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Mint that @Hellzero, and similar looking to the one I had! Those books were a great resource mind you, I can remember it being the go to for so much of the curriculum (O level back in the day) as well as working through the grades. These days, to my shame, I couldn't tell you a single note on a sheet of music 😕 back then I recall I could write a four part cadence 🙄 Everything I did bandwise, from starting up during schooldays onwards - sax, bass and guitar - was all done by ear.

I did up to grade 5 clarinet when I was at school, with the lure of an alto saxophone if I got merits in grade 5 (just managed to scrape by!) Whenever I hear of folks doing grades, I wonder if this is still their bible? It was in the 70's.. 😉

Cracking band that @wateroftyne , and what a setlist! 😳👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Great showreel on your website too from Dee and the lads, great lineup 👌🏼😜

Spotted this from the Build Diaries thread, great stuff @SimonK I bought a brand new TE 4x10 combo back in the day, around 1993/4 for around £750 if my memory is right. I immediately got it flight cased and gigged it extensively - much to the disappointment of our roadies at the time! They hated the thing 🤭 Absolute beast though, during a soundcheck our engineer would be permanently waving his hand downwards for me to knock it quieter 🤣 During one sound check, a year or so in, I was standing waiting to check the levels - when clubs were full of cigarette smoke - an old bloke with a fag in his mouth at the front enquired 'yer smoking son?' No thanks I replied. No he said, yer big box behind you, you're smoking. Turned around and the amp had smoke pouring out of the top... 🫣 Got it repaired, and used it for around 6/7 years. Eventually went into storage and I sold it to a local studio/rehearsal room for £100. Great to see folks still loving the brand as I once did 👍🏼

Absolutely outstanding work 😳👌🏼 very well done @RonC What an amazing bass!! 😎 Can I ask what the pickups are? They look authentic 👍🏼 I want one 🤭

Patience Grasshopper... 🤭

Just been sent this from Saturday night, the guy who sent it said I looked like I really enjoyed playing that bass! 😆

Thanks Dave very kind words 👌🏼 we only play round the doors here in the Northeast, few social clubs (not many left now) few pubs. We wrapped in the same band in 2000, and reformed with four original members when two of us retired. Very lucky to have a band of 4 good mates, and me and the guitarist/sax player Pete (who you met) have played together for 46 years now 👍🏼

When I bought my CB fretless it came with a ramp, first time using one for me, and from the day I got it to now, I wouldn't remove it. It just feels right on this bass, but strangely, I don't feel I'd ever use another on any of my other basses.

Thanks for the positive comments folks, much appreciated, here's one last song. The previous two are played fingerstyle - on this I song I do an imitation plec thing with my forefinger and thumb - it means I can go between both sounds whenever required without picking up an actual plectrum. Deacon Blue, Dignity. Deeks Unionist - Dignity.mp3

Deeks Unionist - Logical.mp3

A bit of Supertramp - The Logical Song - from the same gig, four piece band, my lead vocal and the new Vigier bass, keys/ backing vox, guitarist who doubles on sax with backing vox, and drummer - who just refuses to sing 😆 We use optogates on the three vocal mics, so slight drop out from mine as I back off mic... Deeks Unionist - Logical.mp3