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How old are some of you Metal fans on here?

Opeth were labelled 'Forest-metal' on their first lp 'Orchid'.

Re-'poopcore' You can/or rather did get Pungent Stench (Austrians) that had a really nasty fixation on 'Scat' (and we aint talking Jazz vox stylee here). Swans (though not METAL) did create frequencies at gigs that caused punters to vomit spontaniously...

I like C&W....SOme of its hoaky,but its as soulful as Blues,Folk and Soul as anything... Modern stuff reeks a little,but theres good voices out there.

I wonder if anyone here can actually double a blazing kick pattern with their fingers? (Hint-hint..Can we talk techniques ,before we degenerate into mindless slanging of X bands or what band is in which genre..please)

All sound is over-rated......You will never get anything more beautiful in a tune than Bob Mould's work in Sugar.

You lot have just made me dig out a few Death lp's

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='404602' date='Feb 9 2009, 06:16 PM']Unfortunately I have a day job that interrupts my playing I just noticed it's Friday the 13th too [/quote] Get back to the shed!!!!

sh*t YER PANTS Brilliant fella.....You'll nail it,all those years of exp..leaking from the fingertips.....

[quote name='7string' post='403555' date='Feb 8 2009, 05:18 PM']"The Best" is always a personal opinion and it's shame that if a post isn't prefaced with IMO, IMHO etc then it's jumped on. In my opinion, "the best" car is a Mk1 Toyota MR2. [/quote] I disagree...lets have another 5 pages arguing the toss.

Obituary Chopped in half and The end complete lp's

[quote name='BigRedX' post='403327' date='Feb 8 2009, 12:33 PM']Yes... but how many of those use a Fender as their main instrument? A quick glance reveals plenty of players who are just as famous for playing a different brand of bass. Proves nothing.[/quote] Probably what they endorse vs what they use in the studio are totally different,often the case.

Ours...(Its drop C though) soon to be drop A

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='403274' date='Feb 8 2009, 11:21 AM']+1 Personally I don't like 'bullshit' but I sure do smell a whole load of it when it comes to basses and bass gear/accessories generally Peter[/quote] Thankyou Whats your 'Spot the Bullshit' question?

[quote name='Prosebass' post='403258' date='Feb 8 2009, 10:58 AM']Ask this lot !!!! [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Precision_Bass_players"]Precision Players[/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Jazz#Notable_Jazz_Bass_players"]Jazz Players[/url][/quote] KO in the 4th round...good post.

Yamaha for me..... Bit cookiecutter,but they are tough,sound good too,and built ok for what you are getting. Look nice as well,even if it is veneer.

[quote name='henry norton' post='403240' date='Feb 8 2009, 10:31 AM']MY GOD, I SIMPLY CAN'T TOLERATE MY SCRATCHPLATE ANY LONGER!!!!! PLEEEEAAAASSSSEEEEE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote] It broke.....Cracked around the pots.it gave me and the singers kid a lesson in not smoking too....all new white on the underside,a sickly stained yellow on the other...and white on black with a black P/U looks odd to me.

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='403244' date='Feb 8 2009, 10:40 AM']Admittedly, that was my first thought. I you're a musician on the payroll, you turn up on time, play the gig, get paid and go home. End of story. I get paid thousands of pounds a year to play music I loathe. You just have to keep your mouth shut and take the money... Rich.[/quote] The best bit is when the dough goes to good use....but GOD getting it can be AGONY!!!

Whats the pay?

[quote name='small_lump_of_green_putty' post='403180' date='Feb 8 2009, 06:44 AM']To quote the great man himself... Sigh me me me...[/quote] Dear 'Small lump..etc... I was and still am stone cold sober,I have lovely neighbour that has a small person that though very very sweet,is teething,small person,bless him,has his room beside mine...maybe I should move,but I like my room where it is,and its an early sunday that I wake up and think of posting. So what is your problem?

