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wateroftyne

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  1. Poor bass players... 'Anything will do.' Can you imagine guitarists having the same discussion?
  2. [quote name='gingerfish' timestamp='1438939196' post='2838763'] I have been admiring your set up on the TKS thread and they are the ones that have tempted me so far. How do you find the S212 + S112 set up compares to a 2 x S112? I am thinking due to the staircases to our practice room and the fact I only have access to a small car that two small cabs might make more sense than one 212. Might have to make a trip to bass direct and bass gear and try some stuff out once the new amp arrives. [/quote] I've never run an S112 & S212 together in anger. I can't imagine needing more than the S212 alone can deliver...
  3. Chester's on drums and Kim Beacon sings. Everything else is TB.
  4. It's a good album, only let down (IMO) by the nagging feeling that some of the tunes would have been better with a tougher production and Collins and Rutherford on board.
  5. I've got lots of experience of the TKS S112's and S212's. Great cabs, extremely high quality, light, and (a bonus for me) ceramic. They're far more to my taste than the Berg HS210s and EX12's I ran beforehand. They sound more natural, with clearer mids. IMO, you can't go wrong with them. I've also used a few Barefaced cabs before, and quite liked them. You're spoiled for choice, really.
  6. Damn you, BC - making people use Google.
  7. [url="https://www.facebook.com/MARUSZCZYKINSTRUMENTS/photos_stream"]Beaucoup Maruszczyk pr0n....[/url]
  8. It's quite right and understandable that you want to try one first, but FWIW I ordered mine blind... and I absolutely can't fault it. The build quality is impeccable, and bear in mind you can spec it with pretty much any hardware you like...
  9. It's a shame NY isn't on the boat with them..
  10. See also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qshldMtI_Uw
  11. Have you searched? I've posted a couple of threads. If you're anywhere near Newcastle you're welcome to try mine. I can't fault them - IMO, in the P and J department they've got Fender, Lakland, Sandberg etc. on the run.
  12. An eight-bar bass solo is about 50% too long.
  13. Rosewood or maple. It makes no difference.
  14. Here's my Maruszczyk Jake... they nailed the 'burst. Beautiful.
  15. I bought this for my covers / function band. GnR, Chuck Berry, Avicii, disco stuff... it's all there.
  16. I'm sure Maruszczyk can do you exactly what you want, probably for significantly less money. [url="https://www.facebook.com/MARUSZCZYKINSTRUMENTS/photos/a.10150116450572396.285289.292530792395/10152746914187396/?type=1&permPage=1"]Here's one of their less traditional Jazzes with a figured top[/url], but I'm sure they can do a more standard 4-string J shape too.
  17. Yup. It's also important to point out that youth culture before The Beatles broke was VERY different to after. It was a fundamental shift that only Elvis, punk and (IMO) Nirvana can hint at.
  18. Tomorrow Never Knows is pretty much ahead of its time in trance, etc.
  19. [quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1438529361' post='2835178'] Last tour does not mean last live performances. [/quote] Indeed, hence the carefully-worded thread title.
  20. If this is goodbye, it's a sad moment. But probably best that they finish on a high. They've done a couple of tours too many IMO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=138&v=KOWBLOuLIDU
  21. There's a used Oly White P/J [url="http://www.public-peace.de/index.php/bass-guitars/maruszczyk/jake/4-string"]on the Public Peace / Maruszczyk site[/url] at the mo which looks like a bit of a bargain...
  22. [quote name='blue' timestamp='1438360662' post='2833960'] No Blue [/quote] Geoff Emerick disagrees.
  23. [quote name='blue' timestamp='1438360011' post='2833951'] Not for that time period. Blue [/quote] I dunno.. there's some fairly 'phoned-in' solos around that time.
  24. [quote name='TimR' timestamp='1438333149' post='2833583'] They were only able to take the U.S. By storm because they had a back catalogue ready to go. They managed to book the Ed Sulivan Show for three shows straightaway, something that relied on the rapid uptake of TV. Even from their day as a cover band at the Cavern club they're a very good example of how to successfully market a band/product. They took what was available to them at the time and very cleverly pulled it all together. [/quote] Nah - there's more to it than that. As I've said before, they were a freak perfect storm. Energy, looks, stage presence, writing skills, instrumental skills, musical knowledge, a thirst to learn more, a thirst to succeed. If the Dave Clark Five had gone over there first with a back catalogue ready to go, do you really think they'd have made the same impact?
  25. [quote name='blue' timestamp='1438306900' post='2833482'] Agreed, I mean look at George, who was like 17 years old. Outside of a few country guitarists he didn't have a lot to draw from, yet he started the whole concept of "lead guitar". Incredible. I didn't know what feedback was until I heard "I Feel Fine" Blue [/quote] The feedback was Lennon, wasn't it? I've always had mixed opinions about George. He wrote some great tunes, but a lot of guitar parts where he was left to his own devices are sloppy and half-baked.
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