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Realising that getting in the car and driving home as quickly as possible is the most important part of any gig, my minimalist fits in a pocket pedalboard got the nod last night

Learning some cool tunes for an audition. Trouble No More by The Allman Brothers and Albert King's Born Under a Bad Sign being the standouts

Still laughing at the Carol Kaye crack!

Motel Matches from 1980s Get Happy. Returning to Bruce Thomas, this lovely little waltz is reasonably simple, but with the occasional flurry of notes adding unexpected spice. A nice change of pace from the soul influenced tracks on the rest of the album. Motel Matches.pdf

Sticking to my study of the bassists who influenced me to take up the instrument, we have a little lesson in rhythmic precision from Bruce Foxton. The Eton Rifles was a single from the 1979 album, Setting Sons. Eton Rifles.pdf

Beauty

Continuing the Bruce Thomas theme, we leap forward in time to the 1986 album Blood And Chocolate. Track 2 side 1, a rousing, uncomplicated line from Thomas it features a bass hook at the start of each verse, a walking bass over the latter half ,and a bridge replete with, as he likes to put it himself, "the usual major thirds over tonic" ! I_Hope_You're_Happy_Now.pdf

Wow! Thank you.

Dammit. Gigged in Neath on Saturday. Don't think I'm back down there for a couple of months. Ah well, have a bump.

Temptation is a song from the Elvis Costello and The Attractions album Get Happy. The song deliberately borrows from Booker T's Time Is Tight, in keeping with the album's retro soul feel. Temptation.pdf

It's Mixing Station. I've tried the Behringer app too. You select direct connect or wireless in the app.

Yeah I did. Tried every conceivable configuration!

Yes. It all worked fine as soon as I tried it at home after the gig. I just want to have a fail safe - I can take the laptop it's fine, but I wanted to see if the tablet could be connected. Purely for convenience.

Thank you to everyone who has chipped in to help on this thread.

This is Love For Tender. it comes from the album Get Happy. The Attractions were going for a more soulful, 60s pop sound. The production of this album has been criticised - indeed Bruce and Pete were both reportedly unhappy with the recorded sound of their instruments. Fortunately nowadays we can remix any song ourselves and get virtually any sound we want to. As ever any comment or advice is welcome. Love For Tender.pdf