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I guess Jimmy quit and Jody got married did they😂

10 years ago, you couldn't have given me an MM bass. I was playing Fender, Status and F.bass at the time. About 5 years ago, I bought a cheapy 5 string from BCer Josh to use at dodgy venues and leave at the rehearsal studio. It very quickly became my main bass. Just so perfect in every respect. It was an OLP Stingray. I figured out eventually that it was the string spacing that made all the difference for me. So, I invested in the (nearly) real thing, a USA SUB5. Wrong move as it didnt have Stingray spacing however, it did have the sound. So, as I wasn't playing 4 strings any more, I've just traded my 4 string Jazz with Skidder's MM Stingray 5. I'm now a complete convert. Great tone, perfect playability and due to mine having a Glock preamp, has active passive option so only need to take one bass to gigs as I used to panic about batteries dying. Not sure about any USP but have to say, in my case, it covers all points. Build quality, tone, playability, retains a decent resale value, great to look at and allows me to cover any genre of music. Studio techs and sound guys love them too. They know exactly how to mix them.

At last, someone understands😋

You've misspelled anally.😂

How wrong can you be? Actually, Im using a cut down Cillit bang bathroom mould bottle and, it appears to be the gateway to maxitonal, minitonal and possibly nanotonal intervals which in the latter case, may possibly lead to playing no notes at all and just looking at it.

Okay, if we're pushing boundaries here, I'm in. I've just finished a slice of marmalade on toast and invented macrotonal playing. It's like the other thing, but a bit bigger. It's the future.

Ah, "microtonal" what a great term. Such a fine line between extending the boundaries and parameters of modern music and playing out of tune😂

I love small venues. Encourages us to reign back the volume and not hide behind a wall of noise.

Well it's better than Moondance.

No Blue. The deal was direct transfer of funds to our account within 7 days. We got knocked for the whole amount. When I was in the UK, we'd ask for a 50% deposit for the private function gigs but that doesn't happen here in France. Having said that, I should add that this was a British owned venue and NOT french.

This place. We were invited to audition to be their resident wedding band. Which we did. Just by coincidence, on the last night of their week of trying to impress 60 visiting UK wedding planners. First function, went down a storm with the happy couple and guests who even left an additional three figure tip to be passed on to us at payment time. We went back after two weeks as we'd not received the payment transfer and lo and behold, gone into liquidation. In business again after 2 months, different name for the controlling consortium but strangely, all the same people. Hmmm. They had the nerve to email us two weeks ago to ask if we still offered a wedding function band service as they'd heard some positive feedback about us.😂

Blimey, seems to be all competitions with us. Tonights gig was at the international gliding championships. Seriously "up for it" audience but well boozed up as I imagine they'd all spent the week stone cold sober for the competition so it was let your hair down time. We played well and got booked for next year.

I should have known better shouldn't I? 😂

Great gig tonight albeit a little weird. We've just played at the world sheep shearing championships😶

Me, I like this one.

Right, clear your desk out now and get your coat. I'll have security escort you from the building.😂

Thanks Dood, much appreciated.

My brother now lives near Dereham. Any recommendations for a good, reasonably priced luthier? Any suggestions appreciated.

Any of the biggies by the Beach Boys. Especially, Wouldn't it be nice, Good vibrations or California girls. Also, as already mentioned, Summer, the first time. Now, totally naff but still conjours up the hot humid summer feel.

Played well, paid well but the distance was a bit too much for me. 520 kms round trip. Left home at 1.45pm yesterday, got in this morning at 6.45am. It was a double 50th birthday celebration. Lovely hosts, great food and whatever we wanted in the way of drink (not me, I drove back so orange and lemonade all night) Probably all in for next couple of days. By the way, when we started playing, it was still 28 degrees, at nearly 10.pm!!

Too true, Stan Webb used to use a 30 footer.

No- no's are, music stand, Daily mail, Moondance and that clip together instrument stand. (Possibly)😂

Great example of a faux pas, posting your reply twice😉

And secondly, Moondance isn't worth the trouble of reading😂

Well, for a start, it's "faux pas"😂