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leroydiamond

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  1. I owned a NYC Sadowsky for a few years and enjoyed it. The fact that it was light weight, was a requirement for me. However the price they are selling for now is WAY over the top IMO. If I was buying a 'jazz' bass now, I would go for a Sire. My brother picked up a first generation model and I was knocked out by the finish, comfortable neck and excellent preamp. If had not been for the weight, I would have been quite happy to use it instead of the Sadowsky.
  2. I owned a NYC Sadowsky for a few years and enjoyed it. The fact that it was light weight, was a requirement for me. However the price they are selling for now is WAY over the top. If I was buying a super jazz now, I would go for a Sire.
  3. His very first build was for Steve Vai https://www.vai.com/steves-ultra-zone-emerald-guitar/
  4. Many years ago I tried out a Spector in a London store and tried my 'wickety wickets' slap style. The sales guy was 'wow you are some player' no doubt hoping his words would help with a sale. I knew I was total shite, put down the bass and walked out
  5. Pulled the trigger on one of these this afternoon
  6. Can anyone enlighten as to the approximare weight of these J / P basses ?
  7. After hearing a uk 'porky' vinyl cut of Deep Purple's 'Made in Japan', my jaw was on the floor because of its sonic bliss. Recorded for peanuts and no overdubs apparently.
  8. I was waiting for some mega slap fills to kick in, but thankfully no. Standard 2 finger picking technique and groove ++. Love it!
  9. As a general query, in the case of having to replace a bassist in a decent touring band. How quickly can it be done? I am retired from the 'weekend warrior' circuit and know very little theory. Could a competent player walk in and sight read there and then?
  10. I have used this technique for taking dents out of 2 fretboards (maple and rosewood). Worked a treat.
  11. I used to have a Larkin fretless bass many years ago. Superb instrument in every way and a big mistake moving it on. This is a stone cold bargain. GLWS
  12. 'Get the funk out' by Extreme and 'Sweet Emotion' by Aerosmith. We were a classic rock covers band, but these two tunes got zero reaction
  13. Not an Elton fan, but wow!. Not a fan of QOTSA and that's unlikely to change. Guitars sound fine until someone takes a solo which just sound out of tune.
  14. Yep, together with EJ and band whose performance was killer. The audience was fab. Just a really uplifting occasion.
  15. You can have cracking musicians, terrific mix etc but the tunes have to be quality and these are all classics. I am not an EJ fan (that might well change) but this is real quality. The guy is 76 years old ffs.
  16. I guess I come from an era when backing tracks were never an option. Live meant live, end of but times have changed obviously. I wonder would PT have opted for the same option if Gavin Harrison was unable to perform.
  17. So the moral of the story is you can do the gig without a top musician but not a laptop. I have seen the band with both Edwin and Navarro. Edwin is the man by a distance for me, when it comes to PT.
  18. The band released the following. 'You may have heard that in Bonn yesterday Porcupine Tree unexpectedly performed as a 4-piece, as sadly our bass player @Nathan_Navarro had a serious family crisis and needed to fly home to the States to be with his loved ones.... Rest assured that all our Summer shows will go ahead as planned! Through the magic of technology Nate’s bass will continue to be heard at the shows even if you can’t see him. We hope this won’t spoil your enjoyment of the PT live experience.
  19. I am old school and with you on that. Blue is in the groove and staying out of the way. Way to go
  20. It's all about the song and this is a great one. I was hooked from the start. Really catchy chorus. Well done
  21. I am considering getting a Mezzo. What's the approximate weight?
  22. What is the weight of the bass please?
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