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Doesn't help when you get charged for the day up to midnight and again after midnight rather than just one charge for a single event. Not sure if you can get a permit that allows you one charge for both days ? Probably not. Glasgow council finances are in a poor state. Dave

We've given up on Glasgow centre. Too difficult getting to venues and parking is a joke plus the ULEZ zone doesn't help for some of the band.

Paisley has just changed its parking regulations so they'll have the wardens out trying to catch as many folks out before they get used to the new regs. Its a bit of a pain in Paisley as any time i've been there its never been "that" busy. Shame as it could kill off the town centre completely. I'm always worried about parking at The Cave in the road up to The Bungalow. Dave

Aye you were lucky. All i can say is that you are a proper musician. Little niggly health issues just don't matter to a true professional. Dave

He can still sing and play with a broken ankle. I toured with a broken ankle back in 80's. Just meant i couldn't lift any of the heavy gear (what a shame) plus i had to stand in same spot most of the night. There's a lack of commitment and dedication these days Dave

Bought a Pinegrove leather strap from Paul. Absolute gent, posted Thu arrived Fri morning. Strap is like new and even included the small Levy's wireless pouch which was ideal as i have one on my current strap. Comms was perfect, couldn't ask for a better seller. Cheers Paul. have a great weekend of gigs up here in Dundee and Arbroath. Dave

100%. I use my Sandberg VM4 for Glam covers band. Been using it for past 5-6 years now. No other bass feels as comfy and versatile for what i do. I use my Sandberg MarloweDK in Punk covers band and again no other bass seems to work for me and i've tried several. I bought both of those basses specifically for those bands and they work. Tried Jazz, Precision, Overwater, Fender PJ and just not comfy with them. I recently bought a Godin Shifter Classic PJ bass and i love the tone from it. Used it on a Glam rehearsal and it worked ok. Gonna try it on Sun night gig with punk band and see how it works out. I'll have the Marlowe with me in case i'm not happy. Dave

Sade Smooth Operator is a fantastic song. Nice bass tone. Dave

Great song. What key are you doing it in. / If i remember right it was Eb tuning and played on the E. I played that in one of my very first bands just after taking lessons back in late 70's possibly 78. Happy days Dave

I don't know enough about Alembics to comment but on TB a guy bought one for $700 but the elctronics had been replaced with something else and you can only get the original parts from Alembic and apparently cost a fortune. From what i've read the bass only sounds like an Alembic with the original electronics. The general consensus is that they are decent well built basses. Dave

Great pic. All quite at home there. All that's missing is a nice cup of tea in your hand and a dooker in the other. Nirvana. Dave

I've no idea, i'll google it to see.

So how many of you googled what colour Scooby's van was Dave

You have a purple van like Scooby Doo ? Dave

I've not seen that finish to be honest. Really liking that. Dave

I thought all Ric's had lacquered necks and fingerboards. ? Dave

Unusual looking bass. What is it ? Dave

Don't think FB take anything to do with it. That's always been my impression and why i always take additional precautions before buying. Cash is king too and a bit of research on the item and the person selling is always a good idea. Never buy without seeing or trying unless you know the person. I quite fancied the idea of owning an Alembic but they are out of my price range even at this low price. Dave

Its not something we do in our bands. Drummer owns the PA and majority of the lights. If we need to use the full PA with subs we need to hire a van and probably a sound guy but at the moment we use our backline with only vocals and bass drum thru the PA. In some venues with a supplied PA we all go thru it. My bass rig is loud enough to do most venues to be honest but i do find we get a bigger sound thru a PA. Not so much louder but more evenly spread around the venue. Lot of people have commented that we sound like how they remembered bands back in the late 60's early 70's so we're keen to try and keep it sounding like that. Not sure if that's down to us using backline rather than thru PA or its just "our sound". The full PA 2 off each cabs 2-way 12's, 3-way 15's and 18" subs all QSC with Allan & Heath digital desks. Dave

Now i'm curious what the absurd ideas were Dave

Altho i've posted the more odd ones earlier here are a few other reasons from my younger days :- Guitarist didn't turn up for our first gig. No phone call beforehand. Over-indulgence in whacky backy by singer and drummer at rehearsals causing guitarist to get pissed off and pack it in after 1st gig which was a great success. Bit of a shame that one. Great band too. Guitarist making more money doing PA hire during the Rave peak era and band fell away. I did help with PA hire and it was good money LOL More inexperienced guitarist in the band decided to take a gig in his village but wanted to change the full set from classic rock to pop rock with only a couple of months to go. I said i would do the gig but was leaving directly afterwards as i wasn't prepared to change full sets to suit different venues. I only agreed to join because they were doing classic rock covers. Guitarist didn't want to gig. Only found out after about a year of rehearsals and our one and only gig. Guitarist / songwriter in a Prog originals band didn't want to gig altho we did do a few studio rehearsals but he came out with it after about 6mths. Another Prog originals band we just couldn't find other musicians to play the songs. The songwriter just wanted to play the songs with his weird noises thru it rather than some of the excellent vocal tracks he had written. Eventually i left too. WOW its amazing how many i can remember Dave

First time in Shotts Bon Accord Club last night with Glam covers band. 175 tickets sold. Decent sized venue with a large stage that was quite high at chest height. No chance of fans clambering onto the stage to tear of my clothes. To be fair that doesn't happen at gigs without stages but its nice to dream of younger days. Dancers from about the 2nd song in, lots of phones taking vids, lots of ladies in Glam gear which is always nice to see. Bus load came over from another club we played and told us they would be following us around the local gigs we do which was fantastic news. We had a wonderful female singer doing a support slot for us and we invited her up for our last song, an extended version of Shang-a-Lang with a bit of Scottish themed intro to the BCR bass and drums. Always fills the floor and gets a fantastic reception as our encore. Committee guy at the end said the feedback was some of the best he'd had about any act in the club so that was good as at times they weren't the most enthusiastic sounding audience we've had but whenever the singers ask if we are doing alright so far it was a rapturous applause and cheering. Weird. They're looking to get us re-booked possibly around Xmas but we only have one free night available so here's hoping. No pics as yet. Dave

Our guitarist aways uses a V. Ex-Royal Marine instructor so he might have a weapon hidden away somewhere just in case war breaks out. Dave