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  1. hiram.k.hackenbacker
    It’s the Letts bass thread all over again! Shonky work delivered to a customer who can’t be bothered to stand up for himself. Unless you name the builder, this thread is pointless. If it’s supposed to serve as a warning, it doesn’t with those details. You’ve already decided it’s unacceptable or you wouldn't have posted it. Get a grip and send it back for a refund and go somewhere else.
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    Great gig last night. A long long day and all for charity. 7 tribute artists across three back line bands. The event was sold out a couple of hours before doors. Line up was Bon Jovi (Jon Bovi), Alanis Morissette, Elton John, ABBA, Elvis, David Bowie (ChangesTwoBowie) & Queen (Queenage) - plus encores from 4 of them. I played Bowie and Queen plus the encore set. It's nice to get paid, but to have an audience go this nuts for the songs they love, I'd do it again tomorrow. A truly remarkable ensemble who I'm honoured to have as friends. Not sure what the final total is yet, but I'm expecting it to be lots of thousands.
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    The irony being I guess that they released more albums in the 80’s than they did in the 70’s , whether it suited their style or not. There’s only one album that I don’t completely gel with for some reason and that’s Caress of Steel. I just find The Necromancer and The Fountain of Lambeth a difficult listen. I’m fully on board with the rest of the catalogue, including the wonderful 80’s. I remember the first time I heard Distant Early Warning - a perfect blend of Rush and 80’s synth sounds. Power Windows is probably the weakest of the 80’s albums for me, but I still enjoy it.
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    No brainer. I’m in 🤘
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    Lovely looking P. I’m not within striking distance. I assume it’s a proper P width nut?
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    I concur with all the above. That is very nice indeed. As a Status headless owner myself I can well believe just how good this must be. I can’t justify having another one, but that’s a lot of bass for the money. Good luck with your sale. I’m sure it won’t around long.
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    This. Get an in. Keep doing them well and it just gets legs. Before you know it the diary starts filling up. I’ve also seen quite a few posts on social media advertising availability. Not done that myself, but it could be a start.
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    I don’t. I get asked to play the set that they want played. I don’t get a say in it. I wasn’t expecting everything to be dropped a step, to be playing with a dep singer, to be learning three new songs in a day (I know it’s a few days until Saturday, but I only have one day free that I’ll be able to do it and refresh on the others I haven’t played for a while) or to be playing to a rammed club celebrating their 50th anniversary (I’ve played there before and it’s not usually that busy). As a dep you have to roll with it or stop doing it. The set content doesn't bother me at all. If that’s what they want, I’m happy to go with it. I do find it very odd that bands still play Long Train Running, Sweet Home Alabama, All Right Now, Play That Funky Music. The other more recent ones like Sex on Fire I kinda get, but I would not lose a moments sleep if I never Long Train and Funky ever again.
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    No escape for me….
  10. hiram.k.hackenbacker
    Oh, and Long Train Running as well I've just noticed. Lucky me 😎
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    I've just been sent the set list for a gig on 27/9 for a band I dep for. Three songs in there I've never played before and they don't rehearse. I wasn't informed of this when I said yes, but the singer is also a dep and everything will be tuned down half a step for him. There's a song in there that should be played on a 5. That's not going to happen if everything is being tuned down. They can put up with me playing the low stuff higher on that one. Plus....I've also got the full house in cover band bingo....Play That Funky Music, Summer of '69, Sex on Fire, Chelsea Dagger AND Mr.Brightside!
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    The reason he doesn’t like it is because of the neck. It’s supposed to an exact replica of Brian’s Red Special. The guitar sounds amazing and that’s most likely where anything else will struggle. The neck is chunky by my bass playing standards, so I can understand why he has issue with it. Ironically the much cheaper standard Red Special he bought first has a much shallower neck, but doesn’t sound as good 🤷‍♂️
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    Hi mate. I don’t seem to be able to message you, but I’ll take the Icefall if it’s still available.
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    The guitarist in my Queen trib has two, one of which is the expensive variety. He hates it.
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    I've just been flicking through some of the videos for Total 80's. A lot of them have been blocked or are not public. One of my favourites is this one. It was taken by our guitarists daughter. It's a shame it's in portrait, but I'm just happy that it exists at all. We were gigging a lot that year and did so right up until COVID spoilt the party. Even then, after things settled, bizarrely, we were even busier post COVID. Literally up and down the country. Sadly the relationship with our agent broke down and we have now reverted to select local gigs which we manage. @Chiliwailer, I'm sure you've seen it before, but it's the purple Modulus in action. It remains one of my absolute favourite basses to play. I still have to pinch myself that you actually put it up for sale in the first place!! (yes, you still have first refusal, behind a long line of seconds 👊).
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    Which reminds me of another 80's tune that I absolute love playing - Every Little Thing She Does is Magic. I know, I'm easily pleased 🤷‍♂️
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    To be fair, there have been so many limited edition Stingrays, it's hard to keep up.
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    In my other band which is not not exclusively 80's, we do Nik's 'Wouldn't It Be Good'. I don't know what it is about that song, but I just love playing it and it always gets people singing along.
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    A total of 1246 Anniversary basses made. With regards to the fretboards, 713 were Maple, 477 Rosewood, 21 lined fretless and 35 unlined fretless.
  20. hiram.k.hackenbacker
    Since you asked so nicely 😂
  21. hiram.k.hackenbacker
    Absolutely Tiffany style. I won’t bother typing the accolades of which you are almost certainly aware of for VKTRS. Suffice to say that the track screams 80’s from every pore and always goes down a storm. I should add that Total 80’s are 100% live - no backing, which is more than I can say for some 80’s tributes I’ve seen.
  22. hiram.k.hackenbacker
    This is our most recent set. Set 1 A Little Respect Real Gone Kid Together in Electric Dreams Everybody Wants to Rule The World I Think We’re Alone Now Karma Chameleon The Look of Love Pt1 Love Plus One Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Sledgehammer Somewhere in My Heart Material Girl Don’t You Want Me Set 2 The Power of Love (Huey Lewis) The Heat is On Never Gonna Give You Up Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now Footloose Kids in America Rio Freedom Mickey Take on Me Video Killed the Radio Star True Walking on Sunshine Wake me Up Before You Go-Go Encore The Final Countdown
  23. hiram.k.hackenbacker
    Not a hope in hell of any of my 80’s band agreeing to do anything from that list. I don’t think any of our audience would expect it either.
  24. hiram.k.hackenbacker
    As above. Especially wary of someone who joined Basschat just an hour ago. Won't be clicking that.
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    I was chatting with Jon Shuker about this the other day. He usually ships his basses in Hiscox cases and their absence has caused a few issues and a lot of head scratching. Their re-appearance on the scene is a great relief to him. I think he is expecting delivery in early November.
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