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Catty McCatface surely?

Knowing Planet Rock, it will be Cadillac Three, Black Stone Cherry, Gun and Joe Bonamassa... plus some obscure 80s hair metal.

Was there an ant infestation on the floor that everyone apart from Dawn spotted? 😅

As someone who plays the fiddle (it was my first instrument, prior to the bass), I doubt you'll find a compact, portable amp that will do both equally well that doesn't cost money. You're asking for something that will do the job at both extremes and for it to be battery powered. A big ask and I doubt such a thing exists. Perhaps a powered PA speaker might work, but battery powered? I doubt it. If you get a power bank, you can run a regular amp or PA speaker off it, which will widen your choice. Either way, I don't think you'll find a quality solution that's cheap.

Unrehearsed? No warm-up? Lots of drugs? Led Zep Live Aid '85!

Andrew Bodnar RIP continued

Andrew Bodnar RIP, great player

It doesn't matter. I play both 8 and 12 string basses fingerstyle. It's just about getting the angle of your plucking fingers right for what you want to achieve. So, if you only want to play the octave strings that can be done and the other way round. It's all just a different form of control. Stereotypically, the octave strings are above the fundamental. So, unless you want to get a new nut made, that's probably where you're going to be. I know Rickenbacker did an 8 string for Chris Squire and John Entwistle and the octave strings were below which is somewhat curious. Had you been at the recent SE Bash, you could have played my 8 or 12 and seen if you like the concept as a whole.

Super Trouper - Abba

Mesa 1x15 combo, with a valve pre and the D350 power stage. Also add the Walkabout radiator.

Absolutely Piers, the way the bassline comes in on natural mystic is so good, when the film first came out miss reggae wanted to see it, but i wasn’t too bothered thinking it wouldn’t be very good, but I was pleasantly surprised and really enjoyed it, very well produced and lots of attention to details

Boaty McBoatface.

hit the lights - Metallica

Ooooh, also, I want a Darkglass Anagram XL. Three footswitches isn't enough for me. I want 6 footswitches with 6 scenes per preset, plus up/down footswitches, and either an integrated expression pedal with toe switch or the ability to easily map one in MIDI as volume and then "other" (wah, delay time, etc.) assignment.

Boogie.

I went and bought Exodus on Vinyl after going to see the Marley movie (which I really enjoyed). It is an all time brilliant album!

Headlights On Dark Roads - Snow Patrol

We had a shorthaired cat by the same name, when I was a nipper (he was a little ball of fluff as a kitten). Fabulous ratter, scared of heights. Our move to third floor flat was not comfortable for him and he legged it.

Under My Wheels - Alice Cooper

I think they key thing with psychedelics is that, broadly speaking, people's experiences with them inspired their creativity. That didn't mean they were tripping when they were recording (with some notable exceptions). Me, I follow the one beer rule now, which also means I've pretty much metabolised it by the end of the gig and certainly by the time we're packed up.

Bicycle Race - Queen