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Very very nice work @PaulKing

While there might not be any photos of last night's gig some excellent live videos of Saturday have appeared. Here's a minute or so of "Revelator" Hurtsfall-Revelator.mp4

Amazing, you've nailed the tone. Did you do the guitar part as well? Mick Ronson's I believe...

Hurtsfall were supporting US band Spotlights at The Bodega in Nottingham on Monday. It's been quite a while since I last did a Monday night gig, and now I remember why. Despite not having to go on ridiculously early there were still only about 30 people there when we went on. However apart from two, none of them had seen us play before and quite a few people of them came up afterwards to say how much they had enjoyed us, despite the fact that musically we don't have a lot in common with the headlining band. We even sold some T-shirts and CDs which was definitely a bonus. It's a small stage at The Bodega and it doesn't get any bigger after the main band have filled it up with their drum kit and backline, so we had to be creative with the set-up and limited on-stage movements. However for a change we had plenty of time to soundcheck as Spotlights had already finished theirs when we arrived at 5.45, so it was an unexpected pleasure to be able to take our time and get a good balance both on-stage and FoH. Spotlights were interesting. Musically it's not really the sort of thing I'm into but the performance was great and their bassist produced a couple of notes that made whole venue vibrate, something I've never experienced before and which got the PA engineer frantically trying to locate the rogue frequency, after which sound wasn't quite as dense but at least there was no danger of structural damage! 10.00pm live music curfew meant I was back home before 11.00 which makes a change. There probably won't be any photos of this one, but if any do emerge on Facebook I'll post them up later.

A JV neck would have a pencil date usually instead of a stamp. To me this looks like an incorrect repro stamp of the type that would be found on old Fenders.

Congrats on getting the gig. To assist others who might find themselves in the same situation you were in, what did you end up charging?

The Sub range are only a two band pre-amp, The ray 34 & 35 are three band. obvious question,but have you tried a fresh battery? As most active circuits tend to distort when the battery starts to die..

Think you’ve done a great job.

Did the JVs come with an A width nut? If not it looks likely a repro to me.

Hurtsfall are @hurtsfalluk

Who hasn't drooled over the bass tone, and Herbie Flowers' gorgeous playing, in Walk on the Wild Side. I had a spare afternoon, so set about doing a cover, testing various mics to see how close I could get to matching the tone. Crazy thing is I now can't remember which mic I used in te end, but probably a combo of Golden Age Project ribbon mic a foot from the bridge at a slight angle, and a little AKG condenser up near the fingerboard. Recorded and mixed in Ableton Live. Basses, guitars and saturated-vocals by me (sorry for the vocal...), 'Brushify' midi drum kit played on keyboard. Midi sax is always a bit lame but it'll do for the run out here. I was pretty pleased. Enjoy, or flame me, as you wish!

This has to be a FI, right? One of my fave new bands.

This also ties in with the heavier gauge going through slots for a lighter gauge.

Giving up, giving in 3 degrees (too slow!)

Hands All Over - Soundgarden