WalMan

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='585659' date='Aug 31 2009, 11:07 AM']For those who've never been, Dorking's biggest claim to fame is having a giant silver cock. On a roundabout. [/quote] Glad you clarified that

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='585718' date='Aug 31 2009, 12:38 PM']Very impressive and very pricey bit of kit Al!! That's Spock's Beards bass player isn't it? Would certainly have some extra special kudos value to it.. [/quote] Yup, that's the boy and it's not the only reason I would love to get a pop at it either Nik It has always sounded just what I am after live and recorded

I would really like a go at [url="http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=36200957&blogId=483813569"]THIS[/url] - hopefully the link works as it's to a MySpace blog entry, if not I'll have to try another way. Sadly it's a bit outside my price range, and probably would have been even last year when the exchange rate was nearer $2:£1

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=58329&view=getnewpost"]LA Pebbles[/url] and not a bad set 25-30 minutes really. Drummer's flight back from hols got in on time and we just went for it. Few butterflies beforehand while setting up our stage while the band preceding us played - for crying out loud WHY!? How long have I been doing this! And then it was over. Few moments (like switching the G&L to passive and not noticing for a song) but all in all a blast. Now to get back to site to take the whole lot down and clean it up. This has been a long hard few days - and not in the little blue pill sense EDIT - Now with a photo courtesy of Johnnylager - Cheers John!

And so to DAY 3 (into 4) - and my sig needs to change. 08:30 - text from drummer. He has landed and is on the train home from Gatwick - PHEW!! 09:00 roll up and finish of the PA, nail down the anti trip strip for the sound & lights to the tower. Runs a quick test on each stage & it's sounding pretty good. 12:00 gates open & 12:30 we're away There was a good varied selection of bands and a fair few BC'ers in attendance both gigging & watching. 18:00 have to make a swift visit to the brewery to collect a pallet of beer. Turns out an order 4 times bigger that last years event with half the attendees (and bearing in mind we have two bars this year instead of one) just wasn't enough. Back with the pallet and set up a chain gang to the bar, Interesting to hear my rig used by a variety of bands and just how loud it goes 20:30 - Why the hell do I have nerves!? I have been doing this long enough!! That said I often find I get slight butterflies before most gigs. 21:00 we are on, off & running. Set seems to be going really fast and over in no time. Good reaction, and then its over 22:30 last b and finishes and the crowd file away. Drive MrsW and one of the compere's (who was in a band with the drummer & I years ago) home. Crack down my rig & get it stored in the car. Into the beer tent for a post festival wind down and then home to drink a bottle of liberated beer. Back to the site in 8-9 hours to crack it all down Sunday - arrived on site @ 10 (overslept for some reason) Start pulling everything down. Deliver PA back to Emsworth and home by 7 in the evening

DAY 2 Get there 09:00, having finally got to sleep around 04:00. I'm sure I caught something from the van seat Scaffolders hard at work on the stages and lights continue rigging Flat bed to Builders Centre for some 2x4 Coffee Head off to Emsworth with the Luton for more PA. Forgot about BH weekend & went through Bognor past Butlins - thinks "I won't do that again!!". Back the slightly longer way and got the van up to 60!!! Pick up my gear & #2 son on the way back. Green netting required by the council going up and with the wind gusting as it was spent some time hanging to stop it blowing away whilst we built triangular areas to give better solidity. More coffee & cheese rolls made in the knowledge that it would be another long day with little time for food or to stop. Thai kitchen lady turned up to set up. Hog roast man due tomorrow (YUM!). Luckily all the squally rain clouds passed wither out to sea or north of the town. Still looked like we might get hit by one storm at least, but thankfully no. Collected chillers for the bars. Off loaded chillers and last of the PA cabs, which were dumped on stages with the forklift. 15:30-16:00 Stages finished and the sound & light tower started. It's coming together.........slowly. Looks big with all the perimeter fences set. Hoping for a "Field of Dreams" moment - If you build it, they will come, etc., etc. Start rigging the PA's. Much crawling around & plugging in of speakons. 21:00. Foldback desks in, wired up & running. Main stacks wired & to finish first thing tomorrow. Home. Sandwich. Shower. BED. I fear all my joints will be in revolt tomorrow. Still here's hoping for a sunny, rain free day & good crowd to make loads of money for charity...............then we just have to pull it all back down again

