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Haven't bought anything this year so far, am I back in?

Am I the only one who was expecting a Stereophonics tribute band?

...then a mass produced version is made for sale, while the artist plays a custom made instrument made by an independent luthier, but with the name of the endorsing company on the headstock.

My 100w Peavey Vypyr VIP 3 combo, can quite happily cope at decent sized and larger pub gigs - despite opinions of experts to the contrary. My old 500w PJB rig (The Dalek, to any former Bass World members) had to be miked. Probably as the cabs were 16ohm.

Funnily enough @Happy Jack has a double bass, that could be converted into a wheelbarrow 🙃

the trust issues are quite telling, with her not feeling comfortable using the shower. #metoo fail?

Exactly. Billy Sheehan said 90% of what he does, is being the bass player in a band.

back in the days of recording from a record to a tape, to learn a part, we had to learn by ear and find out the hard way if the bass was not tuned to standard pitch, or if the speed of the record player was ever so slightly out. Great training for the ear, which I almost completely lost when I had a couple of years out. Took me a while to get it back - use it or lose it. I do wonder if it makes a difference to those who have always learned songs from clicking on a YouTube video and having it all on a plate (as it were)?

didn't status do this kind of online choose your own bass options type thing about over 10 years ago?

My Shuker's were custom made to my measurements. So for example the bottom of the body being wider, for where I like my arm to rest on it, plus the various contours, and belly-scarf.

Awesome 😎 And thanks for the thread 😃

or possibly a mild sense of satisfaction for a job well done.

Nice!

Ok Kim Wilde (pre SAW) Neil's Heavy Concept Album The Thompson Twins

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hah! would love to have the option! There is a bendwell for the other strings next to the extra 2 frets.

that's for when I join Steel Panther

custom Shuker's.

This.

i'm another who in answer to the OP, can genuinely can say 'mine'.

on the health food diet I see

France has a policy/law that a certain percentage of music broadcast has to be in French, thus encouraging the development and success of French musicians in France, so if musicians are not coming in from the continent will this not be better for UK musicians in the UK?

Big fan of Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, and Poison back in the day, but tbh none of them have done anything in close to 30 years that I know or would want to hear. 30 years! The Stadium Tour has been announced in just the USA at the moment, but as they are already adding more dates, a trip to Europe seems likely.