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There's always Westone's interchangeable neck option. Not the most practical mid gig though!

Good find. I think I posted earlier I've never come across another single pickup one apart from mine.

It's My Life by Talk Talk. It was that bridge between verse & chorus - I had a mental block on it when I played it live. Fine at home but in the band I struggled with it for months...until one day it just worked.

Us in Chemistry, French & Maths for me 😄

Primary school was quite good. There was a good music teacher who I learnt from & I started playing the violin (badly - Grade 1 second attempt) & played in the school orchestra. After moving to secondary school I was made to feel like I couldn't play at all. Looking back, the teacher quite simply bullied anyone who wasn't good at playing. When I announced I was giving up he lost it, screaming his head off at me "Ahh poor little diddums is finding it all too much isn't he - it's all too much for him... etc etc" - actual quote that sticks in my head to this day - I was only 11 or 12 & was quite bemused an adult would behave like that. I lost all interest in playing music until I was at college when my friends inspired me to take up electric guitar. After a switch to bass a couple of years later there was no stopping me. I probably learnt some basics of theory from school but overall it turned me away from playing music.

Chris Stainton, who has been playing piano & keyboards for the last 50 years, with the likes of Joe Cocker, The Who, Eric Clapton, the marvellous Boxer & countless others was originally Joe Cocker's bass player.

One of my favourite 80s bands - The Playn Jayn

I saw this happen to Joe Cocker's drummer - I forget who he was, someone might know - at Gateshead Stadium in about 1991. It was particularly noticeable as he was the only one playing at the time during a song intro. All of a sudden everything went quiet & he'd gone. He appeared from the back of the drum riser holding up his broken stool to great applause!

Sound of Status - a Swedish Quo tribute who recorded an original album. In my opinion it is what Quo should have sounded like in the Just Supposin' era. Another Swedish Quo tribute - Big Fat Mama - are following suit & recording an original album this weekend. I look forward to it.

But always interesting! I like an old Ibanez - I also have an RS824 I bought 35 years ago & my go to bitsa has Blazer bridge & knobs (my first bass was a Blazer)

I've never seen another one with the single pickup - they're usually the twin pickup active ones. Got mine in the early 90s & was my main bass for 10+years. Gigged heavily & has a lot of battle scars. Best £195 I've ever spent!

I do 😁

Ibanez Musician MC800 (apart from the finish) but you're not having mine - if I went down to one bass, from 10, this would be the last one.

I had this with my G&L M2500. It had always had strings through body but when I put some from the bridge it lifted enough to slide a plec under the back. Straight back to through body!

I listen to Arrow Rock while I'm working. Being a Dutch station you get the usual suspects but the odd Dutch band as well. I've discovered Brainbox, Livin' Blues & Anouk along with loads of Golden Earring (not just Radar Love!) A bit off topic mind as they don't have presenters.

I probably learnt bits of songs when I started but the first one I learnt in it's entirety, for my first proper band rehearsal, was Chatterbox by the New York Dolls.

I still like the look of them. Maybe somebody was having a bad day!

I rang enquiring about Overwaters in the early 90s but the guy was so offhand it put me off. I wanted to know prices/availability etc but he wouldn't tell me & just kept asking how much exactly I had to spend. Not knowing their prices (pre internet days remember) I guesstimated £1000 ish (I had a LOT more available having just sold a house) His reply - "you're not gonna get a lot for that here" - I said I had more if necessary so he took my address & said he would send a price list. He didn't & I bought elsewhere!

I wasn't looking for this but a link appeared on Facebook with the full story. He did indeed play one guitar, live at least, for most of his career. https://danbairdmusic.com/secret-ingredients?fbclid=IwAR2Dg0FlJtsjMH-TkhkwtIfgOD6x23auXnGEeCpxKDpIyz_wDA_QINU9iik

I have used the Super Compact in various bands & been fine but I did play in one band where it wasn't enough. They were way too loud with no monitoring & a very loud drummer. Solution was to use a second Super Compact. I don't play with them anymore!

Been a couple of mentions of Quo's Telecasters but none of Alan Lancaster - in the main he played the same Mustang from the early 70s & then during the FF tours, having been sunburst, natural & now a purplish black. Talking of the FF tours, I saw Wilko supporting them & mid set he had to stop playing while the tech fixed his Tele - apparently he doesn't carry a spare. Was a great opportunity to see Norman solo for a few minutes though - him & Dylan Howe just carried on playing. Another one was Dan Baird, who toured with a 1950s Fender Esquire for many years that had previously belonged to Steve Marriott. He retired it a couple of years ago then, sadly, retired himself.

I need to get some more of Deke's books as I always like these snippets. I bought Rhinos when it came out and enjoyed it. I've got an early signed copy (55/109) - why 109 I don't know - there's probably a very good reason!

McCartney did it as well

I never realised the French version of Trust's Antisocial was so different. At around the same time I was listening to Ocean, another French band. I still like the album now. It never really occurred to me that I didn't know what he was singing about.

You've got me thinking now !!