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Simple songs leave you no place to hide. Having a verse, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, solo, bridge, chorus, verse, chorus end can be much easier than something straightforward. recently did “Don’t Get Me Wrong” . Took me to the last rehearsal to nail it. Even then, the “fast G” meant I stared at the guitarist for a cue! Once did a Country n Western set as a favour. Sweating buckets at playing 1/5 all nigh5 and hittin* my mark! Ginal easy song….sing Purple Rain….the gaps for the singer! Ended up counting her in at times.

Is it safe to say Stingrays win Glasto?

Incredible band. Incredible consistency over the decades. Matt Bissonette’s bass work sublime. Fantastic to see Ray Cooper again!

Black, maple…..lovely. Just bought a MIM from GG too….still to do a NB thread as I’m too busy but I’m loving it.

Incredible price! Well done!

I do not believe you have all these basses. Mind you...if we saw photos.... 😇

Please God they do a red one at Xmas and call it the 'Santa'.

Influencing an£ pleasing me through the years are… Jean Jacques Burnel Jaco Pastorius Geddy Lee Bruce Foxton Lee Sklar Paul McCartney Donald Duck Dunn Pino Palladino James Jameson John Paul Jones Ask me in a week and the list will change.

Matty Carroll is the bass player but also the Musical Director for DL. Very talented lad. Personally, I love it, don’t care if it’s a midi line. Also love Levitate by her.

Some very interesting innovations here.

Tremendous!

Bizarrely, although Sting doesn't play his Sting bass, I'm almost certain Ira Coleman plays one with Sting Live in Berlin.

Stunning

Does anyone know what the bass sounds like yet? 😎

Tremendous project!