chris_b

As an ex-400+ owner I'm going to have to check this out!!

We had a group of Inca pipers at one time, and today there was a young drummer playing to tracks in the main pedestrian area, but never a busking bass player.

I'm not saying the mk1's sound bad, but I've had both and to my ears the US Barts are several levels better than the mk1's.

That was a new one on me, but they are also called Surrey Amps.

So Jewish singers can only sing Jewish songs? Maybe Jewish comedians can only tell Jewish jokes? This is getting very silly.

The summer of 69 had its moments. I still don't like playing the song though.

I believe a couple of guys on Talkbass road test the prototypes and have input to the manuals. While they might not make the final cut, @agedhorse is open to suggestions and ideas, and is consequentially a good guy to have designing our bass amps.

I wonder if this is the work of @agedhorse ?

If AI can make me a famous and talented bass player I'll buy one.

I think The Fearless Flyers use the MBrace Stage Guitar stand. Either one is a great idea for anyone with back or shoulder problems.

Fela Kuti's Afrobeat was a mixture of Nigerian music and American Jazz and Funk, mixed with Nigerian politics. So who was appropriating what? What does it matter that Kiri Te-Kanawa sang Mozart or Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach, or Howlin Wolf toured being backed by the (very white and very British) John Dummer Band? Influences are good. Mozart and Muddy Waters had them. Take them from where ever you can, and make your music to the best of your ability.

He welcomed Ginger Baker into his band on many occasions. I went to see the Fela Kuti show at Sadler’s Wells and Femi got up and sang a few songs. the audience was predominately white British and the band was white French. None of which mattered a jot to anyone present.

Oh dear. I suppose because I'm white British I should only be playing for Morris dancers!

The singer in one of my bands doesn't drive. She gets the bus to my house and we go together, and I drop her at her place afterwards. I usually give the drummer a lift when I'm playing on another band. He's local, gets me gigs and is very good so that's OK by me. In another band, we only gig in London so the keys player gets an Uber to the gig and I give him a lift (about 2 miles) home after. Everyone else drives.