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Macca story My big sis Rosie was a mahousive Beatles fan and thought Macca was the business Turns out she meets him much later in life at some London gallery she was running So I phoned her and asked.....what's he like then?....."he's very small" quoth she "HE'S VERY TALL WHEN HE'S STANDING ON HIS MONEY" .....shouts Rosie's partner - loud enough for the whole street to hear

Don't stress about making a cock up - only other bass players will notice Think of it this way.....if you're the singer and you forget your words everyone notices As a bass player, if you lose, your way, you can stop playing/play root notes for a bit and no-one will notice And it's good to be a bit nervous

Sad news, Jack's bass lines and vocals were a huge influence on me in my teens. The way he filled under Eric's lead work in Cream to keep the sound big when EC wasn't playing chords stands as a master class in bass playing in a trio imho. R.I.P. Jack ...hope he's now in a better place.....in a white room with no curtains perhaps

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[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1408458225' post='2530373'] SWR Workingman's 10 would be a great buy if you can find one. Can be had for £120ish and are awesome! 10" combo, plenty of volume and suitable for small gigs. DI out too so can go into the PA for larger gigs. [/quote] +1 I also have an SWR 4x8 extension cab - the combo sits on top perfick, and the sound is awesome

"Interested? Hit us up" Made me want to hit them, still I am an old fart

The jim Dunlop just has a big H (for heavy) on it

I use a dunlop thick jobbie.....not sure of the gauge and can't be arsed to go upstairs snd check. Also tried gypsy jazz wooden picks (great big thick things, real nice to hold). Great attack, but they "click" on the strings which is annoying (wouldn't be at gig vol) I've got a couple of spares if anyone wants one (as in FREE) to try

Old Safeway (remember them) green basket, turned upside down, stuffed with pillows Or headphones

Fleabay has a source of Panasonic badged 9v PSU's Item number 230910313152 Not tried one but thought this might be useful

Welcome, welcome Lots of major stuff on here....and a right lot of witty banter (better than on Dave!)

The main dude at HotRox is very knowledgable on valve amps also + their prices for strings n stuff are competitive with fleabay + it's a 5 minute walk from my work (which I appreciate is only of benefit to me)

Interesting stuff and I like the we blink thing for tickets (I presume it's Eventbrite or similar) The skill of self-promotion is key....and social media platforms make this possible if you're prepared to put the work in. I guess if a band can build up a big enough following it's easier to demand more cash to play if you know you'll get 100 or so through the door

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1408685706' post='2532458'] All of that is totally of no importance whatsoever. :-( What we need to know is whether that thing is your Blower Bentley! Oh, and will you be racing Miles'tones of this parish in his General Lee Dodge Charger? ;-) Welcome, Phil! I hope you'll thrive here. best, bert [/quote] Hey bert Wish that it were, it's a corker Spotted in Montecarlo, Tuscany (not the other one) Totally gorgeous and awesome.......waited round for quite a bit in case the owner returned to no avail as Mrs Ricksterphil wanted her lunch.....women eh, can't live without 'em, can't kill 'em. Lol