NigeJ

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

This isnt the For Sale section.

Im partly responsible for the expansion to Musical Exchanges when they opened the downstairs showroom. I did the building/painting/flooring in there. That's how I got a job in the shop. Brilliant place and atmosphere.

Just heard from a good source , that PMT as a whole has gone bump.

Just heard the whole chain has gone bump......

See you there mate.

Yeah, we predate the Flea/Frusciante Amoebas by a year or so. We even had sime kids come to see us, thinking we were Flea and co...... 😁

If you look up Absolution666.bandcamp.com, you should find us.

We'll probably do a KISS in a few years, so all is not lost. Enjoying the death metal though.

After 33 years, my covers band, The Three Amoebas, grind to a halt. Admittedly we've done naff all for the past few years, with just the odd gig here and there. The band has always been a complete laugh and piss take, doing rock/metal/punk covers the way we want. People have always liked us, possibly because they're usually mates😄. We've been good friends since the eighties, but sort of drifted offvto do other stuff life wise, musically and job wise. The drummer's on Talksport and Planet Rock, and recording his own stuff, the guitarist has his other bands, and I'm doing old school death metal. Our last ever gig is in June. A bit bittersweet, but hey, life goes on.

Glad you got it in the end. Nice bass.