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That's cool - it looks purple on the video. I was typing quickly: I didn't really mean bitsa, but more that it looked like it had been specially configured at least. I must have been half asleep as the body looked more P than J. You also did a very good review of the ABZ6 - don't tell me you bought one of those too! I really think the B|Amp is the start of something: I know there's been a kick back against digital (;all analog or it's fake, man! and people who swear they can spot the digital effect from the analog in blind tests), but the sophistication of electronics as applied by people like Bergantino, Source Audio and others means the boundaries for what can be done are limitless.

They look very clever and I see on tb that Jim announces new patches/updates every now and then: compression and new cabs etc. Loved the review vid too: dood, what mix of shiny bass bits is the purple machine btw?

All caught up now - can't wait for next week's updates! There is an insufficiency of bees for the requisite knees for how cool this is going to end up.

Source Audio Nemesis. Pricey though!!

Nice looking basses, interesting

Broadsword and the Beast by Jethro Tull. Been on a real Tull fix lately; very eclectic.

Holy c&&p! Awful news. Loved his voice. His solo works were a bit so so but his work with Soundgarden and Audioslave was epic. What a loss! ;(

That'll be the standard 'tw*t who doesn't respect other's stuff.'

I was born in B-o-A, and lived in Market Lavington, Corsham, Trowbridge and Larkhill. Welcome btw!

Oooh

An unexpected and gratuitous NBD arrived yesterday. Briefly: a friend of my Wife is having their attic converted and this was lurking for many years, unused (unstringed!) up there. So it was FTAGH. What we have here is a well-worn (or is that high mojo factor?) Columbus P Bass. One of those budget brands from yesteryear. It's moderately heavy: 9lbs 8oz, at least compared to my Peavey Millennium, and the frets have plenty of wear. The tone and volume knobs have been replaced and don't quite fit (I think the numbers go the wrong way too!, the bridge appears to be non-original, and half the pickguard screws are missing. This also appears to be one of those with a hidden truss rod access below the neckplate. Once it's adapted to my house I might give it some bend as there is a bit of a choke at Fret 13 on a few strings and further up too. Playing wise: I cleaned it, strung it with some Rotosound 50-110s, and tried it through the amp it came with: a 10 watt Badger Piccolo (tone and volume, curly lead too!). It sounds ok, so I'll try it through my Yamaha THX amp tonight to compare it properly. Had to lower the pickups as far as they would go as I got the bridge saddles down fairly low in the end and my resting on the pickup plucking was making it pop. The neck is chunky, D shape, nut width is 42mm as expected, so it is more effort than my Ibanez-style Peavey's neck. Maple fretboard though does sound nice. If I were to decide to improve it; the heavyweight clover-leaf tuners would go, get some proper P-style knobs, get screws back in the guard and that's probably it. Overall - about what I expected from a freebie. If it works out ok, my kids can have it as a practise instrument.

He's very interesting, if shy and understated. Fantastic musician, check out his solo albums.

It's vaguely similar to copying a story out, or reading it out loud. Anyone can do that - try writing your own and not have it be a bag of crap... Relayer is epic-level creativity.

It's 'Theater' *cough* I saw them twice: 97' in Camden and err 2000 I think in Dusseldorf. Epic band, amazing chops. Drum and guitar solo sections can get a bit boring, and James does struggle with some of the frankly epic singing after 2hrs - but their standards are very high.

Not that obscure but only got into Counting Crows two years ago.

Yeah: some good stuff on Vintage; some really good live bands too.

No! Thats awful. He was something else with that amazing legato and mad chords.

Courtney Marie Andrews and her lap steel guitarist were really good. The rest was a bit of a so so, good musicianship, but kasabian thought it was still 1995.

Exciting!

Yeah, he has amazing technique. The video of him at a bass shop appearance playing Five Magics is awesome. Lots of noodle and a good tone in the mix of Megadeth songs.

Gilmour made me pick up a guitar; Geddy made me get a bass.

You need to read Neil's books to get an insight into his character: curmudgeonly, shy, passionate, curious etc. I have The DVD of beyond the lighted stage to watch yet, I did enjoy their tour DVDs though. 'We couldn't have done it without the soup!'

You did actually say how many women there were in your scenario because you said 'one of the men', implying 2 men and 1 woman. You can't even see when your doing it!!