RhysP

I've never understood the appeal of the vast majority of music people seem to love, even when I was young. I was never really cut out for all this musician stuff.

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1487792554' post='3243029'] Rhys, I think I'm thinking about the previous Dan the Bass... TBH it's a few years now since I really checked out Magenta... [/quote] Aah, it all makes sense now. I'm not really a fan, but Tina their singer is an old friend of mine & so is Steve the drummer they use live.

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1487534572' post='3240600'] Starcastle another band from late 70's and altho bassist passed away few yrs back they have continued to play together. Bassist was main songwriter and original member. [/quote] I used to love their album "Citadel" back in the days when I listened to loads of Prog stuff.

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1487786539' post='3242929'] [size=3][font=Calibri][color=#000000]...the Magenta guy is all Stingrays and the odd jazz,... [/color][/font][/size] [/quote] Never seen Dan use a Stingray, only a black jazz bass & more recently a Precision. The bass player before him used to use a Musicman SUB though.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1487783057' post='3242869'] Do they have a keyboard player? If so, I hope his rig consists of (at least) a Hammond C3 plus Leslie, an original Fender Rhodes, a couple of Mini Moogs and a huge wall of Moog modules. [/quote] Don't forget the Mellotron...

A couple of local punk bands at a foodbank benefit gig.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1485854105' post='3227142'] I used to run a Jazz jam session at the Four Bars Inn years ago. It moved to the Sandringham Hotel but I don't know if it is still running. Why not approach the Cardiff music shops and ask if they know of any sessions? [/quote] Do you know the Four Bars (or Dempseys as it's been for a while) closed at the beginning of this month? Another great live venue in Cardiff gone.

Lovely looking bass Ped.

Very nice!

Most of us really appreciate all the work you & the mods put into this forum Ped.

[quote name='Phil Adams' timestamp='1487594465' post='3240978'] A slight sidestep from the OP, sorry, but is Gamleys (I think it was) still a couple of doors away in Cardiff. [/quote] Gamlins. Yes it is.

It's going very well, thanks for asking. The guy that organises all the music stuff unfortunately left for another job at the end of January, but there is somebody else taking over running it soon.

I thought it said "Avoid Germans!"

Lucky you.

I like a good folk murder ballad.

Very low output due to the metals used, sounds sh*te. Having said that, D'addario used to make a copperwound electric bass string in the early 80's that looked & sounded really good, but they didn't sell so they were discontinued

Very much depends on the bass. I've owned basses that never once needed adjusting & others (especially my Jaydee & my Stingray 5) that were so unstable I spent more time adusting them than playing them.

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1487262034' post='3238477'] They're updating the Marathon bass. It will be called the Shergold Snickers. [/quote] I've only just realised why Shergoldsnickers on here is called Shergoldsnickers. God I'm thick.

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1487262034' post='3238477'] They're updating the Marathon bass. It will be called the Shergold Snickers. [/quote] Genius!

Not a guitar but I owned a Michael Kelly mandolin for a while. It was pretty good.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1487181468' post='3237853'] [url=http://www.gizmotron.com/buy/bass-wheel-kit-standard]Replacement wheels are here[/url]. It might be worth sending them an email. [/quote] Thanks for that!

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1487180969' post='3237847'] You can buy replacement wheels for the Gizmotron V2. I wonder if they would fit? [/quote] Can you? I'll have to have a look.

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