Cosmo Valdemar

[quote name='mercuryl' timestamp='1320241173' post='1424167']I can't really understand why people make copies of other people's products. Even the very expensive brands. Why don't they just come up with their own designs?[/quote] No sod would buy them.

What is the 'geezer' look?

The prize in the crossword competition in this month's Mojo magazine (with The who on the cover) is a rather fine Spector NS2000-5 bass, complete with stand and strings. AFAIK this bass has been out of production for some time, but the picture looks just like the ones I remember - EMG HZ pickups, brass nut, slimmer upper horn. I used to own the 4 string variety and it was smashing. So has it been re-introduced? Or has this bass been hanging around the Mojo offices for the past ten years?

[quote name='Jerry_B' timestamp='1312108018' post='1322031'] Sounds like the backing track is filling out the tone a bit. [/quote] This.

[quote name='barnettiuk' timestamp='1319971061' post='1420575'] ..........and on the studio take of Roundabout CS is doubling his bass line with a 6-string to give it more top. I'm almost ashamed to admit I know that........... ) [/quote] Squire has said this many times in interviews, but if it is on the record, it's mixed so low as to be inaudible. The only time the bass riff is doubled by guitar is toward the end of the song, after the lengthy mid-section and solos, and then it is clearly noticable, being an octave above. The bass riff for the main part is clearly the Rickenbacker alone, it's the same bass sound as almost all of Fragile.

If I'm sending a bass to someone, invariably they will be covering the postage costs and it is up to them if they want me to add the appropriate amount of insurance to the final cost. Generally they do - very wise.

Just sold my Spector Euro to El Molusko - unfortunately a very drawn-out process due to a variety of obstacles my end but EM was very patient and gracious throughout. Excellent communications too. I wouldn't hesitate to deal with El Molusko again.

[quote name='dmz' timestamp='1319382154' post='1413373'] Interesting..... I think I'd rather go for the beast that Chris Squire put together in the very early 70's [url="http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/5548694"]http://www.liveaucti...om/item/5548694[/url] .....so two 50's pickups, with some interesting control cavity action going on (!) and an old style bridge. Would be kinda cool to put something together like that ! [/quote] That's a fantastic bass, he used it for a few songs on Time and a Word I believe, and Lucky Seven on Fish Out of Water. As far as I know it was wired stereo, with each pickup having it's own control plate, the extra one from a Telecaster. You can see him play the bass in the 'No Opportunity Necessary' video, although it sure sounds like he used a Rick on record. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVL8IZWNh5k&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVL8IZWNh5k&feature=related[/url]

[quote name='Godber' timestamp='1319844377' post='1419393'] Glo = short for Gloss. [/quote] I'm glad they shortened that. Always found it a bit of a mouthful.

I adore VDGG, Still Life by far my favourite album of theirs - La Rossa is as exhausiting and devastating as any King Crimson of the era. I love the fact that at first listen they can appear quite impenetrable and rambling, they can often take quite a bit of work to understand. But once you get it, the songs are under your skin forever.

[quote name='Von Death' timestamp='1319389994' post='1413514'] I bought this off Robocorpse a little while ago as I was looking for a backup for my US Mockingbird.... It seems to have done the rounds having previously belonged to thombassmonkey, stevied-fenderp2009 and rmshaw37 A canny bit of work done, 1 Refinished to get rid of missing chunks 2 Grover Titan Machine heads 3 2 x Dimarzio DP122 4 Wiring done for bass and treble boost (like on my US Mockingbird) 5 Headstock refinished with US style logo.... 6 Brass nut Will be putting a Gotoh bridge on sometime! I love it and will not be selling it! [/quote] I had one of these for a while, kind of regret selling it. Definitely had a unique growl, you can see why Entwistle was so fond of the PP configuration.

[quote name='bassmachine2112' timestamp='1319643397' post='1416826'] Jetglo all day,like a L.B.D goes with everything and suitable for any occasion. White ones with black accesories are known as Tuxedo like James Bond I suppose,he,s had every gadget known to mankind but I,ve never seen him play a Rick maybe due to the Rick being cooler than himself. [/quote] The Tuxedo was a very limited run - it also had a white (or very pale) fingerboard with dot markers. There was a standard white Rick as well though, wish they still did it as it's a fantastic look. I went for Mapleglo myself, simply because it was the one on sale at the time. However out of the standard colours it is probably my favourite. Fireglo is amazing but sometimes has the tendency to be a bit pink. Jetglo is the classic Rick look but very popular.

[quote name='oldslapper' timestamp='1319704492' post='1417356'] If people insist on buying level 42 records, this is what will come of it. [/quote]

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1319673971' post='1417231'] Chris says he plans to return to London every couple of months to provide his services for his London clientele. Not the same as him bring there every day, bit at least he doesn't plan to abandon his client base, which is good news. [/quote] That's a relief. And quite honourable. His work is really fantastic.

Very sad news.

For anybody wondering... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzDqqxKnW3o"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzDqqxKnW3o[/url] Mr Amazing lives up to his name at 2:08. If I played a Jazz I would want it to sound like that.

Silly question maybe, but I've never broken a limb - just how painful is it?

[quote name='daz' timestamp='1318601704' post='1404229']I was watching the Old Grey Whistle Test, dvd boxset last night. One of the bands was[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argent_(band)"] Argent[/url], who performed the famous "God gave rock and roll" track in 1973 (this was the original, before Kiss carbon copied it. It was written by the singer from Argent's brother. I'll bet he's made a few bob from it over the years?) ][/quote] Kiss didn't 'carbon copy' it - they covered it, slightly rearranging the music and considerably changing the lyrics - dropping the bits about loving Cliff Richard.