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And you’ll find yourself in a Premier Inn staring at the 11th bass you’ve bought in 6 months, wondering how you’ll get it past the Mrs tomorrow. Unlike myself of course

Just a shout out to Dave Green and everyone at Ashdown. I took my (tired) EVO II 500 in for a service, pots and fans…. lovey, down to earth, friendly place, proper old school Amp shop. Made me feel all nostalgic for big heavy bass amps, like the old days. Proper job.

Oh I dunno, mine was a ‘70s Columbus Jazz, I was glad to see the back of it.

Most important…… Take your time in the search… A: it’s half the fun B: it’s not the best idea to buy the first “shiny” thing you see. 👍🏻

There’s really no exact answer I’m afraid. The “which bass should I buy” conundrum is a difficult one to answer and one that only you can I’m afraid. Play as many basses as you can in stores and pick the one you like the look, feel and sound of most. Anything by Yamaha is great. The BB series are particularly good at all price points. Sire, you can’t go wrong, they’re definitely the “in thing” at the moment in terms of value and quality…. ….but honestly it’s endless. For 5/600 quid you can get a superb used bass, and as the years of playing bass go on, your taste and requirements will change, so something versatile is always good, personally I’d stick to 4 strings for now, and, re-sale value is worth thinking about too, because if you’re on here, it’s highly likely that you’ll get hooked on buying/selling/trading gear. Good luck

I’ve always found having a ‘selection’ of instruments on stands and clearly on show really irritating and unnecessary. A bit like displaying trophies….. “look what I’ve got” type of thing, especially as literally nobody cares. Our guitarist has this kind of multi guitar carousel kind of thing? Clearly displaying all his lovely guitars, much to our amusement, especially as it’s nearly fallen over a couple of times.

That’s a shame We go to some gigs together, we have enough in common to share similar tastes. It’s a nice thing to do with your other half.

I’m not actually playing bass on this…. I’m the singer/songwriter/guitarist…. recorded for BBC introducing.

I don’t know if I like them or not, but we’ve got tickets to see them in Manchester. Must remember to take my bobble hat.

Bartolini MK1s?

Can’t go wrong….. they’re fantastic instruments

Mmmmm…. Yeah, I’m thinking the same

Having said 2, before, I’ve only ever used one, I’ve never needed the spare, ever. 100s of rock gigs, clanking the strings pretty hard, I’ve never broken a string once. Of course, the day I leave the spare at home is the day I break that string.

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Anyone had one? Any good? I have the opportunity to buy an MLB1, but you don’t see them around often…. just wondering if anyone has any experience with one?

Alright, I’ll ask, what’s a BBoT?

Faron Young is one of my favourite songs ever. The entire album, Steve McQueen, is beautiful.

At first glance I thought it said Milky Way….. Now….. PETE Way….. there’s a signature Thunderbird waiting to happen.

I’ve often had the conversation with folks, is there was one bass, that could do almost everything? I reckon this bass would come close to that. Beautiful.

I’m old…. Who’s Mikey Way? …. and in my opinion it’s massively overpriced, but then everything is, so….

It was a shock… and always sad when we loose one of our members. I hope you’re doing better. Anything Phil Jones is great in my experience. I have the Big Head headphone amp, quality little device. You won’t be disappointed with your purchase.

If I was on a stage in front of thousands of people, playing music I loved and getting paid, with a successful career behind me and a big fan base, I’d be very happy indeed, and I certainly wouldn’t be moaning about it, I’d be feeling very lucky and grateful. Maybe it’s easy to forget all that and take it for granted when you actually have it, I don’t know. Never look down your nose at an audience. Without them you are a nobody playing with yourself. I expect Mr Blood went back to his trailer and did exactly that while watching Miley Cyrus videos on his phone and repeating to himself how awesome he is.