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Quality starter instruments and much of a muchness these days. They're all decent. Don't buy new, as others advise. Plenty of instruments out there that have been bought with good intentions and consigned to the cupboard virtually unused when people realise it ain't that simple. As a starter bass will almost inevitably be sold on once the player has got past the beginner stage, so you want something that won't be worth pennies when the time comes to upgrade (unless you have plenty of moolah). A Squier will hold its value better than a HB or similar.

This afternoon.. a bit of a special one for me - I gigged with my son for the first time ever. He's 13, the rest of the band are 15/16, but they're pretty accomplished for their age. An afternoon stuffed with proud Dad moments.

To me, weddings and functions is what you do for moneyn there's so much extra responsibility and hassle. Pub/club gigs are what you do for love of playing.

I taped over the footwitch socket on my Trace amp, only after killing it by hooking up the speaker lead to it. Thankfully there was no major loss of magic smoke, just a popped resistor in the preamp power supply.

I didn't know Liberace had a wooden leg as well as a milky eye.

There's a homeopathic medicine called Ruta Grav which I've found helpful. It's recommended for over-use/strain of flexor tendons.

I’d be very interested to know if he knows anyone in the Bristol area! Or anywhere in the south west or south Wales.

This. Cover the pickups with masking tape or they will be coated in fine steel fur for ever. Clean the board with meths, naphtha or similar when you're done with the steel wool, wipe down with a suitable thin oi and all will be luverly.

Like you, in the band where we use IEMs there are 4 if us. The singer wanted her own set, once she saw mine, but I thought there could be problems, as the new receivers might pick up my transmitter instead (or interference for everyone) but that turned out not to be the case. We used both pairs of transmitters independently without problems. Specifically to answer your question check the M-Wave product website for functionality for extra receivers. Bear in mind each transmitter will pump out the same common, stereo mix. We are still using our analogue 8x mono (2 of them can be stereo) input splitter and mixer, with the stereo out into a headphone amp with 4 outs with independent volumes for our IEMs.

Just scored one on eBay at a decent price so hopefully should have it in a few days. Need to sort out the wiring on my desk and get everything set up properly ready for it. It'll be nice not having to deal with USB-B cables and just being able to use my existing USB-C cables for pretty much everything 🙌

One more vote for Sire! I used to have a V3 which was flawless. Only moved it because i moved from one country to another. Now i have a P7 fretless

Same here - and this is the first place I put one of the blanking plugs!

0000 (Four) Wire Wool Solvo and dremell mop, and if alrightish, those nail polishing 4 sided sponges.

Some more Latin lunacy, the complete Hans Glawischnig bass part for the tune 'Oyo Como Suena' from the 2006 Paoli Meijas album, 'Transcend'. I am so thrilled to be able to spend time with these grooves and successfully getting the details down so mere mortals that haven't learned this stuff at their mother's breast have a chance of figuring some of it out! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/oye-como-suena-paoli-mejias/

First of all, understand the flow of blood from fingers (and toes) to heart. Arteries are hidden under muscles, therefore you have to worry about veins that are close to the skin. Veins - especially in legs - have valves. Those valves are important and shouldn't be ruined by massaging from heart to fingers or heart to toes. Got it? Once more, which way? Always towards the heart! My suggestion is to massage finger muscles that can be found from forearm, close to the elbow. If you have a muscle hammer (even a cheap one is just fine), that is one nice tool (at lowest setting). Did I say something about the direction? Make it easy, start softly, just like any sports. Warm muscle can be hit harder, but I still suggest long, soft massaging several times a week to remove the lactic acid. Drink a lot of water, it helps a bit with this. If the hand isn't any better in a week, meet a specialist. Playing is sports of one kind. Keep your hands and hand muscles warm.

Hi Al, I don't really disagree, I think both things can be true at the same time. Let's face it the band really isn't the main event at a wedding It is a privilege to play and for the couple it is a one off event they can never get back. For the band it is just one event amongst many. but it is a huge responsibility to make it work. The audience generally just want to have a good time and are pretty much always on your side so there are lots of positives. The money is nice and when you are paid that much you expect your client to call the tunes. I admire the musicians who go this route, it is more demanding than the pub gig. For me though it's not something I'd actively go out and look for.

+1 for the Duke, was sounding great last night in my Fazley Hot Rod. Also consider the Entwistle PBXN (Modern) if you fancy a brighter, more "modern" sounding pickup with plenty of output. Just watch out for those super strong magnets - don't pull them apart, slide them apart - the magnets can be stronger than the glue sticking them to the pickup itself...

I've got a 1962 Precision, it's definitely authentic but it's had quite a bit of work done over the years including several neck replacements, various different bodies and a range of different electronics. For a while it was most of a 1969 Jazz, then later an excellent 1980 Stingray, and I believe it spent some time in the late 90s as a genuine Gibson Les Paul guitar, having had the neck, body and pickups replaced. As you can imagine, with that heritage it's extremely valuable.