Cosmo Valdemar

It's astounding. And quite a feat to (not) pull off. I expect they'll make a film about it.

You were doing so well up to this...

I've always meant to check who actually played the bass on this song. It sounds like the Bass VI to me, which was usually handled by John or George, but melodically it sounds like Paul. Perhaps it was Ringo. It's always been one of my favourite Beatles bass lines - those double stops really make it.

Yes. Yes it was.

I've bought, sold and traded with Mark many times, all great experiences. I sold Mark a bass a couple of years ago which unfortunately had a small lacquer crack on the neck. Nothing major but it wasn't something he wanted to sell on. He sent the bass back to me at his own expense and in the hard case I'd sold to him with a different bass. He's a good chap.

Greta Van Fleet I think...

This.

Well GSS say it's 600w... I'd love to bring it round and let you have a look.

Hmm... I'm getting 'Sandberg on a Peavey body' vibes.

WHOOOAAA -AHHH-WOAHHWOAH

I don't have an Ella but my two girls (7 and 4) are similarly obsessed. More with putting on their own productions of it in the front room though with extravagant freefrom dance moves. I won't go out of my way to watch it but next time they put it on I'll keep an ear out for the bass!

I'd stick with the white one! Like John Deacon's.

I like headless when the bass is also 'bodyless' - like Steinbergers. When attached to a body as in the examples above, a headless neck just looks incomplete IMHO. Not horrible or wrong, just not quite all there.

All good so far! It's my first experience with a dedicated power amp, so I don't have anything to compare it to, but I'm happy with the sounds I'm getting so far. I've only used it a low volumes, but even then it seems to get warm quickly. No fan, you see. I've read similar comments over on Talkbass but it doesn't seem to have let anyone down through overheating at gig volumes so I'm not too concerned.

R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. by John Mellencamp has an ocarina solo! But it does seem to be in direct tribute to Wild Thing.

The Lemon Twigs, on record, are just the two brothers. They write and play it all themselves, which does support the 'weird and precocious' theory somewhat! But I do love the music. I get a lot of 10cc vibes as well, particularly on the early material.

Gorgeous old lump 😁

That'll do I'm already familiar with the band, but it their 'Later...' appearance was my first expererience of them, I might have been a bit put off. They've certainly upped the theatricality somewhat. The older stuff was more like a prog Beach Boys.

I like The Lemon Twigs. I wouldn't consider them Indie at all!