Paul S

Agreed. Looks like it's been roughed up on one side with sand paper, too. 😊

I can understand that. To keep explaining it to the dinner guests must be something of a chore. Love the retro styling of this. Can you do sound bites, Stew?

What the canal is it?

Jason bought my marooschick Jake 5 in the easiest of transactions. Great comms, nice friendly chap Met half way, had a good natter. Enjoy the bass, sir.

Several spring to mind but the biggest differential between expectation and reality was Michael McDonald when he came over a couple of years ago. I'd always considered his effortless falsetto to be one of the highlights of the music that formed the background to my life - a little magic fairly dust that he could sprinkle onto any tune and raise it to another level. He had totally lost that ability and had to strain for the high notes, completely changing his voice to a kind of tight screech. Mrs S and I left before he massacred any of our favourite tunes. I really wish we hadn't gone.

Got a built in woofer.

I was thinking the same. Cotton buds and dental floss, too.

I cant imagine you could buy a better bass for the money, frankly.

I had a similar thing too. Owning a tube amp was an itch I wanted to scratch, chasing 'that' elusive sparkle. I wanted as light as possible, too, so I ended up buying a Mesa Boogie Four:88 which, even secondhand, cost as much as a family holiday. It sounded great and there were gasps of admiration all round when I took it out of the tool box I toted it around in. Started it up and people swooned at the interior blue lights. On it's first gig one of the valves blew at sound check taking with it half the pcb and it cost more than the purchase price of my old Trace Elliot Ah300 to fix. I persevered with it once I got it back from the menders but, truth be told, I actually preferred the tone of the Trace Elliot. However - it needed to be done.

That's my view.

Yes, I did, too. Zal Cleminson is just such a great guitarist, always guarantee he is going to play something left field. Saw him the year before last with his band Sin Dogs at the 100 Club. Anyway, here are SAHB Without Alex. Fab stuff.

Not sure if this qualifies but the Sensational Alex Harvey Band did a tour and record as the Sensational Alex Harvey Band Without Alex. Bloomin' good they were, too.

Rakin' The Lawn

That really is 'future-proofing' the roof. How did this work re fibre glass? Just pick a fine day and do it over the top of normal roofing felt or something more complicated?

I assumed he thought the mortar was drying out too fast and needed damping down a bit

Proper job! Watching with interest. What size is it?

Can't remember if I've posted this already. if I have it bears repeating

Not doing it for me. Jazz by numbers. Nothing clever. Guitarist: cardigan, check. Tie, check. Pulling ecstatic faces while playing simple chords, check. 😂 All IMO etc etc.