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Got a Sunday afternoon 1pm gig this Sunday coming with the 70's punk covers band........... in a converted church. What amp is that in the pic @wateroftyne. Dont recognise it at all. ? Dave

Putting a comment to that pic............................"I told you not to record it" just comes to mind Dave

i wasn't aware the Vigier Aperge pick ups had their own EQ. that must be quite a busy bass. I'm off to google a pic of that one LOL Just googled it and its not busy at all. So how does it work for each pick up. Very curious now. Dave

Since buying my MarloweDK i use the tone quite a lot depending on songs. Volume at either 95% or 100%. I usually start a gig at 95% and well.............you know how it goes with levels in a band. Balance is always mid point. The tone pot on the Marlowe is more a treble cut apparently or i'm sure i read that somewhere but it does give a great variation in tones. Dave

I've got 2 Sandbergs and have to say the hardware is pretty good on mine. The tuners are far better than my Fenders. The MarloweDK tuners especially are so smooth even compared with my VM4. Bridge is a bit fiddly but the quality is good enough for me. Dave

Excellent Dave

That's nice and Alain was one of the main reasons i went for my Overwater custom fretless 6er. Just wish i could play like him but i do try some of his fingerstyle lines. Not so much his slap technique cause i'm not very good at it. Cheers for this one Rob. Dave

All i've heard is Spring 2022. Hopefully i'll get my TT800. Dave

Nice one @Lozz196

Yep that's it. Dave

There was a guy into his effects pedals in a big way and i think played as a solo bassist. I cant recall his name tho but he offered a lot of good advice on his pedals. Not seen him comment for a long time ? JTUK & Xiddix i also remember and recall advice and sharing comments with both. Dont recall any worrying or concerning issues with JTUK. He was always helpful as far as i can remember. I tend to take people at their word and if someone tells me they are doing something or know someone i generally just accept it. I can vaguely remember an issue that some people had on BC 5-6 yrs ago but for the life of me i cant recall what it was all about. Must have been important then Dave

I went back to college in my mid 30's too (circa 95). Being an Instrument / electrical engineer i found technology had moved from pneumatics to electronics and programmed systems. I wanted to bring myself back up to date. I was the oldest in the classes but that did seem to give me a bit of respect from the younger guys and the lecturers. I also found college and studying a lot easier at that age than when i was 16-20 and more interested in bands, bikes and shall we say socialising. Have to say it opened some doors for me within the Industrial Gases company i worked for. I really enjoyed my 2 yrs back at college and came out with great results. I would highly recommend being a mature student at college. Dave

I would never have recognised him from that pic Rob. Used to seeing him with a moustache. Dave

Have you put the wrong pic on this one Rob. ?

3 to learn for next Glam rehearsal and 2 for the Punk rehearsal Lets Get Together Again - Glitter Band Children of the Revolution - T.Rex Lets Stick Together - Bryan Ferry Gotta Get Away - Stiff Little Fingers Working For the Yankee Dollar - The Skids Dave

Liking that one Rob. Sounds relatively "easy" for Jeff Berlin 😂 Dave

Not sure i would even attempt that at one of the punk gigs. Fingerstyle was a push in a punk band and slap would be pushing it a wee bit i reckon. That and the fact i'm not very good at slap. Dave

In the Glam covers band i occasionally use my index finger as a pick. Find it easier than using my thumb for faster parts. Dave

nice fretless tone there. Enjoyed that. Dave

Wont do fretwork or truss rods if tight. Basic set ups i'm fine with. Electrical problems i can usually cope with but on an expensive bass i would probably take to a luthier. Dave

I wasn't sure if both pick ups could be switched into single coil. Can only see 1 switch ? Dave

Tasty. Are the pick ups both switchable split coils on that one. ? Dave

Ooohhh that's nice. Enjoy Dave

Few quids worth of basses there. Dave

or a bonfire I jest of course. It was fashionable in its day Dave