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Totally love this track too. Have to buy the album. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j52wKIxpJwo&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j52wKIxpJwo&feature=related[/url]

I can work out the part easily enough. I just can't play it at that awsome speed. Who is that masked man?

[quote name='StraightSix' timestamp='1328089505' post='1521483'] Do you mean the Rotosound Jazz Bass 77 monel flatwounds...? [/quote] no, they're called tru bass. [url="http://www.rotosound.com/tru_88.php"]http://www.rotosound.com/tru_88.php[/url]

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1328218961' post='1524082'] English law doesn't have the same strength of verbal contract as scots law does. Culturally it makes a difference? [/quote] 'A verbal contract ain't worth the paper it's written on' - err, don't know whose quote that was but was probably Allen Klein.

Oooooooh Acid Jazzzzzzzzzzz! Luv it!

Sunglasses on!

Oh my! I had one of these in the early 90s. My bass got stolen and I needed a bass fast. I went down to see a friend playing in his band and the bassist was playing one of these, which he had on loan from a local musicshop and it sounded fantastic. I marched down to the shop the next day and bought it for £150 secondhand. The pointy headstock didn't fit my 'image' and when I found my old bass in a pawnshop a year later the Charvel (by Jackson) got sold. Best sounding passive bass I've ever heard.

Mugs are the new way forward. I want a BC mug. I don't like polo shirts.

[quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1327888543' post='1518423'] Personally, I'm a bit perplexed. He's self-employed, and has lived his life in a field where self-employment is the norm. It was for him to make relevant provision for his old age and/or ill health. If anything, it's a salutary lesson to all those who will not have sufficient pension to fall back on in retirement and also the necessity to maintain appropriate insurance and assurance. His appeal, though emotional, is little more than begging, and should not be promoted here. [/quote] [quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1327930681' post='1518914'] He is a US citizen, and has spent his adult life living and working there. He, as any other US citizen, knows how the healthcare system in his own country works, and the insurances he would need to carry being self-emplyed. There is no perhaps about the situation. But, as you rightly say, he had a choice, and his choice was to make no, or inadequate, provision for the situation which he has encountered. As a consequence, he must now live with the outcome, an outcome made from his own choices. As for this thread, highlighting his appeal, it should be in off topic, even applying the most charitable of definitions of subject-matter. [/quote] [quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1328014635' post='1520248'] Your attention seems to be solely focused on the cost of healthcare in the US, but not also on the earning potential and taxation system there. Over his professional life, Mr Rainey has been taxed at a lower level than self-employed people in the UK, and has been entitled to a higher level of deductibles. Without getting into the numbers in detail, for every dollar Mr Rainey has earned he has had between 10 and 15 per cent more in his pocket than those of us in the UK. Here, those of us who operate self-employed contribute in terms of class 2 and class 4 national insurance, as well as through the sums gathered in general taxation. It's also the case, without the backup of an employer, have to make provision for those scenarios which may/will arise, such as absence from work due to illness of other events. For someone self-employed in the UK, it is sensible to carry both private health cover (to expedite the time in which healthcare services can be accessed) and various insurances (to cover for loss of income), to reduce the impact that any absence from working can have, and that in addition to the cost of building up a fund for retirement. My experience tends to be that there are those people who live their lives thinking "it'll never happen to me" and those who live their lives thinking "what if?". If Mr Rainey, living and working in the wealthiest nation in the world, with the level of opportunity available to him, and the greater level of wealth left in his pocket after his federal government has taken its share in taxation, has either made no or inadequate provision for the "what if" then his predicament is his own cross to bear. He's had a lifetime of opportunity to make provision for this moment, and should be in a position to support himself without resort to internet begging. By contributing to Mr Rainey, all that you are doing is sending out a message to others, that it is all fine and well not to make provision for the future, that someone will come along and hand you the finance you need, when you need it, encouraging more and more people to labour under the misapprehension that, not matter what, no matter what they do, no matter how they live their life, no matter how little provision they make for their future, someone else will come along and pay for everything they want and/or need. [/quote] Well, your 'self rightous', 'serves him right' attitude has persuaded me Pal. I've just made a donation to the Chuck Rainey medical fund. Congratulations, your reverse psychology worked.

I'm looking forward to getting my set. I also recommend the tape wound strings. They have a huge fat motown sound. Especially if you play them with a mute.

Yeah I think I bid on it a few months ago. The guy who outbid me must have dropped out.

What would a visit to Abbey Road be without at least a fleeting glimpse of Paul McCartney?

Dimmer switches and other sources of Electromagnetic interference can cause nasty buzzing with jazzes with single coil pickups. Making sure the pickups are earthed as mentioned above and shielding with copper tape or screening paint helps.

