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West Malvern Social Club.... Saturday 6th November, 3 quid on the door. 8 till late.

funk freak space rock dub weirdo night, with Dub in the Pub support.


Looks and sounds like....

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cDvORf9Jio&feature=related"]Fruit Machine.[/url].



[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5pYlPK2avk"]Dub in the Pub[/url]

I play bass in both bands, ... well greedy

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1008514' date='Nov 1 2010, 01:38 PM']I have the ABM version and I doubt that would go for a lot more TBH.[/quote]
ha ha, I will send you his email so you can let him know

nah, thats what I won them for, I doubt he will list it again for a while, in the meantime the new ones will probably drop in price.

If I had gone to pick these up it was going to cost about 30 quid in fuel, so ok at £102 but £150...... they are only £217 new and free delivery plus a warranty.

I am probably just going to buy some new ones unless something comes up not far from home in the next 24 hours, I have a gig on Saturday

next time he googles his own name he will see his fan club on here, excellent.

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' post='1007809' date='Oct 31 2010, 08:31 PM']the guy's an eBay noob, no feedback.
Prob didn't understand what's going on fully.[/quote]
he has zero rated feedback now ..... and it was all going so well with that positive one he had

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150508384042"]the item [/url] in question.

the same thing is available from Thomanns for £227 inc postage.. its not like it cost £500, we all take a loss sometimes if sell on ebay without putting a reserve on it, fortunately he hasn't taken my money.

What a w***er , just spoke to the guy, Thomas Green from Market Harborough, says he wanted £150 for it and wont honour the sale and will put it back on ebay. plank.

bad feedback and a complaint going in later, what he fails to understand is that he is not going to get what he wants if he has feedback indicating lack of trustworthiness and a tendency to grumpy beligerence

Right a beer and compose some snotty feedback ranting.

ebay have just given me his mobile number, policy apparently, if a seller is messing about.

My missus sometimes gets a bit narked when I have more than one practice a week plus a gig plus a few training outings on my bike, mostly due to me not earning any cash that week But she would never give me that sort of ultimatum unless I was really not earning any money and was out messing about with my mates every single day.

A few practices and gigs plus the bike 3 times a week and earn 150 quid a week [ we are both happy part time skivers and can live in poverty quite happily ] and such an ultimatum if it came would be met with derision, I would tell her to stop buying stuff on ebay and not to mention Christmas again.

yeah he refused the paypal payment or at least didn't claim it so I have got it refunded, I offered to pay cash when I collected it. I think he is annoyed that his pristene Ashdown only went to 100 quid.

Dilemma ...
I bought a bass cab off a guy on ebay a week ago and he appears to be not wanting to part with it, it was pretty cheap... he wont talk to me and has ignored my emails...

Unfortunately [ possibly ] for him I have not only now got his address and email it only took 5 minutes to get his full name and home number. ....

My dilemma is should I call him and have it out or just leave him sh*tty feedback and report him for breach of contract?

If you are reading this t*****9 sort it out mate.

[quote name='Twigman' post='999857' date='Oct 25 2010, 11:51 AM']doesn't work for me...since suffering nerve damage in my neck 2 years ago I don't have the strength to hold a pick!!! - I have had to relearn everything that used to be plectrum on fingers...which makes strummed bass chords...er different....that's the only area I struggle with now.[/quote]

blimey, that is a bit of a nightmare... I used to just use a pick all the time but fingers help with versatility, I ocassionally use the forefinger nail as a pick, usually in an total emergency, it is not nice though

It is pretty enjoyable messing about with different styles and techniques anyway, you find yourself doing stuff you couldn't learn from a book by noodling about, lovely lovely bass practice

Can't really add much only don't get caught out like I did at a gig a couple of weeks ago, drunk drummer and drunk guitarist decide an already fairly fast number [ I play using fingers on ] was going to be a full on rock freak out, twice normal speed, be ready with a pick is all I have to say, it can save your life

Malvern, Worcestershire..... knock a tenner off and it might be worth the drive it is about 95 miles via A roads and 125 on the M ways , I have a diesel van that does about 35 to the gallon ish..
I drove down your way last year, god it was a tedious journey

Would you post it? If so how much do you reckon.
Chesham is a bit too far for me to drive to collect maybe but if the postage isn't too dear I might be interested. It would cost me about 30 quid in fuel to collect I think.

