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I have just received some of the gold variety which I ordered based on comments here. Very nice indeed.

Mastodon is the one I use; no use for advertising gigs, but there do seem to be quite a few people discussing albums there. Unfortunately for me, these seem mostly to be metal albums. The band with which I play most often uses Facebook and a local website (for local people only) to advertise gigs. But, the audience to seem to be on the mature side.

Someone has arranged to collect this now.

A few years ago I went to a funeral where the organist cocked it up and, instead of the solemn hymn meant for when the coffin was brought in, we were treated to a cheesy waltz that was planned for later. The deceased was not the sort of chap who would have found this funny, unfortunately. I've not given it much thought, other than that I find it amusing to imagine requesting Rhythm and Greens for the amusement of mourners.

As pictured, in good condition. It has a fire safety label attached, if you are concerned about that sort of thing. The catch is that if you want it you'll have to drive to Chipping Norton and help me get it down the stairs and into your car.

Oui, c’est vraiment simple et efficace, avec une tonalité agréable même pour la contrebasse. Pas trop lourd aussi.

Un bon choix, en effet. Bienvenue!

For one jam that's what I do; it works well unless a lot of loud saxophonists turn up. Otherwise, it's straight into the amp.

I hope this is the right place to post the following question: After having had a go on Mrs. Knirirr's Bee bass* (23.5") I found it quite fun. But, rather confusing as it has 5 strings. This has resulted in some short scale GAS, but for a 4 string example. From reading this thread it appears that the Ibanez Mikro bass might be quite nice and also appears to be a reasonable price. But, I must have flatwound strings - does anyone know of a suitable set? If not then perhaps I might bother Pyramid again; they made some nice black nylon strings for the Bee (BEADG). Though the price is a bit higher, Squier/Fender Mustangs and the Epiphone Viola are also tempting, but strings for those should be easier to find. (*) https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/339111-sold-fsftbee-bass-bay-bee-one-off-custom-5-string-short-scale

I’ve been trying waiting for 4 bars or so and asking “have we started yet?” over the music, but no luck yet!

That’s what I think it is. There’s a jazz jam I play at where the guitarists and saxophonists all do this. The big problem is that some (esp. one particular guitarist) don’t count anyone in, they simply start playing and assume we’ll join in. So, getting a tune going is a bit hit and miss.

On Sunday I managed a piano trio gig (pictured). This was good but most of the audience sat outside due to the heat. Then there was a jam where I cocked it all up. Caught something unpleasant as well.

It wasn't me; I don't post on Twitter any more. There was some scat at last night's jam session but I refrained from perpetrating the dastardly trick mentioned.

The most inappropriate request(s) I recall: Drunkard: Give us a go on your bass! Me: No, p**s off! Drunkard: Give us a go on your piano! Pianist: No, p**s off! Drunkard: Give us a go on your drums! Drummer: No, p**s off! Drunkard: Give us a go on your sax! Saxophonist: No, p**s off! Drunkard: *dances wildly for a few minutes then succumbs to the drink and falls over* It turned out that the drunkard was a lecturer at a well-known English university.

Sorry about the brevity - we were lucky to even get that much video!

A few weeks ago I mentioned an outdoor gig where wind and rain were a bit of a nuisance (particularly for the drummer) . I have since received a video of part of one of our numbers (*) which I thought might offer some entertainment value: (*) Probably one of the least exciting ones; it's mostly one chord in Bb.

I can (particularly a nice bit of piobaireachd), though I've slacked off recently due to the lack of somewhere remote yet convenient for practice. As for slap, I can't play it because I've never tried to learn, and wouldn't want to.

I have no need to wear them for playing, unless I’m required to look at sheet music in which case glasses are essential. Unfortunately none of my glasses are ideal for the distance and position.

As it happens I'll be driving to Swansea in September, though I won't have much free time whilst I'm there.

I've now got a second box. Soon, both these will have to go for recycling.

Nice! Normally I'd not like blue but the colour suits it. Same here. But, seeing a good deal, I couldn't resist this, which arrived a few days ago.

As it happens there's a local jazz jam where some of the soloists have a very fluid conception of what the form is, starting and finishing at apparently random points with perhaps a shout of "back to the head, everyone!" whilst we're just entering the B of AABA etc. etc. They never notice, so much as with the "follow the singer" advice above I have to follow them to avoid the whole thing falling apart.

This afternoon's gig was at the Ramsden Village Fete. The brief, apparently, was: Start 30 minutes before the end and keep playing until the beer tent has been drained dry. The covered stage area had little protection against sun coming from the sides so it was uncomfortably hot. But, not for long! This is England, and so some wind and heavy rain was along soon enough to fix that problem. Luckily the amps escaped but the drummer and his kit got very wet. The audience seemed to be enjoying the set and they wouldn't have fancied leaving anyway in such weather, and we had fun and got paid.