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Wow, great stuff.

Just got a Fender Precision Lyte from Paul. Top feller, nice quick easy transacation and good communications etc. Thanks Paul!

Just bought a cabinet off Dave - nice bloke to deal with, fine young feller! Although a newbie on here I would recommend to anyone considering a deal with him. Cheers Dave, Pete.

I always liked Rod's output throughout the 70's, especially with The Faces. His solo stuff often featured great players as on Atlantic Crossing - he could command this due to his massive popularity both in Europe and the US. The following album 'A night on the town' featured Joe Walsh & the Tower of Power horns. Later albums (into the 80's) had Bernard Edwards,Tony Thompson & Jeff Beck guesting too.

Me too - especially with Chris Spedding as well, one of the unsung guitar greats.

Lots more info at [url="http://www.themaddrummer.com/"]www.themaddrummer.com/[/url]

Quick heads up - there's a feature on Nile Rodgers on The Culture Show Edinburgh festival special,tonight on BBC2 at 10pm.

Does it for me........

Totally agree with Johngh above. Whilst it can be a pain moving keys (and in some cases ruining songs!), surely the lead vocal is the most noticeable thing to your average punter if its not in tune? And if that means downtuning/getting the guitarist to use a capo etc then thats what it takes.

35 years, playing (a conservative average of) 2 gigs a week equals 3500 Crikey..........

I use a foldable K&M stand, around £14. Folds up and weighs next to nowt. Very strong and surprisingly robust - had a rather erm..large lady fall on it onstage at a local pub gig and it survived that. Seen too many instruments damaged over the years by being left against an amp/chair/wall etc to not use a stand. Also don't like the bottom strap button being used to support the bass, going to lead to problems sooner or later.

Not sure which driver would be best for you. However, I believe the MAG series combos had 2 speaker outputs, so if you want to ever use an extension cab then replace the combo speaker with an 8 ohm one-that way you can add an extension cab (also 8 ohms) to get the full power from the amp (which will then be into 4 ohms total) If you'll never do the extension cab thing, then replace your blown speaker with a 4 ohm one - these are often a bit harder to find though, and the difference in output from your combo with a 4 ohm speaker against an 8 ohm one may not sound that much.

More love for the GK - got a couple of them. Had an Ampeg SVT3 and liked it, but always seemed to have to run it well up to get decent volume, whereas the GK just keeps on going. Both been very reliable so far, and not stupid heavy at around 19lbs.The boost control lets you dial in a bit of growl if that your thing too.

For anyone who missed it, this is being repeated on Thursday 26th July at 11.30 on BBC4.

+1 for Stevie Wonder's version of 'We can work it out'. Also love his version of 'Blowin in the wind'. There have been some great covers done by Motown acts, often (IMO) challenging the originals - 'I heard it through the grapevine' by Marvin Gaye (Gladys Knight) and 'Its all in the game' by the Four Tops (Tommy Edwards). Love 'em.

Strat for all round versatility for me - huge amount of sounds available, and great to look at & play. Give me a two tone late 50's one with a huge maple neck and I'm happy. A red 335 would be a close second though - Les Paul sounds and a whole lot more...............

Superb programme, sublime performances esp from Dale Davis. A very underated player IMO. Any idea what he's doing now?

GK 800RB head - say £400 2x15 EV cab - c. £200 Leads,mics etc - c. £150 So around £750, add my Dano Longhorn and takes it to around £950 at s/h prices. More than I thought actually.................

Stevie's 'Signed sealed delivered' is probably my all time favourite bassline. Truly one of the greats, RIP.