NigeJ

The mother of my two daughters was a massive Blondie fan and had a crush on Nigel. Then she met another bass player called Nigel.....

Update. I'm in. The band were supposed to audition another bassist tomorrow, but he forgot about it......😁 His loss. I'm chuffed. First rehearsal tomorrow night.

The audition went well. Blasted through seven of the ten songs. The usual botche and getting lost once or twice. But generally a positive vibe from the band. They're auditioning one more bass player next week, so a ten day wait for a decision.... Good bunch of guys as well.

Cheers. I said that to the wife. She fnured.... 😁

Probably wont do all ten, but they know i dont know everything note for note and they're cool with that.

Cheers. Fingers crossed 🤞

Cheers

Got an audition for a new band tonight... About 70% certain on the ten songs I was given to learn. To be honest, I'm not nervous at all. At nearly 61, if it doesn't work out I'll not be peeved. Not a huge shift in style from my last band. More modern metal then old school death metal which the last lot did. Looking forward to be back playing more than anything 😁

My old instruments. Downsized the amount of 5 strings.

Does anyone have a Pete Back bass? Only ever saw one, a lefty Thunderbird with a flying V headstock. I owned a Pete Back Explorer for a while, sadly now gone. Not even sure if he's still in business, and cant find much info about him. Cheers

I've seen a similar finish problem repaired. The lifting paint had glue put under it and a vacuum table was used to press the paint back into place.

Back in the early 2000s I owned a lefty G&L L2000. Trans red with a natural binding on the top front edge. Maple and rosewood neck. Gorgeous bass, but found it really heavy. No idea on serial number. Think I partexchanged at a shop not long after. I would love to see where it ended up. If anyone here has any clues, would love hear from you. Cheers Nige

I remember seeing a lefty Carl Thompson in a second hand shop in 88/89 for £600......

How about the Steinberger Spirit XT2? Nothing more eighties than a Steinberger, and pretty cheap.

Moody Guthrie