BillyBass

Well ok, now you've cleared that up but in that brief period of time between my post and your reply, an innocent bass chatter, fully believing he was on the straight and narrow, could have pressed that buy now button and rejoiced in the fact that he was about to receive some new kit whilst feeling proud of his unblemished gear abstinence record...and you would mercilessly cast him out of the club? I think an erudite solicitor, knowledgeable in Basschat law might take you to task on that.

No, not really. I might have just been looking for a loophole, especially with a Dingwall D-Roc on Ebay at the moment.

So how does this gear abstinence lark work then? If you flog some bass kit for, say £500 and then buy a bass for anything up to that amount are you still in? Doesn't quite seem like abstinence to me.

Burgundy

Paul Del Bello is one of my favourites. I like his short clips about how certain famous bass players play, how their style fits their music/band etc. Very informative.

My missus had been after a conservatory for a while. I finally agreed when I realised that with soundproof (ish) glass, conservatories make great places for practising. In spring and autumn I leave a couple of basses in overnight but I can't do that in summer or winter. I mainly use my GK Legacy into the Super Midget, but sometimes I'll fire up the Fusion S through the Barefaced 10s

We had a gig at a pub in Watford that we had played before, in fact they gave us our first gig. The landlady booked us on a day that all the locals left to go to a golf tournament. We played to about 6 people! We then offered to take a cut in our fee but the bar staff wouldn't have it. The Load of Hay in Watford, good pub.

That's how I see it. I've never played Soul and Motown before and I was most certainly out of my comfort zone but I like learning songs so all is good. I tried to reign in my rock bassist habits a bit and I think I came across as a bit underwhelming. I lacked the groove necessary according to the feedback I got. Still, now the tone control is back on full, there is a pick back in my fingers and the round wound strings through GK amps can be heard in their full glory. I've been back on Joinmyband too, I've got in touch with a drummer and we have started learning a few 70s 80s rock songs before a meet in a couple of weeks; hopefully a covers band will rise out of the ashes. And I'm tempted to go to a local pub that has an open mic/jam tonight. Good luck with your search too.

There is another video of him playing this song at the Cavern no less! He messes up, starts again and the crowd give a big cheer when he finishes, possibly more out of sympathy.

Great YouTube clip that. So I watched one of the YouTube suggestions that appear at the end, one about a guitarist 's teeth falling out then this one below was suggested:

Thank f*ck Toyah Wilcox isn't in the band.

I didn't get it. The other auditionee was better than me🙁 Or rather I wasn't good enough. I've never played soul and Motown before and was a bit nervous. Never mind...back to Joinmyband!

That is bloody awful news.

One day at a time.

Welcome to the forum mate!

Thanks, and, yes! It certainly has. I really like learning new songs.

Following @markbunney's posts about his recent audition in the brilliant 'worst auditionee' thread, I thought I would start a thread about forthcoming auditions...because I have an audition tonight! This is for a Soul/Motown band, which is a little out of my comfort zone. I'm used to playing rock, indie and punk and I've had to change my playing style and my sound to suit the band's setlist. Learning the songs has been thoroughly enjoyable though, they have a cracking setlist! I'll let you know how I get on.

I have both the Fusion 1200 and the Legacy 800, no chassis issues, or any other issues for that matter. Fine heads both of them.

Yes, currently, it seems there are some good deals on the Frank Bello model. The American RRP is US$250-300 dearer than their non signature basses, according to the website. I have never played the Frank Bello bass, so I can't compare the Frank Bello EMGs to the DiMarzios in the standard models. I just don't like the look of the Frank Bello signature bass, so haven't looked into it. The DiMarzios that the standard models come with are quite hot, which is something to bear in mind when matching them with other pre amps.

No, the pre amp is where they saved money. I swapped out the pre amps in all three of mine, though they sound just fine passive too.

I'm guessing the next move will be to add a few more colours to the range of fivers. The satin black should have had gold hardware but I think the cream pick ups really go well with the black.

I've only just seen this: https://www.charvel.com/gear/bass There are 4 new basses: a sonic blue and a satin black in the usual Alder and a 'satin Ferrari red' and natural in Mahogany. I really doubt I could tell the difference in tone between an Alder and a Mahogany bodied bass but I really like the look of the natural mahogany finish bass, it's a bit like those Joe Dart MusicMan basses. I doubt if I'll buy one as I already have two Charvel 4s and a fiver. But if anyone else wants to, GAK have them on order: https://www.gak.co.uk/en/charvel-pro-mod-san-dimas-bass-pj-iv-natural-mahogany/971991

That P bass with the white pup covers looks tasty, a bit like one of those Joe Dart Musicman basses

This is, sort of, what I do. I only started gigging last year but used 5 basses over 10 gigs. I've been working out what suits me. I can see me selling a few more this year.

Nice one Ely, that was pretty good. Any gigs in London on the horizon?