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I've always helped with load in & set up for everyone else, especially the drummer. The sooner we're all in and setup, the sooner we can start.
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I tried playing by ear, but found it was far easier to use my fingers...
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Christopher Guest is British, he's actually the 5th Baron Haden-Guest.
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"Tuning stability" is the Guitarist's own specific variant of OCD.
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Another Sennheiser HD fan here, have a set of HD200's, and they're superb and given many years solid performance.
Though, according to some internet guru's, you shouldn't use closed back headphones for playing and recording music... -
Don't know if it's me, but I find that pretty much every featured artist on Later to be tepid.
And I don't think it's just been over the last half dozen years, it seems that most of the new music from the turn of the century has been mediocre and somewhat insipid. -
How did you learn to play bass?
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LOL. Bedwetter core, like it.
Even more bizarrely, I have always found Coldplay to be insufferably whingy, whiny and full of their own self importance, and their music to be as dull as week old dishwater. -
Gorgeous
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Never used to like Steels on bass, was always a huge fan of Nickel's, but came back to Steels a good few years ago, and won't play anything else now.
As for guitar strings, it's Nickel's everytime. -
There seems to be plenty to rebel against, but people seem to want to be spoon fed pre-packaged meals rather than going out and finding the ingredients. Everything appears to require a defined category before people seem to listen to something new.
"Social Media" has a lot to answer for IMO.
Bizarrely, I always thought that Keane were actually quite good (for public school-boys). -
Always found it a bit boring, though I now wish I'd spent a bit more time learning more about it.
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Sweet
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For C#, a set of 110's should be fine. 105's are good for D, but can start to get a bit too sloppy that extra half step.
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I'd buy 3 Rickenfakers. Or just get a 4003.
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How about a P/J, or a G&L. The L2000 is definitely worth a look and a play. A Thunderbird is definitely a good one to try.
I would highly recommend a Ric 4003, though, I'll caveat that with "try before you buy". Some people "get" them, most don't. If you're playing a P bass anyway, the neck won't feel too weird (if you played a J bass, it will feel very weird!), though you might need to stretch your budget. -
Always remember him using Thunderbird's.
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I always thought he was seriously underrated in all his bands. The Sisters, Mission, Coloursound & The Alarm. Solid playing, great stuff.
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It would be very cool to have it back in action though.
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[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1475237491' post='3144276']
Primarily a Wal, Rickenbacker 4001 and a Hofner violin bass.
Bet you can't figure out who's basslines I was learning bass to at the time...
Funnily enough, I was going to pull the trigger on a Wal but never did. Could have kicked myself. I don't really hanker after any of them nowadays... although the Wal would be nice to have in the collection.
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Geddy Lee? -
RIP Cliff.
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[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1475179334' post='3143872']
Like others, listening to records I liked and trying to pick out the bass line and copy it... much simplified if necessary.
Also worked through this classic tome. Oh the joy of getting a flexi disk to work properly...
Oh yeah, and any opportunity to play with others, however modest or low key!
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I had that book as well. The flexi disk was a pain and sounded dreadful. Must have worked though, still playing after 30-odd years.
I learned by reading the book, playing along to records & joining bands. -
All of them.
Though I lusted after a Rickenbacker for about 15-20 years before I finally got one. -
Good score. Enjoy.
Chorus that won't get lost in the mix?
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