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So expressing an opinion that is different from makes you think think I am probably either old and outdated or a niche obsessed nerd. Nice.

Rubber ball- Bobby Vee

Most clubs we play have been exceptionally friendly and helpful to us with some supplying sandwiches and soft drinks in our changing area. This is the first club we've had any issues with. We played a club 2 weeks ago just half a mile up the road and it was polar opposite. They couldn't be more helpful or friendly. That was a great wee night. Sometimes i think certain people shouldn't be working in the hospitality business. They don't have an attitude of helping make the venue better. Everything they do is obstructive and against what most know works best for any venue / club. Dave

Last night in the Palau da Musica, Barcelona, Ignasi Terraza, a Spanish jazz pianist who I had never heard of before, but was superb. He was joined by an excellent vibraphone player and later a singer and a flautist/ sax player. All superb and in possibly the most beautiful concert hall on the world.

The originals sell quick anywhere around £1,300 (or less). The only things I didn't like about the originals, was some of the 4s were 35" scale and you couldn't switch to passive, otherwise they're as good as anything high end.

Lovely and an uplifting story. Thanks for sharing.

Glad your brother is doing good Ramirez, it’s not my normal genre of music but that’s superb, excellent all round

So I pick another stifling hot day to sand and stain the bass ... hey ho So before I attacked it with the 240 grit .... A couple of coats and the look is pretty much what I wanted ... old looking. Not stained the neck yet ... that will be a next week job. Put an experimental rub-on first coat of Birchwood and Casey gun stock oil after I took this pic - and it's starting to look really good. I want the end result to be satin - and still retain the look of an old and battle-scarred bass ... just with a brooding aged black patina and no obvious chunks missing

Biff Byford!

We mainly play clubs and there is always some bloody issue or other. I do not like them.

It just shows how tastes can differ because I thought English Teacher were very dull. Contemporary alternative rock by numbers. There is nothing remotely new or original about their music or performance. For me, CMAT have stolen the show so far from what I have seen.

That was cracking. Glad your brother is back up to gigging strength.

Me too, along with MiniMert and my best mate! Gonna be a warm one 😎

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Well I never knew HF was Kim Wilde's son.... Wunderhorse's bassist's father is Biff Byford.

I've used the Shure A85F, it's perfect for your problem.

Same 😀

Looking for suggestions on cleaning the tubes of moulded plugs tubes. I have a set of moulded plugs that are coming up fours years old (I have a new set on order and due this week). The right hand one of my original plugs stopped working I had that repaired but now find that the left one is very quiet compared to the repaired right hand one. I always clean my plugs after every gig, but either my hearing has got a lot worse in recent years on the left side or possibly there is some wax build up on the left side. I’ll have them checked when I get the new ones but it would be good to keep the old ones as spares so before I start poking around in the tube with a wax pick and break something else I wonder if there is something like a small vacuum unit that might be available to keep the tubes pristine?

I did have to print that off to take to the shop when I got mine serviced. Unbelievable amounts of treble on tap there.

Da iawn, @Ramirez. Very pleased to hear that your brother is back in action after such a serious health problem.

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