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    Hello, I’m a very experienced bassist, vocalist and sometime guitarist, based in the East Midlands. My diary is almost entirely depping work combining theatre shows with functions and some pub gigs. However with some of that work now winding down I’m putting some feelers out for gigging / recording work. Been playing 36 years, covering tribute bands/pop/rock/folk/originals and covers. I occasionally front bands on lead vocals and bass when needed too! Own gear, transport and professional, reliable attitude. Looking for interesting paid work around the Leicestershire/Nottinghamshire/ Northamptonshire area - covers or originals fine. Love a challenge! Cheers Chris
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    Really no interest at all? Blimey. Tough times I guess.
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    Just back from playing a gig with Elton John tribute I’m Still Standing at a 1970s-theme weekender in Butlins Skegness. Supplied rig was an Ampeg SVT and 8x10 which sounded righteous and smelled like a hot car engine when cooking away mid gig. Most excellent. I had a grand old time. And so did a few hundred other people by the look of it 👍
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    I had a set of Aguilar Hot J pickups in a USA jazz some years ago. Was the best bass sound I’ve ever had.
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    Selling my guitar valve amp which I’ve probably used a dozen times in the 10 years I’ve owned it (hence the sale). It’s a 40-watt, 1x12 valve combo. It was a limited edition Hot Rod Deluxe at the time (early 2000s), with the old school waxed tweed finish and equipped with a Jensen P12n Alnico speaker designed for warm vintage tone (the regular ones had Eminence speakers). Included in the sale is a Dr Watson “Lion Tamer” gadget which plugs into the effects loop to create an overall master volume - anyone who has played a Hot Rod Deluxe will know they go from quiet to extremely loud in a fraction of a turn, so the Lion Tamer allows you to get that sound of a valve amp being pushed without it killing your neighbours/band mates etc. Very handy. Footswitch lets you skip between clean, drive and more drive channels, so works well as a platform for pedals or there’s plenty of gainy dirt on tap if you prefer. In really good condition - a few surface scuffs on the tweed finish, and randomly the print at the on/off and standby/on switches had worn off when I originally got it. Comes with original dust cover, and footswitch. Too heavy to post so looking at meet up or collection only within reasonable distance of Leicestershire. Feel free to ask any questions if I’ve forgotten anything. Not really after trades but no harm in suggesting any.
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    That’s a shocker isn’t it? Utter tripe
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    Van Halen’s take on Dancing In The Street is codswallop.
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    The Feeling are/were a cool band too. Saw them live a couple of times - brilliant.
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    Good work! Enjoy it - playing bass live is where it all makes sense.
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    The Vox is quite flimsy build quality I agree, but in terms of spec they seem decent. And they come up here secondhand for about £25 so I’ve bought a couple in case it I break another one.
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    That’s nice. (I’ve also had the melting pickup foam on my Fender from 1970. Think it just deteriorates but easy enough to get new foam in there.) GLWTS.
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    You can just about see him in the photo!
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    Gurns N Roses
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    Here you go Dave - the FB page is here. There’s a couple of showreels on there which gives an idea. You’re 100% right tho - there’s some ace bass lines in there (quite a lot of which aren’t what you’d expect at first, but learned right they really lift the songs.) Thoroughly enjoy it. https://m.facebook.com/imstillstandingtour/
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    Yeah I possibly picked the wrong moment to demonstrate how busy it was!
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    That’s him! He was excellent. First time he’s depped with us.
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    Elton John tribute gig at Kings Hall in Ilkley last night. Had a fantastic time! Good crowd, cool venue. Result 👍
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    Adam and the Pants
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    I suspect it was Wild Thing in a church hall youth club in Swansea in about 1987 on my white Westone bass. A few of us got together to do a gig (my first!) at Christmas 1988. I can’t remember the songs tho - I think Every Rose Has It’s Thorn was in there, and er Wild Thing…
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    Most of the time with that rig I’m going thru a big front of house PA anyway so the onstage sound for me is what matters rather than how it sounds in the next room. I might give it a try tho. As the two cabs aren’t the same size it would make for a pretty weird looking vertical stack!
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    Stevies - (nicks) knickers
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    The Frank Zappa - the cr@pper I assume?
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    Most of the time I’m only using a compressor, tuner and either a chorus or an octaver depending on the gig. None of which need to be changed rapidly, so I often set them up on top of my amp head (especially handy for cramped stages where I’d be tripping over cables otherwise.)
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    New Model Arm
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    Odd Stewart
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