Mykesbass

Reading threads like this makes me despair - I ran a shop for two years and can honestly say I was nothing like any of these horror stories! Always very polite and accommodating, even let people who blatantly told me they couldn't afford certain guitars the chance to play them, kept strings fresh and did basic set ups on even the cheapest guitars. Even so I couldn't make a living out of it trying to do all this and compete with internet margins of 15% or less! By the way @spacey, not sure what the exact figures are, but I'm afraid us bass players are WAY less than 25% of a guitar shop's custom. [quote name='spacey' timestamp='1417174232' post='2617738'] The bass has become an instrument that just gets ignored, in recording, in shops, in general. I am amazed how many shops are willing to pee of 1/4 of potential customers by not taking the instrument seriously. That is 25% of your sales walking out the door. [/quote]

[quote name='dand666' timestamp='1416234761' post='2608129'] Just get the rest of the band to play it in E? Easier for everyone, especially in a live situation. [/quote] The horns will love you for that

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1416685001' post='2612668'] Anyone found a 1975 Shergold yet? [/quote] Hay, man, why do you keep asking?

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1416502691' post='2610970'] Deep Purple have recently reformed with members of Simply Red and Blue. [/quote] Bit of a long echo on this thread now (see post #38)

I bother because despite the many gigs like the one you just had which leaves me feeling a bit hacked off for 12 hours there will be others where the band play brilliantly & you get a great response from total strangers. Then you get a real buzz for days.

Fantastic - what a great friend!

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1416037715' post='2606277'] Two members of the Boomtown Rats have just left the band citing "irreconcilable philosophical differences". They have joined the Happy Mondays. [/quote] Class!

[quote name='mike f' timestamp='1415811927' post='2604027'] Nathan Watts played bass on AC/DC's High Voltage, recorded at Electric Ladyland, through an amp. [/quote] I thought he recorded his parts in 'is ohm studio?

OK, going to put a hopefully constructive piece of criticism in to the pot (I agree with everyone else by the way, very slick piece of work) however, I had to go to your website, scroll through a few songs, find Sweet Disposition and then Google it. OK, I haven't kept bang up to date with charts, but a number 6 from 2009 wouldn't be my choice to kick off a function band promo reel, especially when juxtaposed with lots of full on classics that follow. Apart from that, a terrific piece of work, and should bring the bookings flooding in. Cheers, Mike

TV property developer Sarah Beeny is the long lost daughter of 60's Joe Meek prodigy, Heinz.

My daughter has started to get into Electro Swing which has led me to digging out some of my Big Band stuff. Got a long train journey tomorrow, think I'll have at least The Atomic Mr Basie on the phone for company! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9wQYuqPH0s

[quote name='sprocketflup' timestamp='1415630716' post='2602126'] Lene Lovichs lucky number is actually 2 [/quote]

[quote name='Earbrass' timestamp='1415619200' post='2601967'] King Crimson and Deep Purple merged to form Maroon 5. [/quote] Not all of Deep Purple mind, a couple of them split and became Simply Red and Blue. Bilbo was the original bass player on Moondance.

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1415615252' post='2601931'] But surely, that would make him ruoferraC ettennogrouF ? [/quote] Hoist by my own petard, which was in fact Van/naV/Fourgonnette/ettennogrouF's working title for the "Contractual Obligation" album.

Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde changed the spelling of his surname after being embarrassed by his sister's drunken rendition of "Kids in America"

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1415612573' post='2601880'] Of course, you're right. Although I did say "got the idea for" and at no point did I say "read" so your pedantry appears a little misplaced. However, I will admit to using the rear view mirror idea to purely add a certain artistic dramatisation to enhance the whole crazy idea of Van Morrison being followed by a supermarket delivery vehicle. I hope this clears up the matter. [/quote] Thank you for the clarification, good job he wasn't in France at the time as Fourgonnette Carrefour would never have worked!

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1415519776' post='2601018'] Van Morrison actually got the idea for his stage name after seeing a well known supermarket delivery van in his rear view mirror. [/quote] Surely that would make him nosirroM naV?

Excellent choice - had a good old noodle on one in Wunjo, top of my list once the gig money comes pouring in

"the most un-British thing you can do with a bass"

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1415132535' post='2597118'] You know I love you really [/quote]

Hope the following doesn't still stand if I say this is absolutely beautiful [CODE] [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1412796672' post='2572226'] Rather sanctimonious and judgemental if I may say [/quote] [/CODE]

Bad form but beaten by the mandolin in the compost bin from an earlier thread. Still, chance to wheel this out: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0oRGHGyzuM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0oRGHGyzuM[/url]

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1414527571' post='2590343'] Haha, just checked on this thread, zero views in three days. I'm guessing that the words 'Innovative Electronic Midi Content' are universally untempting :-D [/quote] Looks like it's time for a new title (unless my thread killing skills have come back to haunt me)

Really interesting, especially the way the whole thing evolves - video 1 is an interesting concept but he could really be making that music in numerous different ways, but by video 3 you get the sense of his body working with the technology, making some pretty unique sounds.

Like this a lot, but can't find a Jeff Buckley version, only his dad's original?