Jean-Luc Pickguard

These days I tend to I take two of my lovely mustangs to gigs. I have a choice of five. Last time it was The Daphne Blue JMJ as the main bass with the Capri Orange Classic Vibe as backup. On Saturday the Black JMJ will get an outing, and I'll probably bring the Orange Squier again as the spare, possibly getting it out for the soundcheck. The most basses I've taken to a gig was three when a previous band played a gig at London Zoo - Then I had an Active Jazz, a passive thunderbird and an electric upright. All three were played and the two guitarists brought (and played) seven guitars between them.

All Your Sisters - Mazzy Star

Send Me A Postcard - Shocking Blue

Cereal Thrilla - The Prodigy

Underpants - Jon Foxx

Ups & Downs - The Residents

If You Want Blood You've Got it - AC/DC

Orange Crush - R.E.M.

A friend had a Roland Alpha Juno 2 where his favourite sound was one he'd called 'Liquid 5hit' The Animoog iPad app has an expansion pack called the BASE Pack which is all farts & burps

Love Shack - The B-52's

Tap Turns On The Water - C.C.S.

That ridiculous relic job though

Big Log - Robert Plant

Cȯcks 'n' Asses - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

The Electrocutioner - The Residents

After being booked by the Prince of Wales for coronation day, we've been asked back for the 17th.

In a previous four-piece band, we once started a regular gig we played monthly as a three piece - drummer, bass (me), & lead guitar/vocalist. After a thundering opening song, the frontman said something along the lines of "You may have noticed there are only three of us onstage tonight rather than the usual four... The next song is dedicated to our late guitarist.." & namechecked the missing band member. Then we played the second song and after that the frontman said that he'd like to clarify that the aforementioned guitarist wasn't dead he - just hadn't turned up yet. The missing guitarist evenually arrived in time to join us for the second set after encountering nightmare traffic somewhere or other.

Vega - Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Four Corners - Lee Dorsey

I played a gig where the guitarist hit himself in the face taking his guitar off while changing from electric to acoustic, and was bleeding down his shirt for the rest of the set.

Too much fibre in its diet?

Your Cash Ain’t Nothing But Trash - The Clovers

I Gave You Everything - Irma Thomas

Yep- Nothing wrong with a BBoT, but a Fender HiMass with chromed brass saddles is only about £30 and takes about twenty minutes to fit if you want something chunkier.

Ninety Nine - Sonny Boy Williamson