CamdenRob

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1426069881' post='2713934'] I let the Mrs hear what I've done so far & she was flabbergasted at how awful it is. [/quote] Its nice when they are suportive isnt it... Mrs C commented after a recent gig that she thought I was now too bald to play in public anymore.

Am I the only one who finds it easier to play standing up?

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1426062543' post='2713837'] Or use something like "Mike the Drummer", which has thousands of drum clips, fills etc for every occasion. It just means a bit of editing... Though I'm tending to tap out drums now using my keyboard's pads. As for the Wal, I used my ancient one with an XLR cable straight into my Focusrite so it's just Wal electronics plus VST compression. Serious heavy bass tone! [/quote] I'm not even using a PC based recording system, it's all very low tech here... I'm recording on one of those little boss BR80 things. I have tapped out the drum track live using an old alesis SR16, I haven't even worked out how to programme it properly so I just tapped the rhythm out manually! I think the issue is also me not being a drummer and not having a clue where to start... Unfortunately my track currently kinda sounds like an early console game soundtrack, it sounds very synthetic despite playing everything live... The Wal does keep things nice and simple doesn't it, I did a recent full band studio recording DI'd straight into the desk

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1426010566' post='2713414'] On the new Wal I hope Rob? Keen to hear it [/quote] Indeed it is... although the wal is currently my only bass so there wasn't really an option Recorded live guitar and bass tracks, but it sounds really naff without real drums, probably due to my total lack of knowledge when it comes to drums... anyone want to record some real drums for me to save the day?

[quote name='MoJoKe' timestamp='1426000801' post='2713268'] hmm yes, would have been nice to see my old Wal he is currently selling..... [/quote] Is that the fretless MK1? I went on Saturday with the express hope of having a go on that... was surprised to find out he wasn't there either.

Been working on something for this after a prolonged absence from the composition competition, hopefully I'll get time to finish it off. The image makes me think of 90s American sitcoms so I've been working on a cheesy blues theme tune type number.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1425914906' post='2712130'] It is all very simple. With a microscopically few exceptions the British pop music market is adrift from world taste and no one outside the UK much cares for our output. That's why we lose. [/quote] To be honest if Eurovision is a window into world taste in music I'm quite happy to be adrift... It's not just our entries that are sh*t so are everyone elses... hence the suspicion that something other than pure unadulterated musical prowess may be involved in winning.

No, No, No, Yes, Yes, Yes

He's definitely top of the pillock list... just beating his brother and Robbie Williams into tied second place.

I had a HH bass baby as my first ever amp when I was 13, bought it out of the classifieds, it was sh*t... In the end I was so embarrassed to be seen in public with it, it went in a skip.

I actually love eurovision and look forward to it every year... Not for the music obviously that's crap, but for the insults and general piss taking out of our european neighbours, some of which take it all far too seriously... then again I'm not a very nice person which is probably why I find it amusing.

I think they look awesome... different but in a good way. Never had a chance to play one but I would very much like to.

Very smooth deal with Simon, instant payment and good comms, highly recomended

The thing is though it's not a real music contest is it... it's a popularity contest so we might as well enter something silly and have a bit of a laugh with it as we're never going to compete. We are enormously unpopular as a nation on the world stage, so regardless of what we put in we'll never do well... the only nation that is less popular than us is the US and they can't enter...

Only popped in for an hour, wasn't bad at all. Much better than last year. Some lovely looking eve basses n the bass gear stand.

Right... Can I be bothered to get out of bed and get myself down to Olympia... Yes I think so, fancy trying an enfield. Think I'll take my bass and try out a few pedals for fun too. Might see some of you around.

Ed bought a pedal from me, no problems, instant payment, great coms... All in all, couldn't ask for a smoother transaction.

Pete bought my MXR power brick, no problems whatsoever Nice chat about basses and wouldn't mind trying his Ken Smith sixer sometime. Deal with confidence.

I've had basses with various spacings and the only one I found too tight to play was a corvette fiver... I struggle with the spacing at the bridge end more than my fretting hand, my Wal is 18mm and that's about as tight as I can manage.

I'm a bit far away to be of any use unfortunately, otherwise you'd be welcome to borrow my Glockenklang.

It does look like the headstock has been grafted on... Good job who ever did the work chose something that has so seemlesly blended with the original aesthetics...

There is never anything good in my local one at kentish town, just loads of nicked power tools and old films on obsolete media...

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1425037947' post='2703215'] With that headstock it would need to be a large cauldron [/quote] Surely you have a selection of cauldrens of varying sizes like any other normal person?