Dad3353

... or Zappa..?

I spent a few years playing 'pro' (ie: full time...) in variety bands, but we're far from any notion of fame and fortune (just as well, as they've never been my goals...). After a while I supplemented my income with a job as technician in a music shop, which brought regular dep propositions. Once we bought our cottage, I took on other employment, but continued playing week-ends for functions, weddings etc. Now retired, from work and playing, mostly, but still gig, rarely, with a group formed a couple of decades ago, with our two sons and buddies. Happy daze.

Well, that name certainly brought back memories..! Happy daze...

Buy another bas... Oh, yeah, right. Sorry.

Probably depends on the value. Most, I believe, are offered as 'second-hand'; speaking for Amazon, it's usually the first option I look for when buying stuff from them. Of all I've received bought as 'second-hand' have been perfectly serviceable, often with simply a split corner of the packaging. The keyboard I'm typing on, as well as the track-ball I use, were acquired in this way, among many other purchases. I suppose if an item is returned severely damaged in any way, it would be binned, or sent to a 'job lot' centre for treatment if the value justified it. Hope this helps.

Any on-line shop will do the same, not just Thomann; it's part of the distance-selling regulations in the UK. Returns are sometimes at the charge of the Buyer, though, if the unit is not faulty.

A Good Idea ("You're winding me up the wrong way, you dumb beggar" and such..?).

Not really, just some herring loss.

Careful with that, Eugene.

For an encore, they play their long number. ...

Reggae, EDM, Dub ... Whatever. T'ain't Chopin. ... ... ...

And I thought that we were friends.

This is a lily ... This is not a lily ...

In my experience, originals bands have to play such venues at first, usually for a couple of years at least, to be able to aspire to 'equipped' venues and festivals. I was with Kiemsa for many years; they ended up touring France and Germany, but started out in self-promoted halls, pubs, clubs etc, where PA, lights, backline were all needed. Just sayin'.

This is how I did it with my acoustic kit (not a rack job, but pre-assembled cymbal stands, so all ready to go with no faffing about...); it's how I do it now with the e-kit, which loads as one unit, plus two pedals and my computer flight case. Of course, none of this fits into my present car (The Shoe...), but I've an arrangement with our local garage to 'hire' a full-size Trafic if/when I need it. S'been a long time since I used my drum cases.

Very nice kit, well balanced.

A quote like that from a bloke like that doesn't deserve my attention.

Any steel rod that fits snugly into the holes around the adjuster is fine (length not critical, but 3-6 inches would be fine...). The rod goes into one of the holes, and the adjuster turned. After a bit, the rod can't turn any further, so it comes out to go into the next hole that has become available. Typically, only a quarter-turn at most at a time, though, so go easy; don't start turning it round and round..! Which way to turn..? Depends on whether the neck needs more or less 'bow'. Turning clockwise will decrease the 'bow', turning anti-clockwise will increase the 'bow'. Hope this helps.

A lot of it is down to health and fitness, I'd say. At 74 this year, I'll be needing some help moving my e-drums to gigs. I can cope with the playing of 'em (if there's a respite between the more energetic numbers...), and will need a bit of a lie-down for a few minutes afterwards, but I won't be able to help much with stripping down the PA any more. Maybe some light cable winding..?

'Laid down' as in 'surrendered them to relevant authority along with a life-long renouncement of their use', I hope..? ... Nah, who am I kidding..! Lennys don't change their spots. ...

I think that, in France at least, tools of the trade are exempt from being seized by bailiffs. It may be different in the UK, though.

And the winner is... @Leonard Smalls..! Here, then, is your Winner's Certificate (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ... BC_Chal_Cert_2024_01.pdf ... which looks like this (but bigger, of course..!)...

I wonder where the person who did the estimations will be migrating to..? ...

It looks to be Good Stuff; just don't follow the map on their site (East coast of Australia..!).