Mikey Welsh, former bassist of Weezer, passed away from a suspected drug overdose at the age of 40 in a Chicago hotel room. Oddly, two weeks before, he predicted the correct location and date of his death on Twitter.
On September 26, he wrote in Twitter: "dreamt i died in Chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). need to write my will today."
Then he wrote: "'correction - the weekend after next."
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Another “unplugged” or “acoustic” gig we had last weekend. It was fun, we are getting confident on what and how we play as a band. I find it easier to be tight with our drummer when he plays the cajón with percussion than on his regular drum set.
This is my ‘acoustic’ set up:
Fender BXR 60 amp. It is a solid state amp that Fender doesn't even make anymore. This amp is a sixty watts RMS, through a 15 inch speaker. Perfect for this type of gigging, small venues and tiny stages. Loud enough to get the low end thru when the 2 guitarists push their volumes beyond what is really needed (a classic!)
Boss GT-10B, a multi-effects and amp modeling floorboard. Since we are a rock cover band this is the best way to make radical sound switches by just pressing one pedal.
Music Man StingRay MM5 is my preferred axe for this type of (small) clubs. The sound range of this bass is amazing.
I should explain that I call this back line “acoustic” or “unplugged” but as you can tell it is non of both. All other band mates play real acoustic though. Even if I show up with my upright (Czech, 1960ish) I would need amplification …and a bigger car.
This is bizzare, and funny at the same time
At age 47, the Rolling Stones' bassist, Bill Wyman, began a relationship with 13-year old Mandy Smith, with her mother's blessing. Six years later, they were married, but the marriage only lasted a year. Not long after, Bill's 30-year-old son Stephen married Mandy's mother, age 46. That made Stephen a stepfather to his former stepmother. If Bill and Mandy had remained married, Stephen would have been his father's father-in-law and his own grandpa.
