Billy Apple

I just received this message from Debbie (Martin's sister) on fb..

Hi, Just letting you know the funeral arrangements for mb1 (Martin berry) his funeral will take place at the crematorium at Southern cemetery address is Barlow Moor Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 7GZ It will be on Friday the 10th September at 2.30 and then on to Urmston Conservative club 29 Crofts Bank Rd, Urmston, Manchester M41 0TZ We are have a celebration of life rather then a religious gathering, there will be a book passed round for people to jot down a any memorable moments or ways in which he impacted your life so as a family we can see Martin through the eyes of others and learn a whole new part of his life. Those attending the wake are more then welcome to bring their bass/any music and share some music would love that. Xx

What's the knob on the lower horn for?

Lovely words @ped

MB1 😎

RIP

Bought some bits from John. No hassle, all as it should be.

4 minutes ago, ubit said:

As I say I love the first two albums but it seems that Paul has become a sad, bitter twatt!

I read his book and thought it awful. He was calling people hopeless losers (Den Stratton?).

Pot/kettle etc

4 minutes ago, ubit said:

I agree and he didn't exactly go out with dignity

 

 

Yeah, not his finest hour there

The Maiden sound for me was Paul DiAnno. Always thought that Dickinson was a tool.

This may be true, but DiAnno has hardly exemplified himself

47 minutes ago, prowla said:

I hear he strings his B E A D.

I think this looks great. Is it active? What system does it have?

1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said:

And produced a warm feel to his tone. The Tumble driers also left a warm yet fluffy tone. Not sure what tone i preferred between them.😂

Dave

You can't beat the weft of old-school air dried

Fugly

Awesome bass

41 minutes ago, leroydiamond said:

Of course it is a matter of taste but for me Johnston was a turn off. I just cannot listen to him

I think he turned up and made a fist of it. Back in Black is a great album and there's not many who could carry it off. But, for me he sounds forced and almost signing in the wrong register.

Bon was just a hurricane, best rock singer ever who can't be touched.. the real deal

Stick on Riff Raff and it's all there

8 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

But I'm struggling to think that the US version is going to be significantly better? 

You can go round and round with this. All I know is when I play my NS2 I just go 'oh, yes!'

But, I totally get it about the Euro/NS2 thing. Although the Euro's are now very close to what I paid for my NS2... They're hardly what you could call budget

5 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

I got it for one of my Fortes

My NS5 Forte came with an upgrade OBP3 (as opposed to 2). I wasn't too enamoured with it and changed it for an SNC 18V clone. Wasn't blown away, put the OBP3 back in and love it!

I dunno... I can be a bit of a pillock at times.. it was 2 visits to the Gallery!

Just now, Al Krow said:

Brilliant - thank you.

It's the best I can do. There's a lot of variation on the theme. I forgot to say that the Pups are usually EMG, but over the years they've used DiMarzio, Aguilar and Bartolini. There's also an 18V Haz Labs, they've used EMG pre-amps, Aguilar and Darkglass (maybe some others?)

The first Euros were Euro's without the LX and they have solid maple wings. The neck blanks get sent from the US, so the Euro's LX are pretty much the same as a US NS2 (different bridge and pre amp). You can tell the difference on the neck volute and fretboard/body interface. Whether it's all worth the difference in price is the eternal question. My early Euro has pretty much the same body shape as my later NS2, but the latest Euro's have evolved a distinctive upper horn

2 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

I can't find anything useful on the Spector website on this, so maybe you guys can help me out...

a) What the heck is the difference in the Spector range in terms of, NS2, NS4, NS5 and NS5-XL? and

b) How does the Euro LX vary from the above models - is it essentially Tone Pump vs Hazlab preamp?

Apologies if this is a noddy / basic question I should already know the answer to! 

NS2 4 string 3 piece maple laminate neck through with solid maple wings. Haz Labs 9V pre amp. PJ pup config

NS4 As above but with humbuckers (I think) and maybe called NS4 Kramer were making the NS2 and Stuart set up SSD

NS5-XL As above, but 5 string 35" scale. 

