jezzaboy

Playing in a pub with a loud drummer? Get as BIG AN AMP AS YOU CAN AFFORD!!!! Even if it just to pi*s off the guitarsit and vocalist, it`s worth it! For a few years I used an ashdown mag 300 with the 15" speaker. It was loud enough for any where I have played and you can be heard over a loud drummer. But opinions on bass amps on here are like ars*h*les-everybodys got one! Including me. Jez

You Know,.. all these bass chatters dissing the 80s,and all those bands that I liked.... well yes, maybe you're right ( &in some ways you are ) they are "irrelivant" now especially to 'some of you younger guys.... but.... 'know what you can all Fu#k off!! level 42,hue and cry, duruitti column,dire straits ,scritti pollitti,eurthmics,bauhaus,stone roses,late police,gowest ,spandau,kagagoogoo,ellisbeggshoward,human league,OMD,late genisis,swing out sister,blow monkeys,lloyd cole and the commotions,the smiths, frankie,tears for fears, king,Fictionfactory,haircut100,Paul young and the royal family......oh GOD too many too mention.. 80s werent crap...(TRUE) Younger guys? I`m 43 and lived through the 80`s music scene. I play in a covers band, we do alright and are quite busy and no one has ever asked us for Paul Young, Eurythnics, Human league, Haircut 100, etc. I was a heavy rocker in the 80`s (still am I suppose) but I do admit to wearing a skinny gray leather tie on one occasion to impress my missus. It matched my gray oxford tie shoes. But only the once! Jez

The 80`s were THE worst time for music. Depeche mode, Spandau ballet, Paul young, Howard jones, etc... I rest my case. Jez

When I started playing bass, I bought a Squire P bass special and payed, wait for it, £230 and that was around 9 years ago! Didnt buy much for the first few years, so went about 3 or 4 years with the Squire, then another 1 or 2 over the next few years and after a while joined this site....... Bought umpteen basses this year and the latest escapade is scary. I haven`t been working for the last few weeks and even sold my Stingray. So I am basically skint. Today I recieved a wee cheque from the inland revenue (I know, they will want it back soon), went down to guitarguitar to buy a new stand. Do you know what`s coming... Ended up buying a s/h, as new US 08 P bass. GAS strikes again!!!! Jez

[quote name='tony_m' post='649735' date='Nov 9 2009, 03:09 PM']Highly Strung offer B/W/B at £10.95 or Black Pearl at £19.00 (+ £2.00 P&P on orders under £30). [url="http://www.highlystrung.co.uk/acatalog/Pickguards__electric_guitar.html"]http://www.highlystrung.co.uk/acatalog/Pic...ric_guitar.html[/url] FWIW, I got one of their scratchplates for my CIJ Jazz, and all the screwholes etc. lined up perfectly.[/quote] An update on the pickgaurd from highlystrung. Ordered it at 3pm and it arrived at 10am this morning. Good service but will it fit? Almost spot on is the answer, just one screw hole slightly out. Looks really good, as good as the more expensive ones I have bought in the past and better than paying £44. But, as has been stated earlier, it might not fit all P basses as good as mine. (Jap P 57 reissue). Jez [attachment=36059:DSC01246.JPG]

This year I have bought and got rid of a 09 P bass, A G&L L2000 tribute, a nice Mexican 60`s jazz and due to unemployment have had to punt my stingray. And I miss the 4 of them for various reasons. Still it could be worse, I could be a drummer. Jez

Cheers for the link buddy. I have ordered a tortishell one for my p bass for £16 inc delivery. Jez

Aye, pickgaurds. I`m looking for a red tortiseshell one and WD want £44! For a bloomin bit of plastic! Having said that I have bought from them in the past and they always fitted. Still, for that kind of cash it should unwrap itself and fit it for ya! Time to have a looky at Allparts..... Jez

I`ve got two. Asdown mag 300 combo but I took the saw to it and put the head in a homemade rack unit and used the 1x 15 and bought a Ashdown 2 x 10 cab to go with it. I got pissed off carting it about, sold the 2 x 10 and now this is used as a spare. Main gig rig is a Eden Nemesis rs 2x10 combo and lovely it is too. 320watts, built like a bricksh*t house yet only weighs 20kg. And has a lovely blue light to the control panel. I also carry a Sansamp Bass Driver with me at all times in case the amp goes down. Jez

Starting to look cool. That Gotoh bridge is nice, I had one before and I think I payed around £25 for it. Half the price of a baddass and just as good. What pickups are you looking at getting? I`ve got a Mexican 70`s re-issue and am thinking of changing the pickups so any info would be appreciated. Jez

The guitarist from Glasgow band Logan works in guitarguitar and a top bloke he is too. Was chatting to him a few weeks ago and said that whilst they weren`t making a shed load of bucks, they had supported Bent Jobys (sorry, Bon Jovi) at Hampden and went round the world a bit. Doesn`t sound too bad to me but we all need dosh to live. Jez

Got to agree...Tomsk could really lay down the bottom end. But the next burning question is: who played bass in the banana splits? And was he/she/it any good? Jez

The best bet is to go out and buy the snakes and arrows dvd set. Rush are one of those rare bands who sound better now than they did back in their so called classic days. Check out you tube as well for Geddys winter sports tips, a classic. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwpGXfHmY-A&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwpGXfHmY-A...feature=related[/url] Jez

Anything from the A farewell to kings album for the 70`s stuff, The Moving pictures album for the 80`s and Roll the bones album from the 90`s. There isn`t really a bad album but I am biased as I luv rush!! Jez

[quote name='Doddy' post='642547' date='Nov 1 2009, 03:29 PM']And about 15 years too late?[/quote] Re Zender Warwick. It wasn`t so long ago he thought the sun shined out of his Gibson les paul bass. And yes, it is overpriced and damm ugly, imo. Jez

Blob dude I feel your pain. But dont get yourself down. You may be a second rate bass player but you can play a five string. I`m a second rate bass player who plays a four string and I only use three of em! Mabye we should start a support group. Jez

[quote name='jacko' post='640389' date='Oct 29 2009, 07:05 PM']Can you read over your side of the country ? [/quote] Yes we can and we can smell, I mean spell, as well. We even get colour tv! Re lots of copies of last months mag in shop: I`m not knocking the mag as I buy it every month, there just seemed to be a lot of copies left in the shop. Jez

I was in Glasgow city centre on monday and in WH Smith`s there was 21 copies of last months BGM and in Breahead (a major shopping venue in the West) there was 13 copies. Don`t think it`s selling too well over this side of the country. Jez

Oh no!! Serious P bass gas attack on the starboard bow! Gorgeous, all of em. And like a pillock I got rid of a 09 black/maple P earlier this year. Jez

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='633398' date='Oct 22 2009, 01:23 PM'][i]"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. [/i] Shakespeare on loaning out gear.[/quote] It`s bloomin amazing what you can learn on this site. What band was he in? Jez

Agree with you on Rod the Mod, Maggie May, but didn`t Ronnie Wood play bass on Rod`s early solo stuff when he was still in the Faces? But agree with you, Ronnie Lane had great feel. Try and find a live version of the faces song "3 button hand me down". It was on a TOPTP2 special. Just found a link, [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeZ4FMIVqto"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeZ4FMIVqto[/url] Jez