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  1. oldslapper
    Great thread 😊 Group therapy. Mostly with angry or violent men. Love my job. Stopped full time music to do it as I found it more fulfilling. I’m happier musically as a result. I got there via banking, retail, scaffolder, bottle washing (literally), builders merchant, addiction counselling, prison, probation, teaching and musician. My CV is not “linear”. 🤪
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    Yes! Forgot about that. 😂 Used it once in 20 years or so.
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    I have a lovely brown suede strap that I’ve had for years and years. Never use it, but I take it out of a case occasionally, with a mind to shifting it on. But it just ends up in another case. So it’s probably spent it’s whole time in and out of the cases of all the basses and guitars I’ve owned for past 15 years. Bizarre.
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    No gatherings? My day job is group therapist!! That makes my work a tad challenging. I’ll be Gestalting by myself then. 🤪
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    Unsurprisingly Belgium/Holland gigs for end of April are cancelled. As they’re the only gigs I do, I don’t be adversely affected. But I do feel for rest of band that do this stuff for a living. I’ve picked up worse things at gigs than Coronavirus mind. 🤪
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    Yes watched it too. What great players he had around him, loved Ron Carter telling him to do one when asked to change to electric. 😊
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    Yes, I loved that mag. Happy daze
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    a bottle of amyl nitrate Now that’s a literal blast from my past. 🥳
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    To be honest “whiffs” made more sense! 🤪
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    1976 went with a mate to Hammersmith odeon to see some band he got tickets for. Kiss 1980? Went to the Greyhound Pub, Fulham palace road, as was our habit. On walked 3 blokes with massive quiffs, blew me away. Stray Cats. 1980’s whenever me and mates had a few quid, we’d go to the Venue in Victoria, often saw QTips, who were a great band, with a certain Paul young on singing duties. Band who supported us a couple of times, had some sweaty called Alan McGee, he did alright.
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    “These machine heads are much better at the wrong angle” ”The nut is meant to be cut this low” ”The new headstock logo in Sharpie will enhance the value fo’ Sho’. “ All turned out to be lies, can’t believe it...😢
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    Well these are now sold. Used set, came of a bass I bought a while back. Sound fabulous bowed, just a little stiff for my liking. Threads are a bit bare at peg end on all but E string. I don’t know the manufacturer, and initially thought they were dominants, but I was reliably informed by previous owner that (and I quote) “the metal was forged from the mines of Andobrynm by the Wood pixies of Ellogoran. The silks are harvested from the fur of the (undomesticated) Tree Giraffe. And, when bowed, will summon the Great Banholven and all it’s power!!!” He then put the pipe back in his mouth, and the sound of bubbling started over. I’m not convinced. But for £20 it’s worth a punt?
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    The pictures Look like a weird game of Risk, Nick 😂
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    I wonder who’s stirring things up? It’s not stir-ing thru though
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    Indeed, but never before lunch! ....you must have something to do in the afternoon
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    Oh happy days indeed...he never called (sigh)
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    Europe is the most hospitable place to gig in my experience. I rarely gig but U.K. venues have been less than, again in my experience.
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    Oh THAT’S where it ended up. Started off as a 5 string W@l but I see it’s had some mods over the years. I would.....
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    Anybody know where one can access the above, new or used. Thanks John
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    I’ve owned a couple of these limited issue Encore P’s. Very solid build, pickups were pretty good too. Definitely worth £100.
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    One of the best VFM instruments in my experience. Versatile, nice weight, usual great Yamaha QC. Played one for 10 years, passed it on to a young fella who’s still got it. GLWTS
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    Ouch, yes very colourful! I like the fact that most of his basses are called Les.
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