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[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1190129' date='Apr 6 2011, 09:35 AM']I can't remember my exact words but I believe it was something along the lines of 'It is the most hideous thing I've ever let into my house, it should be burned to save humanity'[/quote] even without a sunburst finish?

just traded amp heads with andy, and i have to say "what a top bloke". Really clear communication from start to finish and a well looked-after and packaged amp. Recommended bc'er and all round good egg.

Loads of people swear by a Shure SM 57 mixed with a DI'd signal, though how practical this is in a live situation I'm not sure. The Beta 57 is more directional (so should reject more background noise like drums and guitars) than the standard SM57, but is more costly. I've had good results with an AKG D112 (kick mic), but that was in the studio. If you just want to run a DI lead out of the front of the amp then you'll just need an XLR lead. Nice and easy.

[quote name='spike' post='1192041' date='Apr 7 2011, 05:45 PM']I'd listened to jazz before, but John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme' was the first jazz album that really blew me away. I still think he's the boss (closely followed by Miles and Mingus)[/quote] +1, Love Supreme is sublime.

Nice tight slapping there, great punchy tone too, Kudos to you sir.

i once went to a billy sheehan clinic as a younger man and didn't play for 2 days afterwards. Then i strapped on a pair and started on my 3 finger technique. [i]Really[/i] slowly.

if you can,t find specific drivers for yot yamaha then do a search for 'asio4all', it's a really useful and stable driver that works with loads of different cards. Should help to reduce latency. Looking at your specs i'd look at getting some extra ram too.

Yup, Ampeg seems to hit it everytime, particularly the older stuff that seems to be built to higher standards (i.e. not held together with cake).

Hayseed Dixie doing "whole lotta Rosie". I wonder if my grandaddy has a still somewhere, might fire up the pickup and head out... [redneck emoticon]

[quote name='Truckstop' post='1190237' date='Apr 6 2011, 10:42 AM']Where did you get those Fenders from? Just from waiting around eBay etc etc or did you find a dealer somewhere? I want one!#[/quote] wow, +1 for the fenders, they're beautiful. I think you need a Trace rig to go with the Pedulla.

Grrrrr, can't get the links to open. Thanks for posting though.

Get little badges made in 'Ben Hur'esque font with your member number and BC underneath, to the uninitiated it just looks like a crappy B-movie or something, problematic as we move to the ten thousandth member etc... Hmm, wristband does it then. How about "Make GAS History"?

[quote name='OzMike' post='1186451' date='Apr 3 2011, 05:43 AM']When people sometimes compliment me on my playing, I hold back a giggle thinking 'you don't know how crap I really am, and how much practice I had to do to cover it up'. [/quote] This isn't 'covering it up' - it's growing as a player, and it's the only way this happens. You're on the right track!

i've bought and sold stuff on here and never had any problems with anything. It's all gone so well that i'm about to trade heads with a bc'er i've never met via a courier service. Granted you'll get some timewasters everywhere, but there's plenty more on the bay than here

bump for this gig, i've only heard the 'sheps' but if the other bands are as good as them then it should be an awesome night.

Awwww, don't be unkind Doddy, play nice.

I once sat through a seminar on rehearsal techniques (and jolly good it was too). The two guys running it said that most musicians don't stop as soon as a mistake occurs, and so end up 'practicing getting it wrong' more than they practice getting it right. The idea of practicing until you don't get it wrong is a really good one. Think about band practice - how many times do you play a new tune before you get it right? 5, 6, 7? then you get it right. Hooray, once more for luck, then move on. You got it wrong more times than you've got it right - so mathematically you're better at playing it wrong than playing it right. I think that was the upshot of the seminar (I've missed a fair bit though), but it's stuck with me for ten years plus. Cheers, Paul

Looks similar to what Steve Rothery does for Marillon - he's a guitarist though? Don't suppose it matters as long as you get the sound you want though, and to be honest [i]anything[/i] that detracts from the sartorial nightmare that is 1960's Australian TV is OK in my book.