WHUFC BASS

Artists are typcial Gibson basses. Buck the trend when it comes to design, quirky, subjective and distinct sound and above all cost a lot. I'm not a fan, simply because of the weight and what you get for that added weight burden but some people love them. I liken Gibson basses to going out with a nymphomaniac who is also a schizophrenic. There's good points but also a hell of a lot of bad points.

I wouldn't. I did it for a few years and the money was nice but ultimately it made me give up for 10 years because I was sick of just playing stuff I didn't really like. Now I'm playing stuff that I write, like listening to and love playing I coudln't be happier. Quick rule of thumb, if you don't like listening to the music, chances are you won't enjoy playing it.

Not me playing but went to see Cocksparrer at the Forum in London - brilliant night.

Avoid it like the plague. Getting stuff into Russia via mail is prone to be intercepted, opened up and stolen. I've had this on authority from numerous Russians I used to deal with when collecting militairia.

First gig with a new drummer and minus one of our guitarists (who has left the band). Last night down at the Bridge House in Canning Town and it sounded probably the best we've ever sounded.

The Eagles - Early Bird. If you haven't heard it, give it a listen - why this wasn't one of their more well known hits I will never know.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='774573' date='Mar 14 2010, 07:08 PM']It's usually on the top part of the plectrum [/quote] Me too!

Climax Blues band are somethng else. I used to go see them everywhere they played in the early 90s in London. Always really tight and always had a sh*t hot bass player (they used a few as far as I know including a black bloke who was f***ing amazing) in the line-up (sh*t hot musicians to a man as it goes). I've got most of their stuff and still listen to it now. Brilliant band. essexbasscat, I think I may have even seen your band - (what were they called?), as the Standard was just down the road from me in the 90s and I think I saw the CBB every time they played there up during that time.

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='754988' date='Feb 23 2010, 01:31 PM']I can't get on with the neck size on a 5...dropping the e would be the answer but then I would have to relearn 27 songs...[/quote] Get a Spector or a Warwick Rockbass, two of the most comfortale necks on a 5 string bass if you're used to 4 strings.

[quote name='Dubs' post='756871' date='Feb 25 2010, 11:03 AM']I've reached the point in my band where I've stopped talking about gear because it became a running joke where I'd turn up to practice with a new head almost every other week. They think I'm the ultimate gear slut, but I know I'm not as bad as some on here [/quote] See that... thats me that is...

[quote name='OldGit' post='751163' date='Feb 19 2010, 05:34 PM']Sure the English Song book is stuffed full with fine pop rock stuff .. However we're a Ceilidh band. We play rock too but the core of our music is English Ceilidh like The Princess Royal, Clompton Bridge, Pepper in the Brandy etc. English but the general public think they are Irish or Scots because they are diddly... That's my point. If we were a rock covers band there would not be this problem - and we'd not get the call asking us to play Burns/St Pats/Andrews/Georges night...[/quote] Ah...I see what you mean now. How about some John Tams' stuff? He's the one that stars in Sharp and also sings the theme tune. His music is pretty damn good as it goes, real English folk. [url="http://www.johntams.co.uk/johntams/index.cfm"]http://www.johntams.co.uk/johntams/index.cfm[/url] Also, I went to the the play Warhorse not so long ago and they had a bloke doing some of John Tarns' songs. Really good stuff, in fact, better than the play I reckon.

[quote name='OldGit' post='750413' date='Feb 19 2010, 12:10 AM']We got asked to play St Georges night "An English themed night" Er ... What would you play after Greensleeves and Roots?[/quote] Err....how about The Who, The Jam, The Kinks, The Small Faces, The Stones, The Specials, Madness, Ian Dury...christ almighty they're all English. Why does everyone think you have to go back to Medieval times to celebrate your own culture??

[quote name='foal30' post='745556' date='Feb 15 2010, 09:26 AM']The The and The Smiths crikey the '80s were chock full of great music.[/quote] Watched a film on Saturday that The The did the music for called "Tony". Blimey, what a bleak film that was. Good though in a dark sort of way.

Great for building up speed and improving left hand technique. Stanley Clarke used to rave about Bach.

The best Punk / Oi! era by far I reckon...

Top drawer... super quick delivery.

that is f***ing ghastly. Icemans look like a bag ladies period to start off with but that colour scheme is hideous.