TrevorR

11 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

Public Service Broadcasting at The Barbican, this Saturday.

Fantastic - that’s going to be epic. Love PSB. Enjoy (like you’re not going to! 🙄🤦‍♂️🤣)

2 hours ago, crazycloud said:

Inevitable? I've found no such desire ever. Well since I got my first active bass in 1983.

Preach it Brother!  👍  No desire to guy any of my basses either!

On 18/10/2025 at 11:51, cybertect said:

Local boy Robbie McIntosh with his band at The Sound Lounge in Sutton last night

 

Always a quality act, the gig being 10 minutes' walk from my house was bonus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice! And Jodi Linscott on percussion if I’m not very much mistaken!

17 hours ago, Sean said:

What do you need setting up? What needs doing exactly? 

I was going to do set ups at the SW Bash but there was very little interest. 

 

I’ve not had my Sandberg tweaked since I got it in January so a set up for it would be great. I’ll bring some new strings for it.

@NancyJohnson also happy for it to go in the blind shoot out.

On 10/10/2025 at 20:01, Wolverinebass said:

Go look up promotional literature from the mid to late 70s.

He had several (surprise surprise). A friend of mine now owns John’s Wal JG bass - which he bought at the original Entwistle Guitar Collection auction.

9 hours ago, jezzaboy said:

Apparently the cheapest tickets are $300. But they seem to be selling.

Seen a lot of folks complaining on various forums that Ticketmaster did their dynamic pricing trick with the tickets for the US gigs, so they were booking and the prices of the tickets in their baskets kept going up and up in front of their eyes…

Don’t want to be a prophet of doom, but just a warning that there are extensive engineering works on the local railway lines on the 9th. It will be replacement buses running on the Reading - Waterloo and Guildford-Reading/Ascot lines. So plan extra time if you’re coming that way, or see if you can arrange a lift. ☹️ 

https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/engineering-works/staines-reading-woking-and-ascot-guildford-20251109/

Vincent - Don McLean

By the way, Worship Together’s website is a good resource. With a free membership account there are loads of chord charts available for a load of worship songs including in ChordPro format…

3 hours ago, SimonK said:

On Sunday I was the only person in the band without a tablet/phone for the music, albeit the singers were just using simple pdfs on their phones. The guitarist suggested I should think about getting "OnSong" (I have an ipad), so I was just wondering whether anyone here have used this and what they think about it?

3 hours ago, GoodShowSir said:

So... I would highly recommend you try JustChords instead. It's free so you can have a good play around, made by a few people really fed up with Onsongs stupid subscription costs for basic functionality. 

 

I love it. Just build up your database of songs, write notes if needed. Can change key easily and share set lists with people easily. I'm very much a music reader, (or chord reader for church i suppose :D) couldnt do without it now.

 

 

I’ve got the old bought OnSong app and love it! Have used it extensively over the years. However, I hate the idea of subscription software so have never “upgraded”.But I’ve noticed that certain functions have started to fall away for it. You used to be able to search for songs generally on the web and that’s stopped working recently. But like orders I’ve got a large library which I’ve built up over the years and also just create my own files using the internal editor.Which is t so hard when you get the hang of it.

There are a few ChordPro / pdf compatible apps out there and many are free so not a bad idea to check them out.

So I’m now officially on the worship team rota at our church - which is so great. Looks like it’ll be once a month for the evening service, plus some ad hoc fill ins. Right now that really suits me right now. It’s also good that the regular band has a really good drummer who is a joy to play with (the previous two times I was asked to play he was on). So that’s a result. 
 

It was a lovely communion service this evening with an absolutely cracking set of songs. The running order was:

To open:

1. Gonna Trust in God, in E (CCLI 2737744)

2. Here for You, in F (CCLI 5925649)

3. Better is One Day, in D (CCLI 1097451)

Response songs:

4. I Will Offer Up My Life, in D (CCLI 1083764)

Communion:

5. Trust in God, in E (CCLI 7206001)

6. Goodness of God, in A (CCLI 7117726)

To Finish:

7. Lord I Lift Your Name on High, in E (CCLI 117947)

8. This is Amazing Grace, in E (CCLI 6333821)

It was really great fun to play and all the team are great folks. With a female pianist and vocalist leading there were lots of songs in keys different from the recording but they were easy enough to change and worked fine. When we started rehearsing “Lord I Lift Your Name on High” bashed out a piano riff and asked, “Trevor, could you start with this?” So I said, “Ah, we’re going full ‘Steve Miller Band’ are we?” to which she grinned. So that song began on bass and drums with the bass riff from “The Joker” 🃏🤣 Next time she wants to do a tune which fits with the bass line from “You Can Call Me Al”!!!

Played my lovely Sandberg VM4 through the house Warwick amp. Sounded great. Can’t wait for next time!

Last Friday we went to see Nerina Pallot at The Exchange, Twickenham. For this solo tour she’s playing at smaller (250-500 seater) venues which are in towns less frequented by bands and artists. Given her set up was a piano and an acoustic and an electric guitar, the intimate venue worked well with a capacity 300 folks there. She’s such a good singer songwriter and we’ve been following her for the last 20-plus years. Can’t wait to see her again next year when she’s playing the Royal Albert Hall as a big 25th anniversary celebration gig.

Also have a chat to Steve at Catswhisker… they make great pickups and are very amenable to tweaks.

https://www.catswhiskerpickups.co.uk

On 02/08/2024 at 17:47, Bassman68 said:

Damn the Sandberg configurator..

