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I had 2 mins. I'm still waiting for the rest of the 15 mins!

That was probably a promoter cashing in on the name. When John McVie wouldn't leave John Mayall, Peter Green decided to put an ad in Melody Maker, which I answered. I believe I was the first person to audition. I was 17, still at school and wasn't half as good as I thought I was! Peter Green's mum would have played better than I did that day. Bob Brunning got the gig on the understanding that McVie would replace him if he ever changed his mind, which he did 3 months later.

He was. Unfortunately he was also a massive PIA, which will probably be remembered for as long as the good stuff.

All the material wasn't written by the new members. Christine McVie was also writing songs. They joined an existing band so they kept the name. Sounds pretty logical to me. Then, before there could be any "take over" they had a massive hit album and the name was fixed forever.

Peter Green didn't want to be the focus of attention in the band. It wasn't his intention to front a band . He just wanted to be in a band, so he called it after his two mates in the rhythm section. That's also why he got Danny Kirwan in, to take some of the spotlight.

@jimmyb625 is right, because of the lockdowns many people found new interests and abandoned the old ones. At the moment I'm just happy to be working. I'm on for about 80 gigs this year. Who knows what next year will bring. More of the same would be a good result.

Ultimate Genesis GS-1000 PRO+

My TH500 is something like 10 years old and it's never missed a beat. My AG700 is around 6 years old and never a problem.

I wouldn't pay money for other people's mods. You have no idea what their workmanship is like. Buy a bass that does what you want out of the box, or buy basic bass and add your own mods.

If I were you I'd keep the TC and then you could sell the MG800 to me.

A well run jam night wouldn't suffer from those problems. Open mike nights might be different. I've never been to one of those.

Everyone on Youtube is putting out content for Youtube! Of course these guys can play simple parts when the situation requires it. I went to a Victor Wooten bass clinic and he said he'd love to play straight soul or blues bass lines but no one asks him. Then Keb Mo asked. . . this what VW played.

We had a guy turn up who wanted to be Jimi Hendrix. He said he played in the original keys and the original arrangements, so I had a listen to the records and was ready for him on the next jam. He didn't play in any original keys and didn't play any discernible chord structure, but he did play the most awful, distorted nonsense on 11 for his 2 songs. The band leader now knows I prefer not to play with him any more.

I was once thanked by a band leader for not slapping. I smiled at the compliment, but didn't tell him I didn't slap because I couldn't! I wish I could showboat on bass. That would mean I had more technique that I could use to be a better player when not showboating.

Why exclude cities? Don't assume London is just one entity. It's a collection of small towns. Some of those towns have a healthy music scene and some don't.

Have you seen what he wears?

Of course he would. . . . did.

. . . . and the accessories include a sock!!

Your scratch plate looks great.

Players turn up to jam nights because they know they're going to have fun and they will be able to bring the songs they want to play. A well run jam night will attract better players. If singers don't turn up the house band singer does the lot. Same as me last month, when, unusually, we had no bass players. I do a regular jam night and several deps for jams and the house band always gets paid. None of us would do it if we didn't.

Bill Wyman, Willie Dixon, Duck Dunn and John McVie. The influences that came after were just building on those foundations.

Hi Michael, great bass sound. Nice effective lines. You and the drums work well together.

I have never played one of these, they are way too heavy. I don't know if his bass is customised in any way, but Nathan East always gets a sound I like. Nice looking bass, I prefer it in black.

You could buy a trolley for your Ashdown 410. You could also email Barefaced. They will tell you if a BB2 will be sufficient. They won't spin you a line. If the cab doesn't perform you can send it back for a full refund within the first 30 days. If you haven't already, make sure you have bought some highly effective hearing protection. Please don't skimp on the ear plugs.

I've just remembered I did 8 months playing the US airbases in Germany in the 70's. 5 x 45min sets Mon - Thu, then 6 sets on Friday and Saturday, with Sunday off. Change clubs at the end of the month. I guess that counts as a residency.