Simonb Thanks for the kind words Simon, these days I plan rather than play, so the walking bass + RH was a struggle for me too. I used to do a fair bit of it on some duo gigs but nothing remotely approaching the skill of the two Daves. (duos? Who could be so cheap? In my day, restaurants and the like could avoid the cost of a license by employing no more than two musicians.)
Re your B3, I wish my wife's old Challen sounded anywhere near as good but of course the sound needs to please the player - getting the new mic was a good move.