Jean-Luc Pickguard

Lady Grinning Soul — David Bowie

I Wanna Be Your Dog — Iggy & The Stooges

I'm surprised no one's done a double tribute to Dire Straits and Chris Rea. "What are your plans for the evening?" "Dire Rea"

Indeed

Be Stiff — Devo

That's probably the danger with a tightly set concept. If I do get the idea off the ground I might change it so the band would do covers of any genre/era we fancy doing, but start off with punky disco covers so we don't get painted into a corner. Also I'd probably want to use my Boss SY-1 & AW-3 pedals on certain songs which would make it sound a bit outside the 70s punk style.

I used to remove my wedding ring whenever I played, but I was worried about losing it at gigs so I stopped wearing it altogether and put it somewhere safe at home. I've not worn it for years and currently have no idea where I put it.

Is anyone in a band with a very specific concept? Or had a good idea for a concept? I'm thinking it would be fun to start a band as a side project consisting of the classic four-piece lineup of drums/bass/guitar/vocals playing 70's punk style versions of 70s disco songs - is this a genius idea or a daft idea?

Spanish Stroll — Mink De Ville

Lazy Sunday — Small Faces

Taste Of Bitter Love — Gladys Knight & The Pips

Katie's Been Gone — Bob Dylan & The Band

He's In The Jailhouse Now — Memphis Jug Band

Ouch! Oh Baby — The Kelly Brothers

Highway 49 — Howlin' Wolf

Rock n Roll Dalmation — AC/DC

Motor City Is Burning — MC5

Cracked Actor — David Bowie

That foam doesn't look up to the job — I'd be surprised if that is all that's holding up the bridge pickup on mine. When I built a bitzer fretless precision about 15 years ago, I cut up a fabric topped neoprene mousemat (50p from ikea at the time) and stuck several layers stacked up to make a firm cushion. It worked like a champ and is still holding up.

Mine's a lot higher than that — I managed to raise my bridge pickup so the string just misses it when playing the highest string on each string. The neck pickup had to be quite a bit lower than the bridge one to match the volumes. I haven't dismantled that part of my bass (yet) so I don't know whether springs or foam are involved to know what's causing yours to not want to raise up.

I'm sure there are, but don't tell me, tell Gibson.

My bandmates only mention my playing when I play a song without any wrong notes. As far as I'm concerned any right:wrong note ratio of over 0.5 is a win. Life's too short to be in a band with an a-hole. In my previous band it was the drummer and in the one before that it was the second guitarist. In my current band there doesn't seem to be one, so I'm a little worried that it might be me.

Original Thunderbird pickups and modern reproduction versions have bars rather than individual poles like an upscaled version of the firebird pickup.

Somebody Stole My Thunder — Georgie Fame

All The Small Things — Blink 182