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Is this the Trav Panini BB sticker album? Got... got... got... want... got. 😆

I suppose it depends what you're used to, but walking to gigs or using public transport is highly unlikely. Both my bands straddle the Devon/Cornwall border and when we were gigging we regularly travelled the entire length of Cornwall and up to Exeter, Torquay, Teignmouth, Exmouth, etc. Exeter was always a good crowd, my avatar is in The Cavern in Exeter. From the amount you've said you'll to gig you should be fine, but expect to do some travelling to Torquay, Plymouth to pull in the gigs as well as Exeter. I'm happy to travel but we had an enquiry last week asking how much to gig in Skegness, erm yeah, won't be happening. 😄 Good luck if you choose to move.

Let's Go - Rancid

The Emperor's New Clothes - Sinead O'Connor

Alice What's The Matter - Terrorvision

Ooh 'ello 😉

Push It by Salt 'n' Pepa pumping through the PA from a doublebass does the trick.

Was that The Smiths?

Vision Thing - Sisters of Mercy

Mmmm Reverend. [Shuffles off shiftily]

I wouldn't want to smear anything oily/greasy over my strings but if you must then surely eating chips while playing is the best way. Two birds with one stone, dead strings full chippy belly.

Personally I associate building a bass, or anything else, with assembling a bunch of pre manufactured parts, but making a bass, or anything else, with actually making the body, neck etc from a raw material, ie wood. As the body and neck could be made but all of the hardware will (usually) be off the shelf then I can see why it may be referred to as building a bass.

I'd be more than happy to relieve you of them. Got my favourite D'addario half rounds on my 424 but they're a little muddy on it. I'll pop something in a charity box of your choice if you don't want anything for them, and obviously sort you out postage. 🙂👍

Clicked the TI Jazz flats and thought bleedin' 'ell that's cheap. Nearly bought some in my excitement before I realised it was a single string. 😄

Everything's Gone Green - New Order

There's That Mountain - The Trips

Rebel Rebel - Bowie

She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas dolby

We Are Glass - Gary Numan

Go Now - The Moody Blues

I'm off to see Peter Hook & The Light again in April. They don't play anything new, purely Joy Division and New Order, (maybe Monaco) They're an odd one as even Hooky admits he's frontman to his own covers band. I was too young to ever have seen JD so I'm delighted he's doing what's he's doing. Some might see it as sacrilege to Ian Curtis' name but Hooky said that so few actually got to see JD, as they existed for such a short time, and most know them from the records, that were as much about Martin Hannett's production as JD's playing that he decided to go out and play them live again. When they became New Order they pretty much turned their back on JD. So should he be doing these tours? The band (which are basically Monaco) are excellent and although Hooky's voice isn't the best they play every gig with everything they've got so I think they are doing absolutely the right thing.

That 'A' string silk would drive me nuts!

Who knows why it's being sold, I'm just glad I'm nowhere near Manchester. 😁 When I first saw them I thought the orange was the coolest.

If anyone's after one of these and near Manchester, an orange one has just appeared on facebook marketplace for £250, including Rotosound black nylons so a bit of a bargain. Nothing to do with btw, just thought I'd post it here. Link.

But the look is.