jezzaboy

Been to that party before. It usually happens when someone new takes over and as the op states, the new guy bumps people off for his mates/bands he has worked with. Whilst it `s a sh*t*y way to treat people, I try and not get too upset about these things. If you let it get to you, it just eats away. There`s always the next gig to look forward to. Jez

[quote name='Fat Rich' post='822911' date='Apr 29 2010, 12:10 PM']No story, just saw an opportunity for a stupid comment.... sorry! [/quote] Boooooo, Boooooo!!! Can you not just make one up? Jez

[quote name='Beedster' post='820830' date='Apr 27 2010, 04:45 PM']I've only got two now, one fretted and one fretless, and it's actually quite nice. Amazing how much you can squeeze out of a bass when it's your only choice C[/quote] Well said the man in the corner with pair of lovely P`s!! I`ve got 4 at the mo and really I only need 2. One main and a spare for gigs. At one point I had 9 but have come to my senses! The only man with more basses than talent.

I call my Fenders......... Fred, because my hero Spike Milligan liked the name Fred. Jez

Playing a gig a few weeks ago, I noticed this guy staring at the band. I`m saying to meself, he`s a muso, I can tell by his look. He comes up at the break and says that whilst our choice of tunes are quite good, the drummer is crap and the sound from the pa needs more "mids". Now, I have never met this guy, he doesn`t know me. We know the drummer ain`t that good but he`s a great guy and a mate and most of the time he does ok. Rather politley, he was told where to go The last thing you need is some smarta*s telling you something you already know, especially if you don`t know the guy is. Jez

[quote name='OldGit' post='819124' date='Apr 26 2010, 11:45 AM']Oh which tracks should we nominate? "Keep it Greasy"?[/quote] Nah! "Baby take your teeth out" would be a good shout. Jez

I wouldn`t get too hung up on the theory side (although it`s no bad thing) for a pub covers band. What to do is go on as many band websites as possible and check out the material that seems to be the most popular, then familiarise yourself with it. But I reckon you will need a combo of around 200-300 watts. Don`t depend on a covers band having a big enough pa for you to play through. Hopefully someone in the band will be able to help you out transport wise but for a lot of bands, own transport is a must. Best of luck anyway. Jez

That`s amazing that you can keep a bass for 45 years. I usually get rid of em after 45 days! I like the pic from 65. How I wish that our drummer used a kit that size. Jez

Runs and checks out the new ad I have just posted to see if I am guilty of any of the above!!! Jez Ps It is the best bass I have ever owned/played, lol.

Cheers Doddy, good to hear. Serious Jazz gas...............Again! Jez

I have seen a few posts about the P bass Mexican version but has anyone got the Jazz version? Is the active circut any good? I know the score with Fender`s quality control but just wondering if the bass is up too much? Cheers, Jez

Wayne Dub Junkie is the man to ask about G&L``s. Jez

You have to be carefull when buying the Dead as there are many versions of the Dead. American beauty is, imo, their best album and the most accessable along with Workingmans dead which came out just before. From 67 to 69 they were physcadelic/jazzy/bluesyish. From late 69, they were more like a country rock band. When they came back in 76, they made some right dodgy albums. I really only like the stuff from 70 to 74, especially when they had 1 drummer as opposed to 2. Dicks picks 1 from December 73 and DP12 from June 74 and DP24 from March 74 (the wall of sound test) being my faves. Some fantastic guitar work going on. As Nas states, be warned that when buying form the Dicks picks series of live albums that some of them have bum notes and dodgy vocals. As they used to say, the train frequentley left the track. By the way Nas, I bloody hate dark star and have never listened to a version of it all the way through! And I don`t really care for Phil Lesh as a bass player, far too busy. Jez

[quote name='urbanx' post='803161' date='Apr 11 2010, 10:34 PM'][/quote] Those new Ikea chairs dont look very comfortable. Jez

Good of you to start this thread Nas. As "the only deadhead in the village", I need some help to spread the word!! Deadhead joke: What do deadheads say when they run out of weed? What is that goddam awful music! Jez

Aye, the Wall of sound did work but as already stated, the cost of building it and the transport and set up cost almost bankrupted the band! They constructed it due to being unhappy with the sound quality that was available with the pa systems that were used at that time.It was devised partly by Stanley Owsley who was best known for producing some of the finest LSD of the 60`s. Says a lot. Amongst deadheads, the year of the wall, 74, (sorry Nas, the first time it was used was at the Cow palace on the 23rd of March 1974 and it was broken up after the farwell gigs in mid October) is regarded as some of their best work. Even though it looks like a super loud system, it wasn`t really. There was other band that were louder, the wall was build for sound quality, so the person at the back of the hall could hear as well as the guy at the front. The band took a break in late 74 and when they resumed touring, they had moved to a much smaller set up which apparently, sounded just as good. The Guild bass was know as "the godfather" and there was very little left of the orignal bass. The pickups were by Alembic and were 2 low impedance trapezoid pickups with external hum canceling coils and one that was a quad pickup (one for each string). Yes I am a deadhead but I`m gettin help for it Jez

Yep, The Allmans did it and Gregg Allman also did it on his solo album, Laid back. It is a bit mellower on the solo album. Jez

[quote name='paul h' post='800096' date='Apr 8 2010, 07:25 PM']Jeans!!! I keep meaning to ask the shiny fans, what kind of jeans do you all wear? I assume you wear plain, dark denim ones. Or do you wear faded or distressed ones? [/quote] Well, I`ve had these jeans on for 4 days now. 70`s Quo type jeans are the only way to go..... [attachment=46784:imagesCAMQGWFW.jpg] Jez

On a similar vien. A few weeks ago we had a dep drummer and he was brilliant! He told us the last time he depped, the bands usual drummer was at a rehersal to tell him how to play the parts. The dep started to play and right away it was obvious to everyone that he was much better than the band`s drummer. After playing a couple of songs, the guitarist turned and said to the usual drummer, "ever felt that someone has just shag*ed your wife?" Jez

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='798035' date='Apr 6 2010, 09:09 PM']I *think* the issue is that bass wavelengths are much nearer the size of a room, so weird interference patterns, resonances and suchlike are much more pronounced than higher frequency instruments. Could be talking bollox mind you![/quote] Well said Professor Blob- b.m.a, a.a., b.d.s, r.a.c. Jez- t.i.t.

[quote name='Paul Cooke' post='797769' date='Apr 6 2010, 05:02 PM']how many weeks of sanding did it take... the poly on my VMJ appears to be really thick...[/quote] Yeah the finish seems really thick but it only took me about 15 mins to do the job with a fine sanding block. After that, I gave it a quick rub down with a finer bit of sandpaper and the job was done. I was suprised how quick the job took and it turned out really well. Here`s a photo. Sorry for the poorish quality, crap camera. [attachment=46615:SUNP0052.JPG] Jez

Merchant city in Glasgow has one in for £279. Runs to check credit card balance!!! Jez