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Hadn't thought of that but spot on. Will try and keep that in mind. Dave

We used to have a keys player as a 5 piece band but they never quite fitted in for various reasons. Our guitarist now plays keys in some songs and singer Mikey plays guitar. We've always kept Sat Night even without keys it still sounds great. We dropped Croc Rock when we had no keys players but guitarist plays keys at certain critical points in it and then swaps over to guitar again. Dave

Never trust your guitarist to make a decision, they simply aren't equipped for thinking. Dave

At rehearsals it occasionally runs away in bits and it takes a bit of taming to keep the pace right all the way thru. Elton John songs are usually pretty great to play. Basslines are not overly complicated but interesting wee runs to keep you busy. Dave

If there's a full PA there i'll use it as i find it fills the room better even if its just a touch of bass thru the PA. I dont use PA with the punk band but its mainly smaller gigs with them generally pub sized venues at the moment. The venue in the pic holds around 200 i think and they have a pretty large PA and were renowned for their Sound guy. Every band i know that played there complimented the sound guy. Shame he retired. Have to say the Marlowe sounds absolutely amazing. A little more defined than the VM4 but the Marlowe has a slim neck more like my Geddy Jazz. The VM4 for me has a more general approach to the neck that would suit more people. Both amazing basses tho. The other thing is the Mesa rig has a nice warm depth of tone. I've tried the VM4 thru other rigs and its not quite there for me so for me its a combination of bass and rig that i get the tone i really like. Any bass i've played thru my Mesa rig has sounded really nice but its a personal taste. Dave

Can't go wrong wie that. We also do Let It Snow by the Sweet.

Apparently the bass wasn't going thru the PA. The SE in the venue said the bass stage volume was too loud to go thru the PA. 2nd set i turned down and couldn't hear myself over the drums on stage. I play at the same amp volume for every gig as my amp is set up to drummers volume. I've played this gig before and amp settings were exact same. Because i turned amp down a touch i ended up playing harder to be heard and subsequent sore fingers and blisters by end of the night. Not what i'm used to in this venue but original SE retired. We had a 5min sound check before doors opened due to PA issues. The sound was poor on stage but the FOH sound seemed to improve as time went on. Dont think the very young girl SE had ever mixed a Glam band before where bass and drums are quite solid in the mix. Sounds ok tho. Dave

Hopefully not too late to post this one. I had forgotten someone did this at one of our Glam Rock gigs at end of Oct.

I remember seeing these guys do this cracking version of Black Dog back in 80's.

Heard Black Dog by Led Zep today in the gym and was thinking that would be a great song to learn. Dave

We do that in our 70's Glam Covers band for Xmas gigs and love playing his basslines. That one is particularly nice to play. Dave

The 3 classics J, P & Ric. I'd prefer J, P & Sandberg but that's just personal choice. Dave

Oooh that's nice. I like a block inlay and bound edge bass. Dave

Definitely looks a lot better with the mint green guard. Very nice indeed. Dave

Yep not heard much from you recently @Bluewine. Hope all is good and things picking up for you. Dave

I had one in 80's but didn't keep it long at all. I just remember it not fitting in with the style of music i was playing and it seemed a bit limited in tone. I think the tonal issue was just a lack of understanding how to get the best out of it. I remember thinking the tones were all a bit samey. I dont recall any playability issues tho. I didnt have any issues using fingerstyle and where to rest my thumb but i usually find a comfortable spot and stick with it. It was a white one and quite a rare version. Sold it for half the price i paid new. I had more trouble getting used to a P bass with wider neck and the P pick up wasn't quite where i prefer to play the strings. I like a certain tension on the strings and a P moves my positioning back a little. Now a lot more used to a P positioning and it doesn't bother me now. I still fancy another one but i'd definitely try before buying. Dave

That was good, enjoyed it. Dave

2nd hand ones are selling for not much less than original prices and in some cases more because of the delays in supply chain so you might not lose as much as you think. Try posting on FB or Gumtree rather than rely on ebay biddings. Such a shame. I almost went for one that colour too but decided on a 2nd hand Sandberg MarloweDK instead. Think i might have had the same reaction to it TBH. Hope you get your return on it. Dave

I can take that of your hands for free if that helps As long as you cover postage costs. Dave

Just bought a Sandberg MarloweDK from Bass Direct and gigged it on Sat night with the 70'c classic punk band. It sounded absolutely amazing with plenty of depth and punch. Tonewise it fits between my J & P basses so that works out just about perfect. I was finding the P bass didnt have enough clarity but had a lot of depth or low end (could well have been down to my amp EQ) and my Geddy Jazz has clarity but not quite enough depth altho not much in it. I quite like a slim neck but i did get a little bit of left hand cramp coming on towards end of the night that i've not been getting with my P bass last few gigs. Not sure if its the widder neck that helps or i tend to use the proper hand positioning with a wider neck. I do tend to wrap my thumb round a slim neck when i'm playing up at the nut end. I get the same with my Geddy J too so its not a specific bass. At the moment tho i'm loving my 2nd Sandberg. I can see me using it as my main gigging bass with both bands. Dave

Its certainly in his interest to do the right thing. It offers a degree of confidence from his customers. Very impressive. Dave

I've had same issue putting FB clips onto BC. I can still see them but no-one else can. I was keen to see your clip too. Is it on youtube by any chance. ? Dave

Link doesn't open. ? Dave

I did have to wear my Xmas T shirt for effect of course. All very punk you know. Dave