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This might help too. Learned this for a band few yrs back. Brilliant song. Crazy Train - Bob Daisley.pdf

According to Bob's official website he used Randy's 100W Marshall amp and 412 cab and a Gibson EB3 on the Blizzard of Oz album. Hope that helps Dave

Love Tony Reeves playing on the Greenslade albums. Cheers Rob. Dave

100% this for me. Last Sept i agreed to join a 70's classic punk band. (not in any way my usual style of music) I always had it in my mind that punk was easy. I was wrong. The difficult part for me was the speed and stamina to maintain that for 2.5 hrs. The challenge of learning 40 songs in 3 weeks pushed me more than playing along with my Prog / Jazz rock albums. Taking on a new type of band could perhaps provide you with the challenge you need to get over that plateau.. Dave

If i'm the smartest in the room...............its an empty room. 😂

I hate when that happens. Even worse when you agree a particular version. That's bands for you 😂 Dave

Not something i'm currently learning but had this song to learn for a band a while back. Fantastic bass line. Really enjoyed doing this song. Just thought i'd share for anyone who likes a nice wee challenge. The problem we had as a band was trying to gel it and keep the good timing. Dave

Oddly enough i have both types and some like my warwick thumb with just a good polish and it doesn't really bother me too much. I've no real preference and more interested in whether the bass feels good to play. Dave

Know what you mean by the Andertons VIDS. I do like watching them but more for the fun element between them. Having used a lot of venue, studio or other bands backline i've always managed to get a tone pretty close to what i like. It might not be perfect but i'm reasonably satisfied. It just takes a bit of fiddling and knowing what your sound actually is. Once you know what your sound is its relatively quick and easy to tweak EQ to get something workable and on a live gig most people wont even notice the difference between your gigs. Even your own band members wont notice the minor differences. Dave

I like a set up that needs little input from flat and my current rig gives me that. Occasional small nudges for venue acoustics but not by much. The balance of tone when playing across the full neck is important to me. I've had amps that seem to drop out some frequencies or notes. I used to think that was just my imagination until i bought my current rig and now its perfect for me with no drop outs. With basses i like a Jazz bass but i've found "my tone" using P basses or others. They sound slightly different in tone but the overall feel is "ME". I play fingerstyle in a more aggressive way but i'm trying to curb that back a bit as i end up with sore fingertips after a long gig. At the moment i'm over the moon with my Sandberg basses in particular the MarloweDK. The tone and feel is virtually perfect for me and what i do. My Geddy Jazz has more attack than the Marlowe but the tonal balance acros the strings is better / more even on the Marlowe. I tend to agree most have "their tone" altho i do hear players that have a "club sound" that for me is just a general tone and feel with nothing that stands out from anyone or anything else. All the songs in their set have exact same tone and feel. A bit mundane to be honest but each to their own. It doesnt take anything away from their competence on the bass. Their technique could be flawless but boring at same time. I'm not so sure i've explained myself very well but for once i'm happy with my gear. Dave

Not a MIM Jazz but my MIM PJ neck is narrow but the finish on the fret ends and rolled edges aren't as good as my CIJ Geddy Jazz neck. And yet my MIM 50's re-issue P bass neck has a really nice finish to it. I find the MIM basses aren't as well finished as the US versions. Dave

There's always an allowance to ad-lib more when you feel the need to solo. Dave

Enjoyed that. Not my usual style of music but that was good and you looked like you were enjoying it. Dave

Would love to hear what that sounded and looked like. Nice one @Quilly Dave

There you go, nothing to worry about All we need now is a full product review in no less than 500,000 words and we can put this to bed. Enjoy and have fun Dave

One of my all time fav prog songs. Always wanted to do this in a Prog Covers band but couldn't get the right people for the project. Have seen them live quite a few times and met them in Glasgow. Think i even have their autographs somewhere. Dave

Most people probably cant keep up with the amount you post but its a fantastic reference library that i use to occasionally challenge myself. Dave

Nice one. The Album artwork was brilliant. Dave

A few yrs ago just before Covid i had a Hermes 24hr delivery held back for 2-3 days because "we didnt have a van out your way that day" Altho i live in the countryside i am approx 40 miles from Glasgow centre and 35 miles to Edinburgh. Their depot was 28miles from me if i remember correctly. When the parcel didn't arrive within a couple of days i contacted them and that's when i found out their reason for not delivering. If they had sent me a message i could have gone there myself and picked it up. They then assured me it would be delivered the following day. It was. Obviously they were waiting until they had a full van before delivering so what's the point of paying for 24hr delivery. Pretty sure it was a bass cab from Guitar Guitar. Not a fan of M Hermes at all. I use P4D as it was once recommended thru BC few yrs back mainly because the reviews were good especially when things went wrong plus the insurance was thru them rather than the courier. Cant really remember much of the detail now as i very rarely send larger items these days. When i do post parcels i'm generally happy with Parcelforce who haven't let me down in a very long time............i think. TOUCH WOOD. Dave

Sad sad news. Amazing player and vocalist. Big fan of Budgie. Loved his tone. Budgie should have been far better known. They have influenced so many people over the years. RIP Burke. Dave

Just sounds like they were really busy which is a good sign. They were very quick to reply to my email and found them very helpful as they explained what the problem might be on their reply and how they would do the work. I would definitely consider them in future when hopefully things settle down a bit. I remember hearing about their break in. Not good for any music shop especially during pandameic where business is slow. Dave

I've decided to go with who i know. Looks like there's not much difference in prices between Chris McIntyre and Strung Out but Chris can do it a lot sooner by sounds of it. Looking at distances from my house Chris is probably closer. I'm just more used to going in and out of Glasgow. Oddly enough Chris is just along the road from where i did my first gig with the punk band late last year at Hibs club. He's literally next to the football ground. Dave

Strung Out got back to me very quickly this morning and have said they have a long list of people waiting on appointments and dont know when they'll get to it but can add my name to the list. Chris McIntyre said to give him a call in a weeks time and he should be able to look at it end next week so i'm thinking i'll stick with Chris who i've used before. Thanks for the suggestions guys. Always good to know who else is out there. Dave

Yep i've been in there once few years back. I've sent them an email detailing the issues i'm having with it and asking for an approx price for the work. Will see what they come back with. Altho i'm not keen driving into Edinburgh a major plus with McIntyre Guitars is you can usually park at his door so that's always a bonus. Dave