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Bowie alumni Carlos Alomar, Dennis Murray and Kevin Armstrong doing the DAM Trilogy show at the Barbican on Friday https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/the-d-a-m-trilogy "David Bowie’s right-hand-musicians during his late-1970’s Berlin period mark the legacy of the albums they made together with the faster songs from Low, Heroes and Lodger as the focus of the evening" - unfortunate news for the fans of Sense Of Doubt and Warszawa there. There's some great content from Kevin Armstrong's facebook tour diary, beware setlist spoilers though: https://www.facebook.com/kevinalexanderarmstrong

Most of which, among decent people, are the cue for a grown-up conversation and an amicable - or at least civil - parting of the ways, not a sacking. Perhaps it's semantics?

Ouch, I had the same problem a few years back, not sure I can help much, but I can empathise

(sigh)...that went well. You have to download it to see it I think...

That is awesome. Also, that pic of the maple bass with black triangles and stars on the fretboard is the same as mine. Who knows, it might even be mine? He made so much really cool, interesting stuff. I'll attach a pic of mine below.. JB.pdf

Actually - just did what I should've done when the original thread was posted - and look: https://auctions.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/catalogue/lot/882974bf7db6720157926c6e60ceb460/63b778f7668dabe928d3800924a99077/the-guitar-auction-four-day-sale-including-guitars-e-lot-267/ Sold for £620 (exc. fees) in March last year. So - did the buyer whip out the original Superfluxes, spend £5 on some plastic for a cover plate & then try to flip it for a profit - or are there two black fretless JB Tbirds with no logo out there, turning up within 18 months of each other?

Found a scan of an old JB catalogue from 1977. Interestingly there is a TB (page 10) but I'm not completely convinced the Gumtree fretless is the same. Body shape & control positions look a little different - although considering pics of both are pretty terrible, it's hard to be sure. http://vintage.catalogs.free.fr/johnbirch.pdf Worth a look for the plethroa of curious & downright bizarre stuff John did back then!

My one - and I'd be interested to hear from anyone else that has one to compare notes- has very little mass around the heel of the neck, consequently the neck can be pulled forward making the action a bit high. I've ameliorated this a little by using low tension flats but it is definitely an issue with my bass, I'd be interested to know if anyone else has experienced anything similar?

These strings are not made anymore I knew the risks when I got a couple sets on here recently. Maybe it’s just because they are different? But I really like them swapped out my Spiros and all of a sudden my bass is alive again I really like them and want to find a really good replacement set. Looking around I can see people saying a mixed set of Evah E A with Oliv D G or the Evah Slaps with gut DG I have Evah E A I can try but not convinced they are anything like the Animas i have tried Spiro Weich E A with Evah weich D G and worked well but sounded weak compared to the Animas. looking for opinions and advice on strings I can try. thanks

Tbf bands, including amateur ones, sack band members all the time, right? Sometimes a band member just doesn't click, isn't cutting it or prepared to put in as much as other band mates to grow the project etc. There's a myriad of reasons. But the point about treating people how you would want to be treated is absolutely the right one: pretty sure that A would hate the rest of the band treating him the way he's treating B?

Thanks for the help

Thank you Wombat, glad we could help!

Traitors was on ITV 👍 All joking aside, if it was me I'd pick up the phone and tell B exactly what's going on, I'd then pick up the phone and tell A what I've just done. I;d then resign from the band, go to the pub and have a pint. The only way to change the membership of anything but a fully pro band is to resign from it (or allow someone else to do the same, which can be done sensitively if things have got to that point which they sometimes do). Sacking someone from an amateur band is bollocks, especially if done in an underhand way

Pearl Necklace - ZZ Top

If I had mine plugged into a pedal that was mains powered, just tapping the receiver could generate noise. Saying that, this was mostly at home around my computer area so that wouldn't have helped. None of my other systems did this though.

Oh could be my issue, both the ME90 and my main pedalboard have bluetooth on them.

Two members have voted, six votes have been cast. Who voted for four, then..? ... No, all is well in the kingdom of BC; no kittens have been harmed.

Yeh, it seems that most peoples do but I have tried several, and going into either the dwarf or the Boss ME90B, if I go straight from the dongle I can't use any drive as the noise will be terrible without the extension lead. If you don't have this issue, then it is good value. Luckily the more epensive XVive A58 doesn't have this issue, so my problem is now solved!

Quick shoutout for Ashley & the peeps at Bass Direct! Had a problem with the lining to a Mono Vertigo I bought 18 mths ago. Not only agreed a replacement after I sent a few photos but sent me a replacement BEFORE expecting the return so I wouldn’t be without it! Great service 👏👏. Much thanks…

And what an awful flappy tone it was... A mystery as Wal's can sound absolutely great, and Geddy can sound great, c.f. Moving Pictures bass tones on Rick and Fender but Ged + Wal + 80s production = flap!