SpondonBassed

[quote name='Romeo2' timestamp='1486160403' post='3229825'] But speaking of [size=6]kool[/size], Kim Gordon must get a mention here: [/quote] The word "kool" is [i]not[/i] cool. Neither are the words "kewl", "kule" "nor "koule" Heeheehee. Love yoofspeek. [Reaches for bucket] I'd like to nominate Pino Palladino again. I just saw him in the band at a live Simon and Garfunkle gig on Vintage TV. He's bl**dy everywhere the Welsh tart!

[quote name='dyerseve' timestamp='1486156322' post='3229772'] Lots of people live in Thailand mate, some of whom are very wealthy - just like most other countries! I sold a pair of high end speaker cables to bloke in Thailand years ago, paid via bank transfer, no issues at all. The value of these cables would be more than most of secondhand Status's! Dont know why people are saying not to accept paypal gift. It cannot be reversed which is why it is free to use - no transaction insurance to pay for! [/quote] One reason not to entertain the idea is because it is a S A L E. You're not giving or receiving a gift in the case of the OP. How can you make any sort of argument if you've chosen to call the deal a "gift" transaction? If anything goes wrong with a gift transaction that is actually a SALE you're stuffed because you've been trying to be "clever". Take up the argument with HMRC if you don't believe me.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1485818026' post='3227028'] [u]I would be interested to know what circumstances might warrant that.[/u] I had an incident with internet banking where funds were sent to somewhere they shouldn't have. My fault. I screwed up, so no issue with anyone else. I had discussions with my bank and others about getting it back from where it had been sent and the concensus was that as it wasn't fraudulent, I would have to wave it goodbye. Fortunately for me, I had tried to send it to an account that didn't actually exist, so it bounced back to me. Phew! Just genuinely interested from a learning standpoint. Not that I'm planning on it happening a second time you understand. [/quote] Genuine error on the part of the bank account holder (in this case yourself). That is the only thing I can think of and even then there would be little sympathy if my banks are owt to go by. Seems you have found it to be the same with yours. Folk say buyer beware. It cuts both ways when you have faceless intermediaries in the chain like internet go-betweens. Seller be safe.

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1485806085' post='3226881'] Even bank transfer isn't as guaranteed as people think it is, it can still be claimed back in certain circumstances. [/quote] Banks do NOT have their common customers' (ourselves, if you will) interests at heart except for those who are gullible enough to buy "product" from them, time and time again. That's my experience within this country. I wouldn't attempt to sell abroad as there are even less guarantees that way. @ OP; Make yours a seller's market my friend. Make them jump to your tune, so to speak.

[quote name='Wooks79' timestamp='1485783118' post='3226618'] Nothing to do with a scam, but I got a message from someone about a pedal I'm selling on Facebook groups... "I just bought an afterneath, for about the same price as yours but yours looks in better conditions, so I was thinking to bring that back and buy yours, if it's worth it and if you're willing to a bit lower with the price" Which I thought was mega cheeky so told him I wouldn't sell him it, cos I imagined how annoyed I'd be if I was the person who had sold him the original one, suddenly getting asked to return it cos he'd seen a better condition one! Some people... [/quote] Probably underage.

Excellent. I love the minimalism.

Update; I got a kind invitation from PaulWarning to join him and his wife Wendy at last night's open mic at the Horse and Groom. During the week, I'd been jamming along to their YT clips of three numbers; 500 Miles, Should I Stay or Should I Go and New England. Thankfully, there was a better turn out there than of late and there were four or five little sets played by various people including ourselves. It turned out that Paul and I each had "The Letter" by The Box Tops in our repertoires and happily, played them in the same key so it made a total of four numbers that we performed as a trio. I got through with a few little hiccups but much better than I thought I would. Paul and Wendy continued on with a few more and got up again later to round the night off. Very enjoyable. I think I'll be doing that again. Cheers both.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1486022373' post='3228506'] I heard Chas & Dave are collaborating with Dr Dre on a new track called Knees Up Muvvafu**a. [/quote] Hahahahahahahahaha,

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1485981245' post='3228288'] Lol - I made it up - Pretty Bloo** F****ng Sure [/quote] I'm so glad. Heeheehee

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1485977832' post='3228232'] Amazing - I'm PBFS he used a... [/quote] I looked up the acronym you used and found this; http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/PBFS Can we eliminate some of those definitions please?

