Linus27

The screw that hold the strap nut on the body of my Jazz bass at the bridge end won't stay in. The thread must have gone on the wood as it just falls out. What's the best repair, using something like gorilla glue or no nails using the existing hole or just making a new hole? Many thanks in advance.

I guess the definition of a pro bass could be associated with what is considered a premium product. A lot of this is down to perception, historical data and in a lot of cases, marketing from the manufacturers themselves. For example, Fender US has always been considered a premium product over a Fender Mexico. Likewise, a Fender has always been considered a premium product over a Squire. It's very much like the Audi, Volkswagen, Seat, Skoda thing where Audi is the premium product and the Skoda is the cheaper end. In reality, we all know this is not always the case, you could buy an Audi and it turns out to be a dog of a car and buy a Skoda and it be a truly wonderful car. The same with basses, for some a Squire may be the most amazing instrument in their hands. As an example, I play a Fender Jazz American Vintage 75 Reissue which was probably about £2000 new, yet one of the nicest, most gorgeous basses I had was a Fender Mexican 70's Reissue that cost £700. Anyway, that's my thoughts on the subject.

Nahre Sol for me also.

I use an Ashdown CTM-15 and Ashdown Mi10 at home for rehearsals. Its quiet but still sounds fab.

I run a PF500 through a Barefaced 210 and it's the best sounding rig I've had in 35 years of playing. It's just epic.

The band was called Inter and the song was called Happy Ending. I've found John Peel playing it on YouTube 😁 I've also found our second John Peel session from 1999 that somebody has put together and uploaded.

My band did two Peel Sessions and one of our singles was John Peel's favourite song of 1997. I'll have to try and get the two sessions uploaded onto YouTube if would seem 😁

I love everything Dua Lipa has done, just something about her music that works for me. I've only heard the first album but my wife says it's because it has a melancholic vibe and rising/falling chord patterns which I'm a sucker for. Love the bass playing on the Pomplamoose version as well.

So, I think as guests arrive then Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings Then as I'm about to be toasted then my own piece of music, The Sound of Ghosts - Hear it in the Silence, Then as guests leave then The Doors - Riders on the Storm

Lovely basses but I'm afraid there is one missing. You have basically Fender basses and they have either a P Pickups, J Pickups and humbucker but you don't have a Telecaster bass 😁

01 Ever played a gig sitting down? Yes, I was once in a band that did all their gigs sitting down. I hated it and we even went on tour supporting Paul Weller and had to do 3 nights at The Roundhouse sitting down. It was horrendous 😤😤 02 Ever gigged on a different instrument? Not really, but did a bit of drums once on a song or two. 03 Ever shared a stage with a musical hero of yours? I don't think so but maybe. 04 Any fan ever had a tatoo of your band's logo? Not that I am aware of but certainly knew of posters on girls walls of us, being stalked and getting fan mail each week. 05 Ever signed an autograph in a dressing room? Yep. 06 Ever cried on stage? I don't think so. 07 Ever worn a hat on stage? Yep, for comedy value and for what I thought at the time was fashion 🤣😂 08 Ever gigged with a band you hadn't met before the gig? Yes, Earl Jackson and a video shoot with ELO for a charity song. 09 Ever been in a relationship with a fellow band member? Nope. 10 Ever played in different bands on the same day? Yep for a BBC Children in Need charity gig a few years back. 11 Ever had anything thrown at you while playing? Yes. 12 Ever crashed on the way to the gig? Nope. 13 Ever left a band over the choice of set list? Nope. 14 Ever slept in the venue despite it not being a hotel? Nope. 15 Ever been supported by a band clearly better than you? Great question and I would say yes. 16 Ever played a gig suffering from some debilitating medical condition? I don't think so. 17 Ever been in a band where the guitarist was your favourite bandmate? Yes, but only once but now we are no longer friends so maybe just a bit delayed 😂🤣 18 Ever played in the grounds of a stately home? I think so. 19 Ever injured yourself on stage? Yes, nothing major but just cuts, bruises and blood. 20 Ever been told that your bass isn't loud enough? Yes or what's more common is, "oh, you were much louder tonight than normal, it sounded much better with you being louder" 😂🤣

Our gig this Saturday for a 50th birthday party has been cancelled but they hope to do it in October now. The following weekends gig which is a 60th birthday party has also been cancelled but hopes to be held later in the year. Also have a wedding the week after that but no news yet and expecting the club gig the week after that to be cancelled. The rest of April is quiet but May is busy but can't see any of those gigs going ahead either.

I think we need to wait for what the government decide over the next few days and then go from there. You may have no option but not play or it might be deemed irresponsible to play and you make the decision to pull out. Things should be clearer early next week.

Tonight's gig is a 60th birthday party in a hall and is still on. Next Saturday is a 50th party to 170 people in a club. I can see it being cancelled but by the club and not the organiser. The Saturday after that is another 60th birthday party so who knows.

I've not even listened to the Aja album or for that matter any other albums. I have listened to the track FM which I loved. I think it's called FM but maybe it's called No Static. Anyway, I liked it. Can't stand The Beatles or The Stones in fact a lot of music leaves me cold and doesn't tickle the twins. Foo Fighters I like a bit, some tracks are great but most are dull.

Funnily enough, I discovered exactly the same on my Portaflex with my Precision and like you, wonderful rich tones 😁😊

This little Ant amp is now top of my list 😊 Dear Ashdown, do you fancy a swap for my Ashdown Mibass 550 😁😁

Hmmm looks very interesting. On my watch list for sure as a back up. Much smaller than lugging my Ashdown M550 around.

I can remember songs that I learned to play 20 - 30 years ago but then I have an amazing memory for some very weird reason. People comment to me, "how do you remember that?" but it just goes in and stays in. However, things like phone numbers, car reg. plates and even pin numbers I can struggle to remember. No idea why.