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And in the 1950s we had the Ying Tong Song (number 3 in the charts in 1956).

I've played at the Boat Club with a ceilidh band. We also played the Ricoh stadium (well, a suite at the Ricoh stadium). I'd have loved to play at the Railway, Curzon Street (Birmingham), flattened some years ago.

Dave bought a Barefaced One10 from me. Good communications, we sorted out a mutually convenient meeting place, and had a pleasant natter when we met up as well as doing the deal.

The covers band I was gigging with is on hold due to health issues - I did vote for that although at the moment I'm mostly recording with an originals band, but I'm also looking for a gigging band (which the originals band isn't at the moment). I also record solo work at home.

Fortunately, they can also be found on Youtube so no need to sign up to Instagram.

Preferably while the guitarist is in it.

If 50% of BC readers slaver over it, it's a P bass.

Shouldn't the G string run pretty much straight to the tuner rather than turning sharp right at the nut?

I wish people would use metric weights. 1300lb is 590kg.

Looks nicely made, though the shape definitely doesn't do it for me.

I stick to 34"/863mm scale for fretless (I have several), but my fretted basses include a 36"/914mm which I don't have any trouble switching to and from.

I've been to Germany and back to gig three times, all on Easyjet, all using a normal Hiscox bass case. No problems.

Hadn't heard of it before but I'd be willing to try it and to buy it if it seemed OK.

Peavey Grind BXP, of which I happen to have one for sale.

The bass I use for gigging is a Sei Original 5-string headless fretless. For tinkling around at home, it's whatever is to hand, currently an Ibanez SRF705.

Fewer than 5 strings Fender/Squier/clone Painted I would say "headstocks" but there aren't enough headless basses around to do that Fat necks Single cuts

I first listened to Yessongs when I was a teenager who played a bit of guitar. I never noticed the bass. I'm not sure that making it the one instrument I didn't notice is my definition of "standout".

If you are the first to arrive and set up your gear, and, of course, the PA, don't expect to still have your bit of stage once the others arrive.

OTOH, CPS barristers (like my brother-in-law) aren't exactly paid a fortune. Still, legal aid has been eroded over the last decade or so, which is quite disgraceful. Has that second point changed since the Birmingham 6? No-one else has been prosecuted for that but they were awarded compensation (as you say, less their room and board expenses which is really adding insult to injury), although it took a decade from their release.

Roger Waters doesn't approve of the West supplying arms to Ukraine to defend themselves, and thinks it can all be sorted out through diplomacy. Well-intentioned perhaps, but utterly deluded. FTAOD, this track isn't raising money for arms, it's for humanitarian work.

I thought the SGC Nanyo was very good quality, it was more that I couldn't get used to the low weight compared to the Thumb (and its predecessors, a Hayman 40/40 and a 70s Precision).

" if you have no humanity in you then you probably won't" isn't the same as "if you don't then you probably have no humanity in you".

It's been said several times already in this thread that Sheeran didn't "let it" get to court, he took it there as a pre-emptive action.

All proceeds go to Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief, so if it makes more money that's a Good Thing (unless you happen to support Putin, of course, in which case you are an inhuman festering piece of loathsomeness).

How little time it took to go from new Pink Floyd song to whether bands should call themselves bands. I found the video profoundly moving, if you have no humanity in you then you probably won't.