Greg Edwards69

We watched it in our hotel room at the weekend. Knackered after a day walking around Camden. It's one of those rare movies I can watch repeatedly and never get tired of. A perfect film.

I have plans already for Friday. But it's nice to see there's a few of us in this neck of the woods.

I had exactly the same thing. Currently on holiday until end of next week. I got an email this morning telling me bass that I’ve been waiting for finally became available. Purchased straight away and will be delivered to my workplace.

PS. I wonder if it’s the same one? Jackson Minion, white with maple fretboard from Manns Music.

I wonder if a 3 Sigma upright bass impulse would work for you. Obviously, you'll need an IR loader device.

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I tried one of those spiral cleaners once when my ear felt a little blocked. Made it even worse. The Otex kit with the little bulb thingy did the job a week later.

Neither my wife or I drive, so we use public transport a fair amount. Train fares are an absolute rip off to get around the country. We got a "two together" rail card a while ago that helps bring the cost down, but it's still expensive.  That said, the amount of time we use the train, it probably still works out cheaper than owning a car.

I used to get terrible fretting hand cramps when I used to play repetitive lines at the nut end of my old 5 string thumb bass (not to mention shoulder/back pain). Although the neck was the chunkiest thing I’ve ever played, in hindsight, the ergonomics were dreadful. The massive neck and tiny body with a short top horn not only was a recipe for neck dive (that meant holding the weight in my left hand and pushing down with my right forearm), but also put the first fret about a mile away from me. IIRC, the string spacing was a little tight at the nut end too.

A decent P type bass that balances properly should help alleviate the problem (it worked me with my Attitude and Squier 50s P).  Interestingly, I also don’t have any issues with my G&L Tribute JB-2 with a narrower nut than a P, but it does has a chunkier neck than most Jazz basses. I can’t get on with thin neck profiles at all.

I’ve come to realise that nut position and neck profile is more important than string spacing!

Best of luck with that.  The closest I've had was around a weeks notice so I had ample time to prepare. Still need and iPad with notes on it and very, very, active listening.  I quickly realised the keyboard player was holding it all together so watched him most of the time.

Best dep bassist I've seen was a chap who flew in from France at short notice to play with Uli Jon Roth on a legends of rock tour. Uli's set included Vivaldi's four seasons, plus his own fifth season composition. I couldn't see any sheet music on stage either.  Great stuff.

I'm so glad we don't have sky. My better half desperately wants to watch it!  

(And no, I've refused to pay for Now TV on top of Prime, Netflix and Disney+)

“What’s your best price?”

The one it’s advertised at!