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WOW lead guitarist won't like that. Having to share his side of the stage with someone else. I can see much huffiness Dave

Hartke for me. Bought a Kilo amp head when they first came out from Thomann. Didn't work. Even at full master volume i could talk over it at home. Tried contacting Hartke and even the owner who was forever advertising that he would answer every email. They didn't respond at all. Returned to Thomann who were excellent and gave a full refund without issue. WAL basses. Bought a custom fretless in early 80's. Had a dead spot on G string. WAL didn't want to know. Would never buy another new one. Well that and the fact they now even more stupid money. Lookers Volvo Glasgow much the same as others have said about car dealerships, told me things were needing done but when i took to my local garage they couldn't find any issues at all. Also poor customer service in dealership. During Covid you had to book your car in for a specific appointment and i decided to wait as it was a minor service. While there the girl at front desk who is meant to be the welcoming face of Lookers Volvo, asked everyone in the sales room if they wanted a tea or coffee except me the one and only customer who had been waiting for 2hrs. No-one even spoke to me while i was waiting except for the floor cleaning guy who said good morning and a bit of a blether. Compare that to a Porsche dealership that i didn't even buy from but offered me tea or coffee and expensive type choc biscuits while i was just in looking around. Sure there are others. Dave

In 3 piece bands i've been in there was no centre stage. Guitarist/singer at one end of stage and bass (me !!!) at other end and we came together in middle for guitar solos on occasion. Love a 3 piece band tho. When it works it really is the dogs "elbows". Dave

Is that not what the "head" stock is for. ? Dave

Have to admit i'm always impressed when i see the twin necks out in mates Zep tribute band and on occasion a Rush tribute will have them. They do look good. Must be great playing some of those Zep bass lines Pete. Nice set up you have behind you too. Singer looks like a young Coverdale in that pic LOL Dave

That was always my way of thinking until i had to move to the other side and that forced me to play without looking at my left hand which was great when the only bass i used was my Sandberg VM4. When i changed to a Fender or the Godin with less frets it seemed to throw me for a bit until i got more of a feel for the other basses. Dave

Of course and i never even gave that a thought to be honest. 👍 Dave

The thread had gone too far and wasn't worth trying to correct it now but nice to hear it explained. I wasn't aware of house right and left, so that's a bonus. Dave

Almost always stood on LHS of drummer looking at the band from an audience view until we started the Glam band and the guitarist wanted to stand at that side. Then when i joined the punk band the guitarist wanted the same side. I now stand at RHS of drummer in both bands. It doesn't really matter to me TBH. If playing in rock bands with keys players it was usually keys on left then bass then drums and then guitarist with singer out front and that seemed to be the norm much the same as Deep Purple. I preferred the LHS because i didn't have to worry about hitting headstock off walls on my left plus it meant i could naturally look over my fretboard hand and it would look like i was just looking at other band members or singer etc but that's more tongue in cheek than true. Don't honestly think it matters and audience probably wont notice. Dave

Looks like a nice venue Daryl, sure you will pull in a decent crowd. Who is doing the advertising and promotion for it. You just need to push that and make sure the local Facebook "what's on" or "gig guide" pages have your promotion on them. We have around 3-4 FB pages in different areas we play that we fire the gig advert onto. Not sure if it helps but i like to think it brings the band to people that may not normally follow us. Dave

There's people dancing, couldn't have been that bad plus i like that song. Dave

No gigs till start of May for me. Its actually been a welcome break in April having just the drummers birthday gig last weekend which took up 3 days Set up Fri, gig Sat and collect the gear Sun. Enjoying the quiet weekends. Dave

Gotta ask Pete. What's the Danelectro bass like to play ? Dave

At home I just leave my cable attached to the amp and the other end left on the floor next to the amp. If i'm using a passive bass at home to practice i'll just leave the lead plugged in so its not really any bother. I usually sit down at home to practice or learn new songs so i'm not tripping over any leads and not an issue for me. I can understand when you have kids or pets in same room tho. As for ease of use a cable left attached is no different from plugging in the wireless every time you want to use it plus i don't need to charge it. Dave

I had a cable made up for my Smoothound with a locking female jack one end and standard jack the other and bought a slim holder to attach to my strap. Dave

