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[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1424119403' post='2692921'] We have Rory Gallagher to thank for all this!! [/quote] Nah it was Keef or so the legend goes.

Never been a KC fan but hey, they do alright and must have made a few bob along the way. Noel I like. Says what he thinks and seems honest enough. And good on him slagging other people off , most musicians are too nice these days.

That is a lovely shade of sunburst. Congrats!

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1423767955' post='2688874'] I've got an SR300. Band mates can't believe how little I paid for it BRAND NEW. It's just a great bass...shame the 2nd hand values suck. They seem to lose value quicker than Gary Glitter LP's [/quote] Topical and funny Good basses, especially the sr500 and above. I think I have owned most of the modern ones but always seem to have moved them on. Had a ATK 320 or something like that and that was a stonking bass but a bit ugly so it had to go. As above, the s/hand value is shocking. I had a SR700 I paid around £500 for and I ended up getting shot of it for £250 including a hard case!

Dc like people they know and can trust to do a good job and Chris is that man. He did a good job before and I have no doubt will he will slot right in. As for Phil, the guy has lost the plot. There is far to much money involved to take a chance on him.

Chromes for my BB1100s. First time I have used them and I like the feel and the tone.

A keyboard player I worked with a few years ago mentioned to me that the other musicians that played for Texas were on about 70k a year when the band were at their most popular. This could be nonsense but the guy was quite a honest man. If true, it`s decent money to do something you love.

[quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1422536660' post='2673785'] I just point blank refused to play Alright Now Its the height of naff. [/quote] Im with you. Point blank refuse to play the song no matter how popular it is.

Roger2611 says [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]"The start of Sex on Fire.....we have been playing it for six years now and the drummer and guitarist still cannot agree with the timings....that leaves muggins here stuck in the middle....I tend to go with the drummer....as the lessor of two evils! "[/font][/color] Had the same problem and the solution was easy peasy. Get the drummer to start the song with the drum "riff" and you and the guitarist give each other the nod when one of you are coming in.

They reckon it is a 74 made from Western big leaf maple as epic correctly stated. And the tone control on all his stage basses are disconnected to prevent moisture getting into the electrics. So if you get one of these new ones and the tone control does sod all, it is a genuine sig model For more info on Steve`s bass and rig, get a copy of BGM, issue 83, October 2012.

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1422389916' post='2672142'] One of the most gorgeous of all bass designs. I just cannot live with Thunderbird ergonomics at all - but fabulous design and sound. [/quote] Same here. Loved em since I first saw Pete Way throwing his around on TOTP back in the day. No good for me but they are the best looking bass around.

The last one I did was in a popular Glasgow pub. Mostly blues stuff, sending you to sleep. Then we came on, an ac/dc tribute act. Gave them Bad boy boogie and Whole lotta rosie!! It woke the crowd up and we were asked to do more but the man running it said no Not been to one since. They seem a bit cliquey to me.

I don`t think many people would care. They are interested in the singer and lead guitar usually. And we go to all that trouble learning fancy runs...

[quote name='johnny_frog' timestamp='1420271067' post='2647311'] At the Banshee Labyrinth in Edinburgh with 5 Second Warning [/quote] Hi Johnny, you still gigging the old H1?

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1422015878' post='2667749'] It definitely would look better with a tinted fretboard and no West Ham logo. I wonder if there's any difference between the Seymour Duncan SPB-1 and the Steve Harris pickup... [/quote] But if it didn`t have the West Ham logo, what would be the point? I would gig one and I`m a Man United fan. [size=4] [/size]

Nice bass Stevie. Got one myself from here last year and it is the best bass I have owned. Stuck on a set of chrome flatwounds and it was good to go. It is the best "P bass" I have owned. I usually use it in passive mode but kicking in the active really makes it sing. In fact, mine looks the same as yours. (Goes and checks mine is in it`s case! [size=4] )[/size]

Skej, your last point is applicable to lots of businesses. I work in the tool/plant hire game and this happens all the time. If someone wants to hire something from us and we don`t have it, we will cross hire it from someone else to keep the sale and the customer. Even if we dont make a profit or even a small loss if it is an important customer. Back to basses. When Thomann can sell a Sterling MM sub for £232 and guitarguitar sells the same thing for £334, there is something wrong (or right!) somewhere along the line.

Bedders has been using it for a couple of years. I watched them play the BBC building closing down gig and clocked it then.

Note to self: if I open a bass shop, don`t offer the managers job to Milty. [size=4] [/size]

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1421176171' post='2658109'] If we don't buy, the shop doesn't try. 2-way street. We can't complain about shops not trying after declining bass sales. That's why I'm trying to say that we all need to pull in the same direction. Want basses in shops? Buy basses in shops. They are businesses, and they will stock things that sell, and not stock things that don't sell. After these basses have been sitting so long, once they're sold, do you think they'll be replaced with more bass stock? [/quote] Got to disagree. If I went into this shop and the basses were in the state described, I would walk right back out again never to return, If you are selling the product, it is in your interest to show the product in its best light. Bad set up and rusty strings? There is no excuse for this. And I buy most of my basses from shops but ones where they pay some attention to the condition of the product they are selling.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1421012088' post='2656239'] I wouldn't quit because of a bad keyboard player - I'd quit because of ANY keyboard player. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there are great keyboard players out there, but I've not been lucky enough to be in a band with any of 'em. There's nothing worse than a keys player with a heavy left hand, and they all have them. IMHO, the best keys players are those who are not necessarily keys players but add texture and depth in a subtle and creative way. A keys player who is essentially a pianist is a nightmare. He will imagine he is the one everybody's come to see and the rest of the band are just supporting him in concert. They are NOT team players! [/quote] Spot on. The ones I have played with sound like either Richard Clayderman or Billy Smarts circus keyboard player.

We had decided to split the pa up so as to ease the load on my good self. Gave the drummer the 3 mike stands as he had a lot of drum crap to move around. First gig and we help him in with the gear and I notice something is missing. No mike stands and he stayed 40 miles away. Have you ever played a gig with your mic gaffer taped to a spare cymbal stand and a brush handle from the pub? I have. [size=4] [/size]

This is my favourite bit of fretless playing at the moment. http://youtu.be/oHO-CKfxvH0

Didn`t Wesley or some other cheap brand have a range of perspex basses out a couple of years ago? Not suggesting that the one in the video is one by the way.

I usually wear black jeans, black t shirt or a grateful dead t shirt just to break up the black look. Thing is, I always wear the same knock off black converse style boots. It has gotten to the stage now that if I don`t wear them, I will have a crap gig, sorry worse than usual gig.