oldslapper

Wouldn’t be Surprised if the president made him disappear.

Maybe they could be posted here: https://www.basschat.co.uk/forum/26-tutors-available/ or https://www.basschat.co.uk/forum/31-theory-and-technique/ or have a separate section themselves?

If you’re playing an unlined fretless, then you are (by default) a superior musician to all others in any band situation. Therefore all other instruments are out of tune with you. This revelation has helped me enormously and haven't bothered setting up intonation or tune my fretless for years. Let the peasants fret about that. 🧐

https://www.thwaites.com/pro-hire/ Depends on their budget, but if I had a high quality carved D.B. I’d unlikely lend it to someone I didn’t know. If they’re a supergroup I’d assume they have a budget to hire, and include insurance and delivery. Anyway, Hope the above link might help?

😂 so true, so true. Genuinely laughed out loud.

It’s not really a song contest though is it? If it were, you’d have to do away with the visual gimmicks which, if loud and glittery enough, can distract one’s attention away from judging the melody or prosody, if you understand the language being sung. It’s just a bit o’ Saturday night TV in the category of “Entertainment”. Personally I went out into the garden to stick needles up my finger nails as that was more appealing than watching the programme. But “each to their own” ‘n all that. Sounds like flag sellers did well out of it though? Good for them!

Well it was 1977 😊

My first wage packet at 16 I bought these: Vox foundation 1x18 and amp. I bought them at the same time as buying this bass off a lad who was at my school 2 years above me. He was very good at woodwork and ended up now making very expensive guitars and mandolins for people like Matt Bellamy. His name is Gary Nava and this was his first guitar build for A level. Prior to this I played bass lines on a jedson tele I borrowed off a mate, through a hifi amp. I exchanged the lot for a leather jacket....🤪

It recently took a stuffing 🤦🏻‍♂️

Only if Taxidermy becomes popular again 🥴

FS/FT Dave Swift signature Euphonium. Job lot (ex Andertons NOS) (you had to be there, it loses a bit in translation 😉)

This vintage F class amp comes with original anti-float weights & fits in most credit card wallets of the era. I think I have the “heft” switch somewhere.

Watching it at the moment. Never really on my radar, but enjoying this. Drummer is great. Some Good pop songs too. Seem like a good bunch of blokes.

Really enjoyed watching that. Although I zoned out for the last section talking about the gear. He seems a nice guy.

Ronaldo using weights on his ankles during training is an intentional act, for a specific purpose. But he knows that when he plays a game (a gig) he will playing without weights, and with light boots. The equivalent would be to use those sprung loaded individual finger trainers to build up stamina, strength and individual finger dexterity, knowing that you’ll be playing a bass that’s comfortable to play when gigging. IMHO natch.

Imagine him and I in the same band! 😂🤪 One long drum solo 😳