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[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1279685' date='Jun 23 2011, 02:59 PM']Intrigued beyond reason by this discourse, I have spent the day Googling sundry permutations to no avail. Where might I find images of Kenny Passarelli's magnificent trousers? If none are available, perhaps one of you might be kind enough to supply a more detailed written description. I cannot rest until I know more.[/quote] Behold! (This doesn't really do them justice. In context.. a diminutive Italian donning these trews, surrounded by a sea of old blokes in Levis and shirts, was remarkable.)

I'm surprised people still buy cases like the one in the OP, given that you can get a Hiscox (which, to be blunt, is a 'proper' case) for seventy quid...

[quote name='Mr Fudge' post='1279419' date='Jun 23 2011, 10:08 AM']The answer to this question is definately YES! They were indeed a magnificent pair of trousers. The inside leg measurement ia 18 inches I believe.[/quote] I've coveted them trousers ever since the day I laid eyes on them. Incredible.

[quote name='Mr Fudge' post='1279409' date='Jun 23 2011, 09:53 AM']I saw KP play bass for Stephen Stills a few years ago. I shook Stills' hand at the end of the gig. A very memorable night. Kenny did mention that his knob was as big as Heathrow Airport.[/quote] Was Kenny wearing the same trousers as he had on at the Newcastle City Hall gig? What a pair of troosers. Magnificent.

[quote name='dmccombe7' post='1278495' date='Jun 22 2011, 01:34 PM']You have more than one string and you've given it a name Dave [/quote] Can you imagine? Bloody Jazzers!

IMO, any music played to a captive or semi-captive audience who don't really want to hear it can be considered self-indulgent.

[quote name='JimBobTTD' post='1278181' date='Jun 22 2011, 09:53 AM']I suppose it all depends how you interpret "among the first".[/quote] In this context I'm interpreting it as 'A pioneer of...'

[quote name='JimBobTTD' post='1278085' date='Jun 22 2011, 07:57 AM']The article states that he was AMONG THE FIRST, not the first. I cannot see a problem with the statement, although I have not heard of the man nor have I heard the Joe Walsh LP mentioned. The record could be the earliest with a strong fretless presence, in which case the whole thing seems fully valid. Of course, if the record is not the earliest [etc][/quote] Fair point, but... Fender were offering fretless as a factory option in late '69. Also, one of the best-selling UK albums by a home-grown artist in 1971 prominently features fretless bass. Fretless wasn't a new idea by 1973, I think. Kenny Pasarelli is a great player, IMO.

My factory fretless Precision was made in 1971.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=117705"]Was it this one?[/url]

Utter, utter bunkum.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1277500' date='Jun 21 2011, 07:01 PM']Who mentioned Jazz?[/quote] No-one has to mention Jazz. It's a state of mind that transcends all others.

[quote name='Marvin' post='1277460' date='Jun 21 2011, 06:27 PM']I'm more worried that WoT doesn't seem to be able to distinguish between a child's building brick and a fish. [/quote] It was a joke, but I guess it fell flat 'cos there's no room for humour in a thread about Jazz.

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1277426' date='Jun 21 2011, 06:04 PM']Me neither. Sod 'em. Let's go look for some sticklebacks.[/quote] Found one! Oooh... two, actually! Do I win a prize?

What about them Jazzers, eh?

It looks like a legit (but modded) boner J to me...

I think a lot of people who weren't standing in her shoes at that exact moment are jumping the conclusion that she's an idiot. None of us were actually there in the minutes leading up to her walking out on stage. None of us know [i]exactly[/i] what she was hearing at the time. I don't know either, but I'd be surprised if she was just downright incompetent at that sort of level.

[quote name='silddx' post='1276521' date='Jun 20 2011, 11:22 PM']I may be lucky in that I play most of my small gigs in London, maybe PAs are rare in the regions [/quote] Yiiip... That's about right. It also sounds like your gigs are fairly consistent. That's not the case for many. One night I could be playing folk in an arts centre with no PA... The next I could be playing the back room of a pub with a blues band and no PA.. The next, I could be playing Earl's Court with a PA. Variety is the spice of life... Best to be prepared, though.

[quote name='Roland Rock' post='1274259' date='Jun 18 2011, 11:32 PM']I agree that they are not in every pub gig, but they seem to be an option with all of the luthiers now, more so than in the past, suggesting that more and more people are asking for them. Reading Bass mags, there seems to be an increase in players using them, such as Damian Erskine, Dave Swift, Matt Garrison etc. edit: obviously the attachment is a crap mockup done by me on a saturday night - God, I miss gigging![/quote]

[quote name='silddx' post='1275657' date='Jun 20 2011, 10:46 AM']It's only the amps he uses, no cabs.[/quote] He has a couple of 4x10s mic'd up offstage, I think.

[quote name='gjones' post='1275665' date='Jun 20 2011, 10:55 AM']I hate the idea of getting a boring lightweight black box type amp[/quote] Yeah.. me too. But I've got this, so IMO it's not an issue... [quote name='gjones' post='1275665' date='Jun 20 2011, 10:55 AM']...Personally, I'd go the Sansamp way if I could.[/quote] I hate SansAmps.

I've got a 900w amp that weighs next to nowt and has a lovely DI. I have two nice cabs that are an easy lift, but I usually only use one. And I quite often get mic'd up. More importantly, the amp has a volume knob that goes down as well as up. I'm a while away from going down the Pod + in-ears route.

Cool! I'm just heading off to a gig now. Normally I'd take an amp and a cab for this one, but the new cover is so cool the Promethean is coming with me...

I've said it before, but.. When I played in a covers band, they demanded I detuned and played it in low D. 'OK' says I. I never bothered. I always played it at the octave and no-one ever noticed.