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Yep, it ain't what gear you play, it's how you make it sound that matters, no doubt @Linus27 has got the latter covered π
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I rehearsed this a couple of times and having done so realised that it's in the top 10% of Precisions I've owned in terms of tone, playability, and loojks, which in real terms places it among a gang/gaggle of pre-CBSs. So for the time being at least, and with apologies for the people interested, I'm going to keep it π
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Hardest album we've played, best gig we've done
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Singist hits some loud shit in our Odelay gig, went great, could have been better, could have been worse, Beck has said the same about his own gigs
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FS: Ashdown Drophead 200 fliptop combo
Beedster replied to Beedster's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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Slimming down my studio gear at present, aiming to only have what I need rather than a lot of spare capacity! This has been very well looked after and has probably ad no more than 200hours use (still has the plastic stuff on the display!). I only use it for tracking as I use a UAD Satellite to manage plugins while mixing. Come with all original packaging/documentation. Happy to courier or for collection in person in Whitstable or London Also moving on a pair of Towsend Labs/UAD L22 Sphere modelling mics here
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It has NOTHING to do with LB's acoustic, and trust me, you do not ned to hear the bass π
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What a f***ing awful looking instrument, frets aren't even parallel (might be photo), plus why such a wide neck, could easily fit another string on there And then, there's the feedback.....
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Community Fundraiser for our very own Lee650
Beedster replied to AndyTravis's topic in General Discussion
Mate, firstly glad this has helped Second, if I were able to get up your way to see you lay down that funk, I'd be there in a flash Third, love this f***ing forum and the people who hang here, and @AndyTravis, like @Clarky earlier this year, respect and thanks guys π -
Why were older basslines so much more interesting?
Beedster replied to Stub Mandrel's topic in Theory and Technique
Agree re first line π I'm always amazed by just how many people, many of them fellow musicians, are completely mystified by slap, almost to the point as seeing it as a form or irony, the theme to Seinfeld seems to come in for particular flak! -
Why were older basslines so much more interesting?
Beedster replied to Stub Mandrel's topic in Theory and Technique
Fair enough, i suspect that if we're talking chart music only you're on the money in arguing that the music 50 years back had more interesting bass parts. But as someone who encourages my daughters to listen to whole albums by artists whose singles they like, I'm often impressed and encouraged by how interesting the bass parts can be, even in songs or artists I really don't like (Kanye being a great example of the latter) π -
Why were older basslines so much more interesting?
Beedster replied to Stub Mandrel's topic in Theory and Technique
Not sure 'Top-10' was mentioned in the OP I was replying to, it was 'modern music' as below, but like I said, it's still all opinion, so not really a testable hypothesis, more my opinion differs to the O/Ps, and as you say, you don't even have one So here's a counter hypothesis: our musical preferences (style, genre, complexity) determine how we draw conclusions about relative merits of style, genre, and complexity -
Why were older basslines so much more interesting?
Beedster replied to Stub Mandrel's topic in Theory and Technique
I still think it's a matter of opinion mate, two of those are standout basslines to me, I could probably find the same % in contemporary chart music, alongside a whole load of boring basslines as there certainly were in the 50-years ago list π -
Why were older basslines so much more interesting?
Beedster replied to Stub Mandrel's topic in Theory and Technique
Not buying this at all, I suspect you're basing your 'old music has good bass-lines' idea on a limited set of artists, and doing the same with your 'modern bass-lines are shit'. Have a listen to a station or a show playing 60's and 70's pop and trust me, you'll hear some pretty bland bass parts at least 50% of the time. Re modern music, while I like to explore the road less travelled, I pick up as many decent basslines from the stations my daughters listen to such as Heart and Radio 1 (!!!!!) as I do on Radio 6. Anyway, there ain't no right and wrong to any of this, it's all just opinion and ultimately a function of what each person construes as a decent bass part in the first place -
Might work rather well, I doubt you'd ever use the bridge P-PUP soloed but it might blend very nicely with one or more of the others. If it were for sale at a decent price I'd certainly give it a go, especially as it appears to be wearing a bunch of cream Dimarzios, defo my fave PUPs, the colour has a huge effect on tone
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Why were older basslines so much more interesting?
Beedster replied to Stub Mandrel's topic in Theory and Technique
Yeh Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo, and Billie Eilish are yet to achieve success at chart level π -
SKB Bass Safe
Beedster replied to tayste_2000's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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Community Fundraiser for our very own Lee650
Beedster replied to AndyTravis's topic in General Discussion
Brave post @lee650, all the best mate, life throws some shit around and I'm sorry to hear it's hit you, but at the very least you've got a bunch of bassists onside should you need them π -
Why were older basslines so much more interesting?
Beedster replied to Stub Mandrel's topic in Theory and Technique
It's because you're listening to thw wrong modern music π I have a playlist call 'Great basslines' that are tracks that I hear on the radio, usually tracks that I'd not heard before, and usually by artists that surprise me, e.g., Olivia Rodrigo, Harry Styles, Billy Eilish etc. There is some great bass playing out there π -
Ha, missed that, a common theme in this thread it appears