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I like to Moooove it - Reel 2 Real

Done! 😊

Stanley Banks I reckon

for all the cows - foo fighters

After a truly ridiculous amount of to-ing and fro-ing, measurement and comparison, emails ignored or answered uselessly, I've ended up buying: https://www.thomann.co.uk/protec_c313_deluxe_34_bass_bag.htm Will it be any good? Watch this space ...

Might be worth looking at retrovibe to see if he has any that are the correct size. https://retrovibe.co.uk/product-category/parts/pickups/

Leather and Lace - Stevie Nicks

That's a real shame. Although I live in south wales, after my local luthier stopped taking in basses, Dave at bassbags has been my go-to guy for maintaining my double bass - most recently reaming the body for a new end pin.

Found one! Sticks out a bit but who cares. Thanks everyone, really appreciate it. 😀

Interested in this too. At some point I’d like to upgrade my Gretsch, from what i can see, I’ve only seen that TV Jones offer a few mini humbucker options… https://tvjones.com/bass-pickups/ And, i think Seymour Duncan also offer a Mini Bass Humbucker. Can’t comment on any of them as it’s just from my own research rather than experience.

It seems that Bassbags has gone belly up. A friend took his bass to them for restoration and sale on comission...then thought to check the company's finances. Failed to submit accounts so threatened with strike off. Heavily in debt; debt greater than value of stock. Now called in a liquidator. It's a real shame as they've been a useful local resource for me. Always friendly and full of advice and a useful place to buy bits and bobs. Anyway.... don't order anything from them, you'll probably not get it. ...but watch out for a liquidation sale of mid range basses!

He ruined his name all on his own.

Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper

First/Index page needs updating

I’m going Nate Watts too, but not 100% sure TBH, because - As said, he does look uncharacteristically slimmer than Nate was around that time. Nate was using Hartke stuff then IIRC, and it looks like an SWR rig back there? He favoured mainly 5 strings then. Rarely seen without a hat! Of course all the above could be easily explained away, so I’d still go for it being Nate. Watching the clip brought a tear to my eyes too, Stevie and Aretha being two of my favourite performers ever and that band and backing singers - wonderful.

If you want a cover on the cheap, buy a sheet of coreflute aka real estate sign board, cut to size and duct tape together. Ten quid.

You're a broken man 😂

Played an open mic last night in Sutton Coldfield. Just the five tunes but we were given the "feature band" slot. Felt like less of an open mic at times and more of a "battle of the bands" situation given the quality of all of the bands on. Was really fun though. Bass was my modded Squier Bronco, and that was plugged (via fancy wireless) into an Aguilar Tone Hammer 700 head and 2 112 cabs underneath (as house amps go, that was the best I've ever used for sure). Footwear was Puma Suedes.

Whipped Cream - Herb Alpert & his Tijuana Brass