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We finish our set with Rappers Delight, Sugarhill Gang. Our singer knows it off by heart. 😂

I never used to sing. In fact I couldn't sing a note until a joined a function band 20 odd years ago. They let me sing backing but I wasn't all that confident and stood back from the mike. Every gig I kept plugging away and got a lot better. Fast forward 20 years and now I am a better singer and sometimes get the lead vocals on a few numbers (Although I have to simplify the bass part) It just goes to show what you can do if you keep on at it.

More on here. https://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/478937-hit-records-bum-notes-out-tune-instruments.html

Bought a pair of vox bass headphones from Neil. Very well packed and good comms Will recommend.

Yes, there is a thread on that here.

Battle scarred 65 p. Tugbar and chrome knobs MIA 😊

Yes. Apparently, he was fooling around on the bass at a session when the producer said 'Thats brilliant! Can you do it again?' And so one of the greatest bass intros was born! 👍

I would rather go out and play rather than sit at home because I dont like to play the songs that the audience likes.

I am sick and tired of trotting out Sweet Home and Alright Now week after week. We tried substituting another Skynyrd number and Free song instead. But had to bring them back because audiences kept shouting for them. I suppose a landlord would prefer to see everyone singing along and enjoying themselves, and you would more than likely get re booked.

I think the remastered white album sounds much better. Although the drums in Gently Weeps are buried deeper in the mix than before. Still, hey ho! 👍

Yes. I was surprised to find John Lennons 'Jealous Guy' on there with the same tune and different words.

Is that a R******ker hanging on his wall?

Rocky Raccoon from The Beatles White album, Not only is it a terrible song, but the bass is terribly out of tune too!

There's a lot of us on here who grumbled about being bored playing Dakota. I dont mind it because I sing it. 😊

True dat. 😊

Hmm. We were recently asked to do Sweet Child Of Mine for a birthday party. Expecting some dull root note plodder, I didnt give it a proper listening until the night before. A good bassline in fact, which I struggled with! The bloke out of The Manic's bores me sh1itless.

I read somewhere that he blatantly pinched Dazed And Confused and passed it off as his own. The original composer never got a look in.

Interesting interview from bassist Klaus Voormann, who played on John Lennons' Imagine album. Comes across as a really nice bloke. https://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/2019/01/11/john-lennon-imagine-interview-voorman-keltner-molland/?fbclid=IwAR3d5WAvLWfq1SDBEzwMezeMROPQHg9dglUfsaG8drFoJBVJNsgftvMTEDw

If you know your basic scales, walking should be a doddle to pick up. There are a lot of you tube lessons on walking bass. Funnily enough, I had never played a walking bassline until a band I was in wanted to cover Kid by The Pretenders.

Location/Venue: White Hart, Acton, London Your age: 19 (1983) Your bass: Westone Thunder 1 Your amp: Vox 50 watt combo The set list (some of it): Mainly covers by The Jam, the Beatles and some originals.

I was staying at my girlfriends house when I heard of his passing on the news. I was gutted to say the least.

Agreed. Thats the sort of sniping that folks are commenting about!

Her ex husbands a bass player you know. Careful, he might be reading this! 😂🤣