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[quote name='CHW' timestamp='1438687383' post='2836354']I've not been in years but I visited quite a few times back in the mid 90's. I was in my late teens at the time and felt that it was something of a pilgrimage in many respects, however, I feel that I was treated pretty rudely by most of the shops at the time. Now I know that at 17 I was very much not in the viewscreen as a great customer who would spend a significant sum with them, but a different impression left with me as a 17 year old kid may have changed my longer term intentions regarding where to buy.[/quote] In the mid-90s I think I would have agreed with you. Music Ground's various stores, Turnkey (round the corner on Charing Cross Road) and Andy's did a lot of damage to the reputation of Denmark Street. Turnkey didn't seem to have any interest in talking to you if you didn't have at least £1000 to spend right then. Music Ground's directors ended up being convicted of selling stolen guitars on a grand scale. A number of the shops that were there then have since closed and I am genuinely of the opinion that those that have replaced them in the last ten or fifteen years, like Brian at Wunjo and Crispin at Regent Sounds, have been working hard on fixing that.

[quote name='The Badderer' timestamp='1438791017' post='2837388'] My understanding was that you are allowed to have one physical and one digital (i.e. MP3 etc.) copy of the original that you have purchased. Copyright only covers you being someone distributing music TO other people. If you have bought legally a CD or MP3, you can convert them into any format you want if it is for your own personal use. It is when you start GIVING it TO someone else who hasn't paid for it that you are then in breach of copyright law. Obviously I am no copyright law expert and accept that there will be far better informed people to tell me where I'm wrong. [/quote] No, there are two separate issues 1) Making an unauthorised copy (i.e. ripping the CD): CD&PA [url="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/2"]Section 2[/url] and [url="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/17"]Section 17[/url] - the author has exclusive rights to make (or authorise the making of) copies of a copyrighted work. 2) Distributing that copy to other people [url="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/18"]Section 18[/url], [url="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/20"]Section 20[/url] Both are illegal under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The first is a civil matter between the rights owner and you - the rights owner has to sue you to recover damages. The second may be a matter of criminal prosecution if it is done in the course of business or "otherwise than in the course of a business to such an extent as to affect prejudicially the owner of the copyright" [url="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/107"]Section 107, Para 2A[/url] Edit: There is an exemption for temporary copies ([url="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/28A"]s28A[/url] for example making temporary copies in an web browser cache or [url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/70]s70[/url] for time-shifting television programmes on a VCR or PVR) but there is no exemption for a permanent 'backup copy' of a CD.

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1432973453' post='2786638'] Some oldies but goodies: Leaving on a jet plane. [/quote] Been there. Done that. The couple's request for the first dance song. We suggested that maybe they might reconsider, but they wanted it anyway.

Hmm. Does this mean the BBC can't show their 1971 [i]Neil Young In Concert[/i] show any more? I guess it rules out showing Coppola's [i]Apocalypse Now[/i] on the BBC for the foreseeable future too (The Doors' [i]The End[/i] featuring heavily during the opening scene)?

When we are playing covers, I'll switch to a 5 string bass for the numbers our singer has dictated need to be on a different key to fit his range, but where there's no viable alternative for the bass line but to play it with a bottom B available. Otherwise I prefer to use a four string for everything else. Usually we plan the set to group the 5 string songs all together.

I played a 2.5 hour set at The Old Moot on Sunday evening. As for the Grey Horse, RIP as a music venue

[quote name='sixdegrees' timestamp='1425403938' post='2706996']Does anyone rate the original pickup, or does it need replacing to get any benefit from a preamp? [/quote] I bought my MM3 new in 2003 and it is totally stock (I noticed the other day that I've never even gotten round to removing the film from the scratch plate!); but I've had a number of appreciative comments from the audience about its tone over the years. Quite recently I was surprised to be told it sounded better than my '79 MM Sabre at the same gig.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1424842376' post='2701007']So we all grew up with access to good hi fi ? I certainly didn't , don't think B B king did either [/quote] Plus ça change... Phil Spector developed the Wall of Sound to deal with people listening on things like this [url="https://flic.kr/p/e1Y3NW"][/url] [url="https://flic.kr/p/e1Y3NW"]Vintage Regency TR-1 Transistor Radio[/url] by [url="https://www.flickr.com/people/51764518@N02/"]France1978[/url], on Flickr

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1424279582' post='2694699'] This a good reason to not start saying, I like to put my own take on covers [media]http://youtu.be/TLR8bOAA4-8[/media] [/quote] But then we have this brilliance [media]http://youtu.be/CsiP-GrbbD0[/media]

