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I bought one new around 1990 in London it was black with a rosewood neck. Quite something but it had a bit of an odd G string with a dead spot that threw me. I even went back to the shop about it but another was the same. I bought it on a bit of a whim, I was young and didn't really think it through. I didn't use it that much, but did record a song with it that sounds good. A few years later I emigrated and needed to sell it fast, and ended up selling it to a shop for about a third of what I paid for it. I don't have any photos of it. I hope you find one to your liking. I realised a 5 string isn't for me. I'll stick to my 4 string 1992 2eq StringRay.

He's been SBL and just appeared again, which I need to see. He did alright making up his own bassline to a MJ song. I do like this SBL idea and there are some other good ones.

We were back at the Queens Arms in Brixham last night, which is one our favourite pubs to play and we are the landlords favourite band. We set up quick and it sounded good, but later we were told the guitar was too quiet when it was fine at first. A combination of up on his amp and bit more in the PA along with a subtle equaliser tweak sorted it. We were playing quiet well and having a good gig, but there were some moments. A few caused by our singer with one particular strange one. At the end of the second chorus in Go Your Own Way he carried on and then me and the guitarist both went into the ending so we completely missed the middle section. Lots of looking at each other wondering what went on, but we laughed about it as we alesys seem to play our way our of problems. A good size appreciative crowd, and some people I haven't seen for a while. Next gig is NYE at a different pub. Usual rig, which I've photographed close up. Got some good feedback on my sound from a fellow bass player and their friend.

You can download the freeview app and watch it. Now tv with the entertainment package will let you watch it on demand too.

A guitar playing colleague at work has mentioned the Roconteurs for sometime now. I finally got round to listening to Guy and Gary interview Mani. It was recorded very recently and is a great listen.

A good set of photos. Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield: a life in pictures | Stone Roses | The Guardian https://share.google/sRIKKhwOwOd9ZVmmo

I was looking at his tour as he was booked into a theatre near me. I was showing a work colleague about it only this morning. He will be missed, but will be well remembered.

We played a new venue last night, the Palace Place social club in Paignton. They have a PA, but the monitors were elsewhere so we took our desk and monitors and plugged into their amp. The room was quite tall and we needed to dial back on the higher frequencies to control the sound. My bass rig was filling the room nicely and didn't need much FOH, but the guitar did. A decent FOH and stage sound sorted and we blasted through our 2 sets. This club is near an old favourite pub which has changed landlord and direction, so we are not playing there anymore. We will secure more gigs here so that keeps us busy enough. They were pleased to have us and suggested coming down when it is quieter and setting up with their system and digital desk and monitors so we can just plug and play for the next gig. We didn't have a lot of time last night for that. Quite a few people who used to see us in Paignton came last night now we are back in town. My usual rig of StingRay, RM500 evo II & BF 210. Shoes were my new Skechers slip on' which are super comfy.

Hi and welcome to Bssschat. Im sure you'll get a lot out of this place as you browse and post on the many threads.

Has he got an Elf to spare. One of the Trace Elliot varieties please.

Welcome. Im glad you found the forum. Im sure you'll get some responses about lessons along the way.

Our band drops a semitone and I also use a Drop D tuner for a few songs. I play a StingRay and use a 105 gauge D'Addario Pro Steel strings and it sounds immense.

Hey Norris, If you have been on BC for a while, you will know that Daryl is well known for staring threads like this for discussions.

In the late 90's I was in a great Brit Pop style band. There were 4 of us. 2 singer / guitarist, me on bass and drums. We all did some vocals and sounded pretty good. I even met Mrs Mep through the band. After a few years one of the singer / guitarist and i left to form a Stereophonics tribute band. The singer is Welsh and was really into the Stereophonics and suggested the project. I was keen as I was a big fan too. We arranged to meet the other 2 and broke the news face to face. It was a big surprise to them but if was an amicable split. We went on to do a great tribute for a few years and got onto the student uni scene. Not long after the other singer / guitarist emigrated to Australia with a new partner. Some years after the tribute band folded I auditioned for a covers band and the drummer was from the old Brit Pop band. He eventually left, and we catch up occasionally on the local scene. I'm still with the band and we are on our 4th drummer.

I guess I'm just trying to take life less seriously in my old-fartdom.

AI yes. Slop? You'd have to listen to it and decide rather than make assumptions. I found it quite good. OK, there is a big debate about AI in music, but at least the people behind this are upfront about it. It's a cover, not someone hoodwinking us with a made up band with AI music. Any song can be re-imagined in a different genre, and this is a good way to do it and possibly bring new people to the music of the original artist.

I came across this last night on YouTube. What a version!

I trust you have one of these note books to write all your bass and song related charts and notes in?

A bit of boost for the low mids, which works great for me. Keep the low frequencies in check though. Make sure you go out front during the sound check and are happy with your sound.

Indeed @Stub Mandrel, that's what our previous drummer had. He's says they are expensive, but the price will give him peace of mind. The conundrum is how come the kick drum was fine the first time out. We have some time before our next gig to sort this out.

Ours hasn't got one, yet!

Back at The Burton in Brixham last night. Our guitarist daughter and BF, along with his family travelled down from Macclesfield to see us. The first set was a bit loose in places, but we got through ok. Our drummer was using his new Mapex kit with an 18" kick drum for theses small pubs. Last time it was fine, but this time the kick drum was moving so I spent the second set with my left foot on on of the legs. I adjusted my mic stand and had to stand fairly still. Overall a good night, and our next gig there has been moved to NYE. My usual rig and Skechers.

Love the Dark Ray there @woodyratm

Ellen is great. I subscribe to her YouTube channel. I also subscribe to the SBL channel and have seen the Mohini Dey video and was seriously blown away by her.