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In: MarkBass NY121 cab Out: nowt A quiet year for me. Thinking of a P bass for 2013.

Over the Christmas holidays, will you be having too much rich food, too much bad TV, too much of your mother-in-law? Gentleman Tim & The Contenders will help you dance off that fuzzy head and bloated belly! Escape to The George IV, 185 Chiswick High Rd on Friday 28 December. Entry is free and we'll be playing three sets of Chicago Blues, West Coast Swing and select others from 9pm til midnight. We won't tell anyone you were there. Hope you can make it!

Gentleman Tim & The Contenders will be appearing on Friday at the Sydenham Blues Club, The Golden Lion, 116 Sydenham Rd. [url="http://www.sydenhambluesclub.co.uk/"]http://www.sydenhambluesclub.co.uk/[/url] On Saturday, we'll be at The Round Midnight Jazz & Blues Bar, 13 Liverpool Rd, Islington. [url="http://www.roundmidnightbar.com/"]http://www.roundmidnightbar.com/[/url] We'll be on stage at 9pm and entry is free both nights. Hope you can make it! Paul

Thank you Mr c61!

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Drums - Steve Jordan, Jim Keltner or Manu Katche ( sit quietly chaps & take turns when I say so) Piano - Dr John Clavinet & synth - Stevie Wonder Hammond - Joey Di Francesco Alto sax - Chris Potter Bari sax - Ronnie Cuber Trumpet - Mark Pender Trombone - George Bohanon Slide - Ry Cooder Guitar - Junior Watson Guitar - Brent Mason Vocals (lead & backing) - Sharon Jones, Norah Jones, Bobby King, Terry Evans, Willy Green, Harp - Kim Wilson

Agreed - great news!

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I've also just swopped e-mails with Bree who is obviously on duty day & night. It's looking good!

It went much better than I was expecting. I put my back out on Wednesday morning, had some physio on Thursday afternoon and spent Friday doing the exercises I'd been shown and generally pushing through the pain barrier to get everything working again. I took my Jazz Bass just in case but was able to play upright all night. Phew!

Oh boy, this is right up my street.......and I just bought an extra weeks holiday through my works flex bens. Thanks for posting Clarky. Funnily enough, I sent my wife to a similar thing for fiddle players in Nashville a few years back for Christmas. It must be my turn!

+1 for e bay. I bought my daughter a late 60s Olympic jazz kit in orange sparkle for around 120 quid. Got cymbals used from some drummer friends and we were sorted. I feel fairly sure I could get most of my money back should I sell it on.

Gentleman Tim & The Contenders will be back at the Round Midnight Bar, 13 Liverpool Rd, London N1 0RW this Friday. We are on at 9pm and we'll be playing three sets of Chicago blues and West Coast swing til the midnight hour. Entry is free. Hope you can make it - if you do, come and say Hi! Paul

I was hoping to attend but alas, it's not to be. And now I shall also miss Jack & Sylvia appearing as Noah & Nelly! Hope it's a great night!

A fiftieth birthday party in a hotel in central London which went well. No vomit, electricution, fight scenes, sound limiters or idiots. Boring really when compared to the various disasters above. Perhaps it's my turn next?

I have a different set of aches and pains as I have plantaar fasciitis in my feet. Standing up playing DB for 3 hours is not helping it and I shall be returning to the Doc ASAP. I also need to face up to being a couple of stone over weight and although v busy and always on the go, I live a fairly sedentary life. I think the aches and pains are starting to push my good intentions towards action.

Happiness here too. Great bunch of guys, like the material, appreciative crowds but, for me, the best bit is that I don't have to get the gigs. This is always the part I've struggled with in previous bands, both in terms of getting enough time to do it well and the success factor. Our frontman does all of this and we have more gigs in good places than I know what to do with. Oh yes.....and when I can't do a gig, he sorts out a dep! Long may this all continue!

Nice one Paul, hope it becomes a regular for you.

My Genz Benz class D amp has a switch on the back to select either US or Euro voltage.

Gentleman Tim & The Contenders return to The Two Brewers, High Street, Rochester, Kent this Thursday. Free entry for a 9 pm kick off. Come on down and say Hi. PTB

I loved it, great to see such good players interacting so well & really enjoying it. Loved the move to a shuffle and the best bass faces were right after that IMO. Thanks for posting WoT.

I have the same rig too although 98% of my gigs are on double bass these days. I think it sounds great and I certainly don't hear any "wallow" or over-active limiting, even when I play slab. Each to his own I guess.

I don't follow your logic. I've had uncomfortable 4s and comfortable 5s. Give me my light & ergonomic MTD 535 over my old 78 Stingray which was so heavy, it gave me neck & back ache.