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[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1394902670' post='2396524'] Oh no, who's going to bring the cake? ! :-0 [/quote] Well, if Kev is still prepared to bake it, I'll collect it on the way. I shall be bringing chocolate biscuits too.

Wish I'd got a sister with such taste, ha ha! The Donny H. live album is one of my all-time favourites. It's easy to overlook that he was a great keyboards player too. What a terrible loss at such an early age.

What's with the daft toy bass? Why not go all the way and have an Action Man Jaco doll too? Oh, hold on That's probably coming out for Christmas at $150 a pop.

1. Si600 - The Bass Relay Baton - BC Bass Relay 2. Roland Rock - '78 P, W&T Ergon 5, Rocket Rig or GlockenRig 3. 4-string-thing - '78 (77?) P, Kala U Bass and either my Acoustic 220 or Minimark 4. Pantherairsoft - Roscoe LG V Sig, lots of effects, EBS/Barefaced rig (possibly) 5. KevB - USA Precision Deluxe (if not sold by then) 6. Doyle - V940, ME-20B, Random self build 7. intime-nick - maybe my Shuker, Sandberg, rack & pedalboard etc 8. andydye (if I can get agreement from swmbo) - ACG 5'er fretted and fretless, MarkBass LMIII, EAD Foundation 212, some pedals 9. DaytonaRik - Ashdown ABM III 1x15 combo and 2x10 extension cab, another Thunderbird IV, Schecter Omen Extreme IV, maybe a Cort (I think?) headless Flying V if I do something with it in time! 10. seashell - Fender P 11. Norris - Ric 4003, Gibosn T-bird, StaggEUB, Combo amp 12. Eboclive - Wal 5, ltd edition Warwick fretless 13. GrammeFriday - MTD KZ6 (with Nordstrand pups), MTD AG5, Sandberg Cali fretless 4, MIJ 62 reissue Jazz, TC Electronic RH750, RS210 and/or RS212, some fx boxes. 14. Chairleg - Italia Maranello and one of those build it yourself bass kits I put together. 15. tauzero - perm any several from Warwick JD Thumb, an Antoniotsai or two, Status Series 1 (low-mileage BC bike), Sei Original everythingless, Ashbory Mk 1 and possibly Mk II, Tecamp Puma 900, TC RS112 16. Prime_BASS - Genz Benz shuttle 6.0, barefaced S.Compact some effects. 17. Cytania - cheap Moose Antlers! 18. Chris Sharman - Cake. That is all 19 Dread Bass: ACG Recurve 6, ACG Recurve 7, Alembic Epic, Warwick fortress MM ALL LEFTY (Full Aguilar rig if required) 20. Annoying Twit (to be confirmed) 21. TG Flatline - Cog Effects gear + 2 x BFM Jack 15s (transport permitting) 22. skelf (tbc) - various 23. Jabba_the_gut (tbc) - home made basses 24. Marcus Bell - Status Kingbass + gb4 25. seb - bass and pedals 26. Basschatfield - Yamaha RBX270J, pedalboard, Ashdown EVO II combo 27. Len Derby - Yamaha Bex4 semi-acoustic, Roland Micro-Cube, chocolate biscuits

Welcome James. Glad you've still got your 'back in the day' gear to play with. Those Laney combos are solid. Built during the Cold War I think the ability to survive nuclear war was in the design brief. As a tip, put your location on our profile details. It helps a lot when wanting to sell or buy. And it's always possible that someone local to you has a 12-stringer you could have a dabble on. Enjoy yourself, Len

I tried a CD kept in place with a bit of masking tape. Partially successful and worth a try at zero cost. Hey! 900th post, and sensible one too.

From doing a quick mental survey of the pubs around here I think I agree. Well-run, thriving pub that's rising to the challenge of the changing market = pub that keeps and serves decent beer. Said pubs are the ones that good to do business with. Whether that's music, holding another kind of function or whatever. I think it's all down to good management vs. poor management.

