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Been looking for one of these beauties for a little while now. This suddenly appeared on Ebay. Best neck ever and serious tonal palette. Loving the 18v preamp.

As far as "classic Van" goes, out of the two, this one is the more appealing and by far, the least boring of the pair.

I'm a nightmare. I take/have... Spare bass, head, guitar strings, gaffa tape, drumsticks, hi-hat clutch, bass drum pedal, mic, various cables, tools, batteries, plectrums and for two gigs, a spare snare drum after the drummer forgot his. I also usually take two sets of clothes to change into for functions in case our singer's hubby ( our sound man) looks like a sackofshit.

Sorry to hear this so yeah, keep us posted. But only about the first three eh?

We played it tonight at a pub in Bourges. I think the owner was a.little worried that stuff would get broken. Not in a bad behaviour way, but down to everybody being a little over-enthusiastic with their dancing and King Louis impressions😆

Brilliant. Not Torquay is it? I've seen some really cool and very different buskers down there in the shopping centre.

It certainly is, although, when I play it, it's more Kango than Django🤣

That's the one.

Brilliant, it's our 7 year old granddaughter's birthday party soon🤣

I'm sure you're all aware of "One step beyond" syndrome by where anybody in the audience who doesn't dance, is over 50 years old and usually has a career as a QC, a surgeon or chartered accountant suddenly starts strutting around the floor and throwing upper-cuts at the air. Well, as a special request, we busked "I wanna be like you" a little while back. Singer only knew a few of the lyrics and we guessed a key (Em) to have a go. BLIMEY, I can only recommend that if your band is up for a little fun, get this in the set list. They go crazy. They sing along and, we've even had 50 people trying to dance like apes. We rocked it up a little as the guitarist had heard a version by Fall out boy which really moves. Highly recommended at the end of the evening or if you have a lackluster audience and need some response.

And that bass must be a foot taller than the bassist😂

I know, I was simply confirming your statement that everywhere is a long way from Norwich. Although, Dereham is relatively close, compared to France.

France certainly is😆

Bloody brilliant. A week long huge exhibition for the town of Montlucon. 4 enormous exhibition tents displaying local businesses. We played in the grande salle with all the bars and restaurants. We should have been booked to play tonight but as I was playing another gig tonight with a jazzy RnB band, they gave us the Friday instead. Had about 500-600 there for the off and kept them all there until the end of a no break 2 hour set. Very grateful bar owners shaking our hands afterwards as it seems the bands on the three previous nights had all cleared the place by 10pm. Really enjoyable gig.

Saw Roger Hodgson supporting Toto in Switzerland three or four years back. TBH, they knocked spots off Toto. Fabulous mix. Was never a huge Supertramp fan in the early days but it all became more appealing the older I got. He gave the crowd all they wanted which was basically Breakfast in America and Crime of the Century, played to perfection, leaving the crowd in a great mood of expectation for the headline. We were then treated to the worst mix you've ever heard, with a bunch of blokes that looked like they were all on their way to the cafe from the local building site. Grubby jeans, shabby T-shirts, a Lukather that you couldn't hear, a vocalist that should have insisted on dropping the keys down a full tone, a geriatric David Paiche dancing around with an arthritic shuffle and a crowd shouting "bring back Roger" All in all, a great Supertramp gig which made the whole trip worthwhile.

And he's just introduced Lliam Gallagher as the greatest frontman ever. Have I missed something?

The point may be, that people being nude on beaches and in their gardens, that they want an all over tan. On stage? Exhibitionism or publicity without doubt. Around the house? Probably just like the feeling of being naked, same as swimming nude, feels great. First nudity I ever saw on stage was way back in the very early 70's when we supported Black widow. They used to sacrifice a naked girl on stage in Come to the sabbath I think. It's been going on for 50 years. I certainly don't have a problem with it.😆

Fish out of water for me (Chris Squire) Great bass playing but seriously well written numbers.

Sex farm, Spinal Tap How much more disgusting can it be? None, none more disgusting.

Great duo gig tonight, just acoustic and vocals with lots of banter. Private birthday party we've done for the last three years for a venue owner. Great crowd but absolutely shattered before the start as only flew back to France tonight after a 600 mile drive. Then, a 120km drive to home, loaded up and then off to the gig. Having a lie in tomorrow. The things we do for a gig😳

My main band know I play a few gigs with other bands and if the calendar says I'm not available when they're offered a gig, I'm not available. Admittedly, they'll ask if my gig can be changed but if I say no, then they either try to get the client to change the date, or turn it down. I've played plenty of 100€ per man gigs and had to turn down 300€ per man with our main band but, I will always honour the gig that I've taken on first. Even, if it's a freebie charity gig. The OP's singer has acted more than fairly in asking in the first place and the OP is being totally reasonable about it all. The drummer however, sounds a bit immature. It's not cheating and he should be told that he can't dictate what others do in their spare time.

I'm getting Tip-toe through the tulips by Tiny Tim but Heinz is definitely on bass, Joe Zawinal on keys, and Gordon Giltrap and Frank Gambale on guitars with Bernard Purdey on drums.

Me too. Played this for years and don't think I ever listened to what was actually really going on. It's very easy to busk and no-one ever pulled me up about it. Play what feels good and right for you.

19th October, London Palladium. Cradle of filth. Just doesn't sound like they go together.

Second set, last Saturday, Brit wedding here in France. Had a dep drummer and he wasn't up on Walking on sunshine hence the choice at No 4 Lisa & Sean Set 2 Shout (Lulu, not TFF) Valerie You can’t hurry love Walking on sunshine / I want to break free, depending on Nico Faith Mack the knife (requested by bride’s father, he sang it) All about the bass Superstition Last night a DJ saved my life Le Freak Respect Kiss Havana Stand by me Roll over Beethoven Blue suede shoes La Bamba 500 miles I’m yours Good times Purple rain Hey Jude Encore if required Walk this way