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Just heard this on Radio One of all places. Lovely song, very nice bit of double bass too. I'd heard some of the angry protest/social commentary stuff like 'The Revolution Will Not Televised' and ''Whitey on the Moon' but this is a side to Mr Scott-Heron that I was completely unaware of. I didn't even know the guy could sing, let alone that he had a voice like this.

I got my first fretless a couple of years ago. I'd say at least 90% of the technique needed to play fretless is exactly the same as that required to play fretted. I can sort of see the 'it's an entirely different instrument' argument but it's not like the difference between say, a piano and a trumpet. It's not really even the difference between playing a bass and a skinny string guitar.

Grrrrr.

You're better off out of it. If it hadn't been the old guy wanting back in there would probably have been some other daft drama shortly down the line. Fish gotta swim. Birds gotta fly. @rseholes gotta @rse.

I'd like to get to a point with the fretless where my left hand doesn't start creeping up the neck of it's own accord if I'm not constantly watching it.

I've had on/off GAS for a Ripper a Grabber or a G3 for years, probably since seeing Mike Dirnt with a G3 back in the Basketcase video in around '93. Unfortunately (or fortunately) the stars have never aligned so that I've seen one for sale and had the funds at the same time.

'....But apart from forgetting to put a truss rod in the Esquire and the intrinsic tuning stability problems caused by the Strat's trem system design, and taking into account the fundamental redesign of the pickup and significant changes to the body shape of the Precision between '51 and '57..... Leo got it right first time'

The UK press isn't know for it's accuracy. I'd guess the meat of the story about the divorce and the settlement are broadly true, but the details like '8 albums' and '3 piece band' could well be wrong or cut and pasted from an old biography the reporter found online, so trying to guess who it is based on that information could be a futile exercise.

I've been keeping an half an eye for an NBD thread since you mentioned waiting for a delivery in the 'Help, under attack' thread. I wasn't expecting anything quite this special though.

My dad is a huge Lonnie Donnegan fan so I grew up listening to a lot of his stuff in the car. I don't think the OP's 'punk energy' description is too far off. Although there was a level of technical proficiency not found in most punk groups in Donegan's bands, a lot of the music definitely has that same raw, exuberant feel to it.

BC is easily my most visited website. In some ways it's like a support/recovery group. But one where the members actively encourage each other to do more of the thing that they're addicted to. So actually pretty much the opposite of a support/recovery group. Anyway seems like a good time of year to say a big thank you to Ped and the team for setting BC up and making it the fantastic place that it is.

It wasn't a totally terrible album, it just didn't really sound that much like the Chilis. Edit: Mind you, I had the misfortune of seeing them on that tour, so that's probably coloured my judgement a bit.

Here's hoping we don't get Stadium Arcadium 2 instead.

I'd say it was Basschat famous before the truss rod failed for being one of the prettiest instruments we've ever seen on here.

I can swap between my most of my basses without really noticing The one that trips me up is my Washburn Status, and then only if I try to slap. For reasons I've never understood the string tension is much higher than on my other basses and it really throws me out.

Everyday People - Sly and the Family Stone

It's not that there's nothing I want. It's more that if I don't spend that money on getting the bathroom sorted I may very well find myself spending a lot more time with my guitars than I had anticipated next year.

I can't imagine my old school allowing 'pop music' at the Christmas concert back in the 80s/90s, far too low brow. Nice to hear things have moved on.

I had something delivered today while I was out. They left the package with someone 12 doors down the road which is a new record. Still, at least I got it today and it's always nice to meet new people.

At some point as he tours the globe he's probably going to find out that there's a drummer in the US already using the name 'Rikki Styxx' and she's already won the 'who comes up first (and only) in a Google search' competition.

Not an album, but a couple of more obscure Christmas tracks.

Maybe start a thread in the Build Diaries section? There's a few expert builders in there that you don't really see much round other parts of the forum.

I see a lot of aesthetically pleasing basses on here on a pretty much daily basis, but that really is a stand out.

I can't remember who said it first but I'm fairly sure the Forum motto is 'Whoever dies with the most toys wins'.

Is it too soon for this to be considered a 'timeless' classic one hit wonder?