You might be doing this anyway, but do you thread your lead 'over the top'? Assuming you play right-handed, take the jack plug in your right hand, thread it behind the bass, in the space between you, the bass and your strap. Pull it over the top across the front of he bass and place the plug into the output socket of your bass. The cable's own weight shouldn't be pulling it out now, and your strap should stop it falling sideways.

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1394600708' post='2393150'] Not possible unfortunately, work put a block on personal deliveries on anything bigger than could be sent via normal mail some years ago. [/quote] Kev, You could get it delivered to me in Derby and then come and collect it at your leisure. However, it's still a 30 minute-or-so drive. Maybe there's a Nottingham BCer who will take deliery for you? Anyway, my offer stands.

Whilst I agree with your basic premise,I think most of us are prone to the 'costs more must be better' way of thinking, there are some areas where it does make a significant difference. My personal experience is with 5-strings. I started on an Epiphone Embassy. OK for the price, but the B string is pants. I moved up to a Yamaha TRB. The B string balances with the rest and the difference is startling compared to the Epi.

There's some great posts here. The fortunate and enlightened of us realise that music is more than just pleasant sounds in a repeated pattern. I posted way-back on page 1 that my parents were 1940's dance band fans, and that's what I heard as a kid and saw them dancing round the living room. For my mum it made her think of the lads she'd danced with who never came back. For my dad it was a memory of the chances he'd had to let his hair down; like the liberation of Brussels (which he always got misty eyed about, what a party that was). So, from an early age I saw that music made people laugh and cry and triggered off fantastic yarns. All that set me on the musical path to where I am now; no money, an over-fondness for alcohol and a chronic bad back.

I've got a Mono Producer bag just like Walbassist. It's excellent, it really is, but like all Mono products it ain't cheap. Unless you get lucky like Walbassist sounds to have done. What I've also got, from a charity shop for a tenner, is one of those semi-rigid cabin luggage bags with little wheels and a retractable handle. About the size of a fat briefcase and the sort you see suits parading around airports and railway stations with. It was cheap, carries a lot and the wheelie function is great.

My parents were born in the 1920's and became adults (in every sense of the word) during WWII. They were massive fans of dance band music, and even met at a dance. So, I grew up listening to Glenn Miller and other bands of that era. I've always had a soft spot for the smooth, lush sounds of Miller in particular.

[quote name='louisthebass' timestamp='1394266396' post='2389628'] I've probably mentioned this before, for anyone who really digs the whole 60's Southern Soul scene should read Peter Guralnick's book "Sweet Soul Music" - a superb read. [size=4] [/size] [/quote] Absolutely. All of Guralnick's books are excellent. What a great film, the wife sat through it all with hardly a peep which was a testament to its quality. Today on my gramophone I shall mostly be playing....

Similar to Happy Jack, the bands I play with don't really clash and never frequent the same places. Sunday mornings and some Sunday evenings it's a church worship band. Midweek, Fridays and Saturdays a blues&roots duo/trio. Maybe 6 times a year, a ceilidh band. Usually on a Saturday night but they are booked months in advance so there's rarely a clash. Gigs trump rehearsals, but I rarely miss one for any other reason so bandmates are accommodating.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1392222082' post='2366147'] the basses (and guitars) that I play most regularly are out on a variety of floor stands ready to be used. The ones that I don't currently play are stored in their cases. [/quote] Pretty much the same for me. The one which is out will change depending on what I'm up to gig or practise-wise. Having at least one out all the time means that it's easy to grab time for practice and 'fun'. I often grab a couple of minutes before leaving for work in the morning. I find having to unpack an instrument from its case or bag is a real barrier to any kind of regular playing.

Alternatively, if you don't want to go down the smartphone/tablet route the Tascam 'trainer' machines may be what you're looking for. They do come for sale on here quite often.

Another recommendation for Roqsolid here. I've had a couple made and wouldn't hesitate to buy from them again. Take a look the Gear Review section on BassChat.

I've got a Roland Micro-cube, which will run on 6 AA batteries. I've used it a few times for outdoor jobs playing bass guitar and it's done the job acceptably well. I don't know where you live, but you are very welcome to come and try mine.