Mickeyboro

Short answer is yes. But I don't slap or pop!

Our drummer was recording with his 'other' band so we were invited along for an evening 'session' as they were having friends round for a party. Having found the studio in the middle of nowhere, I was told that his band's singer had done his throat during the day's recording and they would not be playing. Hung around two hours for our singer to show, then found the assembled multitude didn't want to listen to us anyway! To add insult to injury the (worse for drink) studio owner started loudly f***ing about with my bass/rig without permission which resulted in a serious eyeball to eyeball exchange of views. Trouble is my bandmates now want to record with this joker... It was a gig, Jim,but not as we know it.

I have a 71 Precision (in avatar) and I've never played one better. Some people tell me it has a Jazz-style neck. I never thought it slim until I acquired a Stingray!

Just caught the first hour on Sky of this 2005 show of Eric Clapton, Gary Brooker and friends playing a charity gig for a load of Hooray Henry/ettas. Guests: Ringo, Roger taylor, Katie M*lua (yuk), etc, etc. And the star of the show for me is - Dave Bronze. What a fantastically tasteful bassman. Maybe we should have a thread for underrated bass players. And he plays a Precision a bit like mine!

I saw this in Denmark Street a week or so ago and posted. Looked tatty close up, and with the replaced tuners I was not tempted.

We decided on Funky Claude*. Googled it and there was a band of that name in Australia. We are now Funkee Clawed...with a cat as our logo! A prize to any pub that spells the name correctly. * Deep Purple fans will recognise!

Gotta be Slade!

I gave the last band I left a month, but said if they needed a dep after that they were free to ask - if available I would help them out. Give too much notice and the thing gets swept under the carpet in hopes you'll reconsider.

Is that Jimmy Dewar in your avatar BD? If so you have good taste!

I was up on Denmark St today and saw a Shergold Marathon cut from £495 to £250. It wasn't in great nick and had replacement tuners but I was till tempted. Did I miss out on a bargain? PS Query: the headstock had a circular hole in it, not the triangular logo - what does that signify?

The first band I was in, I played rhythm guitar badly and was tolerated cos I wrote all the songs. The bass player was Jamaican and so cool that both the singer and myself became bassists in later bands! Don did have a problem, however - our sole publicity shot (which we sent to the papers) was under exposed and, when reproduced in the local rags, showed four white blokes, a gap and a broadly grinning set of teeth...

Worcester Park closed (or rather they turned the function room into a car park!). Pete does Sutton United now. I would not fancy being a promoter in the current climate - I think he does an all right job. M

Good luck - you have taste! My band (in Hampshire) do The Hunter (and yes I know they didn't write it!)

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='303424' date='Oct 9 2008, 11:20 PM']I can't get over how lucky I've been recently. I've even won the Reader's Digest Prize Draw![/quote] Don't mock, Jack - I returned the form once and won a telly. Took so long to arrive though I couldn't remember why it was being delivered - nearly returned it!

Agree with Yorks 5 Stringer. I too had a ticket for a gig in the 70s but they'd packed in by the time they got 'down sarf'. The 2000 tour was good but no comparison.

Funnily enough Nick said the same about you! As you can see from my avatar this is a good look. Well done Clarky...

I sold Clarky a bass. He paid me upfront, quickly, no questions asked and was a total gent. Cheers mate! PS he also knows a lot about Metallica

First four albums were fabulous - jazz loving musicians playing rock. Since then, they have been rock musicians playing (or trying to play) jazz. Not so good.