Josh

[quote name='rayfw' post='314457' date='Oct 25 2008, 11:10 AM']That is soooo damn funky. I just had to grab a bass and start playing along. Thanks for the linkage. Do you have any more stuff by him?[/quote] Theres only one other proper clip of Sharay Reed: Some more from the same gig: Thats Maurice Fitzgerald on bass.

[quote name='Hamster' post='314605' date='Oct 25 2008, 05:36 PM']Questioning - fine. Criticism - if needed or asked for. But ridicule? I think it's called respect for one another - or am I just being a twat? [/quote] Ridicule without reason isn't called for, but if there is reason to then it is justified.

[quote name='Hutton' post='314346' date='Oct 25 2008, 08:47 AM']I am a minister in the Church of Scotland and would not ever consider being as offensive to any other occupation as some members have been here to my profession. Reasoned debate is one thing offence is another.[/quote] I don't think anyone has gone as far as to say anything like "Christians are twats" etc... All thats happened is that we've been questioning beliefs, for and against, but it seems that you are envoking that "Privilege" in which your not allowed to question Religion, or questioning Religion is seen as an attack or an offence to God. I will always question Religion and it's followers, regardless of this self amended privilege, why should you escape question, criticism or ridicule?

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='314032' date='Oct 24 2008, 05:45 PM']*ahem*[/quote] I are Bad boy?

[quote name='Johngh' post='314024' date='Oct 24 2008, 05:36 PM']Your argument holds no foundation. Churches, like any other establishments have running costs to be met, electric etc. There isn't exactly a direct line to heaven where the electric is free ! So how do you expect the bills get paid. Personally speaking, what people decide to devote their life to is pretty much up to them, whatever floats their boat, its their life, let em get on with it. There are endless trollops who devote their entire life trying to find out why the dinosoares died out etc, please, get a proper job ![/quote] Nice contradiction. Why should they? Let them do what they want, if in the process they prove many religious "Facts" wrong then oh well, or is that what so many people are scared of?

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='314021' date='Oct 24 2008, 05:34 PM']He definitely had a mullet.[/quote] Pat Sharpe perhaps?

If Jesus did exist, he was most certainly not white and did not have pearly white teeth and a tidy goatee and nice clean blonde hair.

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='313961' date='Oct 24 2008, 04:51 PM']Solid academic work about God is pretty difficult when your only evidence is a pretty sunrise or the rantings of a kiddy-fiddler in a dress.[/quote] Thats going in the quotes thread.

[quote name='noisedude' post='313953' date='Oct 24 2008, 04:44 PM']What evidence do you have that vicars don't believe in God?[/quote] If a Vicar is preaching every Sunday and does not have a belief then he/she is a complete hypocrite.

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='313944' date='Oct 24 2008, 04:36 PM']You think its unfair that people who do not believe in a god, when presented with ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE of the existence of god, conclude that there probably isn't a god??? Yeah, well unfair. Any sane person approaching with a totally neutral view on god's existence, after examinning the evidence, would come back and say that its highly unlikely that he/it exists. God strike me down if this isn't true.* There's certainly not enough evidence to waste a sunday morning over when you could be pulling yourself off over Hollyoaks. *I'm still waiting, you beardy f***er![/quote] +1. I find it hard to get along with people who although being extremely smart are delluded with such silly false promises, but then again the same can be said for Religious people looking down at people who have no belief and wish to lead an "Empty" existence, but the truth as is as soon as you can accept that there is no glorified shag pad after you die you learn to appreciate life mroe than any Chrisitian who kind of live a lazy lifestyle with the mindset that with a little prayer here and there that they will be in line to comb God's beard.

[quote name='stevie' post='313932' date='Oct 24 2008, 04:21 PM']If I follow your train of thought correctly, agsnosticism is not only the scientific position (= I don't know), it is also the only logical position, given that you can neither prove nor disprove the existence of god. Right? Having said that, I think you will find that most atheists would have no problem accepting that there is a god if there was a viable reason for doing so. They would probably still have an issue with most religions, but that's another matter.[/quote] Agnostics basically sit on the fence, they'd like to think there is something/someone behind all of this but they also think that maybe everything came about differently as opposed the great unquestionable one clicking his/hers/its fingers and voila. As an Atheist I can happily say if God could ever be proven solidly I would hold my hands up and accept it, simple. If an Atheist is a Fundamentalist as well and is proven wrong then that person would have a lot more trouble accepting it, and unfortunatley most Christians are unknowingly Fundamentalists, they know its true and theres no question, any form of questioning against that is seen as heresy, this espeically applies for Evangelicals and pretty much the South of America.

