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Thanks for all your replies. I thought I'd found a tutor yesterday but it seems he's not interested in teaching upright "stick" bass only real double bass. Do I have a "stick" bass? FIIK I thought they were the ones with no body at all. Watched two of the Geoff Chalmers vids and found him very agreeable to listen to however, on the posture vid, he's making a point of contact with the bass body that I don't have on my bass so that's confused me a little.

Thank you both for replying. I will try and find a tutor, at least to get me started and will also check out Geoff Chalmers. I know a great tutor here in the UK but not sure what I'll find back in France, especially deep in no man's land where I live😂

Just bought this as I've decided I'm at that time of life when I need to give it a try. Not sure if there are defined ways on how to start off or whether it's just see what sort of works. Found one or two things on You tube but they are mainly just plucking exercises and don't advise on best way to hold the thing to avoid any future bad habits. Any advice or links appreciated.

Just got over to UK to pick up the EBS Session I bought from fretless. Great condition and great deal. Easy to deal with.

I'll just leave you with this....

I don't have time for all this rubbish. Strictly Come Squarnching is on, and on that note, I squarnched a young filley only this morning.

Quite so however, unfortunately, this one isn't, or wasn't made up. How ANYONE ever thought this was acceptable is beyond me. Even then😲

In reply to this.....

Okay, been saving these for later.

And finally some really spooky stuff. This is just plain weird.

Ha ha, know what you mean. This one is bordering on "You're MY wife now"

Some good efforts there but I've decided to bring out the big guns.

Keep it down, we're trying to get some sleep here😂

Real album covers from a gentler time in our musical history. Now, I can understand the problem simply being a chronological one in the case of the quartet but, WTF was Dickey-boy thinking when he gave the green light on that one?

Maybe they'll add one to the tour but it's getting close now.

Great, thanks for that.

Got tickets for one of the french gigs but cant find any info on band members. Pretty sure he's not used Rocoe for quite a while now.

Could you please direct me to the website that allows me to decipher this? Thanks

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10204997568334313&id=1695061569&anchor_composer=false#

I was depping on drums for a friends band a few years ago and the bass player used to throw a bit of slap into a solo in "Play thay funky music" It was his party piece but he wasnt exactly Mark King to say the least. Anyway, we get to "that song" and he asks "are there any bass players in tonight?" A very quick "apparently not" was the response😂

Because it looks like that😂

I married at 21 (45 years ago) so priorities changed instantly. I'd been in bands already for 6 years at that point wanting, and expecting, to be a rock god but, we needed somewhere to live and needed to eat however, still found time to see loads of bands and occasionally play. Kids arrived 7 years later so was still into earning money as even more responsibility. Now 66, two bands, loads of gigs, no mortgage, loads of guitars and basses, live in the french countryside and, with the same wife. Wouldn't change a thing.

Thanks Twincam. This has definitely made up my mind to leave it unmolested😂

Appreciate your opinion. Especially as you've actually done it. Thanks. Seems there's more negative issues to this than positive. Best I leave it how it is😂