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I seem to remember people soaking them in tea or coffee? Maybe first use fine wire wool to take the shine off and make the plastic more likely to stain / colour. ( Obviously not hot beverages of course....☕)

Heard this on the radio, and reminded me what an amazing song and bassline it is. Love it.

I would have thought mid 70’s Quo would have gone down a storm, especially in the southern ‘boogie’ states. Maybe they had enough bands of their own doing that over there though? Robbie Williams because he’s a bit of a pink torpedo? 😂

Not sure about these , but here we go anyway. Status Quo Robbie Williams ( seem to remember a doc about him trying to break the US) The Jam / Style Council / Paul Weller ?

Zenta Festival 60's short scale, according to Google images. Some of this design had Fender style headstock like yours Andy, other a 2+2 job. MIJ Matsumoku? Think we need some input from bassassin to confirm.

Really? Looks like a Zenta / Audition early 70's Woolworths special to me, although the headstock decal may say otherwise?

Sounds like a lot of fun to me.....

Not having that mate, classic tune!

Currently down to 7. I have 3 x Fender Precision Lytes - main gig s/b one (permanently down tuned a semitone), white one for all other gigs (standard tuning) and another s/b one as a spare for either of the other two! The first two have the standard jazz pickup replaced with a Fender Noiseless. Also considering turning one into a passive with a new wiring loom. Due to a shoulder injury I'd be lost without these basses, especially for long gigs. Then I have a 63 P-bass for 'special' gigs. Had this for over 30 years now so a definite keeper. Washburn AB20 - acoustic electric for my acoustic duo. Danelectro Longhorn - for country & rootsy gigs. ( At one time I had 3 of these but foolishly sold two, including the blackburst one in my avatar) Countryman Uke bass - gets used occasionally for country stuff. I really do miss having a Musicman - had Stingrays for years but due to their weight just couldn't use them. If anyone has an 8lb MM (US Ray or Sterling) they're looking to sell then I'm your man!

Totally agree. I think it depends on the audience - if it's a 'listening' environment then anything goes with arrangements. I love to hear a new spin on a great song played by people who treat it with respect. However, if it's a pis*sed audience at a wedding or in a pub, they'll just want to hear the songs as they know them so they can 'dance' or whatever.

Whilst I agree in principle, I recently got asked to dep with a guitarless band (which I couldn't do as was already working) who told me their set list consisted of a fair few rock cover standards. Would have been intrigued to see how they coped with 'Alright Now' , 'Sweet child of mine' and 'Sultans of swing' in particular.

Stray Cats, although you'll need a great guitar player to cover some of their stuff. Some Stevie Ray Vaughan / Hendrix stuff too maybe? Same problem with the guitar job though. 😄

The thinking behind this I believe was that a valve power amp is as / more important in getting a great guitar tone than just a valve pre, especially if using pedals. Today there's a tendency for guitarists to get all of their sounds from before the power amp stage, yet most of the classic guitar sounds relied on valve power amps on full song. Having had a couple of Musicman guitar combos, I would agree that this design does make sense, but only if you can use them with the volume high enough to get the power amp valves working at a level where their sound reaches the 'sweet' spot. That's why a lot of die hards still use amps with no separate pre / master volume controls, going for all valve combos that can work at the levels they require onstage. Can work with bass amps too - Ampeg SVT3Pro has a valve front end and SS power amp - sounds good, but compared to a full fat SVT with all valve design and you can see why people still specify the 810/SVT rig for large gigs despite it being a 50 year old design.

I'm taking my daughter's partner to see The Bootleg Beatles next week. He's an Aussie and crazy on the Beatles, so hoping they don't disappoint him. I saw them a few years ago and was impressed so should be an entertaining evening. I think they're doing a section devoted to The White Album too.

Friend of mine has done some of their sound on this tour - says they still play LOUD! Enjoy the gig.

Interesting post. I think that there are enough people left in the market who want and will pay for vintage stuff (50's/60's mainly), but as pointed out there is probably a finite amount of time before they drop off their perches. Whether their successive generation continue to hold dear the quest for such instruments is the burning question I guess. Just hope that I live long enough to be able to afford a 50's Tele....😕

We aim to capture the original studio recoerdings, although look to recent live stuff to help with some things - for example, how to end songs that faded out on the original versions. We think most of our audience will identify best with the hits they know from years of listening / radio play etc - give 'em what they want! 😊

UK stuff that I couldn't imagine not being part of my life - Stones, Beatles, 60's blues (incl. Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Winwood etc), Bowie, Punk / New Wave and all the great pop music from the UK early 60's to late 70's. However I still think the US stuff that shaped my musical life so much does have the edge for me. Talking about early rock 'n'roll (Elvis, Little Richard and more than anyone else the late Chuck berry), then Motown, Stax and Atlantic artists and their spin-offs, Phil Spector's great work, country and country rock ( Eagles, Little Feat & The Band especially) and leading on to Bruce Springsteen / Tom Petty etc. Also wonderful dance music from Chic, Sly Stone and James Brown. There's just something about going to see a great band from the US that still makes it that extra bit special for me.

That’s a real bummer, sorry it is developing so quickly for you. Mine is still fairly stable, a little worse than a couple of years ago perhaps but nothing that is threatening my livelihood at the moment. I’m just hoping that it doesn’t progress enough to curtail my work for any length of time before I decide to retire, (although the way things are looking I haven’t a clue when that’s going to be!) Really hope you manage to find a solution you can deal with that is suitable both practically and.financially. All the best, Pete.

When I do 4 or 5 gigs a week these days I'm too knackered to do the washing up. 😅

Start with using Marigolds for the washing up....😄 Sounds like it's a skin problem rather than muscular then? Have you tried regularly using a good quality hand cream? A guitarist mate of mine has a similar problem and finds that doing this helps him a lot. E45 is pretty good and not that expensive too.

Some good advice here ^^^ You may also find it's worth talking to the GK distributors in the UK , who I've found helpful in the past. https://polar.uk.com/