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That's great to know, we've visited a few times and we're viewing a couple of house next week, it seems a lovely place to live and should suit our needs perfectly.

I'm looking forward to it, do you actually live in Wymondham?

Thanks guys, I will definitely tap into your local knowledge when we finally move into the area, it could be a while yet, but our house is already on the market and we've viewed a couple of house already, so fingers crossed that it won't be too long. 🤞

That's music to my ears, I love classic rock and blues. 🙂 It could be up to six months before we actually get our move, but I will definitely drop you a PM when it finally happens., thanks for your help.

Thanks for the replies. At my age I'm looking for a quieter life and Wymondham ticks all the boxes for me, some nice pubs and places to eat, just a few miles from Norwich, and not that far from the coast. Obviously it would be great if I could find a band, but if it doesn't happen, then it wouldn't be the end of the world because I've been thinking about calling it a day for some time.

As I've had no response since asking the question, am I right to assume that I'm moving to an area where the music scene is dead? 🤔

We're moving to Wymondham (10 miles from Norwich) in the new year, and I'm wondering what the local music scene is like. I'm now 74 and would like to find a band that play in pubs and clubs in the area. Any local knowledge and advice would be very much appreciated. Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year to one and all!

I saw them at Knebworth in 1976, they were third on the bill behind Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Rolling Stones, but that was in the days when festivals were full of great acts, all on the same day, and all on the same stage. Those were the days!

Agree totally! I've had so many frustratingly bad experiences of band members having not learn't the songs so now in all my ads I state: "I'm prepared to learn the songs properly at home beforehand, so I'm fully prepared for rehearsals and gigs" Five years down the line, I still can't find a band, so I guess that statement might scare a lot of musicians off? 🤔

No, it was this one, cost me £102.32 incl. shipping in January of this year, and I wasn't charged any duties etc. It looks like it's even cheaper now, I've just put one into my basket to see what the total cost (incl. shipping) would be, and it comes to $92.91 (£69.82). It's a decent neck for the money.

I did the same a few months ago, it works perfectly, especially if you fit the neck to a new body that hasn't had the bridge holes pre-drilled because you can position the bridge correctly without the old holes showing.

I really do admire your work ethic. 👍 I've just come back from being in Spain for five-and-a-half weeks, but three weeks before I was due to go, I was offered the opportunity to join a tribute band, I spent those remaining three weeks learning the set. Before I went, I enhanced the bass in all the songs so I could hear it clearly when I was laying by the pool on my sun bed, I listened to the tracks over and over again worrying that I would have to start all over again when I got home, but I was pleasantly surprised because when I started going over them, I felt refreshed, and my playing was much more fluent, so maybe a break can do good. I'm not saying it would work for you, but it certainly did for me.

The neck is still okay at the moment, but if the truss rod finally goes, then I will give him a shout, he's only lives a short drive from me.

Yes, I met Robin a few years ago when he was playing bass with his band in a local pub, I didn't know him at the time but I got chatting to him because I didn't recognise the bass he was playing, turned out it was one of his own custom builds, he gets some amazing reviews.

Tim just bought a P bass from me and it was a very pleasant and easy transaction. Highly recommended BassChatter, deal with confidence.