45watt blackstar amp , well if that's the tube version its very very loud for a front room practice so ear protection might be worth considering..

Me too with the reggae.. i have been listening to lots of great versions of 'Queen majesty ' [the Curtis classic] for a reggae show i do..

I hadnt heard the sky is crying before ..love it i discovered this this morning

I love Ed's reviews and his fender v squier shootout was a real eye opener

Ah i see thank you jrixn1 i didn't realise it was just the 3rd that defined the minor major aspect of the scale i shall now commit that to memory and pretend i knew it all along 😃

I have never really understood why a minor 2nd is only a semitone apart and yet a natural minor scale or dorian scale ect. are a whole tone apart ?

I guess one persons aimless noodling is another persons perfect line... for me it stands up as a really strong line by itself and just becomes one of the all time great lines in the mix.

I was having the same thoughts regarding pickups with my fender jazz which had high beams on ,and i thought they had plenty of life left, however i had some new cheap warwick nickel reds to try out which i did and all the snap and sparkle came back ! might be worth trying new strings before splashing out.

Arrr those were the days 😃

hmmm...'thou dost protest to much'

I think i tried this in Giggear Harlow and was really impressed, only reason i didnt walk out with it is that i have actually run out of places to hide my bass's from the mrs ! i have had quite a lot of gear from them over the years and have always been impressed with the service and prices.

Me too i'm getting one of these https://www.andertons.co.uk/sire-version-2-marcus-miller-m2-5-string-in-transparent-blue-ver2m25bl

Frank Blank's list does it for me i would also add Miles Davis's Milestones and Bags Groove plus this

Please take care Bibo and do as your doctors tell you i have lost people close to me who were in your situation and didnt . wishing you a speedy recovery.

i couldn't resist 😀

is that Michael Jackson

ok ok everyone's really nice now can we please get on with the bun fights 😁