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That bass became the checkerboard bass at some point. Not blue crackle. Also, it was faded Fiesta Red (Salmon Pink) at some point. Also, it's possible that Steve switched the neck on the bass while trying to find the perfect backup for his main bass.

Ok, I think I have worked out what the neck pickup in Adrian's LP Goldtop Deluxe is. Adrian has stated that the neck pickup is from a Firebird. It isn't. Here is a photo of an unmodded 1972 Les Paul Deluxe that was for sale in Germany: https://share.google/S8dPbped0eNO8GA8l What's important...

They are not going to change a thing. But since they are playing Greece, Aces for Alexander swap would make the most sense. Another one I can see happening is Clairvoyant for The Evil That Men Do.

That's not a new lick. It's just getting out of trouble, as he screwed up the lick. Usually, when this happens with Maiden, he divebombs or plays some harmonics as Janick is doubling the riff. Here he needed to fill the gap.

Interview and rig rundown from the S/K tour. He is going to refret the Custom with a bigger fret wire. That's why it fell out of rotation.

The gig was great. They are one of those bands that sound even better live than on the albums. They sound much heavier live. The sound in the venue was good. Maybe a bit heavy on the low end, but maybe that's just me prefering brighter sounding gigs. All four performed great. Bruno is taking no...

Bought Munich. The decision was made on the basis that if I don't go I will never see them live. Still regret R40 not coming to Europe.

Will do. And report tomorrow.

Seeing Smith/Kotzen tonight on H's birthday.

Time for Maiden and Oasis to get in, just for Liam and Bruce to shit on the Rock Hall simoultaneously.

The toupee on Aleksandar Živojinović's head is... Something.

I think... Both. Bruce refuses to tune down with his solo band, despite songs like Darkside Of Aquarius being on his absolute limit, while Steve refuses to tune down with British Lion, despite the fact that the singer would benefit from it massively. We know that they are both stubborn as hell...

Half step might be ok, but full step changes the song too much, I agree. Still, for Maiden, due to their bright sound, I prefer standard tuning. And Bruce will die on that hill too.

Milano looks like 200 euros for the normal floor. 230 for the golden circle. So, going by Maiden prices, other dates will be 150ish. 180 for the Golden Circle. Basically the 2024 AC/DC range.

SA and Europe dates for winter/spring 2027 announced.

Exactly. The whole gig is in Eb. Adrian did that with Psycho Motel too.

I might add that both the main and the crackle blue basses are from 70s and likely maple bodied. The checkerboard is a 59, one of the earliest basses with a rosewood fretboard.

I think it could be a curfew issue... However, Richie is known to have a bit of a temper sometimes, so it wouldn't surprise me if that's true.

Possibly, but it still travelled with them the whole tour.

Iron Maiden wasn't played in drop D back then. Adrian started doing it in drop D on AMLOAD tour.