Grassie

I bought a Warwick one about 12 years ago - 3 inches wide woven job and I think I only paid a fiver for it new (in a sale somewhere). It’s great, much like the one posted by Doctor J above. Can’t find any now though.

It’s so 90s sounding, it’s ridiculous. And that is a very good thing. 😎

STP go jazz….😎

15 hours ago, Barking Spiders said:

Though in the US Core is 8 x platinum, Purple 6 xm Tiny Music 2 x and total sales of around 40 million. Problem was critics used to bash them for supposedly jumping on the grunge bandwagon. Clearly those idiots were cloth-eared as many STP tunes are nothing like grunge.

I remember hearing Plush when it first came out thinking it was a new one from Pearl Jam (they were about to release Vs.), but I love it more than anything PJ have done (and their first two albums are brilliant). Sex Type Thing came along and I was in. 😊

4 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

Interesting question. Did some quick googling out of interest. Here we go:

 

"Among the other basses he's used are a Schecter Model T with jazz pickups, not PJ, a Danelectro Longhorn, a couple of old short-scale hollowbodies (Limgar and Orlando) with flatwound strings (q.v the MTV Unplugged show), an upright bass on Pretty Penny, a '66 fender Precision with flats, a Fender Musicmaster, and a Ric 4001 (Art School Girl)."

Cool, thanks! That man has some gear… 😁

They’re my favourite rock band ever. Very dynamic, from huge rock tunes to delicate acoustic melodies and everything in between. This is one of my favourite album tracks - I don’t know what bass Robert is using here but the tone is fantastic. 😊

I feel that they won’t replace Taylor. They can record with Dave playing drums, but in order to tour they’ll need someone.

Just too sad. Such a shock to read about it on Saturday. If it is drug related then it’s a massive, tragic waste.

I hope they do carry on. It would be another waste if Dave just said no more, although those sneakers of Taylor’s will be extremely difficult to fill. The only drummer I can think of that could come close would be Stephen Perkins.

14 hours ago, Hammer_ said:

Love this. I’ll get one plz 🤙

You’re in, cheers! 😊

10 hours ago, MGBrown said:

One for me, if I'm not already on your list.

You’re on the list now, cheers! 😊

William Cashion - Future Islands

Jeremy Toback’s work with Brad.

There’s no title yet, was thinking of calling it either 

20 Iconic Precision Basses

or

The Precision Bass Collection 

🤔🤷

4 minutes ago, BillyBass said:

Yes please

Of course! Thanks Billy. 😊

Looking for a minimum of 10 “yes”s before I send the file off to the printers.

15 minutes ago, howdenspur said:

I'd like one too please!

Cool, thank you! 😊

Maybe I should’ve rendered it in it’s broken state though. 😁

7 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

Should Mr Simonon have a white pup?

 

Not this one.

1 hour ago, ubit said:

Et moi, s'il vous plait.

Oui bien sûr, pas de problème 😁

1 hour ago, Bassfinger said:

Slap me down for one.

Consider yourself slapped. 😁

27 minutes ago, MGBrown said:

Looks good. I have your previous prints on my wall!  How about some women? Suzie quatro, Carol Kaye?

Great idea! I’ll have a think about that one, that could be awesome. 😁

40 minutes ago, mowf said:

Put me down for one too, looks great!

You’re in. 😊

4 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

Really like that, add me to the list for when they’re ready to go.

Will do, thank you Lozz.

Afternoon all,

Some of you may well remember my post from 2018 (I can't believe it's four years ago...) found here:

Well, I finally created a follow-up and I'm rather pleased with it. If you're a precision bass type of guy (or girl) then this should be right up your rue.

Let me know what you all think - constructive criticism welcomed of course....

This will probably end up as a run of prints as before, if there's enough interest that is.

Cheers! 

New (used) bass day… (again) 😎

I’ve always liked RHCP, loved BSSM (the first bass line I learned to play was “Give It Away”) was a bit obsessed with them for most of the 90s, but nothing they’ve done since One Hot Minute has made me excited - I was very excited when Californication came out because JF was back, but half that album is not great. By The Way is far superior IMO but again the music lacks energy from that album forward. The Getaway was fine, Josh really shone on that. 
For me, the real problem lies with their insistence in using Rick Rubin as producer. He really caught the band’s vibe perfectly on BSSM, but really added little else other than getting them to let the music breathe a little. I would love to see them recorded by a proper rock producer, someone who will make them sound massive. I’m not talking about overblown “rawk” production, just someone who is willing to add a bit more bottom end to the ideas of one of the planet’s best bassists…

If they decided to reconnect with Michael Beinhorn (who produced The Uplift Mofo Party Plan and Mother’s Milk), then I’d be excited.