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[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1394205516' post='2389164'] I thought I'd read somewhere that Marr wrote a lot of the basslines or is this not so? Not particularly bothered either way tbh. [/quote] I don't believe that's true. [Andy Rourke's playing on The Queen Is Dead album] "[i]is something that no other bass player could match[/i]" --- Johnny Marr [i][color=#405055]"He started off as a really good guitar player, but as I progressed, he got really interested in playing the bass. The two of us had this musical chemistry that everybody can hear in the Smiths. To this day, I’ve never met a bass player who isn’t super impressed by the way Andy Rourke plays. He’s a real one-off." --- [b]Johnny Marr[/b][/color][/i] [i]"When I was fifteen, I formed one of my first bands with my best friend. He was at that time the best musician, one of the best musicians I’d ever heard. We were just kids. Then in 1982, I formed a band in Manchester and I asked my best friend to come play the bass with me. And he was still one of the best musicians I’d ever heard. And tonight thirty years later, I’m gonna invite one of my best friends in the world, and he’s still one of the best musicians I’ve ever heard. From The Smiths... Mr. Andy Rourke! "[/i][color=#405055] - [/color][b]Johnny Marr[/b][color=#405055] (introducing Andy Rourke onto the stage i)[/color]

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1394211372' post='2389237'] I have never liked the Smiths. Far to depressing for me, and i don`t like Morriseys singing at all [/quote] I've always thought that Morrisey's lyrics should be taken as black, self deprecating humour rather than taking them at face value. I've never seen them as a depressing band.

[quote name='oggiesnr' timestamp='1394188657' post='2388854'] I've met lots of them although usually it only applies if you get north of the central belt. Most of the couriers charge quite a hefty premium for deliveries in that area. Steve [/quote] Highlands and Islands I can (just about) understand. But charging £13.39 for delivery to Edinburgh or Glasgow is mental.

[quote name='mark_random' timestamp='1394185145' post='2388771'] Hi Pete. Mark from GAK here. Thanks so much for this. Always nice to get some good feedback! [/quote] Mark, When I go to the GAK website the site offers "free postage over £99". However, put in an address in Scotland and you get told "you need to spend £299 for free shipping to Scotland" and instead offers you postage at £13.39... This crazy policy cost you a sale last week. I've never encountered a company that treats Scotland differently to the rest of the UK. Is there a reason for it?

See, Morrissey might be a twat but lyrically and vocally what he does in The Smiths is unmitigated genius as far as I'm concerned. People keep telling me they don't like him but my brain cannot comprehend that concept. Its a bit like saying "there are no foods that I like" or "I don't like reading". I mean, sure, you can think that if you like...but, what???

I wouldn't be paying £170 for that lineup, that's for sure.

Hey folks I know there are a few B3 users here, anyone care to share your patches? To start with I guess just post your settings, but if we get enough interest maybe we can set up an online repository somewhere for everyone to post their patches directly. I've got a couple of nice ones based on ideas I got from Talkbass, I'll post them when I get home.

I love The Smiths. I can't understand why anyone wouldn't! My favourite Smiths bassline is the one from What Difference Does It Make? Absolutely brilliant.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1394122929' post='2388179'] It's in the terms of the guarantee that apply. The 'return in 7 days' or whatever expired once you'd accepted the first item (and presumably were happy with until it broke, or you'd have sent it back then...). The replacement item is also guaranteed, of course. If it's faulty, get them to accept it back for either a refund or another, satisfactory, item. If, however, you're simply disenchanted, despite it working properly, I'd say that you've no redress. I'm not in any way a legal expert; this is simply how I think it works, given the information in the OP. Hope this helps (but that's unlikely... ) [/quote] This would be my expected outcome, too.

If you want to increase your sustain then buy a compressor, not a new bridge!

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1394036111' post='2387200'] But that was in the "good old days" before shed loads of countries split up and became several countries, and a load of Eastern block states of Russia suddenly became European! [/quote] The last time new countries were added was 2008 (Azerbaijan and San Marino, apparently)... we came fifth in 2009. Hardly the mark of a country that everyone hates and noone votes for. We do badly because we treat it as a joke and enter no-marks and has-beens singing terrible songs. ...and yes, I need to find something better to do than google Eurovision facts and statistics

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1394024457' post='2387004'] The important thing to remember about "audiophile" HiFi systems is that no-one who is in the business of actually recording, mixing or mastering music uses any of those sorts of systems. I think the average HiFi fanatic would be appalled if they saw the sorts of very ordinary (but perfectly serviceable) cables and the distances that the audio signals run through these in a typical recording studio. However it doesn't seem to have done the actual [b]MUSIC[/b] any harm. [/quote] Exactly. Its also telling that high quality scientific equipment---high end oscilloscopes, military radar systems and so on---don't have any of these megabucks directional connectors or power cables that cost £££. If they gave you better signal to noise then people other than audiophiles would be using them.

