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[quote name='cetera' post='1164573' date='Mar 16 2011, 04:05 PM']Yep, certainly is! [/quote] Excellent! Makes a change for you not to be playing in Cardiff in the depths of winter.

I see the Globe in Cardiff are advertising that you're playing there on Friday 26th August - is that a definite?

[quote name='Conan' post='1164469' date='Mar 16 2011, 02:53 PM']I'm not sure I understand why this subject engenders such strong feelings. It's not as though there needs to be a "do you hate fretless/fingerstyle/pick playing/distortion/five string basses...?" poll is there?[/quote] The pro & anti "Five string basses" & "Pick playing" threads come along with tedious regularity.

Looks like a Bongo.

[quote name='DaveB' post='1152972' date='Mar 7 2011, 08:47 PM']Anyone played a Zon here?[/quote] Yes, I have two. I play Legacy models rather than the Sonus as I don't like jazz bass profile necks. They are the best basses I've ever played or owned. I really only play four string but I'm sure the 5vers are just as good. I've got a Musicman Stingray 5 but I've never been happy with it - it feels like a toy compared to the Zons.

[quote name='uke' post='1162608' date='Mar 15 2011, 12:11 AM']how unfair is it that you can now afford all those toys you could only dream of when you were 21![/quote] I'm 46 & I'm earning less money now than I was at 21.

[quote name='ezbass' post='1161876' date='Mar 14 2011, 03:22 PM']Well I can confirm that it was very nice in the flesh and [b]not too heavy at all[/b].[/quote] Can you be a bit more specific about the weight if possible please?

Rather lovely old greenburst Wal (John G Perry model?) with leather scratchplate: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wal-Bass-Guitar-/180639128049?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a0eee59f1"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wal-Bass-Guitar-/180...=item2a0eee59f1[/url]

If I didn't have a herniated lumbar disc I'd be all over that.

I saved myself a massive £81.00 by deciding not to go.

It's not the slap technique itself that's at fault, it's just that lots of players have no taste. Remember: "Slap don't kill people - people kill people".

I'm so glad I didn't waste £64.00 on the train fare to London today......

Any Trouble - "Wheels in Motion"

Try any of the other Joni albums he plays on, especially "Hejira" - Jaco at his very best IMO. "Mingus" might be a bit too jazzy for you but that's pretty awesome too.

[quote name='Moos3h' post='1156905' date='Mar 10 2011, 05:09 PM']My problem with it all is that I don't care. Sorry, but that's how it is! You CAN play bass really well? Great, good for you. You suck? Well, that's just bad luck, play some more and you'll get better.[/quote] That's pretty much it for me too.

After trying lots of different guitar strings I've settled on the GHS David Gilmour signature ones. They do a "Fender" & a "Gibson" set that mimic the gauges that Gilmour uses on his Strats & Les Pauls. I like them because the top strings are heavy but not too heavy & the bottom strings are quite a bit heavier than you'd get with a standard set of strings. They last a long time too. The "Gibson" set are 10.5 - 50, the "Fender" set are 10 - 48. I use quite heavy bass strings (45-110 & would use a much heavier G if I could get them) & don't find these gauges too flimsy at all. They're pretty cheap too - Stringbusters do them for about £4.30 a set.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1155701' date='Mar 9 2011, 06:50 PM']I keep watching that in the hope it will sell as a value guide for my Mockingbird that is very similar. [/quote] Is that your Mockingbird? f*** me, that's a stunner! Absolutely awesome basses.

[quote name='blackmn90' post='1152445' date='Mar 7 2011, 01:16 PM']If your good enough to teach you don't need a book to tell you how to do it.[/quote] Being a good player is absolutely no guarantee that you'll be a good teacher.

I've seen Fairport dozens of times, both at Cropredy & on tour. Absolutely superb band & a great bunch of musicians (past & present) - Peggy is a legend & Simon Nicol is a very under-rated guitarist. Missed them in Cardiff last night as I just didn't have the money.

[quote name='GremlinAndy' post='1142747' date='Feb 26 2011, 07:58 PM']At last! This is apparently mine... Ships Monday![/quote] Great news! That looks beautiful & I'm sure it will have been worth the wait - review asap please!

Bryan Beller is a monster player. My friend Steve (a drummer) has recorded with Bryan Beller & as a result I will never be able to play in any kind of musical situation with Steve ever again as I'd just feel totally inadequate. I have to say I think his tone in those clips is bloody awful - probably works OK in a band context though.

I was incredibly disappointed by his book; to me all it basically consisted of was a roll call of his famous mates and lots of boring & clichéd tales of how many times he's got really pissed with them. I found nothing in there to suggest it had been written by a wonderful wit & raconteur, which is how he seems to be regarded. His stint on Planet Rock was pretty much the same too; he only seemed to play stuff by his muso chums or things that he had played on himself. It came across as one big ego trip to me.

The important thing is whether the singer is struggling with the songs in standard tuning. If he's not then I'd play the stuff in standard tuning - why piss about if you don't need to?