I believe nickel strings are also near-impossible to use with an eBow

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1424276961' post='2694673'] That's interesting. I would like to hear it in action, wonder what effect/practicality this would have in a bass amp, or in a guitar amp for that matter. And if it could make a comeback. Off to do more research... [/quote] You won't have to look far. I believe the same thing is called 'scoop' in modern bass circles. My GK MB500 head has a 'Contour' knob that cuts the mids and boosts bass and treble. The popular Sansamp BDDI does much the same by default.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1424265811' post='2694507']Most bands I have seen do live versions of their song that are not exactly the same as the recorded version.[/quote] Indeed, and TBH that's the way I rather like it. I saw Suzanne Vega at the St Davids' Hall in Cardiff in 1987. The band was made up of the same [excellent] musicians who had played on her first album and it was a note perfect rendition with concert hall acoustics. With very little or no chat between songs, I remember sitting there wondering what the point of my seeing her live was; If I closed my eyes I might as well have stayed at home and listened to the record. On the other hand, every time I see Robyn Hitchcock, it's often a surprise exactly how he's going to arrange any of the songs in his set.

[quote name='Dazed' timestamp='1424120978' post='2692956']Hmm you've obviously never heard of "rat look" or been to many classic cars shows recently.[/quote] Rat Look is not really my thing but Reno's "The Zombie" 1959 Lowlight is up there as one of my favourite Karmann Ghias ever, seen here at the 2006 Volksworld show. [attachment=184106:CRW_3429.jpg]

[quote name='Bassnut62' timestamp='1423662839' post='2687591'] I really do remember a girlfriend in the 80s being v impressed with my hands! I told her then that dating a bass player had many advantages!! [/quote] My wife has always said that bass players know how to use their fingers

I just tune down for the bands I play in that tune half a tone flat, with any of the basses that I might take to a gig with them; 4, 5 string or fret less. With electronic tuners it only takes a few seconds while you're setting up if the instrument is at concert. I've done the same for various outfits over 30 odd years and I've never seen it as a problem.

[quote name='aidanhallbass' timestamp='1423576895' post='2686522'] Yes! I put a deposit on it last week to secure it, just paid for it today. They do have that rather nice M2000 in blueburst for sale. [/quote] It's a fiver I would be after and having tried out an L-2000, I really enjoyed the tone. Anyhow, I have to figure out how to pay for it yet Glad that one at GG is going to a good home.

Was that the one at their Glasgow store (sunburst finish IIRC)? I had my eye on it and was thinking of getting them to pop it down to their Epsom shop to try out, but I rather fancy a Blueburst L-2500. Edit: interested to see how you get on with it.

Louise Duffy-Howard, who is probably best known for playing bass in the 80s with Hull's finest, the Red Guitars (often spotted with a fretless Stingray) is the owner of a black Cutlass. http://loudhailer.net/2014/08/05/groovy-loudhailer-electric-co-photos/7-lou-cutlass-jeff-danelectro/

I'm no expert on 500/2s, but my 1967 Verithin doesn't have the raised Hofner logo, as you say, but it does have binding to the edges of the fretboard. The pickups and bridge look identical to the Club model pictured, though the tail piece is a little longer on the Verithin, which also has the front button located on the upper horn.

[quote name='pajc72' timestamp='1422280885' post='2670605']I'm working on the last 3 books before moving on to another project.[/quote] Are you going to be doing any of the non-album singles like Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields that aren't on Past Masters? I think most of them ended up on the Red and Blue double LPs.

[quote name='HengistPod' timestamp='1423060566' post='2680149'] All makes perfect sense to me. hairychris - you may want to note the following guide to musicians' love lives: [/quote] I see they left the keyboards off that version [attachment=183073:Bugnq_IIcAEPLrH.jpg-large.jpeg]

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1422731635' post='2676283']I thought what the some of the other people were saying was pretty good too, but Morley & that other bloke who looked like a cross between Al DiMeola & a 70s porn star were just so up themselves. [/quote] "Let's hear it for another great Italian, Al DiMeola" Frank Zappa

[2nd bite at the cherry...] However, [b]this [/b]was the first bass I actually [i]owned[/i] - a 1967 Hofner Verithin. David playing drums above, returned to that role in a different band, the [i]Murrumbidgee Whalers,[/i] a couple more years down the line. As I was returning to London from university, I was asked to play bass again. The lead guitarist lent the Hofner for a few months, then needed some cash for another Rickenbacker and sold it to me. I still have it to this day.

A bit complicated... I'm actually playing guitar (a much missed Epiphone Genesis) on the right in this photo when I was 17 circa 1984. The guy on the left was the owner of the Fender Jazz in question, but it was the first bass that I gigged with regularly as he wanted to concentrate on vocals and asked me to play bass instead of guitar, so I borrowed it and learned to play it. Oh, and the drummer then replaced me as guitarist in the band and we got a new drummer in. We carried on with this arrangement for two or three years and a number of different line-ups as the singer and I both went off to university in Cardiff. I sometimes still feel like I'm a guitarist masquerading as a bass player, but I guess it worked out fairly well in the end

[quote name='allighatt0r' timestamp='1422536478' post='2673780']As the title says really... Trying to think of something better to do than standing about or swigging my beer.[/quote] You could take up a new hobby like crochet during these periods.