Cat Burrito

I too have an unmoveable work commitment on the 1st but I will stop at 12 to show my respect... the least I can do. I'll be keen to know which charity we can donate to. Thanks for the update

I think you have to tread carefully with "I don't get... a genre" type posts. Being keen on country music, it's an easy one for people to riducle & reduce to the same tired stereotypes, thus only serving to highlight their own ignorance. Ultimately genres are wide - take rock bands; I doubt many death metal fans like the 80s poodle perm stuff but in the eyes of my dear old Gran, it was all the same. Equally there's a huge difference between Johnny Cash & Taylor Swift. Personally speaking, my Dad was a pro drummer in the 60s and Jazz is his main love. He's tried with me & the irony is all my musical tastes come from my Mum. About 10yrs ago I finally "got" Jimmy Smith's "The Cat" LP. I've also enjoyed a great night at The Jazz Cafe in New York. If you asked me if I liked Jazz, I'd probably lean towards no. I have the upmost respect for Jazz players though - remember the roots of the Motown house band? Also jazz creeps into all sorts of places - listen to early Alice Cooper. I'm sure the jazz purists would laugh but it's one genre nodding to another. I always hated old English folk until I was invited to get up at a gig & play along. I could see the punk crossover that had eluded me in my youth. Great fun. Music is so vast, I never say never.

In my Glam / Punk days I've fallen off stage drunkenly adjusting my mic stand, kicked my only bass around the stage & broke the nut in what I can only describe as an onstage hissy fit :wub: I've also been so drunk I had to be propped up by the fire exit door - thankfully this was offset by the guitarist crawling across the stage on his hands & knees looking for his dropped plectrum. Luckily I've calmed down a lot now. [quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='931932' date='Aug 21 2010, 02:51 PM']I play country.[/quote] Me too, but without the shame

This week I'd have the following; Gene Clark - vocals Emmylou Harris - Backing vocals Charlie Watts - Drums Jimmi Seiter - Percussion Stephen Stills - Lead Guitar Keith Richards - Rhythm Guitar Skip Battin - Bass Garth Hudson - Piano / Keyboards Sam Bush - Mandolin Doug Dillard - Banjo Ketch Secor - Fiddle Me - Triangle (I'd have to muscle in on this act somehow)

Welcome to Basschat Ant

You can easily ruin it by getting drunk the first night. Hangovers are much easier when you haven't spent the night with a guitarist suffering from Kebab arse! In theory I don't like sleeping on sofas and inflatable beds in kitchens but I always seem to be the one who is most up for it. Sometimes a travelodge can ease the pain but certainly at my level it really eats into your profits. We were breaking even in Manchester but got to Sheffield and made a pathetic £27 on the door which took the shine off a great lng weekend. We've just cancelled Ireland because it was going to be too expensive. You have to pick the dates carefully. I enjoy it more now than I did originally when I was 20.

I like the song & it's nice to see another bassist working with banjos / mandolins & fiddles

It's a great feeling when you are in a band that is just "right". Enjoy it

Thankfully there isn't too much of this carry on in my record collection

You are covered if you paid by credit card. You haven't stated whether you've asked the shop for a refund? It may hurry them along if they don't want to refund you

Hi Tom - Welcome to Basschat. The reggae/country thing sounds interesting, it was a bigger crossover in the late 70s but rarer these days. If you have a link I'd love to hear it

It completely depends what vibe you are after. I use Seymour Duncan antiquity & Wizard Trad but then I like the vintage tones. Others will be different

You can get one off event deals for around £30. Just google it. I have £1m PL insurance through my gear being insured

It's a cheaper copy of the tele bass, probably Japanese but definitely not Fender. Welcome btw

Stupid boy! That'll get pulled!

Welcome to Basschat Sam

[quote name='Doddy' post='930171' date='Aug 19 2010, 06:52 PM']If you must all go in on a rig,why not split it up, ie. one of you buys and owns the lights,another buys and owns the monitors etc. At least then,everyone knows who owns what and it makes the inevitable split easier.[/quote] Good advice. I've been involved twice in the purchasing of kit as a band. Set the rules at the time & it means you buy people out when you sack them or split. Money can definitely be the end of beautiful relationships

The singer in my current band did a Prison gig up in Scotland, Johnny Cash style. I'd also add school assembly back in the 80s was a weird one

Surely it all comes down to tastes though? Do you want a chunky neck, slim neck, a lightweight or weighty beast? Is it a modern classic or a vintage dream? Maple or rosewood etc. etc The best P-bass surely is the one that feels right in your hands? And there should therefore be a million different answers here

I sell buy-it-now only auctions, set at the price I want. It's amazing how many buyers come to me with low ball bids "I'll buy for 40% of what you are asking" type questions. Stuff usually sells on a relist. I've settled into my kit so I've been selling a lot off. People are spending less.

Welcome to Basschat Michael - the trick is to approach the bass as a very different instrument and have fun with it.

I'm a recent convert too. Supposed to be a better sound quality but I always used high quality cables anyway so the difference is fairly minimal. You won't get left behind if your sticking with good quality jack to jack though

Bass looks good to me and we all started on cheap kit. I agree with Tredders here. Welcome to Basschat

We played a Skinhead pub in Brockworth. Not a strange location on the surface but we were a Glam / Sleaze act and as such the locals took objection to us - they did a "carry to the car" service with our gear and even escorted us out of the village. I must have looked tired because at one point a local "passed" me a bar stool whilst we were playing!