Hobbayne

John Paul Jones?

I have got myself an acoustic guitar to work out songs and chords etc. It wasnt a top of the range one, but it does the job. Apart from the strings! They are horrible cheese wire type things which rip my fingers to shreds. Anyone play acoustic and can recommend some strings? Its even more confusing than bass strings in the string shops! I know this a bass players forum but I couldnt find 'Acoustic Guitar Chat' .

No cheap rubbish then. Thats good.

Oooh nice! Is it weighty??

I had my first session there back in 1982. It only had 2 rooms and a pool table. The last time I was there they had lots of rooms. It used to run by a bloke called Simon and his sister IIRC.

With neck dive as well. Who could ask for more??

Is that bloke on the left playing the bassline on a Strat?

Yes. Apparently, In a dream one night he heard the Mexican trumpets, so he rushed to overdub them.

Reminds me of The Concert For Bangladesh where Ravi Shankar and the Indian musicians sat down on the floor and began to tune. The crowd burst into applause thinking this was the actual Indian music section, and Ravi said "If you liked the tuning that much you should wait till we start playing properly!"

Is that what key its in??

I use an Xvive bass squeezer. Its a no frills effect pedal which adds a bit of punch and drive.

I probably wouldnt. One classic rock covers band is pretty much like the other. Most of the stuff we play is also played by other bands on the local circuit in West London. On the other hand, we do some stuff that other bands dont do. (Yet)

What are you? - The hired hand? Tell them to go f*** themselves!

Never mind, your Limelights up for sale again.

That post is 3 years old, I dont think its on the system anymore. This any good? https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/ocean_colour_scene/the_riverboat_song_bass_485838

David Icke tribute band?

It is well known that Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker hated each others guts. Dave Davies and Mick Avory had a punch up on stage. I used to play in a band where the guitarist and singer wouldn't speak to each other on or off stage, that made for some interesting gigs. Any other grumpy band member stories?

for sale is a lovely blue squier affinity bass

How very dare you! That was written by the God of bass Herbie Flowers!! But you are right.

When I crank up my MIM Precision and hit it hard with a pick through my Markbass combo, it gives a dirtier sound than my more expensive basses do. I quite like it. No effects nothing.

The camera work these days seems to be some fancy arty farty vertigo inducing modern art. I gave up watching some bloke being interviewed the other day, because the camera kept zooming in and out up this blokes nose and earholes while said bloke looked straight ahead at another camera which it flipped back to from time to time in black and white.

Blues Brothers stuff goes down well. Everybody Needs Somebody, Sweet Home Chicago etc.

I once played with a friend who was friends with Owen Paul (Who had a one hit wonder in the 80's) Owen Paul turned up and we played a few of his songs. (Including his hit)

You can go inside if you fork out a hundred quid! https://www.seetickets.com/tour/abbey-road-lectures

Hey Jude. Boring, boring, boring, bo,... zzzz.