Conan

Is it possible to add a capacitor or a resistor or some other electrical component between the P pickup and the socket? Just to somehow "cool" or attenuate the output of the louder pickup to something similar to the J? Then just turn the amp up a bit.... I am no elctrical wizard (pun partly intended) so please don't take the piss if this suggestion is stupid...

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1365679791' post='2042716'] it's interesting to see trends emerge, such as massive Geddy fans disliking his bass sounds. It's interesting. [/quote] Interesting indeed! I really like Geddy's tone again now. In fact, I have done so since he switched back to using his Jazz on or around the Counterparts album... I just wish he would incorporate his tone into some decent songs these days.... Funnily enough, after years of using DRs, D'Addarios and Elites; I went back to a set of Roto 66s. (I got them as a present for Christmas.) Out of the pack they sounded OK, but very quickly lost their zing. I mean within a few hours! I took them off and was toying with giving them away on here.... but I stuck them in meths overnight and put them back on. Wow! The difference was amazing! Not only did they sound zingier than they did when brand new, but that zing has lasted for several weeks. I am now very pleased with the tone I am getting from them

My CD changer holds six CDs.... and the current incumbents are: 100 and rising - Incognito Best of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Scott Walker sings Jacques Brel Imaginos - Blue Oyster Cult Touch - Noiseworks The Black Swan - Triffids

[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1366015776' post='2047180'] Minimum £100 You are after all spending two nights with the band and no doubt a good amount of time studying any tunes you don't know. [/quote] Surely the whole point of declaring yourself available for dep work is that you already have a huge repertoire and/or can read and/or can learn tunes extremely quickly and are versatile enough to play well with the rest of the band? Or am I missing something? That said, I don't think it would be unreasonable to expect a little more than the regular bassist. After all, your presence will have saved the band's reputation (especially if the dep is needed at very short notice). As with a lot of these questions, I guess the best answer would be "it depends".

[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1365501717' post='2040299'] I did get something else and its on its way now. It is still lighter by 10kg than the Ashdown and its still a 4x10" [/quote] Don't tease..... what is it? I was going to suggest something like my BFB Vintage - lovely and light and blisteringly loud, and could be bought for about £500 if you could find anyone daft enough to sell you their used one...

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1364464024' post='2026744'] Didn't know that, Edinburgh rumour was they were all Jambo's. His mum & dad used to run a nearby garage/filling station.[/quote] The garage was in Dalkieth. And the Jambo thing is massively ironic as Fish is a huge Hibs fan!

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1364462746' post='2026718'] They got a lot of stick for being a Scottish Genesis but I never saw it myself.[/quote] Yeah, I never got that. Fish was the only Scot in the band! And he joined them down in Aylesbury, where they were based for years... On the bread thing... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvCl5KgAnr4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvCl5KgAnr4[/url]

[quote name='nobody's prefect' timestamp='1364427429' post='2026516'] Pete T. isn't as deep in the pocket as I'd like, but ... everyone else is just SO relaxed and together. I love it.[/quote] Well, they have been playing that track for thirty years now, so they bloody well [i]should[/i] be relaxed and together! Ian Mosely is a decent drummer, and certainly streets ahead of Mick "the kitchen" Pointer... But I personally think that Marillion lost any kudos and edge when Fish left. His solo material is so much more interesting than anything they have done since Season's End. I prefer Pete T's work with Transatlantic. Much tighter and better "pocket" playing (if such a thing exists in any kind of "prog" related music!). [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFTphMhWOiM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFTphMhWOiM[/url]

[quote name='urb' timestamp='1364300405' post='2024497'] I'm quite partial to this little number... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drAv2FoYji8[/media] [/quote] Nice. But not, maybe, as nice as this one (when it comes to "sublimeness"?) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NomkmxUgzps[/media]

What frustrates me more is the way that the mundane things in life impinge on the time that I have to play and enjoy music. One of the problems of being "middle aged" (as I found out that I was yesterday...) is that you have wider responsibilities than simply indulging yourself (ambiguity partly intended!). My job in particular seems to be taking more out of me than it ever did before. When I get home I just want to cook a nice meal, drink lots of beer/wine/whisky, watch a bit of TV.... and by that time I'm usually asleep on the sofa. Christ, I'm boring [i]myself[/i] now!

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1364321575' post='2024882'] Simplicity is not aesthetic justification in itself : simple music and economic playing by musicians is just as apt to be rubbish as complicated music and highly technical playing . [/quote] True. I said "simple is good" though, not "simple is best"

Is he performing music or are you just meeting him for a pint?

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1364317427' post='2024796'] Techinical stuff on the instrument you play is useful for learning. If musicality is the thing you are learning, you can learn it from any instrument. [/quote] Yes... but you still have to have the technical ability to be able to play the "musical" stuff that you hear in your learned head

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1364317164' post='2024791'] Superb post mate. [/quote]

[quote name='bobbass4k' timestamp='1364316920' post='2024784'] This to me is one of the most beautiful songs ever: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK62cRA92-g[/media] [/quote] Lovely! But I'm biased coz I like Mogwai...

Is it safe to have this discussion? Is Inti/Antelope anywhere withing hearing distance...? Simple is good. But often it seems that we have to go through some kind of "life cycle" as a musician. You start off crap (obviously), but through practise and dedication start to get quite good. Some people stop there and are quite happy. Others aspire to more, so they practise harder and longer. Maybe learn theory. Maybe have lessons. They start to get seriously good, and start to demonstrate their expertise by playing all over the music that they play.... Some people are impressed... Then comes the "economy" stage. You know where the notes are, and how to play them. You may well have a commanding knowledge of technique and are skilled in various styles.... BUT (and that's a big but) you [b][i]choose[/i][/b] not to play them all the time! You are now a tasteful player and are a far more valuable commodity to bands and other musicians. For that reason, never judge a player by what they play. You have no idea what they [i]can[/i] play!

[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1363737334' post='2016955'] Got tickets for the Glasgow show but don't know whether I like them enough to go or whether just to sell the tickets on [/quote] They haven't sold out yet, so I doubt you'll make much of a profit on them!

[quote name='Len_derby' timestamp='1364250626' post='2023985'] A lot of the 'high numbers' posters seem to fall into one of two categories. 1. Middle-aged men who take themselves very seriously. 2. Middle-aged men who think they are comedians. [/quote] Eeek! Thanks for that reality check man.... I certainly don't take myself very seriously, but nor do I think I am a comedian... do I have a high post score? I'm confused now. And depressed. Am I really "middle aged"? Christ - I am! How did that happen?

Well that was a nice short thread...

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1364170476' post='2022853']What an awful shame [/quote] Nothing more to add

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1364176376' post='2022884']his note choices are beautiful, his phrasing, his timing ...[/quote] And his tone! That is the tone I have in my head when I think about a P bass. Hold the front page - "[i]Musician with questionable personality[/i]! shock!!