Japhet

I blame Simon bloody Cowell for the continuing demise of music venues and live music. Millions of people who used to have a life now find themselves glued to the sofa every Saturday night. I also blame him for global warming, the pain in my left knee and the rise in the price of fish fingers. Bastard!

I have a mate who was a navigator in a USAF helicopter for years. He was telling me that his hearing damage manifests itself as; not being able to separate sound sources as in, being on the phone when somebody in the room talks to you and the whole thing turns into an unintelligible mush. The damage was done by long term exposure to low frequency noise and it described precisely what I suffer from.

Check out Robbie MacIntosh's album Emotional Bends.

+1 for the TC Nova Dynamics.

Similar to Frank above, we play Sexy Little Thing by Chicken Foot. Goes down a storm. We do the Blackberry Smoke one too.

I'm quite partial to a bit of Ludovico Einaudi on a Sunday morning.

Pissed up bloke came up to me once in the middle of a song and yelled in my ear "I've written a song. I'll give you the words and chords in the break and you can play it in the second set".

Don't know about the cab but the WT550 is a tone monster.

+1 for the MB Fusion. If you wanted to go 2nd hand, a Streamliner would seem to fit the bill and I'd also have a look at the Eden WT550.

Was going to use my Genz Streamliner head with it which I'd imagine is similar to the ToneHammer.

I'm on the lookout for a small cab to use for rehearsals and a few quiet(ish) gigs. !x12 would be good but have also spotted the Phil Jones 4x5 Compact. Anyone had any experience of them or have any recommendations? I also like the look of the TKS 1x12 but don't have a big budget.

The man was a genius in my opinion. He managed to bring the bass guitar out of the shadows and into the spotlight with his gorgeous melodic lines and sexy, slinky style. What made this achievement even ore remarkable was the lack of influences to draw from at the time. He did It by himself from the age of 15. He wrote some damn fine songs too. A massive loss to the bass playing fraternity.

A couple for now. Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (Bob Babbitt) B52s - Love Shack Undoubtedly more to follow.

Welcome aboard. Can't imagine not having my lightweight 2x12 now.

I put a John East preamp in my Stingray a while back and just love it. Sounds grittier and more responsive to me. Going to do the same with my 55 01 as soon as I have a few quid to spare. Will leave the Bart pickups in it for starters.

Looks like a Fisher Price Chapman stick. I could never play a stick in a million years but this thing looks tempting.

Learn the fretboard. Learn the scales. Play any scale or pattern starting with your known root note which gives you the key (pretty much).

The Carpenters were useless at woodwork. Karen, however, wasn't bad at plastering and Richard was a reasonable brick layer.

Mustang Sally Alright Now Sweet Home Alabama Hard to Handle Honky Tonk Women Rockin in the Free World Pride and Joy Have almost managed to dump all of these from the current set!

In his spare time, Van Morrison is a delivery driver for Sainsburys.

You never said you were one of quads.

Not exactly underrated, but with the amount of adulation James Jamerson (rightly) gets, I often think Bob Babbitt deserves a lot more acclaim than he gets.

TRBX 305 or, if you can find one for the money a Lakland 55-01 is a cracker.

Another vote for the GK500 Fusion or the Aguilar Tone Hammer. I use a Streamliner but also get a nice warm sound out of my Tecamp. The Puma 500 would be worth a listen if you get a chance.