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    Lost in music- Giles Smith Retromania - Simon Reynolds
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    One last price drop to £500, give it a couple more days then it's destined for backup duty.
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    G&L Tribute Fallout, bought in April '22. It's been a backup to my USA Fallout, as the Vintera Mustang isn't shifting I'll have to list this. The Mustang can do backup duty. Upgraded with Schaller tuners and a great setup by Shepster, my learned BC friend. The Fallout to me is a great design, a no compromise V8 engine in a mini. No dead spots and a really versatile, full spectrum of sound. I really don't want to post this, happy to meet up within a 40 mile radius on the motorway. Cheers Martin
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    I've always enjoyed playing along to this one; with the sine wave generator giving a nod to psychedelia I'd always thought it was a Norman Whitfield production but it predates that period. Listening to all these songs I find it incredible what I'd not picked up on for years, decades even. The way the wurlitzer piano starts the verses but an accordion takes over; bizarre. The ingenuity in these records never fails to impress me, probably accounts for why I'm such a retro grouch. It's a body of songs that's got it all ( for my taste anyway) great songwriting, great playing as in playing simple parts often but with great feel, innovation in the production and details that reveal themselves after repeat listening.
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    Again, on the Brunswick label but the Motown band. One of my favourite bass lines
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    I love the attitude in the playing from the band. I'd always considered it a lighthearted track but there's energy in the layers to make a great pop song.
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    Yeah Ash, really high build quality on this throughout. Equal to the USA Fallout I'd say. Good to hear from you mate.
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    As near as damn it, mint condition Fender Vintera Mustang bass. Includes the gig bag that came with it as stock. A new set of Ernie Ball slinkys went on last week. Absolutely lovely bass, plays great and it's hard to walk past it without playing it. I had a wobble regarding my trusty G&L Fallouts ( as I'm ' in-between jobs' as they say) and had to scratch the Mustang itch. It turns out that the Fallout suits me a lot better so I'll move this on before the modding starts. Buyer to collect, please; I've had very bad courier experiences previously. I'm OK with meeting up within about 30 miles of Lichfield. I wish I'd done a better a job of polishing it ( and hoovering for that matter) but I'm scared to touch it, it's really mint. By my standards anyway. Many thanks, Martin
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    Great lyric; ' come down from the cross, we can use the wood'
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    G&L Tribute machine heads from my Fallout tribute; I replaced them with Schallers to make it feel more like my US Fallout. A pretty pointless thing to do but there you go. These have had very little use and are in great condition. The ferrules are all good but I had to use 8 of the mounting screws so there's only 8 included. £15 posted UK only. Thanks Martin
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    If Cetera hasn't already mentioned it...Gallien Krueger 800rb reissue but just as a mono amp without the biamp circuitry.
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    I've just met up with Sean today and bought an octaver off him. Great bloke and very happy with the pedal, stay in touch mate.
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    I believe Boy George lived in Walsall when he worked at Birmingham Oasis market, so who knows, Caldmore could have been the original inspiration for the song!
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    I had no idea that Colin Wall was running the gigs at Edwards. I remember doing gigs in 85/86 around Tamworth ( art centre? ) that he was putting on. Two tour supports I did at Edwards were The Auteurs in '92 and These Animal Men in '94, the latter being a more memorable gig. That's two nineties genres that came and went : Britpop and New wave of new wave!
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    If we can include Walsall, Caldmore Chameleon
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    Apologies, London Rock n Roll show mentioned elsewhere.
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    I'd imagine Bill Haley's profile in the UK would have been raised by the Wembley London Rock n Roll festival in 72. There's really funny footage of Dr Feelgood backing Heinz on YouTube, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Bill Haley played also. Malcolm McLaren was there, it would have been in the 'Let it Rock' era of his shop. Retro was about to hit big, Bowie doing Pinups, Ferry's covers album. The MC5 also with back in the USA. It is funny, and hard to imagine now, all the style tribes that existed back then.
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    Just bought 2 sets of strings off Dave, great items and transaction, thanks again. Martin
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    An old style Polytone mini brute 3. I remember hearing them in the early 80s and they sounded great, I wonder if they still do? The simplicity of them always appealed to me.
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    It was a pleasure to deal with Keir today, great bloke and a bloody good bassist. Keep in touch, all the best
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    Hi, I'm in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Thanks for the interest
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    G&L SB2 early Korean version, £175. Some muppet (ME!!) was sniffy about the rather loud 'TRIBUTE' in big letters and stupidly altered the headstock logo to fool absolutely nobody into thinking it's a US version. Oh well, you live and learn hopefully. Hence the 100 quid below bluebook asking price. The price also accounts for the fact that I don't want to post it, happy to meet up within reason. The serial number is still present, it was bought from a Basschatter who'd done a very good fret dress so it plays wonderfully. I only ever used it as a backup bass but now I'm using shortscale basses it's gathering dust. A great way into finding out if G&L basses are for you, the usual USA made MFD pickups are fitted. Thanks, Martin
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    The Fallout, since getting a tribute a year ago and then getting a USA ( yellow with stripe!) one from Ash on BC, is all I want to play now. Great balanced sound and no dead spots. I use the OMG mode but dialled back, the parallel setting can sound great with an octave pedal also. Has anybody found a gig bag that fits one well enough? I'm just using a standard full scale one but shorter would be better. Thanks
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