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Yamaha BEX4 in blue sunburst. It looked great and sounded great for the 60s retro band I was in at the time, but due to the way the strap attached it was a long reach down to the first fret. I did a a four hour rehearsal and couldn't move my left arm the next day.

[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1506569274' post='3379596'] I did ! they said "what the #$%^ was that for, you turned queer?" (not that there's anything wrong with that) I replied " a bass player from Yorkshire told me to do that" rotfl [/quote] Excellent.... what a band!

[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1506402122' post='3378412'] play with adults I mean people near or over 50. I love my current bandmates. Democracy. We all pitch in,we all look for gigs, we all enjoy each others company..... We ALL listen to each other, give room to shine to each member and never overplay. I'm giving them all a hug tomorrow after reading these kinds of posts hehe [/quote] Sounds like heaven... and the only scenario that would entice me back into a band. Give them a hug from me!

I've done both. Much better to be the worst player in a really good band... assuming you are up to it ("worst" is relative, after all). I wouldn't even consider playing in a crap band now... unless it was a one off, like for someone's party.

I have Hotmail and I never get any emails anyway. Now... let me check in junk in case it's all in there. No... that's empty too. I am truly Billy No-mates.

I've known band members using weird showbiz names because they were claiming benefits... like Dave Spangle (I made that one up to protect the guilty). For myself, I prefer to remain anonymous in the public domain, and my brother cyber-stalks me. If he's reading this... I'm not the same Steve J

Great pic... the bridge will soon get mojo'd in and be less blingy. I'm a big fan of muscular bridges and never liked the bent tin.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1505039819' post='3369002'] I hope not my fingers are losing sensitivity due do my condition I realise the thread is pointless and only we care or notice Thanks all for replies [/quote] Sorry to hear about your fingers, lojo. I'm losing sensitivity and fine control in my fingers due to peripheral neuropathy... although it's worse in my feet and legs. Sometimes working around these conditions can lead to "interesting" results. Best wishes anyway.

All the above. Played a charity gig for a local breast cancer group a long time ago. One of the band thought it reasonable to deduct our own "expenses" first... for our time and commitment. What a louse!

I wasn't you, it was him. Pro or not, he sounds like a knob to me.

[quote name='oldslapper' timestamp='1504508091' post='3365247'] These days the expression "what goes on tour stays on tour" is more about recalling than preserving, secrets. [/quote] Every now and then I wake from my slumber and post this comment... but I can't remember when I last did: Post of the week!

Nice bass, shame about the case. I'd put it on your local Freecycle... someone might come along and take it away for nowt.

It's 3D Tetris and some people are born with a special talent for it. I've been lucky in that bands I have been in have always had one member with "the touch"... whether it's a van or a hatchback. My (serious) advice is to find out which band member is best at it. Leave him to do it alone, but the rest of you are on hand for fetching and carrying... except the singer who'll be sitting on his arse inside the venue "networking".

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1503826677' post='3361041'] OK. What is your source for this? [/quote] Good luck with that... when I asked for a source I got some googled stuff. Maybe google "academic rigour" otherwise you'll get hearsay and recycled articles.

Some musical expressions in German, too.

Just remembered... once worked with a dep drummer who played with Smokey.

1. Clint Boon watched a gig by my first band... so I was told anyway. 2. I did A level Art with Ted Robbins, who is not only famous in the north west, but is (notably) Macca's cousin. 3. I once went out with Suggs' cousin.

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1503392431' post='3357765'] I believe he was responsible for the torture and death of protestants, he was a fervent Catholic and was particularly active in the respression of Protestant literature. [/quote] Source, please.

[quote name='Steve Browning' timestamp='1503392350' post='3357763'] Burning people alive tends to be frowned upon these days. [/quote] Source, please.

[quote name='Steve Browning' timestamp='1503390395' post='3357727'] I hear what is being said (and don't disagree) but do wonder at which point the line is drawn. We have statues of royalty and other figures (Thomas More, for example) who were responsible for acts of despicable cruelty, and we appear to venerate these people. [/quote] Please enlighten me as to what act of despicable cruelty Thomas More was responsible for... apart from the fact I had to read "Utopia" at university?

[quote name='Drax' timestamp='1503336804' post='3357373'] Les you don't have music stands as well do you? [/quote] Post of the week!

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1503327133' post='3357271'] The point I'm making is that prior to 2015 and the last few days it doesn't seem to have been a issue whatsoever to fly it. In the few articles I've read on the last few hours it seems only to have been a real issue (for the majority of people) in the US since 2015. The fact people in the Uk now know about it, I would suggest, is because it's been seen on mainstream media at Charlottesville. And there was an article in the Sun newspaper three days ago. Certainly I'd say the reason I know nothing about it is because I've been totally ignoring most of that story (and don't read The Sun) I wonder how many people replying on this thread knew about the connotations previous to this week, or before 2015? [/quote] I did. When I went on my US road trip in 1991, I bought a confederate flag in Nashville, thinking it would look really cool as a backdrop. I stopped at my brother's house in Indiana... he just said: keep it under wraps, it may not go down too well if anyone sees it.

Rather lusting after various short scale basses at the moment... Chowny basses are on the radar.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1502874395' post='3354034'] I'd be looking for a new band. Neither of the other two seem to have a clue about being in or running a band. [/quote] Maybe you just get more cynical when you've been in a lot of bands, but I'd go with this, personally.