LA Pebbles. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=58329"]The saga unfolds[/url]

Watch the fun unfold on the webcam overlooking the site - assuming we don't blow away tonight (wind sounds like it's got up but hoping the weather forecast is true and it all clears up!!!! ) [url="http://www.allaboutsussex.co.uk/webcam/webcambase.asp?queryon=1"]LA Pebbles webcam - well sort of[/url] Day one of the setup is in the history. Hopefully tomorrow will go better!! So DAY 1:- Arrived with flasks of coffee at 10:30 when the fencing was due to arrive. Do you think it arrived on time? That's right kiddies the utter tossers at that particular hire firm screwed up and it arrived FIVE hours late Drank some of the coffee Went and picked up the flat bed truck for shifting stuff about, and a Luton for the PA run. Got back to the hoping for the fencing to be there............nope Drank some more coffee Marquee builders hard at work erecting backstage "green room" and then moving on to the two larger ones for the bars. Got a football & had a kick about until the ball burst Took the flat bed for two trips to pick up crash barriers Got back to the hoping for the fencing to be there............nope. It'll be here by 2 Drank some more coffee, finished both flasks and all the biccies. BORED - Sod it, nothing happening. Went to Worthing to pick up a guitar from repair & a load of gaffa - you can never have too much gaffa!! Stopped off for a burger on the way back. Guilty because that stop off was at around 2 so I'd be missing unload & start on the fencing Got back @ 2:45 hoping for the fencing to be there............nope still nothing. 3 ish - woohoo first flatbed for the stages arrives followed reasonable swiftly by the second, the lighting guys and the generators. It's starting to happen, BUT STILL NO FECKIN FENCING!!! 4:30 push off in the Luton to pick up some electrical bits and the strongbox Eventually around 5:30 the fencing firm finally arrive & start unloading. Spent the next hour or so driving the flat bed round the site with a couple of guys in the back lobbing fence stands and then fencing at strategic points. AT LAST the site is fenced. 6:30 take the Luton to Emsworth to pick up PA for the two stages. Grab a sandwich while gassing up the van. Back around 9:00. Gassed up the van with assorted Ginsters fumes on the way back [url="http://planetsmilies.net"][/url] Park up the van in the compound with the security guys guarding the site overnight. 9:30 - HOME. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah nice hot shower and some prescription drugs to ease the aching joints. 12:30 writing this, and I need to get to my pit as it all starts again tomorrow @ 9:00 finishing off the stages and rigging the PA

Nope not me. Still recovering from the previous nights hangover

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='581216' date='Aug 26 2009, 12:02 PM']I'm happier when I it's done for me by someone whom I trust.[/quote] [quote name='Beedster' post='581240' date='Aug 26 2009, 12:18 PM']Also known as the placebo Effect [/quote] I'll fiddle with the saddle heights, but after that I'm with Nik (and also trust Graham with all my basses). I just have this horrible image in the back of my mind of tweaking the truss rod and it popping out of the finger board to say HI! EDIT - you beat me to it Nik

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='579776' date='Aug 25 2009, 02:04 AM']Check out Addicted To That Rush in another clip, I don't think I've ever heard it played with that level of energy. The DVD is on my must have list.[/quote] Yes indeedy!!

