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A Serek, a Wilcock and a JMJ walk into a bank and say, "We need all your money and don't short change us."

Hit The Road, Jack - Ray Charles

Rubik's Boombox

A Serek, a Wilcock and a JMJ? I have short scale collection envy.

(Insert adjective here) Jukebox - Day-Glo, Big Hair, Hit Factory, Leg Warmer, whatever.

Can’t help you with the strings, but

Big, bold move, I’d keep a bass around too*, but that’s me. *You can always buy something cheap later if the need arises.

Does that mean no more bass going forward?

Since You’ve Been Gone - Rainbow

I have been in my current band just over a year and we’re about to move onto drummer number 3 . We have a gig next Friday, which the outgoing guy said he’d cover, although his departure could still be regarded as without warning (I actually doubt whether many folk who quit give a lot of notice). Would I use a previous member of a band again once they’d departed? Probably, provided they were good at the job and not absolute jerks.

Son of my Father - Chicory Tip

Mystic Rhythms - Rush

Gold - Spandau Ballet

Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves - Aretha & Eurythmics

Day-Glo Shoulder Pads

There’s A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis - Kirsty MacColl

Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin

Peanuts - The Police

It is, or at least it was for the original model.

Slow Poke Music - Whitesnake

Smooth Operator - Sade

Thigher Love - Steve Winwood

ABACAB(acus) - Genesis

Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross

Coming from guitar (I know - burn the witch!), I was determined to play with my fingers because I wanted to make a complete break from the skinny stringed beast. Decades later, I still predominantly use my fingers, but i have been known to play gigs with a pick just for poops and giggles and always use one if the song demands that tone (anything by The Jam or Yes for instance). I like the attack you get with a pick and in a dense mix it can really help focus the sound. I know a really good sound engineer who prefers a pick played bass for that very reason. Having played guitar (🔥🧙) for so long with a pick, I already had good pick technique, so it’s not a chore on bass at all, the only difference being the type of pick used (I prefer thick on guitar, thinner on bass).