TheMaartian

10 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

Memories of times long gone now.

 

Man, do I NOT miss those hair days. But, look at the Binson Echorec unit the keyboard player has! And I just bought the Pulsar Echorec VST on sale at VSTBuzz about 10 minutes ago! Very cool delay (and a bit a tube saturation) plugin! €29 instead of €99.

https://vstbuzz.com/deals/71-off-echorec-by-pulsar-audio?mc_cid=b9239a02a9&mc_eid=d5472e1595

7 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

This popped up on my feed, I had to watch it till the end 

 

Sub'd his channel! I enjoy players who enjoy playing!

1 hour ago, ubit said:

 

These guys are terrific. And nice, clean Hochdeutsch. Very easy to understand. Thanks for posting!

17 minutes ago, lemonstar said:

Easy to overlook Bruce Foxton's contribution in terms of vocals as well as bass to the Jam... this Smash The Clock album from 2016 is pretty easy to like.

 

Nice stack! Ashdown stack, that is!

Just built an Amazon Music Unlimited playlist with all of his streamable albums (5). Going to stream it through my Rumble 200 combo!

56 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

I quite enjoyed the Rush vids in their day..

Dave

Same here. But some sure have aged poorly. I can't remember a single one of their in-show videos that was this bad.

8 hours ago, Mykesbass said:

Talking of Lover's Rock, just did a quick search of the thread and this hasn't appeared yet!! Another huge South London track.

 

Lovely song! Unfortunately, the only area south of London that I'm familiar with is Heathrow.

4 hours ago, CameronJ said:

So how is it @TheMaartian?

Thanks for bumping this thread. I knew I had one other to update. Thoughts so far...

I love this bass! It's my new daily player. String spacing is a little tighter than on an SG (1 3/8" vs 1 5/8" E to G spacing at the nut), which suits me just fine. Two of my other 3 basses were more expensive, but the Banshee has absolutely the smoothest, fastest neck. The SG neck is finished the same as the body, and is a little bit sticky. The Ibanez neck is reasonably close to the Schecter. The neck on my '63 Fender J repro feels like fly paper compared to the others. Some day, it'll get a new neck and bridge. Or sold.

I restrung it straightaway with La Bella's, so I can't speak to how the stock Slinkys (45-105) play.

While the bridge supports top load in addition to thru body stringing, I decided to try the 760F-MUS Deep Talkers. They're a slightly lighter gage than the 760FS-S 45-105 sets I have on the SG and Ibby. At 43-60-82-104, they're not much thinner, but they have noticeably less tension than the standard set. Should be really good for bending and vibratos, but will take be a bit of time to get used to. The 760F-MUS set is made specifically for the MIA Mustang, but fit perfectly on the Schecter. The only 'surprise' was the red silk instead of black (which I'd have preferred). If black becomes a requirement, I can always top load a set of the 760FS-S strings.

And a shout-out to Schecter for using a Black Tusq XL nut on a sub-$1000 guitar! And light weight vintage tuning machines!

It's proving comfortable to play, with nice contouring for the right forearm and belly. Hangs easily in playing position.

Mine weighs exactly 8 lbs, easily tolerable for me.

Setup. In one word...superb! Low, very playable action. Properly intonated (ever so slight adjustment needed on one string). The La Bella DTFs slotted right in.

The rosewood fretboard is much darker than the other rosewood fretboards I have. Looks great with the Carbon Grey body.

Control knobs are large, solid and operate smoothly. They feel like they'll hold up to regular use.

Construction is excellent. I've found no finish flaws. And the 5-bolt neck feels really solid.

In my opinion, this is a super value. Great playing. Great looking. Very well made. Now that I've gotten my hands on one, I am SUPER, SUPER happy that I didn't spend $1250 on an MIA Mustang. The Schecter Banshee is an outstanding bass for $700.

Not sure that Stick Figure qualifies as folk-reggae, but that's who I thought of while listening to Edward II. He's a solo multi-instrumental songwriter from San Diego. He'll put a band together for a tour. He's played Flagstaff at least twice that I know of. His early work is more straight up reggae style, but here is where he's at now.

On 28/07/2020 at 07:53, Rich said:

On reflection, both this song and its video must have been intentionally bad. They couldn't have been serious, surely..?

 

Geez, but I hate all of that fake Big Hair!

