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Anyone else never heard of this band from the 70's? Can't imagine why they never gained a higher profile, some very talented ladies .... I'm looking forward to doing some more research although a google search might reveal some dubious results given the name!! Enjoy

I told them I could be coming over with cash next week, and asking their address. Suddenly the bass was being sold to someone else 😂

Miss reggae just caught me looking up Fanny, I think I’m in trouble 😁

Weird end of the week this weekend. Started off going to a school on thursday night, the school the keyboard player and guitarist went for some kind of charity thing. 8-10, not so badly attended but an odd thing (we had done it before). Set up in a tennis court or something. Then saturday off to a 50th birthday party, well attended, slightly odd as we set up at the doorway of a room, and obviously for the first half of the evening half the audience were behind us here: Would have been a lot better to set up outside, but never mind. We turned one of the Evox 8 tops round and seemed to have a good enough sound. Later on when it was cold they all came in and we turned it back! Then sunday, there was a local Euro Fan Zone. Aparently there was some kind of football competition or something. Anyway, big stage, big but slightly distorting PA, and absolutely no sound man. Really awkward to set the sound up but apparently it sounded fine out the front. Quite a few people singing along to the songs, but then nothing at the end of the song! Got a reaction for I get knocked down, and a half hearted unrehearsed version of 3 lions. Now slightly knackered.

Took possession of this lovely a couple of hours back 🤩 Built for me by the extremely talented, and local, Mark Provan of Bonnywood Guitars in a remarkably short space of time. Link to the build diary is below.

My new bass arrived yesterday just in time for band rehearsal and I’m very impressed with tone and comfortable playing feel Went for the Ray34 to get more of a PBass neck and although the build quality is nice it’s not as nice as my Vintera II or American Performer I wasn’t prepared to pay EBMM prices so this will do nicely The 3 band EQ is perfect and running my EICH T900 flat I got some great tones for the rock band Wouldn’t normally buy a green bass but this Teal is very dark nearly black so I think it’s a nice colour

I hoped he'd be selling his 'And Justice For All' bass.... but it doesn't exist..... I'll get me coat..... 🤦‍♂️😉🤣

Shetland Isles are well known for their sunny non humid weather, that's certainly why this bass has almost no sign of rust. The pictures look like they have been taken in a place like Italy, check the one with the Ferrari logo in reflection on the pickup cover and there's so much sun and heat that the door is opened, which is also a well known fact that they have their doors opened all day long in the Shetland Isles to let the heat and sun in... You certainly can thank your bank.

I once saw Bush which I think was a cover band of theirs.

Fantastic band. Hugely under rated. Championed by no less an authority than one Mr D. Bowie: "One of the most important female bands in American rock has been buried without a trace. And that is Fanny." Check out their performance of 'Ain't That Peculiar' from the same Beat Club session. Superb playing and musicianship, and harmonies to die for:

Great band! Loved the BBC documentary....👍 They were a lot hairier in the 70's though.... Sorry, couldn't resist.....

You've been playing bass for four years only, you did this to help out this band and they have you playing live. That should be a huge confidence boost!! They asked you to do the studio recording first. Ok, it didn't go perfectly. But let's all be honest, how many of us play in live bands but the second someone hits record we fluff everything??!! I don't think you need to beat yourself up on this at all. Playing live and recording can be seen as two entirely different skills, where one relies on calm precision and the other relies on the energy you can bring and bring able to react to what's going on around you. You sound like a good band member to me: doing what's right for the band, taking up a new challenge (bass) to help the band, and staying away from the politics.

