Cosmo Valdemar

I saw them last week. A good show, not quite as great as when I saw them the previous year, but Thijs was having problems with his organ (oo er). Pierre Van Der Linden is just awesome.

[quote name='Green Alsatian' timestamp='1381344750' post='2237976'] Here's a demo of the new model: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6qtQCC1w9c[/media] [/quote] Nice pedal demo...

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1381775694' post='2243619'] Far better than reload. The question that will always hang over this album; why did lars insist on recording the drums in the kitchen with frying pans? [/quote] I actually quite like the drum sound... It's weird, the whole production seems to even out as the album goes on... Frantic sounds bizarre, but All Within My Hands is almost normal. That aside, I genuinely believe the songs are excellent (Invisible Kid aside) - probably the most honest album they've ever made, a real primal expression.

I love St Anger... Seriously. One day, it will be understood.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1377964825' post='2194183'] Nice video here of SW on tour recently. This is probably my favourite track from the last album. Nick Beggs on bass and Adam Holzman on keys, great band ! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZtZIUgY0IM&feature=c4-overview&list=UU-9mlH6az1Q_XUP3fw1N4Fg[/media] [/quote] Beautiful song... I'm going to the RAH show, sometime this month... Can't remember exactly when though...

[quote name='nottswarwick' timestamp='1381356574' post='2238157'] So, what's that bass, and what's making that massive tone. [/quote] It's a custom Alembic, running in stereo through (I believe) Sunn amps. So, you've got the bridge pickup trebly and nicely distorted, and the neck pickup running fat and warm. I've actually got an Alembic savings fund going on - at my current rate, I should be able to order one when I'm 50.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1381353424' post='2238122'] Thanks man! See below [/quote] Wow.

That's probably my ultimate bass tone right there.

Another vote for the poor old Epiphone Thunderbird from me I'm afraid... Weighed nothing, felt like playing a toy bass. And such a dead tone... I will point out this was one of the reverse models that Epiphone still make today. I had previously owned the non-reverse model, with PJ pickups, and it was a great instrument.

[quote name='mart' timestamp='1381168392' post='2235339'] Edit: like this one: [url="http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/2750/patental6.gif"]http://img406.images...0/patental6.gif[/url] [/quote] That's a shoe isn't it?

I once bought a BC Rich Ironbird from my local CC... It was up for about £100 odd, but I was concerned with the bow in the neck. The chap in the shop clearly had no idea about guitars, had a bit of a panic and offered it to me for £40. It turned out he had tuned it comically high - once tuned correctly the neck straightened right out! Test the waters, see if the chap in your branch knows his stuff - if not, slyly suggest the bass is junk and see what discount you can get.

I can't watch the video (I'm at work) but Tom used to play a BC Rich Wave bass, and a Hill custom, before switching to ESPs.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1381001939' post='2233330'] How can you think about music when Susanna Reid is cavorting for your viewing pleasure? Some things are more important than bass , and Susanna is one of those things . [/quote] Agreed. Good god, she's incredible.

To my shame I've never heard Bitches Brew... Time to do something about it. I do love Jack Johnson though, awesome album.

The Hosepipe Band

[quote name='spinynorman' timestamp='1380413859' post='2225061'] I got rid of my DeArmond Starfire. Now we're doing more acoustic gigs in small venues and I'd really like to get it back. [/quote] I had one of those for a while, and miss it dearly...

[quote name='12stringbassist' timestamp='1380472821' post='2225793'] THIS remains my dream.... [/quote]

[quote name='SimonEdward' timestamp='1380468205' post='2225700'] WUM. Can you prove that?!?! [/quote] How can I prove it?

[quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1380474689' post='2225854'] That sounds highly unlikely. They showed considerable enthusiasm about my crappy old Hondo bass when I took it to them, despite it probably being worth many times less than any of the basses they have for sale. [/quote] I'm not lying, I have no personal vendetta against the shop. I'm just reporting my experiences of the place - and they have all been bad. I had an issue with a bass I had purchased from them a few days earlier (weak A string output). The guy asked me what amp I used - Ashdown - and he smirked and said "I think there's your answer". He then asked me which strings I used - Rotosound - and he responded in exactly the same way.