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….and why is it always a trade for something you not only don’t want, but you would not look twice at 🤷‍♂️

Now where would Basschat be without them?! 🤣

I meant the usual suspects in the 'flipping' business.

Interesting that none of the usual suspects have commented in this thread yet 😎

I've listened to Time Bomb quite a few times since @Homatron suggested it. What a great little tune that is. Some other nice suggestions there. Thank you.

Israelites is a great tune. It prompted me to remember Liquidator which I love as well. Thank you.

Again, a couple there I should have picked up on, especially Move On Up which I played last night with another band 🙄. Some others I’m not familiar with, so I’ll have a listen. Thanks 👍

I don’t know why I didn’t think of that one myself 🙄. Good shout.

Ooh, I do like that Inner Circle tune 👍 Baby I Love Your Way would be perfect too. Thanks.

My rock covers band have been offered a regular gig slot. We get one gig per month throughout 2026, but we’ve been asked to vary the set on a three month rotation. So, January will be mod/ska/reggae, Feb will be pop and March will be rock and so on. We’ve got the pop and rock think covered as we have 80+ songs in the bag anyway, a few of which also fall into mod/ska/reggae. I’ve knocked up a playlist for January comprising songs we already do along with a selection that some of the band have played before along with a few new ones. I’ve tried to avoid anything with large brass arrangements/sounds as although we have a sax/EWI for these gigs, we don’t have trumpet/trombone. The rest of the set up is one guitar/vox, one keys, drums and me. Question: What absolute bangers have I missed that are doable in this band format? Thank you in advance. Here’s my list: (* are already in our repertoire) [I’m sure there will be a few from this list that won’t make the cut for various reasons, so would be good to have some other ideas] Three Little Birds - Bob Marley * All or Nothing - Small Faces * That’s Entertainment - The Jam * Geno - Dexy’s * Night Boat to Cairo - Madness * My Girl - Madness * Mirror in the Bathroom - The Beat * Food for Thought - UB40 * On My Radio - The Selector Special Brew - Bad Manners Baggy Trousers - Madness A Message to You Rudy - The Specials Monkey Man - The Specials Nite Klub - The Specials The Prince - Madness Sally Brown - Bad Manners Tom Hark - The Piranhas Town Called Malice - The Jam The Eton Rifles - The Jam Be Young Be Foolish - Madassa Soul Band Gangsters - The Specials Good Thing Going - Aswad Guns of Navarone - The Specials It Must Be Love - Madness Lip Up Fatty - Bad Manners One Step Beyond - Madness You’re Wondering Now - The Specials The Tears of a Clown - The Beat Too Much Too Young - The Specials * Wolly Bully - Bad Manners 54-46 Was My Number - Toots and The Maytals 10/10 - Paulo Nutini Poison Ivy - The Lambrettas Time For Action - Secret Affair

i should add that Whole Lotta Love is the Goldbug version 😎

Feedback from the sound engineer from last nights gig: “A pleasure - enjoyed myself. My vote for best numbers goes to the Floyd one, and Sledgehammer. That octaver effect on Warren's bass was spectacular! 🙂 Mike” I’m using it again tonight in a different band on red preset 2 for You’re The One For Me by D-Train. Absolutely spot on for it. EDIT: Green preset 3 for D-Train 🙄

What you list it for, say £40, will not be what potential buyers see. They see it as £40 + a few quid.

Zappa has for years been on my blind buy list. Whatever gets released I pick it. Call me a completist, fan-boy, idiot, all of the above I don't care, I just enjoy having them. Tape, then vinyl, CD's, re-releases and now expanded anniversary editions. I've bought them all. This upcoming release (ships 24/10) however, may be the straw that breaks the back of it for me. So it's a 5CD set this time, packaged as per the previous three Halloween releases, which I do have. It only seems to be available directly from Zappa.com this time and its priced at an eye watering $179.98. That does not include getting it here, so probably add another $50 to that. The packaging includes gimmicky crap (plastic mask/pitchfork) and a photo book. No idea how substantial the book is as yet. Might be 10 pages with as many photos for all I know. I'm sure the other sets were at least $100 less than this one. I'm blaming Ahmet. N.B. I know I'll be able to stream it for free. Great sets from two gigs though.... Disc 1: Live at The Palladium, NYC / 10-31-78 1. 10-31-78 Show Start 2. Ancient Armaments 3. “Happy Halloween Everybody!” 4. Dancin’ Fool 5. Easy Meat 6. Honey, Don’t You Want A Man Like Me? 7. Keep It Greasy 8. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 9. City Of Tiny Lites 10. Pound For A Brown 11. Thirteen 12. The Story Of Ms. X 13. Nancy Disc 2: Live at The Palladium, NYC / 10-31-78 cont’d 1. Dinah-Moe Humm 2. Go Cry On Somebody Else’s Shoulder 3. Little Rubber Girl 4. The Idiot Bastard Son 5. Bobby Brown Goes Down 6. Conehead 7. Suicide Chump 8. Little House I Used To Live In 9. Watermelon In Easter Hay 10. Stink-Foot Disc 3: Live at The Palladium, NYC / 10-31-78 cont’d 1. Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance 2. Peaches En Regalia 3. Strictly Genteel 4. Sofa #2 5. Packard Goose 6. Magic Fingers 7. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow 8. Nanook Rubs It 9. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast 10. Father O’Blivion 11. Rollo 12. Camarillo Brillo 13. Muffin Man 14. Black Napkins / The Deathless Horsie Disc 4: Live at The Palladium, NYC / 10-27-78 - Show 1 1. 10-27-78 Show 1 Opening 2. Dancin’ Fool 3. Easy Meat 4. Honey, Don’t You Want A Man Like Me? 5. Keep It Greasy 6. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 7. City Of Tiny Lites 8. A Pound For A Brown 9. Bobby Brown Goes Down 10. Conehead 11. Dance Contest Disc 5: Live at The Palladium, NYC / 10-27-78 - Show 1 cont’d 1. The Black Page #2 2. Dance Contest Aftermath 3. Little House I Used To Live In 4. Magic Fingers 5. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow 6. Nanook Rubs It 7. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast 8. Father O’Blivion 9. Rollo 10. “Let Me Explain This To You…” 11. Dinah-Moe Humm 12. Camarillo Brillo 13. Muffin Man 14. Peaches En Regalia

