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[quote name='Norm' timestamp='1458250371' post='3006084'] me too! My nearest big venue as a teen. UFO, motorhead, rush, msg, ac/dc with bon etc. We must have been at a lot of the same gigs! [/quote] Saxon, Jon Anderson (Song of Seven tour), Trust, Gillan.. it seemed like there was a great gig every week. These were the days when tours were 30 or 40 dates long.

Uli Jon Roth, The Railway, Ipswich. It actually hurt so I watched the gig from the side of the stage kind of behind the PA.

I used to watch all the touring bands there when I was a teenager. Iron Maiden with Paul Dianno, Trust. Diamond Head, April Wine.. I can't remember many of them it was so long ago but I always loved the venue.

It's an interesting question. I would like to know if any bands have broken up, the parties STUDIED music and then, when they reformed, were better. I suspect not. Jazz acts rarely reform as the idea is mostly to keep moving forward but there have been a few reunions 'for old times sake'. My favourite is the trio of Sam Rivers, Dave Holland and Barry Altschul. Their 'Reunion' album is superb.

City Boy - 5705

The trouble with Jazz Festivals is that they often need to employ every pa company and sounding in the region and so many of them have never had to mike up a jazz band before, let alone a double bass. Sound is often of a questionable standard.

The Monkees?

There are two solo double bass albums by Dave Holland. So that's half a market

I spent a lot of time with Al DiMeola' s picking technique book and my pick technique is now better than most guitarist!

There is wisdom in there, EB. Wisdom.

Would that it were that simple, Pops. I am thinking of it series of solo double bass recordings so I don't have to worry about anyone else!!

It's frustrating, innit? I am better now than I ever have been but the better I get more frustrated I get at the music I get to play. When you listen to the greats all day and then get to gig what is mostly a load of old b******s, you have to ask yourself, why bother? I am sure it is OK for people who live in the big metropolitan areas but out is the sticks, you just can't find the player who are a, able to play this sh*t and b, who WANT to play this sh*t Good enough doesn't seem good enough at the moment!

I always practice reading Jazz solos or Bach Cello Suites which are invariably difficult to read through flawlessly. The up-side of that is that actual bass parts are quite easy!!

I did a great pencil drawing of Steve Howe years ago (like 30). Don't know what happened to it.

Messing with the sound whilst playing a gig is never going to end well. 35 years gigging and it still happens. Happened to me last Sunday, actually. Soundtracks are more and more important the louder you get. The louder you get, the harder it is to fix anything on the fly.

Interestingly, as an ex-art student myself, I struggle with paintings of musicians generally. I find they don't make good art. There are exceptions but, in the main, I prefer arty photographs to paintings.

My 'one' is a Wal that is three weeks short of it's 30th birthday. My new 7-string is a convenient addition to my studio but isn't gigged.

Ipod through Skullcandy earbuds. AKG headphones at home. Speakers got ruined in a house move but never got replaced but, if I am honest, music time at home is 99% practice, study and composition not listening.

Depends on context, absolutely. Play adifferent bass note and a mode will be something else. We are in a position of absolute power!!!

ELO's Out Of The Blue was a favourite when I was about 12. Now the one that I consider one of my top albums of all time is Pat Metheny's 80/81. After that, all the doubles I like are live recordings.

On my list of worries, this is not at all near the top The problems really start where your whole GENRE is purloined for aftershave commercials......

Joint third? I'll take that.

I got this last month and, whilst I like some of it, overall, I found that it failed to live up to the hype. It's ok, though.

I do like it when everyone gets at least one vote!!

Last night's rehearsal. Use sh*t amp provided by studio or schlep my own up the stairs for a better sound? A fcuk it. It's only a rehearsal.