Fair point. My gear is in a specific room with door closed at all times, no cats and no wife allowed in without permission ............... unless she tells me she's going in of course Dave

If you don't gig i'm not sure why you would bother with a wireless system to be honest. I use a lead at home when practicing and i don't find it a problem but i much prefer a wireless system when gigging especially with the Glam band. It saves tripping over any leads when wearing platform boots which was my main reason for one. I had the Smooth Hound one but it was picking up occasional interference altho it was only rare occasions but it annoyed me when it did so i opted for the Shure GLXD pedal but that's only because i gig a lot. Too much money if i wasn't gigging. Our guitarist has tried a few cheaper versions and is currently on a BOSS wireless and he had trouble with it at our last gig and went back to his lead. Dave

Not a fan of single cutaway basses. Dave

Cheers for that Tim, thoroughly enjoyed it. Looks bitterly cold as i could see the singers breath when he was singing. Great voice too, deep and powerful when it needs to be and soft and gentle at other points. The various acoustic instruments work exceptionally well with the songs. Great idea using the old church too. Brilliant stuff Dave

Anywhere we can hear something from the album and where to buy it. Its not my usual style of music but i'm very curious with the various instruments you use, could make it very interesting. Dave

4 min drive to a gig that must have been the perfect gig Love the wigs along the stage there. Dave

Ouch !! that's what you call horrendous traffic. Sympathy for you guys there. Looks like you pulled it all together and had a great gig tho. Well done. Dave

Too late now Dave

Drummers 65th party last night playing with both the Glam band and the Punk band. Great night and just good fun night. Glam band went on first mainly because the singer Mikey and guitarist Colin wanted to get it done so they could have a few beers etc after playing. Have to say the Handbox WB-100 with the Godin Shifter bass is a perfect match. The depth of tone was simply incredible and worked so well in both bands. Guitarist and singer from the Glam band told me after the punk band played that the bass tone was the best they had ever heard and reminded the guitarist of Roger Glover's Deep Purple tone. He had never heard me playing like that with so much energy and aggression. I don't particularly play that way with the Glam band because its not needed when you are copying the Glam era from studio recordings rather than a live sound. Its more controlled and a bit more mellow. So many compliments from our guitarist about my punk band style and tone and the fact he had no idea i even played like that. He reckoned it was the best punk band he had ever seen. I have to add that by the time we finished at 1am they were a wee bit oiled and i think the comments were fuelled with alcohol a bit but a compliment is still a compliment is still a compliment. The punk band is all about energy and that amp and bass gave it in buckets full. It had so much depth and from what they told me carried right thru the guitarists Marshall stack with so much power and clarity. Singer said the high notes at the dusty end were so clear and sharp where he was standing at the back of the hall. For the more Ric style tones i engaged the "bright" button just to give it that little kick edge. Loved it. Particular punk favs for me last night from a tone point of view were Do Anything you Wanna do and In To the Valley with its de-D tuning for one song but the depth remained but that bright button just meant it carried so much further. Another thing i found using the Godin bass was that the pick ups being so hot meant the amp was nowhere near the same master volume as with my Sandberg basses meaning that amp has a lot more headroom than i thought. I am now keeping that bass and amp. Guitarist said it ws THE best bass tone he had ever heard from any band The Handbox is staying and hoping the Mesa TT800 when it arrives will also give me that Mesa "heft" as so many have commented on the TB site i follow. If anyone gets a chance to play one of those Godin Shifter classic basses then try them they are so well made, not heavy and some of the nicest sounding pick ups i've tried over many many years. Not a hugely expensive bass either on 2nd hand market. If you like a P bass with some extras its a wonderful buy. It has a V & T control and 4 way switch for P, J, Series or Parallel. I had it on Parallel last night and cant fault it. Many thanks to our very own Stevie @theplumber for finally selling me the Godin. If you're reading this Stevie i'll take the other Godin if you decide to move it on. No pics as yet but if any appear i'll post later. Short drive home too at 25mins altho the road to Wanlockhead is very pot-holed at the moment and a bit of care was required in the dark. Just got to head back there today at mid-day to pack up the gear and return home again. Bit long winded post but it just shows how excited i am with that HB and Godin combination. Sometimes things just fall into place by accident and this was that night. Dave