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I replaced the pickups in my ‘72 Jazz with a Vintage 74 Jazz set from Fender. They sound great, very growly. Prior to that I was using Seymour Duncan something or other after the originals gave out many years ago and I threw them away in disgust. Don’t judge me, they were awful at the end.

I’m in need of a set for a 2006 4HH as a previous owner has been irresponsible with the grub screws. Where can I buy a set please. Musicman don’t ship them to the UK. Thank you.

That would make it country blues, if there is still such a thing. I think there was/is.

I can’t understand rap. I mean literally can’t understand it. Maybe my brain just switches off, or I just can’t be bothered, but I can’t unscramble the lyrics, it’s like a foreign language to me.

Thanks for the response but I’ve now bought one that doesn’t need refinishing.

Pub gigs used to be great until breweries started recruiting managers and landlords who couldn’t run a tap never mind a pub. They’re only in it because they like a good drink and think it’d be a good idea to run their own drinking hole. I saw great music pubs change inept landlords a number of times before eventually shutting down. That’s why I gave up gigging for a few years. Now I don’t do pubs. You can tell a good pub by the way the landlord presents themselves. If they’re scruffy and dressed in joggers it’s not a good place.

No of course it isn’t, it’s an illegal gambling joint.

I’m sure we’ve all had a few of those over the years. I certainly have, but if the small attendance stays until the end, you’ve been entertaining them.

Which case are you using there?

Ok I’m obviously not a dedicated fan, and totally unfamiliar with anything I heard. That would have coloured my reaction. I suppose like a lot of these recorded concerts, you had to be there to fully appreciate it. I try to make a point of watching bands and artists I’ve never listened to in the past, just in case I missed something I might have liked.

BBC2 22.00 tonight. Would appear to be the 2013 Hyde Park Concert.

BBC2 last evening showed an Old Grey Whistle Test concert by Genesis, fronted by Phil Collins. I confess I know little of their catalogue so I’m probably not the best judge. But it was fu#&%ing awful. It may have been the BBC’s sound mix at fault, or possibly Collins himself but I couldn’t understand most of the lyrics and overall it was just a god awful barrage of noise. Just my tuppence worth.

Extra points for BLOCKBUSTARZ 🙂

I haven’t done a New Years Eve gig in years, they were never enjoyable and I haven’t missed them. I’d rather be somewhere else with my family. My last band made a decision to never do them as we’d all had bad ones.

Any recommendations for an expert in the Sussex area to strip and refinish a Stingray in its original colour please.

Duo gig Sunday afternoon left me with a mild back ache. 3 hours standing playing bass and vocals, with a short break in the middle. 40 songs. I guess I’m getting old. I used to that and more without any problems when I were a younger lad. Great receptive crowd made it for us though.

Yes he moved across the road from the market. Went legit. 🙂. I saw a good number of top bands in the Legion when I were a young lad.

1000. You’re welcome.

The British Legion up by the police station on the main road. We saw a lot of ultimately famous bands in there over the years. South Harrow Market also had the best second hand record stall in North London. I bought a great collection of American label blues and R&B 45’s in there. Wish I still had them.

I’ve been using a Hellion Li'l Moxie for a couple of years with no issues. Smallish pedal board including a SansAmp. Saves trailing wires and it’s nice and quiet.

Very early in the 60’s probably 62, a school mate and I managed to sneak in to a club in South Harrow to see some R&B band whose name I can’t recall. We were very much under age but we knew the guy on the door. The advertised band didn’t show and up on stage was Alexis Korners Blues band. There was some initial dissatisfaction amongst the audience but the band soon won everyone over. They were amazing. Korner sat on a chair to one side for most of the evening with a cheroot permanently sticking out of his mouth, and Cyril Davies looked dressed for a day digging up roads but boy could he play the harmonica and sing the blues. His harmonica mic was going into a little red Watkins Westminster amp. I had one of those at the time. Not very good for bass. I don’t know who else was in the band that night, but Long John Baldry was the main vocalist.

Comparing most social media to Basschat, there is a noticeable difference in the quality of posts. For a start pretty much everyone in here can spell and has a pretty good grasp of grammar. I have a number of social media accounts, none use my real name or personal details. I rarely look at any of them these days except for one FB account I use to repost news of upcoming gigs. Someone else posts the originals.

Thanks for putting this up, I would never have found it. Amazing how much drink and nicotine they consume. Great watch.

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I practice with the KZ ZS10 Pros’ I use on gigs, with a Focusrite and a MacBook Pro. For listening to music off the iPhone a pair of Anker Bluetooth buds. I also have a pair of AKG K240’s used occasionally for watching videos on an iPad.