odysseus

You could be right... it was many years and many joints ago!!

I rented a room off Dixie Lee, the drummer, for a couple of years. Used to spend a lot of time playing V Rally and Goldeneye with him. Got to jam with him and Kenny Driscoll, the second Lone Star singer a few times.

I'd never heard this! Thanks for the heads-up!! 😎

Don't blame you. I've walked from a couple of bands for the same reason. It would help if people like him put their cards on the table right from the outset. 'Hired gun required' is a lot different to 'Anyone want to write some tunes?' I've spent a lot of time in the past learning someone's stuff on the understanding that there would be some jamming and collaboration in the future, only to find that they wanted a hired band. Onwards and upwards!

Remind him that he is the sax player, and you are the bass player. He does his job, you do yours.

Holy cow!..... 😯🤩

Thanks Kev! Yeah, a few years ago I played in a band with a guy who ran some fantastic sounds from a laptop and a couple of expensive midi foot pedals, but unfortunately he had endless problems getting the set-up to work in a gig situation. Sounds went missing, effects wouldn't work, and it became farcical at times... so... I'm hoping to go down the 'straight-in' road, like yourself, to avoid the vagaries of having a laptop involved. Cheers!

Ooh.... what set up do you have for midi pedals/synth, if you don't mind me asking? I want to dip my toes into that area of playing... I'm interested in the Mcmillen 12 step...

I've been reading about how artificial intelligence has been used to create music. Thought I'd set up a thread for any discoveries you might have found that were created by AI. I've listened to a few bits and pieces - quite impressive, though this is new to me... Plus... if anyone's got any thoughts on AI music generally... where it might be headed? What it might imply for human composers etc?...

HAHAHA!! I'm so going to use that one at work!! 🤣

No reserve?

I have yet to try EBay.... I'd rather sell here if possible, but EBay may have to be an option in future....

I found local FB selling a waste of time as nobody has any money down here. Strangely, I've managed to shift two really nice 5 strings on here without even having to advertise - one through an innocuous post on a thread, another through the items wanted section.... and I got a lovely Mayones in p/x. Win! Still got a fretless to sell that I will get around to shortly...

Hell yeah. I think that song was my first Dio experience!

That's fantastic!! Nicely done, sir!

You don't want to be cringing with embarrassment on stage. Plenty of time for them to get someone else. If guitar/vox boy has no idea what he sounds like, I'd be out of there.

Terrible news. Rush have been a massive part of my musical education since I was about 13. RIP Professor.

Damn!! Love this. Didn't realise he had another project. Cheers for the heads-up!

She can slice and dice, and that's for sure!!

I got a new Dingwall 5 string from Bass Direct just over a year ago - set up was perfect for me and the thing was perfectly in tune straight out of the box. Mucho respect to BD!

I liked Ashe. I like Dan too. Never heard the other guy. I'm not really bothered about the politics, just the music. Great players all, Altered State is one of my favourite albums of all time.

He looks like sh*t these days as a result! Always liked WASP with Chris, but Doug Blair was a better guitarist.

Milton Keynes' finest proggers...

Maybe the programme is becoming like the Xmas dinner at work... people turn up just so they can moan about how sh*te it is.... 😄