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  1. I’d probably agree with most of your other choices, but have a listen to the original version of DITS by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - pure pop magic, and 60 years old this year.
  2. I agree, something definitely changed. I don’t expect the audience to sit there in deathly silence - it’s a pub after all and their drinking pays my wages! It’s just the few who spoil it for others that get to me, and then at the end they even come over and try to be your best mates. I can’t help but think we won’t be there much longer, which is a shame as the nutters win. Probably best we start looking for an alternative venue, and hopefully our core audience will go with us.
  3. Just back from a monthly pub residency with the acoustic duo. Was just one of those gigs where I never got settled for some reason. Don’t know if I’m getting old but audiences in some pubs which were previously okay now seem to be getting more ‘lairy’, for want of a better word. Tuesday evening and they were battered by 9.30pm, loud and annoying some of our regulars so much that quite a few of them left early. Hard when you’re playing acoustic stuff to compete with them, and hard to hear any definition from the PA so I struggled sound wise too. Just glad to get home TBH, but at least we got paid so not all bad. Next one is at The Sun Inn in Beverley on Easter Sunday, one of our favourite venues so hopefully should be better than tonight.
  4. We supported Les Gray’s Mud in the late 80’s. Les was a lovely bloke, very funny and put on a good show despite not looking in the best of health.
  5. Cheers Loz. It’s a great rig for someone, and only selling it due to my circumstances.
  6. I’d say probably yes - equivalent to just under £120 here. I haven’t tried the Rumble 40, but if it’s anything like my Rumble 100 then it will be fine. The 100 is a great sounding amp, and I’ve used it for many small gigs with no problems. If you could run to a s/h one of these it would be more future proof than the 40 - over here they go from around £150 to £200 second hand (around 190 to 250 dollars). Good luck!
  7. We’re going to see Jools and his band soon - saw them years ago but it was the presence of Imelda May as one of the guest vocalists ( along with the magnificent Ruby Turner) that swayed me this time.
  8. Another of our semi-regular acoustic duo gigs at The Lookout in Scarborough this evening. Took two basses with me ( Taylor and Ibanez) to compare, but somehow managed to leave my holdall behind which has all my leads, stand and mic in it! Disaster averted though by my guitarist pal having spares, and the venue having a euro lead for my Rumble combo. Anyway, a full house of diners and shed loads of requests. Along with the usual kind of stuff you’d expect a duo like us to play, we also did some we hadn’t done before / for a long time - such as ‘Sir Duke’, ‘Mr Bojangles’ ( which I really don’t like) and ‘Little red rooster’ with my mate using a half pint glass as a slide for his guitar. Ended with ‘Come up and see me’ in tribute to Steve Harley. We return there in three weeks time, when I’ll make sure I have a full compliment of kit with me.
  9. Back in the mid 90's I used to play a Friday lunchtime gig with some friends in a cafe bar in Hull. It was always a great time, especially if some or all of the guys playing didn't have an evening gig afterwards! One of the band knew Albert Lee, so when he was in town he persuaded him to sit in with us. Needless to say he was wonderful, and yes we did play 'Country Boy' with him too. Over the years I've been to many gigs where Albert was playing, including Eric Clapton, The Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings and of course with his own band Hogan's Heroes, so I was a bit starstruck. He's a lovely guy, and now 80 years old and currently touring the UK! (Tahnia was the name of the ladieswear shop next to the cafe bar, not the band!)
  10. Chris bought my Jazz bitsa. Lovely bloke and a great player! Nice easy transaction, recommended buyer. Hope you love the bass Chris! cheers, Pete.
  11. My gear was already there so no problem. The gigs we do rarely involve using house backline, so I was disappointed not to try theirs. Apparently their usual SVT head was away for repair, and this one was on loan! Haven’t used an SVT for a long time, but have happy memories of owning one in the 90’s - still my favourite set up ever.
  12. It is, the Minehead Butlins. Sounded sweet as anything at soundcheck, but then the green light was showing red intermittently when I wasn’t playing anything, and then started to distort. I lost my faith in it so used my GK stuff ( which I’ve just posted in the for sale section on here!).
  13. I'm retiring from my band at the end of April, so thought I'd post my GK rig which sadly will no longer be required. It consists of a GK 1001RB amp and a GK Neo410 speaker cabinet, plus flight cases. The amp is 700 watts@4 ohms / 460 watts @ 8 ohms. The cabinet is rated at 800 watts. The pair cost around £1500 IIRC, plus the flight cases another £250 so I think it's hopefully priced to sell at £750. Spec for the amp (from the GK website) - https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52d881e0e4b093afad1a2ae2/t/54a3116ce4b040ef97cdb67a/1419972972899/700rb_1001rb.pdf Spec for the cabinet - Lightweight design 800 watt power rating 8 Ohm 4x10” Cast frame Neodymium Paragon speakers Bi-ampable horn Speakon and ¼” jack inputs Poplar ply cabinet Black Tolex finish with interlocking corners Dimensions – 18.5 x 23.5 x 26.5” Weight – 64lbs I've used this rig for a few years with my theatre band, and it has been really well looked after, never thrashed at all. Both items have been flightcased from the off - an SKB Roto case for the amp and a custom made wheeled flight case for the cabinet. Both of these are included in the sale, along with the original (unused) GK castors for the cabinet. I'll also throw in a GK speakon cable (which is wired for bi-amping if that's your thing) and a mains lead. Both items are in truly superb condition. The cases have some light wear, but this has meant the amp and cab haven't! Both items have been 100% reliable, and sound fantastic. For me, they've been a great halfway house between a heavier old style rig and a lightweight digital one. The tone controls are brilliant, as is the 'boost' feature. I'm in East Yorkshire and cash on collection is preferable. However my last few gigs in April take me to the following places - Milton Keynes, Redditch, Shrewsbury, Ipswich and Birmingham. I'll be using the rig at all of these places (all central theatres) where you can pick it up anytime between say 4pm and 7pm or after my gig ends around 10pm. ( Obviously if there's interest then I'll bring my Fender Rumble combo to see me through the gig!) At the moment I'm looking to sell the rig complete, but may be prepared to split if needs be - PM me. I'm also happy to deliver for the cost of my diesel, or meet up somewhere so long as it's not the other end of the country - think Yorkshire / Lincolnshire etc. Thanks for reading, cheers.
  14. And that’s the guy! To be fair, the Marshall was probably around the right price at the time and he didn’t try to give me any bullsh*t about famous previous owners. I remember thinking that it was a 50 watt combo though, (maybe it was marked up a such?) and it wasn’t until I took it in for a service a few months later that I discovered it was an 18 watt job. My eighteen year old self didn’t care though, as it was loud enough to use in my first few bands and sounded so good, whatever dodgy guitars I played through it.
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