Mike Brooks

Cheers...and I added you too! Mike

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You're too kind!! Cheques in the post....!

NOTE: Nov 2008 - Just bumping this up as I managed to help a few people out in the run up to Xmas last year regarding last minute deps and bookings. Hope everyone has a busy and lucrative December and New Year. Mike Hi all, December looms large in the diary and we all know how hectic it can be dealing with life, families, jobs, etc through the rest of the year, let alone in the run up to Xmas. Add into that mix all your gigging commitments and it can be a little stressful to say the least. Should you need cover at all through December and over the Xmas period, feel free to contact me as I may be able to help, particularly at short notice. Most of my work tends to be covers work and tribute bands so I have a pretty wide repertoire of material and if I need to learn something quickly, it's not a problem. I'm based on the outskirts of London, bordering Herts, Bucks and Berkshire with my own transport, pro-gear and a variety of basses to cover most situations. If I can be of help, feel free to contact me (mikebrooksemail*remove this bit*@btinternet.com) or call on 07879 637710. If pics and audio are required, have a look at my MySpace page (www.myspace.com/mikebrooksbassist). Hope you all have a great Xmas and New Year!! All the best, Mike

I've been using Pro Steels for a while on a GB Rumour and a Status Empathy. I get roughly 20 gigs out of a set although one set lasted 35 gigs before the slapability went......maybe it's me, my hands don't sweat much but I generally get 20 gigs out of any given set of strings anyway. Love the strings, can't say enough good things about them. Buy one set and see how you get on. Mike

Hi all, I reviewed one of these heads with the H&K 8x10 for BGM back in early 06 and was very impressed with everything the amp had to offer. You've got yourself a bargain there, I gave the amp and cab 90/100 at the time and I'd stand by that now too. By the comments I see here, it's nice to know that sometimes us reviewers get it right. All I can say really is ENJOY!!!!! Mike

Funny how it seems....... This could become a very long topic........

Still trying to get down to one of your covers gigs to say hi....but I seem to be busy giggin gon the smae nights as you!!! By the way, if you need any cover due to your original gigs, give me a shout, I'll happily dep for you for a gig or two if required. All the best, Mike

Stu, Ever heard the one about cutting your toe nails with a scythe....be careful, please! Mike

For those of us used to the Steve Travers pub circuit in London, this can be a weekly occurrence! Mike

Hi, I've recently reviewed one of these amps for BGM and was blown away by it. I'm interested to hear what you've experienced as I contacted Aguilar in the US regarding their warranty and servicing issues as I had concerns regarding what UK players could do should problems arise as there was no UK distributor or service centre. I was contacted and told that a UK servicing setup would be put in place soon, obviously this hasn't happened yet. You may want to contact John Henrys here in London as they were very helpful and supplied the gear for review, they may be able to offer some help regarding the issues you've been having. All the best, Mike

Cheers, was just wondering, I play for The Offenders and Cover Story, used to be quite busy on Mr Travers' pub circuit. May pop down and have a listen when I get a free night. Cheers, Mike

Which covers band do you play for? Mike

How about a Fender Precision Lyte, comfortable to play, sounds OK, does the job and is only 7lbs in weight....I've used mine on several occasions when the back is getting a bit dicky. Mike

And me....! Hi all!

I've got basses with red, blue and aqua LED's, the aqua and blue are best, the aqua being the most visible under any conditions, if anything the red ones get lost under various coloured lights. However, I have recently had a problem whereby I wanted just blue side edge LED's, not front LED's as I have on my other basses. Unfortunately, SIMS will only offer red and amber LEDs for side only retrofits, if you want any other colours you have to have front face LEDs, making the side LEDs fibre optic channels running from the front LED. At least that is what I was told by Martin Sims. Cheers, Mike