Mickyk

When I  first picked up a Bass back in 83  I promised my self that I would learn Stevie Wonder's Sir Duke, well after a 35 years abstinence ,I was still promising   myself I would learn Sir Duke, and so after 3 or 4 years  I still haven't managed to learn Sir Duke.? any tips anyone. 

Had a mate Called Paco, he use to swear by that  Eau de Toilet spray he used to use. I could never understand why someone would want to smell like a toilet but there go ,horses for courses. 

Moderator? Can we rename this thread. .thus ..See how many famous acts that came from Birmingham can we name ...I'll start you off ..Black Sabbath.

7 hours ago, FinnDave said:

I thought the first musical reference to heavy metal was a line in 'Born to be Wild' which dates back to the late 60s.

I was a teenager at school in Stockport in the first half of the 70s and very much into music - can't remember the term 'heavy metal' ever being used. Purple, etc., was heavy rock. Perhaps different parts of the country used different descriptions.

Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music^[3][4] that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and the United States.^[5] With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock, and acid rock,^[6] heavy metal bands developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and loudness. The lyrics and performances are sometimes associated with aggression and machismo.^[6]

In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple, were founded.^[7] Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and shock rock of Alice Cooper and Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and wild party rock of Van Halen.^[8] During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence,^[9][10] while Motörhead introduced a punk rock sensibility and an increasing emphasis on speed. Beginning in the late 1970s, bands in the new wave of British heavy metal such as Iron Maiden and Saxon followed in a similar vein. By the end of the decade, heavy metal fans became known as "metalheads" or "headbangers".

During the 1980s, glam metal became popular with groups such as Bon Jovi and Mötley Crüe. Underground scenes produced an array of more aggressive styles: thrash metal broke into the mainstream with bands such as Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax, while other extreme subgenres such as death metal and black metal remain subcultural phenomena. Since the mid-1990s, popular styles have expanded the definition of the genre. These include groove metal and nu metal, the latter of which often incorporates elements of grunge and hip hop.

Sorry for the cut and paste, this should clear things up a tad. and this

It seems to me that posters are comparing todays definitions of what was made up as Heavy Metal back in the early seventies to todays so called Heavy Metal.

I don't know your ages ,but i can vouch for Deep Purple definitely being described as an Heavy Metal band back then.

The term  "Heavy Metal" was coined in the West Midlands due mainly to bands like Black Sabbath, and Judas Priest., so Toni Iommi, Rob  Halford of Judas Priest modelled their playing styles on the industrial factories who were churning out Metal castings and pressings that were exported all over the industrialised world, Hence the term Heavy Metal being coined Their inspiration came from this fact.

Uk hit in 81 if my memeory serves right from my Romeo and Juliets days in Derby.Floor filla at that time.

2 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

You won’t regret it Mick , classic sound imo ☝️

It certainly is that my freind.

1 hour ago, fretmeister said:

I agree. P bass. Tone rolled off a little. Probably straight into the board. Bit of compression. 
 

maybe, just maybe some light muting going on. A lightweight and narrow bit of foam maybe. 

Right thats it ,im in the market for a p bass,Flat wounds??

And this,?Takes me  right back to the good old days of 1981.

How can i replicate this sound.

Use to play with a Ska band  who were  all Motor mechanics, we called ourselves  Bad Spanners.

Anyone who thinks the Beatles are no longer in Vogue because of the lack of radio airplay,should take a trip to the fine city of Liverpool,and you will inevitably notice the long queue outside the Beatles Story and other Beatles related attractions the place is buzzing (before Covid),with mostly Americans looking for nostalgia.Most Radio stations have a playlist committee who tend to be from the more younger demographic,who ultimately answer to the producer, who has the final say oh and by the way, there are plenty of the younger Gens in that queue.

What is the width of the nut on these necks please.

Having seen the Police on a few occasions,for me the tone that Sting conjured up during the early days  was music to my ears,and was one of the reasons why i first picked up a Bass back  in 81 after seeing them at the Spa Hall Bridlington ,classic it was.

Back in the eighties we used to do this number and i had the slap thing of to a tee with this  number,but i used to alternate between playing a slap version all the way through at some gigs to just playing portions of slap at another gig,and we found that the latter went down the best,so imo its horses for courses.

They lifted the main  riff  from The Jam's -In the City.And the "Bogie till i'm sick " lyric all smacks of Punk for me, but you could be right. 

Always enjoyed playing this.not to be taken seriously i stress,as it was a Mickey take of Punk.

Great song though.

Hi Darryl, I was just wondering what strings you were using on the Yamaha during that great gig in the video. 

I've had this Amp  now for just over a year,and it has started to make a vibrating kind of buzzing noise but only on the  A string around the 2nd  and 3rd frets .I will stress that it is not my set up or strings buzzing its coming from the AMP it's self,?Anyone got any ideas.

?Did you get this sorted,as i might be going down the same road as you regarding the Nordstrand pups.

From my Wigan Casino days from the mid 70s,absoluteLly nothing  could ever compare to those early Northern Soul Stompers,The best of which has to be this classic,never ever tire of listening to this,but i could no longer do it justice on the dance floor.age stiffness sees to that.😂.   

Your answer to your problem is this..https://www.travisperkins.co.uk/thermal-insulated-plasterboard/british-gypsum-gyproc-thermaline-basic-insulated-wallboard-plasterboard-tapered-edge-2400mm-x-1200mm-x-30mm/p/752767.

Simply line the party wall with this insulated plaster board.

Dont know what you're like at DIY,but it is relatively an easy job.

Use 20 mm batons and screw them to the wall,you dont even have to strip the wall paper  just baton over existing,stick the plaster board onto the batons using this stuff..https://www.screwfix.com/p/soudal-fix-all-high-tack-adhesive-sealant-white-290ml/64585?tc=YA4&ds_kid=92700.

Get hold of some ready mixed polyfiller and fill the joint lightly sand and then seal the joints.

Paint with emulsion,then cross line .and then wallpaper .

I did this with my party wall and believe me it works,i never hear a peep out of my neighbours now,apart from when he's peering over the garden fence ogling the wife

Id never part with mine,sounds great played through my zoom B14,(Glam)setting,with Dadario chrome Flats.

New Boots and Panties 1977,

Ian Dury and the Blockheads.

I had a love affair with Nina

In the back of my Cortina

A seasoned up hyena

could not have been more obscener.

To day it would be like ,

uhh whats a Cortina

I need to make up some specific length guitar cables ,?anyone know any sites where i can purchase Jacks and cables separately.