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    Clip on bass tuner

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    I've had a few Snarky tuners over the past few years. Pretty nice little units.

    However, I got the TC Electronic Polytune clip on before Christmas - a bargain at £20!!! Works great.

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    Doing the dep - tips to learn songs quickly, please!

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    I had a last minute dep a couple of weeks ago. I only had a couple of hours to load my car and listen to the songs before heading to the gig.

    My friend Paul Turner texted this piece of advice for me:

    "Oh no. Bit of advice... Lock any particular lines but then just jam along with every tune moving straight on to next without dwelling on anything. Your brain will be locked in and your ears will do the rest on the gig. If you have 2min per song then don't exceed. Any you know write the key and move on."

    Gilbert O'Sullivan

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    A guy who can writs the following lyrics is someone to be treasured in my opinion

    Excerpt from "Alone Again Naturally"

    "Looking back over the years, and whatever else appears,
    I remember I cried when my father died, never wishing to hide the tears.
    And at sixty five years old, my mother, God rest her soul,
    Couldn't understand why the only man she had ever loved had been taken.
    Leaving her to start with a heart so badly broken.
    Despite encouragement from me, no words were ever spoken.
    A d when she passed away, I cried and cried all day.
    Alone again, naturally."

    Sheer poetry.

    GONE - Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain CD - GONE

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    Posted · Edited by kevin_lindsay

    I bought myself a Miles Davis 20 album CD boxset, which includes this one.

    So, if anyone here wants this album as a freebie, just let me know and I'll post it to you.

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    Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

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    I received this a couple of days ago - pristine condition original double vinyl album.

    Playing along to the title track is so enjoyable.

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    How was your gig last night?

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    I used the men's restroom between sets - and this happened!
    I could hear the guys on stage - waiting for me!!!

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    Fretless Conversion - Please Advise

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    Posted · Edited by kevin_lindsay

    Drop Chris Mcintyre an email. He's a star. I've used chris for decades - in fact, I used to fly to London to get my instruments worked on when he was based there.

    He now has a workshop beside the Easter Road football stadium in Edinburgh.

    http://www.mcintyreguitars.com/mcintyre-guitars-clients.html

    RIP David Bowie

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    I was knocked sideways by the news this morning. I've spent most of today feeling tearful.
    He was a huge part of my musical life, it seems surreal that he's gone.
    The new album is great too.
    Someone said today that they'd felt like "the Elvis of our generation has passed away". To me he was far more influential than Elvis.
    I actually said hello to David in Manhattan a few years back. It seemed so odd to see someone, who always appeared to be such an icon, in an everyday setting. I said, "my goodness! David Bowie! Don't you look great?". To which he smiled and replied, "why thank you my good man", and we parted.
    I feel shellshocked.

    TC Polytune Clip £24 on Amazon today

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    Posted · Edited by kevin_lindsay

    I got one for £20 from Amazon in the UK (hang on, wasn't that a Sex Pistols song?).

    The price jumps up and down on Amazon so put it in your basket and grab one when the price goes down.

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    Desert Island Discs (Sort Of)

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    Posted · Edited by kevin_lindsay

    Albums:

    Rush - Exit Stage Left (fantastic tracks - apart from YYZ which I can't stand).
    Tom Waits - Orphans: Bawlers, Brawlers & Bastards (brilliant collection of songs).
    Steely Dan - Citizen 1972-80 (sheer class which has kept me entertained for decades).
    U2 - Achtung Baby (my favourite U2 album).
    David Bowie - Five Years set (classic early Bowie which still sounds inspirational).
    Beatles - stereo remastered set (the standard to which everything else is compared).
    Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live (one of the best live albums ever made).
    The Who - Hits 50 (just so I can get most of my favourite Who tracks on one set).

    For a book - Tom Wolfe - Bonfire Of The Vanities (I've read this book over and over. In fact, I think I'll do so again).

    Luxury item - my Martin HD28VS acoustic guitar.

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