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Alun

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  1. [quote name='Stu-khag' post='587650' date='Sep 2 2009, 04:39 PM']oh dear,
    just went on your page and it said
    Your Security.. Get Down

    hacked by latin team????[/quote]

    Yes, we are having a wee problem at the moment :-/

    The sampler can instead be heard [url="http://www.reverbnation.com/panicroom"]HERE[/url]

    Cheers
    Alun

  2. Hi all. [url="http://www.panicroom.org.uk"]Panic Room[/url] will soon be heading out on our Autumn adventures :)

    We'll be found in the following places....

    September

    Fri 11 - The Venue, Stocksbridge ( nr Sheffield)
    Sat 12 - The Peel, Kingston upon Thames
    Sun 13 - Milkwood Jam, Swansea

    Fri 18 - The Duchess, York
    Sat 19 - The Flowerpot, Derby
    Sun 20 - The Marrs Bar, Worcester

    October

    Fri 23 - The Limelight Theatre, Aylesbury

    November

    Fri 13 - Esquires, Bedford

    Hope to see you there! If you do come along, please come and say hi :rolleyes:

    Cheers
    Alun

  3. Hi all.

    Just a quick post to say that there is a sampler of rough mixes for the new [url="http://www.panicroom.org.uk"]Panic Room[/url] album, Satellite, [url="http://www.panicroom.org.uk/satellite.htm"]HERE[/url]. We'e also taking pre orders for the Special Edition on the same page :)

    Cheers
    Alun

  4. [quote name='Jase' post='579779' date='Aug 25 2009, 02:28 AM']Weirdly Gilbert has his E and A string missing???[/quote]

    Gilbert's lower guitar neck just has 3 E strings IIRC, in 3 different octaves, which he uses to do those ridiculously fast multioctave arpeggios by going across the strings in one position :)

    I'm guessing Billy may have something similar ( previously his double neck was an EADG neck and a BEAD one)

    Cheers
    Alun

  5. I'd second the second hand B2 route - loads of effects and enough parameters to tweak that you'll get a decent idea of what each effect is capable of. If possible though get one with the manual ( or download it) as I still get confused by the whole drive/mix section!

    Cheers
    Alun

  6. I've had the pleasure of playing with Jim on several occasions and he has never ceased to amaze me with his technique and musicality. Here's to a quick recovery!

    Cheers
    Alun

  7. [quote name='Sean' post='576189' date='Aug 20 2009, 10:59 PM']The great thing for me about this month's BGM is Doug Wimbish on the front with his new signature Spector, Doug Wimbish in the middle with his new signature Spector, Doug Wimbish's new signature Sector reviewed in the middle and Doug Wimbish with his old signature Ibanez on the back :) ! Come on Rotosound, sort it out! Get some new shots of Doug![/quote]

    Rotosound caused trouble a few issues ago too when there was a big article in the mag on Jools Holland's bassist, Dave Swift, and then Paul Geary ( I think) was names as playing with Holland in the Rotosound ad :rolleyes:

  8. Crosskeys Hotel could be an option but the room is really small so depends on how many/how much gear. On a bigger scale there's the downstairs bar in Blackwood Miners' Institute which is only about 20 mins off the M4? Rob from the Islwyn club has used that for gigs too ( including Seth Horan). I played in a function room in the Wig & Pen, Newport a few weeks ago which was OK, had a decent car park and was pretty central for car or train goers?


    Cheers
    Alun

  9. I probably practice 99% of the time unplugged and the only disadvantage I've found is that your muting can suffer a little as you can't always hear the ringing strings that are blatantly obvious through an amp. I've not found plucking too hard to be an issue though, but then I don't practice in places where it's all that noisy.

    Cheers
    Alun

  10. Measured with a steel ruler....

    Squier VM Jazz Elixir Nanowebs 45-105 in standard tuning

    2mm 3mm 3mm

    Cort Curbow 6 string with Nanowebs 30-130 in standard tuning

    2mm 3mm 3.5mm

    I think of it as medium but one of my students, who has a practically on the fretboard action, says high :-) I basically set it so that there is little or no buzz or clank unless I want it.

    Cheers
    Alun

  11. I usually use the two, but when I do use three it's RMI unless I'm also using my thumb in which case I go in the opposite direction ala Urb and Matt Garrison - TIMR or just TIM. I love the sound of 16th note funk lines played with thumb and index and am working on it at the moment.

    Cheers
    Alun

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