miles'tone

I'm Free - Soup Dragons

So Long, Farewell - The Sound of Music

I'm in. I've got 2 ABGs to sell and the money will be going straight in the bank and staying there.

Scream To A Sigh Happy New Year gang! All the best for '23. Live well, love hard ✊️

The Doors Of The 21st Century at Wembley Arena some years ago. Terrible. Ray Manzarek was a snarky tool, the drummer had a kit so big as to give Neil Peart a run for his money and insisted on playing all of it all the time, and the bass player played the sh!itest slap solo I've ever heard bang in the middle of LA Woman which they all played horribly wrong. At one point it sounded like Ray, Robbie and the bass player were all at different parts of the tune. Ian Astbury who was doing Jim's thing was outstanding though, the best thing about it. No wonder John Densmore sued their derrières to cease and desist!

Germoline - Dolly P

Cor blimey, splendid job sir! 👏

VindaLoo - Fat Les

White Lines (Don’t Do It) - Melle Mel

Was going to suggest the same. I do this on my upright because I'm a heathen hack. Doesn't harm the bass at all. That's my job 😁

True Grit - Glen Campbell

Too ill is when your singer is too poorly to sing but she can still play rhythm guitar, and I'm not quite as poorly but still tripping out on flu enough to think it would be a good idea for me to take over on vocals. I had never sung in public before. I gave it everything. It didn't go particularly well. Two positives gained from the experience were that I found out that I can sing and play the bass at the same time (a great surprise) and that the whole debacle was recorded so we have a good tear rolling laugh listening to it occasionally. Oh it's funny now... We did get paid still though and the venue closed down soon after so we never got to find out if we were never invited back! 😄

Flames Go Higher - Eagles Of Death Metal

I'm with you there 😄 Sorry if I came across as the pedant..✌️

Digital

Brite Flats are a different string to the Pressure wounds. BF are roundwounds that are ground down then polished. Pressure wounds are just that. Roundwound wrap wire that is put under pressure so the string gets an elliptical wrap instead of round, making for a smoother string.

I've used groundwounds in the past but couldn't get on with them (Elites and D'addario). GHS Brite Flats are a better groundwound from what I've read. Currently very happy with Dunlop flats which are bright and thumpy in a great way that suits any music imho.

Out - Stingray5 In - The P bass Of Doom Tacoma Thunderchief +1

(Day-O) Banana Boat - Harry Belafonte

(In The Middle Of The Night) The River of Dreams - Billy Joel

Boxer Beat - Joe Boxing Day ✊️

Stunning bass congratulations!!

Brothers in Armchairs - Dire Straits

I know, I know... how many times have we all said it... I mean it sincerely though. I'm selling all my superfluous instruments in the new year, leaving me with said P bass and my upright. I don't need and have no use for anything else. I'm 50 now, spent the last 20 years going through the whole cycle of bass buying, dopemine chasing madness. It's been a fun (and expensive) ride but now I'm good. Done with twisting, stick! I've cashed in my chips and left the casino.

Cheers mate. I bought mine from the states actually, from a dealer in Florida who shall remain nameless because he helped me out by being "generous" with it's shipping value. Like I said, a massive sweaty gamble... (Don't try this at home kids!). I tried to bring him down on what was already a very fair price because, all in, the cost was beyond me. His response was, "hey man I feel for you but I ain't pickin' up the tab for y'all voting brexit. Here's what I'll do..." I've been looking for one for years and although it's the most I've ever paid for a bass, it was the cheapest I'm likely to ever see one in my lifetime. I just closed my eyes, told myself I'm worth it, and pressed Buy Now. It could have gone so so wrong in many ways. I guess the universe decided I needed a break!