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Preferred the udder one, with more cowbell.

I had a mid 60s sunburst 335 a few years ago and loved it apart from the neck profile, which although wasn’t particularly small was just not big enough for me. Of course I sold it at a time when 335s weren’t particularly in demand too 😕 There was a 339 recently on eBay which I should have pursued by the sound of it - aged cherry and a 50s profile neck which would probably have been ideal for me then. Think the early 339s had the option of the 50s or slimmer 60s necks, with the latter being more popular, and ending up the standard one for later models?

Just after teatime? You southerners have late snap....

Sounds ace. Those early dot reissues are getting quite desirable, think they’re the ones with the Tim Shaw pickups? What’s the neck profile like? Someone I know has a natural one from that era and he loves it.

Having had GAS for a 335 for many years now, I worry that if I got the 339 I’d always be thinking despite them being great guitars that it was a second choice thing. Will just have to keep looking I guess. There’s a fat neck cherry 335 59 reissue on Reverb at the moment, on sale at a Southampton music shop. Right model, but the cherry just seems a bit bright and untransparent, and for £3k I want it to be spot on.

Seen a few of these up for sale around £250 s/h, and must admit they do look great. Love the aged cherry finish, bit see through kind of thing. What’s the neck profile like? I’m really looking for the biggest neck I can find, and most of the 335 reissues seem to have slim 60’s style jobs.

Used the Behringer and it's original relative the Mackie SRM150. Both work well, although you do need them quite close due to them being fairly directional as you would expect. Haven't tried this , but there's another copycat model for £99.99 here -https://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/SubZero-SZS-P5MA-150W-5-Active-Personal-PA-Monitor/1M2N?origin=product-ads&campaign=PLA+Shop+-+GENERIC&adgroup=GENERIC&medium=vertical_search&network=google&merchant_id=1279443&product_id=75263d1&product_country=GB&product_partition_id=492780986292&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxfSpzfzT3QIVAdiyCh1juginEAQYASABEgJkuPD_BwE If you can manage the extra size/weight, I'd personally go for the Wharfedale that jacko is selling above - great for the dosh and will always come in handy should you need a bit of extra something else in the mix that the smaller options will struggle with.

I feel your pain. We play a weekly residency in a pub, and we have a policy of not playing if the TV's are on. Just don't get the need to have lots of different things going on at the same time which seems to be the vogue these days. If there's a big sports event on (like the recent world cup) then we are happy to plan our sets around it if we possibly can. As we are a fairly quiet acoustic duo, battling TV's / background music / people watching loud stuff on their phones / noisy fruit machines etc is too much like hard work.

I sold my Hohner because I couldn’t get on with the standard position using the strap knobs. Shame as I really liked it apart from that. I’m now Musicman free for the first time in 30 years because I just can’t handle anything over around 8 lbs. The new ones do sound promising on the thread on here about them though, so I live in hope. Wide straps do help, but even they can only do so much, after that it’s purely down to using the lightest bass I like. Currently use Fender P-Lytes, my main one being a tad over 7 lbs and makes two hour gigs quite manageable. My Dano Longhorn is probably nearer 6 lbs and an absolute joy, but not as versatile as my Fenders unfortunately.

Yup, Schecter or ESP?

Yup, that top is definitely not a standard feature from that year. Strangely attractive though...

Hey Gary, My band is called The ELO Experience. We play mainly theatres around the UK with the occasional festival / outdoor gig. Your charitable offer is very kind, but unfortunately it’s not my call, and the M.D. who wrote the parts is currently abroad whilst we’re on a break in our schedule. Hope you get sorted though, all the best, Pete.

Cheers Mart, PM’d you buddy.

Not sure if they have ever made t’internet TBH. My band is an ELO tribute, and our MD transcribed all the string parts from the original recordings I believe, so assume he couldn’t find them either! Not much help I’m afraid, but good luck in your quest! Cheers, Pete.

