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Jaco only needed one… Runs for cover!

Nice one, always good to know of the range of bags that fit these.

Not seen them for a while, great band

Enjoy, great band, great bunch of guys

Yep that’s it, Kasuga! Really good guitar, I’ve had a few Gibsons and wouldn’t feel short changed by owning this one.

Our guitarist has just been given a Japanese Les Paul copy, bolt-on neck, name I`ve never heard of - think Kysugu? - but it`s a stunningly good guitar.

We`d heard you lot were trouble Daryl, but bringing your own blizzard, well that`s just taking it too far! 🥶 🥶 🥶

I`d actually been thinking about this earlier this year, thinking a one-off would be quite a laugh. Sadly the guy whose band it was passed of pancreatic cancer so it won`t happen - he was the singer/song-writer so no point doing it without him. So to anyone thinking about this , do it when/if you can, if it doesn`t go well then just don`t do it again.

In my last band which was very well organised the singer/guitarist used to do pretty much everything in terms of the gigs/recording sessions/online media etc. I`d look after travel stuff such as planning journey times/routes and booking transport/hotels etc, and the drummer dealt with the merch (which was considerable, think he got the short straw). I think it`s a case of finding someones skill-set then pressing go, or in some cases determining there is no skill-set amongst you for what is required - in which instance then get someone in for that/those tasks. If we had all swapped round with the singer not sorting gigs rather than the 300 plus we did whilst I was in it we`d probably have done 10 - neither myself nor the drummer being in that mould, so identify skills and encourage them.

That’s a great trio!!!

I’ve never been fortunate enough to play through a B15, fingers crossed one day I’ll get the opportunity.

Since using Mustang basses I`ve found that I far prefer having basses where the electrics aren`t under the pick-guard but under a separate panel, makes much more sense to me to have 3 screws and no strings to remove than 13 and all strings. I`m not that keen on any of the above but particularly dislike the Variax one.

It’s a difficult one, for filling a pub sized venue without FOH I think the recommendations above, 500 watts into a 1x12 or 2x10 would be more than fine. I used to use a Markbass 500 watt (300 at 8ohms) watt 1x12 combo in an 8 piece band without FOH and although not gut-shuddering lows it was plenty, wasn’t pushing the amp at all. And just recalled, a while back I used my Warwick Gnome iPRO (280 watts at 4ohms/200 at 8ohms) into some form of TC Electronic 1x12 cab. Admittedly we had FOH but I had to have my onstage volume to keep up with the drummer and again I wasn`t pushing the amp at all.

Definitely, Cliff Williams is a master at this, even his note choices, such as playing a C# when the guitars play an A on Back in Black for example, really add to the song but to the untrained ear just sounds "easy peasy". It`s only in the last few years I`ve started to learn AC/DC songs and there is much more to them than would be thought. Makes them great to play imo.

Nice one, I`ve not had the digital version but the non-digital was a nice little amp, warm, rich vintagey tones and plenty powerful enough for home.

I’m def in the backing vocals only camp. I’ve done lead vox but my voice doesn’t have enough to it for that role, whereas I can tailor my backing vox to suit most lead singers, and harmonies are something that for some reason I get quite easily.

Not fence sitting but both. I really enjoy playing Dio-era Rainbow, Led Zep, Kansas type basslines but similarly am more than happy to groove along on AC/DC.

Ah, if smaller body then a Yamaha CPX as @pineweasel recommends would be good.

Epiphone EJ200CE is worth a look, has a really nice sound

Worth looking at an Ashdown RM500, you can pick them up used for around £300 and they`ll def do what you`re after. Same with Markbass, I`ve found that their amps pair very nicely with Barefaced cabs.

Was there ever a more pointless job than that of the man who is employed to fit the indicators on a BMW?

Me too. To my shame will be my first time seeing Maiden.

Our drummer said that apparently NMcB had a stroke a while back, and that although he was still playing he was no longer able to do what he used to. Probably the best thing to do, shame though.

Me too, fortunately I’ve never had one on a gigging bass, only on the one I use for my non-gigging classic rock band.

It’s both of those that I could quite easily have chatted with, at various events/gigs I’ve been at/playing. I’m sure both would have been fine as I’ve met and gigged with loads of musicians who I watched on Top of The Pops etc when growing up, and whose records I’ve got. But for me I just wanted to keep them as my teenage heroes and not as real people.