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A friend of mine has suggested we start a tribute to Camel and Toto called.......... yep you've guessed it..... CamelTo(e)

Best tribute name I ever heard of was 'The Small Fa(e)ces' 😂😂

Just received a great bass hardcase. Excellent communications and fast despatch. Thanks!

Oooooooh! Thats a beauty! ❤️

Yep. The Spector NS2, designed by Ned Steinberger.. Warwick have built their entire company off the back of it and Ibanez etc have taken aspects of the design to adapt into their own instruments too...

Where did you get the Gibson truss cover mate?

NBD! Love this...... looks, feels, plays and sounds superb. Epiphone have surpassed themselves with the Vintage Pro Thunderbird! I'd never waste my money on a new Gibson when this is so good.....

They used to be fantastic but in recent years they've changed lineups and now are too hi-gain (guitars) and metal (drummer) for my liking. The secret of a good Lizzy tribute (& of a good Lizzy themselves!) is guitars on breakup and a swing/shuffle drummer.... As a result I much prefer Dizzy Lizzy these days. Most authentic one ever though was the short lived 'Rock Anthems presents: Live & Dangerous' show - that was monstrous!

Sold an old pedal to Tom. Quick payment and regular comms :) Top man so buy/sell/trade with him with confidence!

Yep, these guys are awesome. Check out all their vids - they sound more accurate to the original songs than the current incarnation of Chicago themselves!

Just been watching this again....... live and at their best in 1970 (between 2nd and 3rd albums)

It's all about the Haz Labs pre for me...... it has THE tone I'm after. Quite like a good OBP-3, EMG BTS or tamed Tonepump too......

The filter has spent years missing my tag line under my avatar on the left......

Yep! Fantastic book! Very honest....

Always loved this..... Chicago at their funkiest! All 3 lead vocalists and Peter Cetera playing an incredibly tasty bassline.....! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap2zcSbeYQc

Just spotted this thread! I'm a huge Chicago fan - particularly of the amazing bass playing/vocals of Peter Cetera (hence my name on here). For me, he took the best elements of Motown and McCartney basslines and progressed them further in a jazz-rock environment, aided by the fantastic Danny Seraphine on drums. Add the much missed and hugely underrated Terry Kath on guitar (and Ray Charles-esque vocals) and you had imho the FINEST power trio ever in rock! Yes, better than Hendrix/Cream etc..... Further add all the great songs and a kickass horn section and you have the now legendary Chicago 'sound'. Just fantastic!

I've always loved the tight,authoritative low end and grinding, biting top end 80's/90's rock tones of bassists like Eddie Jackson (Queensryche), Rachel Bolan (Skid Row), Kip Winger (Winger), Bruno Ravel (Danger Danger), Pat Badger (Extreme) etc etc. What did they have in common? The classic EMG P/J loaded Spector NS2 bass.... Having found one at the old Bass Centre in Wapping (the good ol' days) and LOVED the sound, feel, and look I then purchased various Spector basses! I was almost there, but there was still something not quite right (playing through Trace Elliot, Peavey, Ampeg, Ashdown etc) in my quest for the exact tone I was looking for.... The missing puzzle piece turned out to be the classic Gallien Krueger 400RB/800RB series heads from that period...... A friend invited me to try my Spector through his 800RB and the quest was complete!! So, to summise..... Active EMG p/J loaded Spector (with roundwounds) through old GK400RB or 800RB head and a suitable full range cab (in my case - currently a GenzBenz 2x12 Neo). Add in a little extra grit when needed from my Tech21 Dug DP3X pedal and I have aural bliss!

I was a lot more offended by the nonsense the bassist played.....!

Sold a pedal to Kevin. Great comms and fast payment. A 'textbook' deal - thanks mate

So, how are we all enjoying it?!? Any fave settings to share?

Not quite - he was a club singer in Manila, Philippines, singing all styles of music including rock songs like Journey....