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Worked a Saturday job in the auto industry as a teen.
Brake cleaner is a lovely 'carcenogenic' liquid commonly known as......trychoethylene and is used in the metal finishing industry as an aggressive degreasant.
It's not corrosive but it is very nasty indeed.
If you must use it do it outside and wear a mask/gloves etc... but yes better still give ur strings a plain wipe down or fit a new set instead.

I would give my eye teeth and a few other bits to play Gospel. Trouble is I'm a total non believer which kinda puts me at a bit of a disadvantage....but to be on a stage grooving with all those fantastic voices, it really moves me, gives me the shivers in a very good way
Check this incredible stuff out and what an amazing bassist too.
[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pATcvr3zAhg"]https://www.youtube....h?v=pATcvr3zAhg[/url]

Karen Carpenter
Stevie Wonder
Paul Rogers
Janis Joplin

Very difficult to pick just one....Oh and not forgetting Aretha, Gladys etc....impossible task I think.

Blimey!
Im a Stones fan,OK..my comment was based on a positive affectionate observation....you guys need to lighten up big time OK!

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Not really a groovy dancer but Oh! that production sound, strings and what not ...... 70's were the best days by far for studio tone.

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It seems very fashionable to take the piss out of the Stones, but I hope I'm still gigging at their age
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Its Ok. I grew up with them and I've got all their records. Have a nice day.

Funny thing is I reckon I've gone to seed a bit (at least Im honest! ha) but, have never felt the need to practise so much in my whole life..at least an hr everyday day and I love it even though I will probably never play live again...

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No-one mentions KC and the Sunshine Band

That's The Way I Like It. Odd but infectious bass line

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And a host of other biggies from the mid-late 70s.
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Oh yes...75 I think. Spent the summer on the beach as a teen and this brilliant tune takes me there every time I hear it.

And yeah that bassline.That's the sound of a talented bassist who's thought about the best line for the job...don't hear much of that nowadays.

Boy you have to know ur chops to do what he did on that Night Rythms vid....sizzly and high in the mix.... fantastic player....I've practised pretty well every day for 30 yrs and I still cant play with that kind of authority. Amazing.

Great band too..love the drummer, very crisp.

And then there's Darling Dear...drop dead beauty in the busiest musical bass line ever written.

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=076hAabSqN0"]https://www.youtube....h?v=076hAabSqN0[/url]

Genius.

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Many mixes (and re-recordings) of this out there but this one really shows that killer bass line..

Flares are compulsory!

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Is that played with a pick?...admire anyone who can play that fast with a pick..fingers no probs.

I must have been the only lad in our school that loved disco and Philly type soul music , and I still love it and in the circles I move in now as a fifty something I still have to keep it underwraps....weird I know.

I love it all, even those sickly little Tina Charles numbers etc...but shh dont tell anyone!

Great pictures.

http://news.sky.com/story/1666704/hola-havana-rolling-stones-fly-into-cuba

As old as the hills and they look it but,...they've still got it albeit in a kinda dicrepit sort of way...and love the way Charlie watts always looks like he doesn't really wanna be there....ha

Love em.

Was always fascinated by that [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Ai No Corrida slap tone etc and u can hear it on the Mj tune above...brilliant player. who had a big influence on my slap playing. Used to play "The Dude" in a function band....amazing stuff too.[/font][/color]

If nothing else they are certainly interesting and good of course.
My 70s P bass wears an old dull thuddy set of flats which is great..another P wears a slightly newer set of flats which are as bright now seven yrs after I first fitted them which seems pretty unusual.

Ah basswood.My VM P is basswood and its great, light weight and sounds good too..BUT its soft as hell. When I changed the bridge I had to make sure to put slivers of wood taken from an old floorboard to give the screws some bite cause without it they just would not tighten up nicely...sfine now, and one of my fav basses of all time very resonant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjw1aQ0M9WM

I'm sure I've put this up for all the wrong reasons, Mods, take it down if it's deemed out of order...thks

Good luck with the audition. Just had another listen to the intro...so clean and crisp and analogue sounding..loads of warmth.
I can play most styles but can I do that chukka thing, no way, its genius.
Love the second half of Dance Dance Dance where it all kinda goes quiet and he's still pumping away...like a metronome...beautiful bass work.

Airport - The Motors

I listen to music off my phone or ipod but only when Ive got my bass....I just love playing along to tunes whatever it is and find it quite hard just listen to a piece of music in isolation.

Spot on. Broom handle, fence post, piece of four b two! He could have played anything and it would sound like Bernard. The guy had incredible technique. I can play fast 16ths ala Rythmn Stick easily but I cant get anywhere near what Bernard did..amazing.

Dont sppose this'll ever get read its right at the end..anyhow,

My take on Bernard?...it really was all in his amazing fingers and nothing else.
I have yet to hear a bassist who can create that dry clicky thwack on Everybody Dance..listen carefully, the speed and timing are very natural and not forced at all, its just amazing what he does...and I bet nothing to do with strings or particular instrument.

Fabulous bassist.

My lightweight VM PJ is a pretty good guitar and I own a vintage P as well but its the PJ I take to gigs.
Recording is bridge PU only...not great on my PC but sounds crisper in reality.

https://soundcloud.com/user-180920771/squire-vm-pj-1

Probably best to break each section down and learn each chunk separately.
This sounds like a good version.
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This is pretty intersting. My lovely partner even at a ripe old age is a fantastic dancer..she doesn't do much but her little moves and rythms are exquisite to watch....but can she tap time with her hand to a tune......not a chance!