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theplumber

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  1. Sorry to hear Steve Harley has passed away. Loved the early Cockney Rebel stuff.
  2. 1988 Hohner Professional JJ Bass. Active /Passive, Rosewood/maple neck. Microtilt neck adjustment/Original EMG Select Pickups included but have changed to another set which in my opinion suits the bass better/Vol/Vol/Bass/treble stacked. Schaller Licenced Tuners. Great tone! No issues everything works even the wee red active light! Some small marks on body. Worst being an indent on lower horn side. Please check all pictures. Plays as good as it looks with nice straight slim jazz type neck and low action. Would prefer local pickup but can box and post if required. £225 Delivered UK
  3. Yes during the day is murder. We manage to get parked in and around The Swan ok anytime but things are changing. Back in Glasgow next weekend at Mc Sorleys and that will be a laugh!!
  4. Out in Paisley last night with Ruff Edge. We played in The Old Swan ,Paisley and although not packed we had a cracking night with good banter and feedback from the punters. Always made to feel welcome at this venue. Great load in at the front and we were able to leave our cars outside the pub unlike a couple of weeks back on a Saturday afternoon when the wardens were out and some poor sod got a ticket (not us lol)
  5. Thanks Dave very nice to finally visit your country home for retired bass guitars! Mind keep the cats out the room they like a wee jam on the bass....or something like that lol! Cheers mate!
  6. Found this on that Facebook marketplace. Now that the band is finished it seems Mike Rutherford is selling off his old gear....
  7. Very well made Canadian guitar. Not known for their bass guitars but all major players use their 6 strings. Please Google or you tube these basses and see how good they are. Great slim neck with jazz and P bass pickups. 4 way pickup selections. Comes with original Godin gig bag.
  8. Fantastic looking bass in 70s style. Limited edition colour surf green. Extras include Fender Hi Mass bridge and Gotah tuners. This sounds as good as it looks.
  9. Usual Sandberg quality. Fantastic condition. 2 band eq,active'passive. Satin finish jazz type neck. Creme colour.
  10. Thanks but the nut width is a tad too much for me! Just got rid of my 50's p bass's for that reason! But good luck with the sale this guitar is a stunner!
  11. Is the body wood alder and what is the nut width.. Thanks.
  12. Do you have the original bridge,scratch plate,tuners and pickups for this?
  13. Don't know much about it. He deffo is not overweight. He has some sort of night terrors thing going on.....maybe he dreams about doing new stuff lol. But yes he doesn't sleep well and it does affect his concentration and general well being.
  14. Not really... He has a sleep disorder and other health issues. It would devistate him to have to pack it in. Hopefully he can manage to carry on.
  15. Agreed...we all make mistakes! I can see us just carrying on with the current set. As mentioned we move about the place and have enough gigs to get on with. I have joined another band as well and they really only gig about 20 to 25 times a year. Two bands are enough for me!
  16. I have actually joined another band with about 20 gigs so far this year... So no complaints about having to learn more stuff! Bring it on! It's all worked out between the two bands so no clashes of dates. I can see us just plodding away with the current set but I will be having a good think about what I want to do next year.
  17. Is it not a good aid to keeping the memory sharp? I heard it is. Plus and I forgot to add it's good for our mental health playing and listening to music.
  18. Yes our keyboard guy is the same! I suggested Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick a while back and he said wow that's a hard bass line !! Lol I said just learn the keys and I will do the rest! Then he went on about the different sounds he would have to programme in and the production on the record.....I fell asleep at that point! But yes he can't see the wood for the trees at times!
  19. He does't struggle as such. He has what you would call senior moments! We do Life On Mars and last time we played it he blanked a bit during it..he stopped playing for a couple of seconds then picked it up again. Certain songs you can get away with it others not so... He say's he has to go over most if not all of the current set before every gig. I pick out some songs that I maybe have not played for a bit or not played well enough ( for my liking lol) He is really trying hard it has to be said. The band seem to have been playing most of the songs for about 7 years! So they really don't want to change!
  20. Been in a covers band for about a year and a half. I have got to know the guys pretty well by now. We are all in our 60's and the oldest,the keyboard guy has just turned 68. The band has been going for about 7 years and during this time they have settled in to a set of songs which cover our weekend gigs and allow the set to be changed slightly each gig. It's pretty clear now that we need a few more songs to keep it fresh as they say! During a conversation after a gig the other night it was made clear by the keys guy that he really wasn't in to any new songs coming in as he feels we have everything covered and that the band was super tight...which it is. The rest of us tried to push him a bit in to being open to at least running over some ideas.He then said he would but it may take some time as he is struggling with our current set and mistakes have started creeping in now and again. In all fairness we all make the odd slip up from time to time. But after having conversations with him on the way home it seems his general health isn't that good at the moment and he would prefer using his practise time to keep on top of the current set rather than lose any ground by bringing in songs that will take up his time and headspace. We have had a chat and at the moment we are giving him the option of doing what he can to get through the gigs. There isn't any question of replacing him unless he feels he is no longer up to the job. Fingers crossed we get through the year as ther is over 45 gigs between now and December. Anyway...anyone else in similar situation with band mates or indeed themselves. I am 63 in a couple of weeks and hopefully have a few years still left in me! In fact I have joined another band and have a bundle of other songs to get on with! Now...where did I put my bass!!..
  21. Why do you need a manager? Can you not handle the bookings amongst the band?
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