FinnDave

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1453065356' post='2956141'] Seems on balance here that I'm wasting my time writing lyrics that are carefully crafted with the occasional poetic device to mean something (or sometimes more than one thing...) [/quote] Only if you perform to an audience of nothing but bass players.

Lyrics are generally irrelevent to me, probably why I have never been interested in the likes of the late Mr. Bowie.

I play the same kind of music, used to use Ashdown ABM 500 plus Ashdown 410, still using the amp but now through a Barefaced super twin (212). Good solid but still clear sound with a Fender P.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1452895332' post='2954629'] I think it's more about big bands that have totally gone under your radar (ie you don't know the first thing about their music), rather than bands you've checked out and not liked. [/quote] I don't know anything about the bands I don't know anything about.

I use a Yamaha pocket track (can't check exact model as it's upstairs and I can't get there with my current injuries) and it sounds good to my ears when played back through decent speakers or headphones. All th music[url="http://www.lemonrock.com/thewirebirds?page=mp3s"] in this link [/url]was recorded with it, but at gigs rather than rehearsals)

Great thread. I can't really compete with the OP, but back in 197something, I used to hang out with a group of people who'd get together for a friday evening jam in someones house. Many substances were consumed and others changed hands. One friday while we were playing amidst the mass of stoned and tripped out bodies, there was suddenly a frantic banging on the door. Several of us went to investigate, and found our regular drummer (no surprise there then!) with wild eyes gibbering about being followed by the police. As one or two people left rapidly by the back door, we tried to reason with him (and suggest that leading them to us might not have been the smartest move). I was trying to think what to do but kept asking the people in the house to turn the bloody music off as it was getting a bit weird and hypnotic and starting to freak me out. They looked a bit worried when I said that, and finally someone told me to look at my hands (shades of a Castenda dream) and I found that the only music playing was my bass. Never really lived that one down!

I'm a bit late to this party, but both my P basses are strung with XL 50-105 round wound the sound and feel is just what I'm after.

A nice recent tribute from Finland (watch to end for moving tribute) https://youtu.be/PfgycAOT0KI

Great Lemmy moment while filming an advert for milk in Finland...watch to end for explanation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfgycAOT0KI

Small paint chip on the body and dent in headstock on my main bass (2012 US Precision). Both caused by drummer when packing up in a tight space after a pub gig, at least 50% my fault as the bass was left leaning against my cab rather than back in its case or on a stand.

Three, two Precisions and a Jazz, all Fender. I take both Ps to gigs, not played the J for at least 6 months. I think I still have a bitsa fretless with a J neck on a Squier P body, must be tucked way as not seen it for a while.

Yup, the Wirebirds drummer and I seem to think with one mind when we are playing, best rhythm section I've had the pleasure of being in.

Thanks all, the band played a blinding gig last night with a stand in bass player, so all is not lost. Another couple of months and I should be out of the chair and hopefully able to start playing again. The insurers say the bike is beyond economic repair, will start discussing money with them on Monday.

Staying home tonight while my band is out gigging because I was given an impromptu flying lesson by a car driver while out on my bike a few weeks ago. Might have managed the gig from my wheelchair but not with my left arm in a cast from knuckles to above the elbow.

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1446590959' post='2900725'] Hawkwind 20th December [/quote] Me too, see you there. Hawkwind with Steve Hillage, no less. Hillside village and Moonweed on stage together, that's what I'm going for.

I've seen the name but not aware of having heard any of their songs.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1445624045' post='2892971'] Yes they are! I like Damo too, but I also have a lot of time for [i]Monster Movie[/i], so there it is. Apparently YouTube won't allow any Mooney-era CAN for some reason, so here's some rare live footage from 1973 you may not have seen to be going on with. [media]http://youtu.be/V_egXM6IjPc[/media] [/quote] You're right, I'd not seen that before, quite a treat on a Friday evening. Never seen Michael (or is it Mikel?) Karoli looking so completely out of it as he does on that, either! The joys of a properly mis-spent youth

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1445545253' post='2892370'] Czukay/Leibezeit - just to get the totally obscure out of the way. Don't do drugs, kids! [media]http://youtu.be/8QLL2j8ZtxE[/media] [/quote] I enjoyed hearing that again. I think I prefer Damo era Can to the earlier Malcolm Mooney, but can never be quite sure. Holgar Czukay's solo albums are well worth a listen,as I'm sure you know.

I've never played in more than one band at a time. For me, playing in a band is committment that can't be shared out without losing what makes the band special.

We were asked a couple of days ago if we could delay the start of last night's gig until the rugby was over. Not a problem, though the atmosphere for the first couple of numbers might have been better had England won!