AndrewJordan

In the very early days of our band, one member plugged a monitor in with a guitar signal lead. It lasted most of the way through the gig before the smoke and burning smell appeared.

Seen em twice and really enjoyed it. I like the new album less than the first but it's still pretty good. Less raw and a bit more produced and popy. But yes, very slack strings. Probably makes it easier to achieve a lot of the string bends he does. We cover a few of their songs and I can rarely achieve the bends on standard guage strings.

I really loved the first four or five albums by the Foos but since then I feel they have become a bit too formulaic and safe. They are brilliant at creating very catchy pop songs in a rock vein but for me that's about as far as it goes these days. I only saw them once, quite a few years ago when they did the Hyde Park thing and it was an amazing show but that was before I had started to loose interest. A mate saw them last year (or was it the year before) when they toured. He still really likes them but said that after they had played for two hours or maybe more he was starting to get really bored and was ready for it to end. I was lucky enough to see Dave Grohl playing drums with Them Crooked Vultures and that to me was a real highlight. I really rate him as a performing and recording drummer and would happilly pay to see him drumming at any opportunity.

Josh Homme, amazing guitar player who has also recorded some pretty groovy bass lines.

[quote name='eddiehoffmann' timestamp='1481937798' post='3196471'] Post Pop Depression - Iggy Pop Great album with not one filler. Produced by Josh Homme. [/quote] This!

[quote name='Damonjames' timestamp='1481880784' post='3195861'] Agree, The greatest shame is that his energy live doesn't transfer on his records. His playing is always impeccable, but seeing it live is a sight to behold!! Could you imagine playing with him [/quote] I was lucky enough to get to one of his drum clinics in a small hall in Keighley maybe ten years ago. It was pretty poorly attended so it was no problem to get right up to the edge of the low stage with no barriers. I have to say, it is a pretty impressive experience getting up close while he is laying into the kit! Whether he was playing solo improvs or playing along to RHCP tracks in the PA. He is also a pretty good raconteur /comedian, all in all he came across as a pretty good guy.

Us lot ending the night with a bit of Rage at Hawes Midsummer Bash earlier in the year. [url="http://youtu.be/6zSC-IoyTFA"]http://youtu.be/6zSC-IoyTFA[/url]

[quote name='gs_triumph' timestamp='1478167658' post='3167190'] bought 'em. thanks for that [/quote] Tell us how you get on with them. Despite my scepticism, I would be willing to give them a try if others find them aceptable.

After reading the blurb I can believe that they make fairly efficient sound isolators but I wouldn't like to guess at the quality of the sound that does get through. I should be careful what I say though. I believe he hit the speakeplans forum with a lawsuit after the members there systematically pulled apart his many claims.

No experience of these but the guy behind them is well known in PA circles as a snake oil salesman after his forrays into PA manufacture.

"Scientifically tuned, just as if they were real instruments"

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1477605084' post='3163394'] Hanks need to buy a feather duster and use it occasionally..... [/quote] All part of the charm

I prefer Hank's at the far end. Some cool gear in there. At highly inflated London prices though!

Absolutely! I've heard singer/guitarists doing great versions fo songs. But it really does all boil down to whether you feel you are doing the song justice. And, you might think you do but others may disagree but thats just life. For us as a three piece for example we wouldn't attempt to cover a song that has very prominently featured keyboard parts or twin guitar harmonies but we would cover a song that has rhythm guitar behind the solos even though we wouldn't have that rhythm guitar. The exception to this would be if we were going to completely re-work the song and make it our own version.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1477257434' post='3160973'] But a lot of 3 piece bands will have to accept some sounds or parts they can't cover... and that is before you get into the limitation on top of limitations.. The best 3 piece bands round here have limited sets... but because of the guys in it, aren't that limited as bands. They will be very capable RnB/blues outfits and know exactly what they can carry off... they wont play the track otherwise But you need very capable/imaginative musicians to make certain tracks work if you are missing keys for example... [/quote] I agree with this too. We also limit oursleves with song choices. Someone in the band will say "oh, lets do such and such" and someone else will say "no, it'll sound crap without the keys/second guitar/whatever" so we don't attempt it unless we think we can do it justice.