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Isn’t that the good bit about being a bass player? You don’t have to be precise and repeatable each time. ‘Specially if you’re playing jazz ha ha.

Most session musicians are very good at what they do. They can read flyshot off the page and, er, that’s it.

I’ve got one like HJ’s folding trolley. Came from Maplin back in the day. Takes up very little room in the motor and, with a bungee, can work as a double bass trolley. ’Course, the best solution is to have lightweight gear.

Yes, that’s the stuff.

Is it a serious dent? If not too bad you could simply match the colour with a furniture repair stick - a waxy crayony thing. That would reduce the obvious ding. You’ll be bound to find a few knocks here and there in a bass’s life.

Ah!

You’ve probably had enough of how old I am. But just to say I hope I’ve got one or two more gigs left in me. I’ve got two in the diary and our weekly residency will resume again soon. And I can do a two hour gig no trouble at all. But the trouble is that, even looking back ten years ago, I look so bloody old. It’s embarrassing to me and it must be embarrassing to the band. So I’ve got most of my kit up for sale, I’ll just keep a bass and an amp- in case. And I’m taking BA55 ACE off the car. It’s irrelevant Sob

Anything by Spooky Tooth or...Robert Implant?

You are my Dentistry or...Dentistry’s Child?

Just to remind you that I have a Genz Benz combo listed in the Amps and Cabs For Sale section. This works very well with DB and is very portable in its own carry bag. I have used it a lot with a whole succession of basses and can really recommend it. I’ve recently reduced to a crazy price to clear the house.

Three of us lived in a flat in Cheltenham a long time ago. We had quite a successful band, a six piece playing Trad because it was what people wanted to hear. But we were modernists at heart at an exciting time when Adderley was in his pomp and Miles and Coltrane were the coming men. We also enjoyed and discussed classical music and the radio was on all day tuned to the pop stations and the pirates. So nothing was ruled out and I’m sure it made me a better musician if not a better person. Others to judge, of course.

I wear incontinence pants for Trad.

Good point, Owen. I’ve always said that expressing a preference means you miss things too.

Just to remind you that as part of my downsizing/retirement purge I’ve got some amps and cabs for sale in the relevant section. All these items have been used with my double bass and work very well with the instrument.