Ain't gonna say I never went there, but at least all I did was have it cut. This is how it came out of my head. [Caveat: This photo is from 1979. I'm now wearing my hair on the inside. 😋]

On 28/07/2020 at 07:42, wateroftyne said:

 

Forgot about this video. What a way to take a dump on a good song.

7 hours ago, Sharkfinger said:

C'mon, the suspense is killing me!  I shiver with antici....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pation

Coming. Life has gotten in the way.

5 hours ago, upside downer said:

Opening up the Trunk of Funk.

 

The Bacon Band! Love the name! We do love our fatback here in the States.

Two arrangements. One great song!

20 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

I know. Mine have been gone for 15 years. But here are a couple of current examples (note that those in the Art Institute shop are generally NOT one-offs like I had). Mine were more interesting than these, but you'll get a basic idea.

2 hours ago, meterman said:

Actually, Stephen Stills in that video has given me serious tie GAS.

I never knew it was a thing but I've been gawping at vintage ties on ebay already. Constipation I already have so I'm okay there.

But yeah. Tie GAS, who knew???

So glad I don't need to wear a tie anymore. I spent stupid money on them. I lived in downtown Chicago, so I had easy access to all the main stores. One such store (Marshall Field's at the time, now Macy's) had an exclusive deal with the professor of a design class at the School of the Art Institute (the famous lions on Michigan Ave) to sell the ties created by the students in his design class each semester. And I had an exclusive deal with the lady at the tie counter. When a new batch came in, I got a call, and a chance to cherry-pick my favorites before they went on display. Silk ties. Single base color. And then a work of art silkscreened on to it. They cost between US$75 and 85. I owned a LOT. They were beauties!

1 hour ago, Graham said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Live-Hyde-Park-Chili-Peppers/dp/B0002HTZJI/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=live+in+hyde+park&qid=1594675026&sprefix=live+in+hyde+&sr=8-3

I don't think it's available digitally, it's not on Spotify

Ah, there it is on Amazon US. Ordered. I checked my Amazon Unlimited account, and it wasn't available, hence my question. It's like ZZ Top's Deguello CD. Not available digitally. Bummer. Empty spot in the middle of the ZZ Top playlist.

Oh, well. It's not like I have a problem buying CDs. I have several thousand. Lost ALL of my LPs (100s) in a flood. Broke my heart.

3 hours ago, Graham said:

From the great bass playing on a live album thread, I got the RHCP Live at Hyde Park album; it's superb, loads of hits from the By The Way era, the bass mixed well (which it's not always with the Chilis live sets) and great improvisation and playing off each other.

Having that on in the car this morning set me up nicely for the day.

Where is that album available? I don't see it on Amazon.

4 hours ago, bearhart74 said:

 

Big fan of the real Donald! I also enjoy his later work.

2 minutes ago, rasher80 said:

You'll have to post a review if you wouldn't mind please!

I plan to. But you need to be careful what you ask for. I used to be an engineer. 🤣

Update from FedEx. Coming Thursday. Those extra 24 hours are gonna kill me! 😂

17 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

I always welcome more options for short scale bass choices on the market.

Though I am not personally really in the market for a vintage specked short scale P bass, even if I converted to playing almost exclusively short scales long ago and I like the tones P pickups are capable of,  but when that is said I think that headstock looks awesome, would far prefer it over a traditional Fender one, which to me has always come off as a bit bulgy and clumsy looking, regardless of the fact that I really prefer 2+2 kind of headstock in the first place.

I think that headstock looks absolutely great though, but I realize that is not to much use for you since you clearly have a completely different different taste in aesthetics, at least when it comes to bass headstocks, than me.

To me though that there is a vast improvement over Fender's headtstock design, and as far as I am concerned it fits the rest of the bass perfectly fine as well. 

To each their own I guess.

I didn't mean to infer that I dislike/hate the headstock. Like you, I prefer a 2x2 or 3x2 setup. That's the part I personally was referring to. I like the Banshee headstock WAY better than the one on the Mustang. That headstock looks fine on my 34" Jazz, but it overwhelms the Mustang. A bunch of peeps hate that bit of maple showing. I'll see what its really like when I finally lay hands on it. It does show off the "Banshee Bass" text nicely.

I just ordered this one. Coming Wednesday. Going to restring it with the La Bella flats (760F-MUS) designed for the MIA Fender Mustang. I can live with the headstock, or, more precisely, I'm going to live with the headstock.