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Just heard that there Mick Jagger signature harps coming out. Who knew he could play one?

I do play octave mandolin, but mine has a built in piezo which I think is Artec. However a cheap an effective solution is “The Cap”, a pickup in a bottle top which applies with a sort of putty to the front of the instrument. I used one a while back and it worked well considering the price. I looked them up on the net and Hot Rox still sell them.

Blowing in the wind - Bob Dylan

It’s the end of the world as we know it - REM

If you gotta go, go now - Bob Dylan

Great bass, a real classic. I hope the battery was taken out when it went out of use. It looks like it needs a really good clean.

And add “law suit” there weren’t really that many!

Land of a thousand dances - Wilson Pickett

Discovering your inner Ventures?

Pictures of matchstick men - Status Quo

If they’re going from E down to Eb you could fit a hipster d-tuner set to drop the half. The rest of the notes above are the same.

I saw a band outside Starbucks in Seattle called Slimpickin’s and their bassist had an aluminium bodied upright bass. Sounded good.

Stop, in the name of love - The Supremes

Not a short scale player personally, but I am pleased to see a reissue of this icon. Not sure I’ve ever seen an original outside of books and photos and whilst the Rivoli was every where in the 60’s I don’t think many of these crossed the pond.

And that from the man who made a video saying why 5 strings suck!

Some endorses aren’t players. As far as I know Les Paul never played bass, but he designed a cracker, his innovation was the low impedance pickup. It wasn’t overly popular in 1972, but nowadays its offspring is well regarded. I give you the Gibson Les Paul Signature Bass .

Up, up and away - 5th. Dimension.

Well I don’t suppose that’s a cheaply to plonk around on whilst you’re across the pond. I’ll bet you will want to bring it back home - import duty payable?

Donnyboy’s was certainly awful. If buyers keep turning these there will a sudden burst of heavily discounted B grade basses coming on the market.

Nice legs shame about her face - The Monks. (Not very PC this one, my apologies)

The girl of my best friend - Elvis

I have it in my right so doesn’t seem to affect me too much. However a while ago it was very painful and I couldn’t grip properly. My GP arranged a steroid injection which ws initially even more painful and then like magic no more pain. It was good for several years. I haven’t asked for another, it’s manageable and I have heard Doctors aren’t giving them any more but I think it’s worth asking.

It’s amazing he has lived this long. A great musician but he did rather dabble too much in the drug culture of the 60’s & 70’s. Byrds and CS&N were 2 pioneering bands.