barkin

Couldn't find any existing feedback for V4lve, so... Just bought a pedal from Steve. Dead simple, good comms, dispatched quickly, and arrived well packaged. I'm a happy bunny

Which amp do you have? What knobs/switches/buttons has it got?

[There appear to be 3 feedback threads for ead, so I'm adding to the longest one] Anyhoo...just got some straplocks from Alain. Good friendly comms throughout, item arrived as described and in a most timely manner. Great stuff!

[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1341599090' post='1721735'] Moosh is selling a Yammy at an unbeatable price here: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/173010-fs-yamaha-emx512sc-pa-mixer-amp-500w/page__fromsearch__1 [/quote] Great little box IMO - got mine for 200 quid off Gumtree, and don't find myself wishing I'd spent more.

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1341435868' post='1719157'] But loads of leads for some reason [/quote] Me too, mainly because the guitards are always turning up without one, or with one that doesn't work.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1340876395' post='1710764'] can they hear themselves? [/quote] The current band was started just for a bit of fun, with a young girl singer who'd never sung in front of an audience before. Lovely voice, but all manner of pitch & timing issues when we first got together - which all disappeared once we'd sorted her some decent monitoring and she'd gained confidence.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1340148407' post='1700148'] "Expenses only"[i] is[/i] undermining what you do, and everyone else. [/quote] It's not my day job, nor is it for the other band members. We all have busy lives outside of the band, and have neither the time or inclination to put in the effort needed to do more profitable weddings/functions etc. The organising of a gig is nothing more than a handful of phone calls/texts. We don't need to arrive at 5pm to get set up and soundchecked (more like 8pm). Singer usually gets there 15 mins before kick-off. No, she doesn't help with the load-in and setup, and the rest of us don't mind! We could be packed up and gone 20 minutes after we've finished, but we usually don't - hang around, natter with the locals, perhaps have a beer or 2 if Mrs Barkin's driving... I don't find that a chore - I enjoy it, and as long as I'm not out of pocket I'm happy. Many of the gigs I'm talking about are small village pubs, struggling to keep afloat and looking for ways to get people in the door and keep the business going, so that it doesn't turn into an Indian takeaway, or affordable housing. Even if the place is crammed, I'd be surprised if some of them take enough over the bar to cover our modest fee. If we asked for more, we wouldn't get the gig. Simples. We do the gig for not much more than expenses, people go who perhaps wouldn't normally, have a good time and go back to the pub again...maybe on a sunny Sunday lunchtime for something to eat, etc. I'm not moaning about the way we're treated - in fact we're almost invariably treated very well. I don't feel we're undermining what we do and, as things are at the moment, we've every intention of carrying on enjoying ourselves most Friday/Saturday nights for the foreseeable future. I can't see anything wrong with that.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1340143260' post='1700047'] Always wonder what the pub has to take in order to pay £300 plus to the band... [/quote] Around here, they don't (pay £300 to the band). 150-200 quid, tops. I, and the current band, would do it for half that, but I don't think that makes us bad people or undermines what we do. We'd rather do it for "expenses only" than the alternative, which would be no gigs at all if we priced ourselves out of the market.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1339750793' post='1693621'] As an ex-eBay seller who quit because of endless and draconian control-freakery, I think this will make sellers abandon eBay/Paypal in droves. [/quote] I did just that, ages ago.

Our gig yesterday wasn't canceled, but it probably should have been! We were under cover, but the crowd were'nt Rain got steadily worse through the afternoon - we were last up, by which time it was chucking it down and the only audience left were a handful of locals who were too drunk to walk home... Didn't stop us going through all of our planned hour long set though

[quote name='KevG' timestamp='1338148792' post='1670154'] Hen and Chickens pub in Baldock (North Herts) a great venue, great reception and mega friendly. Second time we've been there with the blues band, went down really well and we're back there next month. Can't be bad! [/quote] I love playing that little pub! Nice and cosy, and the punters always seem really appreciative. First time there was Balstock last year - been back a couple of times since, and again in a couple of weeks time. Really looking forward to it.

Just bought a wireless system from Jimryan. All as described, well packaged and dispatched very promptly, with good comms throughout. A totally painless transaction - cheers James.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1337590759' post='1662259'] Seriously. Not a clue, doesn't happen for me. [/quote] Doesn't happen for me either.