PaulWarning

[quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1381760535' post='2243242'] And another depressing BC thread! If musicians won't stick up for musicians, then there is no hope. ... Or, have those advocating free access to music come to the realisation that they don't stand a hope in hell anyway, so couldn't give a toss? [/quote] Don't know about not giving a toss, just the realisation that people won't pay for something they can get for free.

I have windows 7 and I just plug my bass into the mic socket on my laptop, I think I remember having to play around with the PC's mixer at the time to get it to work but it's fine for playing along to anything that's playing on my computer, 1 channel only though.

I've got a zoom 506II, and Carlsboro Bass Beasty with a knackered preamp, I've used my zoom through the effects in socket, and it worked ok

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1381493771' post='2239820'] I wonder how many Basschatters have never actually seen a cassette tape in the flesh, so to speak? [/quote] I've still got a drawer full of them, about 200, can't bring myself to bin them, still got a cassette player never use it though, it's easier to go on spotify

it's payback time, remember when record labels were charging £15 for reissuing CD's, no recording, no artwork costs, they were ripping us off, same with legal downloads, 79p a track, no distribution costs, no wholesaler or retail profit margin. Didn't hear many artist complaining either, a few token moans but that was probably because they were on crap deals

cheap or free digital music,like spotify, has devalued it, when you had spend a bit of money on a recording you gave it a few listens to decide whether you liked it or not, now it's about 10 seconds before going on to the next track. Now when I was a lad going home on the bus staring at the record sleeve of the cherished record I just spent my paper round money on, it was treasured and listened to many times. Now recordings have no value. Or it could be I'm just a sentimental old fool of course.

if big name artist are that pissed off with the payment they can just withdraw permission, no Beatles or Zep on there is there? The truth is they get exposure which means more people come to their concerts which is where the real money is made these days

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1380960315' post='2232743'] there is one on ebay now Spike, £99 cos it don't work [/quote] it went for £207.24, unbelievable.

the Attic in Leicester, up 2 flights of decaying unlit stairs to a small room with a full PA, to cap it all my GF came up to me to inform us that there was no power in the 'ladies' just half a dozen candles

I use Alpine Music Safe ear plugs, prefer them to ER 20's, some people find them a faff to get in and out but it's not a problem I have with my Jumbo sized lugs

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1379331635' post='2211275'] Oh, and cheque books. Why not bind them across the top so the stub doesn't get in the way of either hand? [/quote] My daughter had a Nationwide cheque book with the stub on the right, probably don't do it any more, not many cheques written these days

yet left handed sports people seem to have the edge, guess we're better at competition than conforming, nice to know we might not be a bunch of sheep following established procedures, or it could be that right-handers aren't used to playing against lefties as much

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1379076120' post='2208408'] if you get the chance to gig Ace of Spades, embrace it, it's a lot of fun strumming chords [/quote] chords in Ace of Spades? whoops

I was proud to be a lefty, blame Macca, so I never tried to learn right handed, wish I had now. A few months ago I bought a drum kit and decided to play it right handed, no problems at all. I do wonder if Hendrix would have been as good right handed though. I think some people are more left handed than others, if that makes sense

always been a P man myself, JJ Burnel's fault, but I saw a band called the Astronauts at a festival recently, now the bass was nice and loud but it was a Jazz, sounded so good I'm on the lookout for one now, trouble is I'm cack handed

my experience with T shirts is it's hard to make money, you always finish with a load of one size

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1378816283' post='2204953'] and doing that annoying 'preaching to the audience' nonesense. [/quote] that pisses me off too, are they so arrogant that they think they can tell us what to think, they can suggest, which is ok but when I get preached too in a humourless way it just makes me think they're tossers

I think it's important to try and put a show on, there's nothing worse than a band that look like they've just walked of a building site, looking like they'd rather be somewhere else, if the band don't look like they're enjoying it how do you expect the crowd too?

I've got one of these only in black, nice bass

[quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1377705704' post='2190612'] There is a Fender jazz body on ebay just now with a fitted Squier VM all-maple neck. [/quote] is it just me that thinks £650 is a bit of a risk for a non standard bass?

my link doesn't work anymore, it disappeared, the Gibsons still there though

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1377683658' post='2190213'] It's in Hove, but will only ship to continental US, but if you are in the Dayton Ohio area you can go and see it A pissed or stupid scammer? [/quote] yeah, that's the bit I thought was very strange, as well as the do not bid without authorisation, could be a good way to bypass ebay fees though, look at his feedback, nothing wrong there.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Jazz-Bass-1964-Left-Handed-Sunburst-w-original-case-not-a-re-issue-/271266622514?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f28c02c32 something doesn't seem right here.

[quote name='jmchich' timestamp='1376402973' post='2173400'] What's your band, Paul? I may even have seen you guys. [/quote] Verbal Warning, I think we played on Friday afternoon

last time I went to Rebellion was about 3 years ago when my band played, we did ok, the room was a lot fuller at the end than when we started, never got on since, but yeah the sound always puts me off. it's awful most of the time, seems to improve when the headline act is on, funny that, or maybe they've got their own soundman who knows what he/she is doing