stewblack

Bristol Bandeoke, Blue Lagoon. It was of course the 31st so lots of crazy costumes and comic turns. Elvis was particularly hilarious. Me and the BL....

Can't imagine what you mean

I've always thought Basschat was full of opinionated, selfish, ignorant, boorish people who I'd cross a busy motorway to avoid. However my opinion of you all has improved slightly. Bump.

Do it if you can. Stacked vertically they have a small footprint but the height really helps you hear yourself.

Next gig, this is coming with me. Lightweight cabs, heavy weight stereo head. Let's make some noise.

The curve ball to which I referred was in fact my wife handing me my dinner pail and sending me out into the world alone. So your intuition serves you well. I am indeed no longer married. And much, much happier for it.

Last night I used the Behringer AD-I as recommended on this very forum. Better. Better than the BD-I, which itself sounded fantastic. This is more flexible, and more brown. Mmmm, brown notes.

Rewind to my life ten years ago and I had accepted that my gigging life was over. I hadn't been in a band for ages, had no contacts, failed to find anyone or anything I could join with. Time to accept that part of my life was over. Life threw me a curve ball, everything turned upside down. Without boring you with the details I scored a dep gig. From that everything snowballed and now I gig between two and four times a week every week. You simply never know.

Monthly Bandeoke residency on Sunday night. Desperately quiet. I wonder they keep booking us. We have a weekly residency elsewhere on Sundays so end up sending a different crew to cover it when the dates clash. Hoping we can move the night for the monthly one. Thoroughly enjoyed playing though, some fun improvisations and more songs added to the repertoire.

XLR out?

Just received my ADI-21. Quick blast through the controls and it's a sweet pedal. The sweepable mids are worth the entrance fee on their own! Great recommendation, thank you

For anyone interested here is the board

That's my Russian board complete. Unless the sanctions end and I can buy a longer one. Which I would do if they produced an octave pedal. For those not familiar, the board has all the power and audio connections built in. Also bolts to attach the pedals. So it's compact, tidy, and just really neat. I love innovative ideas, and this one is perfectly conceived and executed. And their pedal range includes bass specific designs. However I may have exhausted what was left of their UK stock, so good luck finding them 😬

What @MichaelDean said. It sounds like a Thunderbird but in a smaller, lighter package

Busy Bandeoke in Bristol last night.

Thank you man. Subscribed!

Learning songs for upcoming rehearsals and this is on the list. I know all the others but hadn't heard this before. Unashamedly derivative of Robert Nesta, but a nice tune nonetheless

That's what I'm talking about! You understand the pain and the catharsis of loud musical swearing!

For some people it is. For me it is not. I'm under no illusion about my future but I can't live then, I can only live today. I've wasted enough years of my life in jobs I detested thank you very much. Now I'm earning what little I get on my terms. The mental health benefits alone make it worthwhile.

I want 4 gigs a week minimum. I don't always get that though. I'm in (or am 1st dep for) 7 bands and yet I mostly only get 3 a week. I seldom ever get paid enough. However I don't go to a 'job' 5 days a week, so I'm still winning.