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Buzzcocks set list from the early eighties, promo copy of Dookie by Greenday, signed Adverts "Crossing the Red Sea LP and a signed, white label, Ramones 12" that was never actually released in the format I have

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1448376224' post='2914869'] . Used The Lodge much more recently when producing a talented young band; excellent facility of it's type but the guy who ran it was a bit of a prick TBH (so much so that I wouldn't recommend it to anybody on those grounds alone). [/quote] I think I know exactly who you mean I did some marketing for the studio about 25 years ago and one of our main recommendations was that "he" not get involved with customers

I guess the original Lords Of The New Church line up and the original Chameleons line up are about the only bands I would love to have seen, I saw them both under revised line ups but nothing like seeing the original line up....I guess I have seen a few gigs over the years with the current total being 558 "big" name acts seen all over the UK

I assume for that price you get the garden it was photographed in as part of the deal!

We talked about going into a studio but the results we have have got from a laptop and Cubase have been too good to warrant spending a load of money in a strange environment ending up with a rushed, compromised product, what influenced to use studios in the past was recommendation and reputation, we have two such studios near us in Far Heath in Guilsborough and The Lodge in Northampton...whether both still exist I don't even know!

I love that initial twang so would ideally change my strings every gig however, not having a string endorsement kinda puts the kibosh on that plan, I only use Elites now and change them every 4 gigs so, with the demise of the covers band, that is every other month

REM Milton Keynes Bowl, circa 1988, Supported by Blur and Belly? REM were renown for being a brilliant live band as were Blur at the time, as Blur went on the sun set behind the stage so although they sounded fine you couldn't actually see them at all, then REM came on and gave a totally lack luster performance, no energy, no sparkle.....I believe they subsequently apologised for the gig and just said they were having a rare off night

We supported a band recently who had a massive hit back in 1988, they were dreadful, out of respect for having been offered the support slot I will refrain from naming and shaming

Bucks Fizz, Derngate, Northampton circa 1986....free tickets is all I am saying

[quote name='stega' timestamp='1447956422' post='2911858'] Sisters of Mercy for me as well. Shame, cos they've written some brilliant stuff. Too young to have seen them in their original incarnation in the early 80s, but been to about 5 or so of their gigs since 1990, and they've all been rubbish! Why do i keep going?!! [/quote] I was lucky enough to see them on the "First Last and Always" tour at Rock City, they were excellent, saw them some years later again at Rock City and they were dreadful, we left well before they finished

A band from the 80's called Ellery Bop who supported Killing Joke on the Nighttime Tour, so loud they not only emptied the dance floor but the whole of Rock City, there was so much bass that I seriously thought I was going to have a heart attack!

Cheers guys, I have to admit I felt the price was getting a bit strong for a bass that will always have a questionable history, I think I will wait for a more original example to come up even if I end up paying a bit more for it

I use one as part of my pedal board, I run it direct into the amp input with all the controls around the 12 o'clock position, without question this is the best pedal I have owned....good luck with it I hope you like it as much as I do

I don't get nervous these days but I do tend to be grumpy the afternoon of a gig.....see that question wasn't in there was it!

Hi guys, not having ever owned a JV before and knowing this has had the decal changed, if I were going to bid on it does anybody see anything I should be worried about? Cheers Rog http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131652147800?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I have a Thunder III fretless and a Thunder II Guitar, both are fantastic instruments, I haven't found anything I would want to replace them with so they are keepers, we don't see many of the II and III's come up for sale so I assume others feel the same way

Basschat always blames the operating systems for the faults, I gave up trying to use Chrome and switched to Firefox, which, to be fair, is far better but still regularly throws up "Firefox has prevented an outdated thingamajig from working....etc" Does the Basschat software come from The Pound Shop or do we need to put another 50p in the squirrel?

Looking at the Sims prices you could probably go to Richtone Music and order a replacement USA body in black and keep your sunburst one for your next project, or sell it on here, I doubt you would struggle to find a buyer

Can you ask him if he has a couple of end caps for a Precision Lyte, I can't get them for love nor money! It's nice when someone does something for the sake of helping someone else...I was going to put altruistic but it hardly affected your well being!

Just pull up outside the venue open the doors and bluetooth your bass back to the car stereo....job done

We supported the Primitives last night, we were first band on in a major city where we would like to do more, we were not paid for last night and judging from the size of the venue I would doubt the promoter, the venue owner of the headline band are going to be buying new Porsche's off the back of the gig, we sold a few CD's gained a few friends and impressed the promoter who promised better things next year, so we played for free but not for nothing..... Yes we could stand our ground and insist that we are paid for every gig but as an originals band we are not exactly fighting venues off, yet! I assume taking a stance of insisting we are paid for every gig would see the offers for gigs diminish to around about zero. We have played at venues that certainly look like they are fighting for survival in a world of city centre apartments and bistro's , without these venues we have nowhere to play and live original music comes to an end......do we play for free.....No I don't think we do

I am certain someone said this before me but "don't meet your heroes" you will be disappointed on most occasions, I asked a cousin of mine who was the most disappointing person she ever interviewed, she said Billy Joe from Greenday, she had always been a huge fan but he sat through the interview and behaved like a sullen 4 year old throughout!

A rack mount pitch black, a TU2, a new one that is similar to the TU2 (and seems just as good) and another Boss tuner TU19 or something, which I appear to have mislaid for the moment (I think it is in a guitar case)

Reading his biography sadly Joe Strummer looked like he was losing the plot at times. not got to the end of the book yet so I don't know if he truly pulled it round but certainly in the final days of the Clash he was losing it

What is the old saying....you can polish a turd but it will still be a turd!