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Agree Jeff Beck was brilliant, Johnny Depp terrible, it ruined the show. And I've been looking forward to this show for over two years!

Interesting read about how it's done: https://www.musicradar.com/features/abba-voyage-how-does-it-work

How are they doing the vocals? Is it a live vocalist in the session band? (doubt it tbh) vocals from the original recordings? re-recorded vocals by Agnetha and Anni-Frid? (and/or the lads where relevant - do they do Does Your Mother Know?)

My suspicion is that not hanging around posting on internet forums is one of the essential secret weapons of the successful busy working bassist

Can we talk about Mister Strings' earlobes? I can't look. I can't not look.

Gary Numan is 13 days older than Gary Oldman

Absolutely, and (apologies if this steps on anyone's toes) the US version of BP, and its current online version, I find is the better read. But I'll still read both.

Yep, same here. It was definitely £2.50 when I first looked.

I'm seeing Tool next week, I'll see if they have any on the merch stall

excellent! which one is yours?

It's £4.99 in the shops, so £2.50 doesn't sound too bad. Possibly worth bearing in mind it's not what used to be US Bass Player magazine, but what used to be UK-based Bass Guitar Magazine. Something happened at the publisher level to disappear the US mag (now entirely online at https://bassmagazine.com/) and replace the title with the UK mag. Horses for courses though obviously.

Here's my Korean-made MAB-40 from the early 90s. My first "proper" bass after entry-level P copy. The photo doesn't quite do justice to the metallic purple sparkle finish. Also those Trace Elliot strings have been kept on to match the strap. Also note multiple Producer Switches

Nice to hear Echoes! (and Candy And A Currant Bun for more niche value)

With Richard MacPhail that night

https://basslessons.be/transcriptions.php?i=349

lol

I used to work with a chap who would pronounce the well known brassica brock-oh-lye We're no longer in touch of course

See also the well-known bass equipment manufacturers Bruschetta and Chorizo

Aguilar is either Agg Wee Lar OR Uh Gwee Lar definitely got a wee in there either way

Definitely Lakeland for Lakland, after Dan Lakin. Also Wol, Say as above. Slightly off topic but what surprised me recently was cymbal manufacturer Paiste. Pie Stee!

Apocalypse in 9/8 is E on the bass pedals from 16m44s to 20m 26s (on the Seconds Out version), which is nearly 4 whole minutes of tuning opportunity (assuming you can handle pedals and 12-string guitar simultaneously)

Does Bassfinger have female bandmates? unlikely

Use black mains extension leads. Use white ones and you look like a Rumbelows shop window.

Don't give your 1975 Rickenbacker 4001 to a stagehand for safe-keeping in case they prop it up on the banister at the top of the concrete stairs leading down to the backstage area

Be nice to the soundman.