markbunney

Just back from seeing Iron Maiden at London Stadium. 24th time I have seen them and they were brilliant.

Only downside was people squaring up to each other and on the verge of fighting over standing up in the seating area!

I just got an Ibanez EHB to help with weight/back pain.

Its really light and am loving it so far.

I also just got a Shure GLX tuner/wireless as it has a large display.

Last week on my old tuner I managed to tune one string flat because I couldn’t see the display properly, which made for an awkward first song!

I need glasses for reading and close up stuff, but don’t really like playing with them on.

Guitar guitar have some in stock 

I had a chance to buy a ticket for villa park last week when they released some more for sale, but just couldn’t bring myself to pay £412.50 for a seat

1 hour ago, Tripehound said:

What’s the word on the street as to when some more stock will hit the shelves? Feeling very left out ATM!

I asked Andertons and they said end of September, Guitar Guitar website says the same.

Great, looking forward to seeing the video

13 hours ago, Dood said:

A lil box arrived yesterday afternoon, I’m looking forward to sticking the business end of my nifty-fifty up in the shiny-shiny’s goggle box.

 

It’s going to be interesting to see how it compares sat next to the QC.

Did you find one in stock somewhere? Everywhere I have seen has a 3-4 month wait list now 

Looks there is now a long waiting list for these, Andertons saying > 3 months, and Guitar Guitar saying end of September 😮 

Am definately interested in one of these, unfortunately all of the usual places have sold out, so will have to wait a while.

i I’ve been looking for ages for a good sounding, easy to use multi effects and I think this could be it.

I liked the look of the QC but I do think it’s more than I need, and thought of putting something that costs £1,400 on the floor at a pub gig fills me with terror! Was also looking at the Boss ME90b but wasn’t sure if it was more aimed at beginners, although it does look good. I think the Anagram hits the gap in the middle of these two

Def try the cc company.

it took me nearly a month to get a refund from Bax when they were trading 

I have the alpha omega amp, and you can get all sorts of distortion, fuzz and overdrive out of it, from subtle gain to full on 

2nd week in a row playing at Market House in Maidstone on Saturday (with a different band).

Not quite as good as last week, it was quieter but picked up for the last hour and so ended well. 

Had to ditch the IEMs half way through and go back to my ear plugs. I think it was due to having to stand so near to the PA and these were drowning out the IEMs.

I keep thinking about getting a Quad Cortex, but then talk myself out of it with gigs like last night with drinks getting spilt near the equipment. This venue has a good barrier between the crowd and band but still doesn’t stop the flying drinks!

. I used the bare minimum equipment of bass & amp last night and I thought it sounded good. I just changed the drive setting on my amp for the heavier songs.

ive next weekend off before 5 gigs in April.

On 16/03/2025 at 11:09, BigRedX said:

 

These days I go straight from the Helix into the PA. I have an FRFR cab for those few occasions when I need additional on-stage monitoring or FoH projection, and the superior dispersal characteristics mean that I only have to be marginally louder on stage than I would normally be comfortable with in order to get the right mix FoH.

What FRFR can are you using?
 

One  of my bands puts everything through the PA and I’m considering getting the Headrush 112 for on stage monitoring and not taking an amp & cab anymore.  The guitarist has the 108 version for his monitor.

They do have some random sales on there.

i picked up a Darkglass 210 combo amp for £480 the other week. Unfortunately I didn’t like it and it went back, but I’ve no idea why it was priced so low, when all other shops sell it for around £1k.

took ages to get a refund though 

Played at The Market House in Maidstone last night, which is my favourite venue in the local area.

The pub was packed and gig went really well. Only downside was that I got a parking ticket in the loading bay, which was annoying and I’ll be appealing that tomorrow.

I'm playing in the same place next Saturday with a different band, which I’m looking forward to.

Just won a Boss Katana Go on Guitar Giveaway and it should be being delivered tomorrow.

I was hoping to win a Quad Cortex, but a Katana Go is nice too 😃 

Played at Drakes in Maidstone on Saturday, and it was the first gig I’d had with this band since December.

It went well overall, but we were playing outside in the courtyard and it was freezing! I had to put a jumper back on a couple of songs in. There were plenty of people there, but mainly they stayed by the patio heaters rather than come up dancing. As usually happens, those people came to life at 11.30 just as we were heading towards the end of the set!

The outside area had had a makeover since we last played there, and decking had been installed, along with a raised stage area which was nice.

A good, but cold gig overall. We finished with a rocked up version of Livin La Vida Loca which was quite amusing.

I’d also installed some Schaller strap locks earlier in the day and was pleased with them.

This was an awesome event.

Got to meet Sheldon Dingwall as well which was pretty cool.

Went to see Kasabian at Shepards Bush Empire last night for a War Child gig.

They were awesome as always, and it was great seeing them in such a small venue.

Support band was Blossoms who I had never heard of, they were also great and I’ve enjoyed listening to them today. 

Andertons are hosting a masterclass with Nolly & Sheldon Dingwall in Guildford on 27th Feb, £10 a ticket.

i bought a ticket, it’s not going to help my GAS for an NG3 in Celestial Blue!

3 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

Cough...  Clip-on Tuner, Cough...

The poly tune clip on is awesome, I wouldn’t be without it  

It’s far more accurate than the one on the Sansamp 

1 minute ago, mikebass456 said:

The Isobaric Orange cabs certainly pinch way above their weight - I've got the 10" and 12" cabs, along with the Terror 500 head 😉🤘

I used to have the original Terror 500 head as well, it was a great amp and very loud with the cab,but I moved it on a couple of years ago.

I find that the cab sounds a bit muffled when the distortion is on from the Darkglass amp, so I have ordered a Darkglass Microtubes combo which is arriving this week. Due to random website pricing it was about £300 cheaper to buy the 2x10 combo than it was to buy a 2x10 cab.

I played with The Paper Castles at Market House in Maidstone on Friday for valentines.

The gig went pretty well, its the best local venue to play at in my opinion and it was busy.

Ive been playing with these guys since September and now settled in with the setlist etc.

Im now in two bands, as my other band doesn’t gig too much I managed to join this second band. However it’s quickly turning into number one band as it has a lot more gigs.

We played a softer mix of dance, pop and rock ( 3 piece band), which is a nice contrast to the full on heavy rock of the other band (4 piece).

Im getting some good use out of my Tech 21 Steve Harris pedal, as this band is softer I don’t need the heavy distortion from my Darkglass Alpha Omega amp.

 
I’ve also been getting good use out of my 5 String Ibanez, as the extra string is helping with the more dance oriented songs. 
 

A good night all in all, albeit didn’t get home until 1.30

Rubbish picture of rig attached!

Good news, it is a bit cheaper than the first edition as well.

i had one and sold it, and then regretted selling it so I might grab another one.

I don’t think I ever did register the warranty. I’ve had it since they were released so I would think any warranty would have expired anyways