Mmm. Fender Bassman which I can’t move or a Barefaced which I already have 😎. I’m happy you’re pleased with it Rob. Good luck with Mrs.Ossy.

Here’s a thing that bothers me. The scratches near the bridge are not evident in the photos from the luthier, yet they are clearly visible in the photos from the OP. Their location appear to suggest having been caused by either a restring or saddle adjustment, but two of them appear to go under the bridge, or at least right up to it, which would be difficult to achieve without the bridge being off. It could just be the photos of course, but I’m intrigued.

Excellent. Not someone I’m likely to cross paths with then 👍

@N64Lover - can I ask, is this manufacturer in the UK?

It's quite a deceiving photo that one. Even the strings appear to be passing the pick-up's in the right place. I would love to see a photo at the same angle from the other side of the bass. Not so great from that side I bet.

Please don't take this the wrong way, I'm not trying to be that person, but to me, this photo is obviously taken at quite an angle, yet the E and G strings appear to be similar distance from the edge of the fretboard. That can't be right. What would be great is a flat straight shot from bridge to headstock. I'm guessing it might have left you already tho?

Paint job aside, this image concerns me. Is he making a new neck or just ripping the frets out and replacing them? Hopefully flat 🤷‍♂️ It will have to be new binding anyway. It might be the angle the recent body photo has been taken, but I don't like the look of the string path in relation to either the neck or pick-up's.

I'm perfectly calm. I'm not the one who is £2,300 out of pocket. The problem with the sort of person you're dealing with is that if they sent that bass out thinking it was in any way acceptable, giving them a second chance at f*c*ing it up is the worst thing you can do. You're probably not aware of the 'Letts' thread that has been referred to, but we've seen it before. If it was just just the paint job, borderline, but it has more issues than that. Even if you get something back that you can live with, it will never be the custom bass experience you had in mind when you ordered it. Tell them you've changed your mind and ask for a full refund. You can thank us later.

It’s the Letts bass thread all over again! Shonky work delivered to a customer who can’t be bothered to stand up for himself. Unless you name the builder, this thread is pointless. If it’s supposed to serve as a warning, it doesn’t with those details. You’ve already decided it’s unacceptable or you wouldn't have posted it. Get a grip and send it back for a refund and go somewhere else.

Great gig last night. A long long day and all for charity. 7 tribute artists across three back line bands. The event was sold out a couple of hours before doors. Line up was Bon Jovi (Jon Bovi), Alanis Morissette, Elton John, ABBA, Elvis, David Bowie (ChangesTwoBowie) & Queen (Queenage) - plus encores from 4 of them. I played Bowie and Queen plus the encore set. It's nice to get paid, but to have an audience go this nuts for the songs they love, I'd do it again tomorrow. A truly remarkable ensemble who I'm honoured to have as friends. Not sure what the final total is yet, but I'm expecting it to be lots of thousands.

The irony being I guess that they released more albums in the 80’s than they did in the 70’s , whether it suited their style or not. There’s only one album that I don’t completely gel with for some reason and that’s Caress of Steel. I just find The Necromancer and The Fountain of Lambeth a difficult listen. I’m fully on board with the rest of the catalogue, including the wonderful 80’s. I remember the first time I heard Distant Early Warning - a perfect blend of Rush and 80’s synth sounds. Power Windows is probably the weakest of the 80’s albums for me, but I still enjoy it.