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Yeah I spotted that one. I know they did these from the US in the late 70's and early 80's but it was the Japanese one specifically I wasn't aware of.

Yes, love the way you describe it!!! I played this many years back at a "reunion" gig for my old band and found the same! Since then I've tried to persuade every band to play this, or Mudd lonely this Christmas, but never with any luck.

Love this rig!!!

Yes and yes. The band I joined a year ago play two Christmas songs for the "home" December gig. Fairytale of New York and Shakin Stevens. The crowd enjoy it more than some of the standard covers. It's really not much extra effort to stick two well known classics in. The way I see it someone will be asking for Christmas songs so you can play the one or two you know and leave it at that. If anyone doesn't like it they can go for a pee or to the bar and normal service resumes two minutes later.

Awesome! I've never seen one either and I do a lot of "research"! Also been looking out for a four string fretless. I've got the Harley Benton jaco-alike on order but tempted to go for something more special and ideally unlined.

You're surely not all suggesting that this was hurriedly slapped together and rushed out for a Christmas cash-in?? 🤔 😄😄😄 Wham can do no wrong, I love this song!!!

Ha! I spotted that one and thought it was very interesting! Is it factory fretless or modified?

Yes. Gorgeous, gorgeous bit of wood, gold hardware, bell brass frets... But somehow I just didn't gel with it and had to move it on to free up some cash. Having more experience now I don't know of I'd be able to get more out of it, but at that price I wouldn't even be tempted to try.

I can't do curly hair. I'm struggling to just do hair.

Isn't it strange how things turn out... My old Warwick Streamer LX has reappeared for sale in a music shop in Wales. I bought it in 2007 for about £450, sold it 2008 or 9 for about the same. If I wanted to buy it now, more than ten years later... £1,599.

Was there an "iconic" or distinct bass guitar that you think of in the years 2000-2009? Warwick maybe? My band have done a "00's night" a few months back and it was successful so we're doing another tonight. We're thinking this could be a way to get out there to more venues so trying to build it up... So at the moment I'm playing a Stingray which is a pretty universal bass from 70's onwards, but if I were to go for something more period correct for the look.... Interested in opinions here. Thanks!

£380 was a giveaway!! I do like an MIJ Fender but almost £1000 is too much in my opinion.... £700-£800 much more realistic, depending on the model.

You missed it when it was listed on the marketplace here for £380

Love the colour combinations, looks like a quality bass.

I had a Black Star BEAM and thought it was great, though you're not getting a decent low B sound out of it. After not using it a while I moved it on, regretted it, got a Positive Grid Spark. I wasn't impressed with the Spark until I managed to update the firmware and download some new bass amp sounds, now I am impressed. I recorded this entirely using the Black Star BEAM. There's loads of layered guitar tracks and two bass tracks I think... https://soundcloud.com/white-collar-fraud/take-on-me?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1&si=861ba76c87db4da2aafd57cc030a77f5&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

How many of them wait patiently playing something tasteful, though? Unfortunately I've seen too many who treat "the band" as their opportunity to have a backing track while they endlessly bend strings and pull faces.

Harley Benton PB-50 or Sire D5 both appear to have the look and contour. Don't know about weight...

Yes. It didn't go well... I ordered a lefty fender p style neck in black with black headstock and pearl blocks. I got a right handed all maple (I assume it was maple) neck with multiple issues like tuner holes not being drilled straight. There were other issues too. Too costly to send back, they agreed to refunding a big chunk of the cost and I sold it here on BC with full disclosure of issues to recover the cost I was left with. I solved the issue by being patient and waiting for a used Fender neck to turn up on eBay.

We used to have this in an old band. I'm now I'm a band with people more on my wavelength and the number of times I've said "I can't stand this song, but I'll do it" and I end up either enjoying an aspect of playing it or recognising the audience enjoys it, that's enough for me. It's when people refuse without trying because they don't like it, don't know it, didn't like the video, their brother had it on vinyl and wouldn't let them listen to it... Or best yet my old drummer "NOBODY KNOWS THIS SONG!!" For Bad Case of Loving You by Robert Palmer. The people at the Grammy Awards who voted it best rock vocal of 1979 knew it.l, so I'd be willing to bet a fiver an average pub crowd might be able to hum the chorus.

The Desert Penguins presents... An evening of Noughties nostalgia. Acoustic covers leading to the Desert Penguins playing the pop, rock and Indie tunes of the decade before a DJ finishes the night. 2nd December, Hertford Corn Exchange

One of my "regrets" not that I want to have regrets at all, is not seeing Amy Winehouse in Nottingham Rock City 2004 for £15, because nobody would go with me. I already had the Frank album and had seen her on Jools Holland maybe but nobody I knew had heard of her and certainly wouldn't spend £15 on going to a gig. I just wish I'd gone on my own. Fast forward to the days of social media and a friend of mine who is recently divorced loves going to watch Frank Turner and through some form of social media they connect fans who go to gigs alone. So you go alone but end up in a big group. She's made some good friends out of that.

Most venues offering to do promo, even the music clubs, will put something out on their social media accounts a week or so beforehand and a poster inside the loos. That's it. They're advertising to the people who'd be there anyway. We use Facebook to create the "event" but I feel Facebook is dying out over privacy concerns or it being an "old person" (over 35) thing. Instagram is better because good images/ videos and the right hashtags spreads well, far better than facebook. For example a hashtag with your town/ county name followed by "livemusic" is a must, plus any special groups tagged, etc. We had a good chat at one of the clubs recently about changing some things about our act and getting further afield. We were told all you need is really good social media presence. Doesn't matter if you send a venue an incredible recording if your social media stuff is pants, but if you've got great images and videos, etc. Then you can be a lesser band but you'll grab the attention quicker and be more likely to get booked. It makes it easier for the venue of you're in charge of how you promote yourselves, and you're good at it.

Absolutely love my JC Bass, as the Greek says they don't do everything but what they do they do superbly. They're excellent value for money too IMO. Like most basses the strings you use really affects them. I tried tapewounds and it killed the bass, it was just mud mud muddy mud. Roundwounds are good on them but flats are perfect on it for me. I never understood neck dove and so on because I have one hand on the neck while I'm playing and another arm over the body so it doesn't move anywhere I don't want it to, but understand it bothers other people. Buying the case separately is a ball ache, especially if left handed and you need the lefty case (seriously!!), But these need to be in a hard case. They look fantastic. There's a good Anderson's video where they compare semi hollow basses and the JC wins. It's just a really good bass for traditional bass tones.