Paul S

Thank you! Rig was supplied, think it was an Ashdown ABM but not sure which, I went straight into it for stage monitor and then DI'd through the desk. The bass has a little story - it is a mid-70s Antoria P bass that I bought on eBay for (I think) £250. It transpires that at some point someone fitted a '75 Fender pickup in it. Punchy tone! A rare occasion when I ended up 'ahead of the game'

Another one from my blues rock trio Tore Down at Ipswich Summertime gig back in August. The old Howlin' Wolf tune 'Evil' in the style of Cactus. https://www.facebook.com/djangostrat/videos/440078267352801

It means 'something like a Gibson'. I had a Thunderbird for a while (just the one, mind), still have a Les Paul Jr DC, and both sound 'something like a Gibson' to me. Whilst not sounding exactly the same as each other they sounded more like each other than anything else I have.

Memories of Maggie.

David, thank you. Yes, that would be exactly the look I am after. Oh dear.

That tele bass!! Black/maple, short scale, under 8lbs. Be still my beating heart 😍 Is there routing under the plate or would it come off to give a clean body?

That'll be that then. Muchas gracias, saved me wondering any further 😊

Thanks for that. Do you recall what it sounded like - vaguely Gibson-esque?

I was wondering about these. One of the more recent Tokais as opposed to the excellent 80s ones. Is it even remotely like a Gibson? Passive, set neck, double humbuckers. Sensible bridge But what is the build quality? They aren't dear.

Pretty much exact thing happened to me several bands ago. Leigh Conservative Club. Conservative was bang on. We weren't even playing anything heavy, just middle of the road dad rock and some 80s pop. The 'MC' came up to us half way through the first set and asked if we could play stuff people knew. Seriously, actually used those words. Then gave us some advice about how the lights works - perhaps we could consider some slow changes between colour washes instead of flashing to the music. We ended up playing an unrehearsed interminable rock and roll medley then left after more advice received about song choices.

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Not pun thyme again, surely?

This chap on eBay will make any pickguard you want. Send him off the original so he can use it as a template then within a week he'll return it with whatever you want. Not expensive, either. https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/earlpilanz

Apply a blow torch to the heads of the screws until they glow red hot. Then, once extinguished, simply locate the screws in the molten, charred mess. Or, maybe less drastic, touch the tip of a hot soldering iron carefully onto the screw to make the metal expand. Possibly. Never tried it, don't know if it would expand enough.

That was the thing for me, too. I would by no means call myself a fan but I pretty much recognised all the song. And the band put on a really great show - front man is very engaging, good back projections, great tight band that totally do the songs justice.

Excellent band, seen @casapetein action a couple of times now.

Lots of tickets we have booked over the last 18 months that were rescheduled seemed to have come home to roost together Shakatak on Friday at Palace Theatre Westcliff Level 42 at the Cliffs Pavilion next Tuesday Weds Jamie Cullum London Palladium James Taylor Quartet at Chinnerys Southend Friday Level 42 Royal Aalbert Hall 28th Oct. Hue and Cry Union Chapel 4th Nov. Aussie Pink Floyd Cliffs Pavilion 8th Nov.

In my blues rock trio we segue 'La Grange' with 'Steppin Out' - after the stabs and the breakdown, instead of going back to the original riff. Works quite well, when we get the timing right

I attribute my hearing loss to seeing them in 1972 and standing in front of one of the pa stacks. The harmonica in Railroad caused me pain and I couldn't hear properly for days. Saw them loads of times back then - as you excactly say, a force of nature.

Have to say the resale value of an bass isn't even a consideration whenever I buy one, new or secondhand.

This is my situation, as ever succinctly put by Mr Delvar. I started playing exclusively with a pick, it is what feels natural to me. I've been playing fingerstyle more and more in recent years but for speed and accuracy always turn back to my pick.

I know Boris Bashing is a popular sport these days but I don't see how the govnt are to blame here? Surely the press over reported it and people were stupid and selfish? Govnt are saying there is no shortage of fuel and stop being silly?

I recently bought one then sold it on. Lovely things - quality. Worth about £1000 +/- serial number puts it at 1978 according to this site http://support.guildguitars.com/downloads/datingyourguild.pdf

RIP Big Al. 'Let it ROLL baby roll'. He baled out before they sold out - kudos.