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If she can slap like that sod the left hand technique. She's using the bass mainly as a percussion device.

I remember playing a gig in the early sixties, supporting the Eric Delaney Band - they had Elkie Brooks, probably not much older than 17, as their vocalist. They wheeled in this ' Portaflex' and I thought I'd never see anything so sexy before or since. Remember we were quite gear-starved in those days. Elkie was quite impressive too.

KitKat four fingers on the way home. Chocolate on the leather the morning after.

And I did too. Harmonies were good and the BBC (or production co) managed to get a great bass sound. Or perhaps it was the player, WoT. So respect. What a great warm-hearted programme, especially from Hooky who, I must admit, has been a bit out of my genre.

Don't be in a hurry to get the second one! Sorry, Alex. Yes, that Sir Roger. Four minute mile in 1954. I saw it on B&W TV. We had real heroes back then, Stirling Moss, Stanley Matthews.

I used my One Ten under a Puma 500 with my double bass at an Oxford college garden party yesterday. Normally I'd take at least a twelve but this just killed it with plenty to spare. I'm going to use this for most of the gigs in future. A sale is on the horizon. Apropos nothing to do with double basses, I met Sir Roger Bannister, a hero of mine, at the gig. We had a nice chat and he showed a lot of interest in the band, whether we were a regular outfit and he seemed quite surprised that we were all freelances - a pick up band.

I've always done ok with Interparcel and particularly UPS who I rate. But this is no comfort for the OP. So sympathies. Hermes are the worst. So many times you see the tracking for a two day service and the goods leave the depot go out for delivery and come back again. Up to three times before the stuff finally comes ParcelForce seven days later. Yesterday I ordered a Merc air filter, free delivery, and it was delivered two hours later. That's the way to do it. Hope you get your problem sorted soon.

What the Beatles would have written 50 years ago.

Yup, my ply has been repaired before I bought it ten years ago. No trouble since. No worries.

There's a lot of stuff described as 'ex display'. So why's that? Is it perhaps that there may be a few marks and dings? I've found the bloke so so. Not a fan.

At last a reply! Thanks for that.

But I heard Dionne Warwick singing Anyone Who Had a Heart yesterday. As the ad says, go compare. Actually there's no comparison. However listen to Cilla singing I've Been Wrong Before, by Randy Newman. That's class.

A remarkable lady.

Any recommendations for a device to protect our lead supplying power to PA and four back lines? Can't be too specific re power consumption but you get the drift. Any help gratefully received.

During the last week I've sent a piece of kit over to a guy who contacted me via Talkbass. Nice chap so I googled him. Turns out he's Tony Bennett's bass player and was on Duets2. To the younger members, Tony Bennett is an American purveyor of popular songs.

Oh do you? Mag pickups can work well for some applications, in fact I've got a mag on my ply bass and it's easy to get an instant acceptable sound without much fuss. And the rockabilly guys particularly like them. But you'll find plenty of DB players who prefer the articulation and tonal discrimination of a piezo pickup inspite of the extra preamp required in a lot of cases. And a mic if you're prepared to take even more trouble. From your TB name am I to assume that you have a connection with a mag pickup flogger? In which case it would be good to know so the other guys on the forum can make up their own minds re the validity of your recommendations.

Dare I say that buying a double bass is a greater commitment, emotionally and financially, than a BG? OK OK, but you get my drift perhaps. I well remember the time I got each of my basses, the excitement, the anticipation and sometimes the disappointment. And the 'journey' with each; the gigs, the highs, the lows. And I remember the frisson of anticipation as I went to collect my Upton at Birmingham Airport after it flew over from US, admiring it, feeling it and playing the first notes. And then getting used to playing it and the gigs. And now it's for sale. I really have too many and there's no unique need for it. It'll be sad when it goes but it's better for someone else to enjoy it rather than be stored in the house not doing much.

Hi Mike, yes fine thanks. I'm not doing quite so many gigs these days but I've still got three this week. Most of the time I use pickup only to backline, mainly Lifeline/Felix/Puma 500/OneTen, but tonight I'm taking out an ATM 350 as well. This is similar to a DPA but significantly less expensive and it does the job just as well. Now, where's all these cables? Hope all well with you.

A new bass shop is always something to celebrate. Good luck and prosperity, Nick.

You can make the DPA work well if you send it to PA or front of house. Then you forget all about it until someone in the audience comes up in the interval and tells you how great your bass sounds. But to hear yourself playing above the volume of the band you need a pickup to backline.

I used to find it a bit of a let down doing the first gig on home turf after the fun and excitement of a foreign gig/tour. Anyone else?

OneTen then.