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RIP Rico, I will give the Specials records an outing this evening

I had a look at this, it has the nice actives found on the Westone Thunders will probably sound nice and play well

I used to work for a Rolls Royce dealership, when I started there I simply couldn't understand how someone could see / justify spending £250.000 on a car, quite simply they are not 100 times better than the bread and butter Ford Sierra that everyone was driving at the time, the sales manager explained it to me as follows: To a buyer of a Rolls Royce at £250.000 it has the same or less impact on their finances as you or I spending £2000 on a car, simply put they can afford it, to many of them it wasn't a status symbol it was the best that money could buy, it made them happy...... To me that does make sense....I have the ability to try and own a good few basses and actually find one I like and sell on those that I don't like, I currently own a very expensive Warwick which I really like but choose to gig with a pink Mike Dirnt Squier Precision (with Fender decal!) why...because I am using the bass I like best, I could, and have gigged the Warwick and did actually get comments on the bass, yet it was with the Squier that I got favourable comments on the sound I produced.

I keep folding my cables in half until they get to a length I can tie them in a loose knot,I don't seem to have any issues with permanent twisting or curling, I have not had a cable fail in fifteen years or more now....yes I know fate has now been well and truly tempted! look for my thread this coming Sunday entitled dramatic cable failure at gig!!

We do Counting Stars (One Republic) and Will You Love Me Again (John Numan) I dislike both because I don't think we do them justice as a single guitar, Bass, drums and vox line up, I think they miss the light and shade the keys and other extras bring to the songs but, and it is a big butt Punters like them, they dance to them and comment on how unusual it was to hear the songs, I guess that largely they hear the missing parts in their heads (especially when beer has had some input) so give us license for the songs not to be an exact copy

I never enjoy playing Counting Stars or Will You Love Me Again.....pretty much the same bass line for both, it's not that I dislike the basslines I just don't like the songs, however they seem to go down well with the all important punters so we keep playing

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1441128731' post='2856305'] Now we're talking! And Gaye Bykers; we supported them a number of times as well - far more my shot of JackyD than Carter... [/quote] I stage crew'ed for Gaye Bikers when they played the Roadmender in Northampton back in 1986/7.......such is my claim to fame

The Chameleons Script of the Bridge is an excellent album, the Chameleons were a very overlooked band in general and inspired many bands that came after them

Hi, Anyone out there own and play a Dearmond Starfire bass? I like the look of a semi acoustic bass, I tried an Eastwood Classic 4 but was not impressed with the build quality. I also tried the Gretsch Electromatic and was very disappointed with the one I played. I own a beautiful Dearmond MT77 guitar which is as well built as any Gibson or Fender I have ever played so I am hoping the Starfire will have the same kind of build quality and hopefully sound decent as well? Cheers Rog

I am sure the eleventh commandment was going to be "thou shalt not turn up and play bass in someones band without being asked" They just ran out of room on the tablet to fit it in!

So, with the increase in activity for my originals band, Yodaclub I have been forced to choose between the covers band and the originals band as unfortunately the two cannot continue to run side by side, the bookings for the originals band seems to come at very short notice so conflicts with gigs booked months in advance for the covers band! My seat in the covers band is up for grabs I have played with the band for over 6 years now, we have headlined festivals, supported Midge Ure and generally had a bloody good time and developed a very good reputation I want the band to continue after I go so I am looking for my replacement!! Currently we are a 4 piece band, guitar, bass, drums, rhythm guitar / vocals going under the name "Anyone Out There" The set is a real mix from Kings of Leon, Stereophonics, The Cult, The Killers, The Jam, Buzzcocks, Oasis, etc. The other members are decent musicians, the vocalist, Neil has a brilliant voice and is a good front man without being a total pain in the backside that normally comes with a good front man Age wise the band is all fifty or thereabouts.we try to limit gigging to 2 a month but will chuck the occasional extra one in, you have no heavy drinkers, drug users or big ego's to have to cope with so all in all it is a nice environment to play in. I have told them I will be leaving at the end of Feb 2016 with the option to stay on until end of March if my replacement is not up to speed by then. So there you have it, it is with a heavy heart I step away from this band as they are a good bunch of guys. If you are interested please PM me Cheers Rog

I would recommend the older the better Peavey XR PA head and if you are feeling strong a used pair of Peavey Hysis 2's you should get that set up within your budget and it will give you an excellent "portable" PA system

Pretty much as the title says!! Our first gig in Leicester prior to supporting the Primitives later in the year, if you are at a lose end come along and see what the fuss is all about

Where's Captain Kirk? Splodgenessabounds! Do you really want to hurt me?

I have a music computer in the spare room, used only for recording and rehearsing with, I use the media player and as one of the columns I use the play counter and another the track length....so today I am playing through the set for tonight and looking at the ever escalating play count....so I though "just how long have I rehearsed tonight's set?".....the answer 9.45 days of solid playing....and this takes into account some newer numbers that have not been rehearsed nearly as much...if we were doing our most experienced set tonight the total rehearsal time for me would have been 18 days give or take a couple of hours......I should get out more!!

Start, The Jam, starts in G so hopefully that's the key....it shows my lack of musical theory doesn't it!

Our guitarist uses a Les Paul, it is perfect for a rock / pop covers band, I used to play rhythm guitar in the band before shifting back to bass, so I used either a strat or a Gretsch with P90's so as to sit in a different sound area to the Les Paul, it worked perfectly. Recording wise, the Les Paul is my go to guitar...it just works for me. I think it is with good reason that it is one of the most iconic guitars ever built

[quote name='James Nada' timestamp='1439309668' post='2841790'] Great post. I'm in awe of both the build and the backstage blagging. [/quote] I have to agree....cracking job on both accounts

I miss St Ives so much, it's been too many years since we last went down there, next time we get an actual summer we will be back down there like a shot

I often use the drum machine to practice with, I use the preset rhythms and just play along to the different grooves, I find it quite inspiring

My avatar photo is a 50's classic Precision (or was) I have owned a few but only kept this one, it does have a pretty chunky neck profile but nothing excessive, mine has a beautifully rounded feel to it where it meets the fretboard, the two others I owned didn't, they had a really hard feeling edge which, I really didn't like, they were disposed of quite quickly (the black one is a first year of production bass and was the one the sales rep was demoing around the dealers so whether these is anything special in that neck profile, I don't know) I junked the pick up a good few years ago and replaced it with a Lindy Fralin one which is much nicer, I always hated the reverse tuners as they were really stiff and never got any easier, they have been junked and replaced with a set of Grover's, the 50's style bridge saddles kept lowering themselves mid gig so that has been replaced with a Gotoh unit, I also changed the pick guard to a black one! It is my favourite Precision by a country mile but it has been heavily modified, but you have to have a good starting point to work from. I also have a Roadworn Precision which as Cameltoe rightly says is a totally different feeling instrument, I simply cannot fault it, I won't be changing anything on that bass

It looks a cracking deal, if I were a lot closer I would definitely be persuading the good lady wife exactly why I need another bass!

Cool, I like it...don't want it, but I like it