Piers_Williamson

That was a Fylde #998 And this is a (non electric) Earthwood

Your wish is my command. There are many fascinating and obscure parts of his collection. I think that's partly what makes it so interesting (and then there are the Alembics of course :))

I got myself an ex-library copy of 'Bass Culture', the picture book of John Entwhistle's bass collection (which I enjoy a lot more than Geddie's book). I did find myself puzzling over what's going on here: Can anyone enlighten me?

It works until you get tempted to buy a different coloured one. However, my wife and I have come to an accomodation....if she spots I've bought another bass, she gets to buy a handbag (with my money).

Has anyone got any top tips on how to nail down the timing of the chorus to Peg by Steely Dan (and the lead in to the chorus for that matter)? It should be page 438 of 'The Complete Electric Bass Player'

This is a brilliant sequence drawing on a fantastic array of influences https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2020/04/03/thundercat-breaks-down-his-favorite-bass-lines/

I agree with he last comment. I am the happy owner of two stack knob basses....both relatively new. From what's been said I would imagine my CS bass is wired to sound like a newer jazz. The Lackland Joe Osborn also behaves the same in terms of pick up controls, but has a louder, more modern output.

I read somewhere that Jaco's bass was a stacknob and he replaced it with the 2 vol& tone later set up because he thought the latter was louder. Any thoughts?

I thought Lemmy played 8 x10's (two of them)

The frets are a bit kn.....ckered😬 So what is the low down on Norm playing on London Calling?

Lyle Mays was my introduction to Jaco (literally) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joni+mitchell+shadows+and+light

I was interested to see how old the bass is. It's a '78. Given that he trashed it in Sept 79, it looks like it took a bit of a pounding in its short life. The London Calling album cover was iconic: So you can see why this bass might be a bit special to some people

As a lefty I would say he really needed a properly balanced bass......and my student flat looked like his

It’s what Alembic recommends. I’m joining the bass locust queue🦗😬

And after reading the Gazza Johnson thread, China Crisis supporting Simple Minds!

This is like a trip down lots of people's memory lane. This was my first bass amp, and it didn't last long before I upgraded (to another sh....e amp made by OHM). Attempted to played my 77 precision through this haha. I had to dream for another 10 years before i could afford a Trace Elliott. Funnily enough I remember borrowing my Bass Teacher's Ampeg V4 and thinking that wasn't much good either. How I carried it back from the lesson I cannot remember!

You beat me to it. I think the two books are slightly different though. Geddy's book is a pretty encyclopedic visual reference for Fender basses in particular. John E was the original collector (with a lot of the collection having gone AWOL by the time of the book. the on-line reference to the Who's set up is also good. Can someone explain the hand position photos towards the end of Bass Culture though?

How much does an SVT weigh (out of academic interest)