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Cupid (draw back your bow) - Sam Cooke

Yelp! -the Beatles

Never mind Nilo. At least I turned up. 👍

African and White - China Crisis

I did warn you. 🤫

Yup - guilty as charged

Back around '78, we auditioned a singer as our geetarist at the time was going through a 'strong, silent' phase and decided to give up singing to practise his playing more (whatever!) At the time, we were playing standard pub-rock fare from The Stones, Eric C, Roxy Music, blah, blah. One local hero was a big noise in the cabaret and working men's club circuit and thought he was the next Tony Christie/Elvis. So, we rent a rehearsal space, send out a set list with half a dozen well-know 'standards (for that time) and await the arrival of the great man himself. We, in the band, all resembled drop-outs from Lynyrd Skynyrd at that time, and he rocks up looking like John Revolta (shirt collar outside wide-lapelled jacket, etc.). He firstly needed to spray something into his throat, as this allowed him to 'expand his range', and then he went through a vocal warm up of about ten minutes of scales. By the time all this had been accomplished, the guitarist was giving me looks to let me know he was going to crumple with restricted laughter, and to say not a word. Meanwhile, Mr Fabulous is now bu**ering about with the PA amp, attempting to find echo, reverb, treble and lord knows what else. This 'search' for settings unleashed feedback, rumbles, parping whoops, and sounds Ron Grainer would have been proud of. Perhaps, 25 minutes into the audition, Perry Combover was ready to rock and first up was Brown Sugar by the Stones. 1,2,3,4. Intro goes well. He proceeds to hit the wrong note as he joins in. Not only was he in the wrong key; he was singing the chorus. You simply must accept at this point, that he was approaching the number very much in the style of Harry Secombe, as 'Mr Bumble' in 'Oliver'. It was akin to Leonard Cohen auditioning for Greenday. Possible because he was unable to breathe, our guitarist was on his knees, pretending to be doing something with his amp-controls. Seeing this, I decided to face the wall, but to plough-on regardless. Suffice to say, I planted the top of my head flat against the wall, to provide some measure of pain, in the hope it might stop me having convulsions of mirth - I swear I couldn't see, for tears of laughter running down my face, and daren't breathe in case I atrophied. After what seemed like the 'director's cut'/'festival version' of the song -which passed for me in slow-motion, allowing me to re-live my entire life to that point - we road-crashed to a halt. The drummer looked like he had been tasered, and all blink-reflexes were gone; the guitarist was a sort of crimson-peuce colour and probably now boasted a new world record in holding breath, long enough to impress a south-seas pearl diver. I was, as I recall, almost managing to stand with a ninety degree bend from the waist, being held up olny by the pressure of my head on the supporting wall. "Well guys," quoth the great man,"that sounded pretty good to me, but I don't think you've got the solo quite right somehow!"

Pint or half-pint? Draught or bottled?

Music Ground in Doncaster would do that if you fancied a particular combination back in the '70s.

As long as it all measures up, you should be fine. Back in the early 80s, I had three Wals and eventually did a three-way swap with no problems. There must be three current owners wondering why their necks don't seem to be the correct ones for their basses (if they ever noticed).

Just took delivery of Fender CS Jazz from @Skin Lewis (Dave), and I couldn't be happier with the way the transaction took place. First class communication and service from Dave. Bass is exactly as described and was better packed than the Crown Jewels. Absolutely no hesitation in recommending dealing with Dave. A credit to BC and definitely one of the good guys out there.

Yup! A keeper, as you say. 👍 Enjoy.

Never mind Rich, you're a household name in my gaff. Everyone keeps saying, "If only I were Rich!" 👍

I replaced you as bassist last Wednesday. 😎

That's a different matter entirely. Reminds me of Pink Floyd and Syd; Stones and Brian Jones. I seem to recall many years ago, that Santana was thrown out of Santana. Yep, Bandworld sure is a strange place to inhabit. 😵‍💫

I'd guess that most folk here with more than a year's playing, have been in bands which are no more. As George said, "All things must pass." (Sadly) 😢

I am more than happy to thrash idiot son to within the proverbial inch of his life on your behalf if that helps? 🤜

In my world, it's always my deranged son. Can't leave my bass 'out' if there's a chance he'll appear and start playing some American-punk racket. Usually manages to break something. 🤬

Yep. Clean for me 99% of the time, with heavy bass boost and low-mid slightly forward to give punch and depth.

Reading this thread makes me realise what a great forum this, with everyone trying to offer help and advice. There's another bass forum I can think of, where they'd be at each other's throats by now. Friday glow of contentment settles over Chez Snorkie.

Nice. Try rickresource.com Good luck