SpondonBassed

Hi To “All” Bass Players In The UK ! Been Playing For 42 Years Now Here In The USA   

A sad bass related day today. My 1976 (first year of production) Musicman Stingray Fretless Bass is leaving my studio for the last time. 

A sad bass related day today. My 1976 (first year of production) Musicman Stingray Fretless Bass is leaving my studio for the last time. 

A sad bass related day today. My 1976 (first year of production) Musicman Stingray Fretless Bass is leaving my studio for the last time. 

A sad bass related day today. My 1976 (first year of production) Musicman Stingray Fretless Bass is leaving my studio for the last time. 

Inside the Burns factory 1965 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuuIF6mmRLA

Rebuilding my pedalboard tonight.  Downsizing a bit.

I play bass, guitar, and 8-string ukulele in a duo called Blue Yonder. We play 60s and 70s classic rock with great joy.  We also build (mostly) bass guitars and love to read what others know and do themselves.  I have been playing since I was 15 (a very long time ago) with various groups and as a solo.  I consider being able to play and sing, and now build, to be the great gifts of my life.

I have and use:

Fender Mustang

Mensinger Joker B Custom

Rickenbacker 4006

Gibson EB0

Hofner 500/1

Blue Phoenix B001, Blue Phoenix B002

Kamaka H8

'67 Martin D-28

some mold has appeared in my music room, any ideas how dangerous this might be for my basses? Keep em in the case instead of hanging on a nearby wall?

Today is a very, very good day.

(for non-musical reasons)

Is it wrong to be proud of the fact I made my drummer physically sick with the high SPL of my Trace Elliot TE1200 + Barefaced Super Twin rig? 😲

Hi. Picked up my first guitar at age 15, way back in '65 (when everybody of my vintage seemed to have started), and have had them all over the intervening years. All-time favourite  was a Japanese Epiphone Casino Elitist...wish I'd never parted with it.

Played up until 2 years ago when I decided it was time to give bass a go before it was too late!   Started at the deep end with a Schecter Stiletto Studio 6 thinking it would be a cinch as it had the same number of strings. Soon learnt my lesson!  I've tried a few basses, and have settled (temporarily) on an Epiphone Thunderbird '60s Vintage Pro, and a Warwick Rockbass Streamer LX 4. I'm frantically searching for the Warwick Adam Clayton Signature Rockbass version, but alas, they're no longer making them. I use Rotosound 66 Nickels and DR Sunbeams, plus a Warwick Gnome setup and a little old Fender Rumble 40.

I'm an old rocker from way back 😎 Great fan of Jan Akkerman, Dave Gilmour, Sting, Sir Paul McCartney and U2 (Adam Clayton in particular).

That's about it in a nutshell. Thanks for taking the time to read this 👍

FINALLY got Thea back.  Collected her at 10 this morning. 

Fast asleep on her bed.

I have just found out that there is a place in Victoria, Australia, called 'Tittybong'.

Now THAT sounds like a fabulous evening.

Incoming NBD... an itch I couldn't resist scratching, but I fear I might regret it...

If one were to woo a lady with a succession of Reggae songs, where might be a good place to start?  Without being too direct. I feel a good term would be blatant subtlety which i coincidentally may have just come up with yet cannot fully explain. I have no idea what i'm doing except steering towards the little bit of light at the end of this dark tunnel

If one were to woo a lady with a succession of Reggae songs, where might be a good place to start?  Without being too direct. I feel a good term would be blatant subtlety which i coincidentally may have just come up with yet cannot fully explain. I have no idea what i'm doing except steering towards the little bit of light at the end of this dark tunnel

Will this cursed GAS never end!!!

Bass player in Durham, North Carolina for St. Matthew Catholic Church and Lenny Mojo Hand G.

1987 Rickenbacker 4003 Bass

2007 Fender American Standard Precision Bass

15th SE BASS BASH....JUST 1 WEEK TO GO!!!

15th SE BASS BASH....JUST 1 WEEK TO GO!!!

15th SE BASS BASH....JUST 1 WEEK TO GO!!!

15th SE BASS BASH....JUST 1 WEEK TO GO!!!

This just popped up on my feed. I'm not a golfer, but even if I was, I don't think I'd be in a rush to play this course...