Cat Burrito

I don't really have a plan for next week never mind when I finally finish gigging so who knows is my answer. I've gone from 2 basses for most of my playing career to the big gas thing (2004-11) and full circle back to 2 basses plus an upright bass. I keep an open mind these days

Funny, hot & posh - nice combination

And I only clicked on this thread as I thought you were in WASP!

[quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1368776566' post='2081261'] Sounds to me like the letter writer is one of the angry husbands/boyfriends...... [/quote] Beat me to it, my thoughts exactly. We once (1994) got accused by a landlady of "sending obscenities through the post" after sending our demo tape & that comment went on all our publicity after that

Mine's been going strong as my only rig for about 3yrs & I use it with the SP210 Orange cab. I get a lot of positive comments about the tone

We can blame the internet. These days it's much easier to find out information on our idols / celebrities. Growing up in a small town in the 80s magazines like Kerrang and Sounds really did offer a window into another world. These days it's all pretty much out there so interviewing is harder to get a scoop. I'd add a healthy dose of nostalgia for staring at LP records for hours and knowing who the Sound Engineer on my favourite records actually was - even if I didn't know back then what that meant!

[quote name='Jacqueslemac' timestamp='1368705402' post='2080363'] Why not just join the Musicians' Union? You get cover for public liability while you're gigging too, just in case you have someone's eye out with your headstock or electrocute someone. [/quote] Musicguard Insurance offer this too btw.

Been casually looking for years.... but no They look awesome. Can't imagine they sound too clever though. Had a dobro bass which sounded terrible until I put flats on it & then it came alive

[quote name='ChrisF' timestamp='1368301804' post='2075547'] For those who are interested.... Katmen are on Jools Holland on Tuesday, BBC2, 10pm. [/quote] Yep, they sure were [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN3XXoIleWM&feature=youtu.be[/media] I was waiting for this one for a while. Superb live band and great album

Great looking bass and I'm liking the refin - what sort of cost would that be if you don't mind me asking? I have a 79 that I stripped and recently I've been wondering about getting it refinished. oh & 1973 would be my dream year

He could yes. He's based near Swindon and I don't know what he'd charge (I suppose it depends on the type of design). This is the guy [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Learn-Burn-Simon-Easton/dp/1565237285/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368176552&sr=8-1&keywords=simon+easton"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Learn-Burn-Simon-Easton/dp/1565237285/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368176552&sr=8-1&keywords=simon+easton[/url] If you are interested I'll speak with him about doing it and get an idea on how realistic it is

In the 90s my pop punk did Pulp's Common People in the style of the Sex Pistols' Pretty Vacant and I thought it was superb. Always went down really well. I think mixing up genres is almost always interesting. I'm playing with some rockabilly boys at the moment who are doing "Walk Right In" (the old country blues standard) as a swing type thing. All good fun

I have a friend who is a well respected wood burner with a couple of books published on the subject and he is itching to get his hands on one of my basses. I won't let him! Very talented guy but no.

My house is a series of old rock n roll art - I have tour posters from the Stax Revue to the Rolling Stones, autographed pictures, original art by rock stars and lots of music related canvases. If it wasn't obvious I'm divorced and live alone

I took a break between 2000 - 2004 and I've come back to playing with more enthusiasm ever since. I guess it depends on how much of a distraction all 4 bands are. I felt I needed a total break but many just scale it back. I was struggling with three bands a while ago but cut it back to one as I just wanted a breather but to still perform. Ultimately only you know yourself

Dare I say from the off? I've been playing for 25yrs plus so I pride myself on hitting the ground running. Worst night ever & it still would only take a couple of tracks.... probably also helped that I'm in my 5th year with the same band

I just watched it on 4od. No real surprises & I think once Royal Mail are finally sold off we'll have a lot more problems with mail delivery to look forward to. Better the devil you know?

Whether it's someone's taste in sexual partners or someone's music collection we can always be surprised by the choices others make. So musically some want to produce albums, some of us do music videos whilst others are into cover bands. Personally I've always been very driven by music & it's no surprise when I see old friends I haven't seen for 20yrs the first thing they always say is a variation around the "I'm pleased you're still playing" theme. I stopped trying to analyse or understand my motivations a long time ago. It is inherently just something that is a huge part of me.

[quote name='zero9' timestamp='1365767952' post='2044159'] For a more contemporary example, check out Imelda May. Her bassist is a fantastic slap player. [/quote] Currently on tour with Imelda's husband Darrell Higham and Slim Jim Phantom as part of Katmen

As a young player I always used to believe in one band one player but as I've got older I noticed a trend for others to play in a few projects. I took it up to 3 bands myself back around 2007 which on top of work / life was high end acceptable for me. I went back down to 1 again in 2009 which I've done since... until a few weeks ago I started mucking about with some rockabilly guys, so 2. With one gigging and one not we'll see how it pans out but I guess it depends how much of your time you want to donate to playing. These days I like travel and a few other pursuits too so after 25yrs of playing I like to do other things whilst not wishing to stop playing.

I've only owned the Jack Cassady one and that was because I liked the bass - I'm not really into any of the bands he played with and not for a lack of trying. It was just a really decent instrument. I think with Fender you can actually get away with flipping the scratchplate over and 99% of the time it's hey presto, you have a halfway decent replica of your favourite player's bass. Most people will only pick up on colours anyway. That said a lot of the signature models out there seem to play really well. I'm not an Iron Maiden or Pink Floyd fan myself but both those basses recently played well on the examples I tried. If I were in the market for a bass and especially if I were a fan of the player I guess it serves a purpose.

He's not going to starve off the back of those postage costs!

Lee Rocker

I guess it depends on your age and the circles you move in but I clicked on this thread thinking The Chain. Seems to be in the lead so far. I suspect people over a certain age think that & the younger players think Muse.

Having upgraded a few bases over the years customised tends to fit the description better. Obviously putting a £150 pickup into a £150 bass would generally be considered a clear upgrade but as a rule upgrades don't increase sale value and certainly when you go to the vintage market the original parts are what gets the best price. To be fair a lot of these upgrades tend to be better quality parts BUT as you say, it all comes down to personal tastes in the end