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[quote name='bassist_lewis' timestamp='1389563696' post='2335631'] It's about a 55/45 split this tax year in favour of my non-music job, I live in my own flat and receive no financial help from parents or spouses (I do use my girlfriend's car but we split insurance, tax, MOT etc) [/quote] Does you girlfriend ever see you at weekends? As you get more successful, the less you'll see of her at the weekends. Because that's when you make your money. In my experience it's the lack of a social life, outside music, that is the most difficult part of a professional music career.

1st of all, if you're serious, ask the ebay account holder if you can be put directly in touch with the friend. Then you can put all questions directly to him/her.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1389485230' post='2334786'] Sorry but I'd never play with her again after pulling an amateurish stunt like that. [/quote] Most of her 'episodes' were at piddily little gigs that didn't really matter. Of course I'd be mightily pished off if she took a strop in the middle of a tour or at a festival gig, where I ended up out of pocket. So far she's been very professional at those.

This is a handy gig guide. [url="http://www.gigguide.co.uk/Edinburgh%20Listings/edinburghmonday.htm"]http://www.gigguide....burghmonday.htm[/url] It won't show Feb gigs until 1st of feb but you'll get an idea of whats available. Mcnach plays in multiple bands in Edinburgh so you'll probably manage to catch him playing. Whistlebinkies is the best venue for really good quality bands. I also recommend the Jazz Bar. Lots of Jazz and lots of other stuff too. I recommend the 17 piece big band on Mondays and the 101st airborne on tuesdays for some Hedrixy funky stuff. All top notch musicians. [url="http://www.thejazzbar.co.uk/programme/regular-weekly-events/"]http://www.thejazzba...-weekly-events/[/url]

I play in a band where the singer and the guitarist are married. They never row at home, but as soon as they get on stage and it's time to pick a song to play.......they're off! A couple of years ago, at an open air gig in front of 1,000 people, Dana (the singer), saw that her husband (the guitarist) had bummed a fag off somebody and lit up on stage. She strode over and slapped the thing out of his mouth. And then went on to harague him in front of the crowd. The punters loved it and thought it was part of the act. I've played a couple of gigs where they've rowed about a guitar solo going on too long and she's called a taxi and effed off in the middle of the set. Leaving the rest of the band, and her long suffering hubbie, to struggle on without her. Since then, if she gets into a strop on stage, I just shout 'Taxi for Dana!'. They love each other really.......!?

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1389357816' post='2333222'] I've been reading the story of how that album was recorded. In that David Byrne and Brian Eno would try to do the bass themselves, and Tine would be bought in to re-record the bassline. Are there any soul ballads with a really subtle touch on the bass, but where what's played and how it's played is just perfect? [/quote] This one. The bass line is simple but perfect for the song. Played by David Hood I believe. [media]http://youtu.be/u9sq3ME0JHQ[/media]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1389451613' post='2334301'] Yes - for £9.98 each. If I remember rightly from my eBay trading days, this is a trick whereby increasing the price beyond what anyone would pay allows you to keep a long-standing listing going if you're temporarily out of stock. Pulling the listing and re-listing it again would lose the valuable search engine advantages that have been accrued on that particular URL, from eBay and from Google. [/quote] I thought the guy who listed it might have had a stutter.

Do you have a link?

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1389323037' post='2332915'] As a car mechanic, one gets paid for the 100 hours. When a car goes on to win rallies, or get sold for thousands as a collector's item, the mechanic has still been paid. If the car goes to the scrap heap the week after, the mechanic has still been paid. I don't hold with the notion that "if it becomes a hit, I become rich." An hour's work is an hour's work, and deserves appropriate recompense. Any more, in my book, is profiteering. I doubt if my notions would meet with popular approval, more so on a music forum, so Tin Pan Alley can (probably...) sleep easy tonight. I still don't see how these huge sums can be justified in the hallowed name of 'artistry'. Is that clearer..? I've no qualms with expansion, or debate on the subject, as long as it's considered 'in scope' here, or in a dedicated thread. Agreement on all fronts will be difficult, I'm guessing... [/quote] So if a company's designers design some technology.......a phone a computer, a Jumbo Jet perhaps? It's ok for another company to reverse engineer that bit of technology, build a copy and sell it to enrich themselves at the expense of the original company? I'm not so sure.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1389368405' post='2333473'] I disagree. Copeland and Summers' styles are too distinctive. [/quote] And I'm sure they would both 100% agree with you

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1389360161' post='2333272'] So should an artist get a cut of the entrance money from everyone who comes to see an exhibition of their work at a gallery? [/quote] Recently a system was implemented, whereby an artist gets a cut of the profits made every time a painting, of theirs, is sold for a profit. Seems fair if musicians, writers, film makers and actors get royalties. http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/apr/07/arts.artsnews1

I was reading his autobiography, the other day, and he mentions something about how they figured out a system of sharing royalties, even though the vast majority of songs were written by him (have you heard the Andy Summers and Stewart Copelands songs on Police albums? They're pretty awful). The Police were 100% Gordon Sumner, and the other two might as well be just hired hands. Anyway they just got paid a shitload of cash for their recent tour (net revenue $340 million), so hopefully they'll be able to afford their own Italian castles now.

