Cat Burrito

I have one as part of a much bigger collection. It sounds a bit more pro with flats on, rather than the stock rounds (terrible tone on my bass). I keep it upstairs in the bedroom and play along with the Alexa unit late at night. I can't imagine a scenario where I would do much more than that with it but I am pleased I have it. Note to the wise, the bigger the body, the better the tone seems to be with these. Mine is just a cheapy but pretty good. https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/J-D-ABG-1-4-String-Acoustic-Bass-Guitar-Black/art-BAS0001331-000?campaign=GShopping/GB&ProgramUUID=5G_AqJarZwoAAAFl0FZyjI8V&gclid=CjwKCAjwz_WGBhA1EiwAUAxIcYcEEI06XMavzi3YHC0WUy-jecOl_ZSdbp3v79B-RKSBbsjaM8FTQxoC9KoQAvD_BwE

Absolutely! We overlook it as he really is very good. It's just comical that this is his one flaw.

Well I was Today years old when I found out that was a cover!

90s Japanese Fenders were always raved about. One was my very first bass (a 50s model, not the 70s reissue and okay, that was '89) and although I mainly have USA basses now, my Precision bass is a MIJ model based on my first bass. Simply put I can't find a USA that is worth the jump in price. That looks a really good deal. About 15 years ago on the old Bassworld forum (forerunner to Basschat) they were still raved about but now they barely get a mention. The well trodden argument always used to be that they were better than the Mexican ones and often rivalled the USA models. I guess it is all down to personal taste but you get a lot of bass for your money.

In a nutshell, not a significant one. I did the same with my Mk1. I sold it on after years of use, missed it and wound up buying the Mk2 when that came out. I haven't been able to compare the side by side but it's been tamed. The only difference is that you wouldn't have that attenuator sticking out the side, an issue that never bothered me.

I recall Def Leppard did a similar thing a few years back but I quite like stories like this where established artists are honest about having pinched a riff or two themselves Elvis Costello defends Olivia Rodrigo over Brutal plagiarism claim - BBC News There are only 12 notes after all. I guess the stuff I don't like to hear is when an established act takes from a struggling artist. That just feels wrong on every level.

Same here. I liked the alternative scene in the 80s but the 90s stuff was a bit heavy for my tastes. Obviously a lot of people did like it but just not for me.

I think bass teaches you about team work and diplomacy so I already agreed before reading the article.

My friend / current guitarist was in a London rehearsal room back in the 90s when his tuner pedal packed up. Tim Bricheno was in the room next door and came in to help fix it. He spent over an hour fiddling with it and to his credit, he fixed it! Well beyond the call of duty.

A bit like "Mittens" on lead guitar.... he plays like he is wearing them!

I spent my youth listening to before realising that it was actually a Lennon song

Probably should have added one of the most important bands for me when I was a pre-teen / teen. I bet I am not the only one?

We were talking about this in the studio just the other day. We occasionally work with an ex-pro drummer who is fantastic in every way, except he does this with count ins. It is most bizarre!

My personal favourites from the 80s who loosely fit this genre.

Perhaps not the most exciting bass parts but I really like the Jesus and Mary Chain. I dug them out for the first time since Sixth Form and they had some decent stuff. (& before I get it pointed out, I know the bass is sequenced on this)

I hate musical snobbery when combined with stupidity. In Sixth Form my guitarist gave a long lengthy rant about how nobody can ever cover the Beatles. At the end of it I said, "what do you know about the Beatles?" which was met with the sincerest of replies, "It's George Lennon and that!" Over 30 years later and I still haven't forgotten that line.

My favourite gig was The Rolling Stones in Stuttgart 2018. My friend who runs his own business was going through a marriage break up and paid for everything. We were in the front row and even stayed at the same hotel as the band. The whole weekend was amazing. I was a Keith Richards fan but up close I realised my respect lay firmly with Mick Jagger. I previously had refused to see them a I didn't like the high ticket prices but I guess my principles were firmly compromised the moment I wasn't paying! The worst band I saw was Motley Crue around 2005. I always struggled with them but my ex-wife was a fan. Drummer Tommy Lee had "Tommy's Titty Cam" where he'd scan the audience and get girls to pull their tops up. At the risk of appearing like I am trying to be woke, it was bullying. I went out for a breather and there was a girl crying to her mate. She'd refused to lift her top up and had been booed by the audience. It was really low rent. To eclipse Vince Neil's dreadful vocal, it must have been something! I also remember Nikki Sixx addressing the audience about how much they love British music "We love The Stones" (massive cheers), "We love The Yardbirds" (massive cheers), "We love T-Rex" (massive cheers), "We love Elton John!" (tumbleweed). Know your audience.

As it happens, I am indeed wearing a cat suit from the party shop... but I'm just not in that photo!

Not me in the photo, despite my username

I just hate having to get up for work the next day.

Initially anything on the upright bass was a problem but I built up my stamina and it's never an issue now. Recently I was struggling with the three note constant repetition of The Mission's Wasteland but again practice solved that. I was literally removing my hand mid verse with hand cramps and I haven't had that in years.

I hate it when I see a bass player trying to be cleverer than their ability, fancy fills only to come back in out of time & or key. Showboating came up this week as a phrase that I hadn't heard much before. I don't mind flash but fine tune it at home, not on stage. Equally I am perfectly happy to watch a player who plays it safe but does it well. If you simplify parts to concentrate on a vocal, I am cool with that. I guess my point in a nutshell is be properly rehearsed for the performance you are able to deliver. Any deviation from this and I am not a fan. The occasionally mistake we're all guilty of but it shouldn't be every show!

Beat it myself in 2009 - chemo was just, wow! Good luck to the guy, It's one hell of a journey to go through.