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"The Ronnie Corbett of bass playing" btw do any other readers tap their foot so hard that things fall off tables? (around 12m17s)

The jazz years.

"Some years ago, while I was touring with King Crimson, there was a terrible fire at my barn. Everything in it was destroyed, including many basses and amps. I heard about it the same day, and drove home after that night's show. Of course I was saddened by the loss, and sifted through the remains. One charred relic of a bass caught my attention. Its blackened body was shrunk to half its size, with the pickup melted right onto the charred wood. The neck was gone - the truss rod had survived, but the heat had bent it in half. All four strings were annealed to the bridge, and stuck out at odd angles, one with a tuning peg melted onto its end. A sad sight. I took the bass to that night's show with King Crimson in New Haven - we set it up on stage next to the other basses- quite a sight. And it smelled awful. In doing that, Michele, my tech, noticed that it had no volume controls, which meant it must be the 3 string bass which Music Man had custom made for me, and which had been featured on a magazine cover only months before. They had put so much work into the bass, having to redesign the neck and pickup for only that one instrument. How could I break them the news that it was gone? I shipped them the bass, and preceded its arrival with the following fax: Hello Sterling. I am having some trouble with the neck of my custom 3 string, and have shipped it to you to adjust. Sincerely, t.l. Days later, I received this answer: We have received your bass. Please be advised that this instrument is out of warranty. California no longer allows smoking in bars, which has substantially reduced the odor problem your bass exudes. We have otherwise checked it out and everything appears to be to factory specifications. Regards."

I was going to say Tommy Shannon if no one else has but they have so here we are

And before I did stupid things like Weather Report and Mike Stern in a fusion band, I spent forever in Genesis tribute bands. This was "fun", especially from 5m25s onwards. However, here demonstrated by the best "Rutherford" to do the job, Lee Pomeroy. Don't bother trying to cop his licks, he's playing upside-down lefty.

Probably Birdland (swung like the version on 8:30), or Mike Stern's Chromazone. (Tom Kennedy is awesone btw)

Hope this finds you all well and good, of course

Oh jolly well played that man *round of applause*

I bet, I'll keep my eyes peeled next time.

Wish I'd known about the Krantz gig. Who else was in the line-up? JZ was brilliant, thanks. Mostly material from the new album. I was lucky enough to get a ringside seat, front and centre. Jamie and Tim are a powerhouse. edit: and to add to that, I've seen Tim Lefeb a couple of times before but only last night was I up close enough to appreciate his control of a Electro-Harmonix Frequency Analyzer with toe power alone

Saw Tim Lefebvre playing a BiSonic at the Vortex last night. Had a chat in the interval with him and Mister Wilcock about his basses, and the 60s-English influence of Harmann, Burns Shergold etc (I'm a fan of the latter and enjoyed the Marathon-esque look of the BiSonic). Lovely basses!

Yep, used Moog Taurus I pedals for many years while in Genesis tributes. They generally went straight into the PA rather than any kind of amp. For practice at home I'd put them through a small mixer along with bass guitar channel then out to a combo at bedroom volumes. But yes equipped with a suitable sound system, in gigs they would make your purple loons flap and your fillings rattle at a range of several furlongs. For a while I had both the T1 and the newer Taurus 3 pedals, which is clearly surplus to requirement. I had the T1 tarted up and sold to a lovely chap in a Swiss prog metal band, and it just about survived ParcelForce et al attempts to deliver by instalments. Given how much I usee them these days, the T3 might be available for purchase at some point soon as well, GAS fans.

As a previous Rutherford in tribute land, agreed that Lee Pomeroy is top of the pops when it comes to Hackett's band. That said, Nick Beggs, Jonas reingold et al are no slouches either. I had a chat with Terry Gregory (from pre-Genesis Revisited days) at a gig recently and he gave Lee Pomeroy the tip of the hat as well. Funny thing was (and I pointed this out to him to some "omg yes youre right" reaction) that both he and Lee are upside-down lefty players, which makes copping any licks pretty much impossible. As was Jimmy Haslip, coincindentally playing in the bdan we'd just seen. Anyway - back on track. The Musical Box, seen them a few times since the mid-90s but not since The Lamb at (a very well sold) Royal Albert Hall. Many ticks in boxes and good luck ongoing to them, but for me their level of authenticity is far too close to what's recorded rather than that was played live.

Crimson at RAH was £80, Snarky about £50. There's a bonus to be paid for seeing a hot band in a small venue. I bet if Crim played Ronnies we'd see some pretty high ticket prices. Meanwhile I look at it like this. For my £80 at the RAH, I imagine myself going to each of the eight band member afterwards, saying thank you sir for a splendid evening's entertainment, peeling off a tenner and handing it over. By the same maths, for my £50 standing ticket at Ronnie's to see a 13-man Snarky, that's about £3.85 per Pupp. Not bad really.

I always get the Restricted View seats at Ronnies, it's not that restricted really. Unless of course there's cheaper standing tickets! Having said that, I've noticed recently that the venue has reduced the footprint of the Restricted View tables, it used to extend all the way to the wall on the left by the entrance. Now those tables are somehow not as Restricted a view as they used to be.

Two dates in June 2020, two sets per night: https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/book/5832-snarky-puppy Cheap seats = £75 (standing for £50, but good luck getting one)

Sad news. A previous band featured his and Pat's 'Phase Dance' in the set, always a high moment.

Got any pics, serial number, that kind of thing? will keep an eye open in my bit of SE London.

Are they the same apart from the magazine title on the cover? As a UK subscriber to what used to be the US Bass Player, it now seems like I get a UK magazine with a US title shipped back to the UK.

How was the non-PG material?

A fundraiser has been set up to help Juan's recovery. Help out at https://uk.gofundme.com/f/fundraiser-juan-alderete-brain-injury

Good intit! When I grow up I want to be a Morris Dancing straw man.

A friend is in the Abingdon Morris Men side. I can't see him in this dance, but he's in recent facebook pics and more memorably in this pastoral slice of joy, clearly a major influence on Sam Mendes, Alfonson Cuaron and Alejandro Inarritu and that lot. (my friend is behind and to the left of the singer when she first becomes obvious)

With thanks to setlist.fm First concert - Dire Straits, Wembley Arena, June 12(? day before Live Aid), 1985 Last concert - The Aristocrats, Islington Assembly Hall last Saturday Best concert - Led Zep reunion or Kate Bush Before The Dawn Worst concert - Quireboys, lates 80s, Southampton University. I fell asleep standing up Loudest concert - Motorhead, Hammersmith Odeon, 2005 Seen the most - King Crimson, 12 times Most surprising - Porcupine Tree in 2000, 2007. After seeing a brilliant show in 1995, these two were surprisngly boring, and I left both early Next concert - Julian Cope Wish I would have seen - Genesis with Peter Gabriel; literally any Bowie (only saw him at the Freddie Mercury tribute at some considerable distance); Joni Mitchell with the Shadows & Light band

Juan is awesome, hope he pulls through. Seen him a bunch of times with The Mars Volta. Got to meet him at an Earthquaker demo at Wunjo, where he was gracious and humble towards a fan's gushing over the intro to Day Of The Baphomets (me). Also his pedalsandeffects.com site is hugely helpful in directing my effects research/spends.