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[quote name='toneknob' post='745736' date='Feb 15 2010, 12:15 PM']PS. how do I enbed youtube vids in posts?[/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10414"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10414[/url]

Agreed -- potentially a very nice bass there.

[quote name='leschirons' post='707152' date='Jan 9 2010, 10:00 PM']The boss makes a point of playing every bass the punters would like to try and proceeds to slap at a zillion miles an hour, thus putting off "novices and some intermediates" with his "see what I can do" attitude.[/quote][quote name='BassJase' post='743644' date='Feb 13 2010, 01:13 AM']Ha, couldn't agree more. I know the guy and the shop, and he loves to tell potential customers what they really want (not what they ask for) for ridiculous prices, and then lord it over you with his "check out my awesome playing skills" slap bass fest.[/quote] Yup, this gets my back up quicker than almost anything else. There used to be a guy at Sound Control in Bristol who did this sometimes -- once, I let him do his slappy willy-showing and then when he gave me the bass, I played two notes and said "nah, don't like it" and handed it straight back. And then left the shop. Look on face: priceless.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='742940' date='Feb 12 2010, 11:30 AM']My leads have pentapeptides. Makes for a firmer tone.[/quote] Pfff. That's [i]so[/i] 20th century. The Pro-Argin™ Formula is where it's at now.

Night Boat To Cairo. There's one little bit in it that really gives me grief. Again, I know how to play it forwards & backwards. It's easy, look. Do-do-do-do. See? But when it gets to that bit in a gig...

How much do they normally go for?

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='742883' date='Feb 12 2010, 10:38 AM']Generic bass w***ery video 627. "this man has the groove" "this man is sh*t" "yeah it's good but what's the point"[/quote] Yes, you're right. And besides these, there's another cliched response too: "bass w***ery"

That Sonic Hammer was mental. I wish I'd had the readies to take it off your hands.

So [i]they've[/i] actually been gigging the stuff [i]you've[/i] been rehearsing with them, behind your back & with another bassist??? That's astonishing. Walk now. Tell 'em to stick it.

Used Rotos for years until I had two duff sets on the trot. Changed to Elites, used them for years until I had two duff sets on the trot. Changed to Warwick Reds, have used them for years and they've been great. And sooooo cheap too Although I'm changing to heavier nickels now. But for steels, I definitely recommend the Warwick Reds.

[quote name='Stingray5' post='736874' date='Feb 6 2010, 12:53 AM']You could get arty with even the cheapest of compacts (well, almost ) but it's as much a case of working on technique and developing your own style.[/quote] Is true. I took these on an old Sony digital point'n'shoot that cost me 40 quid on fleaBay. Quite pleased with 'em. [attachment=42053:operahouse.jpg] [attachment=42054:harbourbridge.jpg] [attachment=42055:sidmouth_ickle.jpg]

I'm going to shift this extraordinary instrument to the Porn section if that's OK.

I've been using 40-130 steels for ages -- Warwick [color="#FF0000"]Reds[/color], £13.30 a set for 5 strings! now [i]that's[/i] cheap -- but I'm experimenting with heavier nickels at the moment. I'm currently trying Hartke 45-105 with an additional D'Addario 130, but I'm also going to try D'Add XLs in those gauges and will probably give Warwick Yellows and Elites Players a try too. I'd be interested in any views or recommendations! Whatever make I finally go for, the heavier gauge is definitely a good move -- a beefier sound and a nice tension -- and I'm liking the feel and tone of nickel too.

[quote name='Tait' post='736411' date='Feb 5 2010, 04:50 PM']haha i've just seen on facebook, the organiser has changed her status to "HELP! anyone know of anyone who has a drum kit i could borrow tomorrow night?! Please please please help!"[/quote] So it's not "HELP! one of the bands has dropped out from tomorrow night's gig!"..?

I keep my Shuker as clean and undinged as possible. It was mint when I got it, and I want to keep it that way. It doesn't make me anal. My Ibanez 6 is a beaten-up piece of crap. It was that way when I got it (cheap) -- consequently, the only bit that ever gets cleaned are the strings and fingerboard, the rest is scruffy and will stay that way. It doesn't make me a lunatic or kitten-abuser.

[quote name='chris_b' post='734117' date='Feb 3 2010, 03:03 PM']How much is the GB 6.0? I'm not sure what it is, but there is a weight limit for carry on luggage.[/quote] I don't think weight will be a problem. I've got paperback books that are heavier than my 6.0

[quote name='sshorepunk' post='734210' date='Feb 3 2010, 04:48 PM']Couldn't resist messaging the guy and suggesting that if Big John sold it too you around that price, the maybe he is "a robbing git in his own underpants"[/quote] Oh god, you didn't did you? That's torn it. Big Jon will be coming round to yours now to punch your head in. 'Cos he can do that sort of thing, you know. 'Cos he's a legend. And Big. And he has underpants. Run, run away now, while you still have the chance.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='734760' date='Feb 4 2010, 09:03 AM']So you cant bring friends, you cant drink, you have to hide in the back but you also have to go to a lot of effort for others, and i bet you wouldn't even make any money.[/quote] Yeah, but apart from that, it'll be a great gig...

Peggy is a total legend. We are not worthy.

[quote name='Tait' post='734611' date='Feb 3 2010, 11:05 PM']a few weeks ago one of my mates told me he's got a friend [b]making a complete and utter fcking horlicks of[/b] organising a couple of gigs, and she's looking for bands. so he gives her my number and a link to our myspace, and she says she likes our band and do we want to [b]be subjected to her incompetence[/b] [s]play[/s]. so i checked with my band, and we were booked to play at a pub this coming saturday.[/quote] Corrected for you What a farce. A career as a promoter does not await her.

Bloody good issue, brownie points all round. But I can't work out quite why Nick Wells got so excited about the "innovative" bridge on the Dingwall bass... someone should tell him just how long separate bridge units have been available! And yes, I would very much like to try a Dingwall too now..!

The mere fact that I now know about Big Jon means that all my basses are now worth 5% more than they were 10 minutes ago.