Chris2112
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If it wasn't for me chasing cars I'd be all over this! Not so sure about the Aerodyne though, I've never been impressed with them. -
I'm glad Tony is keeping the band going. He is an awesome bassist, and my hat comes off to him for being able to sing the songs while playing them!
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[quote name='icastle' post='1081350' date='Jan 7 2011, 05:53 PM']I think these guys must live just outside Expert Village - a little place called Numptyville I think... [/quote] Funny that neither of them look like they've ever held a bass in their life.
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Yes, it was a short while before people realised it was seriously uncool! Still, should be an easy job for Wal to refret.
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Well, these must be the worst...
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[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1080939' date='Jan 7 2011, 12:17 PM']Ahhh ... the days when you could title a song "The Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy" and keep a straight face as you did it.[/quote] Thats a Scientology thing though, they still don't see that they're a joke!
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[quote name='charic' post='1081238' date='Jan 7 2011, 04:02 PM']I use mine, 3 way switches I always have them set down I think on both... which everone is the more powerful as it just seems to have more 'kick' to it[/quote] My bass seems to sound quieter with a more compressed tone when I flick them. Although the bass naturally has a mildly compressed sound already which is something that really suits it! -
[quote name='lemmywinks' post='1080681' date='Jan 7 2011, 01:59 AM']There's still a few around £300 in the UK, if they creep down to around £200 when the new ones arrive then i might grab one, esp a fretless From what i recall on my old German Streamer Standard the one piece bridge is the same. In fact the entire bass is identical apart from neck/fingerboard wood although my German one didn't have the strat style jack socket that the RB did[/quote] Given that GAK are selling Squier basses at £300+ I doubt you'll see a Rockbass get that cheap!
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Well, it's been a few years since I've seen that video! The Rick was perhaps unsurprisingly retired in favour of his Alembic basses!
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Remember to take lots of photos!
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Do people ever use the coil splitting options though? I have two RFB pickups in my ACG Harlot singlecut, which are the "Musicman" style design pickups from ACG. The bass also has coil splitting and phase switches (or something like that, two little flip switches that alter the tone). I never use these, as the bass sounds best with them left neutral!
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[quote name='chuck_stones' post='1079945' date='Jan 6 2011, 03:02 PM']Ahh, the Warwick is a 4-string (perhaps one too few for you?). How it looks?! Image is nothing, tone is everything and the $$ is king [/quote] As far as Warwick go, the $$ is not the kind. The Thumb is the one, even when people can't get on with the looks, feel or balance (I never had any trouble with mine), the Thumb is easily the most "Warwick" sounding Warwick bass! -
One of my favourite techniques! Just keep working at it and they'll get better.
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[quote name='lozbass' post='982355' date='Oct 9 2010, 09:29 AM']Littleal - gorgeous and befitting your talent! Mine is a 2002 Mk2 in Walnut (talent utterly un-befitting of the bass)[/quote] Good grief, it's so attractive! What a beautiful looking Wal, one of the nicest I've seen!
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For Sale - Michael Kelly Club Custom 5 Acoustic £300
Chris2112 replied to kevcooke's topic in Basses For Sale
Nice TRB! -
Ibanez 2011 Sneak Peak full catalogue!
Chris2112 replied to Ghosts Over Japan's topic in Bass Guitars
They need to bring back the king of the SR range, the 3006! -
Very nice indeed!
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[quote name='harveyn' post='1078127' date='Jan 5 2011, 12:08 AM']But hey what the hell neither of us have any way of verifying this and it would be pointless anyway, i was only emphasising Stan liked these basses enough to buy them and play them. Happy Days Harveyn[/quote] I'll be able to verify it quite easily when I get home from work, all I need to do is go to the Alembic website and find the listing page for the Dragon bass and I'll post it here. Written by someone at Alembic, it confirms that Stan has always paid for his Alembic basses. In comparison, his time using CT basses was minimal. I'm not sure if he has even recorded with one before? [url="http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_dragonsbreath.html"]http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_dragonsbreath.html[/url]
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I spend a lot of the time just playing solo to a click track or a drum track, so hopefully I'm not too bad. I'm more comfortable in a band setting though where there is a bit of cover if you mess up!
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Ibanez 2011 Sneak Peak full catalogue!
Chris2112 replied to Ghosts Over Japan's topic in Bass Guitars
Funny, I can't get it to zoom in so I can't really see what is for sale! -
You must have wanted it more than me as I'm a lot closer! In the end, I couldn't see myself playing it when my ACG would be sat in case next to it so I decided not to make the trip! Looks like a nice bass though.
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[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1077836' date='Jan 4 2011, 08:33 PM']Thanks Marvin...didn't realise it was you. I always stress to the staff that emails need to be dealt with quickly. It doesn't always happen, especially if we're really busy or short-staffed, but I know it would piss me off, too.[/quote] Cheers for the amp Pete, I love it!
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[quote name='daz' post='1077508' date='Jan 4 2011, 04:53 PM']ps: re: Jeff Berlin. Actually I couldnt tell if Victor Bailey was doing a subltle pisstake of jeff berlin on stage at the last bass day. When he talked about guys who were wizzards on the bass as far as technique were concerned but had 'no groove' whatsoever![/quote] Victor Bailey has no room to badmouth Jeff, he's done some bloody awful things in his time and is a byword for mediocrity! This has to be one of the most painful things I've ever heard, and I always think of this particular tune when I see "bad covers" threads. And here is a particularly bad bass solo. I know he had massive shoes to to fill after Jaco but this really is some awful, sloppy and aimless soloing. I'd like to say the start is a particular low point but there are howlers everywhere. I sometimes wonder why Joe Zawinul picked him to replace Jaco. He started off as a bad Jaco clone (in a way) and there were so many fantastic players around at the time. Maybe Joe didn't want to have to share the stage with another "big" bassist (his clashes of ego with Jaco are well documented), especially since Wayne Shorter seemed to have disappeared from Weather Report in the 80's!
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I nearly considered driving over the Tyne with more than that in my pocket for the bass! But I've went and spent that cash elsewhere now! Shame Davydisco didn't get on with the bass and is flipping it so soon. EDIT: I assume he didn't get on with it.
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Having seen Sterling Ball stomping around the internet I'm not surprised to see that EB don't really care about their customers. Again, I've heard of lots of trouble with getting in touch with Joe Zon but the Zon operation is extremely small and extremely busy. Still, how long does a quick email take? There can't be much worse than worrying while you wait for a £2000 bass!
