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[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1363944951' post='2019803'] Whilst I broadly agree with this it is probably because I am closer to your age. Things may well change in the future. As technology becomes cheaper and with traditional pub venues closing all over the place could we see a time where bands play from a room which has cameras installed and the sound is streamed live to pay per view type audiences sat at home watching it on their computers? Without that audience interraction it wouldn't be the sort of gig I'd find much fun to play personally but it would change the whole dynamic of bands going 'out there' to play live. Bedroom players forming bedroom bands and playing bedroom gigs to millions of bedroom fans. All a bit weird but it could happen one day. [/quote] Oh dear god, no. I think I and a million others would storm the seats of government before that happened.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1363944040' post='2019781'] I've regularly got good gigs out of doing a bad gig, good bands have grown out of bad bands and I've met up with many good players. If you're out there gigging you're in with a chance of progressing. Sit at home and you go nowhere. [/quote] I was just sitting here thinking that the gig I did last night in a little bar to try and showcase the new band and get some better gigs was too bloody hot, too bloody loud, and worth only pennies - why the hell did I do it? But then I read the above - well said sir. A much-needed dose of positivity!

Good morning and welcome! I seem to be the first out of bed today, but as you're several hours behind the UK, you may have already headed for yours... I hope you can bring a bit of sunshine with you when you post - I've just been watching the weather forecast, and we've got snow on the way over here. Looking forward to your contributions.

I play with both covers bands and original bands and artists. I do it for the fun, for the money, and to be able to occasionally bask in the reflected glory of some of the incredibly talented people I've been fortunate enough to share a stage with. On the down side, my personal experience is that although many a cover band member can be guilty of posturing and preening in front of an audience, bands and artists playing original material are too often far worse offenders in this respect. I've done the rounds of the London originals gig circuit over an extended period, and despite the fact that many bands and solo artists are impressively well prepared with posters, flyers, CDs, websites, MySpace, Facebook and Twitter feeds, the general standard of songwriting and performance tends to be inversely proportional to the smugness of too many of the individuals involved. There are exceptions - one singer songwriter who went on to achieve national radio airplay and big-name support tours really impressed me when the band I was in played on the same bill as him at a small West London venue that used to be a public toilet. Some of you will know where I mean! I was so impressed I went up to him afterwards and asked for a copy of his EP, which I was quite prepared to pay for. "Cool" he said, and went off to get one without further comment, and on returning, looked around and said loudly and sarcastically "Where's my sale??". He hadn't even taken the time to take note of what his potential customer looked like. Despite his subsequent brush with fame, he has since vanished without trace. All this has served to make me acutely aware that what to the performer may be artistic expression, can often simply be public masturbation, regardless of who wrote the songs played. I'm not suggesting that any of us should stop performing, but maybe just give some thought to what we do and why, which I hope is what the OP intended when he started this thread...

Yikes! Looks like they're set in epoxy of some sort - I hope you've got a sharp knife and steady hands...

This is the underside of the alnico pickup on my MM Stingray 5 Classic, taken today during a string change because I'm also confused by the ceramic/alnico debate! I suspect it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to introduce pole pieces into a ceramic pickup unless the 'framework' is the same. A straight swap with a SD Basslines or similar would be infinitely easier, and as an earlier posted suggested, much easier to swap back if you don't care for the results! Ernie Ball famously don't sell replacement pickups, so your options are a little limited.

[quote name='steve-soar' timestamp='1362000829' post='1994394'] I have n't bought strings for about 4 years, need to maybe sort that out. [/quote] I recall an interview with Robbie Shakespeare years ago where he said he felt his strings were just settling in when they'd been on for about 2 years... so yours should be fine!

I've been using D'Addario EXL170-5's for years... 45/65/80/100/130 gauge nickels, and the SL super long scale version for my 35" scale through-strung basses. The best feeling, most consistent strings available, IMHO, although Ernie Ball Super Slinkys are pretty good too. I used Rotosound Swing Bass when I first started playing many years ago, but gave up on them in the mid-80's when I got 3 sets in a row with a dead string. Another bass player I met on a gig not long ago told me he had the same experience with Rotosounds just recently - for such a big name brand, it's just not good enough in today's market with so much competition. Needless to say I've now converted him to D'Addarios! Paul Herman at Wal also fits D'Addario nickels on his new basses.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1361743698' post='1990258'] We have a family outing booked - 6 of us going so far! [/quote] Marvellous - I'll see you there!

Just a bit of info for anyone who knows about Paul Turner's fantastic band Shuffler - they're playing the Jazz Cafe in London on Good Friday, 29th March. There's some links below including some tracks on soundcloud that will be released as an EP shortly - WELL worth a listen! [size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=#000000][url="https://t.co/aOUEjeAS"]soundcloud.com/shufflermusic[/url][/color] [color=#000000]Twitter[/color] [color=#000000]@shufflermusic[/color] [color=#000000]@PaulTurnerBass[/color][/font][/size]

The RD instantly reminds me of the geezer with the unfeasibly big glasses from A Flock Of Seagulls... he had one IIRC...

Ended with no bids (not surprising) and just been relisted with a starting price of £1450... I don't think that's going to result in a sale either somehow...