I'll tell you Sunday Hoping for another w/e like the one just gone and that everyone who uses my rig (what was I thinking ) is gentle with it

[quote name='umph' post='577843' date='Aug 22 2009, 08:42 PM']that might be the problem, for a short and simple solution i recomend sticking a sm57 infront of a cranked valve amp[/quote] Yup I'd go with that. Perhaps get him to look at something like the Orange Tiny Terror. Small and not hugely loud (7 & 15 w) but souinds just great from clean through crunch to nutter and because its not high output can be pushed in small spaces. There are a few similar things about, I just know about the TT because #2 son got one a couple of years back. He originally went looking for a 50w amp to use for practice and a bit of recording and while we were in GAK I noticed the TT and said "what about one of those?". Tried it and was instantly smitten. I also recall him talking of a guy they were trying to record on his course last year. Bloke had a string of distortion pedals and the sound was not great, so #2 sets up a solid rhythm sound for him without the pedals that the rest of his band were pleased with, but matey boy had to use his pedals and ended up with a sh1te sound - that's guitards for you

What it says in the title & my sig really. Playing an all day festival on the seafront in Littlehampton next Saturday - hoping our drummers flight back from Turkey Friday night isn't delayed for any reason otherwise we could be stuffed!!!

[quote name='sshorepunk' post='575081' date='Aug 20 2009, 08:33 AM']Hi Anyone got a transcription of Bowies Jene Genie, need it for tonight if someone can scan it for me, otherwise will use one of the many tabs on the www, would prefer notation for easy sight reading though. Just need to get the chorous bit right Tony[/quote] Surely it's pretty much root on the quarters isn't it - or have I not listened to it for too long

[quote name='Dr.Dave' post='571457' date='Aug 17 2009, 11:14 AM']The issue for me is - if you're a 'pattern' player like me - suddenly you're 2 steps out , and that takes a fair bit of getting your head around. I suppose if you're learning something new it's less of a problem - drop to D and learn the line - but I find it hard to just chuck my stock runs in willy nilly because it's out of step. I sing a fair bit and I need to have my finger memory doing the bass line while I concentrate on the vocal - so it's hard for me.[/quote] Sort of why my Wal is semi retired from gigging. I had learnt various songs flicking down & back up, so the night I got the 5 & used that instead was [i]interesting[/i] to say the least as all those songs learnt with the different position were out and caused some confusion. That said I still love the Hipshot for the extra it provides, and was quite happy flicking down & back up through songs. The shiift just gives you a different set of fills to play with. As for dropping to B that just sounds bonkers to me, but hey, horses for courses. I should have thought with a drop like that the E would have been flopping like a witch's ***

[quote name='Tinman' post='571831' date='Aug 17 2009, 05:39 PM']Silly man [/quote] You beat me to it

If you do a search I think you will find another thread a while back with a similar query, and the responses were a tad Marmite. That said I added one to my Wal 20+ years ago, it's still going strong and I love it. Probably said this last time but you do need to make sure you follow the instructions when restringing (tune a half tone flat and then drop and return the lever) but really it comes down to properly stretching the string. I added a graphite nut sometime after with a view to making the return easier, but I am not sure it made a huge difference. I [i]know[/i] I said this last time but once you get used to it it's great for confusing people watching the bassplayer (not many of those about, just other bassplayers right!?) by surreptitiously flicking down and back up with your thumb just for short sections of a song when you need the low D. Obviously you need to get used to the sting being out by the drop and which changes your positions, but that very soon becomes second nature. The E string does not become desperately slack when dropping a tone to D, and for me in recent years that was from tuning down a semitone as standard already. Further it might. I have used standard Elixirs medium 45-105 for years with it. Also they are direct replacements for your original so do not require any messing with the bass and are really easy to fit, so even I could manage it!!

[quote name='alexclaber' post='570097' date='Aug 15 2009, 06:01 PM']Would anyone mind if I brought along some testing gear and did some RTA on as many of the amps present as possible? Would be really useful to build up a database on the natural response curves of various amps. Alex[/quote] You can do amps through the ages if my Superbass makes it - that said it had a major rebuild a couple of years back so it might be a case of Triggers broom!

