Rich

My Wal is for me. Always will be. I'll sell a kidney first.

Good call. I'll just pop out and buy one... ah.

Waghorn RD. That top is just stunning.

Shuker 'Uberhorn'

Yes it's definitely not Jamerson, but it is an entirely accurate facsimile of his original bassline.

14:09, when it steps up a gear and the bass pedals kick in... Oh my word. Gives me shivers and goosebumps, every time.

This for my money is the greatest single bassline ever recorded. It's very busy but still sits beautifully in the song without overpowering it, and when you isolate it you really get to appreciate its fluid majesty. Brilliant.

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As long as you kept the "whoa, fookinell" which is my favourite bit I'd definitely have kept Eleanor Rigby and binned Ob-la-di (and Octopus' Garden, did you keep that?), but I agree on a lot of the others. I'm not wild about their twee moments either.

Fantastic 😎 I'd forgotten how good this was, thank you for reminding me. I'm going to suggest it to the band.

Plugged-in noodling: Unplugged noodling:

Played a festival couple of years back, I emailed the tech guys to ask about the house rig and whether I'd need to take mine and was told "we're getting an 800 watt Markbass head and a 4x10 cab, hope that's ok..." Yeah, I guess I can slum it with that EDIT: just realised the thread is about backline at permanent venues. Ah well. Can't be bothered to delete this

It's in the diary although I've got a gig in Swindon the night before, so I can't promise to be there to help set up

I used to love playing that in my old fusion trio. We didn't do it at that speed though but I did make a rod for my own back by playing it on fretless... We did quite a few Stern tunes, one of my favourites was Tipatina's. That was a bit of a challenge too!

None of the Specials songs have any time to relax or anywhere to hide. And being a ska band, our set is full of 'em. The first verse to Concrete Jungle is another one... it's so atonal and weird, when you practice it at home you think "nah that can't be right". Oh yes it is. And as for Little B!tch...

I do exactly the same thing with that song!

We were due to play a social club on Saturday; we spoke to them and cancelled, in line with the govt advice but also because two band members are at-risk. The venue fully understood and agreed... but according to their FB page, not only are they still opening on Saturday but incredibly they've actually booked another act. Irresponsible beyond reason.

It's a 70s Fender. It could be anywhere between jesus-that's-ridiculous and oh-feck-I-think-I've-slipped-a-disc.

Oh don't be ridiculous. He's added some kitchen worktop and a bit of fence post, obviously.

If I did ever sell it, I would point it out to the buyer and would tout its versatility as a real positive virtue. But as you say, it's a bit of a non-point... I don't intend to sell it at all, especially if I do make this mod and it works well. Excellent. Long may it continue. I'm 5 years into my V7 now and still think it's one of my very best bass purchases ever. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of other 5 string J-type basses I've played that I prefer.

I adore my V7, it's very much my go-to gigging bass these days -- but for my current gigs, a PJ would be of more use than a JJ... some songs really need that P pickup punch. Unfortunately I can't afford a P7 and I don't want to sell my V7... so I'm thinking of modifying it by enlarging the neck pickup cavity in such a way that I could fit either a P or J pickup depending on what I need for a particular gig. Screw connectors could make the wiring changes easier. Obvs I'd also need to get a new custom pickguard made too, but this and the current pickguard would both conceal the resultant funny-shaped rout. This is all quite theoretical at the moment bu t I can't see why it wouldn't work. Flaws, anyone? I might look into this during this upcoming enforced gig-free period. Sorry for the thread hijack

Apart from the 3rd post on the 1st page...

Thanks for all your hard work Mike. All the best to you and Mrs Scrumpy and the scrumpettes. Stay safe. Rich