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School reunion party at Ludlow Brewery. Great seeing all those faces from my youth and chatting to people desperately trying to remember their names😊 We played pretty well ...a few fubars but no-one noticed Pic of sound check - hence no drummer

I've been there many times but not to play live. I didn't realise the Bang Bangs were from that neck of the woods 😊

Which village hall? I might have played in the very same one.

25 -ish, family on the way and got whizzed off trying to load gear into the back of a minivan on New Year's Day at around 2 in the morning surrounded by drunken Mr and Mrs Silly Billy. Gave it all up for 20 years or so. My drummer mate was in the band which became T'Pau but chose to leave before they went to London and got on TOTP......so near, yet so far. Later on he did get to gig with Robert Plant (post Zeppelin), so not all bad

Sounds ominous this cancelling lark. I'd give 'em the heave-ho

Very nearly played to three men and a dog on Saturday, saved by the fact that our guitarist Dave brought his family and friends along. A good night was had by all and we played well with no techie dramas. Pic of the band post gig with said family+friends Not a gig we're keen to do again..beer was ok, toilets were antideluvian and there was a crowd of crack heads on the street outside. Also the pay was sh1te (but that's down to us I guess)

Basschatters to cease and desist the 'gain' 'not gain' banterage .....and Mike Lull basses to be cheaper ....and Bass Collection to change their naff headstock logo ....and all amp makers to provide backlit control panels/knobs so i can see wtf i'm doing on a dark stage when I'm not wearing my glasses so I look more like a rock star!

My current go to, which is a Mike Lull P4. Everything is right including the weight, the neck dimensions and how it feels around my not inconsiderable paunch. My cold dead hands bass

Jazz notes!

We use EV ZLX 12's and love them There are some 15's for sale at PMT (used) https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/pre-owned-electro-voice-zlx-15p-15-powered-pa-loudspeaker-pair?dfw_tracker=165313-62471&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&campaignid=18870835083&adgroupid=&keyword=&gclid=CjwKCAjwrranBhAEEiwAzbhNtcBS-YhOBs2qkCN2zIIE5R3fLo74WT8emmOkTu43C1A03CZepHZAFhoCJKIQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Is that Rhod Gilbert on guitar next to you 😎

Nailed it @dmccombe7 😎

Last night's foray was O'Neill's in Leicester. A good crowd in who enjoyed themselves....still demanding more songs when we'd finished and run out of encores. We played well and apart for the odd glitch here and there, carried it off with aplomb. Here's a vid of 'Tenessee Whiskey'. The guitar solo in the middle is worth waiting for 👍 VID-20230828-WA0000.mp4 No fights this time although the police did cordon off a section of the street round the corner and some poor bloke was lying prone on the pavement 👀

Played the Queen of Bradgate in Leicester with the country band I've joined. This is the REM photo ( that's me in the corner 🤠). Great gig, lots of boogie-ing in the crowd and we played lots of country cheese, including "Country Roads" and ended up with 9-5, which is a lot of fun....we stayed on the intro for quite a while while the crowd worked out which song was coming. Turns out @Bluewine was not the only one in a cowboy hat 🤠. Oh yeah and there was a punch up half-way through the 2nd set 👍

...5,6,7,8

I had a V2 5 string for a while. Great bass, well finished and not heavy. I'd recommend them but you'd probably find a Cort or an Ibanez for similar money. I think the string spacing is quite tight on the Sire. I have a Cort 5 string now for that reason. The Sire knobs are pants but that's a cheap and easy fix

Not quite the intent of the thread, but I went to see Vintage Trouble at the 02 Academy on Tuesday night. An awesome band with quite possibly the best frontman in the business. If you get the chance, go see them. Also, the bassist has an awesome Aguilar rig so much opportunity to nerd out

Bowie at his very best with a fabulous band.

Cool, great venue

or put yourself out there for dep work which will give focus to your practicing and live work without the frustrations of a regular band