If Satan played bass:

1. Dwayne Wright 2. Andrew Gouche 3. Maurice Fitzgerald

[quote name='Buzz' post='313044' date='Oct 23 2008, 03:46 PM']Nice to see he's using another instrument, hopefully he sounds better with a Rick compared to that 5 string he's got, which sounds dire whenever I hear it.[/quote] I don't know about that, it is a Rick after all.

Hmm a possible tribute to Cliff maybe?? Ohh and it's Trujillo.

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='312390' date='Oct 22 2008, 07:05 PM']well yep but not too much fizzle as the strings are a year or so old![/quote] So all in all, she sounds pretty nifty .

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='312374' date='Oct 22 2008, 06:54 PM']Well as always its very subjective, but what they do do is make the bass a tad more "urgent" if you know what I mean, the tones are the same and a tad more gritty, but they have that active spark, but not overly, so shes still lazy if you know what I mean, but well you know! Subjective as I say.[/quote] Hmmm so really she has some Hi-Fi sizzle to her but still has the passive jazziness shining through?

Don't the EMG's take away some of that essential classic jazz tone Andy?

[quote name='cetera' post='312354' date='Oct 22 2008, 06:10 PM']....and it has a beautiful story to go with it! [/quote] Cetera I bet with all your Spectors you probally have a whole trilogy worth of stories to tell...

I've just had a little tweak on the action and now she plays just as good as my MTD's, but Cetera one question, I know the bottom knob is treble and the far left knob is the pan control but are the last 2 individual volume controls?

Just solo the neck pick up and voila!

Reunited:

A little back story, Basically this was my first real high end bass which I gor for Christmas 2 years ago, I had it for a short while and at that time I was struggling to get the ever elusive Jaco tone and so I eventually traded it for a Deluxe Jazz. And really it's the only bass that i've regretted not getting to know better and stumbling across some old photos of the bass just reminded me of it and really had been nagging me for over a year, I still was in contact with the owner so I knew where it was so it never really got too far from me. So about a few weeks ago I sent him a friendly message just wondering if he was planning on selling it anytime soon and for how much, well luckily he was looking to sell and I made an offer which he jumped at. He got it set up by a tech who is very informed about Spectors, just before shipping it to me. And here it is: When I had it first it had the infamous black knobs and I had grown accustomed to them, I'm not a great fan of gold hardware so I quickly swapped them over to the originals: It's strange, although the previous owner has had it logner than me, it still feels exactly the same as it did when I had it first, the colour still demands attention and is so nice to look at, the semi-minor ding I added to the neck holds sentimental value. But the main difference now is that I have a much superior amp to what I had at the time so for the first time I've managed to hear it's full potential and it compliments the tone of my MTD's perfectly. Just needs some new strings before I'm fully happy though . Josh.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='312179' date='Oct 22 2008, 03:17 PM']i know it is your opinion and not fact, I understand that but since when were opinions sacred and not to be questioned?[/quote] Thats one of the privileges of being Religious. You can criticise a chef/artisit/musician/author/TBBC/scientist without a second thought, and by the way, all of those people are very much alive, so they can actually take that critiscm to heart, whereas you dare question something which has no physical means of feeling or communicating or really any sense of existence at all. You dare question because alot of the time the only answer that will be thrown your way is "The Bible is proof enough of God, it was written by him through his hand picked disciples..." etc... An appearance on Jeremy Kyle would suffice as solid proof if he/she/it exists.

[quote name='Hamster' post='311615' date='Oct 21 2008, 10:02 PM']But isn't it because that's the sort of music that makes up 99% of the top 40 singles? - dull & predictable. It's only that to the more esoteric ear - it's what a lot of young people like. If you play more esoteric music it makes it a less cultural form of worship/praise.[/quote] It is indeed, and now and again something does come along. I've got a profoundly Christian younger sister and she constantly has Christian Rock on and occasionally she puts something good on in between, but what it seems to me is that these bands model themselves on bands which the kids love (The Used a re a perfect example) and really turn it on it's head, it's not about the music anymore it's all about the message.