Bassfinger

I use an Orange Crush 100 for small venues, and larger venues just go into the PA. We have a sound engineer so I don't even need to think about it. My days of lugging round 4 x 15 cabs for no real sonic benefit are long gone.

Looks like they're either slave traders, or else trying to create the next Monkees. Some might argue thats the same thing.

Ah, an early attempt by Fender to rip off Steinberger. Part of their Anne Boleyn range.

It is possible to pretty much emulate the tone with a pick, if you know where you're at. It seems not everyone can do it, or even want to, but I can and know other players who do. Play with fingers because it feels better, or its more dextrous for you, or whatever, but the idea of a unique finger tone that can't be replicated is simply incorrect. Indeed, the available tonal palette from a pick is far, far wider in range. My band member chums can tell from a recording whether I'd gone at it with a pick (which is more usual) or fingers. Sometimes I myself have to check my own written notes to establish that one, because when I want to no bugger can tell the difference. Im on the fence. Im mainly a pick player because of injury, but do play fingers from some parts and would play a bit more if my missing dexterity would let me. Do either because feels right for you, but this idea of a unique finger tone is pretty much a nonsense.

Uriah Heep's Gypsy.

Sweet Leaf.

Ive been laying low in Windsor Castle since I hit the news.

I think I get that. Go on, I'm in. I'm retired with little else to either do or spend my lolly on so I'm expecting an appalling score, but Inp ought to try and be sensible. I can only play one at a time, after all.

Much how I looked at the bar!

Jethro Tull's album Benefit was released in April, pushing them further away from their blues roots and towards prog. This sort of middle ground makes for an electic mix and paved the way for Aqualung to follow.

She's Not There. Not a shortcut, not an easy re write, but the brilliant, superb, full fat, double cholesteol original Chris White bassline. It's just an incredible song. Looking forward to playing it live next gig.

If no one can agree, or someone explodes, the that court, and only a court, can remove can remove the ambiguity.

Hard to say. Warwick SSII perhaps?

Inceed. Glascock only did Orion, Elegy and Flying Dutchman. Anderson, as you say, did the rest, and to this day it blows me away how good he was. This is a long song, but check out the bass from about 5:30 onwards and you can hear that Anderson, who'd previously hardly touched the instrument, has a really nice controlled yet hard style on the olde 4 string. Add in some excellent production by Anderson and is a delight to listen to as a fan and as a bassist.

I think one Mr L. Kilmister of Los Angeles would have agreed with that sentiment.

When, like me, you reach a certain age and a certain level of cranial follicular sparseness that is about the only look remaining!

One of the best selling albums of '73 and it just passed me by.

You could update it by buying a Harley Benton to keep it company.

Im all for folk being veganatarian. It leaves more steak for me.

It could be made up, I don't know for sure. Nevertheless, during the TAAB2 tour in June 2013, Albert Hall gig, when Anderson was regaling the audience with tales between songs he claimed this very thing himself. He said so in person, within my earshot, witnessed by both Mrs Bassfinger and my friend Oz, and everyone else sat there who was awake. Whether it happened in reality is one thing. That Anderson has claimed that happened is beyond question, and I have no reason or evidence with which to doubt it.

Wire brush, angle grinder, 60 grit sandpaper.

Been invited to a lodge new year festive board, although that may change dependent on the whim of the government.

He did indeed, John Glascock was seriously ill and Anderson had put him on salaried leave. Anderson did a blummen good job of too, really hit his stride.