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Did you forget to take your meds again Neil. ? 😂 Dave

Nice bass @Sté. What is it ? Dave

First gig of 2026 with the Glam band tonight. Another 60th birthday for a guy that's seen us quite a few times in same venue. We seem to do a lot of private parties in that particular club. Birthdays, Retirements and charity events. Anyhow it was the usual birthday party audience. The birthday boy loved it and the audience who were mostly younger age group than we're used to just got pissed and then danced away most of the night. Don't think we filled the dance floor at all tonight but we had dancers up for most songs. 2 x 1hr sets. Had issues with PA sound tonight at one side of the stage. My side was relatively ok but we were getting a fair bit of feedback and then i realised the PA guy had put his bass bin and mid cab on the front of the stage and thereby causing a loud deep drone thru the first set. It was quite bad and enough to trigger feedback thru the mics. At the break i had to tell him to turn the bass bin on that side either off or down a fair bit to see if it helped. It worked a treat. Sound was excellent 2nd set with very little to zero feedback and no deep drone noise. Overall it was a good gig and a good rehearsal for next weeks gig at The Ferry in Glasgow. We've been trying to get in there for a few yrs but they wanted us to do a support first for £100 plus food supplied. We've always knocked it back. This time it was a mates band that had to cancel and they put us forward for it. We originally said no because we were offered same fee as mates band but i had no idea they worked for that little a fee. Guy from the venue called me and asked if we could come down a bit nearer to what they would pay other well known Glam acts. I agreed on a fee to get a foot in the door. Looking forward to that gig as its a good one to get on your gig list. Loading up at the end the snow came on so that was a bit scary at times over the higher ground. Strong winds meant i had to unload the car via the garage back door as front door comes down if wind catches it. No pics or vids as yet. Dave

Much the same for me but they regularly don't deliver on the date they email me let alone the time. Its ok if its my regular postie that delivers the parcel but when its Parcelforce van delivery its a bit vague but usually gets here the following day. Their tracking system leaves a lot to be desired tho. I like the tracking system that one courier uses where it shows me a map and where their van is and how many drops before mine altho that's been wrong too but at least i know the van is in the area. Dave

Sure i heard this or something very like it in the late 60's / early 70's psychedelic / jazz fusion era. Nothing new here for me but have to admit i do like it. I guess for a generation it was different from the usual rubbish in the charts at the time. Dave

£25k for a band aint too shabby. We all need to move to London for gigs i reckon. Dave

Was just looking at the Jeff Berlin version of Crossroads Rob. I used to play the Cream version back in 80's and been asked to do it in a new band. Berlins version has a lot of bits i quite fancy throwing in but obviously not the superfast bits in the solo 😂 Nice to see the comparison against the original tho. Berlin just fascinates me how he takes a standard song and throws in all his fast fills to make it sound even better IMO of course. Dave

Is that the actual set list for a gig Neil ? The rockier songs at the start are the ones i would normally finish a set. Some nice songs in there and a few that i wasn't expecting like Psycho Killer Dave

Mine is a constant noise but if i'm busy or thinking about things i never really notice it. Did notice it when i bought the Volvo car which was a lot more quiet than the Toyota 3L diesel pick up i had for 8 yrs. Something i did find when i'm in a quiet space even bed and i notice it is to put my little finger just in my ear to the point i can hear the change in noise. That distract my brain for a minute and when i remove the finger its as if the ringing type noise has gone. Can't imagine how bad you have it by the sounds of it. With regards riding bikes it was back in 80's and at high motorway speeds too. Not so much these days riding an old 2003 Harley but i put earplugs in if motorway driving but its ok local rides at less than 50mph. Probably gonna sell the bike this year as just not using it much these days. Dave

Apart from playing Sultans in my younger days and their hits i've never really listened to much more but your post has me interested to hear more. Dave

Would be good to hear an update on this after all the effort that was put in by quite a few on BC. Dave