I've been fortunate to have played with some established artistes at some great venues and festivals both here and abroad. That said the only ones i had on my bucket list from way back were Birmingham Symphony hall, which i did twice with my own band, and Birmingham Town Hall with a band i play bass with. I'm a brummie so top venues in my home city is a great feeling. Other noteworthy places i'm chuffed to have played that that weren't on my list. The Greek Theatre (California) 2023 Waikiki Shell (Hawaii) 1992 Womad (Spain, Gran Canarias, Singapore) 2004 - 2006 Bullring (Tijuana Mexico, opening for Santana) 1992 Closing Ceremony for the 2022 Commonwealth Games

This is the first version of the initial fit for the guitar. These are all the holes needed to make it all fit together. In the end I had to make four (count 'em, four) drill guides to do all the drilling and printing. Some were 2.04 holes that were tapped to 2.5mm, some were 2.5mm which were tapped for 3mm holes, some were countersunk, some weren't, though they needed deburring. I eventually got down to 45 holes, some of which needed 3-4 actions on them. This is without the pickup mounting holes if the rail system is not used. Thats another 20-24 holes to give some flexibility. Mmm... I might not do that This also has design features that went away, such as side mounting holes for the body pickguard, there is now a hole for the wiring as opposed to a slot for it to go through, this tidies up the top of the guitar. These got in the way of the carbon fibre pickup rails. The control panel now has a detachable back to allow access from the back through to the wiring. It also allows an active set of electrics to be fitted so a battery compartment can be used. The current weight is around 3.5Kg with strings, controls (no knobs, they seem to weigh about a kg each), I was targetting 3.9Kg so that's looking good. Lets see if I can get it under 8lbs which is 3.6kg. I suspect active controls will push above that simply due to the 2xPP9 batteries.

I enjoyed this bbc documentary about them https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001ln6p

I have to say that put me in a studio up against a seasoned session player, even on material I`m well used to they will probably play it better so don`t beat yourself up too badly on this aspect, that`s (in all likelihood) their day job, they should be good at it, no shame there. The main thing is that when your band are playing gigs they`re happy for you to be playing with them. In your position I would state my need for more rehearsals, and state why - simply that your bass playing (so the overall sound of the band) will improve.

Jason Newsted To Part With 60+ Guitars in Official | Reverb News https://reverb.com/news/jason-newsted-artist-shop-preview?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=linkinbio-jasonnewsted&utm_content=bass He's got a load of rare Alembics. I'll never afford one but I can't wait to see them all photographed for the sale.

Yes, the B-15 sounds great. It’s one of the reissues they did in around 2010 (I think). The inputs have a 1964 voicing and a 1966 voicing - the ‘66 has a bigger output, and has more of a treble bias. Really nice for the tic-tac plectrum sound, but I prefer the warmer ‘64 channel myself. I was having a late night browse for gear on the internet and by chance stumbled across a used one that had just come in at Guitar Guitar (of all places). I phoned them first thing in the morning and they had it shipped to the closest store at the time in Epsom. I had a Mini at the time, and the Ampeg weighs an absolute ton, so trying to get the bloody thing into the car whilst half the shop stood watching was fun, to say the least! Anyway, it was well worth the effort!

The closest I got was this, couldn’t see many with tort

I’ve a ‘66 Jazz (on the left in the pic) that’s similar to what you’ve described. Hardware etc. from ‘66, with a ‘65 (October) neck…

I've now worked out how to hang the pickups. Shooting is too good for them I have two carbon fibre rods running in the bay in the middle. The pickups sit in a sledge and can be adjusted along the CF rods as well as up and down, i.e. closer or further away from the strings using screws, so pretty much the same as normal, apart from the fact, the pickups can be located anywhere and most (but not all) pickups can be accommodated. Split pickups can't fit inside the rods. This is a deliberate design decision as it would make the middle section very, very wide. Split pickups can be used as they can screw into the base of the guitar, they just can't be adjusted along the middle of the guitar (yet). Different pickups that aren't 40mmx24mm or 28mmx24mm can be easily accommodated using a different sledge. The sledges work really well and are smooth, so delighted with that. Also the cabling fits very nicely along the side. The neck heal in black and all of the gray stuff outside the pickup rails is a quick print to check fit and will be discarded once I know everything fits together. The aluminium backbone will also be cut down once I know it all works. This is the material for the finished bass. This is Prusament PLA Galaxy Black, it has little speckles in it and looks great. The pictures make it look kindof rough but its really, really nice. The last month of fine tuning the printing has paid off as its very smooth, looks premium (whatever that means), doesn't require much finishing (circa 10-15 mins) per piece. This is the filament under the printers, a week or so ago, this was jammed full, but I've managed to use quite a lot. There's probably another 6-8 rolls in boxes elsewhere.

