Jean-Luc Pickguard

Please excuse this post if I ramble a bit. I've have a little more Merlot than I intended and if I'm not here I'd be looking at things I don't need on ebay. Does anyone else agonise over getting the perfect strap for each bass (or guitar) they own? ...or is it possibly an ASD thing? I own more straps than I own instruments as I have in the past upgraded when I find one better suited for a specific instrument. As an example my main gigging basses — the trio of JMJ mustangs use these Perris suede straps with a sheepskin comfort pad — I have two blue and one black to match the JMJs. Several of my other instuments have leathergraft 'comfy' suede straps in various colours to match. These are my go-to if the instrument's colour matches an available strap colour, but I also have other brands. In the absense of availability of orange suede straps I've settled with red comfy straps for my competition orange squier mustang bass & guitar as the competition stripes on these are red. The colours I have most trouble matching are lake placid blue and Pelham blue so I haven't found anything I'm really happy with for my LPB Squier bass IV or Gibson thunderbird non-reverse in faded pelham blue. I'm currently using a black stretchy comfort strapp with the thunderbird.

Wilkinson Swords of A Thousand Men — Tenpole Tudor

Bald Head — Professor Longhair

Summer Breeze Block — The Isley Brothers

One More Cup of Coffee — Bob Dylan

Years ago I turned up to audition for a newly forming blues band, and rather than jam some Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters or Sonny Boy Willamson classics, the guitarist putting the band together wanted play Jack & Diane by John Meloncamp.

If you think these are expensive, check out the price of the very lovely Epiphone "Inspired by Gibson" 1963 Firebird V https://www.peachguitars.com/epiphone-inspired-by-gibson-custom-collection-1963-firebird-v-frost-blue.htm?opt=47549&gad_source=1 If I was spending that much though I'd at least expect an indian rosewood fingerboard rather than indian laurel, and I'd want it to say Gibson on the headstock even if it is made in the far east.

Small Town Boy — Bronski Beat

Dirty Old Man —Martha Turner

So does 'he who must not be named' have a German cousin?

Oh Crap. I already have sunburst and white, but now I can hear a red one calling my name...

How Sweet It Is — Marvin Gaye

I have two awsome blue JMJ mustangs that are mostly neglected as I usually tend to play my otherwise identical and equally awesome black JMJ. - update, one of the blue ones now resides in the guitarist's studio where we rehearse so it gets played once a week.

Billy The Kid — Woody Guthrie

They should try inducting Nick Cave if only for the entertainment value of his response telling them politely to eff off.

The Great American Bum — Cisco Houston

The one built into my Ashdown ABM 600 EVO VI doesn't get any use at all.

Cold and Ugly — Tool

Crosseyed And Painless — Talking Heads

Dirty Mother For You — Buddy Guy & Junior Wells

Splish Splash — Charlie Drake

Width of A Circle — David Bowie

Better Use Your Head — Little Anthony & The Imperials