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[quote name='kevvo66' timestamp='1455320867' post='2978250'] Thanks everyone it's always appreciated .and I couldn't leave we are like one big family and I like it here also , I'll just come on and write threads on stargazing and other stuff [/quote] Yay ! That's the spirit

I'd agree with what discreet - it sounds like you've had enough of your current band and gigging scene. Take a break, take up the knitting, get out into that lovely cheshire countryside and do some stargazing, don't flog anything unless you need the dosh. And don't quit the fourm...when was the last time I posted something bass-related ?

Isn't Bolton famous for making bass necks ?

[quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1454583390' post='2970968'] Why? [/quote] You're expecting logic from motor vehicle advertising ? That's your second mistake !

How to describe.....hmmm...... Kind, good looking, witty, fiendishly intelligent, a skilled and considerate lover... Oh, I'm sorry....there I am talking about myself again !

Watt (Valve): Esoteric measurement of output power. Always greater than equivalent Watt (Solid State) (q.v) due the the compression afforded by the valve springs.

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1454854123' post='2973531'] Then later I went into the hall to get my stuff for the gig, and found this: [/quote] That's f***ing awesome !

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1454855824' post='2973544'] Is double fingering a 'legitimate' technique? It's the same as double thumbing, but obviously using fingers instead. [/quote] I believe both Geddy Lee and Les Claypole frequently use this technique, so if that makes it legitimate, then...yes.

Well, I've got cables made from Neutrik plugs and Van Damme cable about 10 years ago and they're going strong and sound fine. Made cables for mates the same way and they're all fine too.

Like....wow....

It's not illegal as long as no copy is made.

Me too, I'm still getting loads of junk mail. Aaaaaaayyyfangooooo ! (Play me off Johnny)

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1454073557' post='2966115'] The Dead fulfilled that role to perfection. [/quote] So you [i]were[/i] there !

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1454070265' post='2966031'] You're on stage, for whatever reason, the guitarist starts an 8 bar solo, a bar late. Do you, [/quote] Wonder what I'm doing in a band with guitar solos ! Joking aside, at a gig I'd give the guitarist the 8 bars to finish their solo and announce my intention with a hearty shout of 'one more bar'

[quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1454069073' post='2966012'] Since this thread was started I've slowly become obsessed with Jefferson Airplane, such great music & musicianship across the band! [/quote] They're a band I only got into a couple of years ago, but they blow me away now.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1454016253' post='2965577'] [media]http://youtu.be/LwFR5fjs8m4[/media] [/quote] That's awesome, you just made my evening

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1454003985' post='2965320'] Maybe not criticised, but there was a whiff of superiority that could have been construed as sneering for a while. [/quote] Agreed.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1453968801' post='2964683'] It can be difficult. If I look at ads put up by players of my sort of vintage (50's) they almost always seem to be blues, classic rock or very middle of the road, none of which interest me. [/quote] Similarly here, I'm 45 and finding people do make...'interesting' (to me, for want of a better word) music does seem to get harder. Not impossible, but takes more time and patience... We keep at it tho, don't we ?

Interestingly enough but the histrionics of the presentation and style made it tough to watch.

It's the same set-up if you were selling by a classified ad, I'd not worry too much.

Down to 400 this afternoon, the grain looked even nicer after I'd wiped it down with some white spirit. I took a photo, but the difference to the one above is minimal...but here it is anyway !

I built a clone of a clone last nigt - I used Fuzz Dog's schematic to build an Empathy/EM Drive. I used a couple of LEDs (I have hundreds of coloured LEDs left over from my wedding) for clipping. Not bad, deffo a boost-light drive for guitar, but could do with some more umph, so I ran an LPB-1 in front of it, which messed it up nicely, but quite muffled. I then tried my home-built Alembic Stratoblaster clone and whoo - lots more top end, niiiice. So I think a Stratoblaster -> EM Drive build coming up. I think a tone control might be useful. One thought - how does one increase the gain of a JFET boost like the Stratoblaster ?