WalMan

Thanks. I'll have to carry on the search then. Everywhere seems to be quoting 1-2 months for stock 

Saw a Facebook post at the weekend to say Rick died on Friday. Sad news as The Tubes were such an influence on my band back in the day

Stupid question of the day, but will any latching footswitch work with the M500v2?

Just acquired one without a footswitch and they appear not to be in stock anywhere, so unless there is something proprietary in the Darkglass switch I have a spare Boss pedal I could use. (So why don't you just try it Alan!? 🤔)

I can see what looks like three different 'lights?' apparently for Power On, Microbes, and Mute so wasn't sure

Watching...though the Super12T would have to go first

We did a short (but probably still too many) CD run for my main band's EP. They go in one's & two's at gigs and were probably more us (me) being an old f@rt that wanted to have a physical disk. Also sold for a set price on BandCamp and on streaming services through Distrokid. Had a few sales from d/l's and the princely sum of $8 gross for around 2000 streams in the first few months.

Cheesy Christmas single coming later this week 

By contrast for the prog project one of the guitarists & I just released went to Bandcamp as "name your price" and to streamers. No numbers for the latter but a few sale for the former.

I doubt I'll be retiring on either

Francis Dunnery's blues project Tombstone Dunnery @ Trading Boundaries on 19 Nov

Finally finished and released the first album In The Box for a proggy project I've been working on called The Volunteer Club with one of the guitarists from my main band. Please with the way it has come out.

https://thevolunteerclub.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-box

Oops overslept 🤦🏼‍♂️ see you eventually 

19 minutes ago, Merton said:

Indeed - I’ll have at least two amps with me 🤓

If I bring one it’ll probably be the baby rig…One10 and Aguilar TH350

22 hours ago, Simon C said:

…Do I need to bring an amp , or do we plug into whatever others have brought ( mine is a keyboard amp so a flat sound and probably not too interesting for you)? I'm a newbie, so am  looking forward to meeting you all…

 

 

 

Doesn’t hurt to bring an amp, but not essential. There’ll be an amp nearby, but if you set up an amp and basses in the big hall then there’s something to try stuff through 

5 hours ago, pete.young said:

I was once told by a member of the audience (!) to 'get rid of that cheap bass and get a Fender'.  That cheap bass being a Yamaha BBNE2.

 

Having been told by an audience member in the break that we were the best band that'd played the pub, after a set that had been a motorway pile up (forget car wreck) with a band I sometimes stood in with, I have learned just to say "thanks" and walk on, never believing a word  said 🤣 

On 12/09/2022 at 22:20, WalMan said:

Skid Row & Winger @ Chalk in Brighton followed two days later by Tiger Moth Tales + Magenta @ Trading Boundaries.

 

Also just got tickets for Nik Kershaw @ The Factory in Worthing next April 

Sadly no Winger anymore as it wasn't economically viable for them to come over  

In the meantime I have got tickets for Tombstone Dunnery (Frank D's blues project) again @ Trading Boundaries.

Also seeing Rich Hall in Bognor in October - last time we saw him it was a set of comedy and a set of improvised songs with his band

Skid Row & Winger @ Chalk in Brighton followed two days later by Tiger Moth Tales + Magenta @ Trading Boundaries.

Also just got tickets for Nik Kershaw @ The Factory in Worthing next April 

Blimey I didn’t think I’d been doing the buzz cut all those years ago! Fun day as ever, and before the GAS had hit so only my baby there as my then only bass iirc. Plus ca change 🤣

1 hour ago, hen barn said:

I going to try and pop along. Be good to see everyone and collect my raffle prize! My bring some Status’s! 

I’d better remember to bring it then 🤣 Found it in the garage recently and moved it to my gear stack in readiness - though that’s still no guarantee that I won’t leave in a rush after a late night at Trading Boundaries the night before and forget it 🤦‍♂️

I do, but I should really let something else go first!

Ooooo interesting, and close by as well 🤔

On 01/09/2022 at 11:12, Obrienp said:

PM’d you.

PHEW!! 

Next up is Big Big Train in Southampton, well near anyway 😁

Oooo now there's interesting.

