Rayman

Blimey…. that’s very sad. We shared a day in Maida Vale recording for the BBC Friday Rock Show with Tank. I was asked to recall the day for a book about Tommy Vance…. Algy Ward was also asked to comment, but unfortunately he couldn’t recall a single moment of it due to being a bit worse for wear.

NICE setup

Yeah that crossed my mind too….

I have a very specific item I’m after, with particular measurements. So all that information along with photos is in the email. Even if I rang and made contact that way, I would almost certainly be asked to email with said information. So it’s frustrating that with all that in mind, there’s no response from either my personal or work email addresses. I give up with them. Not a good experience for me at all, so I’m cutting them out and going direct to the manufacturer of the item I want.

No, maybe I’ll try my work email

Yeah I thought that...... it's definitely the right address .... maybe it's my end then....

Has anyone used BD recently? I can’t understand why my emails with regards to ordering something are being completely ignored? I’ve emailed 3 times over the last few weeks with the same request, but no answer. Maybe I should just ring….. I hate phones 🫣📞

That’ll be where I go with it, if I can’t put up with it as it is, although, I hate it when the top of the bass hangs away from your body. I’ve sold a couple of basses that did that.

There’s nothing worse than that…..

And nobody wants that to happen

It only works if you wear the bass quite high I think, it certainly doesn’t work for me with this bass, it just pops out again.

By using a Didgeridoo ….. simple

It's no secret that I had to sell up everything a handful of years ago, all the basses, all the gear, everything, just to pay the bills. It's only been in the last year or so that I've been able to start assembling a modest group of instruments. It's a very depressing place to be, when one of the things that makes your life better has to go to pay the rent, and actually, at the end of it all, it made no difference really, selling anything, it just delayed the inevitable. I should have at least kept a couple of the basses.... I really miss my Stingrays..... All I can say, is that from personal experience, selling you prized possessions to pay bills isn't worth it. Unless you have a collection of Foderas to sell, that will really make a financial difference, don't do it... it's not worth it. That said.... I'll be at the front of the line to help, if I can, any brother, or sister, who needs the help.

Ah ok, thanks for that

I’m a bit behind on the current Blockheads live situation…… I just watched some recent YouTube clips….. Who’s the bloke singing? He looks like someones dad just jumped out of the audience to have a go? And why is Nathan King playing bass? Apologies if this has already been covered

Now that would be worth trying…

I don’t know about car wheel weights….. I think I need an actual car to balance my Thunderbird

Totally unaffiliated with the seller, but that’s a decent lefty bass….. there’s also a few Peavey Micro Bass amps, around 40-50 quid on the bay. Start on a 4 string in my opinion.

Yep could well be. When I was 15, and looking for my first bass, there was only really Fenders to look at. We thought that your Cimar, Jedson, CSL, Shaftesbury etc and even early Ibanez, we’re ***p. It was Fender or Rickenbacker if you could find one. Those early imports were really terrible. I had a few of them.

I had a set of EB strings via Amazon a few months ago…… I strongly suspect they were fake. They didn’t feel or sound right. Fake strings are a thing, contrary to what some might say.

I honestly struggle to think of an expensive bass I want….. I’m pretty happy with the mid range stuff I have…. maybe an old Stingray though…. I do miss my Stingrays.

It makes me ask this question: Are expensive, boutique instruments relevant anymore?? Seriously, why? (sure I’ll get ***t for that). I also had to put up with the awful invasion of terrible Japanese instruments when I started playing…… if only there had been Sire and the like back then.

It’s funny (or sad whichever way you look at it), when bands fragment, and original band members end up in a kind of tribute band playing their original stuff. I haven’t seen WA since ‘81. There are now two versions? Martin Turners…. and Andy Powells? I assume they are the only original two in both bands…. I watched MTs version on YouTube, playing live….. not many people in the audience? Kind of sad.

🙁 shame

‘81 it was when I saw them….Number the Brave tour….. now I feel old