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That was quite common for us to pick the gear up the following morning when it was local gigs.

Will do John. You should go along to one of the gigs they do. No bass player now but the 2 cello players are excellent and it all works really well as an acoustic set. Dave

He did tell me about the early bassist and how the new guy came in after you. Alex the singer is unbelievable. I was never really a Zep fan but Jack asked me along to Motherwell Concert Hall on the guest list so i felt obliged. I was very impressed by them. Since seen him do the acoustic thing a few times now. Jack and Alex are both really nice guys. Jack was probably my best mate for about 5-6 yrs from 89 - 95 when i played in band with him and then PA hire for few yrs then we kinda went different paths ( i got married ) We have always kept in touch over the years and usually meet up at least once or twice a year usually at our band gigs. His big birthday party was a great wee night too. Dave

Yes the very man himself currently playing with Led Zep tribute band who are as you would expect first class. Dave

Currently relaxing to this guys album "Emotions" Evripides Evripidou on 6 string bass.

Happy Days indeed

Then there was the Yamaha BX-1 circa 1990. Dave

Real leather too, none of that stretchy kid on leather look.

Was a fashion thing ........honest.

Sounds like you're sorted with the bass and vocals side of things so just be yourself, friendly, relaxed and open to suggestion and maybe offer friendly advice if asked or required without being pushy or controlling. I think you'll be fine as you've done all the prep work required. Most bands will be impressed at someone arriving totally prepared. Its always worked for me. Wish you all the very best and let us know how you get on. Cheers Dave

It was nice but bloomin heavy as i was only 9.5 stone back then. Dave

Here's a few more Aria Pro SB1000 circa 81 Fender Precision fretless circa 82 Fender Jazz circa 86

The twin neck was up for sale on Gumtree based in London. I messaged the guy that i was the original owner and was interested and he never replied and the advert was dropped. I'm kinda guessing he nicked it from somewhere ? Wish i had kept that WAL tho. Would be worth a few quid now. Dave

Never really bothered me back then. It just seemed the norm at that age. Dave

Came across some pics of my old basses circa 78-84 i reckon. WAL custom fretless (flame sycamore) Shergold 4 & 8 twin neck (Shergolds first 8 string adapted from their 6 string bass)

Did that a couple of times for days out and of course slept in the station waiting for first train in morning. Of course i've done the same in Glasgow before the late night buses were running. Old Buchanan St bus station waiting for the first bus to Motherwell at 5am, then fell asleep on the bus woke up at Lanark, got off the bus walked across the road and got the same bus back to Motherwell. Driver just laughed but they didn't charge me for the return to Motherwell. Must have felt sorry for the poor lad Those were the days when partying was more important than getting home. Dave

Edinburgh was always too difficult to get to from Motherwell and Wishaw area so Glasgow was a simple one train trip. Getting to Edinburgh back then meant train to Glasgow and change for an hr trip to Edinburgh and you had to change stations in Glasgow from Central to Queen Street. Ended up up the total trip could be 2 hrs depending on train times. That and fact getting home from Edinburgh at night meant you had to get train at Edinburgh around 9pm to make sure you got last train from Glasgow. I didn't have a car in them far gone days. And now that i have a car i can't get parked in Edinburgh. They just don't make it easy to get too for shoppers of heavy bass equipment Dave

Once things get back to near normal the passion will come back. Once a bassist, always a bassist.........at heart anyway. Dave

Probably relieved at first but hopefully sadness as time goes by that things didn't develop the way you hoped. That's my usual response to bands that i leave. Hope you do get back into a decent gigging band again. This is the first band i've been in where money we make for each gig covers far more than my expenses but we haven't gigged a lot because of lockdown. We were just starting to get the gigs coming in thru word of mouth mostly. Various clubs and band venues had been in touch with us. Ah well back to square one again Dave

Coincidence but I just looked at that page. Should have done that before asking the question i guess. Thanks for posting so hopefully anyone else like me will be able to check it out. I use one of my wife's hair thingy's on my 6 er fretless. Wasn't aware Gruv Gear had these. Dave

Call me stupid...............and you probably will, but what are fret wraps ? Edited to add - googled but always just called them mufflers. You are never too old to learn. BC is a an everyday learning exercise. 👍 Dave

Pretty sure Police would be interested in knowing Cash Generators sold it and will be able to get the buyers contact details. Dave EDIT to say i see its all in hand after reading the full thread. Well done and nice to hear a good ending.

I'd be happy to buy them @ped just for the sake of having BC gear. Dave

I tried an Orange Terror thru 2off obc12 cabs in Guitar Guitar and they were solid and lovely sounding little cabs. I thought they looked well made as i had a good look at them. I was originally in trying Fender P basses but was more interested in the bass rig. Did consider buying it but went with 2nd hand Mesa rig. I also went for 2x12 Mesa cab but its the full weight version. That was mainly because i always think the 210's just don't have that oomph for rock music. (Yes i know its all subjective and down to personal taste and many will argue that but its just my own opinion having used a combination of 10's, 12's and 15's over 40+ yrs.) The 212 cabs for me are a good balance between 10's and 15's. I have a Berg cab with a 12 & 2x10's and that is lovely sounding cab but so heavy. Use it for larger venues where i need the full amp output. I have a mate uses the TC RS212 cabs and he has a really nice tone using anything from a Ric, P, or thunderbird basses. They all sound really nice and powerful in his rock covers band. He does tend to use 2 off 212 cabs tho. Dave