[quote name='JAUQO III-X' timestamp='1327770018' post='1516549'] [b]My Ashdown MiBass 550 Experience[/b] Does Ashdown deliver in the micro amp department? I would give a huge yes. If you want that Ashdown thump in a well balanced tonally compact amp, Ashdown definitely delivers through the MiBass series. And I'm basing my MiBass 550 experience after having been an Ashdown user and endorser since 1998. [/quote] Good review. There doesn't seem to be much out there as far as reviews are concerned so this is very helpful especially since you use Ashdown and Know what an Ashdown 'should' sound like.

Ah the days of the groovy basslines. I remember reading musicians magazines around that time and the session drummers and guitarists were always moaning about how boring the recording sessions were. No complaints from the bass players though.

Do you have a forearm contour on your bass? Slab sided basses can cut off the circulation to your hand and arm. Which happened with my old bass. Don't really have that problem with my Jazz or Precision as they both have contours and I wear them low..

I always used to use rotos. Then ernie balls and now DR strings. I used to have them on forever and I really liked the sound (although horrible when new). I might dig out an old set and whack them on my precision just for old times sake

Is it screened?

I had one of the Fender TV15 bassmans until a few months ago and loved the sound from it but unfortunately the weight was too much for me to cart up and down 3 flights of stairs to my flat every gig. These don't come as a micro amp version do they? No I didn't think so

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1327432494' post='1511178'] And that's the thing. Playing a musical instrument for a living and touring with bands as big as Beyonce's is nothing like being an amateur. You don't have to blow people away, and it's odd you think that she might be motivated to come in and blow everyone away just because she's got some notoriety. She is also Beyonce's MD, clearly has a superior musical mind than many, organised, reliable, a great performer who looks great on stage, plays other instruments, manages other people's performances to the main stakeholders' expectations, cool to hang about with on long tours, etc etc. Confidence, taste and ability, reliability, nice to be around, and very high standards of execution, these are important. No bassist needs to be able to shred unless the music demands it. It's odd that many of us seem to almost judge a bassist by the speed they can play an two octave Eb diminished arpeggio, or tap and slap a Bach cello suite or some sh*t. Your comment about her being a woman making her playing more striking is a bit annoying in this day and age too mate. Sorry. [/quote] Very true. Gail Ann Dorsey is a very good example of your point. Excellent bass player, multi-intrumentalist, great singer (listen to under pressure on Bowie's reality tour). I can't ever imagine her doing an in 'your face' 'look at me' slap happy bass solo. But she has what it takes for the big acts to hire her again and again. see what I mean [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejoGO9CaDUM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejoGO9CaDUM[/url]

Charlie Musslewhite's bass player plays his Jazz bass with his thumb. It's a bit of a dead art these days (other than when muting with the palm). He sounded good though and even did a solo spot playing with just the one digit. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEcX9PANzM0&feature=related[/media]

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1327319518' post='1509140'] Hats off to anyone who gets a tone they like out of an Ashdown ABM . I seem to have tried several in music shops and rehearsal rooms over the years and never got on with any of them. I was particularly interested in Ashdown when they first started as I'd used and liked Trace gear and the company was set up by ex Trace people. Lots of pros use them so I guess I've been unlucky but I haven't found an Ashdown I liked yet. But then plenty of people can't stand Trace stuff so it's horses for courses as usual. [/quote] [quote name='ThomBassmonkey' timestamp='1327323561' post='1509237'] I'm the same, I've used a LOT of Ashdowns (MAGs and ABMs) in my time and I've never once been happy with the tone I've had. I'm happy with my setup too, loving the MM into GK thing, both basses and both amps are stunning pieces of kit and they all work together to give me a lovely gritty fat sound. [/quote] Don't get me started on Ashdown amps. I've owned Peavey, Hartke, Fender, TC Electronic and always find them lacking compared to Ashdowns. I still own a Ashdown EB entry level combo which sounds great and I still use it for smaller gigs. It's the punchy low mid sound of them I really like and it's the sound I hear in my head when I imagine 'my ideal tone'. But of course it's always down to personal preference. And there's many many amps I've never tried.................although I played through a Mesa Boogie stack the other day and that WAS tasty!

[quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1327159825' post='1507215'] I know a few drummers who, had they been 'told off' by an engineer (BBC or not), would have presented said engineer with a nice bit of bling...in the shape of a snare drum necklace. EDIT: Thinking about it, I know a bass player who would be none too happy about either [/quote] Which is why they're playing down 'The Dog and Duck' Saturday night not Wembley Stadium.