Gunsfreddy2003

My band Soular are playing at The Wheatsheaf Inn, Leckhampton, Cheltenham on Saturday 5th April at 8pm. Putting this gig on to raise money for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Gloucester Royal Hospital who cared for my son when he was born 4 months early back in 2011. We play disco/funk & soul covers so if you like that kind of thing and are local then come along and have a boogie whilst helping to raise money for a great cause too. Had some good coverage in the local paper - [url="http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Cheltenham-musician-play-Cheltenham-pub-gig-raise/story-20816887-detail/story.html#comments"]http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Cheltenham-musician-play-Cheltenham-pub-gig-raise/story-20816887-detail/story.html#comments[/url]

Having the same problem as Subthumper - just can't get any interest from booking agents so taking on the role of getting gig myself which is not ideal or what I want but I know that if I don't do it then we will have no gigs! I have take a lot of advice from Russ (EBS Freak) as his band are mentally busy with function work but despite investing in a video etc we are still getting no uptake from agents and also very little from venues too. Makes me think that we are either too niche or have the wrong look/feel. Happy to take any constructive criticism - our website is www.soularfunk.co.uk

My good wife got me tickets in November to go and see him at the Under The Bridge club in Chelsea and he was awesome - too damn funky!!

I have the Aguilar Filter Twin and the MXR BEF on my board and feel pretty well catered for now in the filter department! Both are so good that my vintage Mu-Tron III now has no place! It is important to remember that some filters work better with active basses and some are much better with passive basses and also the ability to dial in clean signal is key too. The MXR scores on the clean tone dial in and works great with active basses even my GB which has a super hot signal but as a previous post mentioned you can't switch the filter sweep up or down as can with others such as the MuTron and the Filter Twin which is a shame as it is another really useable sound.

Love it - just my cup of tea!

I wasn't there Mick, I spent all day playing at a Wedding Fayre!!! [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1393795859' post='2384483'] Me and my germs have been back a few hours but for some reason I can't upload my photos to photobucket so we'll have to really on everybody else's for now....was it me or did it seem like numbers were down on last year?? Really enjoyed the day, meeting up with lots of BCers who I already knew - hello again to Bluejay, Lozz, Kiwi, Happy Jack et al - unfortunately missed meeting up with Gunsfreddy who I've done a couple of deals with and also with Scooby who was the original owner of my Ritter. I'm sure that we'll meet up with in the future fellas...also briefly saw SiBob modelling a (superb) Silver Surfer bag which I need to steal from him when he puts it down near me. Had a quick chat with our own Doctor of the Bass, Nick Smith, who was one of those being paid to demonstrate some basses with fabulous pick ups (sorry the name eludes me) but being berated here for his slapping. I managed to miss the "slap battle" between him and whoever was on the Anaconda stall. Most of the exhibitors were very friendly, Alan from ACG and Bernie Goodfellow competing for title of "Nicest fella in the World" - sorry guys, it was a dead heat for me. I own one of each and both nearly had me reaching for credit cards...I somehow managed to resist their beautiful creations. Really enjoyed the seminar by TM Stevens - the man certainly knows how to entertain and if ever decides to give up playing bass he's got a future in motivational speaking. Not sure how I would have felt if I'd been one of the two lads he called on stage to perform on Drums and Bass together but both rose to the occasion and equipped themselves admirably. An experience neither will forget I'm sure. Must also be true for the other young fella who TM had playing a single note just ahead and behind the groove. TBH I was a bit disappointed in John Taylor's seminar - would have preferred more playing than what felt like an exercise in selling his book. Highlights of the day for me were chatting to Yolanda Charles and Scott Devine, both really down to earth and willing to chat. Even had a compliment from Scott about my beard which he is threatening to imitate. [/quote]

Did Bernie have a stand? Did not see a GB listed in the exhibitor listings? [quote name='deepbass5' timestamp='1393785383' post='2384355'] I'm with ezbass on the show summary. I was hoping to get some strings and new guitar lead, but no real choice on offer. Noise was down but still exhausting. I also noticed that Bernie Goodfellow looked somewhat pissed with noise from his neighbours, trying a bass is one thing but organised bass duet sessions on a stand ?? he should have a refund. [/quote]

Are these available to buy yet? Just checked out my usual suppliers on the web and none have them listed yet?

Met them after the show at Jazz Cafe last year and they were all top people but Andrew is a top, top man and so cool!

I use the Jam by Apogee and that works really well and costs nowhere near £500!

Really useful that you did not bother to reply my PM - thanks a lot!!!

Are you still looking?

This is one of my favourites! http://youtu.be/QTwk_R4spCs

Yep got the same email which sparked my interest! [quote name='Dave_the_bass' timestamp='1387115490' post='2308291'] Not sure what the price usually is on these but I had an email from strings direct yesterday; they're knocking them out at £125. [/quote]

Hi all, Liking the look of this for home practice/recording etc. Has anyone got one or tried one with bass yet? From the promo vids and blurb there is no mention of using with bass so I guess it is not suited but would be handy to know if anyone has tried one? [url="http://www.rolandconnect.com/product_2013-01.php?p=cube_lite_monitor"]http://www.rolandconnect.com/product_2013-01.php?p=cube_lite_monitor[/url] Cheers

To understand what the Bright knob does you really need to run it with an EBS cab!! Paired together they give you an amazing amount of top end and you cannot get that sound from any other cab and believe me I have tried!! [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1386265672' post='2298018'] Well, I've had a good play. The GB Shuttle 9.2 is extremely transparent. Set flat, you get that pure instrument tone. When you play with the EQ, the core transparency remains, and the frequencies change in a very predictable and consistent way. The EBS is also very clean, but definitely has more of a voice. When changing the EQ, you can get some more varied timbres. All of these are usable, but it may take a bit more fiddling to get what you're after. They are both incredibly versatile, and can get ultra bright, if that's your thing. I found that with the EBS, you can just 'happen upon' a really sweet tone, whereas with the GB, you dial in what you need, and that's what you get. Overall, I'm favouring the EBS at the moment, as it has a couple of tones which really nail what I'm after. I know it's a wooly term, but the lows have 'girth' whilst still retaining clarity. The GB has this too, but possibly slightly less so. I'm going to gig both before making any decisions. Other observations - What does the 'bright' knob on the EBS actually do? Nothing as far as I could hear! The EBS is heavier and bulkier, but it's still easy to carry and store. Volume wise, the Shuttle is definitely louder (not surprisingly) but now by as much as you might think. The Shuttle is virtually silent at all volumes. The EBS has a noticeable buzz/hum when at higher volumes. I don't see this being an issue when playing though. Oh, and the valve OD on the Shuttle may be lacking, but the drive simulation on the EBS bears as much resemblance to a valve sound as I do to Gok Wan. [/quote]

Cheers for the comments guys. The idea is too embed on the home page of our new website so people can see what we look and sound like very quickly. We did think about doing a medley but it would have cost more and we were on a budget! If we get some work in then we can do it better next time!

Oh dear - no comments at all. Must be bad!!!

Evening all, We decided to invest in a promo video to try and get some more function/wedding work for our disco/funk/soul band. Let me know what you think? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agM2RGmfQtc