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Maybe to save cutting through the truss rod? He takes the top of the headstock off (with the Gibson logo) and combined with the set neck break at the body end is enough to render it unusable.

My previous link to this has been deleted for some reason. Look away if you're squeamish....

Okay, if we’re getting into band names - anything by The Wallflowers Bush The Raspberries Savage Garden The Bluebells Ash Shed 7 Hothouse Flowers Supergrass and of course, anything by the actor Lorne Green (theme from ‘Ringo maybe?) Back OT, how about Daisy Daisy (give me your answer do), Roses are red, Lily was here, Dead Flowers, Border song, Thyme in a bottle (okay, I know...)

Garden Party - Rick Nelson Octopus’s Garden - Beatles Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie and the Banshees Every rose has it’s thorn - Poison Build me up buttercup - Foundations Thorn in my side - Eurythmics ( maybe not the best wedding song though)

Just seen this - 335's now, aarghhh...apologies if this is part of what's already been posted.

I thought the same TBH, the cab really shouldn't be vibrating that much. Some older cabs seem to do this unfortunately . ( When I've used a tiny GK MB200 on top of my Barefaced Compact it's never moved at all ).

Mmmm, Wolf Blass yellow label - good choice sir.

Better! Strange sunburst though, almost unburst!!

Yup, done the same in the past. Cheap and easy remedy, Home Bargains / Poundstretcher / B&M type shops usually stock it for around a quid.

Just had Magic Soul on the radio, and they played this. I've never noticed the nearly 2 minute long solo on the end - maybe it's because DJ's always talk over it or maybe just an extended version. Solo kicks in around 4mins 55 sec. Produced by Barry White around 1972. Enjoy.

Mmm, not sure. Like the basic design, but not a fan of 'wacky' colours or flame tops on guitars that don't suit them. Occasionally see Teles and Strats with them as well - urghhh! Gibson semis should IMHO be a bit more subdued perhaps - the ES 135 is more to my taste, less bling etc. I like the 339 designs. Nearly bought one recently when I was searching for a 335, and they seem great quality (certainly the first ones anyway, haven't seen the more recent ones.) The Epiphone 339's are cracking VFM too, and have the very useful additional feature of coil tapping the humbuckers.

Fender Rumble range offer great sounds and very manageable weight. The 200 watt model is within budget, the excellent 500 watt job just £49 over it. Both feature headphone sockets and should cope with a reasonable sized pub gig. Gear4music in York stock the range according to their website, so not too far for you, but check stocks via telephone before making the journey. They also carry some Hartke, GK, Ampeg and Markbass stuff too. Cheers.

Similar thing happened when playing a local coffee house gig with my acoustic duo. We played requests, and did a version of Maria Muldaur’s “Midnight at the oasis “. A lady (who was friends with Mrs CP and myself) and normally liked what we played asked us not to play that song when she was there. When asked why, she replied that it was written by her ex-husband and she didn’t want reminding of him!

I’ve just had to Google ERB! Took me a while to suss out it wasn’t Epic Rap Battles, Edgar Rice Burroughs or Executive Review Board.... 😅

Slightly OT, but anyway ! A few years ago we let a DJ use our big PA at a function in a large Manchester hotel. Gave him strict instructions to not max it out with his crappy DJ mixer. All was good until we’d done our set, to a storming audience. The DJ followed us after our set, but as we were getting changed I noticed the level rise a lot. Got down to the function room to hear it absolutely blasting, but with a lack of top end. In an attempt to go down as well as our band, the tw*t had blown the horns in the rig. After a few weeks of heated exchanges with the DJ’s management we eventually got the repair bill covered, but so much hassle. Never happened again. I have occasionally lent my rig to other bands, but fortunately the need to do rarely happens doing our sort of gigs. Funnily enough though, last week it may have been required, but as the bassist in the other band was stage right and I set up stage left it wasn’t worth the messing around. Must admit was quite relieved TBH as didn’t know the guy etc. We did a glitzy industry awards do in the 90’s at a flash London hotel. Lots of minor celebs and some name acts / musicians in the audience. Couple of weeks before the gig I get a call from the bassist playing for one of the acts, asking if he could use my rig. Seemed an okay guy, so I told him what I’d got and he was grateful as he was only doing a handful of songs with a thrown together band and it would save him the hassle of lugging stuff into central London. Then he asked what bass I used, and could he use that? Told him politely that I’d rather he brought his own if that was okay. Then it went a bit odd, with him asking what year my Precision was (a 63 as it happened...). Told me his was a 62, and ( unlike mine) in the original finish . I replied that he’d obviously be better off using his then, and didn’t lend mine to anyone (let alone such a kn*b head). Anyway, after all this I thought he’d maybe be a good player so watched him on the gig, and he was decidedly average at best!

They're good combos Paul, so long as it's not going to get moved from it's (probably final?!) resting place! Not sure if the 10" speakers are the same as in the old 210TX cabs or not - IMHO brilliant sounding but 350 watts is the peak power, 175watts RMS handling IIRC. They may be uprated ones for the power of the combo though? My tech guy has always doubted the claims to be able to run comfortably into 2 ohms by Peavey, making the amp run really hot and possibly reducing it's lifespan. ( Am sure people on here may tell you otherwise though, my guy is an old school chap who doubts manufacturer's specs all the time!) If you don't get on with it, give me a shout - I have my old Trace AH500 head that is looking for it's final resting place soon I fear. Would be happy for you to have it mate. 🙂

Yeah, I used to sh*t myself on tricky DB gigs too....😂

Understood. Just seems a shame to risk damaging them by exposing them to the extremes of heat and cold that exists in most lofts. My 63 P-bass was rescued from a loft, and the paint peeled off in strips! Frets were green and the original case was damaged beyond repair. Amazingly the neck survived without being warped , but it took a lot of restoration.

Be careful putting guitars in lofts, especially at the moment with the current heatwave - you’ll need more than a set of hex keys to sort them out 😟

I now have my bass set with a lower action than I’ve ever had before, as I had started getting more aches and cramps in both hands. I turn the amp up more and play less hard than I used to, and (so far anyway) it seems to have done the trick. Am sure it won’t stop the ageing process but may just make it more manageable for the time being at least. 😐

Cheers Trev. Glad you had a good night, and your son as well. Thanks for the pics too - my monitor was riddled with a strange feedback through most of the gig so I was trying to ignore it, hence the rather stern expression you captured so well. 😅

Agreed, although I bet a lot of bassists (me included) rarely venture up there so maybe aren’t bothered? I quite enjoy routine check ups on intonation and action etc - always do this every 6-8 weeks when restringing. I remember getting an electronic tuner for the first time in the late 70’s which made the job so much more accurate and easy. Think it was quite a significant era for people to start doing their own set ups.

A colleague of mine a few years ago was meeting a friend of hers for lunch, and the friend arrived early so I chatted with her. She lived not far from me in a neighbouring village, and we made small talk about what local entertainment was around at the time, and of course I chatted about being in a band etc. At some point she mentioned her brother played guitar too, so I presumed she meant in the same area so I asked if I knew him? She said maybe , he has been with Elton John’s band for a while now - turned out to be Davey Johnstone.

His version of Steve Van Zandt's 'Ride the night away' is great. Jimmy recently joined Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul onstage for this tune when they were touring Australia earlier this year. My son-in-law is an Aussie , and couldn't believe how little known Jimmy was/is over here.