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There's an old Pantera video showing something very similar on the guitar & bass (can't remember which song it's for though).

I've used straplocks ever since my brand new custom built Jaydee came off the strap and smashed headstock first into the floor - I'd just picked it up from the shop & had been playing it for about 20 minutes when it happened. Luckily the bass was undamaged, which was more than could be said for my underpants..... I use the Dunlop & the Schaller ones - I prefer the Schaller models as they're not as big & clunky as the Dunlop ones. Lots of guitars & basses come with the Dunlop compatible buttons as standard - Hamer & Musicman are the two that spring immediately to mind. For the small amount they cost using a straplock system of some type is a no brainer IMO.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='558894' date='Aug 3 2009, 12:22 AM']That'll be the Roll the Bones tour in '92, then [/quote] Yes, it probably was. It was all such a long time ago........

[quote name='dangerboy' post='559259' date='Aug 3 2009, 02:46 PM']Why not follow the tried-and-tested major label route? Find someone who looks the part and is easy to manipulate. Maybe the son of a label executive's friend, for example. Train them up to a basic standard. Done.[/quote] Oooh! You cynic!

He gets quite a nice sound out of that ironing board.......

I saw Primus supporting Rush on the "Hold your fire" tour at the Birmingham NEC - that was a great night for bass players.

I'd own up to the damage & hope she gave me a damn good spanking.....

[quote name='Oscar South' post='558086' date='Aug 1 2009, 09:26 PM']Geddy Lee is at #1 though, so not alls wrong in the world.[/quote] I'm really astonished to see Geddy mentioned at all - I wouldn't have thought your average NME reader would have a clue who he is.

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='557678' date='Aug 1 2009, 11:36 AM']Apparently some guy called Roger Walters plays bass for Pink Floyd. [/quote] Not to mention Thin Lizzy's legendary Phil Lycott....... Considering the NME is basically a kiddies comic & fashion magazine I'm really surprised at some of the names on that list.

[quote name='Clarky' post='556509' date='Jul 30 2009, 07:59 PM']In short, if I can't do the gig then I think they should have said 'no' just like we do when either of them can't make a gig.[/quote] This is what would make the situation unacceptable for me. They have already set a precedent for the situation; if the band has cancelled gigs before when other members couldn't make the date then why aren't they doing it this time? I'd be pissed off to the point of quitting (but that's just me; I never really got to grips with "band mentality").

[quote name='silddx' post='555659' date='Jul 29 2009, 10:10 PM']I used to be a bit of a naysayer, not anymore. I really wish I'd have put the work in a LONG time ago.[/quote] Same here. No excuses, I've just always been very lazy and more than a little intimidated by music theory. I'm very fired up about learning some theory at the moment, and this is mainly down to the excellent series of lessons that rslaing has been posting the last few weeks.

[quote name='tauzero' post='554814' date='Jul 29 2009, 09:49 AM'].....saw a row of tits and on the end was Janek.[/quote]

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='555382' date='Jul 29 2009, 05:56 PM']And charging in from the leftfield... I Suggest "Babooshka" by Kate Bush. John Giblin is ripping it up![/quote] +1 "Babooshka" is probably my favourite bass part of all time. Giblin is a fantastic player. His playing on John Martyns "Grace & danger" album is superb as well. Um, nobodies mentioned Jaco yet...... If for some reason you haven't heard Jaco's playing on Joni Mitchells "Hejira" & "Mingus" albums make sure you do. Absolutely wonderful. Personally I think this was Jaco at his very best.

It's definately a Washburn. I think it's a Hawk or a Falcon model.

Great basses (& guitars) for the money. I've never played a duff one. They made a headless model in the 80's which was bloody lovely.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' post='553219' date='Jul 27 2009, 09:12 PM']I had English Garden on vinyl and CD. God knows where it went. Five star album. P[/quote] It is a great album - one of those records only an English band could make. I've never even seen a CD copy of it. (It also features a very young Thomas Dolby, whose music I also absolutely love).

See if you can find the original version by Bruce Woolley & the Camera Club, there's a lot more guitar in it (it's more sort of XTC-ish). It's on the album "English Garden".

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='552923' date='Jul 27 2009, 05:38 PM']For example, a guy I know came into the shop with a Les Paul copy he'd bought privately. He wanted my opinion, as he'd paid £500 (!) for what was essentially a piece of sh@t.[/quote] Buying anything privately if you haven't got much knowledge or experience of musical gear (or anything else for that matter) is asking for trouble. I know a guy in Cardiff that paid serious money for a secondhand Rick 4001 and didn't even know it wasn't supposed to have a bolt on neck; he just saw the Rickenbacker nameplate that had been put on it & bought it.

Pretty much what everyone else has said. If I could get what I want in a local shop, even if it cost a little bit more, then I would. Unfortunately the vast majority of music shops have a pretty poor selection of basses unless you're looking for a budget model or a Fender. All the basses, guitars & keyboards I've bought for years have been online & nearly always secondhand. I've picked up some astonishing bargains & never had any problems whatsoever. I'm in a phase of selling & buying at the moment & it's all being done either on Ebay on Basschat.

Bloody hell. Messy.

Thanks for some great responses. I've read the Milkowksi book and thought, like most people on this thread, that it was quite well written & didn't really show anybody in a bad light. It was frank and unsentimental about Jaco's mental health problems, but I think the majority of people who were likely to read the book wouldn't have found any of this a great surprise. It would be interesting to hear the specific reasons behind Methenys derogatory comments. Out of interest, is the revised version of the Jaco book worth getting if I've only read the first edition?

[quote name='Faithless' post='552185' date='Jul 26 2009, 11:08 PM']I'm maybe talking nonsenses.[/quote] No "maybe" about it.