Jazz isn’t big in my playlists, although some bluesy jazz gets my thumbs up - Crusaders etc. Larry Carlton is doing a gig in Hull ( I know...) at the beginning of October and am thinking I’ll give that a go. Probably be a bit out of my comfort zone in parts, but chance to see a world class player just down the road from me so I think I’ll be going. Done a fair few gigs over the years where the booker wants a small jazz ensemble and after a few tunes the audience come up and ask for ‘Brown eyed girl’ etc ! My guitarist friend can play jazz all day and make it sound wonderful, so makes it a lot easier for a non jazzer like me to follow his lead. It’s taught me a lot too.

Many years ago at a club where I was in the house band, we had a quite famous 60's group on. I remember a guy behind the amps at the back of the stage doing most of the lead vocal whilst the original frontman 'sang' and entertained the audience. They must have done it okay though as they got away with it without being sussed! There has been a lot of conjecture about Bernard Fowler's alleged similar role with the Stones for many years, although I haven't seen any evidence of that TBH.

Certainly won't need a shadow guitarist for Mike Campbell - stunning guitarist.

Blimey, forgot ELP! They were massive when I was at school - 'Pictures at an exhibition'. Yes were also popular with my mates, along with bands like Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Budgie and Camel and obviously Pink Floyd. All of which didn't capture my imagination at all of course 😄

LOL! Of course I know that now, but my early teens self didn’t! . At school you were either into ‘heavy stuff’ (Sabbath, Led Zep, Uriah Heep etc) or girl’s stuff ( Soul / Motown / pop ), so I think I was viewed with suspicion by some of my mates. Early Wishbone Ash and maybe Deep Purple were about as far as I got down that route, and although having quite a varied taste in music now, I still don’t really do ‘Rawk’. Am sure this is something to do with the bass, all those 8ths hammering away under screaming angry vocals maybe....😆

Always enjoyed a lot of Rod's / Faces covers. Here's one that may divide opinion - I love the Isley Brothers's original, but thought this was a good version too. Not sure who played what on this track, but the album it's taken from ( Atlantic Crossing ) featured Duck Dunn, Lee Sklar and David Hood on bass duties, as well as Steve Cropper, Booker T and possibly the last session by the MG's Al Jackson on drums.

I saw Talking Heads in (I think) 1977 at The Outlook in Doncaster. ( IIRC they were on the same tour as The Ramones?) Whilst not really my kind of thing, I was struck by their quirkiness and originality, at a time when punk was already wearing a bit thin for me. Always thought David Byrne is a genius, and admired the way he's changed direction so many times over the years whilst still keeping his trademark sound somehow. Psycho Killer still sounds good today!

Damn, so it is. Okay for anyone to collect if they’re passing near York though I guess.

Gear4music are currently selling these new for £17. Stupid deal, great little pedal (Sansamp style) / budget DI. https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Behringer-BDI21-V-Tone-Bass-Preamp/6LV?origin=product-ads&utm_campaign=PLA+Shop+-+Behringer&utm_medium=vertical_search&network=google&adgroup=1+-+Product+Level+-+Behringer&merchant_id=1279443&product_id=8563d1&product_country=GB&product_partition_id=111959022559&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgMnpjfOu3QIVSLTtCh1paQUaEAQYASABEgLjTvD_BwE#full-des

I used to play a fair bit in Scarborough, loved The Indigo Alley on Thursday nights! The Watermark café do some good stuff, as do The Merchant Irish bar. There always seem to be a lot of really good musicians for not a particularly large town for some reason. When I gig in Scarborough these days it's usually at one of the hotels doing cover stuff for functions etc.

Absolutely. We live in East Yorkshire, not that far from York, and the house prices / rents deter us from looking to move there. Nice place but as Len says, it is a tourist hotspot which can get to be a pain. Leeds is a lot bigger, with a busy gig life and plenty to do, although (as a lot of places, including even York!) it does have some areas which are a bit dour. Think you would fare better for finding a band in Leeds, not least due to the Leeds College of Music having plenty of good players looking to gig.