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welcome from another Kent dweller. I used to play in Earls quite often

some great lists here, I sometimes think I've had a lot but some of you guys are really on it anyway this is a list of my basses come and gone I probably have a similar guitar list too😂 Tempest SG my first bass and basically a Kay SG bass. Pretty good IIRC Fender Musicmaster 2nd bass. Kept for about 6 months till I bought my manson Manson Explorer Bought from Livewire in cardiff, It had dots on the horns. Heavy Aria SB-R150 Bought from Peter Cook himself in Hanwell Voc white shadow This was black with red binding and fretless. Tremendous bass Aria XRB Another great bass Fender P black/maple My first P bass. Swapped a Manson 335 for it. Light for a late 70s bass. Found a video of a gig from 1988 with this bass. Guild B301 As somebody else put, Meh!! Hamer Scrarab Looked great, played great just didn't get a great sound Hohner B2A Again, Meh! Fender P bass white Awesome. Late 70s, found in a loft. Finish was cracked and crazed. Swapped it for the Hamer Scarab JD Mark King Amazing quality. Couldn't get a decent sound from it at all Wasburn B2V Can't remember what this was like Fender P 62 USA Another cracker. Sold it to go on Holiday to Zimbabwe. My 73 is a better bass, so I sold the 62 Fender P RI 62 Early reissue. Had EMG p/up. De fretted it, refretted it, then sold it ESP Jazz bass From 1990. was electric blue and fretless Epiphone Semi Can't remember much about this. Manson Explorer 2 2nd one I've owned. Had an abelone tiger inlay. Refinished it to candy apple blue and put seymour 1/4 pounders in it Crocket 5 string Hand made by Andy Crockett. Warwick streamer shape, mad quilted top, fretless 5 string Fender Jap P bass E series. swapped it for a video recorder in 1990 Status 4000 Awesome. I also have a video of this being gigged. sounded and played great Squier 62 Jazz bass Sunburst. No idea if it was good. Didnt like sunburst so sold it Blue rick 4001 Paid nothing for this. about 200 quid. Sold to the Swinging Blue Jeans in 1990 Fireglow Rick 4003 Looked great if Fireglow. Got bored and moved it on J&D bros 5 string Actually a very good bass, sold it to my future wife before we got together Musicman Sub great basses. Gibson EB-0 Awful sounding POS. Looked great though, no idea of age Squier (sting) Jazz A samick or vesta factory one. Stripped to look like Stings. Hofner violin bass Looked great on the wall Retrovibe RV4 In white, this 4003 copy was used in the Jam tribute I helped out Fender Jazz Duff Moved on, not getting any use Fender Sting P bass For my tribute, sold when I got the Bravewood Squier 62 P bass Never gigged so moved on. Awesome piano like sound Epiphone Thunderbird Never gigged, moved on to a Gibson Tbird Spector Euro 4LX Like Sting's. again for the tribute. Couldn't get an outfit together to wear, that looked like Sting. sold on Fender Steve Harris Loved it. Too heavy. WHUFC colours Gibson T/Bird Ivory Too awkward to use in small pubs Status series 2 #166 nice. Sold lack of use Musicman Sub another one. not as good as my first one Steinberger XL-2 Utterly amazing. Again for the Police tribute. Aria SBR150 #1112735 Bought this from its original owner for a steal. Amazing but just too heavy for me these days Stagg EDB Again bought for the police tribute. Stopped using it (only 2-3 songs a gig) Fender Flea mx16734566 Bought when first announced. 4 years on and I've just sold it Basses I still have and use 73 P Bass Bought this in 1990, charing cross rd. This is the P bass that all others are judged by, it is awesome F/less P Bass Natural, maple board jap reissue. you guessed it, bought for the Police tribute Hofner Jubilee number 8 of 60 golden jubilee basses Fender Pbass special The active one from 1981, CAR almost immaculate. Plays beautifully Rickenfliper In silver sparkly glitter finish. Retrovibe, only 1 of 2 in this colour. A P bass pickup in the correct position. Sounds like a P bass P Bass Lyte weighs nothing, 30 years old in CAR Ibanez MC940 Fretless, again because of the Tribute Bravewood Sting A replica of Sting's 57 Red Sting bass A red, maple boarded fretless, again Police related. Great sounding alder body Rockinbetter RG4003 Genuine higain pickups on this. Bought for the Jam tribute

