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Did the RHCP reference mean Right Horrible Chav People?

If you don't mind lugging round heavy gear, a pair of Peavey Hysis 2's and one of their XR mixer amps will do you proud and are not overly expensive nowadays, monitor wise Proel do a nice powered monitor for a few hundred pounds, if not that the Warfdale powered monitors are well regarded

We had a pub in Corby that double booked us twice, we turned up only to find another band already set up, the landlord swore blind it was our error, we sent him the confirmation email that he had sent us confirming the dates for the year....he didn't reply, 3 weeks later he rings us up whilst we are setting up at another venue demanding to know where we are! Same confirmation email sent back to him again. We didn't play there for a couple of years after that, that landlord has now gone so we are booked back in there next year. We now send a confirmation of dates email to all landlords that have booked us and we follow that up with a phone call the day before the gig to confirm we are still playing

Not me, I am the technical one, I maintain the PA and lights and get amps fixed when needed, the booking of gigs and rehearsals and all other admin are left to the guitarist who is a HR manager......I will happily leave it to him......it has worked well for six years so far

Radio 6 has been playing them, I liked the song Tiswas, I can see the JCC connection in their stuff

My Markbass rig is very portable and perfectly gigable, probably doesn't sound as good as my old Mesa Boogie set up but it doesn't take two of us to lift it in and out of the car and venue, a compromise I am willing to accept

My dad loved his music and brought him to the Jazz Tent at the Northampton Show many years back, I was doing the sound for council events at the time so ended up doing the sound for him, top guy, hopefully he can join my old man at a jazz club in the sky!

"For the stunning price of £1499" yep stunning about sums it up really

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1414411933' post='2588974'] [/quote] There had to be one didn't there

Mien is woking prefectly os weil

I would replace like for like, I am happy with the sound I have, I probably wouldn't go for another Hiwatt guitar head as it hasn't really given me the sound I hoped, I would probably buy an Ampeg SVT 7 Pro instead...I would also buy a big bitey dog to eat the scroat that stole my rig in the first place

The Boss TU2 or 3 has been the industry standard for many years for good reason, I brought a Peterson tuner to replace my TU2 as the Peterson's are supposed to be the dogs doodahs, the first thing I did was tune up with the TU2 then see how far it was out compared to the Peterson.....guess what it was absolutely bang on in tune.......1 Peterson tuner sold and one Boss TU2 safely back on the pedal board

Two famous musicians in a week now, sad week, RIP Jack and RIP Alvin

I consider myself friends with my band mates but being as I am an awkward b'stard they may think of me differently....what they don''t understand is....I'm an artist baby

My first proper gig, circa 1988ish, High Hall, Birmingham supporting a band suitably named "Stress" who were number 12 in the charts on the day, I had only ever played to 1 man and his dog on my previous two pub gigs.....anyway part way through the 5th or 6th song my bass lead stopped working...no warning, no crackle, no nothing....I didn't know what had stopped working bass, amp, PA I turned my amp on and off....nothing, swapped to a spare bass...nothing....I wanted to die....somewhere around 800 people watching this Muppet standing there on stage looking dazed and confused....anyway finally the sound engineer arrived and threw another lead at me and shouted try that...thankfully it worked......have I ever been nervous onstage again....not a chance...do I still use a radio system...you betcha!

Posssibly the most famous sax solo ever? Rip Raf

I use a Hiwatt guitar head for bass (with bass cabs) they are ok but the tone controls tend to be biased towards guitar frequencies so you may find, like me. that you have to turn the bass and mids up full to get a decent sound

I see it finally sold for £995, hopefully not to a Bass chat member, I have posted my disgust on their Trust and safety forum, my wife suggested reporting Ebay to trading standards as they failed to act despite being told it was a fake, but I guess it would have to depend on how many people actually reported it as a fake

My only concern would be that the bridge looks very new for a 41 year old bass, from the pictures the rest looks ok to me

The seller is fully aware that it is a fake by now yet has chosen to leave the listing in place, Ebay are also fully aware it is a fake yet they seem happy to let the listing run...a lawsuit waiting to happen

[quote name='PlungerModerno' timestamp='1413657897' post='2580679'] Something is amiss here. I wonder can ebay intervene in this kind of situation? This is almost certainly a deliberate forgery, and however the seller came about it - fair or foul - it shouldn't just roll on. I've not sold stuff on ebay so I don't really know how it works. [/quote] I believe it has already been reported and Ebay have decided not to pull it, it is pretty clear to any knowing buyer that it is a fake and anyone on here would hopefully put it up to scrutiny from our learned friends as above. Hopefully no one will fall for it and it will remain unsold....but I agree Ebay should be more responsive when they are advised as item is a definite fake

I see a certain regular contributor to these pages who also just happens to live in said area has been strangely silent thus far

A lot of people have commented on the range being too diverse for its own good, I agree when it comes to the mainstay instruments like the Strat and Tele and to some extent the Precision and Jazz, there must be 100+ different variations of the Strat on the market now covering all price ranges and just about every spec and colour....I think this makes the range confusing and devalues the guitar somewhat, however, the range diversification has allowed me to buy a Bass V1 at an affordable price something I would not have been able to do without the cheaper ranges. Build quality wise, every guitar is different, I have a Mexican 50's Classic Precision and to me it is the best [s]Precision[/s] bass I own, I have a 62 std reissue Jap Strat which again is fantastic I did own a 2012 Strat which again was fantastic the key being try before you buy and that way you buy the guitar that feels best to you. It will be a shame to see Fender reduce the options available to us but I can see the need to do so, what concerns me more is (and please tell me if I am wrong) Fender still do all of the distribution for Gretsch, which has been built up from near extinction over the past twenty years I would hate to see Gretsch fail because of market repositioning by Fender