RhysP

DRs quality control is bloody awful. I stopped using (on bass & guitar) them because I got fed up with having to return defective strings. The one shop in Cardiff that used to stock them stopped selling them for the same reason.

If I live into my 70s then I would assume I would have sold all my gear by then. If I go suddenly my partner will probably just swap my gear for some cushions or something..................

I don't see the point - you can still only physically tune 1 string at a time, unless you're an octopus.

[quote name='leschirons' post='718830' date='Jan 20 2010, 11:31 AM']Not one of my favourite numbers but Africa, by Toto. Heard one band cover it and they were all very good players and tried to do a faithfull rendition. Sugary pop rock or not, very hard to reproduce properly if that's your intention.[/quote] I love Toto but I've never seen them do a decent live version of "Africa". If they can't do it justice what chance has anybody else got?

The T-Baggers. Chart m*nge Explosion.

You'd probably be better off putting this in the "Bassists wanted/available" section. (One of the mods will probably move it for you).

What amp was it being played through?

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='716605' date='Jan 18 2010, 02:07 PM']The dude that runs Electric Ladyland in Bristol seems to be totally uninterested in getting your money. Don't think he fibs, but he might just not want to sell you stuff when he could be telling you the stuff you want is overrated rubbish and he has 50 of them out back instead.[/quote] Is that Ray Baker you're talking about? Is he still running that shop in Bristol? Haven't been in there for nearly 20 years. He was indeed a very good guy & they used to have a great selection of stuff

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='716513' date='Jan 18 2010, 12:58 PM']I can't think of any retailer - guitar or otherwise - where one is guaranteed of satisfaction. But in the field of vintage guitars / basses, the phrase 'Caveat Emptor' is highly applicable.[/quote] +10000 You REALLY need to know your stuff if you plan to buy a vintage instrument, especially if you're looking at Fenders & Gibsons - it's an absolute minefield & as there are large sums of money involved there are some real crooks out there. Add to that the increasing emergence of very good fakes that fool many of the so-called "experts" & it's something I personally would never bother with even if I had the money.

Lemmy - "Stay Clean" from Motorheads "Overkill" album. Chris Squire - "The Fish" from the "Yessongs" triple live album. Rickenbackers, plectrums, distortion & a teenage me blown away & addicted to bass playing for ever. I've long since discovered more "sophisticated" players but the two examples I've given above still do it for me.

I'm not a fan of Motown music but I think it's a fantastic film, essential viewing for anyone with a serious interest in music. I like it so much one of the kids got it on DVD for me for Christmas.

[quote name='aznbass' post='714608' date='Jan 16 2010, 09:31 AM']Also, i would not get an electronic kit, because as other people have said, they are not very quiet, i would instead get a drumkit with mesh heads on them, ive never done that, but ive head its a good silent practice method.[/quote] Same problem as an electronic kit - still lots of noise.

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='714339' date='Jan 15 2010, 09:03 PM']Howdy! I was thinking on and off to myself wether it's time to learn another instrument. The drawback is that I live in a 1st flr maisonnette. I like the look of those electronic drums( rubber?) ,but I'm not sure if that'll work.[/quote] Electronic drums still make a lot of noise when you thump them, it's the bass drum pedal that's the main problem. My step daughter has a Yamaha electronic kit & you can still hear her hitting it on the ground floor when she's in the loft.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='710844' date='Jan 13 2010, 03:59 AM']To be fair to Chandlers in Kew, they deliberately and specifically discouraged me from using their PLEK machine. Told me they could do a much better job by hand and the sales person conveyed more than a hint of disgust at the thirty thousand quid he confided that they'd spent on it.[/quote] I, and others I know, have also been told exactly this by Chandlers. Their PLEK machine has accumulated a nice thick layer of dust through lack of use according to a friend of mine who lives near there. Any decent luthier/repairman can give you a set-up as good as a PLEK machine for a lot less money IMO.

If Joe Zon would build me one (which is highly unlikely) I'd have a bass/12 string guitar twin neck Zon Legacy. Failing that: An 8 string Zon Legacy & a twin neck Shergold (bass/12 string guitar) like Mike Rutherford played with Genesis in the 70s.

[quote name='OldGit' post='710077' date='Jan 12 2010, 03:08 PM']Not always ... [attachment=40051:Hohner.jpg][/quote] That wouldn't have happened to a Steinberger.............

[quote name='jude_b' post='708310' date='Jan 10 2010, 10:42 PM']I haven't heard it for years, but, "May the cube be with you", by Thomas Dolby. I really really hope it wasn't a synthesiser.[/quote] I'm pretty sure it was a "real" bass sampled into Dolby's Fairlight & then sequenced. I'm a big fan of Thomas Dolby.

[quote name='clauster' post='708129' date='Jan 10 2010, 08:25 PM']Kiss made me want to be in a band, but I think it was Paul Gardiner of Tubeway Army that made me want to be a bassist.[/quote] Paul Gardiner was a huge influence on me too.

[quote name='geoffbyrne' post='706888' date='Jan 9 2010, 06:47 PM']If you need any proof, Joe Pass is (I believe) a lefty playing righty. (Mind you, it's rumoured he's an absolute %%$*&&* to work with!). G.[/quote] Joe Pass hasn't been a "%%$*&&* to work with" since 1994, when he died................. There are quite a few examples of left handed people who play right handed - Mark Knopfler is one that springs immediately to mind.

I avoid this by steadfastly refusing to play 99% of musical genres.

As far as I know he used a couple of SVTs.

The "One of these days" setting on my Bass POD XT.