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Caravan of love was written by the Gypsy kings after a gig in Wickford.

Had one for maybe 3 years. Fab to play and I loved the neck profile. Never seemed to go out of tune either. Perfect for a long gig as they're so light. We'll have to find one for Blue in the States as he always seems to play 4 hour gigs

I'm soon to be 63 and have now been playing in public since 1968 on various instruments. I play quite a bit with younger people and it's been quite refreshing a lot of the time except for the ones who have only just discovered all the old stuff I don't want to play any more. I consider myself lucky in that I honestly believe that I grew up at the best time in musical history. I've lived through all the changes and revolutions that apply to my musical interests. Playing with people my age and older can be a little frustrating at times where they are still living in the 70's and when I suggest trying maybe some Blink, Green day or Blondie stuff for a little excitement, I get all the groaning about "modern stuff" as they don't realise just how old it is. It's just not proper music to them. Same in reverse when I suggest old numbers by Piaf and Sinatra. They're great songs that can be challenging to play. I try to keep my eyes and ears open to everything, that way you don't miss out on the good songs that came after, and before, all the "classic" stuff associated with my age group. So, apart from getting tired easily and having aches and pains, it's still fun.

Under pressure to sign or not, the OP has signed a contract he hasn't read, without having sorted existing commitments and without asking his family. Now, loads of people are suggesting trying to get out of paying any compensation, dumping the guy or making the agent wait for any recompense. I can't see that the agent is at fault here in any way. I assume that the OP is professional due to the nature of the post so this shouldn't have happened in the first place. I dare say we've all made hasty decisions in the past but you need to hold your hands up when you do.

The original line up of the Dead Kennedys never played a gig. In fact, none of them turned up to any rehearsals either.

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1418409439' post='2630058'] Old Etonians Chas and Dave went under-cover and worked in a pie and mash shop in Hackney to cultivate the Norf London accents. [/quote] Hackney is in East London. No wonder I couldn't understand them

Unfortunately nothing will change whilst there are people who will pay any ridiculous price. It's even more of a shame as it's for your daughter. Best of luck anyway.

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Hi, and welcome to Basschat. When anyone begins to learn an instrument, it can be very confusing and difficult. I think you are trying to learn too much, too quickly and you are getting frustrated. I would suggest (if you can afford it) that you try to find a teacher who can teach you the basics of learning to play bass. Take it slowly, but enjoy it. Good luck.

Gothic metal 7 string widdlers Macbeth, never really found success. Despite excessive air-play, radio presenters only referred to them as "The Scottish band" which was confusing as they were Italian.

It is not just urban myth that when 60's flowery shirted popsters "Honeybus" sang " I can't let Maggie go" they actually did end up doing just that, try as they might to hold the mooring ropes at a charity ballooning day near Ipswich.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1418202569' post='2627832'] Crosby Stills Nash and Young all had concerns in 1970 about their newest album sounding too like their previous one. It was eventually released to critical acclaim however. [/quote] Ah yes, "Deja entendu"

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1418259468' post='2628641'] All right, what the hell is going on in here? I'm having trouble getting to sleep - it's cold and I can't find my red pyjamas. [/quote] Nothing to see here so please move along.

[quote name='BeardyBob' timestamp='1418249000' post='2628538'] jeez... talk about thread hijacking. if you were my apprentices you'd all be fired. enjoy your muffled bass tones, folks! [/quote] I'm just grateful you didn't need to hire a fake bass stack. You'd be really pissed off by now

2 members of comedy popsters Black Lace joined 3 members of Simply red and became Maroon 5

Muscle thighed shouty voiced pop queen Tina Turner used to be in a novelty musical duo with a french mastiff dog. The unlikely pairing was so unusual that Warner brothers decided to make a film about it in which she starred alongside Tom Hanks.

Why is Adam Sandler playing it?

I thought the early VM Jazzes had Duncan designed pickups on anyway. I've certainly seen a few advertised like that. Re the price, it's about right as it is at present. I just bought one of these in the UK for a mate over here for £151, and it's a minter. However, the upside of your one is that it's been played by a bloke I've never heard of, from a band I've never heard of and used to record the soundtrack of a film I've never heard of.

I've just had the brass side dots on my Status drilled out and refilled with white. Couldn't see a damn thing in low light so, to the OP, why not, if it works, it works.

Well, about 18,000 people on You Tube all seem to have tried Thunderstruck by AC/DC on every conceivable instrument including a string quartet, bagpipes and even banjo and spoons so why not give it a go Failing that, Xmas carols or Kashmir.

Well that went well didn't it?

That bloke from the Beautiful South (lead vox) always has a waist / chest height music stand on stage at every gig. Looks awful.

I had a CZ5000, brilliant bit of kit, now sadly sold on. However, I still have the original owners manual so if there are any CZ5000 fans out there who want to make a little donation to BC, I'll donate the manual although you'll have to wait until the 20th Dec for me to post it when I'm over next.

Shouldn't this be in "Aletrnative rock factfile" if it's about where the Who live?

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1417555211' post='2621758'] I've had a look at our shop actual selling prices and there's definitely not been a used bass price spike from our stock. The odd thing (given that we have to charge VAT, card fees and have relatively higher overheads to cover) is that EBay list prices are regularly higher than we're selling at. I've also seen used prices in other places as well that are almost as high as some new values. This is especially true of continental Europe pricing where new values (of anything not available for bulk purchase by Thomann) are sometimes a lot higher than UK. [/quote] +1. Over here in France, it is very rare to find a used bass at a price that is attractive. Maybe it's a European thing but they tend to want all their money back from when they bought it new 8 years ago. That's not a problem when it's some sought after piece that has actually gone up in price but there are a million adverts asking €700 for a MIM fender. It would actually be a little cheaper for me to buy a new Stingray from Bass Central (inc all the duties) than buy a late secondhand one here.