So a first headphone mix and it needs work - [attachment=30948:Trojan_Blue.mp3] For me [list] [*]the cymbals are too splashy [*]the bass needs warming up [*]the vocals sound too dry [/list] Can't do anything about the reverb on the kit at the start. That's on the stereo track for the kit on the 8 track, and as it was recorded 20 years ago it's a bit late now. It settles down once everything else comes in

[quote name='MB1' post='567200' date='Aug 12 2009, 07:36 PM']MB1. Last time he came to Manchester....Sound Control Oxford Road was still open and he was endorsing Peavey!.....ooops![/quote] Indeed. Saw him on the same set of shows in Portsmouth with Paul(?) who used to be at Trace Elliot demoing guitars in the first half prior (as I recall) to the Peavey/TE linkage. That was in a hotel conference suite rather than at Nevada so the sound was OK.

[quote name='Hartke_UK' post='561007' date='Aug 5 2009, 11:08 AM']Whippets and thistles are fine. It was the black pudding that stopped him going north! Seriously, it’s a great shame that he couldn’t have got around to other parts of the UK & ROI, but we only had a limited number of dates. Hopefully there will be more of these events in the future with Stu and many other great Hartke bass players. [/quote] It is indeed. I saw his show a few years back and it was a cracking good evening with a really nice approachable guy who was happy to chat & sign stuff afterwards. Worth going if you can get there - sadly I can't

Arriving late at the party I shall be there 01. Silverfoxnik: Roscoe Beck V, Wal Pro2e, BC Rich Eagle, Fender Jazz V Deluxe, plus my recently acquired Eden Metro Rig 02. Merton: Status Retroactive, Mikey's Singlecut Fanned-Fret Prototype, LH500 and Barefaced Vintage 03. OBBM: StRay5, MB F1, UL212, something else. 04. Hamster: BFM Omni15 tallboy, Barefaced Compact, Fender P with Thumper & Villex PTB 05. Alex Claber: '87 Warwick Streamer, RIM Custom 5 with 36" scale and Q-Tuners, Avalon U5/QSC PLX3002, GB Shuttle 6.0, Barefaced Compact, Big One, Midget, Midget T, maybe Big Baby. 06. Johnnylager: Spector Euro 4LX, KSD Jazz, LH-1000, Barefaced Big Juan, DHA Custom Shop VT2-Twin-EQ-Bass with Tech Tube valves & whatever other effects I have at the time. 07. Happy Jack: Lightwave Sabre VL, Hofner 500/1 (1964), Hofner 500/5 (1959), PJB Bass Buddy + headphones. 08. MacDaddy. Custom Shuker (hopefully!) and possibly Hamer Blitz or Iceni Zoot. 09. Stingrayfan: G&L Tribute L2000, Yamaha BB614, Hartke LH500, Warwick 4x10 10. Chris B 11. Cetera: Pre-Kramer Spector NS-2, Wal Mk1 Fretless, Fender/AllParts 70's Jazz, Tech21 Landmark600, GenzBenzNEOX212T 12.Andyonbass. ACG Recurve, ACG J-Type, Pair of BFM Omni 10.5's 13.Waynepunkdude Fender Jazz, SX P Bass, DHA-DI-EQ & Ampeg SVT 5 Pro 14.Jakesbass Alembic MK5 Deluxe, German Blockless Wonder 1880 Double Bass (and the '78 Jazz if anyone wanted a go) 15.51m0n (& Plux if he's not gigging): Bergantino AE410, MarkBass sa450, Focusrite Compounder, Roscoe Century Std V, (If Plux isnt gigging) Berg HT210, HT115, Hartke LH500 16. Floyd Pepper - Markbass LMK, Bergantino HT112 & EX112, Stingray '91 2eq, Lakland DJ4, Stagg EDB, Epiphone Jack Casady and a Fender '54 RI Precision 17. davidmpires - Markbass F1, Barefaced Compact, Spector Euro LX 5, T-Bass by Status 18. molan - MTD 535, Spector NS5XL, Zon VB4, Alembic Rogue, Traben Bootsy Signature (!!!), Epifani UL502 & some Berg AE1x12's + who knows what else I may have by then 19. Platypus - Alleva Coppolo Jazz 5, Celinder Jazz 4 fretless, Tecamp Puma 1000 + a cab of some sort. 20. Prosebass - Current Builds at the time, Hofner S7B, Laptop , sequencing software , + amp and cab 21. Monz - Stingray 5 (la bella flats) Matamp GT200, Simms-Watt PA 100, Matamp 8x10 + Whatever else I have bought buy then 22. Alien - Schecter Stiletto 4, Peavey Grind 6, Hartke HA7000, Alien Audio 2x10 + other toys. 23. EssentialTension: Lakland Skyline Decade, Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision (and who knows what else) 24. silddx - Warwick Corvette $$ 4, Warwick Corvette Standard Ash active fretless 4, POD X3 Live, (I am praying I won't have it by then, but I will bring the Kopo Lina fretless 4 if I do!) 25. Phil_the_bassist: MMSR5 w/JE preamp, Sandberg Cali JM, Steinberger synapse5 w/ extra pup, various fuzz pedals and envelope filters, whatever amp I happen to own by then. 26. Stingray5 - My StingRay5, StingRay fretless and Tune TWB-6 plus any other basses in my signature pic if people let me know. I also have an Aria AMB-50B acoustic bass if anyone fancies a go? Could also bring my GT6-B. Plus ('cos it's small) a BLX-80 combo. And some cans...? 27 Urb - 1 x Sei 5 String Single Cut - 1 x Sei 4 string Jazz bass - EBS and Boss pedals 28 dave.c - Spector Rebop 4DLX EX, Spector NS2000-4, Gibson SGZ,Hartke LH500, Hartke Hydrive 410 29 WalMan - Wal Pro1/Custom conversion, G&L L2500 US, MarkBass CMD121H, Epifani 1x12 (not the neo one but I can't remember the initials just at the mo), Bass Pod xT Pro, Marshall SuperBass 100 head

