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Amazon was doing a deal on Kindle but not sure if its still available.

Just back from holiday and The Craft Room was my only read for the week. The book was absolutely brilliant. Different subject from Weekend Warriors but i could see the similarities in humour coming thru. I lost count of the "I wasn't expecting that" moments and things took me completely by surprise throughout the book. I literally didn't want to put the book down after the first few pages but being on holiday meant things had to be done. "Relatively" speaking i'm glad i don't actually know you Dave. I'm now looking for the 3rd installment in your writing career Dave. Thanks for giving me 2 off the best books i've read in ages. If anyone out there is looking for a great book to read then get one of Dave's Both brilliant, both interesting and both make you want to read to the end without a break. I'M HOOKED Dave. Thanks Dave

I have a smaller lightweight version of that but can't remember where i bought it. Pretty sure it was thru Amazon or Ebay shop. Dave

Was more interested to know if they affect the sound from the cab. To be honest i've found the castors are quite helpful on this particular cab altho i agree that on paving or eneven ground they are a nuisance but overall once in the venue they are helpful. The cab is too heavy for a one man lift at my age and i'm currently looking to sell off some of my other gear to fund the new D800+ Mesa head and Subway cabs al being lightweight of course. I do have a folding trolley for gear tho. It might even have been after reading a comment from you on the subject in another thread. Dave

I'm really quite curious as to why they are designed with castors and what manufacturers say on how best to use at a gig i.e. wheels on, wheels off. Think i'll send Bergantino an email to see what they say. Dave

I have a couple of different cabs and just wondered about whether or not cabs should have their castor wheels removed at a gig. ? My Bergantino HT322 has removable castor wheels but i usually leave them on the cab. Have to say the cab sounds great that way but was curious to know whether they are designed to be removed at a gig and have the cab sit flat on floor ? Would removing them make much of a difference to the sound. ? My Orange cabs have a wooden strip. My Markbass and Trace cabs have the standard plastic style feet in each corner. Just curious. Dave

1986 toured UK with this rock band. Kind of ZZ Top meets AC/DC and Free style.

Thanks didn't see the original thread.

Just heard that Yamaha have bought Ampeg.

And that story has to top all others. Handled very well by the drummer tho.

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac is a song i hated because of excessive air play at the time. Just never enjoyed the song since those days and would hate to have to play that one Fleetwood Mac song. Dave

Can't say i've read the story Steve but i can understand your thinking behind it Dave

THIS

I've a bad habit of having my bass too low in bands. Normally i can hear myself in front of my own rig and assume that's a good enough volume. Unless i move out front to check i just get on with the gig. The better bands i've played with have nearly always told me to turn up and the others that have just accepted it are usually the ones that don't care about the overall band sound. I nearly always go out front now to hear the overall balance of the band. Most times there is a FOH guy that takes care of things anyway but a good on stage balance can make a difference to the feel of the gig from a bands perspective. Always go out front to hear the full band. Pick an appropriate song from your set list to play as a sound check if you can. Some gigs you simply don't get that luxury and its down to each individual to know what's needed. I've never used in-ear monitors so no idea how the overall mix is done. A good band will say to each other that something isn't just right. Dave

+1 from me. Says it all really. I can appreciate you are inexperienced and newcomer to bass and see this as a great opportunity so i guess some sort of balance would be preferred. Dave

Absolutely brilliant Dave

If its anywhere near as good as the first then you will be doing good by me. Few weeks before i start on the 2nd book but i will def be buying the 3rd as well. You have a certain natural humour that people can relate to. Dave

Book delivered today. Already packed in the case for my hols along with either Jenson Button's autobiography or Bob Daisley's book ???? Dave

I'm hoping your band is a mixed gender band otherwise people will be talking about you. Dave

Jazz version

Depends on the band or the gig. If i'm depping in a band which is rare and usually last minute notice then i probably get away with a few mistakes. With my own bands i learn the songs well enough by the time we gig that i generally don't recall making any mistakes at a gig unless something major distracts me of course while i'm deep in thought. Seriously i try to learn the songs to a point i don't need to think too much at the gigging stage and it comes pretty naturally. That's mainly because the band have put the effort in at rehearsals to get to that point. In all honesty i would accept one or two mistakes from myself or any member of my own band provided not show stoppers. Had one in a deep purple tribute band where the keys player started the song in a different key (programming error) and singer stopped the song at first few lines, made a joke about live music it can happen to the best of bands and the audience just laughed, accepted it and we restarted the song with all of us playing in the same key It was a great gig too. Dave

So no pics then Dave

Gotta laugh at the couple having sex comment. Don't think i've ever played one of those type of clubs. Not even sure how i would react to seeing that Dave