The Bassist and Guitarist thread

[Cycleops]

Talking about competition there was a lot at a recent auction to get hands on Bill Wyman's Mustang bass and AC 30 amp. You've needed to be in the big league, the bass went for $384,000 beating a previous record for a Paul McCartney Hofner.
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bi...r-most-expensive-bass-and-amp-sold-at-auction

 

[ColinJ]

The competitions keep on coming...

"Celebrating the launch of our new Cream T 'Afterburner' & 'Eliminator' pickups, we are giving one lucky person the chance to WIN a PRS SE Custom 24 loaded with 'Afterburner' pickups. This is the exact guitar Tom Quayle used to demo the pickups in our latest video and is worth over £900!"

Enter HERE. Currently 18 days left to get your entry in, so let's call that 4th October, 2020 to be on the safe side. If you win from outside the UK/EU you have to pay for delivery (and possibly import taxes too?).

 

[avecReynolds531]

One of the greats of the bass died earlier this month. RIP GP: https://www.npr.org/2020/09/07/9100...z-bassist-always-ahead-of-his-time-dies-at-85

Here's a beautiful trio recording:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyntl24zkZs

 

[Cycleops]

Talking about competition there was a lot at a recent auction to get hands on Bill Wyman's Mustang bass and AC 30 amp. You've needed to be in the big league, the bass went for $384,000 beating a previous record for a Paul McCartney Hofner.
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bi...r-most-expensive-bass-and-amp-sold-at-auction

Thought you all might like to see the video for the auction with Bill going through the items and talking about them. Very interesting. Doesn't he look old though?

View: https://youtu.be/ev6aKkBy-io

 

[Cycleops]

10 Greatest Metal Bass Players of All Time:
View: https://youtu.be/4TWXqQxN7BI

@Drago will be pleased to see Lemmy has top slot but do you think he's left anybody out?

 

[ColinJ]

Thought you all might like to see the video for the auction with Bill going through the items and talking about them. Very interesting. Doesn't he look old though?

Well, he is 83 years old so I think that he has a good excuse!

He seems to have his wits about him, which is the main thing at that age...

 

[Cycleops]

@ColinJ I had no idea he was that age. Apart from that he looks well. I wonder what he will do with all that money, he must be worth a fortune.

 

[ColinJ]

I wonder what he will do with all that money, he must be worth a fortune.

I was wondering that too. He seemed quite attached to the stuff, so I assume that he must need the money for some reason.

 

[Cycleops]

Don’t think any of us could last too long at home
with any of these.

 

[ColinJ]

Don’t think any of us could last too long at home
with any of these.

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Ha ha - that reminds me of something that @colly and I encountered coming back on the Humber Bridge ride last year - THIS!

 

[Cycleops]

In know that bagpipes were near the top of the ‘ most hated’ instruments category but I didn’t realise the banjo was up there too.

 

[DCBassman]

 

[Drago]

Think I might try one of the Harley Benton Stingray copies for Christmas. Maybe a bit of 5 string action?

 

[DCBassman]

Think I might try one of the Harley Benton Stingray copies for Christmas. Maybe a bit of 5 string action?

Why not? Although if you can pick up a s/h Yamaha BB425, they are great, with massive P-bass tone to spare. Slimmish necks too, although if you've big mitts, might actually be too slim.

 

[DCBassman]

In know that bagpipes were near the top of the ‘ most hated’ instruments category

What do you call 10,000 banjos at the bottom of the ocean?







A good start...