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    Quote Originally Posted by Carcinus
    Bassists = guitarists with fat fingers.
    I take it you never saw / heard Jaco play then.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JPaul
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    Learn the Trombone. I did at school. Not only do you end up with lips that look like you've been snogging a hoover, you can also have great fun smacking the smarmy alto sax player in front of you in the back of the head with your slide. Plus don't empty the spit valve for a while and you could drown a flautist, I tried and I did.
    I take it you can double tongue then.

    Not quite as well as I can slur.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carcinus
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    I take it you can double tongue then.

    Not quite as well as I can slur.
    Ooer, missus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JPaul
    Quote Originally Posted by Carcinus
    Bassists = guitarists with fat fingers.
    I take it you never saw / heard Jaco play then.
    No, never. But who needs fingers to play either anyway. :django reinhardt:

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    It's got to be something you can practice whilst out delvering your snoozepapers.

    How about the bagpipes.
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    Learn the kazoo.
    It's hot in Topeka.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carcinus
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    I take it you never saw / heard Jaco play then.
    No, never. But who needs fingers to play either anyway. :django reinhardt:
    I saw Jaco play with Weather Report, many years ago.

    At one stage he was playing Purple Haze, using harmonic chords, on a fretless bass. It was feckin' ridiculously clever.

    I have some django, but it's not really my cup of tea. He's the Gavin Henson of acoustic jazz guitar.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JPaul
    Quote Originally Posted by Carcinus

    No, never. But who needs fingers to play either anyway. :django reinhardt:
    I saw Jaco play with Weather Report, many years ago.

    At one stage he was playing Purple Haze, using harmonic chords, on a fretless bass. It was feckin' ridiculously clever.

    I have some django, but it's not really my cup of tea. He's the Gavin Henson of acoustic jazz guitar.
    I agree, but you can't fail to be impressed at the fact that he has TWO fingers on his left hand! TWO fingers!!!

    I've an original fender precision bass, in cream and brown, I'm trying to avoid selling it because its a beauty, but I might have to.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carcinus
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    I saw Jaco play with Weather Report, many years ago.

    At one stage he was playing Purple Haze, using harmonic chords, on a fretless bass. It was feckin' ridiculously clever.

    I have some django, but it's not really my cup of tea. He's the Gavin Henson of acoustic jazz guitar.
    I agree, but you can't fail to be impressed at the fact that he has TWO fingers on his left hand! TWO fingers!!!

    I've an original fender precision bass, in cream and brown, I'm trying to avoid selling it because its a beauty, but I might have to.
    I feel your pain.

    I had a Yank built Strat, with the serial number on the head (prior to them being made in Japan). Custom hard case, the full monty. It was a thing of beauty, which someone gave me for reasons I wont go into. It was beautiful to play, with a quite flat neck and sounded divine.

    I lent it to my idiot brother, who was playing pubs and clubs at the time. The half-wit swapped it for some amps, speakers and stuff. To this day I could punch him for being a geptard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carcinus

    I agree, but you can't fail to be impressed at the fact that he has TWO fingers on his left hand! TWO fingers!!!
    Alternate reply.

    So does Tony Iommi.

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