• Would I be able to make a rather wonky 4 x 10 with my pair of One10's?
• Do I need yet another option with the BB2 & S12T as well?
• Have I honestly got room in the extension that has now been taken over as a gear store?
• Soooo many questions  

Should have posted this before Thursday, but we spent the last two nights at Trading Boundaries to see both nights of Barock Project supported by Aaron & Ethan Emerson.

Great venue and a great & very talented young(ish now) prog band from Italy. 

The venue is not huge (probably 150 max dining with room for a few more with standing tickets) but good sound and lights and puts on a good selection of originals & tributes in a marvellous atmosphere. It's in an old Georgian house, that also houses quirky sales rooms , a Roger Dean Art Gallery, and has recently opened a small boutique hotel that might be nice for future events

It's the only venue that Barock Project have played in the UK, mainly because the owners love the band so much they fly them over and put them up for the gig - and I lay some claim to that having lent the drummer in the prog band I play with a couple of their albums years ago, he's mates with the venue owners and said to him "you've got to hear this band..." and so it came to pass.

Back in October for Tigermoth Tails & Magenta

On 12/08/2022 at 11:14, Merton said:

Ditto but for me

Hello 

For the uninitiated I just found this from 10 years ago in LA (Lil'Ampton mate)...

The Anatomy of a Bass Bash

1. MacDaddy - Custom Shukers / Rob Allen Mouse / Peavey Vypyr VIP III
2. Binky Bass - Binky 10 string, USA Conklin 8 string, ACG 9 string, 3 x ACG 6 strings, Reiver 7 string (geeeetar), GR Bass Dual 1400 & GR Bass AT410+, Helix LT, Pinegrove straps, Richter straps etc.
3. Cetera - Spector (USA NS2 & NS2X, Euro Classic, Euro LX (w/Haz),Euro 'Rachel Bolan', Pulse II ) Wal Mk1 'Geddy Lee', Fender FSR PJ with East pre, Hamer Impact, Pedulla Buzz 4 fretless and maybe Jackson TBird, GK400RB, GK Legacy 800 & Tech21 VT500 Heads, Genz Benz Neox212 cab.
4. Frank Blank - Jabba short scale fretted, ACG SS Recurve, Ibanez SRC6, QSC K12.2, HX Stomp.
5. Merton - various ACGs, Zoots, Conway Instruments basses, Glockenklang Blue Rock, Barefaced Two10/One10
6. Eude - ACG Finn SC Classic 6 string, ACG RetroB 5, ACG TKO Modern 4, ACG ChubstRR Mikro 6 string, 2 X ACG Mule 4 strings (on loan from ACG), GK Legacy 500, 1 or 2 Barefaced One10 Cabs, Dod 250(r) modded with @Sibob
7. Stingray5 - MusicMan Stingray5, Tune TWB6, Tune SWV4-BB, Boss GT-6B, Eden EC15 combo OR Trace Elliot GP12SMX combo.
8.  NancyJohnson - NS Design NXT5a EUB, Lull JAXT4, Darkglass A/O900, Darkglass 112 cab, Tech 21 dUg.  

9. prowla: Obligatory Rickenbackers, a Warwick or two, maybe a Kramer aluminium necked bass, some pedals, Ampeg & Tech 21 preamps (subject to change), maybe the Minitaur & MIDI bass pedals.

10. Lozz196: US Precision, Ashdown ABM600 & Ashdown ABM PRO NEO 210s x2

Ampeg SCR-DI, Sansamp BDDI v2

11. Silverfoxnik: G&L SB1, BC Rich Eagle, Godin Shifter Classic 5, Sprackenbacker Ricky copy, Mesa Walkabout 15 combo, or Handbox R400 + Vanderkley 1156 MT.

12. Happy Jack: an assortment of weird 5h1t that I can guarantee nobody else will bring

13. WalMan (hopefully!): Wal, Status S1 & S2 & Zon Legacy Elite. One of the rigs (probably Mesa D800 & BF One10 or BBII as there's already One10's on the list) or Helix & Headrush. SkarBassOne pedal. May have an old case & 2U rack to sell/raffle

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On 12/07/2022 at 19:25, Camc27 said:

Hoping to make it along to my first bass bash !

I only have one bass and a couple of pedals but happy to bring them along. 

Don't do it!!! Save yourself (and your wallet)😂 

I had one bass and one rig when I went to my first Bash. Current count 6 basses, and 4 separate rigs 🙄