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Absolutely stunning. Amazing work

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1427588838' post='2732147'] I've lived in Camden for years and never heard of the enterprise... [/quote] That's cos it's in Chalk Farm [quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1427582705' post='2732078'] Wow , I suppose there are no big city lights up that way , but all that glistens isn't gold , that is one hell of a commitment on a whim , unless he is being promised something very big ( by someone trustworthy) it is not worth the journey , dreams might carry a lot of the load down there , but the dissapointment is a heavier load on the way back up . [/quote] Couldn't agree more. If you're up for the road trip for the hell of it then fine...but it may end up feeling quite Pyrrhic, depends what you're in it for.

Fantastic bassplayer - listen to 'Tracy Jacks' and tell me otherwise !

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1427545852' post='2731595'] So don't assume silence means that people aren't listening and appreciating. [/quote] Very much so...

The first thing I'd offer as advice about Ashdown amps is that they're (to my ears) very bass heavy. There was an Ashdown combo at a practice studio I used to use and I struggled for ages to cut through, until I started cutting the bass. I've got an Ashdown RPM-1 now the bass knob is usually set at about 9 o'clock. I'd deffo also agree with those above who suggested setting the amp to 'Shape Off' and looking at experimenting with some mid boost YMMV of course.

Nice that someone took the time to say that. Enjoy that spring in your step !

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1427497504' post='2731285'] 8.615 million as of February 2015... how many of the extra .615 million are musicians, I couldn't tell you. Edit: This number is equal to the highest ever population figure for London - in 1939, just before WWII. [/quote] Naaah - it's a weekend - Enfield and Bromley are visiting their parents

A lot of people move to London to try and 'make it' so a lot of adverts may seem to be younger bands starting out, yes....but it's a city of 8 million people - there's almost everything !

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1427400434' post='2730020'] It was on quite late maybe 3 o'clock in the morning - I'm nocturnal [/quote] Is that better ? 3AM.....midnight of the soul !

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1427393180' post='2729902'] am I missing something, what difference does it make? [/quote] I don't know - I think it's personal taste, like a lot of things. I feel it adds more urgency to the sound, but I'm sure you could get that similar effect with any playing style.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1427162895' post='2726681'] I just heard Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings on classic FM, what a beautiful piece of music. [/quote] Shouldn't allowed to be played during the day IMHO. I have Radio 3 on in the house during the day and it's crept up on me occasionally. Before I know it, it's mournful gazing out of the window and deep sighs. Beautiful, but very moving. I have visions of housewives throwing themselves on their rolling pins all over the country.

Didn't know Graham Lewis did it as well....but a couple of YouTube vids later and indeed he does ! Well spotted that man I can do it, in fact playing some Banshees songs seems weird if I play any other way ('Israel' for example), but then the Banshees were one the bands cut my teeth on, bass-wise - spent quite some time with bass on my knee and a VHS of 'Nocturne' on the telly. Edit: I've just found some film of Steve Severin playing downstrokes - shock ! (on the 1981 Rockpalast Concert), during the chord-based songs from Ju-Ju Blimey, didn't realise I was that much of a Banshees anorak !

I know that our favourite omni-bassist Carol Kaye advocates playing the E-string with upstrokes (I that's what she says) , but how about playing with upstrokes all the time ? For your consideration, Steve Severin, of Siouxie and the Banshees [url="https://www.youtube....h?v=amR6-neQBPE"]https://www.youtube....h?v=amR6-neQBPE[/url] Lovely Stingray, and upstrokes all the way and I can't every recall seeing him doing anything else. I suppose it's analogous to the way you strike your strings with your fingers - up towards yourself... Anyone else do this (when playing covers of Banshees songs or otherwise ? )

Seems like a lot here do use their own gear, but I never have - always used the practice studio's bass amp. Over the years I've been in bands where a guitarist might bring their own amp, but as a rule it's the studio's stuff...easier and quicker and nobody needs to drive anywhere...good for those who like a beer with their practice ! I've alwasys played in originals bands as well, and the 'scenes' I've played in the opportunity to use your own gear at gigs isn't always there, so it's best to get used to playing through gear that's not your own. As a result most of 'my sound' comes from my pedalboard rather than the amp, so I'm ready for owt !

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1420409548' post='2649159'] that was really cool! thanks for posting! [/quote] Agreed ! A lot of hard work there....proper job !

[quote name='krysh' timestamp='1420075217' post='2645441'] wow! I like. [/quote] Plus the one. There's an awful lot of very talented players on the forum. Blimey, make me feel like I'm banging rocks together when I play !

Just down the road from me...I shall be there.

The volume of kick drums at gigs drives me mad - not much to add to the thread, but nice to hear the opinion from the other side of the mixing desk. The only band I can recall that I saw recently that had a good balanced drum sound was (would you believe it) Russian Circles - a band with a pretty heavy drum sound on record. Mind you, the whole gig was mixed perfectly !

Thomann have them at £180, but not yet in stock.

Nice one folks - much obliged.

Just come across this. Looks very impressive, but why didn't they sling an 8x10"-emulated option in there as well ? Unless there's more in the line to come... I get the feeling I'm going to get one...

Hey, it's OK....I'm still here !

Best I've played is my MIJ Geddy Lee jazz. Fantastic instrument..matching black headstock would have been lovely, but there you go !