12stringbassist

I don't let other people use my gear. In the situation of supporting, "I am leaving after we have played". Nobody that I don't know quite well will ever touch one of my basses. I once played a gig supporting a former name 60's musician from Liverpool. His bass player (ex Eurythmics, allegedly) looked at my two Trace Elliot combos - which were already nicely balanced in the PA mix from our mindgame of a soundcheck earlier and he asked to use them. I was used to a nice low onstage balance. He wasn't and he turned them both right up, so the crowd out front got treated to what amounted to a terrifying bass solo from him, instead of turgid jangly 12-string 60's hits. People were holding their ears. He was not pleased when I walked onstage immediately and turned off and unplugged the one that wasn't mic'd up and turned the other one back down. On my way offstage, I told him (on mic) he was free to take a break between their songs to get his gear out of his car if he touched the volume again. -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - Having said all of that, I DO let people plug into my gear at the weekly jam night. But I have total control over the volume in that situation and take a spare bass for the mortals to use.

It just says WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THE MUSICIANS in bloody huge letters.

Kiss on Friday in Manchester. Cheap Trick in Glasgow on the 21st.

It looks pretty dismal.

Anything else I say would get me into Jo Brand type trouble....

I had one of these. Bloody useless, except for bedroom practice. (Photo from net - not my amp) Then I got one of these. I had it for quite a long time. It was NOT in the slightest bit portable. I think there's a family, somewhere, with about seven children living in it now. (Photo from net - not my amp)

Joe Jackson does Bowie...

It is a great work. I have to give the prize to the Bass Culture book about John Entwistle's collection, though.

I just looked on the site. they have gone to a bigger venue. Tix still available. I will make do with my unsigned one from amazon.

Yup. He has a few of those.

Any pics of that? I think he had a red Hamer that was used in the video for 'Can't stop fallin' into love'. Apart from that, as TBirds go, he's always been a Gibson guy.

Milkshakes are not on sale that day..

Ordered (again). Let's see what happens...

Joe Jackson's Night Music album.

The Cabaret Years...

It was therapeutic to write about some people from my past bands. After all, I am not allowed to go after them with weapons...

Photo of Josie 'in the wild'

Thank you.

Just been to watch Joe Jackson. Exemplary.

I have made my book available again - but only until May 7th, as some people (elsewhere) were asking me for copies. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1798712652/