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All this focus on AI, where’s my flippin’ hoverboard? 😡

Tarzan Boy - Baltimora

Rumble in the Jungle - Fugees

Relatively speaking, this puts it in the Rickenbacker 4003, bridge position (or as near as damn).

Score!

One of many contenders for the BC motto

In contrast, my first bass was a BB300, which I swapped with a flatmate for his Westone Thunder 2. It wasn’t long before I ripped the frets out and started to learn my favourite Pino lines. I seemed to take to it really easily, the lines helped I guess. Including that one, I’ve had 5 fretless basses and one EUB. These days I tend to play fretted more as I fell out of love with the tone (mainly the ‘80s typical sound), but I’m starting to come back to it. My 2 fretless basses are a Rob Allen MB2 and a custom Maruszczyk ElwoodL (a Stingray alike), plus the NS WAV.

Marathon - Rush

Fight for Your Right - Beastie Boys

Go for it. I assume I’ll receive a piece of the action, a race horse receives a bag of oats, after all. No? Ah well, it was worth a try.

Not even slightly! I appreciate that you think I have 24 months of GAS control, but I mean to flex my buying muscles this year (now watch me buy nowt).

Damn their black souls! Nice score.

We thank you for your stewardship, sterling work. As to the ride, well, it's been emotional. Outstanding work by Trav here, truly impressive. As to Mudpup, a proper WTF happened there? So, so close.

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Stunning! Both humbuckers in series was the tone for me.

I really wanted to enter something this month (as I did last year) but my remix idea included recordings from a while back (pre ‘24) so wasn’t in the spirit of the theme. Congrats to the winner 👏👏👏.

He didn’t come to help, he came to encourage. The more I play recently, the more I realise my preferred tone is in the Geddy/Squire/Foxton camp. Whilst I know I can achieve this with a Mustang or Precision through an SVT/VTDI, I really want a 4003s again, but a walnut one for the reduced weight. Damn you GAS 😡!

I’ve always had lined, not always by choice, but I’m OK with it. I’m the bass player, no one else other than me cares, or probably notices, even other bass players (I kid you not. I actually had a bass player once ask me how I got ‘that sound’).

Just in from playing a Hogmanay gig in Dundee. It went well, even as just a 3 piece (keyboard player is always with family on NYE). Played a 2 band line up, with the other guys do trad music, laced with comedy (all a bit 1970’s), interspersed with the raffle and 2 bingo sections (give it a rest for Hogmanay ffs!). After our agreed 2 sets, we stripped down the gear and got ready to go, only for one of the committee to question the agreed timings, expecting more from us. This complete dick watched us break it all down and be out the door before saying a word. The BL kindly set up part of the PA and played some music for them, whilst waiting for the other band to play in the New Year. This a father a problem with the fee, which they were proved to be in the wrong. I suspect the bloke is a chancer and is going to try and pay us less. Good luck with that, our BL has a record of the comms and isn’t known for being a mug. I’ll hear the full story tomorrow, no doubt, as I had a long drive home and left. I’ll get my payment next time we meet up. I won’t play there again (I’ll name and shame once I’ve got my fee)!

And breathe! Never thought I’d make it, but I’ve even impressed myself.

I’m stronger than that, not much, but stronger.

Stores are closed, I’m gigging, I’ve made it! Phew!😮‍💨

The Party’s Over - Nat King Cole

GAS is relentless!