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[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.

Nice. Remimds me of the soundtrack to an 80s buddy cop action movie. Possibly played while the maverick one is downing several bourbons after a tough day.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1490996593' post='3269808'] Yes, it's just variations on a theme though isn't it? Getting the left/right/front/back to shout as loud as they can - the Firehouse blurb - the Love Gun blurb etc etc I shouldn't complain, I've had tons of enjoyment out of them over the years. The original reason for the post was the line [b][color=#ff0000][font=Arial, sans-serif]"The band have released 44 albums"[/font][/color][/b] [/quote] My best guess is that they're counting special editions from various countries, I believe there may be a few Japanese editions of various albums for example?

We all have bad days mate. Blue's a decent guy, I'm sure he won't hold it against you

I've had to sell amps and cabs before now, but fortunately I never needed to sell a bass. Have you thought about maybe getting a Harley Benton, or something budget, and a zoom b1on and headphones ?

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1490806689' post='3268230'] Have you tried simply buying a 5 string and trying? You might find you don't have a problem as you cannot put your thumb over the top, unless you have massive hands. [/quote] The biggest problem is that the thumb over the top is actually a big part of my muting technique on the E and A strings, switching to always playing with it on the back of the neck is going to require a bit of rethink of other aspects of my playing. I think, eventually I will just go for a cheap 5 or 6 and try to work it out as I go along.