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And a good tip - one which we’ve had to ram home a few times - is don’t stop recording at the end of the song, keep recording to capture the applause/audience reaction.

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Same for me, a pattern that I’ve repeated several times over the years.

A good carpenter could de-fugly that quite easily.

Not got one but I’ve used a good few TC amps at gigs (maybe one of these who knows) and always found them both powerful and to have a good sound, def preferred the ones with both mids.

Yeah we’re all telling each other what bass/bit of gear is best, they’re telling everyone they meet they’re the best.

I think I’d go for the BQ250 as the eq has both low and high mids, just that bit more versatile.

Definitely. I’ve not played one myself but never read a bad word about them, JJ, the bassist in The Last Resort/Cockney Rejects uses these and plays some pretty big gigs with them.

Nice! Apparently these have a slimmer neck than a regular Precision so as a Jazz player that may suit you very well.

Same with the JMJ Mustang bass, made in Mexico, relatively affordable and a great bass. I didn’t buy mine because of JMJ but because of the spec, meets everything I need.

That’s a great idea, especially the Nirvana aspect, must be bucketloads of fun playing those songs as ska versions.

No, it’s fun playing those songs again, and we all have a laugh, but their workload is too much - they’ve just got Scotland Calling for next year, that amount of travelling just not for me anymore, especially given my back, I’d have to be unfolded from the car/van.

Well as per my other thread I’m now winding down gigging, but: The Spacewasters - original material, garage punk/rock I suppose. Been going for 20 years, I’ve been with them since 2021. 10 gigs a year approximately, obtained usually by people asking us to play. Used to be only London-ish gigs but now stretch to south coast, plus a few overseas. Knock Off - original material, street punk/Oi. Started 2013, I left 2019 but am back standing in for the rest of this year. They were doing 50 odd gigs a year, all over UK and Europe but have scaled back a bit to concentrate on less but better gigs, these usually obtained by being asked. Thunderkunt - instrumental classic rock covers, a non gigging band, a bunch of old mates we rehearse every few weeks and have a laugh, and play some ridiculously complicated riffs - 70s drugs must have been strong maa-an!

Thanks Martin, I’m staying with my non-gigging instrumental classic rock band which rehearses once every few weeks, so yes will be keeping my hand in so to speak, similarly I find it great fun. I’ve also got the rest of the year standing in for my old band but it’s only 5 or so gigs (very decent ones though).

Could it have been The Don in his Make Pino Great Again disguise?

So last night I told my band (The Spacewasters) I’m going to be leaving and they’ll need to replace me. Since I did my lower back in a couple of years ago I’ve just not enjoyed pretty much everything about gigging, aside from the actual playing, as it’s just made it difficult & painful. I see an osteopath and we’ve got it pretty much as good as it will get but the strains of gigging just too much. I did feel sad on the way home as I’ve really enjoyed being in this band, the music is great, the lads are a good laugh and the relaxed manner in which we do stuff has really suited me. Had some great experiences too - recording an album at Boz Boorers studio in Portugal the main one. Not walking away tho, until a replacement is found I’m still there, my intention is to just not be gigging next year. Now just need to write a hit single so I can retire on the publishing…..

My thoughts are for one, having watched that clip, what an amazing player he is - no news there of course - but secondly, given his association with the fretless ‘Ray it’s surprising it’s taken this long for a Sig version.

Think they’re Elite Stadiums

That’s a beauty

In both my gigging bands the singers are very good at bantering with the audience.