MrCrane

Is the string ok? My daughter had a similar issue on her bass and on examination, the string had been damaged where it passed over the fret in question.

I might be willing to pay said collector to lock it away for a bit longer.

The Harley Benton Beatbass from Thomann is another decent, cheap version. (Need to budget for a decent set of flats for it though) https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_beatbass.htm

Nah, that's Croydon.

An extremely distant cousin (3rd, x times removed?) was the mother of a bunch of kids with the name von Trapp who had some success as a singing group.

Not quite. She taped felt over the strings as she felt this worked better when using a pick. See tip 113 http://carolkaye.com/www/education/tips101.htm and tip 100 here https://www.carolkaye.com/www/education/tips51.htm

Actually, that was Russ Savakus. You might be thinking of Daydream Believer. (Nope, that was Chip Douglas)

Postmodern Jukebox put up a version the other day

Bear in mind that the current version, the B3n does not have a DI out and the USB can't be used for recording.

I'm still reeling from the "Exploding Alien Uterus" for over four grand

Is it OK if we send it by UPS?

Oh dear, the cat ate it.

Probably bent light around itself. 🙂

Q.How long does it take to tune a banjo? A. Nobody knows.

And to go back to the list, Peter Cetera of Chicago. 🙂

On a related note it's Casady https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Casady not Cassidy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Cassidy

If we're including film/video, then I'll add the following 2 to my list Jesse Colin Young/Tom Scott & the LA Express/Joni Mitchell/The Band/CSNY - Wembley September 14 1974 Elton John - Hammersmith Odeon - Christmas Eve 1974

Not on a full album, but on parts of 4. 1. Little Feat - Rainbow August 1977 - Waiting for Columbus 2. Steve Hillage - Rainbow November 1977 - Live Herald 3. Janis Ian - RFH November 1995 - Working Without A Net 4. Janis Ian - Union Chapel 2000? - Unreleased 2 Edit. Just re-rereading the thread, I've spotted one more 5. Sex Pistols - Finsbury Park 1996 - Filthy Lucre Live

Здрасти! Whereabouts in Bulgaria are you based? My wife's from Sofia and I've spent a fair bit of time over there over the years. (Only made it to the Black Sea once, we tend to spend more time in the mountains).

Jo Ann Kelly Eric Bibb

Metallic strings for the acoustic have been available for a number of years. (Finding them used to be trickier though). for example: https://www.thomann.de/gb/pyramid_bass_ukulele_strings.htm https://www.thomann.de/gb/kala_metal_round_wound_4.htm

I'm not a lawyer, but did you buy it online or in person? If the former, then I would have thought you should have 14 days under the Consumer Contracts Regulations. (I see their site says "At Bass Direct, we offer a 48 hour approval period on all purchases purchased in store and 7 days for items purchased online or over the telephone. ", but I don't believe they can override statutory regs). https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/consumer-contracts-regulations

Stuart Clayton's series on Reading Music are good https://www.basslinepublishing.com/bass-essentials.html also Josquin Des Pres' Simplified sight Reading for Bass https://www.amazon.co.uk/Simplified-Sight-Reading-Bass-Josquin-Pres/dp/0793565189 For tabless resources for bass guitar music, Standing In The Shadows of Motown could keep you busy for a while. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Standing-Shadows-Motown-Legendary-Jamerson/dp/0881888826/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1528277392&sr=1-1&keywords=standing+in+the+shadows+of+motown

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1,_1974 " The bemused stare between John Cale (right) and Kevin Ayers (left) is said to be explained by the fact that Cale had caught Ayers sleeping with his wife the night before the show. "

The Little Drummer Boy. Always makes me think of Myra Hindley and Ian Brady