Mykesbass

July 1982, Capital Radio Jazz Festival, Knebworth, A highlight among some exceptional artists. Thanks for the music and memories Jimmy.

If you can afford one, the Herman Miller Aeron is unbeatable.

Looks like it was a guy called Paul Reinhold (left handed)?

But wasn't the issue with Oasis tickets that there was no face value from the original seller and it fluctuated with demand?

Those voices work so nicely together 👍

Wasn't he in Herman's Hermits? I'll get my shell...

We should put a double header on. I described one of the original songs the Americana band I'm in plays as Placebo playing Bluegrass 🤔

Once you have decided which tuning you are going with it would be worth giving Newtone Strings a call who have a great reputation for custom gauge sets.

Just had one of those rehearsals that keep me in the game.

Ouch! Thanks Chris - I still feel bad about it 20 years later 😒

Afraid I did this once. Left a band with a lovely group of younger guys as I had the opportunity to join a band playing at a higher level (supporting US touring Blues artists). Was given the gig only to turn up to the first rehearsal to hear they were already there, and someone was playing bass. Should have stuck with the first band.

Yes, I did Google the name and found them. Had to be really, as it is such an appropriate name.

Steve's suggestion is great, but if it doesn't sell I'd be tempted to reconfigure the other way to hear the 10 and 2 sixes as a standalone cab. How would the impedance work out with splitting the cab?

Having inadvertently hijacked an earlier thread, and at @snorkie635's suggestion, has anyone given themselves a stage name? My original post suggested place names were a good source, and, had I been a lot funkier mine would have been Rufus Stone. Once my Americana band gets gigging I'm thinking of going with the local 'beauty spot' Clent Hills. What's yours, and how did you come by it?

I quite fancy a stage name, and think towns and villages are a good source. If I was funky enough it would be Rufus Stone, but when the Americana band I'm now in gets gigging I think I'll become Clent Hills.

And you...

Can't answer this, and can give a reason why I can't. We record, on the guitarist's phone, every rehearsal. The recordings are very useful for learning/improving our original material. The bass tone sounds to me like my bass tone. Last rehearsal we were in a smaller room, so I used the studio Laney with its 15" cab. Sounded pretty close to my sound in the room. On the recording it was just this horrible, indistinct mush. There seems to be so many variables to bass tone I think we need to accept just a close approximation of this holy grail!

Possibly the guy I saw in Bognor a couple of years back. Hugely talented, but what a racket.

While I agree it is a great Reggae bass tone the reason I said it is the perfect bass tone is It would fit in so many styles. Clean, warm, sits in the mix beautifully. I'd happily try to emulate that in my Americana band! And yes, although not yours on Reggaebasses level of expertise, it does have Robbie's fingerprints all over it 👍

@SumOne that is the PERFECT bass tone! Thanks for posting.

Need a @KiOgon loom in that 😏

Before realising this was an E.J. Tribb (17.5) masterpiece I thought it was a long lost verse of What a Waste. P.s. how do I get a 1/2 on my phone keypad? 😟

Well done @Blondy👍

Could do an Aria SB style finish - the red stain and pale natural stripe would work really well imo.

Oli Foxen of Ampstack used to specialise in vintage British valve amps. Used to post regularly on here but disappeared a long time ago. You can find him on Instagram, YouTube etc.