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I'm not a SB fan, nor a Bongo fan, but that looks nice. It's the hideous pale rosewood fretboard I can't stand.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1347988232' post='1807761'] But it could be: Joy unconfined might be; joy unconfine'd is. Dull care begone, o task of Sisyphus. That diversion, before thine eyes present itse'n in glee 'Pon this our minds be set; such times as good, considr'd be Come once more times free of care the better we companions new ensnare And we, tho' trysting hours two and more fore midnight bell, if by rising sun and full face of noon be glanc'd, apply ourselves again we shall. Man is Man, 'pon earthly treasure bent Vain woman, her tresses tend'th yet Despair not we, nor force of arms to try. In bowers of content methinks I shall abide Tis bruited that the hour be late for time, unlike to tide, doth not abate. An day do follow day, should man not fortune grasp? Ye, no friend to wit, thy hist'ry be set fast Terspichore, tis thee we venerate, Her Zenith we ador, Her nadir we ablate. Cast off dolour's cloak, ye be well met; On halv'd bivalves shall ye feast; on thy feet four wheels be set. Milton, Chic? It's all bollocks, see. [/quote]

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1347994573' post='1807893'] Not so inspiring sounding anymore. One of the reasons I like Steely Dan's older stuff like Aja or The Royal Scam was because whilst it was modern sounding at the time, there were limitations to the amount that they could take things in the studio and I like the sounds of those limitations. Nowadays it's just way too clinical. The song itself is nothing not heard before, the lyrics don't seem up to Fagan's witty usual standards. [/quote] You put that very well, exactly what I thought too. Very clinical.

He just posted this on Facebook. Cool huh? (He plays Status if you didn't guess)

Heard it last night. It's ok, same old same old really though.

OK, we're on!

[quote name='pobrien_ie' timestamp='1347962761' post='1807130'] Point taken It's just personally I'd like a resource like this. For example, EssentialTension started a thread a few days ago that had some very interesting clips of Jamerson that I hadn't seen before. [b]The trouble is that the thread will go down the pecking order, only for a similar one to be started at some point in the future, then only for someone to redirect the OP back to the original thread [/b] I like the idea of a bassists section, but obviously it would take a lot of effort from members for it to be useful. [/quote] It's a forum, that's what happens. People want to show you stuff, people go 'Fackin 'ell! Look at this' and people reply 'Wow, that's fackin wickid, is that! Thanks man!'. A wiki takes all the fun out of a forum.

I think I [quote name='bremen' timestamp='1347956992' post='1807007'] Going to have to alter 'interests' in my profile :-) [/quote] If you use the expression 'tautologous pleonasm', do you travel back in time like when you put instant coffee in a microwave oven?

[quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1347955931' post='1806993'] It was supposed to be a light hearted "don't take yourself too seriously" jibe. Certainly no offence meant and nice people are quite often miserable or grumpy :-D [/quote] I know mate

[quote name='Jellyfish' timestamp='1347953843' post='1806966'] It can also push someone who has been watching the thread with interest. If they see people are interested, then they're less likely to sit on the fence about purchasing your bass. [/quote] And let's face it, most of us like people to admire our taste in basses.

[quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1347948855' post='1806909'] What a misery guts you are [/quote] I met Dave last year, he was in a band on the same bill as us. He's a very nice guy actually

I can't understand why the rant. You get a bump, some appreciation, interest registered, etc. In fact I sold a lovely Warwick to someone who said they had no cash. I said I'd be happy to hold it for them if they were genuinely interested but needed some time to get the cash together. Six weeks later they paid for the bass and took it home. That BC member is still delighted with it.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1347919071' post='1806775'] I would consult your Scott Thunes thread, so you only need three more. [/quote] I'd just buy the two books if I were you

The problem is, if I went to the trouble of cutting and pasting loads of info, pics and vids of Scott Thunes, it would take me two hours and the thread would get 4 hits. Everything is out there already, if people are interested they'll find it (and that's half the fun). And who is going to trust that dAVE_tHE_bOLLOCKS from Lowestoft who lists his interests as 'saving the Marsh Harrier, blogging the history of melamine, and sitting firmly on heritage potatoes.' has got the definitive reference collection on Robert Palmer from No Quarter?

Christ, it's a time machine. It took me right back to 1997.

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1347911043' post='1806595'] I think you're bang on the money actually. It's not just bass players either, all instrumentalists are guilty of it to one degree or another. [/quote] I'd agree with this. The trick is to not get sucked into being an 'instrumentalist'. I really try to be a musician, whatever that really means. I try to distance myself from all the trappings of being an 'instrumentalist' and it's quite hard to do when you know you can get a cheap thrill from nice comments on your skillz. Sadly many instrumentalists are quite shallow in their appreciation of MUSIC, and defer to technical excesses because that's so much easier than making music that touches people.

I don't dig much funk, but I love reggae and dub. The fact is, they are often not executed well by the average musician. Reggae is incredibly difficult to get feeling right, and funk seems to have become a medium for technical blowouts that contain not a shred of funk. They are both very very difficult and in my opinion not achievable by the majority of hobbyists, like most of us.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1347880017' post='1805983'] I thought guitars were only for metal anyway Or at least, that`s the impression you`d get from reading most reviews about them. [/quote] Really? Where are the reviews you read? Guitar World is pretty rock and metal, but most other guitar mags out there are very broad.

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1347878398' post='1805948'] Clever stuff, very free compositionally (ie you just dont know where they will go next). Dont really like his voice though, which is a shame - not his fault, other than the upper range he keeps hanging around in, which just isnt floating my boat at all - might grow on me though. Cheers Nige! [/quote] It's the voice that will be the deal breaker for a lot of people. I love his voice.

I can't make this one mate, but hope to be at your November gig. Have a great show!

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1347805018' post='1805186'] I've never had a Warwick bass but I'm quite prepared to believe they are wonderful things. However, I really don't buy the "sustainability" thing. Sustainability isn't really about planting a new tree to replace a bit of wood, it's fundamentally about energy and the fact that our lifestyles are seriously in the red as far as energy is concerned. For the time being we're living the high-life by spending our 'fossil fuel savings', but we know it can't last. It's simply not sustainable. The amount of energy we use is proportional to the amount of money involved. The more money involved, the more energy is used. These are high-priced luxury items and people have to earn a lot of money to pay for them. Earning that money involves using a lot of energy and spending that money sustains a lot of other people in their similarly high-energy lifestyles. So, yes, the wood involved may be 'green' and the low-energy lightbulbs and solar cells used in their factory may be 'green' (although are you aware of the energy-intensive manufacturing processes involved in both those items?), but that's a long way from being truly sustainable. Just a bit more 'greenwash' marketing, I'm sorry to say. [/quote] I'm sorry you feel that way. Warwick are 14001 accredited so they are clearly doing something positive and demonstrating continual improvement in their EMS.

£150? Great bass for peanuts. I've been seeing German Corvette standards going for little over £300 recently, which is astonishing to me.

Everything Everything. Can't get enough of them at the moment.

I'm fascinated to see if the community spirit will develop into anything like BC.

Last night BBC6M broadcast an EE concert live. I only caught a little of it but it was very good.