john_the_bass

This isn't a vanity thing, I said I wasn't happy for them to use any materials I was featured and asked for it to be removed. I was told that it would be done but only when funds allowed. That's not my problem and I want the promo taken down. It's of little interest to me whether they're trying to replace it as quickly as possible. On whether to push it to be done or not, I'll judge that but I want to know if I can actually demand for the promo to be taken down and enforce it if I do. Then I can make my decision

Hello chaps and chappettes, wanted to pick your brains if you would be so kind as to humour me. Up until the beginning of Feb, I was playing bass in a band in addition to my regular covers band. The promotional media was put together very quickly and in a very professional way and within a couple of weeks we had a lot of bookings, which was very nice. There's a long story which isn't relevant here, but the band essentially became a victim of its own success and combined with the biggest load of BS and grasped excuses, I was asked to leave. This was initially quite disappointing but as I learn a few things about the personalities of those I have left behind I couldn't give a toss and am probably well out of it. As the band set up, a video was made, promo shots were taken and some recordings done. Do I have a legitimate objection to promo material (my bass playing on the recording, my image in stills and video) continuing to be used and if I do and request for it to be taken down as it is used without my permission, am able to enforce a request to remove it. And if anybody's wondering, yes I am doing it just to be difficult. I was properly upset at the news I was no longer required but am pretty well over it now. Cheers

Thanks chaps, that's good to know.

Hi folks, looking for a bit of advice. A fella of my acquaintance has a Vox AC50 Bass - a separate AC50 head and a 1x18" cab. These were made between 61 and 63 and it looks to be all original. Can anybody hazard a guess what it might be worth in full working order? Ta J

As far as I understand (as a tester) it's not compulsory at all but if you are an employer you have a duty of care to your employees to make sure you provide them with safe equipment if they use it in conjuntion with their jobs, which is largely covered by the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations and the Electricity At Work act. How that works with bands, I don't really know - I wouldn't say it's compulsory but a lot of venues will either request you're tested as part of their own procedure or as a requirement of their insurance policy. I have heard recently that Holiday Inn have been asking everybody (I had 4 DJs in one week who had Holiday Inn gigs) which suggests somebody might have had an accident or their insurer is requesting it or possibly there's been a change of management and the new bloke wants everybody who comes in to be tested. Some equipment doesn't actually need to be tested, subject to the type of equipment and the environment it's used in - Class 2 equipment (double insulated without an earth) used in offices and shops (by staff, not by members of the public) doesn't need to have a combined inspection and test (ie it doesn't have to be plugged into the machine). If you're taking your stuff out to venues week in, week out and have somebody who's not too careful with the cable, screws it up and chucks it in a case, I'd personally have it tested. If you check it regularly, take your plug tops off (if they're not moulded) and check for loose connections, your stuff is probably alright but for the sake of a few quid, it's worth having it checked once a year - of course I am biased