ahpook

The guitarist in the band I was in at university got us back together for his 50th, although minus the drummer as he couldn't be found. Fantastic evening but no intention of doing it again...that was kind of the point.

Ouch...It's like they tried to put a scratchplate on and missed !

I really am quite sorry.

That straight line below the neck pickup. Ugh. Everything else flows beautifully, then it was 5 o'clock and the ruler came out.

Two phat bassists ?

A tough decision to make, so good for you for being brave about it...but good plan to keep the bass and combo 👍 All the best, and take care.

Possibly, but Latent Lemon and Malekko's clones were very close to the original as well. Mine is much more uniquer

I built the FuzzDog clone...which makes me as bad as Behringer, I guess. Down with me !!! Boo ! Hiss !

I'll be chatting to the singer over Christmas, see what his take is...go from there. Thanks for the suggestions

Thanks buddy, much appreciated.

The singer is very aware...he was visibly angry last night on stage. The guitarist not so...he's good friends with the drummer, they share a flat, so he's ignoring it tbh. Some serious thought required.

Thanks, I will - it's certainly something I'll keep in mind.

Well, we're not doing anything till after the New Year, so I'm going to think over whether I want to be in a band with the drummer. He's the weakest link and I'm not sure I'm on for another months-long search for another one if we sack him. On top of this, my health's taken a sudden turn for the worst and it's made me start to seriously wonder if I actually have the energy to do all the band stuff any more...it may be time to hang up my gig shoes. We'll see.

We all agree to meet at the venue at 8. Drummer turns up at 8.50, claiming he's not drunk. Just one pint he says. Yeah, right...he looks a bit altered to be one pint in. Cocks up intro to the first song three times so we bin it and play on. Every song slows down. I know we play for almost nothing. I know we've no serious fans, it's just us having fun, but take it seriously. I do. I put hours, which I do not have, into learning and getting songs right. And I do my best to play them right on the night. Jeesh. Just...jeesh.

Plant it and grow a Rick tree ?

Just came home from a bloody awful gig. Terrible monitoring, idiot doing the sound who looked and acted battered. Just one of those 'why are we bothering' affairs. "Hey ho", ahpook muttered through clenched teeth.

It's like a jar to flans in.

I've seen them sharing cigarettes too

I don't feel limited by a 4-string, hence no 5-string bass.

They do look tempting don't they ? There is this thread from a few years ago, for a 5-string though. HTH

Slappy Birthday to you !

This !

'Kin loves me a bit of GLC.

Never had a formal lesson, but the best informal one was from my Mum, and had nowt to do with music. "Turn up on time and be nice." It's my ability to do both that has got me in more bands than my musical acumen IMHO.