police squad

covers or originals? I wish more people would learn to do BVs, they really fill the sound if (if they're good obviously)

normally 2 x 1 hour for my 80s band, 80s duo and Police Tribute. I did a gig late last year and we did 2 x 45 mins. It was over in a heart beat

certainly sir, I have removed the vibrola, these pictures were when I bought it, 18 or so years ago

If you can see a way forward and it will settle down, keep buggering on. (this is what I used to do and it was eventually ok) If you don't think it will settle, personally, I would have to leave. Life is just too short to have to deal with sh!t from bands. I folded my last band due to the idiot guitarist bullying the new drummer. Band mates wouldn't listen to my solution (which was to get my wife on the bass and me switch to guitar and everything would have improved, she does BVs and plays like me) So I folded it

simple is sometimes best. I love a good telecaster. Wish I'd kept the jr now, but still have a '67 SG jr

I had one of those for a few years. Sold it to my brother. It was/still is awesome

I have a JTV59. A fine instrument indeed. Great acoustic sounds and the out of phase strat quack is great too. Gretsch sounds are good too. Having been down the rabbit hole of guitars (like basses) I have settled on Brian May guitars. I currently have 4. 24 inch scale and 24 frets. A good range of tones and a bit different. I have a couple of les pauls, an SG jr, strats including a 12 string, 2 telecasters, ovation acoustic, 335 a-like.

To be honest and in my experience, they shouldnt be copying and pasting your bits together (oo-er). They should have been able to drop you in, like we did in the old days. I haven't been in a studio for nearly 20 years now and that was with the legend that was Chris Tsangarides, where he tidied up a slightly too behind the beat note that I played. As Lozz says, don't beat yourself up about it, it went on all the time. Just try and enjoy playing and stay out of the politics

unfortunately the case has been removed from sale!!

PMd

I think I have a solution. My wife has some family up there, so we're going to visit them cheers folks

Thanks mate, just checking with him, if he could get to MK or northampton services

Someone is selling a bass case I would like but it's a four hour drive. I'm in Kent. Anyone about, going that way, nearby, some sort of relay, maybe get it to london, thoughts lovely people😍

My brother had a strat that Simon made. It was very nice but he fell out of love it and sold it (It went to the US) You must come across Matt Schofield a bit then

SVLs? Are they Simon Law basses?

I got mine from the importers at the time (cant remember who they were it was 6 years ago)

I still gig my older more valuable instruments, if they fit the criteria. My '73 P bass comes out occasionally '67 SG jr, which got a lot of use after a car crash left me with bad whiplash because it is so light. Looking forward to gigging my '64 hofner violin bass, when I get the chance. But I wouldn't fly with them now and as others have said, as long as I can keep an eye on them at gigs

I would leave or sack the singer

so many people dont use decent mic systems, especially wireless. Battery going flat is also a bit schoolboy too. Well done for sorting it on the fly though

Did my first gig for 12 weeks on Friday night. (back injury prevented me) It was just a pub, with my 80s duo, I was singing and playing guitar. Sometimes sitting on my stool, mostly standing. We all had a great time and with a 10.30 finish, was home with my dinner by 11.30 happy days

I've owned my own PA, on and off for over 35 years. Occasionally and only very occasionally i take it for someone elses benefit (my mates) I was recently asked if I fancied joining a band and doing half the singing with the guitarist doing half. Which means i would have to use my PA as they dont have one But it's not a band I want to do at the moment (the guitarists and drummer are utterly superb though and we do a blues rock gig once a year together, which I take my whole kit too and love it too) The last proper band I was in, the band bought the van, on the understanding if you left, you got nothing. The bass player and original singer owned the PA but when the singer left, he gifted the PA to the bassist. (I played guitar and sang in this band. Everything was put thru the PA and we left everything bar guitars in the van) It worked very well

I have the MIPRO MI58 system. Very low latency figures and amazing audio. I've used it about 10 times (I've been injured for the past 10 weeks, so no gigs) and it's been awesome. I was going to buy Sennheiser EW-G4 (like my wireless mic) but it was so much more expensive and I took a leap of faith with the MIPRO. So far.........................So good

Hofner contempory basses are worth a look

Thanks to @EBS_freak I went channel 38 and pay the license. 4 years in now and never a problem. Sennheiser EW 100 G4-945-S Vocal Wireless System,