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[quote name='neilp' timestamp='1446811535' post='2902511'] McCartney doesn't count. Even if he died today, everything he's ever done has "trite" and "banal" and "cliche-ridden" stamped all over it in 20-foot letters. Iconic? Never was, never will be IMHO [/quote] With respect, I can't think of a comment on Basschat in recent years that I fundamentally disagree with as much as this one..

[quote name='planer' timestamp='1446584137' post='2900647'] I'll be at Herbie Flowers, Sunday morning, Brighton Corn Exchange with my Dad and my boy. Nice and mellow for a Sunday. [/quote] Nice

Guy Garvey, London, December.. Before that, some local covers bands. Will enjoy all of it, but after seeing Kate Bush last year, most live shows since then seem very dull in comparison.

Hi Folks, Anyone know of a good amp tech in the Belfast area? Thanks Nik

Sorry for the long-winded feedback, but this needs to be said... I first met Chris back in the early Basschat days; we traded a couple of basses, sold some gear to each other and met up a few times at the now infamous Clackett Lane services on the M25... Have also bumped into Chris at a couple of the Bass Bashes over the years, including the one-off National Bash back in 2008 up in Northampton. Every time I met up with Chris, it was an absolute pleasure - he really is someone who's passionate about music, electric bass & DB playing and he knows his stuff when it comes to all of that too! Plus the various bits of gear have all been good... So, just recently, I bought Chris's Ampeg rig from him - which is absolutely wonderful sounding by the way - but with his hectic schedule and mine, it just wasn't looking like we could get together for a few more weeks...not that that was a problem particularly. Anyway, I got an unexpected message Wednesday morning from Chris asking if I could meet up that evening, which I didn't think I could do as I had friends/family down for the day from London as it's half-term, and getting away for 2-3 hours to meet at Clackett Lane just wasn't going to be possible. But it turned out that Chris was going to be heading to Portsmouth, so he offered to meet me in Littlehampton or thereabouts so I could finally get hold of the rig he'd sold me. Finally, about 6pm, we met up at the local A27 services and had a fantastic, albeit brief, chat about a bunch of stuff, which included Chris giving me a 5 minute pep talk and mini-lesson about DB playing - which I'm thinking of taking up. Then, he gave me the Ampeg head & cab and we both headed off back to our respective homes... mine 10 minutes away, Chris's more like 90-120 minutes away. All of that is pretty cool in my book; someone going out of their way to deliver some fantastic gear to you is just typical of the kind of person that Chris is, and why this Forum really is the best way to buy/sell bass gear. But what's so amazing is that Chris did all of that Wednesday even though the reason he was travelling to Portsmouth in the first place, was to see a close family member who'd suddenly been taken quite seriously ill! So, there you have it - isn't that just incredible?? I just can't express how grateful I am for Chris's generosity of spirit when he was having such a personally difficult time, and I wanted to thank him personally here on Basschat and to share this story because it really is the best possible feedback I think I could give him. Thanks Chris ! Am absolutely great to see you and I'm loving the rig already. Here's to the next time...

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1445692565' post='2893467'] Another vote for George Murray & Dennis Davis here. Superb. [/quote] +1 And as mentioned above, a +1 for Trevor Bolder & Woody Woodmansey. I'm sure there's others I could/should be thinking of, but there's been so many good suggestions already.. Got to say that Omar Hakim (another great drummer on Bowie's roster) and John Giblin were amazing playing together for Kate Bush on her 'Before The Dawn' tour last year!!

Strange world .. But not here on Basschat... Just bought the aforementioned Schecter back from Pat and all good.. Nice and easy, as it should be! Thanks Pat

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1445621381' post='2892934'] I've sadly never played one myself. However, I know 4 people who have had them pass through their hands. Nik, of course. Then a guy called Chris Franklin who helped Pete sell Jethro Tull's John Glascock's for his widow. Then there is the current owner of the above - John Entwistle's bass - a lovely, lovely guy from Arizona called Mike Gutierrez who is a bass fan but also an expert memorabilia appraiser in the States. He also had a refinished JG which was beat up and in a horrible state until restored and resprayed in a blue burst. He passed that on to "Bassman Jaymi" (if you know his review vids0, who passed it on soon after. Not sure where it is now. [/quote] +1 about Mike, Trevor - he's an absolute star! He's a Basschat member actually, though not sure if he still visits the site ?

I think the switches were series/parallel, but I can't be sure. Trevor will probably know though... Check out this BoWowWow tune called 'Prince of Darkness' for some of Leigh's playing.. http://youtu.be/Tlv_vFjPCoE

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1445581780' post='2892472'] Have you ever player one Trevor? or know anyone who has one? [/quote] I had one for a while Rob, in the late 90s.. Cost me £700 at the time and was IIRC, JG1123 or JG1124. It came in a full flight case and had the original XLR lead and advertising leaflet with it... When I stopped playing, which I did for over 10 years, I sold it to Leigh Gorman, BoWowWow's bass player who's a friend of mine. It was passive and had the 2 little switches for the pick ups embedded in the leather scratchplate, which was quite cool.. Beautiful as it was, to my ears, it never sounded as good as the Pro IIe's that I've had over the years, which is why I sold it to Leigh. If he hadn't been back in the country for a short while from California, where he still lives, I wouldn't have sold it. Last time I saw it was when Leigh was over here in 2010 for the Matthew Ashman (ex- Adam & The Ants and BowWowWow guitarist who died in 1995) tribute gig at The Scala in Kings Cross. Leigh's such a gifted player with a unique style, that it sounded great at that gig! Given it's rarity value, I occasionally console myself with the thought that it's with the right person; better touring the States on a regular basis than having to knock out a series of dull indie covers down at The New Inn in Littlehampton in my less than capable hands!