Interesting placement for the portaloos! 🫢

Great speaker. I am really pleased with mine. I have done a few gigs just using it and my Blackstar U700 head (250 watts @8ohms). More than adequate on its own and really reflects the range of tones the U700 can give. I have also tried it sitting on top of my BF Two10S at an open air gig. Phenomenal combination, if you have an amp that can handle the combined 2.7ohm load (U700 can). I’m still toying with the idea of getting a second Monza and moving the Two10 on though. I think two would sound even better.

Does a guitar/bass body resonate differently when played in free air, as opposed to being strapped to the player..? What effect, if any, does the close proximity of the player have on any resonance..? Does the instrument sound different when played on a stand, or hung up in a shop, compared to on stage..? I would suggest that any acoustic effect of an electric instrument is so negligeable as to be beyond 'normal' human hearing. It may (note the 'may'...) be possible, in laboratory conditions, to detect something, but even admitting this, I don't think that this has any effect in a band, or recording, context, and is therefore a discussion for discussion's sake. Why not; it's of academic interest, but of little (read 'no'...) real-world value. Disclaimer : I'm a drummer, so...

Not much point showing a photo of me wearing my hat ... I wear a different hat at every gig and I have a different range of hats for each of the bands I play in. So I've ended up making a feature of my hattery just inside the front door.

There's your mistake - expecting rational, reasoned discussion on FB.

That is indeed nutty…

I think a mistake a lot of musicians make is to view music as a competition, who is best. When I was a younger player I would have been upset at any rejection but now I am much more pragmatic. I know I do me "me" better than any other player. if anyone wants that, great, but if they don't, get the player you want. It's also about what is right for the session. Duff McKagan isn't going to be first call for a Miles Davis album and you probably wouldn't want Jaco playing with The Pixies. Having co-produced a few releases, there's no shame on cutting and pasting a line. We do it for speed, knowing the player *could* do it on a different day and also knowing that EMI aren't bank rolling the session. A different way of looking at the original post is that they went with your suggestion of the session guy, having tried you first as a mark of respect. Oh and as a PS, I was fired from my Sixth Form band in the 80s. Fast forward to 2020 and of course we're all mates now. I've been in a duo with the most musical one for the last few years and the others have all guested with me, at my request - one flying over from Atlanta, GA to do so. It's a marathon, not a sprint!

It was, on all 3 events. Which is handy as the weather on monday was terrible!

Updates coming thick and fast. Just the set up to go 🙂 Here I'll admit to being more than a little excited 😀

We once played Knebworth (the village hall, which happens to look out onto where I would guess the festival was held). For many years Hugh McKenna from SAHB had been our piano player (now VERY sadly RIP). I was sitting next to him outside said venue...me with pint, he with pint of Red Bull. I asked Hugh....so you supported Led Zep here didn't you Hugh......what was it like? And he turned to me and said: 'do you know there's about 10 years of my life I can't remember Piers'. He said it in his characteristic ironic way, which made us all laugh. He was so glad he got off the rock and roll lifestyle and had many happy (if slightly impoverished) years playing with us. Meanwhile, I am still slowly ticking off those Camden Pubs! Great thread by the way...I'm waiting for the first BassChatter to claim Woodstock........

Thanks to everyone here for responding. I feel much better about it having read these replies. I wish I'd trusted my initial gut instinct not to try to record in the first place. There are other people playing on this album who will require several takes so I'd comforted myself with that but I know it's not a great way to proceed in the studio (having been on the producing side of things...) I've already said I would like to hear the better bass line in case I should adopt it for gigs. I will scrape my pride off the floor and get on with things but with a thickened resolve to try to ignore the politics and encourage better approach to rehearsals.