Trying to talk myself out of pulling the trigger on one of these?
 

It’ll get you in the end…!  I succumbed to this one I saw in Wunjos back in January (after realising that the lead time on a near identical custom order - blue burst like your configuration -  would be about 18-24 months). Don’t regret it for a moment. Love this bass.

On 08/07/2025 at 20:03, Stub Mandrel said:

 

"Hello, I see you sell mandolins. Could I have one to fit this case, please?"

Don’t laugh… that’s exactly how luthier Rob Armstrong came to design his “Baby Guitars”… he mucked up a case order and decided to build something to fit the mandolin cases that arrived. 
 

Monday was a first one back after the summer break so it expected it to be a busy one but there weren’t many bass players there this week - which was a nice bonus. Also a number of the regular singers weren’t there either. Meant that I got to play quite a few times. Bass on Love Shack, Hey Joe, Smoke on the Water (yes really!) and It’s Probably Me by Sting. The lack of male singers meant that I also got roped in to do lead vocals on Bohemian Like You and Long Train Running - I pity the audience, I really do!

It was a nice way to blow off the cobwebs after the summer break and a treat to be able to play on so many of the tunes!

That’s the write up on the Sweetwater page in the US. They really have gone to town on what (for me at least) is an overpriced, “meh” bass at best. Even Jackson’s own webpage text (while its a bit groan-worthy) isn’t half as cringy! https://uk.jacksonguitars.com/products/pro-plus-limited-edition-pure-metal-concert-bass-cb1a?variant=43871163645986

11 hours ago, SimonK said:

Is there a 2025 thread?

It tends to pop up in December as there’re are still 3 months of temptation add good/bad decisions to go…

On 02/09/2025 at 13:53, JohnR said:

Every time I see Ian King play I go straight to the Overwater website and start planning a build.

Every time I see Ian playing I go straight to the Mayo Clinic website and start planning a hand or talent transplant!!! 👍🤔🤣 

As with all Ian’s videos incredibly interesting, engaging and insightful. Those bass lines don’t leave any places to hide and just show what a talented and skilled player he is!

On 27/08/2025 at 19:57, Lozz196 said:

Loving my Sandberg TT Superlight, have now used it in both my classic rock band and my street punk band, radically different sounds for each and it delivers for both really well. And being a Superlight it’s so easy on my back & shoulders too.

@Lozz196 I would like to make it clear that I entirely hold you to blame with all this enthusing about how great your SL is to play, and how good it sounds… so with the years  advancing and all my long term basses being heavy (if wonderful) lumps I’ve been eyeing up Sandberg SLs given how much I love my new VM4. I think your posts were what finally pushed me over the edge. So there was a rather nice TT SL in Blackburst on the Musicstore (AKA DV247 or Digital Village if you’re old) and I’ve pulled the trigger on it. Should be here around April next year or hopefully a bit sooner. I had been looking at the red sunburst one on Thomann, which is very pretty, but being a VM4 that seemed a bit redundant. The bass should look a bit like the following but with ordinary pickups rather than Delanos. Can’t wait…

Of course this means I ought to get rid of one of my other boat anchor basses. I suspect the time may be right to realise the capital in my Mk1 Wal Custom since I’ve just not been using it in the last year or so. Gulp. Still, that will pay for the Sandberg and also bolster the retirement fund!

Earliest would be these ones on me playing in a university rock opera in about 1988 - party scene where we roped in audience members. Still got and play that Aria SB700.

Most recent would be this one of me with my new Sandberg at a jam night a couple of months back…

Well, I still love and play my first ever bass - an Aria SB700 - and have and play the basses I bought 33 and 24 years ago and my 20 year old Frankenjazz, I guess not.

That said I bought a Sandberg this year, which I love. But that doesn’t mean I’ve abandoned the others.

5 hours ago, Owen said:

Sad times. I had a preamp of theirs which had a variable z (impedance) switch on it. I have no idea what it did technically, but it made my bass roar. I should have left that bass exactly as it was. 

That’s what I’ve got in my Frankenjazz. Flippin’ amazing preamp!

Had a surprisingly fun gig at Wembley Stadium last Friday watching K-pop sensations Blackpink. Not my preferred musical style (I was taking the teenager) but have to admit that it was a fantastic show. 
 

PS since it’s apparently obligatory to have preferences, my favourites are Lisa and Rosé

This is so sad, I’ve just been reading that Audere are shutting up shop citing rising costs and availability of vital components. I’ve got one of their preamps in my Frankenjazz and it is absolutely fantastic.  There is more info here on their website: https://www.audereaudio.com

The landing page now just reads as follows…

Audere Audio is Closing

Audere Audio has stopped taking new orders for preamps and accessories. We are struggling with too many electronic and mechanical part availibility and pricing issues which means we can not build the affordable quality preamp we have traditionally offered. Instead of offering a sub par product we are closing the business.

If you have already placed an order then you can expect it will be completed and shipped as normal. In some cases we might not be able to build the order due to part availibabiity in which case we will be contacting you as soon as possible to discuss what alternative configurations are available. If a subsitution is not possible then your order will be cancelled and a refund issued through PayPal.

The audereaudio.com website will be expanded to contain support information for current owners of Audere products with links for each product type we offered.

Thanks for your trust in our products and support of our business over the years
David