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    Maccas son on R4...really?

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    [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1459782933' post='3019569']
    ... and Rufus and Martha Wainwright ... and actually lots and lots of others.
    [/quote]

    Dweezil Zappa, Arlo Guthrie... Johan Strauss the Younger

    Actually, Jakob Dylan's band, The Wallflowers are quite listenable IMO. They've won two Grammys, which doesn't happen by accident or merely because of who your dad is.

    Best Fretless 5

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    [quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1458764201' post='3010709']
    MM Stingray, it's not the first thing people would think of but it just works really well. Get some status half rounds on there and its awesome. I traded a whole load of gear for a used one I found in a shop and never regretted it for a moment. A great recorded sound
    [/quote]

    I bought a Stingray 5 Hp FL with an unlined pau ferro board last year (upgrading from a fretless VM Jazz).

    I love it. Absolutely no regrets.

    The other guys in my band still complement me on the sound it makes.

    Worlds most expensive bass?

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    [quote name='Jebo1' timestamp='1458215855' post='3005631']Paul McCartney bought the double bass played on the classic Elvis tracks by Bill Black. Given what that bass means to the world, it would have been a serious bit of money.[/quote]

    FWIW it was Linda who bought it as a birthday present for Paul.

    using amp head without cabs

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    [quote name='JammyJim' timestamp='1456487266' post='2989489']If you fail to bag the PF350 then I would highly recommend the B3, it is what I use all the time when practicing and is extremely versatile.[/quote]

    Likewise. My GK MB500 amp has a headphone socket which is perfectly safe to use without a cab, but I use a B3 for practice because it has

    Amp modelling
    Built in tuner
    Looper
    Drum machine
    USB in/out interface for my computer so I can play along with tracks on there.

    That it also does tons of effects is almost secondary. Most of the time I'll just make judicious use of chorus and/or reverb.

    As a further bonus, for some gigs where it's been necessary for reasons of time or space, I've simply used the B3 DI out straight into the PA.

    I bought my B3 in the classifieds here for about £100 in pretty much as-new condition.

    Music Man Catalogue 1980

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    [quote name='Loudhailer UK' timestamp='1456409867' post='2988717']Anyway, I still have the original Music man catalogue from 1980. Very tatty and stuck together with sellotape.[/quote]

    Somehow that suggests a lot of thumbing through and good measure of love :)

    The Year Of Birth Bass

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    According to this chart on Hofner's web site, there were 204 500/10s made by Hofner in 1960 and also about 400 Senator basses made in the same year

    Edit: the notes do suggest that these numbers may well be inaccurate, though

    http://www.hofner.com/media/wysiwyg/Serial_Numbers/selmer_numbers.pdf

    Do you have to use chorus on fretless basses?

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    [quote name='jazzyvee' timestamp='1456319809' post='2987767']
    Well if anyone has any links to someone playing clean fretless bass playing with no effects at all I'd be interested in hearing what it sounds like.
    [/quote]

    Listen to the Rolling Stones. Bill Wyman played a fretless in the studio.

    No chorus because it hadn't been invented yet.

    Prime example

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4irXQhgMqg

    The Year Of Birth Bass

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    If you like more than four strings, you might consider the Hofner 500/10 six string bass - production began in 1960, so you might find one of the correct vintage

    http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/hofnerfs/mground/6stb.html

    FWIW I have a YOB 1967 Verithin, which I've owned for nearly 30 years. I recently had it properly serviced and set up for the first time in ages. Took it to rehearsal last night; it's sounding awesome.

    [url=https://flic.kr/p/DYgVCu][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/DYgVCu]My Höfner Verithin Bass by -cybertect-[/url]

    Where is this Jazz Bass now and how much is it worth, I wonder.

