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Noooo, Stew - I'm just a subscriber. 🙂 I could show her how to play 'Peaches', but to be honest I think she's a bit beyond that level.

Although it was nearly 50 years ago now, I still remember a junior school music lesson when Miss brought in her vinyl copy of Prokofiev's Peter and the wolf. The characters being represented by the different instruments quickly had me hooked like Pavlov's dog. This directly influenced me in 1965, coming up with the upright bass part in 'These Boots Are Made For Walking', which directly influenced Nancy Sinatra taking me to her hotel after the session and having full sex with me... our heaving rampant torsos twisting together until there was no space between us... ... that in turn influenced me to try to get on the 1960s Motown sessions backing the Supremes, but unfortunately Jamerson or Babbit always got those gigs... The above is completely untrue obviously, except the first part. 😬

I believe it is, although Carol Kaye may have claimed it at some point. 😄

It's been nice to watch young Julia get better and better on the bass, via her YT covers videos. I think she makes a great job of this: 👍 👍

I was at school with a lad called Smith, who loved to eat chitterlings. Unsurprisingly, some wag called him 'Chitterling Smith', which stuck instantly and obviously. He probably cried himself to sleep each night because of it.

Good to hear 👍 I have a couple of Vintage brand Jazz basses, which are pretty nice, and well made for the money, but the Wilkinson J pickups are very low output.

The original was probably done in imperial feet an' inches, Sir. 👍

I'd be interested in your thoughts once you've had some time alone with it. 🙂

Carl !!!? 😮

"Play something you know!" 😄

I think that's kind of, like, all we need to know...

Fantastico!!

I think 'The Suit' was probably the second bassline I learned all the way through. 😛 I think the first was 'Public Image'.

PiL album, RB: 👍

That sounds very 'Metal Boxey'. 👍

😄 I happened to see that ep' on UK Gold the other day

Harmonica playing doesn't need to be cheap. There's a guy just down the hill from me who makes bespoke valve amps for them! https://www.fat-tone-amps.co.uk/ 😬

Drumming looks about as difficult as putting on a hat. 😄

Do this help? Nah, scratch that. Doesn't work within a topic...

Agree. The only bass I've got that isn't black, is C.A.R. And I hate it. 🤮 Having said that, fiesta red is nice.... maybe with maple... 😗

Much better EQ on this copy:

Hallelujah! I thought it was just me!! 🙏 😄 I also hate the look of a double P, but strangely I do want one of them, to see what it sounds like...