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The craziness of The Musicians (I mean ALL of us) is that no matter how much we may hate each other's guts when it comes down to playing in the same room at the same time we can't help but enjoy it. Music does that. Fripp would say the music came down and played US. Being a child and teenager during The Beatles era I only know how the music affected me, not what the guys were like or the personal interactions. And I either liked or didn't like the music - I was definitly a "pick&choose" fan from beginning to end. Except for the white album. That blew my mind from start to finish. So I never put 'em on a pedestal. I've had to go back to figure out (academically) what was what I liked about them. I think most of it was the passion they brought to it. Again, that's something you can't fake or manufacture....Looking forward to it either way I find it (now) fascinating.

Anyone with a Chapman Stick and Emmett's "Free Hands" book probably learned this as one of their first song accomplishments on Stick. (Lesson 5 A Pop Baroque Technique). Not me. I was trying Elephant Talk. It probably would have taken years off the learning curve, now that I look at it. Never too late, I suppose, even though I don't like the song, or the band. (I know, I know...What is WRONG with ME?)

The Brand New Heavies. First time I've listened to them... I quite like it. The Taylor Swift post, the "YouTube Play" icon is on her upper lip. Looks like Hitler

Wider neck? I play a 12-string Chapman Stick! HAHA. Seriously, when I bought my first 5-string it was a custom Pedulla fretless & I ordered it no markers, no finish on fretboard, and high C because I always de-tuned (to D) when I played my P Bass. I wanted to go HIGHER. I had a Yamaha 6-string Patitucci model and had no problems. I have small hands. I think anyone who thinks they need more strings to get their point across needs more strings. Anyone who doesn't, doesn't.

Ken Burns stuff has it's critics, esp. the Jazz series, but it's very good just the same. I really enjoyed the Country one, not "into" country per se, but the bluegrass & Hank Williams were jolly fun.

Wanted to be a Park Ranger. Then a Marine Biologist. (before those, an astronaut. But I'm near-sighted) Then my sister came home from summer@ the beach w/ a load of 8-tracks and I heard Jimi Hendrix. Got a Fender Mustang and didn't sound like J.H. Bought a Fender Jazz Bass 'cause my guitarist friends needed a bass player (stop me if you've heard this one before). Grades went down, went to Berklee College of Music, been cooking in restaurant bizniz ever since (Oh, you're a musician. What do you do for a living?). Retired, still plucking, mostly tapping (Chapman Stick) ever since. The Stick was my solution to not being able to play the guitar. HAHAHA 

Welcome! Slapping is over-rated, save the occasional derriere...

Welcome from Jersey! (the State, not the Isle). Much better lads than TalkBass, in my opinion. Just get used to the word "whilst".

TheLowDown, is it "many", or "some"? 

Welcome. Is your moniker some Mozart reference?

On 14/12/2020 at 13:05, dmccombe7 said:

Kansas

UK

Bruford

Sweet

Slade

T.Rex

Probably too many to list

Dave

Who's Dave?

I have the Roland Microcube. I bought it 'cause I wanted a battery amp. Sounds great but it's only 5 watts. (2.5x2.5) - true Jazz Chorus Effect. I could have/should have done better. Lotta $ for the convenience to play by a campfire w/ an acoustic guitarist. And if he plays hard or a jet flies overhead...

I only opened the post 'cause of the joke - I'm in the USA - thank you fer the chuckle

What will I be doing in May? Probably what I'm doing now, playing with myself

hahaha....I like it. I'd like to see if it was playable (maybe that's why Trevor says it the worst). But only if I saw it hanging in a shop w/ a $30 price tag!

I would sell my back catalogue right now if I had one even if they used the music to sell sheep dip, I need a new set of strings

How did they find them in quarintine?

Chris Squire. (although solo'ed tracks sound so tinny)

John Wetton with King Crimson (especially live, what command of tone and amp)

Don't Stop Believin' - Journey (and I REALLY hate that band) 

On 13/04/2020 at 12:14, BigRedX said:

I really don't care about your favourite colour, but point me at a track where Mick Karn sounds better than he does on any track off Quiet Life

Japan Live

I'm doing a "i'm not reading the whole post" thing - I had a Jazz Bass because I couldn't afford a Rick and I played like Squire, Wetton, Clarke, Graham, and held my own on jazz standards. The only thing I couldn't do, I wound up w/ a fretless P bass and played all the above and managed 80's style bands and got my jollys off doing Wobble and Percy too.

Thank You!!!

Thumbs up! (couldn't help myself) Anyway, less is more. Always has been, always will be.

On 23/11/2020 at 10:14, Skybone said:

He is a member here as well IIRC.

What does IIRC mean?

Jacob Raagaard - Oblivian, or anything else on his Weissenborn. I still have a problem with posting stuff he's on Candy Rat Records on Youtube. Acoustic guitar is inspiring me right now, trying to incorporate tonalities to my Dual Bass Reciprocal Stick. Yes, it has a very high range despite it's name

The best thing that ever happened to me was being in a band where the two guitarists were better than me and they said "sell the Fender Mustang and get a Jazz Bass". It doesn't work for everyone but I found my calling in the subterranean. Although if you can't play guitar because you got no riddem, you might as well work in a gas station...