Merton

Sadly not surprised by this. He came across as a bit of a dick in his autobiography tbh!

I’m pretty sure the Statii forum closed down a few years ago I’m afraid There’s a group on BookFace which may be of use, assuming you too are on BookFace… I could ask if you are not!

That is a sexy bass, I can see why you’re chuffed!

@skelf offers this with his ace BZ1 pickup. I had one in one of my ACGs for a while and it was very cool, lots of diverse tones available.

None of my basses are out of your league!

Me too, I keep coming back to it as a bass I want to own…. But I have a new ACG incoming sometime in Q1 which I need to pay for before I even start thinking about anything else! And bonding with that should take priority for 2025 🙂

Two gigs this weekend. Still suffering with the man flu which made me bed-bound over a week ago so it’s been hard work but both actual gigs were great fun. First up, Katy Hurt at Greystones in Sheffield. Given the last time out I never made the gig thanks to a flat tyre, I gave myself 6.5 hours to do a 4 hour journey, which was very wise with all the slow crap on the M1. Gig venue is great, soundwoman was lovely and very good indeed, and I have to say I think we played and sounded great. We threw in a new song which we’d polished in sound check and it went down as well as all the more well-known tunes and Katy did the same in her short acoustic interlude. Basses (Zoot J and P) and rig (Handbox WB100 and Barefaced Two10) sounded absolutely mint even with my cack handed playing. Best bit was catching up with the awesome @asingardenof and his better half Feeling rough, I decided to stay in a ropey Travelodge rather than drive all the way back to Surrey, so Saturday was spent first driving home, then unloading everything just to reload different basses (ACG TKO, Conway Taranis fretless) and a bigger rig (Trace TE1200 and Barefaced Super Twin) then go collect the PA and lights for Wednesday’s Child to play a gig at the King’s Arms in Dorking. A couple of shots of Talisker perked me up after we’d set up, and apart from a slightly non-perfect vocal sound I think we played and sounded great (except possibly my BVs which were probably terrible). Frankly both gigs were awesome fun at the time but I suspect I’ll feel it today given I wasn’t 100% beforehand. But for things to make you hot sweaty and sticky, this has got to be near the top of the fun list 😀 Today is a day for lying in bed or on the sofa. Or putting up the Christmas decorations according to Mrs Mert 😩😄 Photo shamelessly stolen from @asingardenof from Friday.

He does. And I think he blames me for it. But it does sound bloody good!

I expect the strings are the DR coated range, they still do the Black Beauties and Red Devils but they used to do a blue one too. Can’t remember the exact name though and they aren’t made anymore it seems!

I think the word is “oooooft” Very nice indeed!

A blingy white and gold Spector

I play both. For a few bands I prefer 4s, for a couple of others I prefer 5s. Mostly due to songs in the set. I’m slightly less shit on a 4 than a 5 hence a 4 tends to be my preference

I take full responsibility for his actions. Except he knew the luthier already 😅

Shameless plug for two excellent 32” 5ers for sale in case you’ve missed them:

@MacDaddy snap 😀

Eeeek! Gladly not affected but hope no one is! It might be worth merging with this thread?