Trueno

Oops! Been there, done that!

I was a huge fan. I had the first four albums and played them to death. If I could only listen to one, it would be Sheet Music. Saw them live in 1977… great gig. Time for a re-visit, I think.

Jack’s instruments in Manchester. Might be expensive, though.

That’s what I do… the bass stays in the same position when you stand up. It’s a touch too high to be cool, but who cares? I considered playing gigs on a bar stool when I had an arthritic hip… again, who cares?

All of this is the same as my experience. I thought about quitting my day job or working part time, but in the end the day job was easier… and it was 9-5, mon to fri. I quit the band when we had a meeting one early January, and every single weekend for the entire year was booked. The BL was supposed to leave one weekend per month free… but he was obsessed

I would hope/assume that the tents are sold off. You could even flog them off cheaply to next year’s lot when they arrive.

Cat Stevens defined my university years… along with… erm…Lynyrd Skynyrd. Really enjoying this stuff.

Tonight, we are bringing back that popular feature from the 1970s… the 20 minute drum solo!

I played almost all of my gigs with an unlined fretless. The only comments I ever got were related to the fact it was a Warwick. In relation to the OP, take the fiver and go for it.

Seeing that you mentioned ships… Has anyone thought of “Bassy McBassface”?

The place I once rehearsed in… you’d be in danger of treading on a used johnny.

The bass I took to a gig was “the bass”. The other one was “the back-up I left at home”. They were interchangeable.

Great bass. I have one just like that. Mine has EMG GZR pickups and a Gotoh bridge. It’s supposed to be a back-up but I prefer it to my Mustang.

I’d have saved a lot of time, effort and money if I’d just bought a Squier on day one (then stuck a Gotoh bridge and Geezer pickups on it). … but if you want to buy an expensive bass, go for it. Everyone’s different.