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Seen the AWB maybe a dozen times over the last 30 odd years, and whatever the line up they've always been great. Alan Gorrie such an underated player/singer. My favourites are Work to do, If I ever lose this heaven and Keepin it to myself. Also the great album they made with Ben E.King (Benny and us). First time I saw Steve Ferrone play was with AWB, one of the best drummers I've ever seen. Hamish Stuart still working with his band too - saw him in Leeds at The Duchess a few years ago and they did a few AWB tunes as well as some of his solo stuff. Great band featuring the superb Ian Thomas on drums, and Steve Pearce on bass.

[quote name='Hutton' post='1374726' date='Sep 15 2011, 06:21 PM']Does that mean you'll be moving on to a G&L? [/quote] LOL yeah maybe so - going to take a while though!

The only thing that made me stop using my 63 P-bass was a Ray. Just a logical extension of Leo's original classic, what's not to like? I love MM basses - got 2 Rays and also a Sub and they're all brill. Can't ever see me using anything else as my No.1 go to bass really. And they look ace......

Thanks Chris. After a fair bit of sweating it turns out the chords are : B7#9#5 / E7b9 / Eb7 / Ab13 / A maj7. Phew, jazzers eh, what are they like etc......

Just doing a part for this song, but can't fathom out the chords at the very end of the song (too jazzy for me!) - anyone know them please? Longshot I guess, but worth a try! Cheers.

Had a good one last night at The Robin 2 in Bilston with the ELO Experience. Nearly 300 punters all singing along with 'Mr Blue Sky', brill!

If you look on ebay, you'll be able to find a box of 10 Duracell Procells for around £7 to £8 delivered. Should keep you going for a couple of years at least!

Just sold a case to Steve - easy transaction,payment / collection exactly as planned etc. Nice one Steve, hope its okay for you. (Now let your brother use your Musicman!!!)

May be a bit of a dumb question, but I have 2 Shure SM58 Beta mics which I bought maybe 12 years ago. Both still sound fine to me, and apart from an occasional clean / tidy up have never needed anything doing to them. I do look after them really well, never dropped them and never lend them to anyone (not even on a wedding gig!) So how long can I expect them to last - do they deteriorate over time / get dodgy? Or do they just go on for ever?

I have two 4x10 cabs of identical type, one is 4 and the other is 8 ohms. To my ears the 4 does sound better - bit louder/fuller, but there's not a lot in it TBH. Always choose the 4 for a one cab solution, and occasionally use the 8 on its own ,or with a matching 8 ohm 1x15 for really loud/big gigs I use the 4 with a Markbass LM2 which never gets hot - am pretty sure amps are designed to drive the right speaker load these days, so if it says min load 4 ohms then it should be fine!

Slightly OT, but reminds me of something I read recently - "Too many people spend money they have n't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like".

I have a couple of grey Fender leads dating from the mid 1970's which are both still fine. They are the thin type with screwed on jacks that came free with Fender instruments back then, and I've never known one pack up yet. Still use them at home with no probs.

Last time anyone on a gig struck up a conversation about one of my Stingrays was maybe ten years ago! However, its pretty much guaranteed that everytime I use my Hohner B2A stick bass, ther'll be someone who sidles up and says "ere mate, how the hell do you tune that thing?" Markbass amp rouses some interest too, (though mainly due to its size, and not the sound I'm getting!) If I go to a gig and see good straightforward gear, I usually (perhaps wrongly)assume the bassist will be okay. ( Fender/Musicman into Ampeg etc indicates this ). Boutique bass with too many strings into latest high end amp could mean there may be some excursions into bass solo wasteland.......Of course, there are always exceptions! Old fart me?...surely not.

Just got a rack tuner from Chris. Exactly as described, arrived when he said etc. Top feller! Cheers Pete.

Few years ago I won a Soundcraft mixer amp for a bargain price, only to find the seller had 'dropped it' whilst packaging it up.

[quote name='Hobbayne' post='1305121' date='Jul 15 2011, 08:20 PM']I did some research on MM Stingrays when looking to buy one after many years of playing a P bass, and come across the importance of unplugging the amplifier lead to save battery life! Glad I did, or I,d be on a battery a week!![/quote] +1 for unplugging, but TBH I leave my Stingray plugged in from soundcheck to end of a gig, and never had problems with battery draining yet. (Of course tonight its now going to prove me wrong!) Wish there was a way of using the Ray in passive mode though,just in case. My old Fender Precision Lyte was the opposite though - used to eat batteries so I had to remember to unplug. Eventually I had a mod done to remedy this, which didnt cost that much and saved me a fortune in Duracells.

I've had some strings in the past which did seem a bit dull overall compared to previous sets, so maybe older stock etc? These days I usually use D'Addarios which now come poly wrapped, so would expect these to be less prone to this. Often buy a few at a time, and have never noticed these 'degrading' as I get through them. Have bought a fair few guitar strings over the years which have pitting on the unwound strings straight out of the packet though.

Did n't attend, but love her, especially '100 days 100 nights' album. Can't understand why she's not achieved more recognition.

[quote name='apa' post='1292595' date='Jul 4 2011, 07:29 PM']So to answer your question Linus27................... erm dunno cuz it dont look like anyones actually tried standard rounds on an acoustic A[/quote] See post #2.......