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Ruin DMC. ABC DC.

Mad Donna.

The Beatless The Whom. Barry Whiter (a name for a tribute act) The Baby City Rollers The Bay City Trollers

Don't leave it on the floorboards, please. The "Wood Camouflage" finish will make it impossible to find! Very good. I like the back, especially. Here, a hundred-plus songs to learn, from a great YouTube channel. So good, that you won't be embarrassed to say "My name is Ambient, and I'm a ukulele player."

And a full narrative of the day's events. The ukuleles you saw, the ones you tried, the other instruments that distracted you... Actually, I just searched for Gypsy Jazz guitars, and spotted that your Birmingham branch of Hobgoblin has a pre-loved Cigano in stock - distracting me from playing the instruments that I already have!

Do we have an update? Do you have a ukulele? Did you get a case? Are you playing tunes yet? Your public need to know.

So long as OP arrives at the interview with a wooden ukulele, that he can play, he should be fine. Extra points for having a case; having a case with a spare set of strings in it; having strings that you have used (just unravel a tennis racket, or fishing wire - it's all the same stuff....); having a weeny capo; being able to play both left and right handed, to teach children regardless of their own handedness; being aware of uke superstars. If you really want to show off, ask whether they use the English tuning ( A, D, F# and B) or the more common G, C, E, and A.

Most serious ukulele players will have multiple instruments. If you have ukulele friends, ask to borrow one. Otherwise, visit Hobgoblin, or https://www.southernukulelestore.co.uk/ or if you are in East London Duke of Uke. Kala is a good brand. Or place an advert in the Wanted section of basschat.co.uk - apparently, people who buy too many basses also have too many other instruments. Who knew!! In the meantime, grab a guitar, if you have one, remove the E and A strings, capo at the fifth, and play all the shapes that you already know. Visit the YouTube channel Ukulele Underground Playalong, in which songs are ordered by difficulty. Avoid getting a colourful Ukulele. They are generally not very good. Watch the Ukulele orchestra of Great Britain for inspiration. Learn some simple songs. Have an idea how you would structure a short course for children

Easily done- here is Pat Badger, bassist with Extreme!

Beet Oven L O 0 CC Or, by adding a letter, The Beat Less

That sounds like a back-story of how ElectroMan got his superpowers!

Tatt successfully offloaded to a fellow Bass chatter. My stock of goodwill has increased, and I have a little less 'cupboard ballast' to contend with.

I found the original leads, which fit, but are dirty. Photos to follow!

My dad has a voltage tester which is missing the leads. Can anyone advise me what I need to buy to complete the tester? I want to use it as a 9v battery tester.

This Fishman preamp came out of a 1992 Lowden. It has the two piezo pickups for the split saddle, and concentric bass and treble controls. However, the pre amp is not producing a meaningful signal, and does not function as an amplifier. My guitar technician tried to repair it, but decided that a new one would be more cost effective. It's broken, so, spares or repair only.

My daughter was on a ship, as part of the restaurant team. 10 hour days, split into shifts during the day, 7 days a week. So the hours are indeed intensive.

I got quite excited to see that a bassist was located just half a mile from me. It turns out that it was me, as I had deliberately given a vague location. Just as well, as I was preparing for a Highlander-style bass battle....

This last weekend, I played at an Open Air gig - the town organises an event, this time a Food Fair - and ask a church band to play. The band is made up of musicians from various churches in the town (three of whom are from my own church). The remit was for us to play worship songs, along with familiar tunes to attract a crowd. So, Amazing Grace, Lovely Day, Build You Kingdom Here, Mr Blue Sky, Crazy Little Thing Called Love. For the band, it was a new discipline to play songs in the original key, using fully accurate chords. We even did All You Need is Love, using the correct wonky timing. We seemed to manage, even with a failure of two iPads at the start of the session, and sub-standard sound on the stage. For me, it was great fun, and an honour to play in such a strong band. I was surprised at how relaxed I was - no music, and not being able to hear myself and the guitarist well, is usually a recipe for major stress! Over the next few days, I hope to hear the outcome of the afternoon - contacts made, and conversations had.

I decided to use New Moon, and was very impressed. They offered zero excess - they will pay out in full in the event of a claim. I can also switch instruments between home use and outdoor use, with no administration charge, should I decide that I want to take out my acoustic guitar. So, New Moon is my choice.

The theme from the Addams Family? Do tell, so that I can add it to my repertoire!

A little territorial marker: "this is my band. I recognise it, because it smells of my wee. Hands off."

That's why one should always put cabs on stands...

Maybe those lewd gestures were why the mum and her children left! In fact, I suspect that @LukeFRC is willfully misrepresenting the vocalist's interpretive dance - I believe that he is playing Air Guitar. Either that, or dealing with a nasty itch in his scrotal region....

That may well be true! You may in fact be a talented, self-aware and humble musician, ever striving for betterment, yet conscious of the musical heights you are yet to scale.

How was it? I logged on this morning for the update!