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I love Rickie's especially the sound that Geddy and Chris S get out of them, but I found the Necks did not suite by stubby fingers and I got on better with Fender basses.
Hugely jealous that your're in a Budgie Tribute band, I met Burke Shelly in the mid 70s at a Budgie gig really nice guy, so was Tony B, probably the most underrated band of all time. Watched your clip from your site, very impressed!
Cheers
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Oh, Thanks very much.
I was playing in a Wishbone Ash tribute band for a couple of years but when that ended I formed the Budgie tribute. Tony Bourge is my hero and the reason i'm playing at all. I have never met Burke but I met Tony Bourge after a gig at The Boat Club in Nottingham when he played in a band called Freeze in the late 70's along with original Budgie drummer Ray Phillips, they were both really nice guys. I have met Pete Boot, drummer on the album In For The Kill who came with his wife to one of our gigs. I've also met ex-Budgie guitarist Simon Lees because he played an encore with us at a Budgie fan get - together a couple of years ago, when his band Anubis were invited to open for us and play their very first gig....all great fun!
I have just bought a 1974 Jazz bass so I have both, a Jazz and a Rick. Chris Squire is my fave player (hence the Rick) and Geddy Lee was another influence, Martin Turner also.
I'm glad you liked the clip, but i'm pretty sure we have played much better than that!
Nice to have you on the site Tony.