Skinnyman

“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” The original is bad enough but the Tom Jones, Cerys Whotsername version is somehow even creepier.

We’re still some way off gigs - aiming to do some “friendly” venues in early autumn. This guy is actually a very accomplished guitarist. Not so much on keys but very good on geetar. I think that may be part of the problem. He’s used to just winging it on guitar and then finding he’s out of his comfort zone on the keyboard. i guess I just have to let it play out - if it starts to become an issue I’ll try and nip it in the bud all friendly-like and see how things go. But it seems like this isn’t that unusual an occurrence and not just me. For once 😁

Why am I imagining some kind of manic Bez thing? *shudder*

Not yet - and the complication is that he and the guitarist are long-time buddies....

I've joined a startup band and we're just starting to put a setlist together. Everybody involved has previous gigging experience. In addition to bass, drums and vocals, there's a guitarist and a keyboardist/guitarist. It's still early days and we've got a rough list of about thirty songs, picking off four or five at a time and working on that subset until they're about ready and then adding the next group. My issue is with the keys/2nd guitarist. He's a very accomplished player but he's missed two of the four rehearsals so far and clearly hasn't spent any time actually learning any of the songs. He also spends a huge amount of time in the two rehearsals he's attended going through a million and one synths for each song. I know it's early days and i may be doing him an injustice - but I'm getting a bad feeling that he's not going to put the effort in to get us up to speed. Am i being neurotic?

Looks nice. I do like a nice jetglo. Enjoy it - they do cut through the mix well 😀

Sorry if i caused offence.

The copy I picked up had all the pages stuck together.... 😮

2001? I think i followed you through Hamburg just a few weeks later. They were still assessing the damage ("Even ze Lancasters went home after a few hours - zis, zis vos dayz unt dayz mitout any end") I was on antibiotics for months. Never go back - they have long memories....

Take a blurred picture, stick it on Gumboil, get something horrible cooking in the kitchen and see if the same stunt can work twice....

Probably find a body ....

I've now ordered a new set so in keeping Project_c's fine example, if anyone wants to try a set of tapewounds then ping me a PM. They're cut for a Precision bass.

Try the guys on Freeman street in Grimsby. There's Gallagher's music store but also a DJ sound/light shop just up the road who may be interested....

I assume he's engaged an agency to do the search? They'll be the w@nkword specialists who'll have assembled the advert....

I use these and much prefer them to Schaller and the Dunlop ones.

sorry, Scott. sorry, Ricky

Jo gave me a series of lessons when I lived near him a few years ago. A thoroughly nice chap, easy to get on with and, most importantly, a superb teacher. I’d already been playing for a few years and in a couple of bands but Jo took my playing to the next level and, in doing so, gave me so much more confidence. I cant recommend him highly enough!

Interesting that there's no mention of gloves. This seems like a handy opportunity for Scott to find someone who can take all those unused right hand gloves off his, er, hands.

N. It's Noodles, Pot. The Pot describes the type of noodle. Unless, of course, you're classifying them as a Snack Meal, in which case it's M for Meal, Snack. A KPI is a metric that is established at the beginning of the year (and invariably actually given to you at the start of Q3) against which your performance is measured and your bonus (not) paid. CEOs generally have KPIs that maximise their bonus potential but have nothing to do with the actual performance of the Company. In this way, large corporations can haemorrhage cash and customers like nobody's business but the CEO somehow, magically manages to achieve all his (or her) KPIs.

Just a quick update to say that the fabulous Mr project_c was kind enough to send me the above mentioned tapewounds and I've put them onto my 1982 last-of-the-Fullertons Precision. They sound incredible - I really like flats but these just sound.... thunderous. They're rich, smooth and rounded - a proper old school thump. And i love the feel compared to regular flats - next thing will be to try them at rehearsal and see how they feel after a couple of hours playing in a hot rehearsal room. Thank you, project_c, for letting me try these out. I really hope you didn't want them back 😀

Hiya Wonky!

Greetings. Welcome to Basschat

Welcome! And please feel free to peruse the many fine items I have listed in the marketplace (Rodders, get the suitcase out the van!).......

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