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1485977832' post='3228232'] Amazing - I'm PBFS he used a Fender Jazz when I saw him with Emerson Lake and Palmer back in the 70s and also with KC before that? He also played rather nice acoustic guitar as well - I hadn't appreciated he'd gone back to the 1959 rudiments at some stage With regard to the tug bar, back in the late 60s when I got interested in these things, unless you played with your fingers bass players were rather thought of as dabbling guitarists or worse still, those clicky plectrum things on the 'bubblegum' pop music of the day, as opposed to proper progressive music (or jazz/R and B ) so it was really an anachronism from the late 50s. As is often the case with Messrs Fender and timely (or not usually) response to customer practice and need, they moved the tug bar to the top to facilitate 'proper' finger style bass playing in the early 70s just at a time when slap bass was taking off in R and B, and thus rendering it virtually impossible on a standard Precision without removing said tug bar. Of course, parking your plucking hand in one place by using the tug bar rather limits the change in sound you can get by varying somewhere between the bridge and the neck. But so do the chrome covers (even more so on a Jazz). All that said, a Fender without a tug bar in the traditional place for the era (and chrome covers) just doesn't look right to me but that's just me being OCD probably [/quote] Cheers. That sheds light on a lot of things for me.

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1485978825' post='3228244'] Oh and at the time no one knew who the **ck Jamerson was, only that there were some tasty and audible bass lines on Tamla records with rumours of them being played by a housewife in her spare time. [/quote] Thanks. I had a right good larf at that! I bet she who will remain nameless knew where her tug bar was at all times.

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1485974523' post='3228200'] 'Technical' players really aren't cool... Anyone who plays a 5 string is not cool. [/quote] I sort of agree with your first point but I'd suggest an amendment to your second point. Five string B E A D G - Cool Five string E A D G C - not In my humble opinion.

[quote name='Funky Ghost' timestamp='1485889749' post='3227557'] Look, I'm a non BRIT responding in this thread. How rock and roll am I right now? [/quote] If you consider that Madonna is an anglophile too and you think that she sings R&R then - very. [pulling your leg]

Heeheehee - carry on tugging.

[quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1485965317' post='3228094'] Blasphemy! [/quote] [quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1485965690' post='3228097'] Go and stand in the corner! [/quote] Harharharharharhar. Who do you think I am? Jack Horner?

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' timestamp='1474968758' post='3141835'] One thing that you should be aware of, if you're not already, is that the [u]latency[/u] of a Skype conversation means that it is unsuitable for simultaneous playing. [/quote] I prefer the term "laggy" to latent. I accept however that lagginess is not proper English It's one of my biggest pet hates with digital. A very well known Derby musician's retailer tried to convince me that there was zero lag on a bit of digital kit that they were showing me. I think they actually believed it themselves. I don't deal with them any more.

[quote name='Painy' timestamp='1485875225' post='3227405'] Hmmm. I think using the stage name 'Thundercat' might reduce his overall level of coolness somewhat though. [/quote] Next you'll be saying that this isn't cool... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcGNqrAtsgg I dunno, you whipper-snappers.

Abe Sr (bass) and Abe Jr (drums) are seriously good. On stage, the old boy jumps when he gets to his groove. Check him on YT if you can. It's so wrong to see a large man move that way that it works. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDwaAZp73tY[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnXKm-Pqqpo[/media] About two minutes in he goes for it

Who T F made Leo the boss of bass anyway?

All that rabbit finally paid off. (@ fellow grandads - We all know rap is just the fashionable name for good old cockney rabbit don't we?)

I saw a clip of a chap playing electric bass under his chin like he was plucking a fiddle. I can't for the life of me find the clip now.

[quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1485722844' post='3226182'] Excellent result Spondon Bassed. [/quote] Thank you. I hadn't realised how rare those were for my guitar. I almost considered a clamp to allow single ball end strings to be fitted but I didn't like the idea. First off, it would ruin the simplicity of my instrument. Second, neck dive would become an issue. Hubrad says; "Sadly the Picato factory at Treorchy was closed just over a year back". There is still a web presence for the company so, like Hubrad, I hope they can continue to make rare strings on occasion. 'Turned out nice again though. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0qyrnGLnsw[/media]

Follow up; Hubrad sent me the set of Picato flat 45-130 DBE stainless steel strings at a bargain price. I fitted them yesterday and have been enjoying the sound and feel of them quite a lot. They complement my Ashdown T300 combo and Trace Elliot 1818 extension very well. The thwack and tone are what I was hoping to achieve but didn't know how. Cheers Hubrad!

[quote name='highwayman' timestamp='1485646292' post='3225620'] So, when reading from a bass music book I really want to develop my notation skills (which are ok for a bassist of nine months) but, if the notation and TAB are both provided next to each other, I can't help myself from reading the TAB! It drives me nuts! Anyone else find this? I'm wondering about solutions (I clearly don't have the willpower to not glance down), but I don't really want to deface the books with permanent marker or black electrical tape... [/quote] Might be too much work but should help with the learning bit; Print yourself some blank ledger lines and transcribe by hand from the book for those pieces you like. Then use your handwritten copy.. Good luck. I wanted to do this but my eyesight is going downhill in a way that makes sight reading impossible. I can read okay when not playing. I use tab mainly with reference to score if it is there but I'm not going to waste time on getting familiar with the dots. At 54, life's far too short to distract from the actually playing. Also I am getting my ear in, as they say, so that I can jam better with others.