Roland Rock

Another trip to The Hop Pole in Bromsgrove. It was a very warm evening and inside of the pub was quiet, but with a busy beer garden. Despite the sparse crowd, the atmosphere built up during the two sets, with a full dance floor towards the end, and plenty of praise, with a generous amount in the 'whip round bucket' too. Our first public performance of new cover 'Police and Thieves' went down a storm - definitely one to keep in the set. Another added bonus was when a venue owner approached us afterwards wanting us to play at his place in Redditch All in all, a worthwhile trip :-)

Next Saturday we have two Nottingham gigs. The first is at the Riverbank Festival, 6:10-6:40 Then later on we play at the Sounddhism All day event. We're on upstairs 9:00-9:30

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1406223543' post='2509545'] Genz heads are shelved at 80Hz for example.. [/quote] .0 Genz models had that 80Hz cutoff point, but the later .2 models had a lower cutoff around 30Hz IIRC

Pat Cash

I think that one of the Basschat volunteers, who is a big fan of The Jam, has one of these, but replaced the stock pickups. Just do a search for " Modded Mod Mod's Bass Mods"

The eagle eyed in the gigs section may have spotted that next Saturday we play at Riverbank Festival at 6pm, then at the Bodega Social at 8pm

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1406185320' post='2509050'] The Hercules hanger holding my precision decided to detach itself from the wall suddenly last night, damaging the bass as it smashed into the floor. That was fixed into brick with screws & plugs - f*** knows how it came away. Won't be using wall hangers anymore. [/quote] sh*t, that's worrying! Hope the damage isn't too bad

[quote name='Lenny B' timestamp='1406137056' post='2508695'] Bumping this thread - can anyone especially recommend one make of hanger over another? Or any to stay away from? I see one of the Hercules ones (on Amazon) has a load limit of 7kg / 15.4 lb, which is P-bass territory isn't it? Unfortunately, not all models have a load limit stated. Thanks [/quote] Interesting about load limits. I would have thought that the fixings used, and the wall that you're fixing it to would be the main variables. I'd be nervous about plasterboard unless you can drive some nice big screws straight into the stud. I've heard of the odd late '70s P getting towards 15lbs, but from reading various threads on the subject, the vast majority of Ps are under 10lbs

You look pretty fresh for someone who can remember the early '60s! Great looking bass - I agree that not many can rock the violin shape and look good (Macca and Robbie Shakespeare are the only ones I can think of)

Here's a nice little behind the scenes video with Peter Hook demonstrating how to play the iconic 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' bass line proper like... http://youtu.be/yOsL16fcBXs

Nothing showing on iPhone /Safari :-(

Exactly what Yellow Car says - there are plenty of manageable 100watters out there, so why compromise? Sell both and buy one of the offerings from Marshall/Matamp/Ampeg/Ashdown

That's really nice, thanks for posting. I love the Jackson Five cover that they do too. Oddly enough, this one makes me think of the Black Crowes - just their style.

I've been having fun with the DubSiren DX iPhone app. Tap tempo delay, easy to control the various sirens, and a library of dancehall DJ samples. You can play along to a great list of dub radio stations. Hours of fun!

I really liked mine - the only reason I got rid is because it was too similar to my valve amp. I agree about the build quality; I love that thick machined aluminium front plate.

Pink? no problems. Pearloid of any colour? Never.

Here's me busking with an Epiphone El Capitan. I seem to be wearing a rubber pig nose too, but don't remember why. The Epiphone was a nice enough bass, but when playing in the street, I remember having to use a plectrum and pluck hard to get any sort of projection. Saying that, it was perfect for accompanying the acoustic guitar in a chilled out jam round a campfire or beach etc.

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1405589201' post='2503264'] Teenage rebellion ? More reminds me of long nights.....um.....'meditating' with a lava lamp [/quote] Haha, I've edited to clarify a bit more :-)

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1405580823' post='2503152'] Heavens End by Loop ? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlqZiRIAXbA[/media] [/quote] BOOM! That's the one. Thanks very much. I've just listened to it at work, and the memories of teenage moody rebellion came flooding back*. Funny how the name switched in my head from 'loop' to 'wire' :-D I'm pleased to discover that's it's the same as I remember, and a good album which doesn't seem to have dated at all. Thanks B.I.A.P and especially Ahpook :-) *Growing my hair as close to a Curehead as my school would allow, getting my mum to help tie die my t shirts, listening to lots of Carter USM and Mega City Four, and not revising for my GCSEs.

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1405579311' post='2503145'] Skinny Puppy? [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinny_Puppy"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinny_Puppy[/url] [/quote] Thanks Clarky. I did come across them when searching for album with the Hal samples, but pretty sure that's not it. This music was more indie fuzz, less beat-driven and not electronic at all* *from memory

I'm hoping that the BC Indie Aficionado Posse can help with a memory from my teens. I had an album on tape around 1990. I'm sure it had 'Wire' scribbled on it, but listening to Wire now I'm sure that's not right. Here's what I know, or what my memory tells me: - I had the tape in 1990, so think it dates from then, or the late '80s -The album was interspersed with samples of Hal from the film 2001: A Space Oddesy - The music was extremely fuzz guitar. Think Jesus and Mary Chain mixed with Spiritualized That's it. Any help gratefully received!

I play white man dub but enjoy it anyway :-p

Just browsing the other bands that have played at our next gig venue, and came across Jeramiah Ferrari. They look pretty good, with a nice tight rhythm section and a charismatic singer. I particularly like this Sam Cooke cover - a nice reggae bounce yet retaining the soulfulness: http://youtu.be/bsWpZ1nxSis

He's the man!

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