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In my case, given the musical circles I move in, I'll concede that if I'd learned to read, I might perhaps be doing more deps in function bands than I do. A lucky escape, I reckon. Bit of course if I want to do more gigs like that, I'll put the effort in to learn. Theory? Again, in my case, hardly anyone I work with bothers with the minutiae. We just write songs and parts, and play 'em. Some are theoretical geniuses, and I don't see them gaining any great advantage for what we do. I guess if I wanted to do gigs like what Bilbo does, I wouldn't last 30 seconds.

You just need to paste the YouTube URL, but remove the 's' from https;//, like so: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doSxxc3Mu-4

Ooooh.....

[quote name='Kirky' timestamp='1475847800' post='3149210'] I hear a lot of bass players playing a minor (or pentatonic/blues) run where a major one would be much more appropriate. [/quote] Presumably they don't have a very good ear...?

This is one that comes up quite often. The general gist is that everyone's different - I'm probably similar to you, yet I don't feel hindered.

Honestly - just play what's on the record. You don't really need to write anything.

Any reports about 'em on Talkbass?

Well done!

Get something from Maruszczyk, and do something nice with your change from £1500.

I must be missing something here... why are you writing a line for a song that already has one?

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1475749593' post='3148392'] I noticed that on the SE Bass Bash videos, John Bentley's bass is "clacking" away on almost every note. I would expect extraneous noises to disappear in the mix on a gig. [/quote] Thanks my thoughts as well.

[quote name='pierreganseman' timestamp='1475747600' post='3148361'] well... [/quote] Helloooooooooo! I wonder how much something similar would be from the Fender CS? Would anyone like to hazard a guess?

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1475668513' post='3147743'] Andy Partridge isn't impressed: [url="https://twitter.com/xtcfans/status/783633659697987585"]https://twitter.com/...633659697987585[/url] [/quote] I wonder if he'd say that if he was on it..?

Interesting stuff. (WARNING - some of the accompanying muzak is dreadful). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xADoIFoKa0Q

What is this 'on the coast' thing, anyway? How is that limiting?

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1475519279' post='3146597'] Take your pick: [url="https://www.public-peace.de/index.php/bass-guitars/maruszczyk/jake/4-string"]https://www.public-p...k/jake/4-string[/url] [/quote] ^^^^ This.

[quote name='CokeyW' timestamp='1475441180' post='3145979'] Why do people who live on a coast, or in a remote region, consistently put up their items for sale and refuse point blank to post them? Top tip....a lot of your potential buyers live too far away to get to you without difficulty and fish don't play bass. Sorry for pointing this out but it may help you when you're wondering why your stuff doesn't sell. [/quote] Packing stuff well, and then shipping it, is a bit of a clart on that requires a time and effort. Some people just don't have the time. Simple as that.

Leszek's just sent me some pics of the new batch of R-400 he's working on..

Is this at gig volume, or when you're jamming along in the house?

[quote name='1976fenderhead' timestamp='1475228717' post='3144147'] I don't know, just normal playing. As I said, no noise with my other bass, same strength. [/quote] Same type of strings?

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1475221773' post='3144058'] Yes, they might have been better! [/quote] Absolutely. We have no way of knowing.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1475220006' post='3144047'] If there were no Beatles, there would still have been a David Bowie and there would still have been a Frank Zappa. [/quote] Maybe, but we can only speculate as to what they would have actually been like. And I have to say, I'm with Blue on the 'You had to be there' argument. Of course it's a factor - I can listen to and appreciate their music, but I imagine it's nowt compared to hearing it for the first time, along with everyone else. If Blue believes it was a life-changer, I'm not going to argue. No new bands that broke during my lifetime have changed the world like Elvis, the Beatles or (at a push) punk did.