[quote name='tauzero' post='556156' date='Jul 30 2009, 01:46 PM']If Carl paid for it by Paypal, he'd have the seller's email address in his Paypal history.[/quote] Trouble with mine case was that the seller swore blind he had never registered the unit

[quote name='fusionbassist1' post='554120' date='Jul 28 2009, 04:21 PM']Do i need to collect all the receipts/invoices/etc i have knocking about from past jobs for any reason or just keep them in a safe place incase mr tax man decides he hates me at some point during my life?[/quote] Broadly yes. If you have started self employment you must tell HMRC as soon as possible and register to pay Class 2 NIC's (£2.40/week). You can do this from the link at the bottom of [url="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/selfemployed/register-selfemp.htm"]THIS[/url] page. If you do not you will suffer a £100 penalty for failing to register. Bear in mind that if you think the income you will earn after expenses will be less than £5,075 this year you can apply for the Small Earnings Exception and not pay Class 2 Have a read through the pages on HMRC site from [url="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/startingup/"]HERE[/url] Find an accountant - word of mouth is best. You may be able to get the first meeting free and can use that to find out [list] [*]whether you get on, [*]how much he thinks he might charge you, [*]what he wants you to provide him with and in what format for him to stick to the quote, and [*]whether he deals with other musos [/list] The last is not important, but if he does then he may have a better idea of the sort of relevant claims for musicians. What you need to provide him with for him to stick to the quote IS. Keeping good records, well written up (in a book or spreadsheet, etc) will keep your costs down because he can easily extract the information he needs. Handing over a carrier bag stuffed with all the receipts you can find/managed to remember to keep is a nightmare for the accountant and will add to your bill. Fees wise you will normally get an annual fee. Some might set a budget to be billed and paid throughout the year. Something for you to check at a meeting. Most accountants work on an hourly rate depending on the level of staff involved and will charge down time when they are working on your case. That then forms the basis of the bill (hence don't provide a carrier bag of receipts). You [i]can[/i] phone HMRC helplines and ask for advise, BUT you would be better off using an accountant to get the right answer. And as I said before that is merely recognising the lowest common denominator HMRC have gone with in setting up the helplines. The person you speak to will have had very little training and often be following a script depending on what you ask (or what they think you have asked). If you get off the script they [i]should[/i] pass it up the line to a technical officer, but may give an off the cuff answer that is just plain wrong. Be very careful of any advice you receive from the call centres.