silverfoxnik

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1434229273' post='2797867'] I think, although he probably didn't realise it at the time, he examined themes that are as relevant today if not more so than they were then; greed, mental health etc. I think he said as much himself in the Dark Side documentary. [/quote] Very true.. I think I saw that documentary too. It was pretty good.

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1434221424' post='2797794'] God, I love BassChat! What a community. [/quote] +1

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1434219035' post='2797772'] Mind-expanding drugs? [/quote]

I know that personal taste in music/songs is completely subjective; 'one man's meat, is another man's poison' etc, etc... But I've always been a huge fan of Pink Floyd and especially Roger Water's lyrics, and have been since first hearing Dark Side Of The Moon when I was in my teens back in the early 70s... Lyrics like this from Time for example: [i]"Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day Fritter and waste the hours in an off-hand way Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today And then one day you find ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking Racing around to come up behind you again The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older Shorter of breath and one day closer to death Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way The time is gone, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say"[/i] Looking back, the amazing thing for me is how he could write such insightful and thought-provoking lyrics as a young man in his twenties, which somehow made sense to me and fascinated me as a thirteen year old, yet now I'm in my fifties, they resonate with me on a much deeper level and have even more impact?. Bog Geldof once said that Dark Side Of The Moon is '..a work of towering genius.' and I can only agree with him.

Scary! The six strings that is, not your Halloween mask Good luck with your search...

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1433889283' post='2794946'] Think it's Glenn Gregory? [/quote] Thanks.. I'm ashamed to say that don't know him, so will look him up on that there t'interweb thing...

Brilliant! Who's on vocals?

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1433525506' post='2791905'] Preaching to the converted here... [/quote] +1 But it's good to know that someone has finally worked it out...

I'd add McCartney and Carol Kaye to the Pop genre, though James Jameson's contribution is undoubtedly immense. And as MacDaddy has just said, I think Bootsy Collin's contribution to funk needs to taken into consideration too.

Just bought a Macbook off James.. ..well technically, it was Mrs Silverfoxnik who bought it - I was just the middle-man Anyway, suffice to say, dealing with James is always a pleasure - his gear/items are always as described, very fairly priced and his packaging is second to none! More than that, James is a really genuine bloke, so when I saw his For Sale ad for the Macbook, it was a no-brainer - I knew it'd be a great deal! Hence why Mrs Silverfoxnik is now the happy/proud owner of a shiny all-singing, all-dancing Macbook, and we've managed to save a lot of time searching around for one and a fair few £s in the process!! Gotta say, the new Sell Anything forum here on BC is really handy. Thanks James, much appreciated

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1432288639' post='2780017'] He and Larry Graham were really the only slap players I had time for. And playing on one of the world's all-time best-selling albums was quite an achievement, imho. RIP. [/quote] +1 Very sad news.. What's happening this year? So many great musical talents passing away...

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1432145726' post='2778642'] ....Muscle of Love was their last album. I really liked Glen Buxton's effective and economical lead guitar style, and Dennis Dunaway's melodic basslines - not dissimilar to Trevor Bolder in an era when bassists didn't stick with chugging out quavers on root. [/quote] +1

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[quote name='Dazed' timestamp='1431880472' post='2775839'] I can't recall the details but I'm sure I've read that at some point there was problem with necks warping in the early days and Wal replaced them when it happened. Nice Pro One though [/quote] Good point Rich; maybe Dazed's post above provides the most sensible answer?

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1431972628' post='2776817'] The 410TVX is one of my fave sounding cabs, but as many have found, they`re just too big/heavy to be practical. [/quote] I had one about 8 or 9 years ago; it really was a great sounding cab... In fact, for the money, it was quite incredible!

Not sure to be honest. It might have been a black refinish from what was originally a natural finish? There have also been some documented cases of the PBxxxx numbering being occasionally out of sequence too.. Might be worth you looking on this site for more info,if you haven't done so already: http://walbasshistory.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1

That looks pretty genuine to me; Greg was one of the early Wal team in the Pro model era.. Nice bass by the way!

In 9 years of playing covers, this is the song I absolutely loathed playing: Jamiroquai: 'Love Foolosophy' Not even a good Bernard Edwards style bass-line could redeem that song for me. Utterly horrible plastic, soul-less, funk-less rubbish in every aspect....

[quote name='pierreganseman' timestamp='1431670626' post='2773745'] ah another very great one now gone [/quote] +1 Very sad news! RIP 'Sir' BB King

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1431639122' post='2773614'] Ah yes, Dennis Dunaway - I liked his bass playing; he co-wrote several hits including 'School's Out'. [/quote] +1 Great bass player, one of my earliest influences.. His bass lines are so distinctive on the first few Alice Cooper albums, they almost define the songs.. And I agree with the OP; his jazz bass was very 'bling' for it's time!