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[quote name='paulbass' timestamp='1463870384' post='3054706'] In a nutshell you are wasting your time with poor drummers. If you start carrying drummers because they are weak then your playing suffers IMHO. A drummer is the most important member of the band and if this isn't right it wont sound right. The moment you find the right drummer that is good at timing etc your job is more enjoyable and your bass playing will groove and improve. [/quote] I was about to say I'm lucky because I've never had to play with a bad drummer, but thinking about it I have. Going back at least 20 years, there was one fella who was a nice guy but oh god what a woeful player. No sense of tempo, played a fill and came back in on the wrong beat, etc, and yes it just sucked all the enjoyment out. Thankfully he acknowledged his shortcomings and bowed out gracefully, and even recommended us a replacement who turned out to be excellent. It was like a totally different band.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1463890766' post='3054739'] Consistency is where I have trouble with drummers. The guy really funked it up in pocket last time we played, this time he's playing everything straigh?. WTH Blue [/quote]Maybe a punter said he was overplaying and he took it to heart?

I'd rather watch Nick watching Bubinga's cat having a 5hit.

I'd keep a look out for Yamahas too. Their fives are superb instruments, and you can pick up RBX 5-strings for peanuts.

Well it does clearly say 'Relic'. Question is, is it a factory Relic or just a slightly-mistreated-by-previous-owner(s) 'Relic'?

Ours is a bit more like this. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPd_awQuH4o[/media]

The ones that always seem to get people up are Dancing In The Streets, I Want You Back (segued into ABC), Walking On Sunshine, Uptown Funk, and Enjoy Yourself.

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1456316629' post='2987696'] It's not a bass amp but a preamp. I used to own one and only sold it because i already had the Alembic. The PB1 is a very nice preamp: Another preamp, doesn't have a "Q" control as wide as the Yamaha but it sounds very good (also had one back in the day): [/quote] IIRC, didn't the old TC Electronic 1144 preamp have full parametric bands too? Sorry about the zombie thread derail How's life with the Magellan?

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1462809843' post='3045837'] Certainly. The Moderating team would have been immediately called in from all corners of the globe, in order to discuss the suitability of you as a Bass Chat member. [/quote] Yes. And I don't think people appreciate just how long it takes us all to get to our secret mountaintop headquarters. Getting the champagne and caviar delivered is a nightmare too.

3 for a blues rock trio I was in many years ago. 0 for both of my current bands.

Comprehensive review by discreet: [url]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/284370-ncd-barefaced-one10-review/page__view__findpost__p__3045653[/url]

Yeah, but we don't all play for the money.

[quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1462517263' post='3043633'] Todd Rundgren? Dave La Rue? Nope no idea. [/quote] Seriously?

I liked it. At least it wasn't the Star Speckled Banana. Best Chilis album for me is BSSM. They've had a few tasty moments since, but nothing has toasted my crumpet quite as much as that album did.

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1462481395' post='3043496'] Such is the fickle nature of 'fame'. [/quote] "Knock knock." "Who's there?" "The Jonas Brothers." "The Jonas Brothers who?" "Ah well, that's showbusiness."

Have embedded the vid for you Beautiful instrument.

[quote name='mingsta' timestamp='1462450661' post='3043092'] I hope you kept that Wal... [/quote] Certainly did

Wunjo's is almost all that's worth going to Tin Pan Alley for these days. The street is a pale and sickly shadow of its former self. I remember a time when you could kill a whole day there.

It's the mid 80s and this fresh-faced callow youth -- believe it or not I [i]was[/i] young once -- was at the Bass Centre in Wapping (RIP, what a place that was back then) trying out a forest of basses and trying to decide what to blow a bank loan on. I'd pretty much narrowed it down to a choice between a Jaydee Roadie 2 (well it was the 80s after all) and a beautiful Pangborn Warlord, but all the while there had been this big guy with dreads down to his arse and a completely bizarre Jazz (fretless, entirely pink with gold hardware and a big brass slap plate in the end of the neck, sounded amazing) who had been thundering away all afternoon on a series of amps. After a while he came over and asked if I'd mind giving him a second opinion. Sure, says I, what on? He told me he was after a big touring rig and couldn't decide between a gigantic Peavey stack and an equally gigantic Trace stack. He liked them both, the Peavey had a certain [i]something[/i] about the sound that the Trace didn't, and vice versa, and what did I think? "See" he says, "the Trace sounds like this…" {cue massive avalanche of notes} "but when I do it with the Peavey…" {cue similar massive avalanche of notes} "see what I mean? There's something different about it. Is it a good different? What do you reckon?". Blimey, I thought, quite honestly it all sounds feckin awesome – bearing in mind that at the time, my amp was a 100 watt Phoenix PHA1 hybrid thing with a really crap 4x12 cab – but I had to admit that on balance the Peavey actually better suited the sound of his Jazz. He thanked me for my help and honesty, and then invited me to jam. So I fumbled along a bit, doing little more than laying down root notes for him to solo blisteringly over, just enjoying watching him play. There was something amusing about the contrast of such a big intimidating-looking guy with such a girly-coloured** bass, I think that's probably what he was aiming for. He really was a smashing chap though, but I never learned his name. Went home, thought no more of it, ended up buying my Wal at a local music shop rather than taking out said loan for the Warlord. Some months later, there's a music show on the telly – The Tube I think? – and there's a fella called Terence Trent D'Arby being introduced to the nation. And who's there behind him, brandishing a bright pink bass? Yup. Turns out his name was Cass Lewis. ** no offence intended whatsoever

Marc bought my Jazz body. Paid immediately and we had some really nice friendly comms. Feel like I've known him for ages! Top banana.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1462202572' post='3041052'] Too many. I *love* this, though. As though someone put all the funk tunes ever played into a leipzig condensor and this is what dripped out. band line up isn't too shabby, either. Fast forward to 30 seconds in to mis the anti-semite. No, not Ken. http://youtu.be/WdPzYVPDFyk [/quote] Oh man, that is glorious. So much more [i]alive[/i] than the album version.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1454437479' post='2969760'] I had one of these. Wish I'd kept it. [/quote] Gorgeous. They seem to be appreciating in value quite well too.