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First rehearsal with a brand new 'Doobie Brothers' tribute show yesterday. Big band with brass section, percussion etc..... sounded immense! Great musicians and wonderful songs made for a most rewarding day Probably won't be gigging until very late in the year as 2 hours of complicated material to work on and lots of busy musicians to herd together.... but it's very exciting!

Got his last 3 or 4 albums.... all good stuff.

Frank Bello and Rex must be close behind....

That's Skyler Accord. He has a sig Spector bass, though I've no idea who he is.... Yep, terrible demo (playing AND rig sound).

Damn..... what horrible news to wake up to Who's gonna give me a big beaming smile and a huge man-hug at the next Bass Show now? 😢 Miss you mate. sleep well x

Yep....

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/508631-nick-smith-missing/

Rex will be endorsing something else within 6 months 😉🤣

We posted at the same time....

Just seen this pic from the GK booth being set up..... new BIG amps, based around legacy front panels?!?

A new Class D version, yes. But there have been rumours for quite some time about something a bit more traditional.

It's been rumoured, for a while....

Hopes: Epiphone to finally release their G3 and Ripper basses. GK to finally release an updated RB series.

Just seen a CCTV vid of him leaving work in his car after 10pm last night, pulling over at the security gates and getting out to push the exit button. He looked VERY unsteady on his feet.... like he was drunk or very unwell... I really hope he's ok! 🫤😢

Lovely chap. Keeping everything crossed that he's OK....

Bought Peter's Spector. He was very patient in getting a mutually agreeable date to hand over the bass and we had a lovely chat when we finally met. Lovely bass too! Cheers Peter!

Midwest rockers 'Head East'!

The live stage version of the fantastic TV show 'Inside #9' at the Wyndhams Theatre at the end of the month.... Toto at Wembley Arena on 5th February Uriah Heep at London Palladium on 26th February

Congrats.... and welcome home! Zebrano and Spalted Maple were the two limited finishes the Euro shop did at the time. They weren't custom orders..... rather they were just less common than the regular established finishes.

Context? I'm presuming this refers to the now deleted post that some bloke put up about his Tobias?

Bet that sounds huge with that 1x15!

Not really. I just prefer to go with my 40+ years bass playing experience.... and actually trying a bass out, rather than the opinion of an opportunistic youtuber, but hey-ho.....

You are correct! No, the top case is missing but I'm 'on the case' (so to speak) in getting a replacement cover.