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Kiss Me- Stephen Tintin Duffy

The new Karnivool album. It's a grower at the moment for me.

The black and white photo was 2011, I think. I hadn't touched a bass in over 15yrs and realised how awful I'd been. So that would have been the first time I played live. The colour photo is from last weekend. I've had a 7yr 'sabbatical' until last year. As my age increases so does the height of my bass.

There's obviously a 50s rock n roll theme that two of the band are adhering to. I guess, from your charity shop trolley-dash outfit, you didn't get the memo?

Reminds me of 'Split Enz'.....

The madness keeps on going! Vigier Arpege IV, 5-string Features of Series IV: bolt on neck, single bridges, 18V-electronic, separate 3-band-EQ per(!) pickup, super thin neck

You are right. It has a LPF but doesn’t have a HPF, they put it in the ms-60b which made for bass players. No biggie will and see what happens. I tried the new boss gx-1B in the Roland store in central London. It’s very intuitive to use. They had a mxr phase 90 script modal which was killer.

Cor! Market Vaults is real ale heaven😍

I hear you on the SR5 price. Have you ever tried a SBMM Ray35? I recently acquired an early used example and as far as I'm concerned it's a Stingray made in Indonesia and sporting a different headstock logo. I've own EBMM SR5s in the past for reference.

Hello all that are experienced in IEMs Making the move to IEMs I have had some UE 5s made for me , custom moulds. Main bass is a passive Jazz. Sadowsky Pre Amp pedal. EBS amp and cab. If the room is good I tend to get a consistent sound and have used this set up for over 10 years. Main band is mostly IEMs except for me so its time to join in. Its the boomy reflective rooms that are one of the main reasons I'm now going down this route. So far I have found if I roll the passive tone either almost down or off depending on pickup choice the sound in my IEMs is not bad. Very doable. Thing is when I hear live recordings out front and I'm happy with the sound, my passive tone control tends to be well up. The IEMs sound terrible if my passive tone is well up so have I now compromised my happy place sound wise? The monitor gizmo on the tablet lets me eq my own IEM channel and remove the top end but its seems its just not enough roll off Any advice , tips would be greatly appreciated x

Lip Up Fatty - Bad Manners

The things that caught my eye after the ‘tie’, are the leopard print DM’s being worn by the chap on the right (I’m guessing guitarist, drummers are more about practicality when it comes to footwear), I’m liking those.

Once a tiger, always a tiger.

Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen

Fantastic evening at the pasadero lounge in Redhill last night. Funk/soul covers, but we do have a 3 piece brass section that really adds some power! Not done many gigs together yet so there are certain bits that need tightening up a bit, but hey! the audience loved it and were up from the word go . Used my smithy 5 through my trusty puma 900 and a single LFsys Monza and it ate it! Very confidence inspiring little rig. Bar manager seemed well happy and wants us back . Job done! X😊 Also included, a nice picture of our drummers crouch ! 🤣

I don’t know. It’s a valid question. I don’t think we need to reach for elasticated trousers and cagoules, but as we get older our body shape changes and a couple of minor tweaks can work wonders.

I remember my mum sewing me a fluffy, leopard skin print sleeve for the strap of my very first bass.

Hi' i own a 3 Leaf GR2 & a VFE Mini Mu the GR2 is modelled on the Lovetone Meatball Circuit' & the Mini Mu after the Mutron.. both are discontinued & to my ears cover just about all of the classic filter sounds' the GR2 for up & the Mini Mu for down sweeps... The GR2 is way better than both of the Wonderloves that came after it... I.M.H.O.

very good. The decade I took up the bass. I remember lots of that gear coming out, it was an amazing time

Thanks.