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    [quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1456302123' post='2987456']
    Deduction from a page / comment in Detlef Schmidt's book about Keith Ferguson.
    This seems to be Tommy Shannon's Jazz Bass bass from when when he (Tommy that is) was playing with Johnny Winters band in New York, mid sixties.
    Apparently Mr. Shannon still owns the bass and the picture in Detlef's book shows that is now more roadworn than a roadworn thing.
    Your useless piece of info for the day, kiddies. ;)
    [/quote]

    Roadwear, 2006

    Kula Shaker

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    [quote name='PaulGibsonBass' timestamp='1455906730' post='2983583']
    Funny, I've been listening them a lot recently as I suggested my band do a cover of their version of Hush. I saw them live on the K tour, circa '96/'97 and I still rate it as one of the best gigs I've ever seen. They took the roof off.
    [/quote]

    Yes, I saw them about the same time. They had incredible energy as a live act; very few bands I've seen have matched them on that.

    Half Moon Herne Hill

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    [quote name='Sausages' timestamp='1455804150' post='2982580']Used to do The Greyhound in Fulham Palace Road a lot as well. Wonder if that's still there?
    [/quote]

    Closed, I'm afraid. As is The Kings Head at the other end of Fulham Palace Road.

    I used to play both of them and the Half Moon Herne Hill at the end of the 80s and early 90s.

    Half Moon Herne Hill

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    [quote name='project_c' timestamp='1455728592' post='2981900']
    I live minutes away from his place. This is happening everywhere in London, as a direct result of gentrification. As wealthy people replace 'normal' people, the shops and places to eat/drink also change to accommodate their needs. Culture in London is dying. The only thing you can do here anymore is stuff your face. Which isn't bad in itself, but it's no replacement for the endless cultural movements London has always been renowned for.
    [/quote]

    At pretty much the other end of Railton Road, another music venue, The Canterbury Arms in Brixton closed in September. Demolition is just about complete to make way for apartments

    http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2015/12/brixtons-canterbury-arms-boarded-up-and-soon-to-be-demolished-to-make-way-for-yet-more-luxury-flats/

    Half Moon Herne Hill

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    [quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1455725884' post='2981866']


    Ah I see. In that case it's a shame that Fullers got there first. Were there any other organisations in the running to take over there or were Fullers the only ones who showed interest?
    [/quote]

    The Dulwich Estate (who are the freeholders) bought out the previous lease after the flood and the made an unsuccessful attempt to turn the building into apartments.

    When that fell through, they agreed a new lease to Fullers. Whether anyone else was in contention is unknown, because The Dulwich Estate have not discussed it.

    The Dulwich Estate is a registered charity which owns about 1500 acres on behalf of fee-paying Dulwich College school and has been criticised for increasing rents on other local property by 50% recently, forcing some businesses to close.

    The Half Moon has been declared an Asset of Community Value under the Localism Act 2011, which offers it some additional protection under planning rules, largely on the basis of its musical heritage. Dulwich Estate launched an challenge to that ACV status this week.

    What counts as original?

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    [quote name='Macker5' timestamp='1455470837' post='2979373']
    Pots are a wear item and can / will fail. An American dealer told me he would 'devalue' a 1961 Precision with both pots changed by £225. I wouldn't worry about a changed pot as long as the bass plays and sounds great!
    [/quote]

    I am in the process of having the pots replaced on my 1967 Hofner Verithin. They have been terribly scratchy for a while and the volume controls were getting to the point where they simply cut out at some (wrong) points.

    My luthier cleaned them up before Christmas and things were good again for a couple of weeks, but then quickly deteriorated back to square one again. So they are coming out - I'll keep the original pots in a box somewhere just in case they are ever needed.

    I'm taking the view that I own the bass to play it, not for it to be an ornament. Besides, I've owned it for 28 years, it's exactly as old as I am and I'm unlikely to part with it before I'm in my grave.

    Soundcloud demise?

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    [quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1455265614' post='2977540']
    18 million users most of whom will be using for free. Average salary of the employees of € 79,000. Hmm, wonder what has gone wrong?
    [/quote]

    They have other, bigger problems.

    With a loss of €39.14m on turnover of €15.37m, they're still €21.2m in the red even if you strip out the wages costs of €17.9m entirely.

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