geoffbyrne

Isn't the whole point of the drummer to keep the timing? If he can't do it then he's no asset to the band. yes, I've quit over drummers like that. Having said that, I've played with some pretty poor drummers with a good sense of timing. G.

Just listen to as many of the Blues greats as you can - and maybe listen to Coco Montoya a bit too as he's a modern bluesman who's not stuck to 12 bar. Apart from that, try and find a blues jam night somewhere near & go & participate. G.

I'd have a chat with John East. G.

Happened in a band I was in a few years ago. We arrived with written confirmation, and as above, since the other band was advertised we stood back, but the management admitted their mistake and gave us half our fee. G.

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1415275742' post='2598639'] They probably felt that was more politically correct than simply saying "NO GINGERS!" Jon. [/quote] Careful, Jon - you live in Scotland........ G.

I've a Korg Pitcjhack that works great for both bass & guitar, £11 from Evilbay. G.

You know how they say - 'Knock yourself out!'? Well I once did. I was playing stage right next to an unused upright piano, whn I dropped my plectrum (I was playing guitar at that time). I bent down to pick it up and as I straightened up I caught the top corner of the upright piano just behind my right eye - hard! Seemingly I stood there, glassy-eyed, swaying back and forward. Now this was an old hall and the stage was at least 5 feet above the dance floor, so it was a long-sh way to fall. Luckily the rhythm guitar player had spotted my predicament and ran forward and gently pulled me back to sit down on the stage. That was where my next moment of awareness occurred - after a couple of minutes I was OK to carry on, with a bit of a headache. G.

I had one of the IBS 200W heads a while back & thought it was a great sounding amp, but just not enough grunt for what I was doing at the time - would be OK now, though. G.

The one I got ate PP9's at the rate of 1 every 4 hours, so it went back. G.

If the neck's straight, grab it. G.

It's a Chapman Stick, Jim - but not as we know it!!! G.

I've used Picato steels before & saw/heard no prob., but nickel tuens my skin black anyway. I tend to use flats now & have been very happy with Picato flats, although I felt they could have been more responsive (low-ish signal). G.

I used to play with a keys player who also played a bit of guitar & bass - he always played the flipped. He told me that it was because he was the only corrie-fister (left hander) in the family & he had 3 older brothers who played guitar/bass. He learned to play (& he wasn't bad, but a much better keys player) by picking up his brothers' instruments thus saving himself mucho dinero! It might be interesting to find out if those mentioned above as playing flipped learned on their older brothers' instruments. G.

I haven't got one, but I used to (in the early 60's!). There were 2 body depths - mine was the thin & it was about 1.75" - I have no idea about the deep body - mayby 3/3.5". They tend to split in the longitude direction just above the heel, where it joins the body - as the end of the fretboard floats above the body. Check for quality of repair if it has. G.

I have a BBG5A which the Bass Doc modded with a fretless fingerboard & I swapped the pickups for the double-pole pups from an RBX375, so I'm not sure how valid this is, but I love it! It's a wee bit on the heavy side, but the tone from the 'buckers has that extra kick of mids that works for fretless. Usual brill Yammy construction & heavy hardware. It's the one that lies out all the time. G.

I've got one of these on my BB415 and it works just fine - looks good too. G.