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  1. diskwave
    I cannot put this simpler....you had to be there. I was an ardent Philly Soul Motown nut. The first time I heard Pretty Vacant...my mind literally re-booted itself. I'm still a soul groove nut but Johnny Rotten Esq changed everything.
  2. diskwave
    Well I played a 77 Stingray all thru the 80's cause it was the done thing and I never felt satisfied, comfortable. Cutting yes but I always felt something was missing. Anyway rectified the situation in the 90's with a P bass.
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    I really had no idea this was a rock orientated bass site, wonder why? Anyway, love DC, Stones et al but I need my soul, pop, old school chart groovers just to get through the day...Gonna stick some O'Jays on now followed by Marvin Gayes live album....mmm. YMMV.
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    Don't get too excited...if all you've played is active this and that then a P bass if not considered carefully may seem extremely dull indeed....... I tend to find they sound flabby and mid weak fresh out of the box or with a new set of rounds.....but chuck a set of old anything on and bingo they tighten up beautifully. (I play with 20 year old chromes and get a very mid focused tight dry tone....works with everything. Yep P's, Id struggle to play anything else, bit of an aquired taste but once figured....just beautiful.
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    As above really....and the main thing is to stay musical, u dont need to start shedding....compliment the guitarist/drummer. A good example of a bassist keeping it cool and not panicking, chk this out. @3.10
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    This. Done it many times cause too many peeps think they can sing and they can't. I never like to quit if the music is fun and the band is tight and sounds good....A good band can often bury a so-so singer,
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    Ronnie Woods bass playing in Maggie May....including that delicious little fluff in the middle.
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    What to say. A frontman who sounds like the totaly original and utterly unique Mr J Rotten so nowt original there and a format that is just plain weird with a programmer? stood there dancing?.....you youngans......
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    Good luck with the IEM's...ur all gonna have tinnitus in ur old age squirting noise straight into the ears....Im happy with any old combo/rig and ear plugs and if Im lucky some sort of personal monitor.
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    Why? What are u trying to prove that u want everyone to sound the same like a symphony of drones......no wonder original musics gone down the tubes.
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    I liked it back in the day when just a handful of great players did it......Mark King, Freddie Washington, the Wham guy and the American TV talent guy, forget his name, et al.....now it seems the goal is to play a million notes a second.......no thks.
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    And the one single case which totally dispels the case for autotune? 'BOY GEORGE'.. Haha the most out of tune singer ever recorded but doesn't he sound great.....full of individual character.
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    Look at Maggie May by Rod Stewart, loose and full of little hiccups....its so organic as to be unreal....feels live, sounds as fresh today as it did back in 71
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    I dont think that argument works anymore. My dear old mum hated pop music and thght that Glenn Miller was the biz....but she was never part of the "pop" generation...she was pre-war, completely different cultural makeup. I on the other hand grew up with 70's pop, heavy metal, reggae , The Damned and Johnny Rotten..... So I am of the stuff it in there faces pop generation......but what Im hearing now?.....do me a favour?.....its so acceptable and lame I reckon my dear old mum would actually like it....and that sadly is saying something.
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    Really? R4 playing some young artist right now. For the life of me I can't discern any instruments just sounds like a wall of grey mush....maybe some vibes...ok got that bit...and of course the obligatory vocal pitch warbling thing making the poor youngun sound like a demented robot. TV ads are full of session played hits from the 70's, have been for years....Wonder if this processed drone I'm listening to this morning will be flogging soap in years to come?...doubt it.
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    I have every single version of Agadoo....you mean there are other genres available?
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    I could play along to "One Love" on a loop all day on my P bass with decades old Chromes fitted........Not sure the neighbours would agree tho. It's just the most perfect rolling bass line.
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    Saw the Bob Marley Sky Arts thing last night which gave me the unstoppable urge to flick the power switch and kill all the the treble knobs......Oh my indeed. Just spent the last couple hours today jamming to his greatest hits......beautiful bass playing...mmm
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    But does she really dance live on stage without a ton of vocal backup...thats what Waterman was eluding too....that she cannot possible act on stage and sing in tune....so her live shows are wait for it synched.....
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    Can u imagine if theyd used PCor on Boy George?.....Its his off key tone that makes him so darn unique and brilliant.
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    For what its worth yes I think the thick 70's P necks do add some heft to the tone....dont know about J necks.
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    Im sure this has already been said but pretty sure LB's arent long enough for a Stingray...hence the probs?
  23. diskwave
    Famous quote from Pete Waterman....as if I care, but hey. " I dont need Kylie to sing she just has to get up there and look good" I rest my case.
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    Absolutely, or how about this for a crazy radical idea. Maybe sign artists that have talent and who can actually sing....I know way out huh? Still it may catch on...well see.
  25. diskwave
    A rant. Pitch correction has nothing to do with what makes great music....sorry but it really is BS. I mean what does it mean exactly if ur voice sounds like a micro managed robot? Did Motown, Philly Soul or any of the other greats from yesteryear use this nonsense?....
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