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I want one! Would it be cool to ask what sort of prices they go for, can’t find any indication on their web page? Thanks.

I love this - a kind of posh Danelectro vibe. Just had a look on their website, and it’s full of amazing basses. Thought I was GAS free until just now.

Indeed - in my old band the monitors were our only real line of defence. We’d often play weddings in venues with no stage, and frequently encountered guests ( and once or twice the bride and/or groom ) falling onto them. A big Laney 300 watt job didn’t budge though! One of the reasons I got used to not using pedals I think. 😆

You could try Neutradol Deoderisor Gel, which works in cars when a smoker has been in them Only a couple of quid so worth a go. Also bicarbonate of soda ( baking soda) can work well, and again isn’t expensive and is easy to get hold of. Put some in an open jar and leave it zipped up in the case overnight. Good luck!

I saw the Hollies doc recently on Sky Arts - really good and very comprehensive. A great band, somewhat overlooked due to the Beatles and Stones I think.

Thanks Dave - in the ELO Experience it was intended to appeal to theatre audiences. We tried to strike a balance between doing the songs justice but also being entertaining and not taking ourselves too seriously and we hopefully achieved that. The cellists worked out some routines that seemed to work and the audience loved them! The band is still going strong too - people want entertainment.

We end up doing a lot of laughing at our gigs, and usually the audience are laughing with us rather than at us ( I think anyway…). We do have our serious moments too of course, and the best gigs are when the balance of the two are just right. We like to think our audiences leave the gig with a smile on their faces. Thinking about this, looking back to gigs I’ve seen over the last 50 years, the best ones are those which made me smile too - usually those when you can tell the band are really enjoying it. I don’t have much time generally for overly serious stuff, happy upbeat music is what mostly floats my boat. 😄

It was a particularly fun gig Dave - this is me after I messed up ‘Duelling Banjos’ would you believe……

Our first gig this year at The Lookout on the Pier in Scarborough harbour. The weather had improved so apart from some patchy fog the journey was fine. Usual full house of diners with plenty of requests, some of which I’d not played for ages. These included ‘Waterloo’, ‘Moonlight in Vermont’, ‘Losing you’, ‘Starman’ and ‘Ever fallen in love’. ( We couldn’t manage ’Peaches’ but swapped it for ‘Golden Brown’ !!). We are there again at the end of the month and it’s always a pleasure to do.

I’m sorry, assumed your iPad was running up to date.

I went to see VM at Hull City Hall in the early 80’s. He didn’t once communicate with the audience and sat on a stool for most of the gig, randomly picking up a guitar or an alto sax occasionally ( and being pretty dreadful on both IIRC ). Thinking he must have been having an ‘off day’ and being a fan of his stuff, I booked to see him again a year or so later at the same venue. He was exactly the same then too. 😆

We’ve used forScore in our duo for years now with no problems. Think it’s £19.99 on the App Store, one off purchase.

My mate in our acoustic duo always brings two electro acoustics on every gig. He has one of those double gig bags, bulky but not that heavy to carry. He has previous for breaking strings, although just lately seems to be on a good streak. From my experience strings usually break for a reason - they need replacing, sharp bridge saddles / tuners etc , being thrashed to death or any combination of these.

I honestly don’t know, but think I may have remembered if it was VH as support. Or maybe not of course….🤣