super al

"Apparently Trump has challenged you to a duel with this thing"

I had this problem with a well known brand of flats. The D and G strings went really dull compared to the other 2 strings after a couple of plays. I had trimmed the ends of all the strings (I like to be neat n tidy ☺) and thought maybe that caused my strings to suddenly 'die'. Now I've learnt that one should bend the end just before the cut as there might be a bit of slippage between the core wire and the string wrapped around it once you've trimmed a bit off. Does any of that make sense or am I being fed BS? I might dig those flats out and try 'em again.

My Fender MIM has a Gotoh bridge and nut to the inside of the bridge upstand measures 893mm

I've heard that if your "jazz bass" is on the short side you're classed as a guitar player 😁

We have a gig opportunity and our singer can't make it. The gig is a wedding reception at Sopley near Ringwood on the 14th of April. We would need possibly 2 or 3 rehearsals with a dep Salisbury way. Our set list is mostly soul/funk/70s/80s with some contemporary tunes thrown in. Have a ganders at www.goldband.rocks and we need someone pronto really (so we can let the client know) Thanks, Al

"it's a hoot" was used in adverts for Paultons Park (pre Peppa Pig days) and there's a lot of owls I suppose among the birds in captivity there.

@Geek99 I could've recommended a holiday let for you in nearby Wellow. Great base for exploring the New Forest and close to Paultons Park. Peppa Pig World has definitely put Paultons Park on the map.

Paultons park or Southampton? Not sure what the music scene is like in Southampton these days but it was fun playing venues like the joiners, talking heads and Hamptons back in the day. Digression, apologies. On my Instagram feed there's a bassist called bass.etta.ros. She's not been playing long but she seems to have immersed herself in playing live. Got a few followers for a newbie bassist.

About 10-12 years ago I used to gig around Southampton a fair bit. There was one female bassist I remember because she played an MM Sub and I was gassing for a Sub at the time. Can't for the life of me remember her name or her band's name but I think she worked at Paultons park which I thought was a hoot. I'm not much help, sorry!

I think I heard him interviewed about the time of 'locked' and the basic jist of it was him making his records sound like his favourite records. Seems to be working ok, our function band plays 2 of his hits (same 2 every covers/function band play I expect!).

I still have a Marlin Slammer which is definitely worth keeping. Every time I play it makes me appreciate all my other basses even more 😀

Would make nice wallpaper for a feature wall in many bass chatters' living rooms I reckon. Bit of a bugger matching the necks to the bodies on the joins, might end up with a few hybrids 😀. Great job, I love it!

So far (checks pulse), so good! Happy New Year Basschat peeps!

A found 2 sets of feeler gauge in an old tool box the other day, if anybody needs them they're in my shed 😊

3 this year which is 2 more than last year (I should get out a bit more!)

Managed to get some quiet time to myself and put the headphones on the mobile. I'm a bit of an old git so new music never really appeals to me. When I hear it on the radio I think that's pretty good but when you see and hear it live the song goes to a whole different level for me. Is there an MD in the band or does Rory tell you the arrangement?

Saw Rag n Bone Man on the last leg, lovely, soulful arrangement of 'human'. Great set of pipes on that man and I enjoyed the bass playing too!👏👍

I recorded both Stop Making Sense and True Stories off the telly when I was a kid. T.S. is a strange thing but S.M.S. is, by far, my favourite live recording. Should be a seminal bass album, it's a dirty funk thang! Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club and D.B.'s solo stuff all great to me. I even enjoyed listening to Yes Please! by the Mondays the other night (Frantz n Weymouth producing) Stanley's School Days made me go "Wow, this guy can play a bit"

Glad to see Mark King on the list. Big bassist in the 80s who dropped off the radar but now constantly touring and generally promoting himself and L42, he's doing very well. Percy Jones would be in my top 17, great fretless player with Brand X who have been touring again. Probably suffers from not being in a high profile band.

Mmmm...I thought Kevin's was a place on earth!

I'm not sure I'm bringing much to my current band other than being the guitarist's taxi (he contributes good conversation and diesel money). In previous bands I've organised and printed off set lists (nobody else offered!), Borrowed the works van as a tour bus, driven the van to God knows where! Picked up the singer and 2 guitarists for rehearsal when singer couldn't borrow his parents' car, organised rehearsal space, written music, organised recording sessions, etc. All with a smile on my face and a bass in my case. Nowadays I find myself in a band where everyone else seems to take responsibility for these things. It gives me more time to concentrate on my family and also practice the songs!

I'm being lazy not posting the actual music but two theme tunes from the mid 80s I loved Airwolf and Miami Vice Miami Vice I still have on 7" single with Crockett's theme on the flip, first introduction to Jan Hammer.