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Perhaps so, but I think the track referred to by QJ was recorded and released in 1970. Regarding references made about Richard Pryor , Marlon Brando etc in the interview, there was a great quote from Richard Pryor's ex-wife Jennifer Lee Pryor about the time - "It was the seventies. Drugs were still good, especially Quaaludes. If you did enough cocaine, you'd f*ck a radiator and send it flowers in the morning"

Yeah, I think so. Love all of GC's versions of Jimmy Webb's great songs.

Great, great song Shell. I only have a chord / vocal part somewhere but not a tab version I'm afraid. We do it in my country band, and the bass does follow the chord sequence fairly logically I think.

Am loving the amp the guitar is plugged into

For me this is unthinkable really, unless due to amp failure etc. Whilst I'm not a diva when it comes to what I'll use, having at least an acceptable stage sound is paramount to my overall satisfaction for the gig. Of course the FOH is of major importance too, but having things sorted with your sound onstage affects this - how you play and the overall vibe - and is essential to the whole band sounding good. IMO of course...

Nice one Michael, hope it's a good one!

In case you're wondering, I use the Sansamp as a straight DI rather than the amplifier's XLR in case of amp failure. Should my amp have a problem, the feed to the FOH is unaffected and I could manage with the monitor mix for the rest of the gig.

I use the Sansamp just as a straightforward DI to the desk, using the parallel (unaffected) output into my amp. I'm not a big fan of using an outboard preamp into the front end of my amp head, but when I've tried the Sansamp in this capacity it did seem okay for adding a bit of overdrive. Have you checked out their sample settings? Link here http://www.tech21nyc.com/support/manuals/sansamp/BassDriver-OM1.pdf

Having played a 63 Precision for many years, I had to go for something lighter following a shoulder injury. I now play Precision Lyte's, with a narrow jazz style neck, and made the transition very easily. Can still manage a P-bass / Stingray shape neck, but sadly not for very long standing up!

One of the best options for a Precision with a slimmer neck is the Deluxe active model. Great basses IMO. https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Fender-Deluxe-Active-P-Bass-Special-MN-3-Colour-Sunburst/1N4M?utm_campaign=bEngine - Fender&utm_medium=paid_search&network=google&adgroup=41346780886&matchtype=b&utm_term=%2Bfender %2Bdeluxe %2Bactive %2Bp&device=c&creative=245719922121&adposition=2t1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvpb70IOR2QIVC54bCh1Dlgw6EAAYASAAEgKVhfD_BwE

Here's a link to the Harley Benton one I mentioned earlier. Cheers. https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbp90bk_shortscale_ebass.htm

Depends on the age / size of the child really. Tanglewood Elfin EB18 is a great little thing, P-bass style but downsized with a 25” scale. They sound surprisingly good too. Not sure if they are still being made, but s/h ones seem to crop up regularly for around £80 ish. Think Harley Benton do a similar sized bass as well. If they’re too small, look at a 30” scale job . The Squier Jaguars are well thought of here, and are another good s/h buy at around £125 ish, new just under £200. Good enough to gig with too!

Wish I'd known Mart, you could have had mine. Impulse buy and then stupidly impulse sold it! If I see a s/h one anywhere I'll give you a shout. Cheers.

Totally agree - great MIJ Fenders that you can still pick up s/h for around the £300 mark, and worth every penny.

Agreed - in fact, have Yamaha ever made anything crap? Years ago had a BB300 that was bottom of the range and fantastic, especially for the money.

Agreed. Only reason I sold mine was it's weight, bit on the chunky side for me. Great for the money though.

As with the guitars, some of the early Tokai basses were particularly good. The P-bass (Hard Puncher) I had was a cracker, as good if not better than the USA Fenders at the time.

Think I'm probably not the only one on here who has had to sell a great instrument when finances dictate it?

Another budget SS is the Squier Jaguar. Great basses for the money, s/h around £125 ish.

Just got mine, works great too. No brainer for me...

Being in a tribute band, we constantly have the problem of keeping it fresh whilst still playing the staple tunes everyone expects to hear. Each year we jig the set around a bit, usually adding 3 or 4 lesser known songs and trying to keep the others sounding as good as possible. ( It's a fine line to walk sometimes, with the old fans just wanting the hits and the afficianados wanting some album tracks, but we just about manage it, I hope anyway.... )

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