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I got a DVD with a guitar mag - 'Warwick Live 2011-Fuss on the buss'. It features T.M., Bootsy and many more. Runs for around 25 mins. Yours for nowt - just send me your address and will mail it to you. Cheers.

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[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1321709526' post='1442242'] Watched her on Jools last night as part of the 2011 'best of'. Great voice, quirky girl, like it. Adele has a totally stunning voice. I really like her tracks but totally over played which will ruin it....along with X Factor contestants thinking they have a voice like her. Another band on called The Civil Wars....great duo...acoustic folky/blues...like it a lot. Both had really good gritty voices. [/quote] I remember seeing Jessie on Later doing 'Pricetag', thought it was brilliant. Great song/singer/performance. How many of todays artists would go on national TV with just an acoustic guitar accompanying them, with nowhere to hide?

+1 on the QSC stuff. I've used the PLX range for years with absolutely no problems, and they're not heavy either. Pretty sure they all bridge into 8 ohms if you want as well.

[b]Best budget strings I've used are Legacy - £7.95 a set from Strings Direct.[/b] [b]Apparently they are rebranded Rotosound Roto bass nicklewounds (usually retail around £14 mark).[/b] [b]I don't normally like Rotos, but these are great quality and value for money. I started using them on my spare[/b] [b]bass but now use them on my main one too. They last a good while, and keep their tone well.[/b]

Generally 6m for me - play a lot of theatres with big stages, so need the length(...!!!) However, don't like to be too far from my gear, so this seems to define things nicely.

Stones - Get your ya ya 's out. Notable mentions - Springsteen - Live 75-85 Stevie Wonder - Natural Wonder (often overlooked 1995 double cd) Band - Last Waltz BB King - Live at the Regal

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I'm available for dep work in December - lots of experience doing functions/weddings etc. Great busker, some reading ability and b.vox too. Reliable & presentable, good pro gear and own transport. North / Midlands ish areas, though can travel further if your wallet allows! Give me a shout if you need a night off, cheers.

I was made to love her - Stevie W. Bernadette - Four Tops Ain't no mountain.. - Marvin & Tammi Terrell

I got this for Xmas last year. The basic advice and info is okay, but very repetitive in the case studies of various basses I think, which makes for a rather underwhelming read overall for the money IMO.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170716644731"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170716644731[/url] Ashdown ABM500 EVOII head and Ashdown Neo Classic 410 cab for £379 in Stanford le Hope. Seems a good price?

Went to see the brilliant modern bluegrass band Chatham County Line last night at The Brudenell in Leeds. Fantastic DB playing by Greg Readling - anyone wanting to catch them they're in Glasgow tonight (29th Oct) and Newcastle tomorrow before heading out to Holland and Belgium.

Slightly OT, but the cover by Madness also had a great bassline that didn't just copy the original. Great song.

Not long ago I did a gig 150 miles away - got all my stuff out, put cabinet in place and then realised I'd left my Markbass head at home! Great having lightweight amps,but in this case I reckon it was due to being so small that I left it in my hallway. Played all night just into the PA with no monitors! Won't be doing that again in a hurry - I now have a checklist in my car. Senior moments, doncha just love em...........

[quote name='EskimoBassist' timestamp='1318258343' post='1399763'] To me, being in tune is really important. It's being OUT of tune that really kills a vibe for me, and unfortunately I've shared the stage with many musicians who haven't bothered to check before playing. Shudder, shudder. [/quote] +1 I remember before digital tuners how dreadful some bands did sound. Also tuners have helped players to adjust the intonation on their instruments far more easily than before, so that they played in tune as well as in concert pitch. Anyone remember seeing footage of The Stones tuning up in a caravan just before their 1969 Hyde Park gig? Poor old Mick Taylors first gig with the band in front of 250,000 people too! The band were barely in tune most of the time - (still sounded great though!).

Just experienced my first ever problem with a Musicman instrument. Was using my 2003 MM Sub on a gig last night, and it cut out completely. Reinserted the lead and it was fine for rest of the show. Took it to my tech to have a look at today, and he says its a solder issue on the circuit board of the preamp. Apparently the boards are machine soldered (wave method or something?) and this does n't allow much solder on the joints to accumulate. The circuit board flexes slightly when inserting the jack lead, and eventually causes the solder to crack. Simple job of applying more solder to the joint to sort out - he did the others whilst he was at it too to prevent same thing on them. I've had MM basses for years and never had this happen, so hopefully its an isolated incident - just thought I'd share in case it happens with yours. Cheers, Pete.

GAK at Brighton usually have good stocks of GK stuff, and their price is only a bit more at £514. Maybe worth a try if you're in a hurry etc.

Aaah yes, the old 215 BL. HH marketed these as an all round general purpose job (bass/keys/guitar etc), and they were right heavy buggers - 132lbs/60kgs of Taberpan (chipboard) heaven ! 200 watts / 4 ohms. Most people paired them up with an HH VS amp top. (we always used to laugh at their guitar version - HH VS (versus) Musician!) Think the later cabs (without the clip on cover) had the uprated 1500E speakers which were a bit more use IIRC. Get what you can for it is my advice - £75 would be a result I reckon.

Seen the AWB maybe a dozen times over the last 30 odd years, and whatever the line up they've always been great. Alan Gorrie such an underated player/singer. My favourites are Work to do, If I ever lose this heaven and Keepin it to myself. Also the great album they made with Ben E.King (Benny and us). First time I saw Steve Ferrone play was with AWB, one of the best drummers I've ever seen. Hamish Stuart still working with his band too - saw him in Leeds at The Duchess a few years ago and they did a few AWB tunes as well as some of his solo stuff. Great band featuring the superb Ian Thomas on drums, and Steve Pearce on bass.

[quote name='Hutton' post='1374726' date='Sep 15 2011, 06:21 PM']Does that mean you'll be moving on to a G&L? [/quote] LOL yeah maybe so - going to take a while though!

The only thing that made me stop using my 63 P-bass was a Ray. Just a logical extension of Leo's original classic, what's not to like? I love MM basses - got 2 Rays and also a Sub and they're all brill. Can't ever see me using anything else as my No.1 go to bass really. And they look ace......