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[quote name='Floyd Pepper' timestamp='1469101283' post='3095711'] The only other thing is that other bass players always know where you've been - how did you find the Cornbury Music Festival ? ( I was the one admiring your number plate from the car behind! Cheers [/quote] Ha, FP, I've been rumbled. Were you there in a professional capacity? I made my annual visit as a punter, I live three miles away, although I had to do a Fri lunchtime gig. I was slightly underwhelmed by the bands on the main stage, although Jamie Cullum's set was great. He's neither rock nor jazz but puts on a great show. It was the second stage where all the best stuff was at. Wilko was introduced on stage by the surgeon who saved him. Beverly Knight fronted the Staxs band and the two standouts were Booker T - rocking to Green Onions in an Oxfordshire field- and the Zombies set - with three of the original members - left everyone open-mouthed.

Well, if you've brought up the matter of hard cash, BA55 ACE cost me £1600 eight years ago. I have no doubt (actually I know) that when I come to sell the plate I'll get a decent return on the purchase price. If I had spent that on an 'extra' when I bought the new car chances are it would depreciate to zero with the price of the car not far behind. So whatever ones opinion of those who display personal plates, and we're all entitled to that, it's spurious to suggest that they're a wast of money. It won't float everyone's boat but it gives me and my musical friends a bit of a smile from time to time. And as a freelance musician, last year 15 bands, my plate is no hindrance.

[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1469008672' post='3094994'] I like seeing rare and obviously expensive number plates driving around on 12 year old a Merc C class. [/quote] Careful, Machines. Mine's now eight years old. Perhaps I'd better think of a change. Didn't realise I had to keep up with the plate.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1468957740' post='3094714'] You should start a club, there are quite a few of you now! Where's Roger (Bassace)? [/quote] Still alive, Pete. Still alive. We should celebrate the fact that we play an instrument that can be denominated on a plate without tweaking. I'm always amused by the numbers people try to sell in the Sunday papers that stretch the imagination to the limit. And ask a lot of dosh for the privilege. I once saw a plate reading LYR1C. Don Black perhaps?

Great. Stick at it, you won't regret it.

Yes, my 500 is all I need for DB. Clean and responsive to eq. I have a second one that lives in the footwell of the car - just in case.

As I watched the First Night of the Proms with the Elgar Cello Concerto played for the umpteenth time I thought wouldn't it be great to hear a work for double bass. A Bottesini concerto perhaps? Any ideas?

Guitarists use tab, bass players use notation.

Going back to the first post, Peaches intro quite recognisable but to declare it the three most famous notes in music a bit arrogant perhaps. I was coming back in the car this morning and Ken Bruce played The Wind Cries Mary. Three recognisable chords there.

I'm going to Cornbury next weekend. I live a couple of miles away. All sorts on it and it usually throws up some nice surprises. I've got a gig Fri lunchtime but hope to be there in time to catch Wilko's set.

[quote name='Barking Spiders' timestamp='1467189968' post='3081712'] I checked in and out to have a butchers at what Adele, ELO, Coldplay, Muse, Madness, Squeeze, Wolf Alice, PJ Harvey, New Order, Last Shadow Puppets and Tame Impala were up to. Gave each around 5 to 10 minutes and then turned over to see the footie which was way more interesting. I don't get why Adele is so successful other than she's better than the likes of Ellie Goulding and Pixie Lott. [/quote] Well said!

Yes, watching EW&F. Grrrrrrrrreat innit.

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.