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Not my cup of tea at all, Phil, but I still hope to be there, work commitments allowing.

This hasn't turned up yet - have you sent it? If not, please miss me out as it turns out I already have a copy!

Bought Peter's Korg D1600. Great communication and he packed it well enough to survive armageddon. Deal with confidence. Martin

I'm a big fan of the earlier stuff - what a great band they were! Stepping Out is good too. He is a very talented writer and performer but for me, the combination of him and the original band is unbeatable.

Yes please. I'll pm my details. Martin

2. My beloved Musicmaster and a defretted Rockbass that hangs around like a bad smell.

Grotesque by The Fall turned me away from ELP and the ilk forever.

Did a primary school gig last weekend too. First gig with our new singer. Went really well, the kids and mums loved it, the dads hung around the BBQ and tapped their feet. And I, despite approaching my 47th birthday, played Mustang Sally for the first time ever.

Didn't Lakland announce recently that they'd be producing short scale necks that could be fitted to their existing models? I wondered about scale etc when I read it.

Piano > Violin > Guitar > Bass plus a few oddball instruments in between (drums, Tuba, Euphonium, mandolin, ukelele). I like to play bass for soul music, and guitar for indie rock stuff.

Welcome. Musicmaster player here.

I know Larry Taylor's work with Tom Waits. Didn't realise he was with Canned Heat. Great player. Monkees had the of session guys on their records.

Yep, thanks Keith and Phil. And I got to see the last 5 minutes of Man Utd beating Liverpool. Perfect afternoon!

I'll buy some on the day.

I play bass at low volumes at home through a 70s Fender Vibrolux Reverb. The valves haven't been touched since 1987 (and then only one, I think). Frankly my bass never sounded better. I wouldn't rehearse or gig with it though. It does make me want to try a bass valve amp.

The Fall have had 2 bassists from time to time. And a big +1 to the Dirtbombs - best band ever!

There's quite a few bits of fuzz bass in Sly and the Family Stone tracks, even the poppier ones.

Alhbass, I've just picked up a second hand DHA bass compressor which you're welcome to borrow to try out - you're not far from me. PM if interested. Dave, The one I've bought is from September 2007. Do they improvements you mention above date from after this time, and if so, what roughtly would be the price of an upgrade? Cheers, Martin

Just received a DHA Compressor from Ian (Bigwan). Well packaged, good communication, and a real good deal. I'd say you can deal with Ian with confidence. Martin

Took me a couple of reads, but I think I understand. Thanks for your time. However I still don't understand why you, for example, make some of your pedals (Thumpinator, Ultratone etc) with a centre positive connector whilst others (H1, D1) are centre negative. Doesn't that just make the provision of a power supply more difficult if you happen to have both sorts on your pedal board?

I have a 70s Musicmaster that you're welcome to try out if you're passing through Harrogate.

That's great - may it be the first of many.