People that spend £350,000 on hifi systems are an example to us all. No, really. They're a reminder that you can become rich without being smart. There's hope for us all yet

This whole "everyone else hates us so we don't win" thing is complete and utter nonsense. Only the Irish (7 wins) have won it more times than GB has (5 wins). We've finished second 15 times. There's only been about 60 competitions, so thats a pretty good success rate. We don't win it because we enter sh*t songs and because the contest has expanded so there is more competition.

I had a brief honeymoon with flats but now pressurewounds are my string of choice. Best of both worlds IMO.

I don't have ms60b but I did just buy a B3 whiz has basically the same algorithms and processor. I think the ms60b would be absolutely perfect for what you want to do. The amp sins are really good, and the ms60b seems perfectly suited to using for "always on" sounds. If you're looking for something similar but with slightly different features check out the b3.

I don't know a lot about that particular pedal, but essentially if you chain overdrives and fuzzes you tend to end up with more volume and more fuzz/distortion. Sometimes the effects are really cool, othertimes it turns into a big horrible mess. The only way to know is to try it. Quite often chaining fuzzes leads to insane sounds.

So, had a quick play with the B3 last night. Firstly, the presets are pants. But I expected that. Setting up your own ones produces much, much, much better tones. However, I think it will work very well for my expected usage---basic amp sim, with the odd effect added here and there. The amp sims are really, really good. I'll probably use the crazier effects on guitar more than bass, I'm looking forward to trying that. Finally, tweaking the parameters is an absolute doddle. I've owned multifx before and never liked them because tweaking was too hard. This is as close as you'll ever get to real individual pedals---its that easy. Its tiny, its built like a tank (feels like a real quality piece of kit), it sounds good, and it costs less than whatever the boutique OD of the week is. First impressions are definitely very positive.

There's a Maya telecaster bass that ends later today: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191078532908?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_402wt_1399"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191078532908?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_402wt_1399[/url] Looks quite nice but I'm not in the market...

I've sold quite a few things on gumtree and I definitely prefer to deal face to face so its normally my preferred solution. However, you do have to be prepared to deal with all manner of flakes and timewasters. The people that really annoy me are the ones who completely ignore what your ad says. I sold a guitar once for about £200, and my ad stated "absolutely no trades, I need to raise some cash". Some muppet contacted me to offer me "how's about a trade for my strat, your guitar plus £100 my way". Was hard to be polite in my response to that... The other people that annoy me are the ones who contact you to offer you a trade and then change their minds! I was selling a delay pedal and a guy sent me a message saying "how's about a trade for my compressor?". I sent him a reply saying "Yeah, sure" and his response was "sorry, changed my mind..." Don't offer a trade if you're not sure!!!! I think a lot of people out there contact you to say "I definitely want it" just so that it buys them time to think about whether they do or not. They think that if you're arranging something with them then you won't sell it to someone else in the meantime. It then gives them the time to faff around and think about whether they definitely want it, and of course most of the time its just GAS talk and they're not interested at all. Still, you can't beat meeting in person and handing over cold hard cash for an item that you can inspect yourself!

I like that, a lot. Good work! Series / Parallel is a great mod for a jazz. McNach has a lovely Jazz bass that he modded, and then sold to me (before I sold it back to him ) and I loved that feature.

[indent=1]Did the P-bass arrive yet Tom? looking forward to hearing about that![/indent]

[quote name='Mikey R' timestamp='1391808733' post='2361664'] What do people think of the EHX Blackfinger? I like mine, but I use it as much for the tubey tone as the compression. Has anyone tried the Whitefinger? [/quote] I had one of the older style big box Whitefingers. I liked it, but the box was huuuuuge and it needed its own PSU so I sold it. The newer version is considerably smaller, but again I think it still needs its own PSU. Certainly worth trying if you can live with that.

Its just taste, innit. I find that most of the supposed Super Groups leave me non-plussed at best. I've never understood what anyone sees in the likes of Pink Floyd for example. I'd rather listen to silence than them!

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1393398126' post='2379670'] Roll on independence eh? Then you'll have import duty on top!! [/quote] Nah, I'll just get one from Thomann. No duty in the EU