Looks like i'll be joining a Blues rock band from Edinburgh area. The BL has already seen the Glam band i'm in and says he's happy if i'm up for it. They're happy to work around the Glam band gigs too so that's a bonus. I've to let them know tomorrow once i've had a think about it but i'm quite keen on the idea. Dave

Had it for years, doesn't really bother me too much. Got it thru riding motorbikes without ear-plugs in. I mean what motorbike has ear plugs ? 😂 Dave

Well done and well deserved. Look forward to seeing the gig posts in the future. Dave

I did a comparison down at WoT's with my WB-100 and his R-400 and there really wasn't much difference between them. Think on hindsight the R-400 would've been the more practical option for me too. I had it in my head that the WB-100 would sound deeper or have more depth of tone but the R-400 had almost the same. Both great amps and i'd be happy to gig either one. The WB-100 is quite small for a full valve amp but its a good bit heavier than the R-400 but still a one handed lift. I'm gonna have a look at your pedals just out of curiosity. Always good to get feedback on gear from others. Cheers Pete Dave

The TT800 has the HPF and i quite like having it but recently i've been using my Handbox WB-100 into BF212 with various basses and with the mids now boosted to 3 o'clock position and its working really well. Everything else is more or less flat. Apparently the 3pm position is the sweet spot for this particular amp. I was running everything almost flat before but something was missing until WoT told me about the mids thing and its very very nice. Band members reckon the HB thru my Mesa SW cabs with my Godin bass is the best bass tone they've ever heard. It does sound nice to be fair. Dave

Superb @cetera, so many great songs to choose from. Once toyed with the idea of a Doobies tribute but couldn't get the right musicians up this way. That band is so good. Fantastic FOH sound too. Well done. Dave

I was first made aware of the paraEQ sweep thing when i was considering an EBS TD-650 head and it mentioned a particular set up to allow the sweep till you find the annoying frequency and all of a sudden it started to make sense. I even tried it in the studio who have EBS heads into Ampeg 810 cabs and it worked a treat. It really was quite a simple way of removing a troublesome frequency. Think next time i have an issue with a specific frequency i will experiment with that again. I almost always use a gramma pad these days so my sound is pretty steady in most venues. Out of curiosity i have tried without the gramma pad at some venues as a comparison and prefer to use it virtually all gigs. Think i just need to spend more time tweaking things at gigs pre-sound check. Sometimes its hard to get time to do that. Dave

I do love that Epi LP bass. Dave

in front of you ? TBH when i had the 121 rig i never stood to the side of it. Always directly in front maybe up to 2-3 ft max from it. I liked the 210 combo they had where the speakers were side by side rather than one above the other. The cab could tilt back to approx 35-45 degrees if i remember right tilting upwards to let you hear it better. Dave

Me too Neil. I got it from our very own @wateroftyne with regards the WB-100 and it has worked wonders when using the VM4. Definitely an improvement. For me i love a graphic EQ as i can see at a quick glance where my tone is and i know exactly what to adjust from there. With paraEQ i never know what freq to boost or cut. A lot of trial and error ensues until i find it. I think i need to know my amp better and the mid frequencies that really enhance a bass tone for what i like. All dependant on what bass i use too of course. Dave

I liked the MB gear i had and i have often thought about going back to it. My only concern was i couldn't hear it on stage but it always sounded great from the audience point of view and they sit so well in a mix especially if you have keys in the band. Must admit i'm liking the BF 212 cab as i can stand directly in front or even to the side of it and i can still hear it quite well. The Mesa cabs are good but not if you have to stand directly in front of them. The sound is thrown past you. Dave

Its nice getting a compliment at a gig. Its funny but i think the equipment you use makes a difference to what the audience hear. When i was using my VM4 into a SS head and my Mesa cabs i get comments. When i use the Handbox WB-100 into the same cabs i don't. I'm wondering if the SS or now using the TT800 have more edge than the valve amp and people just pick up on it. Valve amps have more depth of tone IMO but they don't have that fast attack or edge of a modern amp. Just a curious thought !!! Dave

I like that. Dave

Suits you Sir, suits you.