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Rich

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  1. Exclusively 5s at the moment, although I do have some 4s 'just in case'. And I'm putting together a fretless Ray-alike 4 that I'm hoping to shoehorn into the set somewhere
  2. That headstock is totally wrong on that bass. The body is ok in a Carvin-y Conklin-y sort of way. Nothing remarkable though.
  3. No, we're discussing it. You're complaining that we're discussing it. Funny though, I was under the impression that jazz is thriving. Lots of new young artists coming through, etc. Certainly the jazz scene in Bristol is as lively as it's ever been.
  4. I've had three equipment failures in my gigging career. 1 broken string, 1 battery box in active bass, and 1 total wireless system failure. The last two were rather more serious than the first! My guitarist has regular amp failures, he just patches it up the next day. He's a Yorkshireman and is therefore allergic to spending money; the idea of buying a new amp sends him into a cold sweat.
  5. I expect most of us have got a 'Jaco', i.e. somebody whose popularity/reveredness we just do not get. Yours (OP) is Jaco, Spiders' is fusion as a whole, mine is Les Claypool. Oliver's language analogy was spot on; you don't speak Jaco and I don't know a word of Claypool. Doesn't make it crap, it just means that we don't get anything from listening to it.
  6. It is capable of producing low tones. Doesn't mean it has to all the time. Otherwise Leo would only have given it 5 frets.
  7. I had a Maison 5 string once, they were a cheapass budget version of these basses. It was a great bass, so given that this one is superior in all aspects this will be a fabulous instrument. Lovely colour too. GLWTS
  8. Certainly will -- and I'm hoping to have two working hands this time too!
  9. The Memorial Hall, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton TA2 8JY
  10. It's already on my domestic and band calendars
  11. What a bell end. He sounds like a prime candidate for a 'frank exchange of views' in the pub car park. The bold bit alone is reason enough to bin him or the band. I don't blame you one jot for walking, but it's a real shame when it's something you've obviously poured so much into over the years. I see what you mean re: them getting some stick on their Farcebook page.
  12. What you don't know is that charic has sold the film rights of the kebab guide to Disney, and is trying to cover it up by pretending that it's "gone missing"...
  13. Or there's always I Can't Believe It's Not Playing Like Butter..?
  14. Ah, gotcha. Yup, that's different. How about the classic "found in my dead uncle's loft"? Always good for a larf, that one.
  15. Sometimes, needs must when the devil drives. A couple of times, I've been so broke I've actually contemplated selling my beloved Wal. The very thought makes me shudder.
  16. As has been said, judging by his lack of response he's either sold it or no longer wishes to, so I'm locking the ad. I've sent him a PM informing him of this, and have told him that if he wants it re-opened I will do so but only if he answers his PMs.
  17. On what planet exactly are The Jam and Blur 'rock' bands?
  18. I'm in two soul/r'n'b/pop covers bands and have started depping for a weddingy type function band. My listening habits are almost entirely composed of prog rock/metal, jazz, fusion, audiobooks, and Radio 4.
  19. [quote name='charic' timestamp='1510133129' post='3404128'] Very jealous that you're able to make NAMM, I'll have to get Ped working on that one [/quote] He already has. The whole admin/mod team are going, but Ped told us not to mention it to you. EDIT. Oh bugger.
  20. Reading back through the thread so far, it seems that apparently Later is crap for the following reasons (some of them slightly paraphrased):[list] [*]The bands are too extreme or boring. [*]There's no rock, metal or prog. [*]It's not the Old Grey Whistle Test. [*]It's too diverse and lumpy. [*]It's mostly about veterans, indie bands and quirky singers from islands somewhere. [*]It's too polite and needs edge and energy. [*]The acts are only on because they have an album to plug. [*]It's over the hill and stuffy. [*]There are far more well known and popular genres that don't get on it. [*]It needs a more diverse range of music. [*]It's trendy and pretentious. [*]It's not my taste in music. [/list] I think that last one sums it up perfectly. It's crap because it doesn't have the stuff that *I* like. Although I suppose if it's simultaneously too trendy/pretentious AND over the hill/stuffy, it must be doing something right
  21. A beautiful Sei Flamboyant 5. I struggled with setting it up and decided that I'd sell it, when what I should have done was take it to someone who knew what the hell they were doing.
  22. [quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1509970567' post='3402906'] That's awesome. I'm gonna get my wife a cheese hamper for Christmas. [/quote] Best reply ever
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