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Maybe they're really looking for another Bez to just jump around on stage.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1424291961' post='2694898'] Yes, but a mini tractor with a snowblower attachment driven by a girl with bouffant [/quote] I can't decide whether you're not weird enough, or too weird.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1424287410' post='2694823'] Possibly the most bizarre album title/photo ever commented upon here. [/quote] You think so do you? Funnily enough, this lot, despite being very good musicians never got as much function work as they'd expected.

All girl pop trio "The butt monkeys" Do actually run a secondhand farming equipment sales business.

Bigger boys made me do it.

Get an even volume across all strings (usually via pickup adjustment and a little twiddle on the EQ.

I seem to remember (from that period in my life) Heard it through the grapevine Living in the past Reflections Classical gas This guy's in love with you

[quote name='scalpy' timestamp='1423935479' post='2690587'] Well seasoned hardened cynic of gigging in London here. Be prepared to do all the promotion and legwork yourselves, expect your fan base to travel with and then play to just them as the 'promoter' has booked 4 bands from opposite ends of the country, the other bands won't have the courtesy to watch you and then the venue will have a go at you for not being a big enough draw after you've taken a day off work, paid the congestion charge, God knows what for parking, food and drink and you could play your local to the same crowd without the wallet rape and overwhelming sense of your soul evaporating. [/quote] But on the down side...

You'll all laugh but... "Tea for the tillerman" by Cat Stevens. Failing that, "On the boards" by Rory Gallagher.

It must be worth at least attempting to try and play with a 5 string in standard tuning for the two bands. You can always go back to plan B if it doesn't work out for you. Surely, any effort you put into it will be worthwhile with regard to note recognition. Maybe borrow a 5 string to give it a go rather than shell out in case it's not for you.

£80 quids worth of OLP Stingray 5 string for me on 75% of gigs. I have branded stuff at home (Music man, Fender C-Shop, Status etc) but the cheapy does the job, sounds good and plays nicely. That'll do me.

Chord progression wise, Hotel California and We used to know (Jethro Tull, some years before) However, Sam Smith would really be the man to chat to at the moment

Genz Shuttle combo + 12T ext cab. Weighs nothing and shakes the foundations with 600 watts of pure Hi-Fi quality clean or overdriven valve dirt if I need it or 375 watts without the ext cab. Neo 1 x 12s are the future (just like garlic bread)

I don't mind a big stage as long as we can fill it with PA, monitors, enough band members and tons of lights. I've done a couple of biggies (20mtrs +) in a trio and part of me feels obliged to spread us out a little to make it more visually correct but the trade off is that I lose a little contact with the others. So, I think I'm always happiest trying to read the drummers thoughts (and preempt his next push or fill) from 2 ft away.

First saw him in about 1970. What an eye-opener that was. There was no-one around like him. His mood coloured every number and solo he played and he was apparently a real arse to work for according to most of the players in his big band. I was convinced for about 15 years that he could actually play a one-handed roll (and drummers do nowadays) but it was an illusion he'd created. A real innovator and fabulous musician.

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1423127449' post='2680990'] Gruss Gott, Phaty. I worked on Vienna for two years so have a working knowledge of both [s]High German and Wienerisch [/s]Ultravox and Midge Ure [/quote] Fixed

TBH, If, as the OP states, the seller is a member on here, I find it quite weird that you're all discussing this in public in the first place.

[quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1423175593' post='2681973'] Ask me how long it took me to nail it!! Ask me!! [/quote] Just out of curiosity (don't know why this occurred to me to ask) how long did it take you to learn it?

[quote name='lonestar' timestamp='1423121484' post='2680908'] It's a mythstery to me. [/quote] Thath's good

[quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1423168850' post='2681801'] Reassuring to see I'm not the only one who struggled with Rhythm Stick! Proves I'm not awful, I'm just human. I am a novice, so I have to say either Rhythm Stick or 'What's It Gonna Be' by Mr Big. Both very challenging for me, but got there with hard work. [/quote] I gave up on Rhythm stick as I sounded like a four year old falling down the stairs with a bass

Just to humour a guitarist we were playing with ages ago, we all agreed to have a go at Stressfest by Steve Morse. I knew of the track but had never played it. Drummer had never heard of it but we decided to give it a go to teach the guitarist a lesson as we were convinced he was living in dreamland. It took me nearly two months to get somewhere near and the drummer was spitting feathers by the time he'd got anywhere close. Turns out the guitarist really could play it and we got through the whole song a couple of times. We never gigged it but ended up with a little egg - on faces to say the least. I should really try it again now and then and play along to the CD as it's a real work out.

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1423065136' post='2680233'] That's no way to talk about Robert Fripp. [/quote] I heard he's getting his Mrs in to do the "Ride Sally ride" bits in the big finish song

[quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1423086087' post='2680663'] Did you strip the neck yourself or get it done professionally? [/quote] I did it myself. I removed the neck of course, and then masked off the "V" shape at the heel (neck to body joint) end. I also then masked off the back of the head-stock, in line with the fret board nut. This way, you keep the serial info intact and have the option to repaint if you want to sell. Ignore the white area in this pic, it's my iPhone flash, not a mark on the wood. Took the paint off with 100 grade sand-paper, (about an hour including the reshaping) then moved down to 200 grade, then finished off with 000 grade wire wool. The finish is like glass. Then gave it 2 coats of Danish oil, leaving about 2 hours at room temp between each coat. Finally, a 3rd coat 24 hours later. It just feels like natural wood with no discernable coating, but it is there and it will protect it.