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That reminds me... Status Quo. Not as hairy as ZZ Top therefore less of a fire hazard at large venues. Hooray for the Ukay

So... no Quo then.

Are you saying like, that Finland is THE best country for metal?

QC. Cool.

Showcase TV Sunday 7th April 18:30 Gillett's electro acoustic basses will be featured during this episode.

...And for the hat-trick, a twofer in the form of John Shuttleworth AKA Jilted John.

Do not forget... As well as the Beatles we had then and still have now... The Rutles

I was there, in the mid to late seventies, when the Wurzels displaced the entire punk movement and thereby forced people to recognise Scrumpy and Western music as a genre to be respected. If you weren't there, you just don't know.

Welcome Jazzmaster.

Can you give us an example of what you like?

I'd pay to see that performed on stage in a large paddling pool filled with baked beans.

I suppose a P/MM with a coil tap on the MM would be similar to a P/J anyway?

I'll excuse you then. Glad to hear it's going well despite hiccups.

Joking aside, for the purposes of the topic that is very true. It's one of the reasons I want to see about the Northern Soul thing. I'd expect a variety of opinion based of each correspondent's point of view during the various styles that came and went.

Picky... Heeheehee. I'll remember to do things in the exact order I've said them just for you from now on. PS: Have a good 'un tonight.

My thoughts exactly.

Bl**dy hell! Crack a whip why don't you. Heeheehee. I would've got around to it eventually but I had to think about the question. It's not as easy as it looks.

Paging @TheGreek... I think I remember you got some of these?

I know there are variations that are derived from the three main types of pick-up mentioned. Generally speaking though, am I right to think of it this way? P means a split coil humbucking pick up, J means a single coil pick up MM means a twin coil humbucking pick up. I voted MM MM because of the five basses that I own, four have pairs of humbuckers. The fifth, a fretless, has a P/J set. I'm not that particular. I'll work with what I've got.

I find it hard to side with one or the other but I have voted UK mainly for patriotic reasons. Having said that, I recognise the stronger influences of North American music on what we've been doing at least as far back as the big band thing. Thank you for posing the question. I have long been interested in the British Northern Soul phenomenon where ten year old US records were harvested from storage bins in America by British DJs to underpin a unique cult of dancers in Britain. I will be interested to see what responses there are in that area in particular.

The burning question is: Did you enjoy the gig? You can put up with some things if there is a payback.

I understand completely. If it helps, for true street cred, either a Hello Kitty TM or Peppa Pig TM product would have been satisfactory.

Sorry. All I can think about is how long it is taking you to get the TAB for TDST. Even I could have written it out for you by now...

Will it fit a tenor ukulele?

The main one is that you will not stop at doing just one. You will be planning the next one as you are building the first. Go for it. It's hugely satisfying.