Paul S

For the last 4 years or so I used a Quilter Bassblock 800 through a Supercompact or two. I recently discovered that I prefer the slightly coloured sound of the BF Two10 to the Supercompact but the Quilter is my main head nowadays, replacing my beloved but heavy Trace Elliot.

Hope he isn't a Fleetwood Mac tribute, they may have got a bit antsy

Possibly not a song that is on everyone's playlist but Bird Of Prey by Uriah Heep. I think the first 30 seconds is really powerful but, of dear, does it takes a dive after that! Its been bugging me for 48 years!

Shameless plug, I have a Barefaced Supercompact up for sale at the ridiculously low price of £400.....

Also rifle bags are sometimes a good fit as gig bags for smaller basses. I have a scoped rifle bag that is a perfect fit for a Mustang and others that are excellent for the Hohner B2A sized cricket bats. I suppose you might have to be careful if you keep Googling rifle bags, don't want Black Ops boshing in your front and back doors in a coordinated raid.

My first band morphed from a fairly dreary blues band into a pop/rock covers band, minus the keys and with a new drummer. Mrs S came up with the name 'May Contain Nuts' and that is what stuck.

My new blues/rock trio - simply answered an ad in 'Join My Band' in December last year. Went to an audition in early January to play 3 songs, ended up playing the whole set and jamming for 2 hrs Bon Jovi tribute band - something like 5 years ago I had an idle conversation with @hiram.k.hackenbacker when he mentioned that a drummer he had played with for many years, and who I had known for possibly even longer but not musically, was looking to start a rock band but Warren (=Hiram) didn't think he had time. I saw the drummer (Alan) a few weeks later and mentioned this, we decided to give it a go. I brought in a guitarist I had played with in a heavy rock covers band, Alan brought in both a singer and keys player that he knew. After a few gigs it was decided that a tribute band was the way forward, we did the Bon Jovi stuff in the set well so headed off on that path and morphed into a Bon Jovi Tribute. Which is, I must say, an absolute blast. Bands before that are ancient history

Bob Mortimer is a sperm donor? Actually that isn't a bad name for... ...maybe not.

Nice to see if from different angles

Actually for me that is the reason I started bass playing with a pick. I used to play guitar so when I started off on bass it seemed most natural. Over time I have been playing increasingly fingerstyle but still need to pick up the pick for accuracy at speed.

Southend pier wins, natch. It's the longest. Probably been burnt down and/or smashed into more often, too.

Wilkinson stuff is pretty good value for money.

You are saying we are all bats, I think.

Nice to play, too - interesting bassline - I did that in a band for a couple of years.

I'd also add old Peavey stuff into the ring - I recently got a T-Max 2x10 combo for £100 to leave at my band's rehearsal space.

Stretch and 'Why Did You Do It'. They released a couple of albums with some very good songs on them, but no more singles.

I wondered why I have to keep pulling them up!