police squad

Have just seen this on his FB page. This is heart braking news

I do an 80s duo (amazing fun). We have live guitar and the keys player does as much as he possibly can. It goes down an absolute storm and no one has ever questioned the use of the backing tracks, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. We buy ready made tracks which you change levels of various parts or drop them out all together.

if you want to use them, use them. The punters wont care. However, if a muso comes up to you and expresses concern about the backing tracks, just ask them why they aren't out working! Usually shuts them up. As I've said before, your job is to entertain the punters, so do what you have to

The Shotgun Wedding band

yep me too, just bought a P bass body from Matt superb packaging as well as a superb P bass body deal with confidence cheers mart

I'm no fan of tort guards but that looks fantastic

I'm Sting in a Police tribute but used the Hartke gear in a 60s band, a classic rock band, a Jam tribute, a blues band. Mainly with Fender Precision basses

I used a Hartke HA3500 for many years, through a Hartke transporter 4x10. It was simply brilliant. Then I went all lightweight, so sold the Hartke gear

My '73. Bought in 1990 from Boogie Music IIRC. Done thousands of gigs on this. Light, perfect sound, everybody who plays it, loves it. A real players guitar too. I will sell it when I retire from playing although that won't be for a while yet (I'm 52) Always love to post a picture of the old girl

D is for Deep Purple

This is a great site. Well done everyone

what makes a great bass easy snake oil

mostly pick, purple tortex maybe 1.14mm usually Roto's RS66 (La bella on the hofner) Usually Fender P ( a choice of several)but a good chance to post my favourite from 1973 could be Ibanez Musician MC940 fretless, Hofner violin bass, Rickenfakers x 2, (depends on the gig) Cable, Whirlwind maybe, there's certainly one in my case amp (currently Ashdown RM500 Evo 2) cab (currently mark bass club 1x15 and 2x10) Nothing else, clip on tuner or the tuner on my phone

Centre forward must be John Entwhistle

I've no idea to be honest. I was going into the studio and decided to check the electronics under the scratchplate. The pots weren't soldered very well (if at all) so I just replaced them and kept the ceramic capacitor. I threw them out, whatever they were. No one wanted P basses back then (1990). In hindsight, obviously, I would have kept them. (I'm sure they were knackered though, I don't often throw things out)

I have my eye on one of these atm. Once my Brian May is paid for (interest free over 9 months, bought last july) I may jut pull the trigger with another interest free purchase

those pots look like the ones on my '73, which I replaced in 1991 with ESP parts

Ozzy at The Leas Cliffe hall, circa 1988/89. Zak Wilde on guitar. It was too loud, even in the bar. Shame really as I was interested in seeing Zak play

good thread this I was at Reading in 83. Sabbath with Gillan and Bev Bevan filling in on drums. I was back t the camp site when I heard smoke on the water. I'll leave it there Van Halen, Wembley about 1992 ish. Sammy Hagar on vocals. Terrible sound where we were, so we left Ozzy at Folkestone Leas Cliffe Hall about 10 years ago, Gus G on guitar. Dull Joe Bonamssa, Folkestone. Dull Dr and the medics, Folkestone. Number 1 at the time. Dreadful Iron Maiden, Brixton academy, maybe 15-20 years ago. Loved Maiden growing up, just found it boring

Does anyone remember this programme. They were trying to write the UK entry, IIRC the year after Katrina & the Waves won it. The song they wrote was called 'More than enough for one life' It was demoed by Katrina herself but actually sung by a bloke I asked Katrina about it, when I saw her play locally, a couple of years ago. She said she just didn't remember it, which surprised me

that's great info Don, thanks mart

Don, are these la bellas long enough to be strung through the body. I have them on my Hofner and like them a lot thanks Mart