Maude

Our earliest now which hasn't been cancelled is the 5th September, but whether we'll be able to, who knows. @Bluewine, as none of us in the UK can gig yet so have nothing to smile about, when you post your gig news with accompanying photo, could you smile please. 😉😁😎

On candystripe legs, the spiderman comes, softly through the shadow of the evening sun. Right Bob, where do I even start? Spiderman didn't have candystripe legs and was a fictional character anyway, and how did he come through the shadow of the evening sun? The sun, being a light source, doesn't have a shadow. Not a great start!

So you're agreeing with me, making your opening line of that post on factually incorrect lyrics factually incorrect. 😉 Hopefully someone will be along soon to decipher the lyrics of 'Tubestation' with a graph and some random statistics they found on the internet, then explain them to us all like a condescending know it all. 😁

'Cos he won't put that bloody lollipop down to enable him to hold the paintbrush properly. 😆

But Weller states that he was on his way home to his wife, and following the kicking was worried as they had taken his keys and his wife would think it was him arriving home, implying that the thugs had left and were heading to his home. Therefore the station could not have been locked.

Who'd have guessed that? 😆

From the video I don't think she was looking for anyone, but I suppose, "Is it me you're listening and feeling for?" doesn't scan as well.

"Lights going out and a kick in the balls". No! That is not bloody entertainment!

U2, Vertigo. 1 - 2 - 3 - 14, eh?

Too slow my friend, it's been quoted and will never disappear. 😁

Absolutely terrible. Well played 😆

The chordae tendineae (tendinous cords), colloquially known as the heart strings, are tendon-resembling fibrous cords of connective tissue that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.

Ha, I knew a Slipknot tribute band would be worth doing!

It's very hard to post this without sounding patronising towards audiences, and I really mean the following in the best possible way. I've always tried to pick popular covers that aren't played by every other band. I understand our job is to give the audience what they want, but, and here's the patronising part, they don't know what they want until they hear it (I know it sounds bad). What I mean by this is that yes they will be shouting for the usual songs but if you play a forgotten classic then suddenly they enjoy that just as much as whatever it was that the band last week, and the week before that, and the week before that played that they were shouting for. Just go for the slightly less obvious choice and every one is happy. There are some absolutely fantastic 80s songs that aren't the usual suspects. and just for hell of it as such pure 80s cheese, but I'd love to hear a pub band do it, Obviously you'll have to pick the right songs for the right gig.

It'll make no discernable difference to the sound, purely visual. Looking at the J pickup, the E and G string are both off centre of the pole pieces towards the centre line of the bass, so to centre them in the pole pieces would mean changing to a wider string spacing, which could then possibly give you problems with the strings being to close to the edge of the fretboard. Best left alone.

It'll make all the difference in the world and absolutely none at all, depending on who you speak to.

Bass myth. Playing electric bass makes you invisible. Lemmy, Phil Lynott and Flea would like word with you.

John Entwistle played a few basses you wouldn't expect to see in The Who, but as soon as he did you totally expected to see them.

Interesting because after all these years of playing and trying all sorts I've never really considered whether a neck size has a bearing on tone, don't know why. I much prefer a skinny neck and I wonder if I'm missing out on something by not having a big old baseball bat of a neck.

In that case can a skinny necked four string never sound like a chunky necked four string? Genuine question as I've never considered the neck dimensions having an impact on tone, just playability preference.

I know you're all sorted now but I'd just add that when selling and taking PP payment then yes, proof of shipping and delivery is the only thing PP want to see in a dispute, but also make sure you send it to the address linked to their PP account. I have been asked to send something to someone's work address as they won't be at home to take delivery, in fact I've asked others to do the same for me, but got stung once. One buyer asked me to do this but then later claimed not to have received it. I had the courier details and proof of delivery including a copy of the signature but PP said you've sent it to the wrong address. PP said they understood that it had been delivered and signed for but not to the buyer and refunded him. So courier only for PP payment, and only to the registered address.

Ah the Deko debacle of 2015, I can see four and half from where I'm sat now.

If you spend some time with the synths you can get some really good gigable sounds out of it. You get used to avoiding the type of playing that confuses it and makes it freak out. Along with the X3 Live pedal I got a few really good stable sounds for Depeche Mode's New Life, I layered up a sound for the intro with is absolutely huge, and also suits stuff like like Numans Are Friends Electric. Probably not worth keeping a bass for, although I have had a spare one for years that I haven't played that I was going to defret as I reckon that would make a lot of the tones really good.

A chance to own one bass instead of two? Get a grip man! 😉