Cliff Edge

When I read that I first thought you were leaving a gig in a taxi. Then I read some more

 I got tickets today to see Lulu in October. 
2023. 
I hope we’re both still alive by then, hate to think I wasted the money. 

I bought an MM Stingray when I was in New York in September 1996. The serial dated it to September 10 1996. So about as new as you can get. Lovely looking instrument, sounded awful and clanky to me most of the time despite a professional setup.  Probably me but I could never get it to sound the way I wanted. I played it on and off, mostly off, for about 3 years before selling it and reverting to my Jazz full time. 
I have considered getting another one from time to time for a wall decoration. Cheaper than a Rick. 

According to my daughter, despite All The Amazing Attractions, music aside, at Glastonbury these days, it’s still pretty poor compared to Burning Man. Which she has so far failed to drag me along to unless she can hire a large RV. I do not do tents, especially not in a bloody desert. 

Shouldn’t a Jazz from that year and finish be Alder. I thought ash was only used for natural finishes around that time, which would make it heavier. My early ‘72 natural is over 10lbs. 

2 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Agree, without wanting to push this thread off-course this action in The Land of The Free does confuse me somewhat. Great when musicians speak up about matters like this - and I include subjects on which I don`t personally agree as well.

That’s mostly down to the Southern God Botherers bothering their senators concerned with their job security. 

My wife is practically tone deaf. Can’t hold a tune in a bucket. I’m sending her out as a Diana Ross tribute act next week. 

5 minutes ago, theplumber said:

She seems to be having issues with her IEMs...you can see her adjusting the level on the belt pack..

 

She was doing the same at the jubilee concert. Great band, who is that front and centre on bass? He’s getting plenty of screen time. 

This has to be the worst legends spot ever, surely. 

27 minutes ago, tegs07 said:

Yep that’s what I was thinking of when I asked. I liked most of St Vincent set as well.

Ah ok my fault then. Shows how much out of current music I am, I’ve never even heard of St Vincent. But the island is very nice. 

Oh dear, this is flipping awful. 

I once had a chrome set off a Telecaster guitar on my Jazz but it was a long time ago. 

1 hour ago, 4000 said:

Er, what? Billie didn’t have any backing singers and certainly wasn’t trying to be sexy. Are we talking about the same person? Do you mean Olivia Rodrigo? 
 

This is Billie Eilish:

 

 

In that case I apologise I was obviously mis informed as to who I was watching. I’ve never seen Billy Eilish and I’m not familiar with her music. My comments apply to whoever it was. 

3 minutes ago, tegs07 said:

Just to confirm you are taking about Billie Eillish? I must have been watching someone else. Saw the first half of her set and although not my bag thought she was remarkable. Is that her brother with her alongside the drummer? If so hugely talented holding it all together and playing some pretty neat licks at the same time.

Yes. I’m sure she has talent to have got where she is so young. Not my bag either, and I would have probably switched off anyway. But I found the visuals incredibly annoying and added nothing to the performance. Except may be for some pre pubescent kids and dirty old men.  

I have seen Robert Plant and Allison Krause live in smaller venues and it’s a really exceptional show. Yesterday the musicianship was amazing but the vocal levels were way too low. You can never rely on the BBC to get live sound right. Apart from a a few minutes of Eilish I have yet to watch anything else. 

13 hours ago, 4000 said:

Easily my favourite band of the last couple of decades or so. Every time I’ve seen them - including in Halifax, the night before Glastonbury - they’ve been stellar. 
 

As for the “BC out of touch” thing, I’m 58 and think Billie Eilish is fantastic and utterly smashed it. 😉 Saw her a week ago at the O2 and she smashed it there too. One of the best gigs I’ve seen in over 40 years of gig going. 

If she dropped the rather silly and not very attractive backing singers and just concentrated on singing instead of trying to be sexy I might have paid more attention. But I switched her off when she finally realised she’d forgotten to plug her guitar in. 
All that bumping and grinding on stage is getting rather tiresome and outdated. If you want to watch dancing watch Strictly. 

3 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Really hard to tell but could the last letter be a N ?

Your guess is as good as mine, probably better. What would that signify anyway?  I have never been able to decipher anything else on there. 
All the original pots and wiring were junked years ago when they became unreliable. There’s nothing else on it beyond the name stamps of the guys who put it together. All were working at Fender in the late 60’s early 70’s. 

On 18/06/2022 at 09:47, Shaggy said:

See also: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/248557-show-us-yer-headstocks/#comment-2595574

 

My personal favourites - 

 

Ooo shiny. I was always drawn to those aluminium necks. 

Ok how do you get that because I could never make out any thing beyond the figure 72. The serial on the neck plate is  375337 and I have always assumed 72. 

I bought this pre owned from a music shop in North London in 1981. As you can see it has been well used and is no longer completely original. Bits have been replaced due to them breaking, wearing out or simply ceasing to work. All the wood is original as is the bridge. It still plays and sounds amazing. 
See what you can make of the neck stamp:-)

28 minutes ago, Doctor J said:

You could replace the LEDs in your pedals with higher intensity versions which would be easier to see in daylight. It's fairly straightforward if you can wield a soldering iron.

Yes. Probably the best solution. 

21 minutes ago, Doctor J said:

If you can't hear the difference, do you really need the effect?

No but it’s good to know it’s on before you start the song. 

Playing outside gigs in the sunshine is great. But if you’ve got pedals at your feet it’s often impossible to see the power lights. 
So any creative ideas to overcome this or do we just have to stand on one foot and use the other to try and shade the pedal to see if its on?
 

One fairly new to me 32” scale Aria TSB650 from 1979 next to my ‘72 Jazz. Both strung with TI jazz flats but the Aria thumps and growls like no Jazz bass ever has. Those pickups are amazing. It’s a dream to play and is my current gigging machine. 

I bought a new Fender P bass around 1972 which had the same alignment problem. It went back for a replacement. 

The shop confirmed it wasn’t the only one they’d had. 
Pleased to say my 72 Jazz bought some 10 years later is still in fine shape. Except for all the bits that I’ve had to replace over the years when they failed due to being used.