RM500 EVOII here. Had it 2 years. Moved over from an ampeg PF-500 which I loved. i wanted to join the Ashdown family because I think their ethos is excellent. I simply love it and it weighs 2.5Kg and it is certainly more than loud enough, I should really get some matching cabs but with no gigs, there's just no point

I listened and thought it was quite interesting, (which for me is quite a compliment) all in all, good I think

yep I'm running the RM500 evo II. Love it. managed to use it twice in 2020!!

Indeed, Happy birthday old boy😀

walking on the moon by the Police. Sparse and solid. Very easy to hear because of the space in the arrangement

Fixed that for you

sold mine for £250 back in 1990. It was blue. Someone from the Swinging Blue Jeans bought it (and gave me tickets to the show)

I saw a Kinks tribute band( The Konks) a couple of years ago (we were on the same bill at a mini fest in Westerham. He had a '64 reissue with flats on it. It sounded amazing. I chatted with him about it, lovely bloke, great band and fab sound. I would like a Ric with flats, I have a rockinbetter with genuine Ric hi gain pickups, that I used with a Jam tribute but it has rounds on it and will stay with rounds. I love the look of the 4003S and maybe I shall seek one out

I have a similar shoulder/back/ neck problem. Because of lockdown and no gigs my neck/shoulder started feeling much better. I have done a few gigs on guitar in august and september and was ok but last weekend, I went into my Studio / Loft and decided to run through a load of Police stuff, to see if (after nearly 14 years of playing it) I was still playing it properly. I was and I was delighted that I hadn't changed anything BUT my shoulder after about 45 minutes. It's the angle when you put your hand on the neck. It opens the shoulder and it's sore. i have a violin bass and am going to try that this weekend, to see what difference it makes. Not that I could use the Union Jack Hofner violin bass in my Police tribute

Actually, that's stunning

I didnt have to remove the neck on my flea bass, to adjust the TR. I just took the pick guard off and there was enough room to adjust it. Worth a look under the guard I think?

I agree. I always used to listen to rough mixes in the car, because ultimately, that's where I would listen to them

great place to sing, in a car. I do it often when I'm learning stuff. I also used to sing along with stuff I was learning whilst walking the dog!!

Also, with ref to the Sting stuff, I did a Policed gig in March and really struggled. Not match fit, cramp in my picking hand, couldn't hit the highest notes. Fast forward to my next Policed gig, which was in late August (outside). I had lost just over a stone and my voice was back. I had put on a bit of weight (it's because I drink too much) but decided to lose a few pounds. It does make a massive difference, I can't actually believe it but it does. Also, I've become really relaxed with it. It's taken me 30 years to stop stressing at gigs. Time to start........how long is the first set...............everyone ready for the 2nd set..........what time to finish..........song list....etc etc. Now i just don't care about that stuff.. Just get on with it, makes a difference If you're looking forward to the next session, you've got it sussed I reckon. Keep practicing and your voice will strengthen. You can't go to the gym and lift loads of weights etc without some aches and pains

Part of this is confidence. I used to be embarrassed if I had to sing anything to anyone when I wasn't 'on stage'. Not so bad now because I am confident in what I do. But relax, stay hydrated too, try not to eat or drink dairy stuff before you sing as this can affect your voice. I recently had cheese on toast before a gig and it totally messed with my voice/throat

of course😎

sounds good to me, will we get to hear it when it's done

you're the best person to sing them then, I reckon. Take what tips you can from the producer but put your heart and soul into it

lol, I would've understood that a long time ago. I shall get to measuring on monday about lunchtime

I shall try this stuff out. This is good tips