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Hi Mods, is it possible in notifications settings to put in search terms when hoping to hear if a particular item goes on sale in the marketplace? I do fairly regular searches, but still have FOMO on stuff.

Verrrry nice indeed. Thanks for posting.

A sad loss. It was also interesting how much other musicians, even the likes of Steve Gadd, cited his dedication to each project and willingness to offer truly helpful advice in musical situations. Advice which always proved both helpful and constructive.

Years ago, when I was broke, a guy I knew found a a Yamaha TRB 6-string made of some fancy, exotic wood for about €100,- He asked me for advice, 'cos he had no idea about such things. Had I not been broke and/or had it been a 5-string, I would have snapped it up. Instead, we flogged it for about €900,- (it needed some serious TLC) and split the money.

Birken Head?

This is a vocal line, not bass, but listen to the first 22 seconds. The note she finishes on catches folks every time.

An excerpt from an interview with Richard Bona, which very succinctly describes the dilemma facing those of us trying to make a living in the business.

What? A spare you?

Scott Devine, from Scott’s Bass Lessons.com the largest bass education platform.

This happened to a mate of mine with his white, 80s Les Paul deluxe. He was doing Björn Again in front of 10,000 people. Raised his arms and the crowd went “YAAAAAAAY!” guitar falls to the floor and they all go “OOOOOHHHHH!” - a real Wayne’s World moment.

…other manufacturers are available 😙

I can’t believe we’ve gotten this far into the thread without any mention (@chris_b excepted) of the most obvious candidate, bass.

Year started playing: 1981 Number of basses: 10 ish Music theory: 5 Technique: 6 Groove: 7

Nice job, whoever did this. Peter is a top chap, super helpful with all his knowledge around synthesis and groovy pedal goodness, so this is well deserved. I‘m only sorry I wasn’t aware of the gesture, thus unable to contribute.

Sounds great, which frankly isn’t helping 😎 I have bills to pay and a marriage I would rather like to stay in.

@Quatschmacher, fancy seeing you here 😎

Anyone familiar with Scott’s Bass Lessons will have seen Sharon Renold. I knew she was a great bass player, but only recently (thanks to my YT feed) realised that she also sings. Here‘ what YT sent me, followed by a link that Ben from SBL sent me. She‘s well good

We had a funny/odd moment on stage last night. It’s a well played in show where everyone knows their parts and suddenly, towards then end of a song, we sort of found ourselves drifting. All of us… we were somehow off track, simultaneously falling asleep at the wheel and none us knew how it happened. When we came off stage, I asked what was up, fearing it was me, but everyone else had the same experience, thinking it had been them, in a sort of “I am Spartacus… no, I am Spartacus!” moment. 11 people, all inexplicably lost. Fortunately, our singer who is an absolute machine in moments like that, managed to guide us to a slightly bumpy landing. How bizarre - no clue what happened.

Oh, I do….. I do, I do, I do, I do, I do. Actually, it depends on just how expensive this may be. I just couldn’t resist jumping on the pun train.

I like the way you’re thinking…

I saw what you did there 😎

I like the light relic idea. I’m not in the UK, so I’m more likely to look locally if I do get it done, but thanks for the suggestion.

No, but there are a couple of their regulars in the line-up.

Thanks guys, I’m not partial to the current finish anyway. When I bought it, I was a broke music student and it was a jazz bass I could afford. The finish always looked like a homemade attempt to me anyway, so I’m not precious about that. Also, it’s of no particular value because of being “all original” - ‘cos it ain’t. It’s just a great player’s instrument. It’s purely about the sound to me and you’ve set my mind at ease on that front.