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Our sax player tried using her flute once. It didn't really work musically and all me and the lead guitarist could do while she was playing was stand on one leg with t'other foot on our knee-cap Ian Anderson style. This was, of course, during rehearsal

Those are the badgers

Basses where the upper horn thingy is a slab with no gap. It's just WRONG ok! Too long gaps between songs on stage while the drummer adjusts his kit, retrieves his sticks and banters with the audience. Ok this is not irrational at all but it REALLY winds me up. People who use CAPITALS randomly in typing Ashtrays and pick up covers on P basses. JUST TAKE THE FERKIN THINGS OFF why don't you. Sound engineers who don't have a clue Shorts worn on stage unless it's a festival but then only if absolutely necessary Singers who roam out into the crowd and flirt with the audience. The band is on stage, the crowd aren't and the lines must not be crossed unless there's a fire .....I might have forgotten to take my meds today so it's back to the padded room for me

I started on a 6-string nylon which I ruined by adding steel strings. I got my first bass at 13, it was a semi hollow Hofner with a banana neck which I ruined by over tightening the truss rod. My first 'proper' bass was an old Epiphone SG style and then my Dad stumped up for a 73 Rickenbacker 4001 in black with the rare checkerboard binding (thanks Dad). This bass inspired my BC handle. Stupidly sold it in the early 80's for £275 and spotted it recently in Andy Baxter's shop for £4000. Ho hum. I was inspired to play bass cos with fewer strings, it looked easier than playing a 6-string.

Been there, done that. In my defence I bought one to use when I was in a Panto band. Haven't used it since

Applies to at least 50% of my pedal purchases

A Gibson Thunderbird, which looked the bogs dollocks but was uncomfortable to play and had a very thin neck at the nut end. Flogged it on evilbay and bought a Mike Lull M4V

Thanks.....great knowledge. Reading those names has brought back some memories

Me and my band used to travel up to Birmingham in the 70's to go round the music shops, of which there were many, I reckon 5 or 6. I remember Musical Exchanges and have been in there many times. We bought a Traynor PA in one of the shops and our drummer's dad was paying. He knocked them down from £420 to £240. At the last haggle, we were leaving the shop without buying anything until the manager said, 'oh ok, I'll take your offer' An excellent and early lesson in the art of the deal, long before anyone had heard of Donald T Rump

It was never like that back in the day Nostalgia isn't what it used to be 😂

It's some bad JuJu

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