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[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1412792622' post='2572172'] "Thanks for giving us the Clap" Yea yea i know its an oldie . [/quote] I do like a warm hand on my entrance.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1412619138' post='2570480'] No one has a devine right to be popular all the time. They have just down-scaled. [/quote] Their appeal is more select.

[quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1412459655' post='2569135'] There's always the old "We've had a request...but we're staying", "Thank you, we knew we'd get the clap we deserved" etc, etc. [/quote] We've had a request, but we can't do it as the guitars are too wide.

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1412458064' post='2569120'] I like to introduce instrumentals with "this is a true story". #topbanter [/quote]

as this is a bass forum, i'm suprised no-one has mentioned Trevor Boulder and the bass line to Jean Genie.

due to illicit substances, at the MTV awards in 1990, Poison guitarist CC Deville starts to play the wrong song.

[quote name='E sharp' timestamp='1412368526' post='2568402'] I met him too . Bought some gear off of him , and I suspect dozens on here have a similar tale to tell [/quote] I almost met him in a pub in Luton 6 or 7 years back. True story.

Not a brand you ask for, but this ticks the 80's hair rock box. Good price too, and no it's not mine! http://basschat.co.uk/topic/242698-guild-pilot-sb-602/page__p__2559506__hl__guild__fromsearch__1#entry2559506

I've got custom made and custom shop made, but when I did a gig with a no-name oriental bass borrowed off a mate, nobody noticed I was using a different bass, let alone heard any difference in sound.

The Manics seem to have deliberately de-bigged their career. Their sales and popularity are such that they could have headlined some of the bigger festivals they have been down the bill on, and they've done support slots when they can headline their own tours. Maybe they are just taking the pressure off?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1411694141' post='2562049'] Keyboard players!! [/quote] Key-tard?

"Ampeg 456 tape had a characteristic bump in the low frequency range, Scotch 250 had a characteristic crispness in the high frequencies, and Agfa 467 a luster in the midrange. " Levitin, D. (2006) p3.

Postage now down to 61p, so bargain!

was with him all the way to "change your strings more than once every three years".

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1410890452' post='2554417'] Here's a thought...How does the charity benefit from the band playing for free? Is the promoter going to give your usual fee to the intended charity instead? Doubtful isn't it. Most pub gigs pay out of the bar takings (or occasionally from a brewery subsidy), so they could still do this without taking money from the charity collection.If the band members then choose to give their money, or just a portion of it, to the charity that is there choice. The band get paid, the charity receive extra donations and the landlord has only payed out his regular budget and has probably taken more than usual over the bar because of the charity draw. Everyone wins. [/quote] This

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1410786427' post='2553076'] If only that were possible - there is no Epiphone equivalent and never has been. They did a PJ wearing bolt on necked "Ripper" a few years back which is as close as it came. Same body shape and construction being the only similarities with a G-3. [/quote] Do you mean this? http://epiphonewiki.com/index.php/Ripper_Bass

That'll be a no then

When I was younger I hated gigging, too many classical recitals. Loved it from my first proper 'pub gig', and miss it now if I'm not gigging.

Funny that what with all the advances in recording technology, you can get software to model recordings made on tape machines.

Giving up smoking, easy! I've done it hundreds of times! Seriously, good luck you know it makes sense.

Are you gigging? It's always worth having a backup bass, but if the Fender has lost its magic sell it and get the Epiphone equivalent of your Gibson?

Another one here for Obbm. Which reminds me to ask him about a patch lead next time I see him.

Slade The Sweet Mark Bolan Mud David Bowie For starters. Possibly avoid Gary Glitter unless you're feeling brave!

At last!

Bearing in mind he was 'the hardest working man in show business' for decades, I've never heard of anyone who has actually seen him live.