Spoombung

Apparently it's true. I did not follow events leading up to it but Jeff has posted this up to his Facebook slot tonight. I'm sure you'll notice it refers to a [b]Basschat thread[/b]: [i]:Emilio J. Urrusano said, “Jeff, I enjoy reading your opinions and thoughts and I also enjoy reading the responses (time permitting) from everyone else... I don't always agree with everything you have to say but I love how all the discussions are thought provoking and everyone remains respectful.” Jeff answered: Thank you Emilio! As a suggestion, if I suggest something that you don’t agree with, please raise up your thoughts here so that I might try to explain my thinking. It could be a help to me, and to all of us, if I needed to try to explain myself better. Thanks! Michael Earnhardt said, “Why were you banned from Talkbass ? Because you told the truth ? You must have really hit some nerves for them to do that ! ( Way to go, Jeff---Keep spreading the word no matter who gets upset !)” Jeff answered: I earned my ban because of my own bad choice of words. Talkbass is monitored by people who agreed with the members who were making things personal, and they allowed them to have at me in all kinds of personal ways. Fool that I was, I shot back in kind and got banned for it. I accept this! But some guys over there just talk the talk and don't have the musical experience to know that what they subscribe to in regards to music education doesn't work. But, they think that it does. Joe Hubbard said, “I have always found these forum trolls odd; they hide behind their screen names talking sh*t, but these same guys would never man-up in person at a clinic or a gig.” Jeff answered: This is the function of many on Talkbass,to hide and talk. Not all of them, mind you! I met some terrific people over there. But the large percentage aren't musically aware players. They just think that they are. When I suggested ways for them to change this, they went crazy, and unfortunately, so did I. But, never again! Jason Marsh said, “There's a recent thread on a UK forum "Any really famous guys spotted etc"...I'll answer for them, NO!! because you trolls f***ed it up!!” Jeff answered: Totally true! I know for a fact that some top names (and I mean as high as you can imagine) have told me that they wouldn't ever chat on the internet out of fear of the comments from some Talkbass members. They remember the days when I was involved and they kept asking me to leave the site. But, I wanted to see it through to the end. The problem with the Talkbass guys and their attitude is that they have stopped other world famous musicians from joining the chat after they saw how they acted when I was there. This is true, and if I told you the names of the guys who were considering going there, some would be amazed. Dann glenn said, “You know sometimes I just get SO pissed off seeing this stuff Jase. I swear to god Jeff just blows it off. Really! It drives me nuts. He talks me down sometimes and we move on. I think Jeff sees it more for what it really is, thus giving it little or/no credence. I just let it as you Brits say, "wind me up." Jeff anwered: Dann and I are guys who don’t pull punches. I’m still practicing communicating my thoughts with a little bit of sweet sauce, but Dann is a Viet Nam vet, an ex. cop and a guy you do NOT want to mess with in an alley. His lifestyle is hard to totally shut off once you've gotten your civvies back on. In my case, I’ve been to a lot of therapy and have learned (more or less) to consider the source of those who made statements as truth. The fact is, the internet has made every little twit with a guitar an expert in his opinion and I am here to state publically that this is false. So does Dann Glenn.[/i] ...Oh dear, that'll get them all going.

[quote name='KevB' post='1113935' date='Feb 3 2011, 02:46 PM']We'd better not get you started on Status Quo then [/quote] Yeah, but REM have a 'smart' 'geeky' 'brainy' reputation unlike Quo who have a 'fun', 'thick' and 'denim' reputation. Maybe I'm deluded, but bands that fit the 'intelligent' description usually like to move on and try new things - not simply atrophy like poor, old REM.

[quote name='Bass Culture' post='1113774' date='Feb 3 2011, 12:52 PM']With respect, Spoombung, if Stump had had a career that spanned 30-odd years and 20-odd albums....[/quote] 20 Stump albums. What a terrifying thought. At least we admitted we didn't have anything more to say as a band and did the decent thing and called it a day. REM are like a re-animated corpse or a party guest that won't leave. How can they live with themselves?

Well...I've never noticed the bass in that band (I still can't really hear it on the clips probably because he's mostly rooting the chord) but he'll go down well with the numerous bassists that treasure [i]absolute anonymity[/i] - something approaching a Zen-like humility (but quite often ends up as inaudibility) as the ultimate virtue of the art. REM are a funny group. All their songs sound the same to me; the same vocal phrases, the same intervals, the same chords, the same sounds year after year after year. They've been here forever and won't go away and won't change... like someone from another generation that insists and boiled beans and cabbage on a Thursday.

Thanks, guys

Another new [url="http://soundcloud.com/spoombung/hooded-youth"]song[/url] featuring the ACG bass

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This is nice from Victor Rivera Diseñador

[quote name='Mike Brooks' post='1098504' date='Jan 22 2011, 11:37 AM']Pop down to a gig sometime, we can chew the fat, in South London a fair bit, whereabouts are you exactly? Mike[/quote] I'm in Greenwich

Great collection... and several basses I'd like to look at there - especially the maple neck GB and ex Factors.

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1097804' date='Jan 21 2011, 05:06 PM']Pardon me, typing error made by me in my sleep deprived state, I meant "why was that?". [/quote] In a nutshell, I think it was a hell of a lot of work for him and it was a job taken in a generous spirit of experimentation. I would guess that any more wacky jobs like this would be unsustainable for him. I'm sure Alan will shed more light on the subject if you ask him.

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1097792' date='Jan 21 2011, 05:00 PM']What was that?[/quote] ...say he wouldn't make another one like this. But, you know... money talks!

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1097733' date='Jan 21 2011, 04:17 PM']Ah, got it. It's got a sort of... "sparky" quality, for want of a much better word. Like it! (Like the track too!)[/quote] Sparky? I'm sure your descriptive powers are greater than that!

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[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1097177' date='Jan 21 2011, 10:16 AM']Intriguing! Could you do us a quick audio sample of the nut piezo soloed (if that's possible)? I'd love to know what kind of noises it makes. [/quote] You can hear it quite clearly in when then 'solo' starts in the middle of the track. That's all done using that sound and a combination of the mag pickup.

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There's no mystery here. Custom basses are far more likely to be sold on precisely for the reasons Burpster states.

[quote name='Bass Culture' post='1081332' date='Jan 7 2011, 05:37 PM']Did Spoombung copyright his Zoot custom? I'm guessing not![/quote] You guessed right.