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Well. Hopefully he’ll do something a bit more notable than recent entries…although I had a soft spot for Sam Ryder’s 2nd place song Spaceman in 2022/3 (can’t remember the year)

I'm one

Me too! Until April last year I'd been in a blues rock trio playing that exact stuff, plus Hendrix, Jeff Healey and a few fun obscurities (check out Lonnie Mack's later output), for the previous 5 years. The music I grew up listening to and the most enjoyable band I've ever played with. The guitarist pulled the plug for reasons the drummer and I have not got to the bottom of. Probably spoilt me for doing anything else - I'm 68 now and unlikely to find another band I would enjoy that much. Then again, I don't miss the late nights.

Brilliant. Carole Kaye did the same thing and ... I mean ... between the two of them, they played on quite a lot of records so they did know what they were doing.

I love it - but I'm not thrilled that certain entries have been allowed in at the moment. And I wonder what on earth the organisers will do if they win.

Yep. More or less any Yamaha instrument, at any price point, is going to be a step above anything else at that level. My son plays the trumpet, and he has a Yamaha. I'm no expert on brass instruments, but it's well made, has a sweetness to the sound, can get "raggy" in a good way when you go hard and it was inexpensive compared to other comparable instruments. We have a Yamaha electric piano too, and it's great. I've played cheap Pacificas that put Fenders that cost more than double the price to shame. And the BB range of basses are brilliant instruments and always have been - classic, yet distinctive. I seem to be talking myself into getting a Yammy. I am in need of something passive, with four strings right now (my current stable is all active 5- and 6-strings) and a BB is top of my list...

The old isobaric cabs, the ones with two drivers in but only one facing out of the cab were heavy, in fact much heavier than they looked.

I never really "got" Eurovision til last year, when I watched it as an entertainment show rather than as a music show, and really enjoyed it. A def sign that I`ve gotten old methinks.

Might help with confidence

And thwow him to the fwoor!

I must admit, I'm a bit envious! I've got a great blues band of a similar ilk, which has just about wound down as two of the key members because they are just too busy, not to mention that the main dep guitarist is unavailable due to a serious back issue. The Zep tribute hasn't got a lot of gigs booked for this year and I would love to fill up the diary gigging with a blues rock band like that, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of opportunities at the moment.

I was hoping it would be this before I clicked - been deep into them for the past couple of days and love it. The microtonal fretboards look crazy, would love to see them play live but can't see any UK dates coming up soon. Super fun and also impressive.

My wife is a huge fan and she’s made lifelong friends around the contest. In terms of relevance, it’s probably got more than another Dark Side of the Moon rerelease or scraping the barrel for another Beatles out take. Its all harmless fun and long may it continue!

Happy birthday for yesterday. I’m almost a couple of years older than you, and I love my bus pass. I do live in an area well-served by busses, though. It may be very different for you. Yep, there’s lots of downsides to getting old, but it sure beats the alternative!

They have fast become my favourite Dadaist Pythagorean-Cubist rock band in a crowded field.

Yamaha are excellent at providing great quality instruments at various price points, can't knock them to be honest! Also the after sales care is brilliant for both Yamaha and Ampeg, so 10/10 from us.

Fake news! 😁 Kind of compliments the fake acts, fake songs vibe though... 🤔

Did he own it when he went in the shop? No. Did he own it when he came out the shop? Yes. Stwike him (fwom the wegister) centuwion, vewy woughly!

Agreed the slides and hammer ons took a bit of getting used to but got there

Brilliant. Dave

I bought a lot of guitars and basses in 2025 and none six weeks into this year — so I'm still in. The bass I had on commission at the gallery has sold so I'm actually one down, and I'm planning to sell a few more. I have used my share of a recent gig's money to place an order for three mustang bass mutes for my JMJs. These are scheduled to arrive from the US in early March. I'm not counting these mutes as a breach of the abstinence rules as Leo Fender designed the mustang bass bridge to have a mute, however Fender don't fit or even make them anymore, so I am just facilitating completion of the basses to bring them into correct 1966 specs.