chris_b

. . . . or equally bad. I'm not judging.

That's the beauty of most musical instruments, you can be an idiot or have a PhD in Music and you can make an equally good sound.

A flat sounding amp is like cooking without salt. Boring. Find the amp that sounds good with the controls at 12 0'clock. Congratulations, you've found the amp for you.

I use the foam filled aluminum cases. Similar to this one. . . .

Can you get a 4 ohm 212 of the same make as your 8 ohm 112? As your amp can run at 2.67 ohms, you'll have the option of 112, 212 and 312 rigs.

Nothing is perfect, but I'd vote for The Band, brown album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUPbIbHUem0&list=PLE31AAD9114F343C4&ab_channel=Nalencer Little Feat, Feats Don't Fail Me Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-bfli0B4ss&list=PLz6cAheObZcg_WXTIn-YKPOr3PUOkrXG0&ab_channel=SouthernRocker

I always use the unused fingers on both hands for muting.

We used to play a particularly nice pub near Reading, which was somehow full of the scummiest people you could imagine. They had every last detail mentioned in this post off pat. Including the guy who stood in front of the singer and pulled his pants down (his, not the singer's) to display his massive pink torpedo! Some sort of weird local mating ritual or just boasting? Our singer was an ugly 60 year old bloke, so we were never sure what his objective was!!

So far I haven't had a bad experience in the 6-8 times I've sent bass gear with Interparcel and DHL. I hope that doesn't mean I'm due one soon!!

Hendrix - Wild Thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFlw-hojM6I

I've been using Dunlops strap locks on all my basses since the 80's and never had a failure. Lubricating them? That's the first time I've heard that one!!

Rule of thumb.. . . add 25%.

These bags are buy once and use for at least 2 generations.

I had a panic attack just looking at the photo!!

Last time I was at Reading was 1973. But I was at Windsor, the pre cursor to Reading, in 1966 and fold up wooden chairs were provided for the audience. It was on the Sunday and the Small Faces topped the bill. Towards the end a bunch of kids piled a lot of the chairs up and made a bonfire!!

There's a bass guitar line in there. Some sections are doubled up with keys/synth.

Good memory. My source at that time was Herbie Flowers!! Sorry about that.

I don't worry if I miss out on something. Another (maybe even better) will be long later.

Sorry for being a nerd. . . but I think Dave Richmond played some of those songs.

Thinking you are better is pointless. If those guys are getting the gigs and you are not, then they are doing something right and are doing something you can learn from. If you are working in "money bands", I guess that's function bands over here, then you are doing what's right for those guys. If you are trying to get into originals bands etc then that's a different set of skills. Seems like you haven't worked that out yet.

Sometimes you can't. Sometimes being better doesn't matter to a bandleader. There are many other reasons that guys are asked to join bands. Sometime you can the the best player in town and you still won't get the gig. If no one wants to use you, then you have to look very hard at your situation. Maybe you smell, turn up late, don't buy a round, have a nasty attitude or reputation. Or maybe you really aren't as good as you think you are. Or maybe it's none of those. I got kicked out of a band so the bandleader could get his mate in. His mate was nothing special, other than being a a mate! Being a mate is a surprisingly common reason for someone to be given the gig. I see guys getting gigs I can do, and many that I could do better. So why aren't I getting those phone calls? Becoming prominent in a local scene can take hard work, it can take time and sometimes it never happens. All you can do is be the best you can be. If that still gets you nowhere, the only thing you can do is start your own band.

The Haggis Horns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Khlv0odGDo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXnc4b1zkNM The New Mastersound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpiei6YUqV8 The Crusaders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRddCqC-vD8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUs1heMlxto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIk6WI07868

Fantasists in rock n roll? Who'd have believed it!

Most of the basses I've owned over the last 15 years were plek'ed as part of the manufacturing process. When I buy a new (to me) bass I have a set up and fret stone, if it needs it. No matter how good the bass was before, it always comes back playing much better.

I know a drummer who chose to go "off piste" for his solo. He shuffled to the front of the stage, to the astonishment of the band, and played the ocarina, not very well. I believe he wasn't asked back!