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Ha! You beat me to it.

I was 17. The gig was a local youth club, in Ruislip, and we were a blues band. The first song was Howlin Wolf's Spoonful.

I regularly saw PEN 15 on a Roller driving around Ealing in the 60's.

The only number plate I'd buy would be CHR 1 S, but that's already on a car and last went for about £250k!!

Pro's: sound good - last forever. Con's: flats loose some of the wider frequency range that rounds get with a Jazz - made my Sadowsky Jazz sound too much like my PJ - then again, made my Cort Jazz sound much better.

Great tone, great playing, great gear. Flats and foam mute help.

What strings are you using?

I just thought it was me. . . . I don't like phones either!! I didn't know there were so many of us.

I did my back again a few weeks ago and my last 3 gigs were done sitting on a bar stool. I'm not cancelling a gig unless I've died, and even then I'll try to find a way to do it.

She was just seventeen, you know what I mean. A satisfying lack of pretentious arty-farty nonsense in this one.

There are a lot of younger bass players in our local scene and most are very good, damn it!

Cal Me Al is about a lot of stuff, as Paul Simon songs usually are, but the title came from a politician whose stock phrase was Call Me Al.

Next big thing? I'd be interested if someone produced a Graphene Precision bass that weighed 2lbs.

He is the guy who single-handedly changed bass playing forever.

Jamerson, Babbitt, Duck Dunn and Nathan East. The sound of a bass. You can sound different but you won't sound better.

They are, be grateful. . . . there's a guy over on Talkbass currently trying to find a way of fixing a TH500 that failed. Apparently Korg in the US is a complete shitshow with their current support of Aguilar products. I would imagine they are no better over here.

Hey Lozz, could the Mbrace Stage Guitar Stand be an answer? https://www.imuso.co.uk/itm/mbrace-stage-guitar-stand

I was out with my TH500 last night, through a BF Super Compact. Many compliments, sort of put paid to the myth that no one notices the bass! I haven't heard a TH700 in the flesh, but the TH500 is a fantastic sounding amp, easy to operate and way loud enough (through 2 BF 112's) even for my loudest band.

Skip entry level, and several levels after that. My minimum would be a good 500-800 watt head and 2 good 112's. I use Aguilar amps and Barefaced cabs. They cover any genre and playing situation. They are light, loud, modular, great sounding and reliable.

Hey @Shaggy. . . . that's exactly the rig I had. I started with a Mesa 400+ then went to an Ampeg SVT-3PRO. Fabulous sound and volume. I also looked at the 1516 but had to say no, I couldn't fit it into my car.

I used a Mesa 210EV, 115EV stack for many years. That combination proved to me that mixing some cabs can work. I'd still be using it but for the fact that 2 x 90+ lbs cabs finally herniated a disk in my lower back! Be safe!!

I guess they can do what they want, but some of the older bands, who are lucky enough to still be gigging, can lose sight of their audience. There is a thriving and well attended market for 60's artists but the audience is only there for one thing, a walk down memory lane.

Look for an American Standard between 2010 and 2016- ish. Or if you want to get to the next level, check out Mike Lull Basses.

Many years ago, I was in the house band for a jam and a friend got up to play. After his session I got up to check the gear was OK and found he had left a lighted cigarette on the top of the cab!! Luckily it hadn't caused any damage but would have if I hadn't got there in time! No one treats your gear as well as you do and most don't care what they do to it. For that reason, no one "borrows" my gear.