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At the risk of being trounced on here for watching such rubbish, have a look at 'Strictly Come Dancing' They often use modern songs for waltzes and quicksteps,of which some work and some don't! At least it makes a change from all the usual stuff though. I've played these waltzes recently on gigs - Bartenders Blues - George Jones and James Taylor With you I'm born again - Billy Preston & Syreeta Are you lonesome tonight - Elvis Goodnight Irene - everybody!

[quote name='Rayman' post='635923' date='Oct 25 2009, 09:59 AM']Never had a Marshall amp myself, but the man's a true legend. Met him a couple of times and he's the most humble, unassuming guy you could meet.[/quote] +1 Met him when he came to open my pal's guitar shop, Antones's on Beverley Road in Hull. I brought down my little 18 watt valve Marshall combo from the 60's to show him, and he told me a lot of history about making it etc. Then he gave me his secretary's number and said if I ever wanted the amp serviced to give her a call and they would love to do it at their Milton Keynes HQ. He signed a couple of things for me too, a lovely man. Great to have such access to legendary figures in the music biz.

No set value, maybe £30/£40 region for the chassis speaker,bit more in a cab? There are a few Black Widow 15 inch speaker types (1501 / 1502 maybe?), one being for bass use the other more of a general use/PA thing I believe,so check out which one yours is before buying/selling. Having said that don't know if there's much difference between 'em. Warwickhunt has a pair of BW 1x15 PA cabs on sale here for £110, which I reckon is a bargain for good USA made gear. Cheers.

[quote name='marcus bell' post='635295' date='Oct 24 2009, 02:09 PM']it looks like the sub is the way forward. I mean theres not much stopping me mod it too. E.g status-graphite neck and east preamp or similar....x[/quote] Dont think you'll need to update anything apart from the plate - try one and you'll see!

[quote name='Beedster' post='635145' date='Oct 24 2009, 10:35 AM']Whilst I can see the talent in Flea, King always struck me as a pure technician. Nothing he's played has ever evoked the slightest emotion in me and on that basis he's never influenced my playing. Flea influenced me hugely when I really got stuck into playing bass but mostly from a technical angle, that is, I worked hard to play the notes and sound something like him, which after hours of repetitive practice was usually possible (playing in a Chilis covers band probably encouraged this ). Danko is a step further along the line toi my mind, the notes he played weren't too difficult to string together, but getting anywhere near the feeling and the groove he could develop is a completely different matter. I can play the notes for sure, it just doesn't sound like Danko playing them [/quote] +1 Bought the 'Last Waltz' boxed set on vinyl when first released, and played it to death. Great performances from so many artists, but The Band shine on all of them. Rick Danko so overlooked as a bassist, a great player.

A second hand SUB will fit the bill very nicely methinks. They are superb basses in every way,and mine sounds identical to a Stingray. Some people actually prefer the black painted neck finish to the oiled one on the Ray - I like both! They seem to usually go for around the £350 mark, so whack a Ray plate on it and job done. Just sold my MM USA Sterling for £650. Was a beauty too,just didn't personally like the slimmer neck profile. There's a sunburst one on ebay at the moment for a buy it now price of £650 also, which I still think is a good price for such a well made and versatile bass. Have n't yet tried the new Sterling by MM model, but there's a couple of current threads discussing these.

I just love any drummer (and come to think of it,musician!) who can nail a straight groove that totally complements the song, without endlessly showing off their 'technique'. Amazing how many players who are technically proficient just don't know how to do this without ruining the whole song/drowning out the vocal etc etc. In my view, 'simple' is usually the best option,and has the effect of making occasional fills/accents all the more effective. Masters of this for me are:- Charlie Watts Max Weinberg (E Street Band) Steve Ferrone (AWB etc)

Check setlist, have a PSP (pre-show p*ss) and go for it.

Oh dear........... Saw Simon Philips in a charity show once with Jeff Beck and Clapton. Eric came on to do 'Further on up the road', a standard 12 bar blues shuffle, and Simon just killed the whole thing with overplaying and out of context fills-absolutely no groove at all. Am sure he's technically excellent, but this style of playing leaves me stone cold.( Just my opinion of course!) Just hope Pino does n't stay in that niche too, as have seen him with other bands where he's been great. (Incidentally in my band PSP is short for a pre-show p*ss!)

Someone told me cat litter (unused!) works well at absorbing odours - have n't tried it myself though! The coffee idea probably more palatable!

Have used D'Addarios for ages - the EXL170 set (45-65-80-100) worked out best for me. They last for ages, are consistent in quality and tone too. As mentioned above, best deals to be had buying the twin packs if you can find 'em.

Had a 4x10 combo once - okay,but not v.loud or tonally wonderful either! They diid a 1x15 combo too,both using Celestion speakers with an 11 band graphic I think. They seem to fetch around £90 these days, and are not particularly sought after. Hope this helps, cheers.

Think it is an Ampeg [b]V6-B.[/b] Made in the 1970's, part of Ampegs first wave of solid state kit I think. 240 watts into 4 ohms, simple controls etc - probably at lower end of their range?

Southside Johnny&the Asbury Jukes Best bar band in the world, no 2 gigs&sets ever the same, occasional jams with Springsteen/E-Street band members/ Bon Jovi etc/ amazing brass section, great songs in their massive repertoire (both original&covers),wonderful guitar player Bobby Bandiera, ace frontman! And I know most of their stuff too! Catch this great band on tour in the UK this November.