Doctor J

What a refreshing interview. Finally, somebody with something to say. In the age of absolutely sterile personality vacuums scared/coached not to say anything even remotely comntroversial, that was an interview worth reading.

I can’t remember which album I heard but I was left with the impression that if you took all the James Brown out of him there wouldn’t be s whole lot left. It’s good to see he’s diversifying.

Can’t argue with that

What controls are you going to run?

Nice. 70’s position bridge pickup, too. You’ll get some quality growl out of that.

Depending on how severe, you can smooth it out without going through to bare wood using fine steel wool. This is provided it is just expansion and contraction and the next itself is well made. If it’s sloppy construction there is no alternative to either replacing it or sanding through the finish to the wood itself which obviously isn’t satisfactory on a new instrument.

Ok, that’s always my initial idea, even when wondering what to have for breakfast, but this one would have been accompanied by clanking trumpet brass on carpet In the cacophonous spirit of what I get from the picture, I am going to try to visit every key along the way for at least a short time.

The temptation, initially, was to go with the sound of those instruments falling down a flight of stairs but I have veered towards disco with this one. I have no idea why.

I’m focusing on the giant subwoofer the stool is on

Sir Richard Head III move. If he was upset he could have had it out with you in person. Calling it out from the stage is utterly pathetic. What a tit.

I've heard better

Maybe it's an existential thing, the photo is there is no photo?

Bass Heaven - chest-rattling lows, that new string zing, simple basslines which give the song life, intricate basslines which which give the song life Bass Hell - when slap meets pop and it makes a sound which is heard, look-at-me-I-can-play-lots-of-notes-all-the-time

Well done, Bleat

StingrayPete don't dress up as no Fedex guy

Yes, delivering an insightful video interview and, perhaps. plant tour back to the patrons of Basschat. You know it makes sense.

Or... you'd love to do an interview with Sterling for Basschat.co.uk, what time suits him?

Hmm... have you seen Forbidden? It's not worth hearing, mind.

I consistently enjoy my playing and sometimes other people do, too. Since I can't be sure anyone but me exists, I'll take my own word for it.

Dehumanizer is also absolute quality, criminally overlooked

When people say tried and tested Stingray do they mean the slab three-bolt, the contiured four-bolt, the contoured six-bolt 2eq, the contoured six-bolt 3eq or the slab six-bolt 2eq? The Stingray has been continually improved since it was released, not one of them has been a let down. These are smart refinements by a company who don’t usually get it wrong, why such groundless negativity when none of us have even played one yet? Silly.

Having the tracks embedded in the thread is a very positive move, in my opinion, makes it totally straightforward to listen to the entire list. Technology is amazing.

It is also one of my favourite album covers of all time.

Basses: Godlyke Disciple, ESP 400 Series Jazz, Alembic Orion, Warwick SS1, Bacchus 24, Warwick Streamer JM fretless Amp: Ashdown ABM300 (first series) into an ABM 210 Compact and 115 Compact Pedals: Boss TU2 As good as the Ashdown has been to me, I am tempted to pick up a smaller, lighter head to replace it

I think it's the weakest of the first five, to be honest, but it's still a banger.