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Great picture in the OP BTW.

True, but their 4 string looks very much like it, plus they're French, as is Olivier and his band, and the name on the headstock spells......

Looks like a Noguera.

[quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1348420320' post='1813422']
The 'skinny'...?
[/quote]The low down, the word, etc. In normal parlance, please supply some info

Peter Gabriel - Growing Up (live) DVD, watching it too on and off.

Although I have fretted basses, I'm really only playing my Ibanez GWB35 these days and I'm loving it. The band I'm using it in is an 80s covers band so it's very appropriate. We do do songs which really lend themselves to fretted (The Pretenders for instance) but I just stick to the fretless and it sounds fine to me and the ret of the band seem happy with it too.

Such nice woods, as you'd expect from the Prestige range, somewhat spoilt by the preponderance of chrome IMO. Maybe they could've tried black nickel for a more classy finish. YMMV.

From what I gather he was always rather reluctant about the reunion.

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1348273569' post='1811892']
I keep mine at pretty much the same height standing as when I'm sitting,
[/quote]Same for me, I like the consistency.

[quote name='Pete1967' timestamp='1348213348' post='1810798']
Yup - I have one and if will definitely find a high fret. Great little tool. Sounds like your analysis is correct and the fret might not be high across its whole width. There's a great video on YouTube somewhere showing how to level and recrown a fret with a standard file if you don't have all the gear!

Edit.... Found it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c527_CtazOQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[/quote]That's excellent, thanks for posting.

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1348169437' post='1810423']
Even worse, tempted by Jimi's 55-02 :-(

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/186687-lakland-skyline-55-02-deluxe/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/186687-lakland-skyline-55-02-deluxe/[/url]
[/quote]Yeah that's giving me Lakky GAS big time. The SBMM Ray34 I had had a bit of a raised fret which I fixed back down correctly and I had to raise the p/up on the G side a fair bit, but other than that it was fine and sounded great.

A quick visit to Ez Towers and Alex relieved me of my Crafter electro/acoustic. No muss, no fuss. Pleasure to do business with.

Check my sig. Nuff said.

[quote name='barryastley' timestamp='1348078061' post='1809022']
Is this guitar still for sale? Looks like what my partner and I need...
[/quote]Yes it is, apathy and wondering whether I should hang on to it have meant that I haven't kept bumping it lately or shoved it on Gumtree.

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1347958682' post='1807040']
Are there any decent music books for WA with good bass transcriptions? I don't recall seeing one and though I've tried to work out a few bits of some of their songs it would be nice to have something more definitive.
[/quote]I was in contact with a guy who was doing the transcriptions for a book some years back. It was all done and ready to go but then Andy Powell apparently had some issues and it never happened.

I've seen both versions of WA and whilst the AP version is very good, MT's tone is just so right. Not just my opinion either, 3 of my pals who used to be in a WA tribute have also said this.

Thanks for the heads up Pete, now playing as I type, nice.

Call me infantile but I smiled when I read "[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]guitar knobs" in the OP.[/font][/color]

Oh my! Looking forward to more pics of that beauty.

Glad you're pleased with the results. There will always be those with opposing views, but the majority of us here who use The Gallery have nothing but good things to say. Welcome to The Gallery appreciation society

[quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1347553210' post='1802396']

It's not so much his technical ability, but his feel and timing is what really appeals to me as a musician.[/quote]
Too Young To Die is certainly an example of this, not technically demanding, but such a nice feel.

BTW Do I detect a Stingray in the background there?

[quote name='leftyhook' timestamp='1347432749' post='1800616']
just be inspired by the best
[/quote]This

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1347379135' post='1799992']
I take it you found this.

[url="http://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/kate-bush-babooshka-bass-tab-s40355t5"]http://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/kate-bush-babooshka-bass-tab-s40355t5[/url]

The tab is a bit wonky as it's across 6 strings...
[/quote]Yeah but I'm too tight to lay out for the app

(sound of whistling wind and tumbleweed drifting through the thread)

No worries chaps, after 2 days I've transcribed a version that I think is 'close enough' using a combination of PC, iPad and decent speakers. Now to write it out neatly!

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1347297699' post='1799005']



ps is it a double stop at 2m27s? or is the D string not being held? Can't tell.
[/quote]Definitely a double stop.

Many, many of us seem to really like John Giblin's playing on this, but does anyone have notation or tab for what he's doing. I'm trying to piece it together for a band I'm in but it's proving to be a major PITA, especially as youtube on my PC is way out of synch when watching some of the performances (TBH my PC is out of synch on a lot of stuff) and I don't have it on CD to slow down. Any help out there?