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    Micheal Mcdonald / Doobie Bros.

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    [quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1396461675' post='2414004']
    Although I think he is a damned fine singer, I actually preferred the Doobies pre Michael Macdonald.

    My fave album of theirs and one I still regularly play, What Were Once Vices are Now Habits.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aziZ-F4wl4c
    [/quote]A great album, takes me back to being a teenager in the 70s. The perfect album for playing in the car on a bright summer's day.

    Getting better at blues bass

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    [b]THIS[/b][quote name='KevB' timestamp='1394447489' post='2391313']
    Picked up thisTommy Shannon instructional DVD several years back when I was in a blues/rock band, worth a look. It was only £3 in the bargain bin in a music shop but there are S/H copies via Amazon for not much more;

    [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tommy-Shannon-Double-Trouble-Bass/dp/B000RC1FDM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394447373&sr=8-1&keywords=tommy+shannon"]http://www.amazon.co...s=tommy+shannon[/url]
    [/quote]
    [b]COUPLED WITH THIS[/b][quote name='gjones' timestamp='1394454355' post='2391427']
    Roscoe Beck's Blues lesson videos are fantastic. If you can find his 'Blues Foundations' video on DVD you'll be set for anything those guitarists throw at you. I've been playing blues for years and he gave me lots of great ideas. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-bxHMnbYI0[/media]
    [/quote]
    And I reckon you'd be set for just about anything blues-wise.

    Ibanez SR1205 opinions please

    in Bass Guitars

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    I have an SR1605 (a 1205 with a different top), the string spacing is akin to an MM fiver (about 17mm), slim neck front to back, no neck dive, super light, transparent sounding preamp. The bodies are quite small (thus the light weight) which can make playing on your knee feel a bit odd if you're used to wider bodied basses and because of the finish they are susceptible to dents and dings.

    Opinion's on Elixirs Nanoweb

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted

    [quote name='xroads' timestamp='1395831666' post='2406757']
    My Lakland DJ5 came with a new set of them; the B and E string were dead. Initially, I thought the bass had a problem.
    Changed the strings and all is good...
    [/quote]My latest Ibby came with them fitted which was handy as I was using them anyway, but the B string wasn't as clear as my old Lakland. I initially put this down to the different scale lengths (35 vs 34) but the other day I changed the B string for a used Elixir I had laying about - much better, so I changed all the strings. I can only surmise that Elixirs bought on a grand scale by bass manufacturers might be of an inferior quality.

    The Yellow Jackets.

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    Posted

    [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1395573429' post='2403754']
    Robben's playing is just amazing.
    [/quote]RF's Talk To Your Daughter pretty much has The Yellowjackets on it for many of the tracks and Roscoe Beck playing bass on other tracks; a bit more bluesey and less fusion-like but still a great album, Help The Poor is awesome
    http://youtu.be/XGzibVH-YCA

    Dingwall Porn

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted · Edited by ezbass

    [quote name='BassManGraham' timestamp='1395320745' post='2401031']
    Wow what a gorgeous bass, I want!! That settles it, think a Dingwall Z series must be my next aquisition, the next question is it to be Z1, Z2 or Z3???
    [/quote]And what to sell to finance it? :D

    Sklar!

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    [quote name='JuliusGroove' timestamp='1395074819' post='2398343']
    His hobby is collecting pictures of people flipping off the camera, his collection allegedly stands at over 8000 :lol:
    [/quote]What a guy!

    Sklar!

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    [quote name='JuliusGroove' timestamp='1395072446' post='2398304']



    This was definitely the highlight of the class..
    [/quote]It would be great if there was someone the other side of the camera writing something on a board with their back to the audience and this was the picture of the entire class (& Mr Sklar) flipping them off :D

    Music you grew up with.?

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    [quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1394381357' post='2390842']


    I'm sure it was. Okay if you have absolutely no conscience or sense of shame and didn't mind being in the service of the very devil himself. James Last hammered more nails in to the coffin of good music than Midge Ure and the entire Live Aid concert. I just hope those musicians who had a hand in that conspiracy have difficulty sleeping at night.. just like the poor victims who were subjected to James Last records by cruel, heartless mothers in the satellite towns and conurbations of this great nation of ours.
    [/quote]His early 70s album 'Well Kept Secret' was a surprise when my dad got it; jazz/rock fusion with mainly just the band, not the full orchestra, not bad IIRC, certainly a departure from the hundreds of other MOR albums he released

    Straplocks

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    I've had Schallers, Dunlop and all sorts of other devices, what do I use now? Beer bottle washers (mine are Grolsch) super secure, no rattling, squeaking, falling apart (Schallers) or forgetting the strap with the locks on. http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/grolsch-washers.html if you don't drink beer.

    Music you grew up with.?

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    [quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1394291002' post='2389953']
    That's the problem isn't it. The 'was'. Same with my Dad. Unlike yours he certainly was a musical stick in the mud. He used to watch pop bands on TV and remark to nobody in articular 'They've just found a cure for that'. He's moan on about how George Formby didn't need amplifiers and all that nonsense. He went to see him once - I asked him what he was like and he said 'Don't know - I could hardly hear him' !! Classic. Despite all that - he did nothing but encourage me. He bought my first guitar even though he was out of work at the time. He made speaker cabs for me , ferried me about like a bloody taxi driver. He made the brass nut on my 73 Precision from the latch on a building site bog door. My most treasured thing - you'd have to prize it out of my cold , dead hand to get it. He managed to make my very wild 40th birthday party cum gig. He left during the 2nd spot and as he did I introduced him to everyone - got a massive cheer. My wife saw him to a taxi and said there were tears in his eyes. She asked him what was up and he just said 'That's our lad playing in there'. I fill up even thinking about it. Amazing how many of us forget the real influence our folks have made on our music - even if it wasn't strictly a musical one. It seems some of us followed their lead musically - others went in the opposite direction - being the rebel I suppose - but that sort of influence isn't a negative one in my opinion.
    [/quote]Nice memories Doc, thanks for sharing.

    Music you grew up with.?

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    My dad was a big band fan, his favourite was The Ted Heath Orchestra who were 'heavy' by big band standards; I still love that sound. He was also a Les Paul & Mary Ford and Chet Atkins fan, so my introduction to guitar started early. Once I started playing the guitar I became a blues fan via Eric Clapton which then got my dad into him; he was not a musical stick in the mud and would give anything a listen and then take it or leave it. In short it's all my dad's fault - he was a great man :)

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