[quote name='steve-soar' post='403130' date='Feb 8 2009, 12:20 AM']There is no such thing as "The Best".[/quote] There is,but its for the individual,and some people don't want to realise that. Basically its this,you want summat better* than off the peg,you go custom... If you don't like fancy woods,than there's this thing called paint,that can be applied for a small extra cost,as in my opinion,wood does not affect tone to any real life changing degree,it was an option I waived,I chose the woods for my instruments,because I WANTED TOO,boo-hoo if you don't like that.....I like the look of wood,I hope this upsets some of you. I still think its a little weird that you spend oodles of wedge on a custom instrument and people still buy a Maple/Alder bodied...bolt neck with a Rose wood/Maple neck,But then its not my Bass thats being designed,and its not me that has to play it...so in a short answer to my own question,I shouldn't really give a f***. *Again debatable?...what IS better....Moon on a stick me,always was,always will.

Basically the filmakers dont want you to look like a joke or piss them off.....The day of recording will be boring,and you will hate the 'take' they use... the rest is up to them...sorry,enjoy,Ive the same sh*t to deal with this summers end...

Ok.... Read pretty much all the previous,and enjoyed some,though not all..... If Leo got it soooooo right,why is there a massive replacement parts industry for Fender/EBMM...basically Leo/Leo's company's designed/made Instruments. WHY have I had to rip out the P/U,change the nut,replace the jack,scratchplate etc etc to make the instrument tolerable (I didnt have a ton of money when I got it in 01...I traded 2 instruments and a wad of cash for it). The 96 P that sits,not 12 inches from my right hand essentially PAID for my house downpayment and morgage and bills and transport for the last 5 years....Its been through a court case,been dinged,dropped,thrown about...Ive had the frets stoned 3 times Its also f***ed my spine and neck up,ok being a raging headbanger has not helped,but this has been the sheer fact that on 80% of my gigs that Ive got paid for,Ive played this Bass,and Ive played this Bass in many many different styles of music over that..Disco to Metal,Soul to Modrock....Its done it all. Why did I use it and still,try to,retire it?? The answer is simple,Its RELIABLE.....It always sounded good,the Sound guys loved it,it fitted into whichever gigs image I was doing...weddings to Death Metal,Pub gigs to corp shows for Pilots and charity freebies... Thats the key to Fender over the years,they are RELIABLE..I dont want to argue about year x or part y (Though I still think the S1 switch was the silliest thing to put on a P,and I just dont feel confident about 3 bolt plates)..THEY ARE RELIABLE,horrid over weighty,ergonomically grim,old hat...underfretted,passive toned...4 stringed....f*** off RELIABLE. And thats why they are still being bought,and will always be bought,I couldnt give a sh*t who 'owns' Fender now,I dont buy Fenders for the years or the image,I bought it because I knew IT WOULD WORK,Ive the one I love and I dont want to change it..If you dont like them,as I try not to,buy an Ibby or a Warwick or whatever fashion is dictating you should buy...or Mod it to hell and back..the parts are there,and have been for the last 30+ years.BUT DONT slag off summat that works,Slag the players,Slag the styles they play,the whole 'Rob Trujillo Plays a Fender..' Shocker a few months back...utter bollocks,its a f***ing instrument,some bods playing it,big whoop,christ GET OVER IT.....If it works for him/her/you..and you are happy.thats all that matters. Only until I bought a Yammie 6 did I feel like 'It felt safe to stay in its case' because I had a 3 bnd active eq,less or a more balanced weight,and 2 more strings,and more frets.....Ive since gone Headless,but I wont slate a Bass thats put me a ton of cash into my pocket for whole lot less bother than anything else onstage.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='390545' date='Jan 24 2009, 05:47 PM']He's had more practice playing with a pie in each hand than I have. Anyway, while it's a clever party piece, it still sounds bad.[/quote] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD9X9QGBYLY&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD9X9QGBYLY...feature=related[/url] Summat root notey,and structured for the anti-standouts. No doubt you and the many will moan about the start as Stu plays something fun,along with Satch. These guys leave trad minded pondlife in the dust,considering Stuart lost a ton of weight in the 90s 'Fat' Stu jokes are really really passe.... And look close,NO ryth player..thats the strength of The Hamm-ster.

[quote name='6stringbassist' post='390265' date='Jan 24 2009, 10:51 AM']And the less you know, or admit to knowing then the more credability yoy have, it's crazy. I do a lot of work in schools for Warwickshire county council, they have very fine and well equiped music departments. The kids are taught to read, and are taught theory through the grading system, so hopefully attitudes might change in the future.[/quote] very +1 Kev, its swinging that way now...god I wish I had that educational attitude to guitar from the authorities when i was young.