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[quote name='wrinkleygit' post='999397' date='Oct 24 2010, 09:17 PM']Sorry if anyone missed MM, but I have just checked the weekend running order list they handed out on sat & it does show MM on sunday at 3.00, 11.40 shows chris george band , mike b.[/quote] Well, my copy of the running order has MM on at 11.40 for both days and CGB at 4.30 saturday & 3.00 Sunday. Loks like there was a bit swapping around somewhere. It looks like the boys from the CGB got up late on Sunday after a heavy session on Saturday night? I couldn't make Sunday morning so would of missed MM anyway. I saw him at the Mansons stand later though!

[quote name='Alfie' post='998935' date='Oct 24 2010, 03:40 PM']I don't know if anything ever came of it, but weren't Mani, Andy Rouke and Peter Hook working on some sort of bass only project?[/quote] [quote name='ahpook' post='998938' date='Oct 24 2010, 03:41 PM']yes...they were, and from what i heard of the results, i'm glad they stopped ![/quote] In this months issue of BGM there is an article about their project Freebass. Their debut album [i][/i]It's A Beautiful Life[i][/i] was released on 20th September. Live dates will be announced, although Andy Rouke joining them due to his recent moe to New York. Check out www.freebassuk.com You heard it here first! Watch this space, although there wont't be many of them with 3 bassists!

Well, I missed Michael Manring as he was on at 11.40am not 3.00pm. Caught Jan Akkerman of Focus doing some good acoustic solo stuff, and the Chris George Band who are the Marshall in house trio who did a rocking medley, and incorporated the most interesting drum solo I have seen to date! Bought a 20' lead for 5£ and t-shirt from the Mansons stand. My son got a Marshall phone sock, a t-shirt and some stickers. We both checked out some great kit, with him getting his hands on the Mansons Matt Bellamy MB-1 guitar, whilst I tried out the Mansons JPJ signature bass which was fantastic. There were some bargains if you wanted with great discounts on many basses for just the day, including a MM Stingray 2eq in black with a maple neck for £999 new! I was impressed with the TC Electronics amps and speakers and could easily see myself with the head at least, especially the one signed by JPJ who used it on saturday for his performance (no wonder I sounded so good!). The Warwick I used was suprisingly good. The Flea bass felt great (yours for £299 that day only) but was let down by the Hughes & Ketner amp after giving the TC stuff a good go. More great amps at the Orange, Mark Bass & Trace Elliot stands, and plenty of gorgeous basses about. £10 is ok considering what is on offer and the amount of performances lined up. Worth at least half of anyones day. You get to see more than you would in any one shop, although the hall isn't the best place to try the kit out. Same time same place next year.

Sounds great. I'm there on Sunday and looking forward to seeing MM.

[quote name='dood' post='992883' date='Oct 18 2010, 10:39 PM']Musicians are just running out of chords.... (includes Under The Bridge, funnily!) [/quote] The best video I have seen for ages. As for DV the melody is clearly from under ther bridge. As Dood's video shows even if you have the same chord sequence it's the melody that will make the song an dwhat people will remeber it for. DV claims the chords are not the same, but all she has done is to use a different key. Hope she gets sued.

[quote name='suzywong' post='991592' date='Oct 17 2010, 08:54 PM']Umm, don't ask. Not oriental in any way but do play bass. Been playing for 30 odd years. After hearing Level 42 and RTF what's a guy to do?[/quote] Suzy Wong was also, I seem to remember, the name of a Girlie bar in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong. I'll leave it there, I'm not asking only speculating!

Is he on the Autistic spectrum at all by chance. There are a lot of undiagnosed people out there struggling with social & emotional development & behaviour.

Tangarine Dream. +1 for some Ozric Tentacles.

Hi & welcome to the forum. Interesting name you have. Reminds me of a Hong Kong female cartoon character (who didn't play bass)?

[quote name='silentbob' post='986279' date='Oct 12 2010, 09:36 PM']I'm looking at going on one of the days, most probably on the Sunday. I know it sounds a bit starry eyed, but does anybody know if JPJ will be signing stuff?[/quote] Last time he was interviewed by Adrian Ashton and then jammed out some blues with a guitarist - pumping stuff!

The annual Mansons Guitar Show is coming up again, on October 23rd & 24th in Exeter. The list of confirmed artists are: John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin/Them Crooked Vultures) again! Martin Barre (Jethro Tull) Jan Akkerman (Focus) Jerry Donahue (Fairport Convention/ The Hellecasters) Michael Manring Alex Hutchings Walter Trout Jas Morris Alex Bershadsky [url="http://www.mansons.co.uk/news/news-item/73.html"]http://www.mansons.co.uk/news/news-item/73.html[/url] I'll give it a go on the Sunday as I'm getting some carpets fitted on the Saturday. Not sure who will there on Sunday but will phone Mansons before hand to find out. JPJ was good 2 years ago. Last year Guy Pratt was great. Michael Manring sounds interesting. I'm going to take our 11 year old son who has started on guitar (I know what you're thinking) and got a great second hand Jackson Performer PS-1 from Mansons a few months ago, even I got a bit excited! Who's up for it or not? Edit. Just realised I posted this in the wrong section, before you comment.

There is this GP12 Hexavalve preamp on eBay in Berlin with postage to the EU. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Trace-Elliot-GP12-Hexavalve-Preamp-/170549157068?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item27b5859ccc"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Trace-Elliot-GP12-He...=item27b5859ccc[/url]

Just covers with no originals. You might need to add this option. Also just originals with no covers as well?

Hi & welcome to the forum. Most of us love it too!

Get a Tascam Bass Trainer & cut out the bass. Backing tracks for any song, within reason!

[quote name='bassistmike' post='986108' date='Oct 12 2010, 07:32 PM']I have seen in this months Bass Magazine a photo of the tuning gear of the Manson John paul Jones Bass, there is a small lever as part of the Tuning Gear. I assume it alters the tension and allows it to return to correct Tension, I have seen players using something like this on Videos but not been able to hear what it does. I am sure you guys know[/quote] It's a Hipshot D-Tuner which allows you to quickly flip between E & low D. I have them on 2 of my basses

[quote name='AndyTravis' post='982039' date='Oct 8 2010, 09:27 PM']Jazz Basses are utter crap... Precision Basses also have numerous design Flaws. Fender on the whole are gash. But if you choose anything more expensive, you're obviously some kind of bellend.[/quote] What does that say about Mark King & his Alembic bass then?

Musicman Stingray, job done.

Bring along a little practice amp and a cheap lead. Let the sound guy mike it up for them. You use your rig and blow them away. Keep doing that and they will get the message.

Let me know when there are 42 threads about Level 42. Where are all the Rush ones? How did you know I wasn't cool as a teenager as well?

[quote name='steve-soar' post='981936' date='Oct 8 2010, 07:32 PM']Hawkwind, circa 1975. [/quote] +1

I used to use a Boss 4 channel stereo mixer. A great cheap way of getitng over the problem. Now I just use my MM Stingray & Aria Pro 2 fretless, in the active & passive inputs on my TE AH200 head, and luckily I only have to turn up the input by one notch (1/2) for the Aria to match the volume of my Ray.

Search for and download [i]bucket o tab[/i] I've never used it but it's what most of the online tabs are created with, and it's free. Let us know what you make of it.

[quote name='charic' post='981507' date='Oct 8 2010, 12:51 PM']Or a compressor actually, or DI into the PA. Or all of the above![/quote] Try a compressor. You'll be suprised at the different tones you can get.

Good review. Glad to hear about a MM convert. Love the bass.