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Surely this whole thing breaks down to a combination of Sod's Law and sh*t just happens.

The Wedding Present had a few good ones. http://youtu.be/4aQtqwIqnvE http://youtu.be/n3H7jaaYS74 http://youtu.be/NEjiGjVyFPc

Glastonbury is arguably the UK's premier festival, the only one that comes close is Reading and Leeds. There are a lot of smaller festivals where local bands can get a slot but I'm not sure there's anything like Summerfest where A list bands and artists share the bill with local acts.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1492281772' post='3279234'] How easy is it for your local bands to get a slot at your Glastonbury Festicak? Blue [/quote] I don't think there's many There's a fair few unsigned acts or acts that have a deal but have not released anything yet, but I imagine thay they all have professional representation. They did used to have the Glastonbury town brass band play the pyramid stage on the sunday morning. Hell of a way to wake up after a heavy night of revelling, a million trombones blasting their way through 'Ruby Tuesday' at festival volumes.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1492206421' post='3278743'] It's a 2 week premier fest on beautiful Lake Michigan. At 64 I will have to YouTube most of the acts listed. I only recognize a small fraction of the artists. Blue [/quote] I imagine The Chainsmokers will be right up your street... http://youtu.be/ZuwfZGDWOio

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1492204278' post='3278727'] Not heard of half of the acts on the bill [/quote] To be fair I doubt most Americans would have heard of half the average Glastonbury line up. Probably not most British people either for that matter..

I think it's fair to say that there's something for most people there.

I can offer up the stock pickups from a Squier VM70s Jazz. Just let me know where to send them.

As long as no one tries to sell a Squier as a Fender I don't see the harm. I'm a Squier owner and proud, they're cheap guitars that are dead easy to mod, my Jazz is a modded VM70s. Having said that I'd be put off buying a second hand Squier if someone had rebadged it. But that's just me.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1491857537' post='3275987'] I can't. Even listening to it is a challenge for me. Blue [/quote] 😅

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1491856358' post='3275972'] Definitely talented and I guess he's an example of the direction bass playing is going. Me, I'm an older guy. I'm taking a pass on Thundercat and staying with my friends like Rocco Prestia and Chuck Rainey. Blue [/quote] I think he's pretty unique, he's more a jazz guitarist who plays a bass than your standard bass player. I really enjoy his stuff, but I couldn't emulate it if I tried. I'm guessing not many of us could.

I've got the same VM70s bass. I've modded mine a bit, but even with the stock pickups it was easy to get what I think of as a classic Jazz tone. I swapped out the original electrics for a K1agon loom and put in some Aguilar 70s Jazz pickups on mine and it now sounds fantastic. I wonder if there might be a fault with the electrics on yours?

I was suprised that most of the new Yamaha BB range have rosewood boards. I expect every manufacturer with an export market will stop using rosewood over the next 12 months.

Cheers for posting that up. I found Scott's Slap Bassics series incredibly useful and I'm sure I'll enjoy working my way through these just as much.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1491680824' post='3274800'] What's the Moog circuitry all about - this is new to me? [/quote] I think it was a souped up tone sculpting circuit, like a graphic equaliser on steroids. A lot of people took the circuit out although I can't remember whether it's because they were unpopular in themselves or whether it was a reliability issue. I seem to remember that Krist Novaselic played an original RD Artist on Nevermind.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1491604908' post='3274324'] A burka would cover a multitude of sins. :-) [/quote] 😂

I'd settle for some trousers.

I'm on an adroid tablet and the clips work fine for me. I did have an experience with my old Kindle Fire last year when one day it just stopped 'seeing' the YouTube links. Never got to the bottom of that.

I thought this thread would be about these guys. http://youtu.be/eVH1Y15omgE

The noiseless pickups on the deluxe jazz apparently weren't very noiseless. The elite has the next generation of the noisless pickups which are supposed to be a big improvement.

Listened, loved it, but can't vote as I'm not on faceboook. It has a kind of indie vibe to it as well as the disco. It reminded me a bit of Two Door Cinema Club's latest album, which is a very good thing.

😉

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1491161429' post='3270952'] You mean he wont listen to what anyone else says, about anything???? [/quote] All part of what makes him a legend.

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1491160783' post='3270948'] She doesn't half talk bollocks, that Vera Lynn. I was down at The White Cliffs today. Lovely sunshine, not an f-ing bluebird in sight! :-) [/quote] Bluebirds are not a native species in the UK. On the other hand, 'There'll be pigeons over the white cliffs of Dover' doesn't have quite the same poetry.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1491079892' post='3270412'] I'm cool, Always dig the YouTube clips he posts. Blue [/quote] Group hug.