The Last Bass Outpost

Might be home-made (with some loving attention to detail), but contains enough modern day Epi ingredients (bridge from the Gripp3r reissue, pups from the TB Silverburst Ltd Run, nineties Epi Batwing headstock) to be a coming reissue perhaps. Before the purists swoop down on it: It's nice to see Epi bow to its own rather than Gibson's tradition for once. I'd pick one up.

Why shouldn't the Royals listen to rock? Prince Charles is an avid fan of these guys and has seen dozens of their concerts





He and Camilla even wrote Quo a personal letter thanking for this song:




The lead vocalist of the Stones is a "Sir", Her Majesty recognizes Brian May ("You were the one to play on the roof!") and even Robert Halford has been invited to the Buckingham Palace.


A conversation we wish we'd been privy to, featuring Rob Halford, banshee vocalist of heavy metal gods Judas Priest, and Elizabeth II:

"She asked, `Why is heavy metal so loud?'

"I said, `You have to have it loud to bang your head, Your Majesty.'

"She sniffed at that,'' Halford continues, though the queen is hardly the first to sniff at Priest or heavy metal.

All this took place on March 1 at Buckingham Palace at a royal reception recognizing British music and its contribution to the nation's culture and economy. Among the guests were Charlotte Church, Cilla Black, Shirley Bassey, Roger Daltrey, Phil Collins, former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, and a murderers' row of ax men that included Brian May, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page (who the queen asked, "Are you a guitarist, too?'').

And Halford, reunited with Judas Priest after a 12-year break.

"That was surreal, going to Buckingham Palace,'' Halford said. "It was the first time the royal family wanted to give a nod to the music industry in general. My mother was more excited about it than anyone else, but it was magical for me, too, because I'm a royalist. I love the royal family, for all its imperfections, but to actually meet the queen! That was a thrill and a memory I'll always cherish.''

Ever since you were left to your own devices, you renegade yanks have lost any grasp of what Royalty means.  

Eat the others, not us!!!

Ein Schotte!!! Willkommen, you direct descendant of Mary Stuart!



Do you tend to write longish, stream of consciousness posts? Or short ones that are still difficult to understand? Some of your countrymen do, but I'm not giving away names, that I kennot do.  

It's a pleasure to have someone here who - unlike most of us, see the pictorial evidence in the above post -has not served in the American Civil War and/or breathes like Darth Vader.

No pic of the Vic, Matt, how come? G-3 is a good choice, a very snappy member of the family with quite some versatility. And what didn't you like about the original Epi pups in your Epi LP?

Uwe

I have an unusual opportunity to compare with the mudbucker and Model 1 in my EB-0.  Granted, the Model 1 is nearer the bridge, but it does have more definition to the sound while maintaining a fairly rough and wooly sound.  Certainly a more civilized version of that sound, and in today's world, a bit more useful.

I can't say how old the Model 1 is, but I was told the bass was stored for around 20 years before I got it last fall. So fr I'm doing fine with both the Model 1 and mudbucker wired direct to the output.  I certainly don't need a tone control to reduce the treble frequencies.

That doesn't look half-bad, I must say! Considering that the Model One had its heyday in the second half of the seventies it's more than likely that the pup is considerably older than twenty years

The wedding set has been pre-approved by the bride and groom.  Included are - Under My Thumb, Lets Spend The Night Together, Beast Of Burden, Midnight Rambler, Satisfaction, Honky Tonk Women, and Start Me Up.  All very appropriate songs for a wedding/honeymoon :-)

Honky Tonk Women with it's lyric "I laid a divorcee ..." at least indicates that the now happy couple envisages a healthy relationship even after their separation! Midnight Rambler points to a penchant for the more interesting aspects of adult entertainment. Under my thumb must be fed by the realisation that true democracy cannot work in a marriage. And as long as you still want to spend the night toghether you don't really need to be started up or worry about becoming a beast of burden.

But it's frankly too early to already not get any satisfaction. And not being able to get a girl in action should be worrisome to the bride ...

It does look like a guitar sibling!  But it's probably just veneer (unless it's a very expensive B&CH) where mine is a spalted maple top (parts of the original korina top were removed to make room).

Fungorers rool! 

For what it's worth: The much derided Model 1s have a fine nuanced sound with a lot of musical detail which you were probably thirsting for if you owned a mudbucker-equipped bass in the seventies where the mudbucker's emphasized frequencies boomed out everything else beyond audibility and people would always implore you to "get your bass clearer, please". They also record well. Just one thing they aren't: a force of nature like the mudbuckers. They are un-rock.