A 6 string bass perfect for beginners?

Having played a truly orrible, grungy, beat up 70's Jazz Bass recently, I much prefer the more hygienic modern fake versions without the grime. Not too keen on the sunburst ones but do like the Fender, Fiesta Red, Jazz Bass.

Give the guy credit but I'm not a big fan of Britney Spears or Pink. It's not just the quality of a song that get's it to No1, it's the millions spent on the marketing campaign and the massive hype as well. The best doesn't always get to the top. I think Simon Cowell would agree.

Hit me with your rhythm stick is sure to impress. And there's not even any snapping or popping. http://youtu.be/0WGVgfjnLqc

You know, if this guy was a guitarist, people would just think his behavior was perfectly normal. Just sayin.....

[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1389032896' post='2329094'] I had the Mibass 550 Mark 1. I liked the sound of it and loved the eq options (which they have now removed), but mine couldn't punch its way out of a paper bag. As soon as I wanted some heft, it just sighed and sloped off into a corner. It may have been the particular sample I had, but I thought it worth mentioning, as I expect the power stage is the same on Version 2.0. [/quote] I do believe I now own your old MiBass 550 Stevie . I find it plenty loud enough (although I do put it through a 4 ohm cab). I sold an Ashdown ABM 500 to buy the MiBass, and it's at least as loud as that. Supposedly the main reason why Ashdown brought out the new version, is because people got confused by the semi parametric EQ on the old version. Us bassists like our EQ nice and simple, apparently.

My hero.

He uploaded a picture of a hedge to illustrate his broadband dongle [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Huawei-E367-Mobile-Broadband-Dongle-/131087050411?pt=UK_Computing_Mobile_Broadband_Devices&hash=item1e8565a6ab"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Huawei-E367-Mobile-Broadband-Dongle-/131087050411?pt=UK_Computing_Mobile_Broadband_Devices&hash=item1e8565a6ab[/url]

I'd go with a Jazz bass with a John East retro pre amp in it (which slots right into control cavity with no soldering required). When I had mine there were very few sounds I couldn't get. Search for John East retro on basschat and you'll find a lot of people that agree with me.

I'm sayin nuthin! [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360829381497?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:VRI&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2661"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360829381497?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:VRI&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2661[/url]

snark tuners are great for bass. Pretty cheap too.

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1388837202' post='2326584'] Aye. But that one didn't sell. The sale was ended by the seller (lost or broken). I was looking for ones that had sold, but then again, you can never be too sure. [/quote] Actually I know the story of that one. It was picked up on gumtree by a basschatter for £150 (by another clueless seller) and put up for auction on ebay the very next day for £665. I don't know if he still has it or not as it's not listed on his profile any longer.

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1388834496' post='2326528'] [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Squier-JV-Precision-Bass-Guitar-1982-Made-in-Japan-With-Hard-Case-/221293535432?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item33861f60c8&nma=true&si=pAliMJ9a3yndIlGndU21PIRmdAk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=p2047675.l2557[/url] [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1983-Fender-Squier-JV-Precision-Bass-Guitar-Made-in-Japan-1983-/261328069656?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cd85de418&nma=true&si=pAliMJ9a3yndIlGndU21PIRmdAk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=p2047675.l2557[/url] [/quote] And here's another. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Squier-JV-Precision-Bass-1982-Made-in-Japan-Sunburst-Tort-/111209198543?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=%252B5xUEv2TR8r6L8O%252FdyWWX1hTRLM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc"]http://www.ebay.co.u...cvip=true&rt=nc[/url] edit: Interestingly, I personally I don't think they are worth this much. I think they are worth around about the same as a any good MIJ Bass. A Geddy goes for about £450, which is a top class bass. Why would a JV Squier go for any more. But there are 'collectors' out there who will pay over the odds for an early 80's Squier. As these auctions (and sales on basschat testify to). Maybe they have owned them in the past and know something I don't.