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    In what way does a shot in the dark beat a walk in the park and how does it make you feel alright exactly?

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    Back to the howling old owl in the woods
    Hunting the horny back toad.

     

    What is horny black toad?

    Horned lizards (Phrynosoma), also known as horny toads or horntoads, are a genus of North American lizards and the type genus of the family Phrynosomatidae. The common names refer directly to their horns or to their flattened, rounded bodies, and blunt snouts. Horned lizard.

    Question is ?why did he want to hunt them, i ll bet they taste  good though with a bit of French Mustard.

    Your top 5 session bassists

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    22 hours ago, Mickyk said:

    Glen Matlock

    Raymond Burns.

    Michael Bradley

    Phil lesh

    Matt Sargent.

    Glen Matlock Bath as we say In Derbyshire of the sex pistols,needs no introduction.

     

    Raymond Burns..Bass Player with the Damned alternated between him and Captain Sensible.

     

    Michael Bradley..Bass Player with the Undertones.

     

    Phil Lesh...Of the Grateful Dead.

     

    Mat Sargent... Bass Player with the 70s punk band Splodgenessabounds.

     

    What  A line Up.

     

     

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    Fender Player P pups

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    On 25/07/2022 at 20:56, LITTLEWING said:

    Just bought a Mex Player P bass. Incredible flawless neck worthy of double the money but it came with the pups so steeply angled  from E to G (which we know Fender says to do so that the volume on each string is equal) that they seemed to be too punchy to my ears, so I’ve backed the E down to nearly 3.5mm and flattened that sharp apex a load to bring that sweet P sound into play. I know we’re all different but holy moley, that nasally honk was way too much for me. 
    Anyone else find that out of the box or did a certain music shop it apparently went to first set it up to his taste?

    I have a Mex player with the maple neck which i love,however the stock pick ups didn't do it for me so i changed them out for a set of  Fender Vintage 63s now the tone im getting is sublime if you're into the Vintage sound.

     

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    Mr Pink - My Level 42 tribute band. Promo video.

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    54 minutes ago, doc40hz said:

    Thanks again for all the kind words :) Means a lot. 

     

    I've arranged Aberdeen, Inverness, Dundee, Kirkcaldy and Edinburgh gigs. Looking to get to the north of England - Does anyone know of any venues available to hire? 

     

     

    Im a Level 42 fan and ive seen them loadsa times ,this isnt too far away from the original if you can reproduce that sound on stage then great,i would certainly  go and see you if you ever turn up at Rock City Nottm.

    Shortarses and basses

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    On 14/06/2022 at 19:40, Dankology said:

    At probably not quite 5'7" I'm occasionally a little conscious of my height. Especially as basses tend to accentuate human shortness...

     

    I've recently developed an unexpected hankering for a Ric but have always assumed that they were slightly longer scale than my usual Fenders and might look a little ungainly. I now realize that they are actually of a touch shorter scale - so am getting round to the idea of splurging for one.

     

    But am I alone in this awareness of my short-arsedness? I'd also really like a semi-acoustic but whenever I look at a Jack Casady I suspect I'm going to look like a child who's stolen an adult's instrument.

     

    It probably doesn't help that many of the bassists I saw when first going to gigs were disproprtionately lanky (Manics, Suede, Pulp) - although at least I could see them from the stalls... 

     

     

    If you're after a small bass which looks just like a Fender P but is a standard scale length ,then the Sandberg Electra v4 is ya man.Ill Shortly (excuse the pun)be selling it on here.BTW im a shorty too at 5ft 8.

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    Unpopular Musical Opinions: What are Yours?

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    Steely Dan,hated em back in the 70s,i thought this Donald Fagan Fella who told him he could sing,altogether different now i love them,in part i think that's Down to You Tube and being able to hear stuff one wouldn't dream of listening to back then as it costs money,they had very little Radio play back Int Daay.

     

    The Soul, Funk and Groove thread.. Pete Academy's original thread part 2.

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    On 08/03/2022 at 21:57, Barking Spiders said:

    I've a special place in my head for the disco/soul sounds of the 80s, e.g. The Whispers, Shalamar etc. Here's a trio of massive faves I used to have on 12" before the great flood of my south London basement flat in 1997 mullered my entire vinyl collection. It was more than just these 12" though! Anyway here are the 7" versions..

     

    When i was DJing in  the early eighties,if the floor was dead and you felt the need to liven things up a tad,You're the one for me by D Train never failed to hit the spot,one of the funkiest Jazz Funk records or all time,the others weren't to bad either i might add. 

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