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Don’t think so Pete, unless it was before I joined in 2010/11? Some friends of mine did it a couple of years ago, said it was a good event (held in Helmsley.)

Agreed - Mike Campbell is one of my favourite guitar players. (could still have done without Stevie Nicks though).

We’re doing Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on October 26th Lozz if that’s any good for you? Drop me a PM if you fancy going. Cheers, Pete.

Thanks Paul, very kind. Hope you’re well mate. Pete.

Yup, it’s ‘The ELO Experience’ Dave. I’ve been with them now for over ten years! Regarding gigs north of the border, we have Dundee and Edinburgh planned for March 2022. Drop me a PM a bit nearer the time if you’re interested mate. Cheers, Pete.

Cheltenham Hall last night. Fantastic venue although not the easiest for sound. It was a long day there and back from Yorkshire, but worth it!

I remember someone in a (loud) local band customising the guitarist's amplifier by repositioning the volume pot on the spline, so to make the maximum setting effectively '8' instead of '10'. Think it worked for a few gigs before he twigged. 😆

I’d agree, although the cost of getting one ( especially for a larger band) may prove to be cost prohibitive? Also would mean the lead singist being let loose on the controls...🤣

Anth bought a phone from me that I’d advertised on here. Absolute pleasure to deal with, replied to all my messages and paid promptly too. All the best Anth! Pete.

I have a ‘matching’ GK main rig - 1001RB into a Neo 4x10, and also use a GK MB800 ( or occasionally my lovely old GK 800RB ) into a gen 1 Barefaced Compact. ( I also have been known to use my old Loud Inc 4x10 on occasion, which is probably the best ‘bang for the buck’ I’ve owned.) Doing theatre shows I did want something that looks okay as well as sounding good, and for me the all GK pairing fits the bill just fine. Although a long time GK user, I’m still open to change though - if finances allowed I’d probably go down the Aguilar route as all the ones I’ve heard sound pretty damned good. A BF 4x10 (or two 2x10’s) would also tempt me, again if finances / gigs improve.

These are great, along with others like the Mackie and Behringer models. However, please beware - someone I worked with connected his ‘inline’ rather than using the auxiliary out from the mixer, which meant that when he turned the monitor output up it also affected the FOH level too. Took us ages to work out why his mic was significantly louder than at soundcheck, tw*t!

We’ve got gigs all over the place in the coming week, and hoping the situation will be resolved soon. We were in Stevenage last night, and coming home to Yorkshire up the A1 noticed that most of the fuel stations were open and all had supplies. Refuelling at night seems to save the hassle of queues that we saw on the way to the gig.

Yup, were from me Jon. All the best with your good work mate. Cheers, Pete.

Those BC members old enough will remember similar goings on listening to the famous ‘The Troggs Tapes’.

Another shout out for Ronnie - this is the Zemaitis I always associate him with, he had a few though!

Am amazed he’s still in the band to be honest. Maybe you should try suggesting vocal lines for him, the higher parts should become easier with your bass up his ar*e....

Exactly this. Nathan East is a wonderful musician, also nice to hear a guitar played using a great clean sound. Mind you, nearly didn’t watch it due to Paul Gilbert having a clip on tuner on show......🤣

Do you need strings? I often have a few used D’Addario sets spare, always plenty of life left in them and cut for a Fender Precision headstock / scale.

Noel Gallagher on IOW festival now, not doing it for me.

Isle of Wight festival on Sky Arts now - Tom Jones with Dave Bronze on EUB!

I dep in a band that plays this and it always seems to go down well. Great song.

My brother has had a few Octavia estates, and must admit that the first thing I noticed was the boot lip issue. The extra space from having the (near) vertical rear door on the estate is handy though, and makes for easier loading/stacking of gear. Great cars otherwise though. Having had estates all of my musical life, I think I'd find it hard to go back to hatch / booted designs now, although must admit Barefaced cabs have made me consider it.

I speak from bitter experience!

Whilst small cars are great, do bear in mind that the police don’t take kindly to obviously overloaded vehicles, and also the dangers of having a stuff with all that gear stacked up behind you. Also in the event of a crash, your insurance company may try to wriggle out of paying up if the vehicle is badly overloaded or not being used for the purpose it states on the policy. Be careful out there. 😊

Another +1 for a small / medium estate. I can never understand why musicians buy a hatch instead of an estate. Estates are so much easier to load, with no boot lid lip to lift gear over, and as long as they have a built in load cover are no less safe for leaving stuff in for short periods. They are rarely much longer than their hatchback counterparts, and (mostly) have the added advantage of a flat load area when the rear seats are down, making a much more useable way of carrying lots of stuff. I got a double wardrobe in my Astra estate on Monday! Only downside is that your mates will be asking you to move their stuff more often. 🤨