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At least I now know why I have to travel to kent to find a guiatrist and drummer to play with lol

Gonna try and make this but got the spawn of satan (sorry, step-sons) staying at the time.

+1 for the mini mixer option. Great for jamming with guitarists / keys etc too - you only need one amp for all of you. Mine sits in the middle of the lounge floor most friday nights while a few of us jam and have a few beers.

Billingshurst is an exciting metropolitain place compared to Southwater Off to look for details of this get together in August

What is it with Sussex and bass players at the moment? Seems quite a few are signing up. I started playing bass in '81 at the ripe old age of 12. Got involved in as much as I could musically for the next 15 years - various bands (originals and covers), school orchestra, jamming with friends and also got to know my way around PA systems pretty well (worked for a small PA outfit in the midlands in the late 80s). In 97 I started doing shift work which put an end to playing in bands, sold my kit and bought a six string (even after 10 years I still can't do more than hammer out a few chords lol). Carreer change last year means I now have evenings free so bought a new bass and joined a band. Nine months on and I'm still undoing the bad habits picked up on the six string, but getting there. Desperately trying to drop my plectra dependency at the mo. Over the years I've had - Satellite 3/4 size bass (P shape, 2 humbuckers) Hondo II Pro (SG shape, 1 split coil, 32" scale - cheap but great and wish I'd never let it go) Various US Precisions (never liked P styling but man they sound great, especially my beat up '78) One MIM Precision (never again) One US Jazz (Beautiful, but I just did'nt get on with it) Now I've got a swamp ash Warwick Corvette Std (passive) and I love it so much. The sound is so good I've finally taken an interest in my amplification. Used to be happy if my amp had an input, volume knob and speaker but this thing deserves something that lets the tone shine through. Currently gassing for a cs warwick (32" scale (small hands), single MM, black finish (the constant waxing of the corvette is a major pain)) and some Bill Fitzmaurice Omni 10.5s for the other end. Looking for some thing(s) to go in the middle of the chain. Anyway, enough prattle. Looking forward to getting to know you guys on the board. Nic