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Thanks. Great call on Moves Like Jagger working, but not keen on the others, and got to play stuff I like!

Thanks @Barking Spiders Singer had already suggested another of her tracks, but this is far better.

...that can be played by a band (i.e. not too much programming) and will fit with earlier 70s/80s material. Suggestions please.

I don't think either side did particularly well there

Expensive - you'll have to build a new shed first...

Come on Bill, it looks great! Might sound rubbish, need three of you to get it on to the stage, and give the sound man no end of nightmares, but it looks great

Not surprising! Pimple on a pig's backside as my old dad would have said! Cab looks amazing though!

They need to make a bigger amp - that one looks a bit daft 🤨

Went to see MM at the Cricketers, Oval. Listing had got the date wrong. Me, my mate and the DJ were the only ones in there. Fortunately he played some early Al Jarreau, first time I'd heard him. Did get to see MM and AJ another time!

Interesting to see Carvin Amps are back. I'm a very happy owner of a BX500. Apparently there were a lot of QC issues, but if you got a good one, as I did, then they are great. Company closed temporarily, but back, with family at the helm.

Been done to death on here by some of our esteemed cab builders. In a nutshell, if you like one cab a second identical one will work perfectly with it and give you more of the same. A different cab might work just as well/better, but may not. Matching cabs removes the unknown.

Who wouldn't be?!

Just a quick tip on tuning lower frequencies - don't let the note ring. Pluck lightly and often. A long note will allow the tuner to pick up harmonics and get confused.

This resonates so strongly with me - but for Peavey T40/T60. Also the 'what was that guitar' moment, but for me was the geeky bit of the gig reviews in Musicians Only which listed all the gear that favourite bands were using.

Big problem is the small print on any parcel insurance. I understand Interparcel (who BC have a deal with) do offer full cover, but all the main carriers, if they insure at all, will only insure for a limited amouont for loss and theft, not damage.

Original lawsuit only covered headstock...

Thanks for all the suggestions. It's coming, but what is really odd is what has been suggested by @Doddy and @TKenrick is I am having to use the same fingering otherwise it is messing with my head/muscle memory across the changes!

Personally I think it depends on the particular bass, and its potential market. Commission sales for high end and vintage. Wunjo were (was a few years ago) very good. Moved on a couple of things that I'd struggled to get a good price elsewhere.

Was a bit of a mad task to take on, glad you appreciated it! I know this wasn't directed at me, but yes, BEAD on a four string. Quite a few players do this. The tension will actually be lower (ever seen the amount of tension in a mandolin string?!). You will possibly need to tweak the set up - larger slots in the nut, may need to raise the action slightly, and adjust the truss rod.

Perhaps nobody can find it 😄

Interestingly, one of the best attributions is for Tommy Tedesco (Wrecking Crew) and seems to refer to guitar as much as bass.

^This. Don't know the actual origin, but certainly from the session industry.

I wouldn't worry @beastie, nobody leaves any these days 😕

Here you go Caz - the idea was just one song per artist but it wasn't a hard and fast rule, just a good place to get some ideas. Turned into a fairly substantial playlist! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/59RhYT5dLPwboS9u3njL4S?si=lVSyQRB2QXS_y7rlFfRCMA

Kind of agree with that sentiment. Not knocking those posts - very nice grooves, very nice playing, but yes, a strong song/melody will always win the day for me.