police squad

er, the drummer doesn't lead the band (opens another tin of lager and sits back)

Here's my '73 P bass. Owned by me for 29 years and about 2000 gigs. It has been refinished in what looks like oil paint. Originally sunburst but already refinished when I bought it (Boogie Music, Denmark St / Charing cross road 1990) It was up for £450 I think. I traded an Aria SBR-150 and Shure wireless sm-58 plus 50 quid

Italy!! I'm half Italian. Probably on the take at Pisa airport. I don't trust anything in Italy. Twice the have tried to rip me off with car hire. I picked up a car recently and photographed some damage to the paint. I had full cover. When I took the car back the guy went straight to the damaged paint and wiped off a red mark. (no damage, just a red mark) but then he said the door lock had been broken. (transpires the cover over where you would insert the key was missing and the key wouldnt fit in) He tried to blame this on me, even though you dont use the key, just the remote. They are onanists!!

Tonight's set list Mustang Sally Sex on Fire Song 2 Can't get enough ..............................shall I go on?😂

That IS STUNNING Very well done to you

I had a precision shipped from Japan, the neck had been removed and taped to the body, then wrapped in bubble wrap. Worked a treat

I did that with my Steinberger XL-2. Someone asked for more pictures and I'd forgotten how immaculate it was. Fed up with being low-balled I remove it from sale.

looks like a refin to me too. The laquer should be clear and shiny

Playing a Jazz on this tour, sounded great

do it, I have the RM500 EVO II. Fab head, Ashdown rocks

On Sunday night 7th, we went to Brighton to see, Shawaddywaddy, Les Mckeon, David Essex and Suzi Quatro. Checked in to our hotel, got into the lift and lo and behold, Suzi was in the lift. I ended up carrying her suitcase as there were some stairs to negotiate. She seemed really nice. We had a laugh about an interview she did recently, it was about a fingers versus pick thing (The interviewer is a friend of mine and wanted some good questions relating to bass playing and so I told him to ask, fingers or pick. (I know she plays with her fingers)) Great show and saw her AGAIN in the lift in the morning. 'Great show' we said, 'Thanks' came the reply. A random guy in the lift said to her, were you at the Art Gunfunkal show last night', Suzi fixed him with a stare to rival my wife and said, 'Do I really look like Art Gunfunkal' The bloke was flummoxed and just stared right through her. We laughed all the way to her tour bus. We bid farewell, So to sum up, is she really a lift attendant or rock star (or both)

Someone on the tv said, 'don't buy it as an investment, buy it because you love it. If you love it, someone else will' I think this is a good philosophy. I have several old guitars and basses and I love them. They are all very good instruments in their own right. It helps when coming to sell them. I have played many vintage gibsons and fenders that were average at best. I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. Some people would pay silly money but a great guitar will always sell. I bought a 1989 PRS custom 24 signature series (hand signed and numbered by Paul) 13 years ago. I paid 1500 quid. I admit I bought it unseen on ebay as an investment. 1500 was dirt cheap but actually I was lucky. It is a fab instrument. I have several instruments worth much more than I paid for them. A lovely nest egg for when I retire. But I still play them down the boozer when I can

Talk to Rob Green at Status. I'm sure he'll be able to help

I saw it in the west when it opened. Justin Lee Collins and Shayne Ward. It was very good. The film, well I watched it again the other night. Truly awful

Here's a gratuitous picture of my wife's Bravewood '63 in Daphne blue. Un-reliced and unplayed these days as she's not gigging atm. The limelights look incredible too

Fret wire looks pretty thin on mine and it's from the first batch too

yep, I saw him with whitesnake in 1984. Mel Galley, John Sykes, Jon Lord, Cozy Powell.

it is intriguing

did the bass job go to someone else?

what's yours?

I've just got to the point when Verity gives in. So far an excellent read which could only ever have been written by someone who has done a lot of gigs in covers bands. Good work @Dave Vader

I had a Hartke HA-3500 for sale and Nathan asked how much the courier would cost. We did the deal and he paid immediately. Perfect, great comms too. Deal with confidence