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Nice one. Tough competition too.

If its 2023 i think many musicians will lose interest in their bands as they find alternative hobbies or pastimes. More than likely i could be one of them. I'm already falling into the "cant be bothered practicing the set lists. Dave

That was good. Enjoyed that. Dave

PARTY !!!!!!!!🍺🥃🍷🍺

I still have my old separates still in use today. Sony record deck - 1976 Nad 3220 power amp - 1980 ish Sony CD player - 1980 ISH Phillips CD Recorder twin deck CD - 2000 ish Mission speakers Bose speakers Speakers run in parallel. Still have all mine and my wife's vinyl and CD's. I very rarely stream or download albums. Only occasional songs i need to learn for bands i'm in. I prefer to buy CD's and have been slowly buying copies of my old vinyl albums. Dave

Shut them all down. I don't drink these days anyway. 😋 Except for the pubs and venues i play of course. Dave

I'm sure i read the spike in positive cases is age group 15-24.yrs old. Students and pubs tend to go hand in hand Dave

And they wonder how its spreading ..........DOH !!!! Dave

That's good. Apart from the obvious they also reminded me of IQ. Will look into them a bit more. Dave

Yep i was the same. Forgot how much i enjoyed them. Did buy the last CD that Gary wrote but album was never released until after he passed away. Pretty good album too. More modern sounding than the 70's ones. Fantastic band tho. Wish i had seen them in 70's Dave

Wee bit of 70's prog from Starcastle

@Jus Lukin quite a story right enough. Seems like you are on the right track now tho and things hopefully can only get better. Sounded like your worst nightmare at the start. Dave

Camel Live - Sasquatch

Really liked this months selection. Quite a few of them i would have picked. Well done guys Dave

We've just booked a rehearsal in our usual Glasgow studios for 18th Oct. 12-6pm. We checked that it was all legal for us to be there before booking. If things change for the worst we'll cancel again. We've been lucky that we managed to get quite a few rehearsals in over last few months when things got relaxed a bit. Can't see any gigs before March 2021 with way things are going. Unless we get a vaccine soon but that's all went a bit quiet recently. Dave

Sounds like you've made your mind up. As i said my Jazz has the slim width and slim depth neck so its a little bit less wood there than the standard Jazz. Def try before buying as mates Jazz feels a good bit more depth than mine. Mine is the Carfted in Japan Geddy Jazz. Mate has the MIM version. I also have the MIM PJ active with Jazz neck but its not as slim as my Ged Jazz so might be worthwhile checking out the Slim Jazz neck. Not sure what other basses its used on other than Geddy Jazz basses. Sure some of the Fender officianado's will give you more guidance. I agree the active Fenders for me lack that classic mellow bass tone. Good luck with whatever you go for. Dave

No experience with G&L basses i'm afraid. My normal gigging bass is my Sandberg. However it took me a little while to get used to it on longer gigs compared to rehearsals where you have longer breaks between songs. On Gigs i was sometimes getting to the point of cramp on my left hand. I did change my left hand position and try to keep my thumb on back of the neck more so at the lower end of the neck where stretch is more. That definitely helped and the gigs after that were fine. Give some thought to your left hand technique before moving on to another style of bass. It might just be a simple adjustment. I used to always play with thumb on back of neck but must have slipped into a more lazy approach over the years. Because of Covid i gave my old goto Geddy Jazz a wee shot and had forgotten jst how nice it feels to play. Lot slimmer neck with width and depth being less than Sandberg it just makes it so nice and a fast neck. Things are so much easier to play on my Jazz. I love Jazz basses but they don't always fit the style of bands i play in. They do sometimes lack in depth (heft might be a better word) You can always add some depth with your amp EQ but i find it sometimes kills the tone of my jazz. Dave

I'll definitely be giving it a try. Its those sort of muted notes that were throwing me when i first heard it but seeing it written out i reckon with some practice i could do that. It would be nice to show off when in bass shops You've done so many great songs from my past Rob. Really really appreciate all your work. Dave

This is the one i've been waiting for Rob. I've always wondered how he played that song. This should help explain it. No chance of me being able to play it but its nice to see it written out and who knows maybe one day. Dave

Retired so no effect for me. Bands are a hobby so any money was a nice bonus but have never relied on it. This is the first band i've been in that was making decent money so a bit disappointed i'm not seeing the benefit form the work we've put in getting it on the road. Male Singer was a driving instructor and got buttons from Universal Credit (£144 / month) He now works for a packaging company. Female singer was a nurse who retired during lockdown but has since been asked back on part time basis. Guitarist was paid off earlier this year and is now a carer. Drummer is a carer so not affected. Dave

enjoyed that.

Let us know what you think. Dave

Looking to put on my Sandberg. Does the tension feel much the same as elixirs. I've just ordered a set of the coated nickel ones. At £27 incl postage can't complain.

I have Elixirs on my Thumb bass and always found them having a bit more tension for same gauge of strings. Is there any difference in tension between the normal MB strings and the coated ones. ? Dave