martthebass

I think that's the key mate - show willing. I had sort of audition for a dep job last year, rock and roll so not really my genre. I got a list of 35 songs, most in non-original keys. I worked my ass off to nail them which wasn't easy as many of the lines swam into one in my brain. Was only foxed by one song which was an odd timing/shuffle/feel type thing but it worked out ok on a second run through. Got the job but sadly the run of 4 gigs got cancelled. Still, it's all practice init.

I use this one for my Mustangs on the rare occasion I need something more durable than a Gigbag. It's a tightish squeeze but it works fine. https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwjblbvf2-6EAxVjNdQBHagiBXwYABAOGgJvYQ&ase=2&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI25W739vuhAMVYzXUAR2oIgV8EAQYASABEgKDtPD_BwE&ei=ZUnwZeznCrDii-gPr-6QqAU&sig=AOD64_3ekFMsS--rJUmXG4pJlozpsDakPA&ctype=5&q=&nis=4&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwisrrDf2-6EAxUw8QIHHS83BFUQ9aACKAB6BAgHEBE&adurl=

I'm usually ok with 3 out of 4 of those Blue....

Status Chris Wolstenholme S2. A very versatile bass, definitely not a one-trick pony. Bought mine as it ticked the boxes, mostly, and was available quickly just before Rob closed the production on carbon fibre basses. I'm not a big Muse fan and to be honest with the level of effects CW uses he could use any old bass and get the same sound......opinions may differ.

First time I gigged in Bradford city centre I got hit with 2 tickets in the space of 5 minutes…my satnav had guided me into a bus/taxi lane twice. Found out later that to do the turn into the venue, in order to miss the ticket you had to travel about half a mile out of the centre to come back in and do a left turn. Joyous…

Not great is it mate, there’s been a few centre venues looking for acts - must be having an effect. We tend to stay out of city centre now - particularly Bradford 🤬

Same happened in Sheffield Dave, we’ve now crossed city centre off our gig area list - the parking costs were bad enough and venues can’t afford the price hike if we pass it on.

Faker than the fakest, fake thing. Bridge - off a Sub or generic Chinese. Headstock logos, back and front wrong. Body wood mismatched - never seen that on a trans EBMM. Machine heads not marked. Run away....

Ditto, don't think my fretless would work in a Glam band.... I sold my EBMM Ray fretless and bought a cheaper Saddo Metro Express to free up some cash but still have a fretless for the odd noodle.

This one. Doesn’t really fit the look of the Glam band; I bought it with some inheritance money and couldn’t bear to part with it. It does feel special when it comes out to play though.

Please be aware the mod team are currently on annual hibernation. Normal service will be resumed in the Spring.

Think we should lock the thread now - that’s unbeatable

Band 1. The vocalist had an affair with the girl who did the lights…..who was married to the sound man. Band 2. Drummer threw a tantrum at me because somebody hoofed him off his kit when he was messing a song up at a jamnight. Apparently we should have all stopped playing. Band 3. The guitarist blamed the band for not wanting to do an encore to the landlord when it was in fact him that was too pi55ed to carry on playing.

To be honest the FB reporting system is a joke. On the local market place I see 2 or 3 times a week ads for selling counterfeit bank notes; I reported twice and was informed that the ads didn't contravene their standards......awesome.

Samsung with me also. In my case a 50" smart TV. Not an inconsiderable spend so I was royally p155ed when the screen started to suffer issues at 5yr old, especially seeing as my previous Panasonic had done 10 years and was only replaced as it was a chonky flat screen. Was informed by their tech support that it was a known issue and the cost of repair would be not far off what I would pay for a new one. Sony got my money this time around - hope they're a bit better.

I’ve always used a heavier gauge set on my shorties than the longies. Don’t know where I got the advice from; all mine are 50-105. I find I can easily pull the G off the fretboard on my G&L if I don’t do this…..crack handed, that’s me.