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I have been playing fir less time than you and have found playing with others to be the biggest help. So far it has been adapted covers, well known tracks but always tweaked one way or another. At first it was the much more experienced guitarist saying trybthis or that but increasingly I will know what to do to make it sound right. I can't put my finger on why, but I just seem to know when it sounds right. I would love to know the theory behind why but for know I am just enjoying playing. I also mess about with sections I know and try to blend them with other things or add my own twist. Sometimes it works well, others not so much.....

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Anything Donald Fagen really, most boring, lifeless tunes, bereft of any energy or joy.
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Is he related to Leonard Cohen by any chance?

Have you looked on eBay? The only problem I had was knowing what to put in to narrow down the search. I assume they are standard 6mm splined fittings?

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Would have been if it wasn't for that bastard...
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but where did he come from and where did he go?

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Yeeha!
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Oh no, it's obviously too late for you, were you married a long time ago by any chance?

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Fair enough.

It was the best traditional version of the song I could find on YouTube.

The others all seem to be instrumentals or dodgy recordings of scratchy old vinyl.
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I feel really bad now, if my post made you search through all the different versions then I am partly to blame for your suffering, no apology could suffice. I hope no long term damage has occurred. If you start twitching and lifting your leg randomly whilst holding your belt loops you will know it's got to you.

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Which version?

While I agree that this one is pretty awful

http://youtu.be/VcDy8HEg1QY


There's a certain energy about this version.
http://youtu.be/IZvpHwoQfqk
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It is even worse, it seems to be relying on the crowd looking at the girls and ignoring the utter pap being played. Very sad.

Cotton eye joe would take some bearing. Again it's a novelty record and I defended star trekkin earlier but there is no justification for cotton eye joe.

Completely forgot about this, thanks to traffic we ended up with about twenty minutes so phoned ahead and got Dominos pizza from about 20m from the entrance. It was poor if I am honest but if anyone is stuck I doubt there is anywhere closer.

Any suggestions at all for decent shortscale strings?

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One of the guys involved in Star Trekking is a bit of a legend round here, lovely bloke called Dave Tenney.
Very clever musician and a great guitarist, been a pro most of his life. He wrote the song along with Tony Thorpe,
ex Rubettes and himself a top player. Think they were both surprised at the success of the song.
Watching an old TOTP recently, saw their band The Firm doing the follow up 'Arthur Daley he's alright'.

Both dire hits IMO, but hope they made some money out of them.....
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I think some people miss the point of songs like startrekking, they weren't written to be brilliant. They were written as a bit of fun with a catchy tune to have a laugh. They aren't my taste but I remember how many kids were singing it in school when it came out so it worked to some degree. The fact that I can still remember several verses is testament to the writers ability to define earworm in three minutes.

To me a truly awful song is one that is written to be good but isn't. That will come down to personal taste so is all a bit pointless. I think Coldplay continually produce the most annoying drivel on the planet but judging by album sales and awards etc etc I would appear to be in a minority. I despise Kylie Minogue with a passion but have a mate in his forties who thinks she is wonderful. All down to taste........

I can't help but wonder if the maker spends as much time making sure the sound is right. Looks a bit of a 'tarts handbag' to me and would be suspicious that it would sound poor.

Thanks, I will talk to my mates Monday and see who is interested.

I used to live just around the corner in Gloucester street. What time does it kick off?

Does anyone have any recommendations for short scale strings for an electro Acoustic bass? I use Dean Markley on my full scale basses but can't find any for short scales. Looking for roundwound not flats and just suggestions of what has worked well for other people.

I have a smooth hound and run in direct on most but on one bass I clip it to the strap and use and adapter and a patch lead which works brilliantly. The adapter was £2 and is listed in the accessories on the smooth hound website. It is a brilliant bit of kit and does make life much nicer without cables getting in the way all the time.

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Just been and counted and there are 109 of them.

How about £25 plus postage or I can drop off in Dudley when I am there next?
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Give me a shout when you are in Dudley next and I will come across and get them if I can. I don't expect you to hold them for me if anyone else wants them though.

No replies so guessing they aren't a common thing. Some digging has revealed a possible link to a music shop in London which may have rebranded stuff with the rusty axe name. It appears that this bass may be a Stagg semi acoustic. It is due to arrive later with my mate so hopefully will be able to shed some light on it but if anyone has any info it would be gratefully received.

I really have no idea what they would be worth so don't want to make an insulting offer. Roughly how many are there?

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I'm in Cheltenham but do get up to Midlands and down to London with work if that helps at all?
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It would help a lot, how much are you after for them? Are you looking to sell all in one lot?

The beard phone could catch on though........

I wish you were closer, whereabouts exactly are you in the south west in case I can find someone to pick them up for me.

Price is the key. If it's grubby but cheap then it's worth taking a chance. If it's top money then it should be immaculate. Like the car anaology above, a missing service might not put you off but you want to pay the same as one with a full book of stamps perhaps.

Not sure it counts at critically acclaimed, but loads of Iron Maiden fans seem to like Powerslave but it's the only album of theirs that I can't find anything I like on. Very samey and nothing original to me.

And at risk of being hung drawn and quartered, most Beatles albums. They just don't do anything for me.