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In that case, I'll revise my answer: No I've never bought a bass on a whim because of it's looks. I've never bought a bass on a whim. I've never bought anything on a whim .

I'd guess not........... I would say those other groups (and Nirvana too) are seen as ground-breaking in some way, where as Foo-Fighters are more 'very good/popular at what they do"

Just been reminded of this by the 'gets on my goat thread'......... It took me a looooong time to work out that 'pups' was short for pick-ups.

I'm all for 'em. Anything that gets my indelicate fingers to the right place on the fretboard without burdening my cloth ears is OK with me. Hell, they could even be numbered . What does get my renal output to the point of rapid vaporisation is instructional Youtube vids where there are no fret dots visible .

Yep, good bass (and guitar) sound. They look the part too.

Post a YouTube link for a recommended track and I will have a listen 👍

Yes, but nothing massively radical........ baseball boots, black canvas trousers, bright pink/cerise shirt, silver tie, leopard-print 'suit' jacket. But it's enough to get a few comments.

I have a very slow turnover of gear, but if I do then looks are really important. Most basses are doing to sound and play OK. Only some are going to look right. When Basschatters are talking about tuners and wood and all that stuff it normally doesn't grab my interest. When Basschatters talk about how beautiful a bass is it does get my attention. However, about 75% of the time I think "god, that's ugly" and 25% "drool". That's how subjective looks are.

I can't sleep for a few hours after a gig..... stopping at a kebab shop and getting chips (maybe in a pitta 🙂) is part of my wind-down process. I'm normally still wearing my stage gear....... sometimes attracts comments (and even a selfie request) from the clientele.

Those are the banjos with four strings right? I guess that 5th string would be real pain in music where there are lots of chords and different keys. Feel free t o post an example of the banjo in action in the kind of trad/dixie that you do 👍

In the first episode Martin said that for a recent Spandau Ballet tour he re-learnt the basslines from Youtube videos. I'm sure he was exaggerating a little bit for comic effect, but he does strike me as someone who only maintains his bass-playing skills to whatever he needs for Spandau at the time.

Well worth watching. I believe it was recorded without using any 'clapperboards' and so only due to recent technology could the sound and pictures be synched.

So the next gig is Napalm Death on Saturday.

The Woodentops tonight in St Albans. At least it was supposed to be..... cancelled at the last minute due to a power cut. Got parked at about 8.20... I already had a bad feeling as traffic lights and street lights were out in the area, and not much light coming from the houses. Walked up tothe venue anyway. they said I think the power cut started at about 7.30.... the band were packing up their gear. This would have been my last gig from the covid postponements . Ah well!

Yes, I would struggle with it..... it's so short.... unless they do some sticks too.

Or Pans People 🙂

Only songs which were rising in the chart too.

OK, while we are in confessional mode.... I run a banjo hang-out on Basschat:

Dee Dee used to count the Ramones in....... and he's the bass player.

He has form.........

Loved that! - thanks for sharing, didn't know him/them before. One of many fantastic Tiny Desk concerts.

The Gossip - Standing in the Way Of control

And on Basschat 😉

I just saw that Wayne is doing a new tour with the Mission. The OP says "take up bass duties in a band fronted by someone from a band I adored" That suggest the person is not going out under the same band name. Therefore it can't be Wayne Hussey. QED (Note - I don't actually know what QED means)

This has been coming up on my Youtube suggestions for months! I watched the vid...... the band are a bit 'noodly' for me, but I agree that the singer is pretty cool.