AndyTravis

I bought one of the Arias, and I think a few have gone since the enfields started arriving

Not the first time I’ve been unfunny.

Yeah sorry - appreciate that, thought he’d see it.

It’s Nick Smith, The Bass Doctor (think he’s still active on here). the ric comment is a running joke as everyone keeps saying “all those basses, and not 1 ric?!” When there’s one next to his bonce.

Nice that...

Who was the bass player? Not defeated yet and won’t rest until I know what it was you saw

Oh and Nick, I can’t see a Ric. And you should’ve put them on stands.

The know this Meme is doing the rounds again, causing Nick a bit of a headache, bless him. I think @cetera needs to replicate it to take some of the heat.

I had one and should’ve kept it. In saying that my new RM500 does more, and sounds ace too. Think I’ll have to source another and get a 410 this time, the 408 was lovely but think it needed a 410 for what I was trying to get out of it.

When two people are very much in love...they share a ‘special hug’...and nine months later... oh, the thread?

I used to work for a very well known high street retailer. In about 2000-2003 Regularly had Posh and Becks in, we gave them free clothes. If they were spotted in heat magazine wearing our t-shirt later that month, we’d sell out. Apart from the time one trainee manager allowed becks to have a load of stuff off the Levi’s concession stand...didn’t see him around much after that. Cost about £500 worth of engineered denim (twisty jeans...)

True. It’s the arthritis. Can only manage half an hour these days...

Twice.

Now I’ve had your pep talk; i’ll Think of you as I do it.

I plan to take my pink Yamaha in hand and give it a damn good spanking in front of an audience...

No, luckily guitarist is a capable singer too so he does all backing vocals. I just get to swag about with my pink Yamaha 😉

Those days are long gone - was a ‘singer’ for a few years...

Thanks mate - I think if I’m honest, the last time I did a gig where the bass “took the lead”, the singer I had with me made a fuss over everything I did.... ”and on the bass...Mr Andy Travis!!!” “Check out that bass line!!!” ”watch out for the bass on this” She did the same for anything the Guitarist did too - we would of sacked her, but it was his Mrs. It was really cringeworthy - put me right off being showy. Now I’ve landed myself right in the middle of Blood Sugar Sex Magic territory type bass parts...totally unfashionable, but Was solely doing it for a laugh. As you mentioned before - since the new drummer has come along, things have gathered pace and actually sounds really good - so it’s got more serious!

I haven’t enjoyed gigging for a while - well, I haven’t gigged in a while... But, prior to the Hiatus (while we got used to our youngest Daughter and her level of need - a very bleak prognosis has actually ended up much better than hoped; odd heart attack inducing trips to hospital every now and then) I hadn’t enjoyed the covers/function/wedding gigs I had done. So, on the 18th of August, the new band has a gig. All songs are from ideas I provided to the singer (I’d been in a Motown band with this guy until i “quit” music). It’s all really bass heavy, really funky...and after a second studio session yesterday, I’m kicking myself for writing such mad baselines. I now have “i’ll F*ck this gig up” in my head... A weird mental block to have as I’ve played big festivals, big venues all over the show in the past...I suppose it’s because it’s heart on sleeve time - and it’s all so oriented on the bass...

Was just about to post...”Gibson RD?”