Ok, so she’s getting close to where I want to be. It’s also becoming more difficult to photograph due to reflections. In the Superyacht paint world we talk about distinction of image, in other words how good the reflected image is, and this is where I’m at, wet sanded to 1200 grit then wiped over with Tru-oil from a cotton rag. I’m planning on 1500 grit tomorrow, then 2000 on Friday at which point I’ll stop, leave it to harden for a week or two, before a final polish with a polishing compound. Got to say I’m pretty happy with how this turning out for my first attempt at a Tru-oil finish.

The same thing happened to me there, great sound for the first act, and then endless feedback in the second set, with the guitarist moaning loudly over the mic that he couldn’t hear himself. I was called all sorts of names over the mic. Afterwards I found he’d taken the mic off his amp and pointed it into a corner. When I asked why he said ‘it was in the way’ !!!!!!!! I mean. Really!!?!! Total @&@@@🤪😫😂

I've just acquired one through @GILLY , an all-round splendid chap. I'm mainly going to use it with double bass (Krivo through an EA Doubler), but I just gave it a quick burst of fretless through my Walkabout Scout and it sounds fantastic, really sings on the upper registers. Looking forward to giving it a first gig on Saturday.

We're in Hereford again on 26th July with US hardcore boys Potbelly, and Leeds punks TCCL. Somehow we're headlining!

Yes, I wondered that too, the slew rate for the TAB1043 is 0.02 V/us for +/-9V with a bias current of 1uA, which would imply that it the TAB1043 is slew-limiting and thus partly the source of the Wal sound. But there are other factors in the Wal circuit that could contribute more, which is why I wanted a drop in replacement to make it easy to measure and compare.. Plus there are other quad Op Amps with a similar slew rate to the TAB1043 which I can try.. I started down the path of cloning the preamp to make it easier for me to measure, I have created a schematic for the version of the Wal preamp which came with my Mk II 4 and MkII 5 string Wal basses, these preamps are different to the Mk I 4 string, the latter only supports 4 string pickups. I don't know which version of the preamp comes with the Mk III Wal bass or the 6 string Wal. It's easier in a lot of ways for me to do it this way, as I know I haven't transcribed the circuit incorrectly..! Later, when I have more time to check it, I will share my version of the Mk II schematic, which is absolutely complete and doesn't miss out any parts..

I absoluterly agree with this (and have said the same thing many times). Another factor is the studio itself. My last recording was at Rimshot in Kent, and the whole vibe of the place, and the attitude of the owner/producer just inspired all of us to just relax and play without thinking of the red light being on. Not really encountered such a vibe before. It made all the difference.

Conversely send your stuff to me to compare. A 59 Strat or 59 Les Paul or 56 Precision most welcome

All sorts of lush.

AI is not intelligent. That's a misnomer. It literally just copies stuff. It's down to the human intelligence to then check it. AI cannot become intelligent until humans understand where intelligence and the conscious comes from and work out some way of recreating it.

Hi Phil.It's the trend towards older people in their 40s 50s and 60s even that go to these Old school disco's which start in the late afternoon and finish early so they can get tucked up in bed by 10pm😁....https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discos-for-grown-ups-pop-up-70s-80s-and-90s-disco-party-nottingham-tickets-873178980837 Bournemouth are doing one.😊 Whoopee do i'm in the category.

I know plenty of professional session players with long standing roles in an artist's live band who don't end up anywhere near the studio sessions for the artists they play for. It's often the way it plays out and I wouldn't take it as a personal thing. When you're hired help, you just do what you can to facilitate the artists vision as best you can. You're obviously up to the task of playing for them or you wouldn't be on the live shows at all.

Ones I’ve played that I wanted to: 100 Club Hope & Anchor Dingwalls The Garage Underworld Electric Ballroom Rock City Nottingham Rebellion Festival (Blackpool Winter Gardens) Ones I’d still like to play (but doubt I’ll get the opportunity: Hammersmith Apollo Whisky A Go Go And I would have loved to play CBGBs, The Marquee & The Astoria but all now gone.