WalMan

[quote name='tonybassplayer' timestamp='1376690189' post='2178198'] Wouldn't the tax implication only apply to new items purchased in a shop ? If so buy used in a private sale [/quote]Nope. Beware the cheapie out replaced by something more expensive. It might / mahe worked for some people in the past, butif you get pulled they have people who know what they are looking at, and you run the risk of confiscation. BTW isn't it funny how people get up in arms about greedy companies legally avoiding tax but are happy to consider evading tax smuggling a misrepresented item through Customs. I do realise that the numbers are significantly different, but still ... just sayin'

So I now have a dep that night, still it's on the way home but may put a slightly different slant on what goes in the car. It'll be a long weekend. Get back from hols the night before (semi sensible hour & should be home before midnight). Load the car in the morning (making sure to include a crate of Red Bull). SEBB all day. Dep on the way home. Rehearsal pre recording later in the week with the prog band on Sunday, and back to work for a rest on Monday :-)

Had a pair, but there was something wrong with mine and the interfered terribly with out of the guitarists gear, so I gave up and sold them. Other than that they seemed OK The trouble with most of the demo vids for all of these is that there is almost always nothing to give any idea of scale & coverage. I now have a single LED 4 Par bar type affair, which is OK but I/we really need another for a better spread/wash & I'm not about to shell out for another set on my own

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1376429308' post='2173986'] The 24th it'll be with me, mark king and andrew levy :-P [/quote]Bring them along ... or perhaps not

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1376409255' post='2173536'] I've just spoken to Lars, and he's fine with the bass being with James on 24th, and he'll let us know about Dave and Guy when he's been able to talk to both of them (Guy being in Australia at the moment). We were also talking about writing another press release while all this is happening or just afterwards - we both had the same idea at the same time So for the moment, we rock on as planned! \m/ \m/ [/quote] If its with Jim and free on the evening of the 24th I am gigging in Southampton that night

Good news. Must get over to the Just Giving page If it's back on the South Coast this w/e or next & free I have a couple of local gigs coming up, otherwise that's me for the year

[quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1376380521' post='2172930'] Goodo - does this mean there will be a corner for [b]us old gits[/b] to sit down, talk and attempt to play the simplistic, non slappin' stuff through nice quiet amplifiers whilst drinking tea and smoking ciggies? Please? [/quote]it'll need to be a big corner. See you in it

[quote name='throwoff' timestamp='1376296360' post='2171714'] ..... thats what she said. [/quote]cough snort fnarr fnarr

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1376274239' post='2171615'] Those Primetones look very interesting, I shall have to give them a try. I used the normal, lexan, 3mm Big Stubbies for many years, but I switched to the nylon version last year. The main thing I like about them over the lexan is that they last longer. [/quote]Certainly worth a look IMO. Similar in dimensions to the big 3.0 Stubbies, though slightly lighter I think, but they don't seem to wear like the them and the tone is somewhat softer. The difference in tone is subjective, and possibly vereing in to the realms of directional leads & 'special' mains leads affecting sound, but is there I think

Blimey it's gonna be a big'un! Just thought for a vintage 'corner' I could bring my ancient Marshall Superbass 100, but it weighs a ton (and could be said to be a Trigger's Broom after the work done on it to get it going a few years back) Still sounds awesome though Next thought is the 'Raffle' Thread. I have a couple of things things to add to that when it comes around.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1376259368' post='2171543'] Wow, those are thick picks! [/quote] They just have better grip & a fuller sound for me. And I'm a thick pick (might have missed a letter there )

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1376250832' post='2171375'] I very rarely use a pick for the sole reason I'm sh*t f***ing useless when I do. It all goes disastrously wrong when I use a pick for some reason. [/quote]which (along with a twisted picking hand) is precisely why I use a pick instead of fingers 99% of the time. I always have, and while I do try to use fingers at times (with a sort of claw picking thumb & first two finger thing) moreoften than not I switch back because I have been using a pick so long I am just more fluent with it. Neither is right or wrong, but for me the pick is easier, so ... 3 mm Dunlop Big Stubbies for me, though I did pick up some Primetones at LBGS13 and really like the slightly softer tone they give.

Where's it going from & too? You never know the BC delivery service has worked before IIRC Parcelmonkey - who I used recently to send the Zoom B9 use Citylink who appear to nit cover musical instruments at all. I ended up calling it a 'sound processor' as any reference to music or guitar flagged it as not available to cover, and 'sound [i]effect[/i]' got flagged as 'persona [i]effects[/i]'

Not tried mine in anger through the BF S12T yet, just a plug in to test at home when it arrived, but it seemed plenty loud enough and at 12 o'clock equivalent to the GB Streamliner 6 @ 8-9 o'clock. We'll see

Available for deps or other interesting projects. I have good gear, transport and a good ear with the ability to pick up stuff pretty quickly. Currently playing in a classic rock band, prog covers and have depped recently with a funky band and a wedding band (albeit one that went from Britney to van Halen) but like most styles so have worked with a country band in the past. That said my main bands are not getting out as much as I'd like so I'm looking for other stuff to keep the enthusiasm up. I may have muttered in the past about having to learn large numbers of songs for other deps, but do actually enjoy the challenge of doing so. Can work to chord charts or with a decent view of the rythmn guitars hand :-) Can read, but not sightread beyond fairly basic charts - so a page of flyshit is not really my thing.

A teach yourself Spanish cd ... ola This morning started on a Peter Frampton show that was on Sky Arts recently. Good stuff and a great band behind him.

YAY!! Holiday booked and (flights willing) we land back in the UK @ 21:15 Friday 20 Sept, so I can make this year. I may, however, flag in he afternoon Still undecided as to how much & what to bring (or indeed what will fit in the car!). I do have the TC BH250 to add to the list & will probably bring the Wal, synth & bass pedals. Will take a final decision on the L2500's nearer the time

Learnt the wrong song for a dep (Freedom - George Michael instead of Freedom - Wham, my fault in seeing the former come up on an internet search & thinking 'that'll be the one'). Got to the run through before the dep & realised my error, but thought 'How hard can it be I've heard it often enough' so just said 'Let's give it a go see how far I get' and proceeded to get right through including catching their missing the end and following them round. Finished. The drummer looked at me & said 'Have you [i][u]really[/u][/i] never played that before? .... How the #### did you do that!?' - well it's only four strings isn't it Most memorable gig. Live Aid [size=1]Worthing [size=4]- mind you looking back at the crap video that was produced of the night I often wonder WTF we thought we were doing with an extended instrumental intro before the vocalist came on when we only had something like a 20 minute set. Other than that I just remember a full hall well into our set & joining in in all the right places. [/size][/size]

Sold Phil my Zoom B9.1. Pleasure to do business with him and a nice easy transaction concluded in three days offer-payment-delivery. Happy to do buiness again

Just received the BH250 from Mike. Nice quick and easy transaction done and dusted in under a week start to finish:-) Would be happy to deal with him again

Seen one used with a guitar and it was good, but reporst elsewhere suggest that it does not translate to bass

Any updates on how people are getting with this? I have a hankering for one, but it's a lot to shell out on a whim! :-)

What's the V in the model?

It's showing as 'coming soon' on music and will be downloaded just as soon it's there. I fear it'll make me want to sell all my gear and give up though