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Me too, I'm a rocker....... but I can't deny the masterful John Taylor grooves!

It's all about the Farewell To Kings album/era for me. Everything else comes 2nd....

A great weekend of dep gigs with the wonderful 'From Gold To Rio' Spandau/Duran tribute show at the lovely Whitby Pavilion and Wakefield Theatre Royal! My 1st time going completely ampless with only my Spector Dimension HP thru my Shure Wireless/Thumpinator/HAZardlAMPs pre pedal and HX Stomp (set to GK800RB/Ampeg 810) between me and the desk....! It all worked great though... compliments from 2 separate sound engineers, audience members afterwards.... and the band members loved what they heard in their IEMS too (as did I!). Result! 😃🎸😎👍 Lovely to meet forum member and ELO Experience bassist @TPJat Wakefield too! Whitby Pavilion: Wakefield Theatre Royal:

When I flew to Europe last year I went through customs in and out with no issue as my basses were considered 'carry-ons'. If I'd had amps etc then I would have need a carnet (and would have been in a van!).

Not that well known. Never heard of it, particularly on a 5 string. Sounds like it could be a pickup issue, nothing to do with the bass itself. As Geofio said, Mark should sort it no worries...

I have an Interstellar Ethos 4. Great bass, lovely neck and a proper Spector. I swapped out the Aguilar preamp and pickups for EMG though...

Just eyeliner mate!

Looking forward to depping with the excellent Spandau/Duran theatre show 'From Gold To Rio' this coming weekend. Friday is Whiby Pavilion: https://whitbypavilion.co.uk/event/the-greatest-hits-of-spandau-ballet-duran-duran/ Saturday is Wakefield Theatre Royal: https://www.theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk/events/from-gold-to-rio-2025

Just got a couple of great straps from Dave. Good comms and fast delivery, cheers chap!

Reasonable guitarist, absolute 🔔🔚.

Never was a high bar to start with, but she's fooling herself that it's anywhere near what it was.....

Nope. Not for me if these prices are correct.....

Toto at Wembley Arena last night gave a masterclass in songwriting, melody, musicianship, vocals & live performance! Best I've seen them.....! 🎶🎸😎 Nice to see Christopher Cross in support too. You can't go wrong with Sailing, Ride Like The Wind & Arthur's Theme.... I have to say, I felt extremely privileged to experience a concert of such quality. 👍😎

VIP package is over £700...

I have no guilty pleasures. Good music is good music.....

Ticket price will be ridiculous I'm sure...... Tempted, but I was never a huge fan of Sabbath or any of the other acts advertised.

Amazing! Again, so jealous..... 😲😍🥰

i'm very jealous! 73-75 is my fave era of them! They've just announced their UK tour. Are you gonna go see them? They're still one of the best live acts out there... You can follow our new show on Facebook etc. Would be lovely to see you when we finally get start playing live!

We filmed the promo video for our amazing new Doobie Brothers theatre tribute show 'The Doobie Experience' yesterday on the big live stage at KKs Steel Mill, Wolverhampton. It was wonderful to play with so many fantastic singers & musicians and hear ourselves at volume. It's a big band - 9 of us, including 3 piece brass section and percussionist..... lot of harmony vocals and killer grooves/riffs. Bucket list type band/line-up for me.... 💜 Broke out my 'RonnieBarker' Ricky copy and my 1976 Spector SB1 (closest visually I own to a very early Alembic Series I bass) for some kind of authenticity....

ELO AND Doobie Brothers - two of my faves right there! Good job I already had a ticket...... Even better I'm probably working it backstage during the day and watching from out front by the time the Doobs hit the stage 💜