Franticsmurf Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 21 hours ago, snorkie635 said: Ahh! Them was the days! This must be around 45 years old This is Steve Hillage! 😃 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 14 hours ago, dmccombe7 said: Few image changes there @BigRedX. Dave Got to have the image that suits the band and the music. Besides it would be boring if I was still trying to look like I did 50 years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Here's me with my girlfriend (blonde) and her mate at Oliver's Night Club, Chester. Guess the year!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 1 minute ago, Leonard Smalls said: Here's me with my girlfriend (blonde) and her mate at Oliver's Night Club, Chester. Guess the year!!! '81? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 9 minutes ago, snorkie635 said: 81 Possibly spot on, though also possibly early '82... Twas the beginning of a slide towards Goth-hood! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 The Chequered Flag, Wembley, circa summer 1985 😁 The Waggon & Horses, Addlestone, summer 2023 😁 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 8 minutes ago, Hobbayne said: The Chequered Flag, Wembley, circa summer 1985 😁 The Waggon & Horses, Addlestone, summer 2023 😁 Def a Fender man there. Dave 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay2U Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 No pic, but a YouTube channel full of covers. Here's one... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misdee Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 On 15/06/2024 at 18:41, dmccombe7 said: Circa 83/84 WAL custom lined fretless £740 with one of THE best bass heads ever produced and a custom 12" + 15" bass cab fitted with Peavey Black Widows. Both amp channels on with the top passive channel doing most of the low end and the bottom para EQ channel doing the mids. It was a very nice bass tone. With BLOCKBUSTARZ Glam band approx 2yrs ago i think. BLOCKBUSTARZ unmasked earlier this year 2024 at a photo shoot. We took this one for posterity. Back RHS being happy. With Emergency Exit Punk covers band 2023. Not the sharpest of pics i'm afraid. That picture of you and the Wal/ Peavey rig back in the early '80's has made me a bit emotional! I can only imagine how you feel looking at it. It's easy to forget just how popular fretless bass was back in those days. I got my first fretless back to 1983 and I still remember my dismay at how difficult it was to play in tune, even with fret lines. Nice new bass and a big amp in a small bedroom. Brings back memories of me and my Ibanez Musician/Trace Elliott rig around the same time. If they ever invent time travel I know what era I would go back to, that's for sure. Good to see that you are still rocking.🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 12 hours ago, Misdee said: That picture of you and the Wal/ Peavey rig back in the early '80's has made me a bit emotional! I can only imagine how you feel looking at it. It's easy to forget just how popular fretless bass was back in those days. I got my first fretless back to 1983 and I still remember my dismay at how difficult it was to play in tune, even with fret lines. Nice new bass and a big amp in a small bedroom. Brings back memories of me and my Ibanez Musician/Trace Elliott rig around the same time. If they ever invent time travel I know what era I would go back to, that's for sure. Good to see that you are still rocking.🙂 Happy times right enough. I used to practice approx 2-3hrs a night after work. When i had the WAL bass i wasn't really gigging much, i had decided to spend time learning jazz-rock style bass like Brand X, Bruford, Camel just to improve my playing and technique. I'm far busier gig wise nowadays at 64 yrs old than i ever was in my 20's. I had a unlined Fender P fretless before the WAL and i liked the feel of a fretless. I still have my Overwater 6 string custom fretless but very rarely play it these days. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12stringbassist Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 A good one of Tom... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 27 minutes ago, 12stringbassist said: A good one of Tom... Odd name for a bass He's a wee cutie right enough. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 From Gloucester, a few weeks ago, courtesy of See Ya Down The Front photography... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexBuccaneer Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Here’s one I like taken by my Guitarist’s missus at a recent gig. Playing my Fender pupped Chinese tat/custom thing. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 22 years ago 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricksterphil Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 3 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said: From Gloucester, a few weeks ago, courtesy of See Ya Down The Front photography... Cool pic. What's the bass? Looks a bit like a Parker Fly guitar (sorry about the g word 😊) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 1 minute ago, ricksterphil said: What's the bass? Funnily enough, it's a Parker PB51. It's basically a Flybass that's made in Indonesia with slightly less fancy woodwork. I loved the spalted maple so I had to have it - the EMGs sound great as well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 4 hours ago, nilorius said: 22 years ago And a big bass rig. Nice pic. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Shortly after the Gretsch arrived , last December. My favourite dive downtown. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTool Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 From the top: 1978 1985 1994 2012 And below, last weekend at sunny South Shields Amphitheatre 29/6/24 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Dragon Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 I was at the Ampitheatre and yous did a cracking job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTool Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 12 hours ago, Little Dragon said: I was at the Ampitheatre and yous did a cracking job! How kind! Wish you'd come and said hello!😉 Thanks for coming out 👍🏼 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Dragon Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 I will next time. Seen yous at the Hedworth Hall earlier in the year and had a weekend off so headed down with a bag of refreshments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTool Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 19 hours ago, Little Dragon said: I will next time. Seen yous at the Hedworth Hall earlier in the year and had a weekend off so headed down with a bag of refreshments! Great stuff, with the weather threatening all day that day, refreshments certainly made the difference to the atmosphere! 😆🍻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Here's a couple of oldies i came across this morning. Dave Scarlet Inside - rehearsal 2013 (Prog) Mind Sculpture - 2015 (Prog) Hot Love - 2016 (Glam covers) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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