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I bought a classic bass and it’s absolutely wonderful.

I love the rule that you don’t play open strings.

This is most of their output. Alice Cooper does a fantastic show on the radio from his own abode.

This bloke needs a beat down.

As with all these things I can never discern a difference. Personally, to me (and I’m sure I’ll sound like a heretic) a P bass sounds like a P and jazz a jazz, woods and necks don’t make much difference.

What a wonderful story. I once agreed to buy a vintage Precision from a chap who was giving up. Turns out he was seriously ill. He drove to my workplace and gave me a lift to the bank. When I’d bought the guitar we had a beer. £900 for a completely original 1969 Precision. Still remember the lady on the front desk calling me up!

These strings get better with age, not worse. Stuck a new set on a vintage P and it’s gone heaven.

Here’s mine. I’ve had a fair few but I’ve paired it down to one. Objectively speaking, it’s probably not as good as the modern Fenders, but, just look at it! It’s a 66 with the lollipop tuners. All original bar the jack socket which had to be replaced.

That’s a great resource, as is this book:

Really? I reckon it’s a fair place to post it. Ultimately it matters little. Chromes are wonderful strings and once you’ve broken them in the mellow out really well.

The police are woefully underfunded and understaffed. (We voted for this folks, so we can’t complain). I was once mugged at knifepoint (I was very drunk and it was all very odd) but they picked up the guy in days, prosecuted him and he was jailed. In an ideal world all crimes would be investigated, but a low-value theft isn’t going to be particularly high up on the pecking order. A flat I rented was broken into once and the police report was treated as merely a formality I went though before calling the insurance company to get my claim started. Today if my house were broken into I’d assume the case would be the same.

It looks like a Zeta Crossover Bass. They sell for between £600 - £800.

Taylor Swift is a multi instrumentalist and an incredible pop songwriter. Go back about 50 years and you’ve got Dolly too. Might not be your thing but these two women have written songs that change lives.

I’ve got 3 sets of used strings. 2 sets are Fender standard length, the other are a shortscale set. These are I believe the strings fitted to Fenders from the factory. All used and either going as one set or to the recycling centre.

Laura Marling. An incredible guitar player, songwriter And singer. Genuinely an amazing talent that I’ve loved getting to learn her back catalogue.

What model did you go for? Id love to hear what you think about it. A few people have been a little disparaging about the EUB until it’s plugged in!

Turn up on time. Be polite. Learn the parts. Have gear that works. Don’t turn up drunk. Don’t drink while playing. Don’t play a solo in the middle of the track. Don’t stop playing completely if you mess up. Look at the other players while playing and smile. Offer to pay your share for the rehearsal space. Help the drummer carry his/her gear out at the end. Don’t leave abruptly at the end. Don’t arrange anything straight after the rehearsal so you have to leave quickly. Don’t say you’ve got loads on and can’t commit. Do all this and you’ll be ok!