Rich

Listen closely to the sublime, glorious bassline of For Once In My Life, and then tell me again that he had an easy ride

Steve @Chownybass, will you be able to join us or are you going to be running round a city somewhere?

OK, this is a list so far of definite and possible attendees for the Absent Friends Memorial SWBB 2023. Feel free to copy/paste/amend/etc: The food. Oh god, the food. @scrumpymike @Jabba_the_gut - an array of stunning builds, probably @Rich - Spector Q4, Shuker 5-string, G-B Shuttle 9.2, Barefaced Super 12T @Kateplaysbass - assorted short scale loveliness and Ashdown ampiness @Woodinblack - Ibanez AGB205, possibly NS WAV5 bass, various amps for mooted amp shootout (tbc) @basstone @Phil Starr - the usual top notch collection of home built speaker projects and other fascinating stuff @BreadBin ✝️ @MichaelDean @TRBboy @Chienmortbb - loads of stuff @Thor - a few bits @Frank Blank - Jabba short scale fretted and fretless, Ibanez SRC6, Grace Design Alix, QSC K12.2

I hate it when opera singers have a bash at 'popular' music. It never works. Never.

Another mod... the EMG HZ pickups are 4 wire, so after a bit of internet research I've coil tapped them using a pair of push-pull pots for the volume controls. The taps operate the inner coils, i.e. the two closest to each other. The end result is very satisfying, an extra bit of colour for the tonal palette.

Thatch the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band

Apart from Alexandra Burke's version of Hallelujah being a huge festering U-blocker, which is an absolute fact.

If it had to be a Fender, I'd get them to make me a Roscoe Beck 5 with the 80s Performer body shape. On the other hand, I could just get Jon Shuker to build me a headless version... oh god, the GAS strikes...

He gets a fair few mentions in both the Best and Worst threads. Which tends to suggest that he got it about right

Trains and Boats and Planes - Dionne Warwick

Never Say Never Again - Lani Hall

Last time I lent a bass to a "mate" (an old Columbus Jazz) he promptly moved house, left no forwarding address and dropped off the world. Mike Hague, I hope it exploded in your stupid hippy face.

I wouldn't be able to do this... I play a 5 string with one band and a 4 with the other. I suppose I could use the 5 with both... but I don't want to

Does he use soundhole plugs on the acoustics?

Let's Rock! - Smash Mouth

Absolutely ripping club gig last night, local to me for a change. Local as in a mile from my front door. Big crowd up and dancing right from the 'Buh' of 'Buster...', they even danced to our sound check now the club desperately want us back later in the year and the local beer festival are dying to book us too. Gratuitous office shot. Skanking with the crowd

RIP Bumnote

Tusk - Meetwood Flac

Hat? ohh yes 😎🏁

Happy Ending - Marillion

The Gin Genie - David Bowie

Tennessee Plates - John Hiatt

The Trees - Rush