Any dodgy noises from the drivers?

I don't care about the cosmetics it is a bit of a fright sight for some I guess.

Cheers, Steve.

One of the bands I am involved in, All Stars Dub Band [ aka Dub in the Pub ] laid back dub stuff, just for fun and gigs in pubs.
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWOlvDcqjx8"]Dub in the Pub vid[/url] I come into shot about halfway through, if you can bear it

small cab with 18 inch ish hole, just an uncovered and unfinished wedgey shaped thing. But solidly built. taking up space so has to go.
Item is in Malvern, Worcs.

did they go? I need a 12 inch for my practice amp, it is a cheapo Stagg 100 watt with a really desperate now buzzing driver
Would be much appreciated if still going, cheers, Steve.

Cheers Danny, looks pretty straightforward , my woodworking skills are up to this I think.
Cheers, Steve.

I originally asked the same question in the wrong section possibly...

I have a cheapo Biscayne 4 string that is not getting used due to a much better bass taking it's place, it has some issues with neck straightness and playability [ but not so bad it is a total reject ] so is probably a good candidate for experimentation.. and could mean a bass is back in use again instead of gathering dust..

Any advice welcome and may be acted on

Cheers, Steve

Cheers Happy, the neck isn't so bad it is unplayable, just some frets are wayward and there are various buzzes up and down the neck, I would play a gig with it if I had to, it is just a tad annoying

The other issue I have with it is that is is not that natural to play with your eyes shut...... I do a lot of this so I can listen to the artistry [ or otherwise ] of the rest of the band.... my Yamahahaha is one that feels pretty natural in this respect.

I will repost this in the section you suggest, cheers, Steve.

I have a cheapo Biscayne 4 string that is not getting used due to a much better bass taking it's place, it has some issues with neck straightness and playability so is probably a good candidate for experimentation.. and could mean a bass is back in use again instead of gathering dust..

Any advice welcome and may be acted on

Cheers, Steve

mostly slightly drunk people, sometimes the wife if she has bothered to come along, often the sax player who still can't believe he is in a freakband.....

Best one I had was mid gig at one of the first shows we had done, largish pub venue.
I was using someone else's 300+watt set up and was getting on with it when some one shouts "can't hear the bass, turn it up a bit" so I did, apparently some people started to feel unwell and had to leave the bar, it was like some sort of microwave effect..
On reflection it did sound a bit harsh on stage but as I am usually quite close to it [ so I can keep an eye on the drummer ] can't fully appreciate the actual sound when it focuses somewhere in front of the stage,,,,,,

I did end up living with a groupie I brought back from a festival in the 1980's but I was a guitarist then so it doesn't count

My present band has been going about 10 months and is really exciting to do gigs with, some of the stuff is fairly complex in places [ by my standards at least ] so I get a serious rush when it goes right and our dour drummer starts smiling

Our sax player is from a classical background [ very very serious proper highbrow ] and he can't believe his luck getting into a freak dance band where he can make hideous honking noises and wear shades on a darkened stage......

Last gig we did was headlining a small 3 day festival, after we finished a group of lads [ of a distinctly grungy appearance ] came up to us and said we were the best band they had ever seen, if that isn't a good reason to do gigs then what is?

At the end of a gig when 20 quid is stuffed in your hand for having a laugh and getting a load of people dancing in a freaky style..... well who could want more ?

Tell you what though; I would not like to do covers and weddings every week, it would have to be really well paid to make me even think about it. But then I struggle with other peoples music, I never learned scales properly and even get a bit lost playing 12 bar blues sometimes

We were support for Here and Now on 1st May this year at Malvern Fringe Theatre. The hall was a bit empty at the beginning of the set, it was a bit weird in a big hall playing to 40 people..
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDK9PU0Gh4o"]Fruity vid [/url]