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[quote name='yorick' post='764932' date='Mar 5 2010, 11:23 AM']I'm a lefty, so i smell the +10% game.[/quote] There's a lovely lefty Euro5 in the For Sale forum.......!!

Keep your eyes open for a Genz Benz Neox212T. They usually go for about £400 s/h.... Very lightweight, easy to manouevre & sound MASSIVE!

[quote name='thunderbird13' post='767641' date='Mar 8 2010, 09:50 AM']yeah great show - great to hear the Kiss classics played by a (a)live band who know how to play them ! and Mrs Thunderbird was very impressed with the fire breathing too [/quote] Thankyou Sir! It's all good fun & I love seeing the reaction of new audience members when I come onstage with the 'fire stick'! Cheers for coming along and a big "Hello!" to Mrs Thunderbird

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='766816' date='Mar 7 2010, 12:32 PM']For 2 hours on stage Cetera [b]is [/b]The Demon :ph34r: Sorry I didn't get chance to say hi after, had to run for the Tube. Good to meet up with Thunderbird13 and Mrs Thunderbird13. Quality gig. Comments from my mates included 'Paul Stanley can [i]really [/i]sing like Paul Stanley' & 'your mate is the best in the band' .[/quote] *blush* Thanks mate! That gig was one of the best overall I think we've ever done at The Standard No major equipment malfunctions, powerful onstage sound, great bass sound ( ), 'up-for-it' audience and lots of rock n roll!! Cheers for coming to support us again!

[quote name='Sibob' post='763824' date='Mar 4 2010, 12:07 PM']Just had Bootsie from Cort into the shop, and he mentioned you'd had a couple of the Axe basses! They lookpretty fun, although the bridge cover was an odd 'vintage' addition in my opinion haha! Si[/quote] Ah yes.... just waiting for them to arrive! I'll shove some EMGs in them and they'll be more than roadworthy

Cool! Will be great to see you Doors are at 8pm, local support.... then we're on from approx 9.45 - 11.45pm (venue has a late licence) See you there! Just to remind everyone: [b]Fri 5th March - Cambridge 'Corn Exchange' (Double headliner with 'Limehouse Lizzy'!) Sat 6th March - Walthamstow (London) 'The Standard' (an old fave!) Fri 16th April - Glasgow 'Renfrew Ferry' (this is one of our fave gigs!) Sat 17th April - Barnsley 'Birdwell' (first visit to this venue!) [/b]

Paul secured and paid for my Charvel in record time. Excellent communications and a pleasure to deal with

No shame at all.... Journey - classic band of superb musicians/singers/songwriters Don't Stop Believin - a superb song & a fine example of its genre... Play it loud AND proud!

Don't worry mate.... it's only an 80 min set at Cambridge.... but we have 2 hours for you in London!

Bumping for the upcoming gigs - starting this weekend: [b]Fri 5th March - Cambridge 'Corn Exchange' (Double headliner with 'Limehouse Lizzy'!) Sat 6th March - Walthamstow (London) 'The Standard' (an old fave!) Fri 16th April - Glasgow 'Renfrew Ferry' (this is one of our fave gigs!) Sat 17th April - Barnsley 'Birdwell' (first visit to this venue!)[/b]

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='757331' date='Feb 25 2010, 05:29 PM']Here's How: [list=1] [*]Move along side wall of venue until level with the front of the stage. Turn through 90 degrees [*]Raise your hand and wave, as if to someone across the room [*]Proceed smartly across the front of the stage, continuing to wave. [*]Keep your head pointed forwards at all times while [i]swivelling your eyes [/i]to track the gear. Moving your head is the mark of the hobbyist. [*]If someone on stage notices you, ignore them. If challenged, produce a card bearing the following words: [/list] [font="Courier New"]"I cannot speak. Barbary pirates cut out my tongue. Can I have a go on your bass, mate?"[/font][/quote] I nominate this post for the 'BASSCHAT POST OF THE YEAR' Award!!

I plead 'guilty' m'lud! lol!

Superb bass! Carvin make quality instruments and are much underrated and not very easy to find.... Congrats

[quote name='tonyf' post='755113' date='Feb 23 2010, 03:47 PM']Didn't realise they were EMG-HZ's. Thought they were EMG 35s as standard. Agreed, the upgrade to EMG pickups and BTS would make it sound even more fabulous. How does it balance? Sonically, how do they compare to the Euros? Those questions outstanding, you've probably already convinced me. Think I'm gonna have a look around for one, strap it round my knees and get rocking! lol T[/quote] Sonically, see my previous reply... Balance-wise they're fine! No 'major' neckdive like on a Thunderbird. There's a gorgeous 5'er for sale in the forum classifieds here. Otherwise, you should be able to find a 4 relatively easily...

Beautiful Euro Tony! The Rex I have is just as playable as the Euro but actually has a slightly slimmer, more comfortable neck. Soundwise it comes fitted with EMG-Hz pickups which are tight, crisp & punchy but could benefit from upgrade to full EMGs & maybe even the BTS circuit for a fuller, more ballsier tone...

Lovely, mate! It's gonna be a fun one I'm sure.... don't forget to come up & say "Hi!" afterwards

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='753128' date='Feb 21 2010, 07:21 PM']Very sad story. Will definitely make me think twice when i go into a pub to play in future. It does make you wonder what kind of idiot you have to be to think pyrotechnics indoors is a good idea... The gerb pyrotechnic things fire 15 feet of sparks for 15 seconds, even if there hadn't been dodgy sound insulation that must have been an obvious bad idea from the start to anyone with some common sense...[/quote] As someone in a band that uses & has used professional indoor pyrotechnics safely and effectively for 20 years I don't consider myself an idiot, thanks.... You might try NOT to generalise in future.... 'The Station' venue in this piece was of wood build, with non-fireproofed insulation foam hanging out of the wall in various places all over the club. It was a death trap before this show took place. Should there have been pyrotechnics used here? Of course NOT..... but then a stray cigarette could have caused a similar fire at any point.... Like most hazardous products - Pyrotechnics are as safe as the people using them, the type/size of effect used (& it's suitability for the venue).... and the condition of the venue itself. We use mini gerbs (7 seconds of waterfall sparks which fall out cold and go to 8 ft height), silver jets (instantaneous jets of sparks - again to approx 8ft which fall out cold), Theatrical Flashes (puff of smoke with bang) and small flames (6ft high jet of flame). We only use them in suitable venues and are very careful with our positioning/use of effects.....

and one more.... Lastly a US Stuart Spector Design NS4 from the crossover period when Stuart was still trying to get his 'name' back....