Len_derby

Welcome from another East Midlander. I'm not left-handed but definitely a bit 'blah blah blah'.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1395684066' post='2405077'] I want to see this band [/quote] Whoa! Three men and a dog. Result

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1395675183' post='2404916'] If you seriously decide to do it make sure there are venues that will put it on and an audience that will turn up to watch it. It looks a lot of work to get right from a look/sound point only to find it's not very sustainable as a working project. [b]I'd go and see it anyway if there was a show near me [/b] [/quote] Me too. So if I bring my dog, we'll be the classic audience for you.

I've got a Roland Micro Cube RX for bass. I use it for home practice. Rehearsals with acoustic bands. Busking (can run on 6AA batteries). It's never going to move much air, but the useful features it has got are; An in-built tuner Several effects (chorus, octave, wah, flanger, delay, reverb. Aux in headphones/record out Metronome A 'drum machine' - which is several pre-set rhythm styles (e.g. rock, jazz, country, latin)and is quite good fun to use.

Try Rattle and Drum in Derby. I haven't been in for a few weeks but they usually have a decent stock. Drop them a message on their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/rattleanddrum

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1395518236' post='2403362'] Lord of Light, Brainstorm, Orgone Accumulator ([b]pretty much all of "Space Ritual" really[/b]), & Spirit of the Age. [/quote] As a long-term fan (first saw them live in '74) I would agree with 'Space Ritual'. I think a lot of fans would see that as the benchmark for a tribute band. Good luck with the project!!!

Never mind about the songs, I hope you've a tribute Stacia!

[url="http://s1368.photobucket.com/user/neiljfox/media/DSC_0003_zps8b1d2c0f.jpg.html"][/url] This is Mavis, my Yamaha Bex. She will be making a visit to the Midlands Bass Bash on May 10th, and would love to meet you all.

I've just sold Stuart my Boss Chorus pedal. The transaction was nice and smooth, with no fuss and excellent communications. This is a man of probity, and I wouldn't hesitate to do business with him again.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1395420798' post='2402308'] Funnily enough I have been attempting sone Bach recently. I came accross a book in a music shop 'Bach for Bass' . There are liads of pieces all written out on bass clef. Very tricky! They all go in unexpected places and they are rekentless. You don't get a breather during the guitar solo! So can I join your seance, please? [/quote] You may indeed! It may help us to prepare for any of the Undead we may meet at the Midlands Bass Bash. The trouble with them Ouija Boards is everyone seems obsessed with upgrades. There's nothing wrong with the BBOT* in my humble opinion. *bent bit of table.

J.S. Bach Through a Ouija Board, obviously.

I bought Mart's Ashbory off him. A great piece of business at a good price. Very well packed and sent 'overnight'. Mart was very patient with my initially dopey attempt to pay him, so a good guy all round.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1395301624' post='2400751'] I'm sure we must have met at some point. [/quote] Doubtless, but we'd have both been too pissed to remember.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1394902670' post='2396524'] Oh no, who's going to bring the cake? ! :-0 [/quote] Well, if Kev is still prepared to bake it, I'll collect it on the way. I shall be bringing chocolate biscuits too.

Wish I'd got a sister with such taste, ha ha! The Donny H. live album is one of my all-time favourites. It's easy to overlook that he was a great keyboards player too. What a terrible loss at such an early age.

What's with the daft toy bass? Why not go all the way and have an Action Man Jaco doll too? Oh, hold on That's probably coming out for Christmas at $150 a pop.

1. Si600 - The Bass Relay Baton - BC Bass Relay 2. Roland Rock - '78 P, W&T Ergon 5, Rocket Rig or GlockenRig 3. 4-string-thing - '78 (77?) P, Kala U Bass and either my Acoustic 220 or Minimark 4. Pantherairsoft - Roscoe LG V Sig, lots of effects, EBS/Barefaced rig (possibly) 5. KevB - USA Precision Deluxe (if not sold by then) 6. Doyle - V940, ME-20B, Random self build 7. intime-nick - maybe my Shuker, Sandberg, rack & pedalboard etc 8. andydye (if I can get agreement from swmbo) - ACG 5'er fretted and fretless, MarkBass LMIII, EAD Foundation 212, some pedals 9. DaytonaRik - Ashdown ABM III 1x15 combo and 2x10 extension cab, another Thunderbird IV, Schecter Omen Extreme IV, maybe a Cort (I think?) headless Flying V if I do something with it in time! 10. seashell - Fender P 11. Norris - Ric 4003, Gibosn T-bird, StaggEUB, Combo amp 12. Eboclive - Wal 5, ltd edition Warwick fretless 13. GrammeFriday - MTD KZ6 (with Nordstrand pups), MTD AG5, Sandberg Cali fretless 4, MIJ 62 reissue Jazz, TC Electronic RH750, RS210 and/or RS212, some fx boxes. 14. Chairleg - Italia Maranello and one of those build it yourself bass kits I put together. 15. tauzero - perm any several from Warwick JD Thumb, an Antoniotsai or two, Status Series 1 (low-mileage BC bike), Sei Original everythingless, Ashbory Mk 1 and possibly Mk II, Tecamp Puma 900, TC RS112 16. Prime_BASS - Genz Benz shuttle 6.0, barefaced S.Compact some effects. 17. Cytania - cheap Moose Antlers! 18. Chris Sharman - Cake. That is all 19 Dread Bass: ACG Recurve 6, ACG Recurve 7, Alembic Epic, Warwick fortress MM ALL LEFTY (Full Aguilar rig if required) 20. Annoying Twit (to be confirmed) 21. TG Flatline - Cog Effects gear + 2 x BFM Jack 15s (transport permitting) 22. skelf (tbc) - various 23. Jabba_the_gut (tbc) - home made basses 24. Marcus Bell - Status Kingbass + gb4 25. seb - bass and pedals 26. Basschatfield - Yamaha RBX270J, pedalboard, Ashdown EVO II combo 27. Len Derby - Yamaha Bex4 semi-acoustic, Roland Micro-Cube, chocolate biscuits

Welcome James. Glad you've still got your 'back in the day' gear to play with. Those Laney combos are solid. Built during the Cold War I think the ability to survive nuclear war was in the design brief. As a tip, put your location on our profile details. It helps a lot when wanting to sell or buy. And it's always possible that someone local to you has a 12-stringer you could have a dabble on. Enjoy yourself, Len