Euro LX as NS2, but maple/alder wings and Tone Pump

Good loud. Motorhead in 1980 at Newcastle City Hall on the recording for NSTH

Bad Loud. Motorhead at Brixton Academy 2005. Some anniversary gig (30 year?). Lemmy's bass had lost all semblance of melody and was just a treble attack. Had a few guests tho.. Fast Eddie and Brian May for Overkill, so not all bad

Plain Loud. Swans at Newcastle Riverside. Can't remember the date, but the PA was huge.. Girls outside crying it was so loud

11 hours ago, Old Man Riva said:

You’ve lost that loving feline? 

I certainly lost my Motörhead Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers ep. 12” in blue vinyl too!

11 minutes ago, Clarky said:

Somewhere in the bowels of my Mum's vinyl collection are my Def Leppard's 'Get Your Rocks Off/Riding into the Sun' EP and Paul DiAnno-era Iron Maiden's 'Sanctuary/Prowler' double A side ... erm as well Fist 'Name Rank and Serial Number'!

Must try and retrieve them next time I visit as I bet they are worth a pretty penny today

When I left home my records were left in my old room in a gap between the wardrobe and the wall...

After an indeterminate amount of time I was around the house and my Dad asked if I wanted to clear the stuff because they we're going to decorate my old room. I went upstairs to retrieve the vinyl.

That was the moment I discovered out cat had been using the nook as a toilet. All my old records growing mould on them and stuck together with cat pi55

He was my cat as well... What an absolute B@5tard!

2 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Not sure if Kerrang!! has been mentioned? It's been through a few changes since but it was the 'def' guide to the NWOBHM back then.

Kerrang was first put out as a supplement in Sounds. I always thought it a bit after the fact and regarded Sounds as the true source.

I would've never have thought Kerrang would still be going with Sounds disappearing. 

I always thought Kerrang a stupid name.. too metal and too little rock in that word for me

18 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Do they do different versions of the DT770 as mine are labelled Pro.

Looking at the website they do a Pro, Studio and Monitor version. No idea what the main differences in spec are.

Mine are def the Pro version.

Dave

 

Delivery 1 to 2 months on Amazon! 😞

3 minutes ago, jrixn1 said:

I have the 80ohms.  But I don't think there are further variants "80ohms Studio" and "80ohms Monitoring"; isn't that just how different Amazon sellers are marketing the same product?
 

I've read the Monitor spec-sheet and found my answer

Wouldn't want to buy those them... I might catch drumalitis or something

On 25/11/2020 at 08:24, dmccombe7 said:

Went thru same last year when my old Sennheiser HD280's started to fall apart with age.

Read lots of reviews and finally decided on Beyer Dynamic DT770 PRO. I found them to have a clearer or sharper bottom end without losing the depth of bass. It means i can hear the bass far more clearly than the old Senns which had a little bit more boom (i use that word very lightly as the Senns have been great headphones for many many years but it best describes what i'm talking about.) Overall sound quality is far superior to my old Senns.

The DT770 PRO's are far lighter and more comfortable on my head. Headband is tighter but not uncomfortable. I use them mostly with my laptop but occasionally with Hifi separates. 

One other thing i found was a great bonus was the covering on the earpieces is far nicer on the ear if wearing for long periods. The Senns had "leather" type material whereas the BD's have a softer fabric material

With a bit of searching you can get them at a decent price too (currently £109 on Idealo to £135 on Amazon) 

I went for the 80 ohm version. I bought them from Amazon as they have a better return if i don't like them or something not quite right with them. To be fair i can't fault them

Dave 

I'm thinking of taking a punt on these on Amazon, but one says 80ohms Studio (£106.80), the other says 80ohms Monitor (147.31). Which one do I buy?

9 hours ago, dave_bass5 said:

So WOBHM then 😎

Biff Byford calls it Classic British Heavy Metal now

ClaBHeM?