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It had to be you - Frank Sinatra

??? Really, a little more explanation would be interesting.

Crying in the rain - Everley Brothers

It looks like the one used by the bassist in the Dave Clark 5 back in the day when I think they were sponsored by Vox. Seemed to alternate between one of these and a teardrop bass. Later he moved onto a Fender P.

Too weird for me.

Sugar and Spice - The Searchers

I had told my wife I wanted Alison Krauss’ “Away down the river” but I may change my mind. This probably wouldn’t leave a dry eye in the house.

I had a Roadstar fretless which looked much like the Blazers shown above. All maple lined neck. It was much lighter than my 76 P bass and sounded great. When I stripped the body, fancying a natural finish, it turned out to be a sandwich construction the facings of which were ply . It was probably the cheapest version of that series it it was a really good bass.

Coda 4 - my birthday present.

No doubt there’ll be plenty of Gold JCs to come, so I’ll get in first with my Peerless Bassmaster Player.

I do when playing in church, straight to a digital desk (Heath I think). It’s ok but I find the tones very limited possibly because the sound man (several of them) don’t really have a lot of ideas on sounds from basses.

A BACKBUCKER. I guess if you e q it enough it’ll ok.

If you’re a lefty, your options a much more limited. I was when I started but switched to playing right handed and never looked back.

Looks like a bit of Newport inspiration here.

Whilst my list may not be very British, it’s what people listened to in Britain back then. I could have given the Ian Campbell Folk Group or the Corbies or Pentangle, but I doubt many people would remember them, British but niche.

For folk type stuff from that era try songs from the Springfields, Kingston Trio, the Spinners, Julie Felix, Joan Baez, Peter, Paul and Mary. That should produce some well known classics like the leaving of Liverpool, Puff the Magic Dragon, Island of Dreams, Tom Dooley.

This begs the question when is a tribute band not a tribute band?

Makes me think a tort plate would look good on my blue Precision, it’s got white at present.

The kids are alright - The Who

V1, although I would prefer a Babiscz.

Cut to the chase - Rush

Fender publish their recommendations online about setups. This is an extract which may help. Neck Radius 7.25". .014” (0.35mm) 9.5" to 12" .012” (0.3mm) 15" to 17” .010” (0.25mm) ACTION Players with a light touch can get away with lower action; others need higher action to avoid rattles. First, check tuning. Using a 6" (150 mm) ruler, measure the distance between bottom of strings and top of the 17th fret. Adjust bridge saddles to the height according to the chart below, then re-tune. Experiment with the height until the desired sound and feel is achieved. Neck RadiusString Height Bass SideTreble Side 7.25" 9.5" to 12" 15" to 17"7/64" (2.8 mm) 6/64" (2.4 mm) 6/64" (2.4 mm)6/64" (2.4 mm) 5/64" (2 m

You keep me hanging on - Vanilla Fudge (yes I know it was the Supremes but this is way more fun)

Just listen to Pat Metheny - end of!