Cosmo Valdemar

Cool! Location?

On 23/09/2018 at 20:31, attackbass said:

I feel this was all my fault.

 

 

Yes. Yes it was. 

I've bought, sold and traded with Mark many times, all great experiences.

I sold Mark a bass a couple of years ago which unfortunately had a small lacquer crack on the neck. Nothing major but it wasn't something he wanted to sell on. He sent the bass back to me at his own expense and in the hard case I'd sold to him with a different bass. He's a good chap.

46 minutes ago, Mykesbass said:

HaHa - who are we supposed to be moaning about now? 😀

Greta Van Fleet I think...

8 minutes ago, Gilmourisgod said:

 Love the bass, loathe the company. 

This.

1 hour ago, Wolverinebass said:

I'm going to presume that there isn't any chance it's 1000w and it's really about 400w? Bring the thing round and you can compare it with my 700w Yamaha power amp. I'd certainly be interested in the result.

Well GSS say it's 600w... I'd love to bring it round and let you have a look.

Hmm... I'm getting 'Sandberg on a Peavey body' vibes.

WHOOOAAA -AHHH-WOAHHWOAH

12 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

This film/soundtrack haunts my dreams.

Ella is 9, She’s amazing - but my god does she LOVE this film and associated soundtrack.

there are some great bass parts but I have to say that the “too much chocolate will make you sick” analogy works here.

we went to see a local production of it and it was all programmed into a Yamaha Tyros or similar...

 

 

I don't have an Ella but my two girls (7 and 4) are similarly obsessed. More with putting on their own productions of it in the front room though with extravagant freefrom dance moves.  I won't go out of my way to watch it but next time they put it on I'll keep an ear out for the bass!

Definitely a 4 string in that first pic! Saw it and got excited again...

For sale, this smashing Ibanez Soundgear. It's a wonderful bass but it's just a bit too slim and fast for my tastes. Excellent condition, almost as-new - just some VERY light swirling to the body.

Collection from Dartford preferred but could meet up somewhere. I'd rather not post due to lack of case.

I'd stick with the white one! Like John Deacon's.

I like headless when the bass is also 'bodyless' - like Steinbergers.

When attached to a body as in the examples above, a headless neck just looks incomplete IMHO. Not horrible or wrong, just not quite all there.

39 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

@Cosmo Valdemar how are you finding the Baby Sumo?

All good so far! It's my first experience with a dedicated power amp, so I don't have anything to compare it to, but I'm happy with the sounds I'm getting so far. 

I've only used it a low volumes, but even then it seems to get warm quickly. No fan, you see. I've read similar comments over on Talkbass but it doesn't seem to have let anyone down through overheating at gig volumes so I'm not too concerned.

2 hours ago, leftybassman392 said:

 

ETA: Wild Thing

To the best of my knowledge, the only ocarina solo in the history of popular music. (Happy to be wrong though...)

R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. by John Mellencamp has an ocarina solo! But it does seem to be in direct tribute to Wild Thing.

11 minutes ago, Meddle said:

I've been aware of the Lemon Twigs for a while. From what I've seen before, they were the two gauche '70s-lite brothers on vocals/keys/guitars/drums, a girl playing a Rickenbacker bass, and a drummer that shifted onto keyboards (etc) when necessary. It looks like they've revamped the lineup, and 'The Lemon Twigs' is basically the two skinny awkward teenage kids; who come across like weirdly precocious home-schooled kids who were raised listening to nothing but Todd Rundgren, Pet Sounds, etc. All the twee crush-chords, harmonies and evocative, left-field key changes are there. 

I just don't think the song writing keeps up with the musical theory, so their music comes across, to my ears, as a sort of highschool band Humble Pie, endlessly playing well composed but ultimately forgettable 10CC B-sides. They thrash through those twisty chord changes like they know they are doing something clever and complex, but there is no heart to back it up. Part of their novelty, like Greta Van Fleet, is that they are surprisingly young kids making surprisingly competent music in a surprisingly retro manner and aesthetic. As such this makes them, for me, a novelty rather than an honest artistic endeavour. I find both bands both impressive and boring in equal measure.

 

The Lemon Twigs, on record, are just the two brothers. They write and play it all themselves, which does support the 'weird and precocious' theory somewhat! But I do love the music. I get a lot of 10cc vibes as well, particularly on the early material.

3 hours ago, BreadBin said:

Just picked this up, does anyone have any idea what it is?! Any clues as to it's value other than not very much? It's an old Kay obviously given the logo on the pickplate and the body is plywood but other than that I have very little idea... 

Gorgeous old lump 😁

6 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said:

OK , will 'alternative rock' do?.

That'll do

I'm already familiar with the band, but it their 'Later...' appearance was my first expererience of them, I might have been a bit put off. They've certainly upped the theatricality somewhat. The older stuff was more like a prog Beach Boys.

42 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said:

  And as for The Lemon Twigs, a band who encapsulate everything I detest about Indie. 

I like The Lemon Twigs. I wouldn't consider them Indie at all!

Wow. Always wanted to try one of these. Never been lucky enough to see one though! 

These are amazing. How is this still here?!

1 hour ago, yorks5stringer said:

Not sure if he's still doing the Bass duties, bit if so he must have his hands full with 3 drummers in the band! 

I think he still is... I haven't heard anything to suggest otherwise!
I was lucky enough to see KC at the Hackney Empire a few years back - the sheer force of three drummers along the front of the stage was quite something.

1 hour ago, Clint said:

Sorry! I guess its always useful to show that. 

Bromley, South London

 

Oh dear.  Very close...

Ooh! Location?

5 hours ago, TheGreek said:

You pays your money...

Please stop showing me this picture. It's making my life very difficult. 😂