RhysP

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Maybe it was a bad pic, bad video or Eric was having a bad day.

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He was in a wheelchair.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1491052527' post='3270186']
another 15 years all the care homes will be stuffed full of old Punks, I'll have a whole new career
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That's a very good point!

Care homes are always looking for people to play Vera Lynn songs & that sort of stuff for the inmates, that's always an option.
You can check out the accommodation for future reference while you are there, maybe put your name on the waiting list...

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1491049406' post='3270156']
Who said he wasn't looking frail?
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Nobody, you just seem to be surprised that he looks frail.
He's an old man.

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1491042376' post='3270042']
Eric Clapton is not looking to well. Nothing to do with the thread as such, but when I see people like him looking frail, I realise you gotta pack as much in too your life as you can
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Clapton is a 71 year old ex alcoholic, ex smackhead, ex heavy smoker - why wouldn't he look frail?
Some people might get to their 70s & be lucky enough to be in relatively good health & still able to do stuff they want to do but that doesn't mean they're not old.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1491030765' post='3269913']
Yes, I too feel some envy for folk who are honestly happy with a single bass. What we don't know, of course, is if those lucky guys are active bassist or if they play simple lines in a band once a week, and never touch it from one week to the next.
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Or maybe just can't afford more than one bass.

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1491043652' post='3270065']
Magnesium supplements may help.
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I was going to suggest this too.

[quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1491029830' post='3269908']
G&L are now producing an amazing array of basses. The only gap I can see is the 5 string SB/P bass
ASAT's , L series, M series, The MJ's, JB's, LB, Kiliton and SB's

Loks like they have most "basses" covered

http://www.glguitars.com/instruments/USA/basses/index.asp
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If I was in the market for a new bass, and given my experiences with Musicman stuff, I would almost definitely go for a G&L of some sort. Still hate that stupid pointy bit on the headstock though.

Why not? Gives you a bit of credibility before you've played a note.

If it makes you feel any better I completely agreed with you...

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1490966285' post='3269465']


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Yes, I suppose crack is always an option.

I love 20/20 Sound but I feel it's let down by the vocals, which are pretty weak in my opinion.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1490964219' post='3269435']
I felt the same when I lived in Wales...
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By that I meant that I don't feel that there's anything I want or need to do in the time I've got left. If I died tomorrow my last thoughts wouldn't be of all the things I'll never be able to do. There's nothing I want to do, I'm happy sitting on my arse doing nothing.

I do agree with you though, Wales is pretty sh*t.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' timestamp='1490949089' post='3269246']
The last thing I want to do is veg in front of the TV.
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A few years ago I would have said the same thing.
These days, however, I'm happy to veg in front of the TV to the exclusion of pretty much everything else. I feel a lot better in myself too since I stopped forcing myself to do stuff just for the sake of doing something.

[quote name='radiophonic' timestamp='1490957039' post='3269362']
I have a similar problem with Levitation, despite loving both Bickers and Bic's guitar work. There's just too much of it all at once.
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Really? There's only so much Living Colour I can take, but I love Levitation. "Need For Not" is one of my favourite albums ever.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1490943467' post='3269161']
No Rhys, not true - I hope that one day, when I am as old as you, I can also find the energy to spread my negativity far and wide! It can't be easy




Disclaimer. That was no more serious that the quoted remark.

I think I am a bit older.


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I'm glad somebody appreciates just how much time & energy goes into being a miserable old bastard, it's exhausting...

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1490916586' post='3269112']
Thats what my wife said.
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I wasn't trying to be flippant, sorry if it came across that way.
I guess what I was trying to say is don't worry, if you need to sell it sell it, you'll own basses again further down the line.
I've never had much money, so getting attached to something I own is a luxury I've never been able to have. Stuff gets sold as & when needs demand. The bottom line is that as much as we enjoy playing there are more important things in life that sometimes need to come first.

Yes, I let my only bass go, and my only amp.
Then I bought another bass. Then I sold that.
At the end of the day it's just a bit of wood.

The thing I find amazing is that people still want to keep doing loads of stuff when they get old. I couldn't wait to get old so I'd have an excuse to stop doing stuff.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1490865498' post='3268570']
After playing it acoustically for a couple of days, I plugged it in. Dead as a dodo. Changed battery. Nothing. Different leads and Amps. Nothing. XLR connection. Nothing. It appears that my electro acoustic guitar is entirely acoustic :-D Buggery bollocks. It's now got to go back to Germany for a holiday.
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What a pain in the arse.

I'm 52 & pretty much ready for death.
All the fun stuff is behind me.

[quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1490858410' post='3268485']
I agree that it is a lot but it is in the range of some other well known American manufacturers
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I think they (as in Fender & Musicman) are overpriced for what you get too.

£1500!!! No thanks, I'll wait for the Tribute model.

That's my kind of bass. Really like the blue/maple neck one on the wall behind him.

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1490744216' post='3267676']
Yes, the album certainly hasn't aged well... he said being charitable... in the extreme... it hadn't aged well by about 1989!
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It had aged badly by the time I got it home from the shop.