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  • Birthday 11/10/1982

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  1. I have two.....one of which was my audition....! 1) Around the time I'd just joined a band they were also looking for second guitarist, in comes one hopeful, Marshall 4x12 perched precariously on a skateboard.....he was clearly a bit nervous/unprepared.....and it showed.......so we had him back for another shot next practice, he'd clearly been working at it but was still not great, halfway through a song he stopped playing, hefted the 4x12 onto the board, and teetered out going 'it's not really working is it......!?!' and disappeared..... 2) I replied to an ad from a guitarist was trying to 'resurrect' his old 'rock covers' band.....but as no actual set list surfaced, I hedged my bets and went through some of my old set lists and gave them a bash......we arrange to meet up, the whole thing was basically back and forth - Him - 'Can you play....?' Me - 'I played it about X-yrs ago.....forgotten most of it though, sorry' Me - 'What about....?' Him - 'Nah.....don't like it...' Frustratingly, I had played almost all the songs he suggested, but not in ages.....so even the ones I kind of remembered were rather ropey.....had he just given me a flipping list....who knows.....!?!
  2. The drummer quit the band because our (first) gig was in BreaM, Gloucestershire, not BreaN, Somerset, and 'he wanted to take the family to the beach.....' (Our guitarist had got us a spot on a Summer Bank Holiday Festival local to him, and all was going well......until the drummer couldn't go to the seaside.....) The nail in the coffin was when drummer then coerced the singer to leave us to reform his old band.....! (Guitarist and I were the 'Founding members' (although the guitarist said it was my band.....he'd back me as long as I didn't suggest Kings of Leon......!), he found the singer, I found the drummer, via ads/connections)
  3. YES! That...EXACTLY! Thank You Andy! (What does the toggle do?)
  4. Hello BC Gods, Was at a gig this weekend, bass player had a rather interesting bass (as well as a rather nice Ric!) I'm pretty sure I've seen pics of one like it on here......just can't find it.....! (Also like an idiot.....didn't manage to get a pic - phone died....!) So.....hopefully you can deduce what it was from a description....! - Body - Solid, Sort of Grabber/Ripper/EB-0/Punisher-ish ('plump' double cut) - Pickguard - Tort, fairly small, centre of the body, holds pickup but not controls - Headstock - 2+2 - Pickup - P type at the bridge (a la Vox Standard) It sounded monstrous......! Anyway.....any ideas?
  5. Fair point.....oops.....'orry! (Blame being half asleep....)
  6. Well.....yes (Adenoidal whine ensues.....) Technically, it's all a question of ratios...... 'per million' would mean there are over 1400 metal bands in Iceland (529bands per 0.37million)
  7. I had something similar a few years back, charming individual kept on trying to grab my mic, but due to the rat's nest of cables across the front of the (rather compact) stage, the PA speaker next to me would also try to make a bid for freedom.... (The guitard had a moan at me afterwards 'oh just let him have the mic.......ignore him' until I pointed out that I'd prefer not to be sat on by the speaker, or for it to flatten anyone......)
  8. I have 3 combos, an extension cab, a headphone amp and a guitar amp.... - Kustom KLA10 - Buzzy little box that cost me £10....! - SoundCity SC50 - Not a bad amp, if rather basic, have gigged it a few times.... - Ashdown MAG250-210 - Great amp, solid, reliable, although not that easy to manhandle up and down two flights of stairs......! - Ashdown MAG115 Deep - Bought soon after the MAG250, to add to the noise....... - Gallien Krueger Backline 112 - Really good amp, not the lightest, but far easier on the stairs! (Think I got it from someone on here, can't remember) - Donner Basement - Does what it needs to (allows me to play/practice without annoying the neighbours!), plus it is rechargable! Most are currently stacked in the corner of my bedroom whilst I look for a new band......!
  9. Basically self taught.... I am left handed, and had (classical) guitar lessons (LH) for a couple of months when I was about 8 (I got frustrated and gave up as my (still) best mate was (and still is) far better than me.....despite now deciding he is a pianist.....!) About 8yrs later I started (trying) to play my father's guitars (I thought I was being secretive.....he knew....) As a result I was now playing 'right handed' (not really thinking of flipping the guitar/playing 'upside down') I had stalled on guitar, so my father suggested I try bass, bought a Jazz copy (complete with hard case and strap!) from a fellow student whilst at uni, then basically went from there......I got a couple of tuition books, and I admit, got bored.....so just then just tried to learn by ear (with varying amounts of success) or looked for/working from TAB/chords (also....varying amounts of success.....!) Made my live debut on my 21st for the band I roadied for, and got my uni band our only gig....! I probably have a lot of bad habits, and find 'theory' rather confusing......but who cares.....just gotta find a band now (or rather, get better at herding drummers/singists......the pet guitarist is fairly obedient....!)
  10. Two occurrences.....one was my band's gig, the other, a band I went to see.... - Whilst camping in Cornwall my car got written off (some imbecile in a Chelsea tractor drove me into a ditch..), All good.....people I was with said they'd give me a lift to the station at the end of the week so I could catch a train home as I had a gig...on the day, they decided to go to the beach.....cue hurried taxi ride to Bodmin, late trains (someone assaulted the guard)....and frantic calls to my father.....! (during which my phone died....!) All was saved when he turned up, at the station, with his car loaded with all my gear.....made it to the gig, just in time (was a bit of a disaster.....but for other reasons...!) - Americana band I really enjoy seeing and tried to get my father along to see for ages but he's never made it due to 'other plans' etc...... Finally secured a date he could make......at my local, and we were all set, then the gig was cancelled a few days before..... Pretty valid reason though.......The singer had died!
  11. Agreed.....there are so many..... (Gibson/Epi) - T-bird - Flying V - Jack Casady - Fenderbird (Fender/Squire) - '51 P - Mustang - Roscoe Beck IV Also... - Peavey T-40 - Chowny CHB - Sandberg Forty-Eight - Vox Standard - Warwick Starbass Sure there will be more...
  12. SPHDS

    Tone King

    I thought they were....but, apparently, they are covered single coils (not sure what type, mind......)
  13. SPHDS

    Tone King

    As a fellow JetKing owner (Sunburst in my case), I can agree, they are remarkably good! Mine is a tad beaten up (pickguards have warped, and the finish has the odd ding), but was a hardworking main, then deputy gigging weapon for many a year. (Admittedly not played in a while...maybe it needs another run out....just need to get back to gigging.....!) I swapped the original Top Hats for silver knurls (from my No Name Jazz) after one got lost, the remaining two then went on my Squier Affinity P (in Silver Sparkle), whose Black Knurls are on the Jazz (whose neck volume pot snapped off, so permanently 'on') Enjoy the new bass!
  14. Quite like the look of that.....! (but then I do also like the LP Jr DC!) Do agree on the headstock looking a tad out of place though.... Any idea on the specs - can't find owt on t'interweb....!
  15. That is pretty impressive.... But I will raise you Pau Villareal of The Warning.....! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWg1Wwrm99o Stick 1 at 01:46 Stick 2 02:07 All whilst not dropping a beat, destroying the kit and belting out vocals.....aged 14 Quite a powerhouse of a band to be fair...
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