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It's about carting my bass gear around so I thought generally, it was ok to discuss it here It was this Foxhunter trailer - the largest I could find that was foldable. It's surprisingly easy to cycle with it loaded and not much wider that riding the bike with it so you don't have to worry too much about giving extra space to things. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FoxHunter-New-Bike-Bicycle-Cycle-Luggage-Cargo-Trailer-Carrier-Foldable-Black-/121280152438?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item1c3cdc4376

For gigs in town I've been taking my gear in using a bike trailer. I manage to fit my RS210, amp head, bass and box of bits in it. When it rains I cover it all in a fluorescent poncho with reflective strips. It takes me only marginally more time to get to the gig and at some venues I can just unhitch the trailer and take it straight onto the stage! Anyone else used one before? I'll take a pic next time I use it.

I quite like replying thusly to charity gig requests "Thanks for asking us! Our standard rate is £1500 - who shall I send the invoice to?"

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There's a venue on Bristol we play where on top of the £400 payment, they always pass a bucket round near the end and we get another £100ish in that too. - I love the tip jar!

Stevie Wonder? They got actual STEVIE WONDER on it?

Did our monthly takeover special, I started TWO songs a semitone out but rescued it with some fretless gymnastics. Broke the attendance record for the venue too! Just got in from that, 7 hours till our next gig.... Sleep!

Nice condition Thunder II (version 2) here.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-thunder-11-bass-guitar-/151429885274?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:GB:3160

There's a beautiful Greco from 1976 on eBay at that moment. unfortunately I can't seem to find the link...

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1411976006' post='2564367'] The monster behind him, btw, is TONTO - reportedly the largest modular synth ever. IMS it consisted of modules and keyboards from a range of brands, necessitating they built all kinds of circuitry to "translate" the control signals between systems. [/quote] TONTO is featured in the best-worst film I've ever seen, Phantom of the Paradise. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n5qVJEg3qA"]http://www.youtube....h?v=2n5qVJEg3qA[/url]

Great stuff! Love his Art Manifesto too

One of the most horrible gigs I've had to play this evening - just awful. I've been doing a weekly residency at a swing night for the last few months, during that time the keyboard player has been getting more and more wayward - not adhering to dress code, not learning new tunes, playing the same out-of -style solo over everything, and far worse, turning up pished to the gigs. I'd had words with him and, because he's a mate of a mate given him second chances. Last week he texts me 2 hours before the gig saying he's in Spain (!) but he's sorted a dep (the 2nd time he's done this) Cue 2 hours of me teaching the dep the setlist and making sure he's up to speed. The dep is great, professional, nice guy, plays the songs as they're meant to be without going off on some odyssey every 2 minutes. So, we ask him if he can do the role permanently, he can but not until next week. So, I tell the original keys player he's out and he asks for one last week as he can do with the money, this suits me as I would otherwise have to find another dep. Gig comes along and he's a bit offish during the first set, but plays just about ok. During the break he asks for a chat and although I really don't want to get into it halfway through a gig he's pushing for details of why he's sacked - I simply point out the times he's left us in the lurch. 2nd set starts with a blues, he leaves MASSIVE gaps in his playing, like 16 bars! There's just me, sax and drums, it sounds awful. While he's doing this, he's drinking his beer and pulling faces at his mate. Next song, hejust starts playing absolute horrible discordant bullsheet chords and bring in weird synthy stuff. As soon as we make it to the end of the track, I pull the plug on him, apologise for 'technical difficulties' to the crowd, start the DJ stuff up ( we DJ the night as well) and ask him (outside) what the flip he's doing! He can't see anything wrong with what he's done, he's rat-arsed as well, as much as I want to just chuck he keyboard out in the street and drive over it, I stay calm so as not to cause a scene in the posh bar place we're playing, get everyone paid (!) and leave him to it. It's a shame that Cardiff is so small and he works the bar in my favourite venue Apologies for the outpouring of nonsense, but I just needed to vent.

[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1410811278' post='2553525'] soon as PRS got mentioned, my back went up... [/quote] +1

"Purchased to raise funds for PRS" Like those robbers need any more funds!

From your website I'm guessing this is for female bassists only?

Something that might push prices up on TradeMe is that you can't snipe. If there's a bid in the last two minutes of the auction, then it's extended for another 2 minutes, and so on and on.

[quote name='nick' timestamp='1410283566' post='2547841'] The late great Alan Spenner with Kokomo [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgaZhJzWI0g"]https://www.youtube....h?v=LgaZhJzWI0g[/url] [/quote] I'd never heard of these until last week when one of our singers dropped a load of gigs to tour with them on BV's. But for her!