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Bought Stuart's Silver Series jazz, and very happy I am too.

I'm completely used to this situation, and it is annoying especially if you're like most of the bassists on here that spend years playing all sorts of gear until you find the sound that works for you. You then spend thousands on actually buying the stuff, hours of rehearsals and gigs to get the EQ sounding sweet in a band situation- warm, but not muffled, attack, but not too sharp, good note definition, but not too zingy- strings at that 'sweet spot' of sounding played in but not dead- finally the big moment comes and you get to play through a real PA, on a real stage, with all the time, effort and money you have spent on your sound ready to be unleashed to the world..... And what happens? The soundman points at a little blue box, and asks you to plug your bass into that Behringer DI box, then asks you to play something for around 10 seconds, and you're done. All the while your guitarist, with his cheap pickups, ridiculous tone-sucking overdrive pedals, and solid-state laney hardcore amp, gets a 57beta meticulously positioned, and at least 5 minutes of sound check time.

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I don't think the music after punk isn't real - it just isn't 'punk'. I think lots of people referred to it as 'post-punk', 'new wave' or even 'oi' and 'hardcore'.

And then there's the punk revivalists of the later '80's and early '90's - some of these are still going now!

I think anyone who was around during the height of punk 'proper' would acknowledge that anything beyond '79 has to be 'post' punk.

Exact timing of punk's demise will always be a source of great debate. Eg A lot of hardcore Clash fans will say that Give 'Em Enough Rope was the end of the Clash as a punk band because of Sandy Pearlman's overtly American rawk mainstream production. Meanwhile others will say London Calling was the last punk album proper and yet more will say the spirit managed to survive Sandinista and continued until Joe Strummer's untimely passing.

For me it was the release of Public Image in October '78. Mr Rotten resurfacing as Lydon, Jah Wobble's sinuous bass and Keith Levene's jangling crashing guitars signalled the death knell for me.

The flat I lived in had housed Billy Idol for a while and was visited by many a Pistol, future Ants, Pretenders, the odd New York Doll and even the Clash turned up one night on the way to see the Mighty Diamonds in Harlesden (I bummed a free ticket, yay!).

By early '79 most of the London crowd were moving in droves to what became the New Romantic nightclub scene.

A lot of them, including me, still wearing the same colour nail varnish and mascara and using Krazy Kolor on top of peroxide but with less leather and more lace
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The irony in this argument being, although you consider nothing after the punk era to be true punk, London Calling, which you say some consider the last true punk album, is actually quite devoid of what I would class as true 'punk' songs.

So now we're into a debate on how you classify punk.

I've even heard some question the Clash as true punk due to Joes boarding school, art college upbringing.

The only thing that needed changing on my old CV '50s P was the pickup. Sourced one from here, job done!

I can see why you might like to change the tuners though.

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Some cool things in there, but honestly most of that stuff sounds like a collection of riffs I came up with the first week of playing bass.
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Oooh get you!

My roadworn neck usually needs a little adjustment in the summer and winter. Only a 1/8th to a quarter of a turn each time required.

I have my action ant-gonads low as well, with just a hair of relief.

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Not really classic punk, and perhaps not even punk by the standards of some, but I always loved the bass to this track (not really a big fan of the band though):

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R34SA1qTfQw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R34SA1qTfQw[/url]
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I used to love AFI, when they were classic hardcore. They went a bit overboard with the goth angle for my liking.

Guns of Brixton? Surely that's the most well known?

I really like matt freemans 100mph scale runs on Animosity from the first Rancid album as well.

At the time I liked the melodic edge Randy Bradbury gave to Pennywise after JMT passed away, the Full Circle album had a new edge to it because of this.

If anyone mentions Mark Hoppus they're getting punched in the balls!

Any Matt Freeman, but I specifically like Maxwell Murder.

Not a tribute band, but I do quite like the Red Hot Chili Pipers.

On the subject on names that haven't been used yet, we always figured a folk tribute to Duran Duran could be called Bodhran Bodhran.

I did recently drive past a venue offering a Bon Jovi tribute band for the forthcoming weekend, who were called Bon Jovie. Rubbish attempt.

Boring, I thought this was going to be a thread about jetpacks and robot servants.

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[i][b]What is the best route into playing the wedding circuit?[/b][/i] We play pubs for £200-250. We are a 5 piece pop/rock covers outfit p[size=4]laying [/size][size=4]from 60s to present day tunes with female lead vocals plus sax and keys. I think we are petty versatile so should be able to fit in with the wedding scene but have now idea how to get into it? Any advice please?[/size]
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It'll be a good year-18 months before word gets out about you, eventually someone will have seen you play/ heard about you from someone who has seen you.

Be careful what you wish for mind!

His instruments look truly stunning, and are unique. I'd really like to buy one!

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He builds amazing instruments...
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Not as much these days judging by his website!

He rather grumpily lists a string of things he won't do, which seems to include building instruments to order these days. Seems you now have to hang around and buy whatever he decides to make, whenever that might be. Shame, I'd really like a '57 P relic in the not too distant, and I'd rather not go Custom Shop if I can help it.

Hi guys!

Rich, my good friend and Drummer from my side-project guilty pleasure, 90's grunge, (my mrs calls it the 'dad band') cover band Firehawk (intentionally bad name) has arranged a music festival called Flynnfest for this Saturday at the Britannia Inn in Par. Firehawk are closing the show, but the band scheduled right before us have pulled out and left him up the proverbial creek without a paddle.

We are desperately trying to find a replacement band to fill this slot- and have got very close before being let down again. We are scouring the local music scene to try and find a band to play for an hour for this great charity event, in memory of Rich's son who was unfortunately still born in late 2011, with all proceeds going to Local charity Ella's memory.

If you are in a band, or know of anybody who may be able to play for an hour, 8 til 9ish, just out of the kindness of their heart (and maybe some Tribute) to support this great event, then please get in touch.

Full PA comes courtesy of local sound legend John Cornfield from Sawmills studios, big Marquee by the pub itself, there will be a drumkit, and you are free to use my bass amp and head.

It's already received local media coverage so turnout should be good, and there should be some photo's taken from the local papers on the day.

Please send me a message if you can help!

Anyone got a body I can pair this with?

I have, the Fender Original had deeper lows, and more grind, the SPB-1 more pointed towards low-mids. To my ears anyway!

Stunning colour!

C'mon fender, get these colours in the Road Worn series! Surf/seafoam/sonic/Daphne/

you're selling the wrong one

Bargain.

Gassing for the sonic blue again

Awesome grain in the body!

Looks like a Jagstang

I used a power sander, but go carefully.

I did manage to sand a few angles in to the body, which then had to be flattened back out by hand.

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I'd really like a Road Worn Fender but the current colours arn't top of my favorite list.

How often do Fender release new colours ?

A roadworn Sonic Blue, LPB, Burgandy Mist....now you're talking.


Same for the CV Squiers, the PINO red is not my bag...bring back the Sonic Blue please!
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I really wanted a Surf Green Road Worn P bass so I made my own.

Vaguely copied the wear on my fiesta red 'real' road worn P, after spraying nitro and tinted lacquer. The tinted lacquer didn't look right on surf green, made it look almost olive, so I sanded most of it off when flattening the finish, and just left a few patches here and there to add to the aged look.

Took a few matches to the white scratch plate to yellow that in areas, sanded the fretboard here and there, etc etc, and stuck my original road worn tuners on it (as I had to put res-0-lites on the RW as the body is so damn light it was neck heavy) and hey presto.

I think I did a good job, I'll post pics when I get a sec.

PM on the way