Roger2611

I think in a lot of cases before we start thinking about smiling we need to drag our fixed gaze away from the fretboard, acknowledge our surroundings and trust ourselves that we do know what we are playing and don't need to be looking at the fretboard in order to play the song right.....I still regularly remind myself of this when onstage

It turned out to be a frapping acoustic set...so no bass player...gutted....but I have to say, seldom have I been more impressed with an acoustic set.....the man has genuine talent. I understand the Bluetones are touring later this year, if they play anywhere locally I will be attending

Probably my White Gretsch Electromatic, it was my 40th birthday present to me, ok it isn't a White Falcon but as I am not playing guitar in a band at the moment a White Falcon would be an expensive luxury.....The Electromatic looks the part sounds the part and just makes me happy when i play it, the other one would be my modified Fender Custom Shop Princeton Reverb amp....it is every guitar amp I ever wanted

Does the OP like Shiny Happy People by REM or does that send him in to a wild seething rage where he has to be kept away from sharp objects

It looks like there is some kind of writing on whatever was used to "repair" the neck, I am worried whoever "repaired" the neck just put a sticker over the damage (possibly after filling the cracks with glue) and thought...."yeah that oughta fix it" I may give that one a miss!

[quote name='bassbiscuits' timestamp='1458169746' post='3005366'] Cool - whereabouts are you playing? I did a support slot in The Donkey in Leicester last Saturday for a headliner called Marc O'Reilly. Hadn't heard of him before but honestly it was stunning music. Turned into an amazing night out. [/quote] We are at the Musician, not played there before so not sure what it is going to be like

We have just been offered a support slot for Mark Morris (he of Bluetones fame) this Friday in Leicester, I am really excited as the song "If" by the Bluetones has to be one of my all time favourite basslines I'm all excited now

Cracking job, I wish I could do it but I used to be in the same woodworking class as Ambient..... Still on the upside it has saved me from many weekends of pointless DIY torture that would have resulted in blisters, untold amounts of cursing and that mocking look of disappointment from the father in law when he has to come round to make the house safe again

[quote name='andytoad' timestamp='1457829985' post='3002222'] I removed the wooden labelling inside the van to install seats. The supporting pillar has be badly damaged and repaired. It has had a new outer skin. [/quote] I have lots of vans coming back to me that are 12 months old, it is not unusual to find at least 1 a month that has had a structural panel replaced, sometimes it is a better repair to replace a panel rather than repair one with shed loads of filler, on the current VW Crafter / Mercedes Sprinter van the side panels are bonded on not even welded so replacing them makes a lot of sense. The fact that it took the removal of the ply lining to find a repair had been done suggests it was probably done when they vehicle was pretty new, the van has probably had a couple of owners since that were oblivious to the repair.

"Is Vic There?" Department X "Lord Lucan is Missing" The Dodgems "Waiting For A Start To Fall" Boy Meets Girl

You are on shaky ground, unless you can prove there was an issue with the vehicle that the seller knew about and deliberately disguised so as to dispose of the vehicle then you are on a loser, with something like a gearbox it would be virtually impossible to even guess on an impending failure let alone do something that would disguise the fact it was about to fail. Have you looked into the cost of replacing the box or getting it repaired? If the rest of the vehicle is ok then throwing a few hundred pounds extra at it may be worthwhile if it leaves you with a decent vehicle once sorted, you have to remember with a van they are work horses, usually reasonably maintained but seldom loved You say you paid nearly £3000 for it, was it cheap at that price or was it the going rate for this vehicle in the advertised condition? I hope you get it sorted

The Streets

Blimey, I doubt I would be able to read it on an album cover these days, on a CD cover not a chance! I am not sure I would even notice a mono mixed album, I don't think there are many albums that stand out for their stereo mix, Jean Michelle Jarre is about the only artist I remember for interesting stereo mixes, I will follow this thread with interest to see if it turns out I own any mono mixed albums!

Kipper Trench

I really like it, not £865.00 like it, but like it none the less!

Ellery Bop supporting Killing Joke 1986 Rock City, I was actually scared my heart was going to stop beating it was so loud, it basically emptied the hall as punter took refuge from the audio onslaught....not a pleasant experience at all

Pretty much all the songs mentioned were in our set, at least with James "Sit Down" you got some interesting views as people sat / fell down / staggered back up I can't go with the "Oasis are sh*te" trend, much as I wanted to smack Liam in the mouth on many an occasion I will wager they did achieve far more success than any of us on here?

Sorry I can't help you being as I am based in Northampton, but it is sad to hear if that is the state of affairs in Belfast, there have been some fantastic bands that have come out of that city over the years, good luck, I hope you can find something decent

£16000 seems somewhat pricey when you could pick up any number of 50's / 60's Fender's for a good deal less, still it doesn't worry me, much as I love the look of the bass the sound just doesn't work for me

It's a shame they won't play again, such an amazing live act, From my understanding Nick Mason and Roger Waters are pally and Dave Gilmour was reliant on Rick Wright for an equal balance of power in the band, with Rick gone that balance has been lost

What constitutes a huge gig or a big support? From my experience the bigger the gig and the more famous the headline act the less fun the gig turns out to be, I have been far happier playing to 100 people who have paid to see us over playing to 3000 people who have no idea who we are and would only have shown an interest if the stage had been struck by lightening!