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Marc Martel (the best Freddie Mercury soundalike) and his One Vision Of Queen show at Shepherds Bush Empire on Saturday night. Just fantastic..... there's a reason he was asked to sing the Freddie vocals in the Bohemian Rhapsody film, and front the original 'official' Queen tribute show... Sunday night was the quite wonderful Nu-Yacht/Blue Eyed Soul group 'Young Gun Silver Fox' at Koko in Camden. Their biggest London show to date and a huge triumph. Great sound, excellent performance and a happy, dancing and singing audience. Brass section was funky as hell and the grooves were tight all night!

Yes, I did a basses against a fence pic about 20 years ago. Nick Smith also did the same. Could have been either that you remember....

This NEEDS to come to the UK/Europe!

Amazing!!!!

You clearly haven't read many of my posts or my signature.... 😂🤣

Lol! Would love to, but I don't have a wide enough lens or enough guitar stands.... 🤣

A favourite brand for sure. Actual instrument.... probably not, I love so many of them....

I have access to a private storage facility that I visit regularly to swap/retrieve stuff as required...

It's OK, I have 11 electric guitards as well so the total is 105

More like rhyming with 'hole'

I'll let you know when I finally get the feeling that I've got too many.... Currently on 94 and haven't thought it yet.... lol!

I've always fancied using either 'Star Anise' or 'Curly Kale' as stage names.....

Playing bass for me has never been about being in a band. Obviously, playing with other people/live etc is the goal and I've been lucky in that regards..... but I'm also more than happy playing by myself, learning classic basslines from legendary artists and noodling around/creating for my own pleasure. That, for me, is foremost...... the pleasure of playing the instrument itself.... anything more is a bonus. This was particularly pertinent during Covid lockdown when I developed an even closer bond with my instrument and took the time to develop my playing...

I always use tracked 24 and collected from my house, that way I know it's gone.... and I'm 95% sure it won't sit in a hub/store for days. I also never send at the end of the week to avoid weekend immobilisation...

Seeing Cloudbusting with orchestra at Basingstoke Anvil in a few weeks time...!

Busy weekend coming up....! A friend's band at the Face Bar, Reading on Friday night, then Marc Martel (amazing American 'Freddie Mercury' soundalike) with his Queen tribute at Shepherds Bush Empire on Saturday night, then my Wife's wind quartet on Sunday afternoon in Guildford and finally(!!) the amazing nu-Yacht Rock kings 'Young Gun Silver Fox' on Sunday night up at Koko in Camden!

Nice basses. I've owned both. Will be lucky to get those prices.... despite the hard sell in the descriptions 😂

Tech21 VT Bass DI

Think I'll have to drop into Andertons and do a test between the Digitech Drop and this for accuracy/latency. I will never need it much below dropping to D standard anyway but I've never been 100% satisfied with the Drop pedal...

An occasional charity gig is fine if nothing else on and reasonably local (within e.g. 30 mins drive), but not as a regular occurrence. Re: band member availability, sadly any really decent musicians are likely to be in 1 or more other bands. If only doing 1 or 2 gigs a month it should be possible to schedule for each in advance with shared diaries. If any 1 band is doing every weekend or similar then problems will arise with clashes/availability, unless you use regular and trusted deps.

Nerina Pallot at The Fiery Bird in Woking.... Intimate venue with over 100 in. Beautiful songs, beautiful voice and beautiful lady singing them. Sunday night's don't get any better....

Nerina Pallot, Sunday night in Woking!

I think that is possible. A lower level Indonesian made thru-neck with Aguilars and crown inlays to replace the Ethos...