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Excellent response. Couldn't have asked for more. Dave

You'll be anxious, nervous and excited so practice what you need to learn for the audition to the point you can play without thinking too much about it. That takes the pressure of the playing part. Then try to focus on your mind. Relax, conciously slow yourself down. Not your playing but your mind. You know you'll be nervous etc so just take a wee step back and look at how and what you need to do to achieve it. Plan it in your head as you go along. You'll know yourself if you feel you are rushing things too fast. That's the point to take a step back and say "lets slow this down to my speed" and go from there. Most of all be yourself, enjoy it and you'll nail it. Its no different from playing in front of any other audience. Wishing you every success and keep us all posted on how things go. Dave

Brilliant list. Just listened to Jean Genie mistake at 3:07. Never really noticed that one before but Trev def makes quite a few "jazz versions" of the songs. Gonna have some fun going thru this list. Cheers Dave

I quite liked it when it came out. Was just a catchy wee tune.

Makes it more real for me. Even better on live albums. Rush never did overwrites on their early live albums. The mistakes were included and stated as such on the album cover. Not sure if they continued to do that. Unlike Thin Lizzy Live and Dangerous which i think only had the drums as the only original live part. (i could stand to be corrected on that tho) Dave

Think Trevor Bolder once commented that Bowie almost always used the first take in the studio because he liked the spontanuity of it more. On a lot of the songs they didn't get much chance to rehearse either. Almost like a semi-structured jam session. Have to say its one of the things i like about his earlier albums. Its not all perfect but i never gave it a second thought about there being mistakes. Funny how some of us pick up on these things more than others. Until others point it out i never even noticed. Dave

Bowie Jean Genie on TOTP's where Trevor misses the change and repeats the verse or chorus notes again. (can't remember the exact details. Same song near the intro where the change is too early onto the B. Dave

Having just re-read my post it highlighted the Glam Rocker in me. 😂

It does sound amazing but she makes it all seem so easy. Liked the fact her jacket matched her bass. Black with gold. 😂 @Cuzzie you need to learn diplomacy. Maybe if you had praised her bass she might have given you one for free. (a bass that is) She's always came across as a very nice person which for me makes a difference. I like to know that people i respect and admire are genuine and generally nice people. The more i see that 4 stringer the more i like it. Dave

Is it lighter than the standard model. ?

Is it not quite expensive in comparison to the standard version. Watched a few demo's of her using it. Sounded good but never sure if that's down to her, the bass or the amp she's using. So many variables when you watch a Youtube clip. Dave

I remember seeing that bass and did think about it just for the prestige of owning a Neil Murray bass. Dave

Nice history there @jonsebass. Neil and Jack Bruce were my main influences. Neil mainly from his Whitesnake and Cozy Powell projects but also his Colloseum II work. When Neil left Whitesnake i stopped following them. The bass went from being a feature in the sound to a background bass. The bass became much the same as any other rock bands of that era and style of music. I tend to buy albums where the bass is noticeable in the mix. For me no-one does a rock bass line like Neil and he's such a nice guy. Dave

Both stunning basses. Not seen many of the natural ones. Had i been in the market i would have taken that natural one but alas my Mesa rig has cleared my bass funds 😂 GLWTS Dave

Love playing Kansas songs. Was a big fan back in 70's / 80's.

My curiosity has been answered above. I'm intrigued. Dave

I've been lucky with current band who all share same interest in what we want to do within this band. We have kept in touch on Zoom meets thru the past year, got some rehearsals in when we were allowed, took on a new femle backing singer who sings in drummers other band and we rehearsed last week first time in 8mths. It went really well and a lot better than we expected. Before covid we had gone thru a few changes. The core 4 that started the band have all been constant but we wanted keys to help fill the sound out a bit. We tried 3 or 4 different keys players, all good in their own way but had different outlook to us and either left or were kicked out for being a complete plonker in every other way. (I just didn't like him) Last year we invited Lynn from drummers band into one of our rehearsals just to let her get singing again. She learned lots of the songs just for that days fun. It wasn't a serious rehearsal but a freebie in a friends very large house with function room. We couldn't believe the difference the female backing vocals made to our songs and we all agreed that this was more important than trying to find another keys player. We have adapted to the point oue existing singer now plays guitar in some songs and our guitarist who is very multi-talented now plays the more important keys parts. Covid has helped push us down this route to improve as a band. Not sure we would have taken on the backing singer and others taking on other instrument parts had we not experienced Covid lockdowns. I'm still waiting on my other rock covers band to make their minds up what and when they want to start up again. I'm new to this bands current line up but played with singer and guitarist few yrs ago. Dave

I saw that earlier today on Youtube and left my comments. Had no idea it was from one of our very own BC'ers. Dave

CAUGHT .............

I use a make up brush to remove dust from my basses if required. Usually done when i change strings and polish the bass top to bottom (i got it from my wife before anyone makes any untoward insinuations 😁) On hindsight if the basses have dust on them then the speaker cones must too. I shall investigate further 😂 Nahhhh i'll look to see but cant see me cleaning them. Dave

No and never given it a thought in 40+ yrs. To be fair my bass gear is kept in my bass cave and door closed at all times. Only person that goes in on a regular basis is me. My wife occasionally goes in if using the filing cabinet or printer we have. No cats allowed in that room so my speakers are usually quite dust free whenever i've looked at them but its not something i've specifically made a point of looking at. Cabs that are not in use at home are usually stored with their respective covers. Dave

What Ashdown cabs are you using now @Lozz196 ? I had an Asdown set up 115 and 210 Deep cabs and they were ok but a little muddy for me. Did try a 610 tho and that sounded pretty nice. Dave

First rehearsal in 8mths and used my Mpulse and new Subway cabs. Unbelieveable is the only wat to describe it. All the depth of the PH212 but the mids to high end a lot more focused. I did bring the mids up after Agedhorse mentioned the Mpulse is naturally mid-scooped but i believe the 210 cab was doing the work. The 115 produced a lot more low end and i had to back the bass control on the bass back to centre position. All other amp settings same as had for the PH212. The interesting thing about this rig is that no matter where i stood i could feel and hear the bass clearly. Maybe helped with the rig being slightly taller but any other lightweight cabs i've had the low end drops off completely when you stand in front of the rig but not with this. I was worried the warmth and depth of the PH212 might not be there with the lightweight cabs but it was the opposite. To round up the tone was deep, rounded and warm with nice clarity in the mid registers. Doing 70's Glam Rock covers so everything from Sweet to T.Rex, Bowie, ABBA and Roxy Music the rig coped without issue. I was using my Roland Mfx to switch between clean and Ric tones i have set up and the Ric tone i use mainly to capture a more live sound for certain songs. Superb day. Cant wait for my TT800 to arrive and no more heavy amp racks to carry about and load into car. Dave

If you flicked them over to cold setting it created a more natural by-pass. Not strictly "true by-pass" but a close second. I think it might be worth you buying one to see how you get on. A full review and report on your findings might be a worthwhile exercise. Dave