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[quote name='WalMan' post='334687' date='Nov 23 2008, 01:07 AM']New gig, but probably not to be repeated. Another faintly Deliverance gig, for which Max & Mike are going to work up Duelling Banjos for the future Played OK, probably better that last night by a smidge, but we had to put up with one particular twat acting up in front of his mates. He stood with his head virtually in one of the cabs, then loudly moaned we were making him deaf. He also seemed to be spoiling for a fight with one chappie who was a bit barking (or possibly just p155ed), but completely unaware of what was going on. I had to congratulate Steve at the end of the night for sticking to a verbal comment & not lumping le tosseur. Shame it was that one that #1 son & g/f came to. Ah well she gets to see what his sad old man gets up to at the weekend and probably thinks WHY!? [/quote] Congrats on keeping it together! We had some twats like that last year at Horatios on the Pier in Brighton and it all ended up in tears after one of them tried to half-inch one of the guitars... Just got back from the Master Mariner in Brighton and it was a cracking night! Venue was pretty full, everyone dancing and singing along, really good sound.. Just what you want for all the effort luging gear around in the freezing cold! What never ceases to surprise me is the impact of Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now' on an audience. Of all the songs we do, that one just connects with people more than anything else.. Our singer Pete always keeps the crowd singing along after we've finished it and sometimes, they keep going for 2 or 3 minutes.. Amazing! Anyway, that's enough post-gig chuntering from me.. G'night to one and all!

Just had a look at your website Alex; brilliant work! So when are you moving into amp design & manufacture then?

Nice collection! Really like that Lakland Skyline Bob Glaub...

[quote name='molan' post='334191' date='Nov 22 2008, 12:33 AM']I was watching a Weller documentary this evening and listening to just how good Foxton was in his heyday. There's a period when he switched to playing the black Fender P with a maple neck live (although still sometimes using a Ricky for music vids & TV appearances) when he just had a great bass sound. Sounds a bit like a Ricky with the clanky top end but with a bit more depth. I love the sound of his bass on songs like Tube Station. I have to admit that I have no idea what he actually used on the recordings but there's quite a few live vids showing him with the P so it definitely seems to be his favourite gigging bass from this period. Sound on this vid isn't the best but gives an idea of what I'm rattling on about : [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiHv_VZFJR8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiHv_VZFJR8[/url] & from a TV show: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGsyL6DhgPU&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGsyL6DhgPU...feature=related[/url][/quote] Good documentary! His bass playing added a lot to the Jam songs IMO...

[quote name='johnnylager' post='332883' date='Nov 20 2008, 09:12 AM']Ooh, stop it![/quote] That's so Frankie Howerd!

[quote name='johnnylager' post='332161' date='Nov 19 2008, 11:07 AM']I've done some very, very silly things in my life, such as buying an Alfasud and binning Della who's dad owned the Curlew in Leigh Park, but flogging me Mk IV and the Sunn 2x15 it sat on [in the early 90's I guess], quite possibly outranks them all. I would buy them back tomorrow. Twice. Best rig I've ever used in anger. EDIT: Still saving for an LH1000 & one of Claber's Big Ones though. I hope it comes close to that Mk IV / Sunn rig.[/quote] I'm sure it will and it'll be lighter to carry around! Quite how Della would take to coming in 2nd to a Peavey Mark IV, god only knows....

Lovely collection! The Jazz on the right hand side of the picture looks amazing....

[quote name='johnnylager' post='331904' date='Nov 18 2008, 10:25 PM']:wub:[/quote] ..Great amps John - did you used to own one too?

[quote name='bluesparky' post='330481' date='Nov 17 2008, 10:30 AM']Nice one, cheers Nik, hope it turns out ok for you.[/quote] Hi Mark Got a chance to check it out yesterday and it's a great piece of kit, really solid and well-made and it looks good too. Within two minutes of using it I managed to balance up the output levels on my Roscoe Beck V string, which has a really low output, with my Wal Pro2e which has a really high output.. Something that's been frustrating me for a long time at gigs. A couple of really nice features on it are the 'bright' switch, which adds a bit of zing back to your sound if the reduction in output levels affects the top end of your louder bass. Plus the Mute feature and Tuner out make it a very versatile addition to your pedalboard. The only tiny niggle I have about it is that whilst it says it's 'true bypass', I'm not absolutely 100% sure that it is. To me, there's a small but detectable difference that it makes to your sound.. However, it's such a small difference (mainly in the top end) that you'd never notice it in a gig situation.. Overall, I think it's fantastic value for the money!

I haven't tried the new Hartke range, which seems to be getting rave reviews, but I did have a Hartke HA3500 2 years ago and I just couldn't get a sound out of it that I liked; it was too sterile sounding even when using the valve preamp to try to dirty it up. But I've had 3 Peavey amps over the years - a Session Bass, the T-Max and one of the old 1980's Mark IV head with 2 channels which I still own - and I much prefer them tonally to the HA3500. It's all about personal taste though, so the only way to know for sure would be to try both amps out if you can.

That's the sort of stuff I can hear in my head but can never play.. He has a charm about his playing style; it looks technically challenging to do but he doesn't make it feel or sound like that, which is really cool..

[quote name='StevieC' post='331033' date='Nov 17 2008, 09:15 PM']BTW - My other half's calling me a saddo. [/quote] Goes with the territory I'm afraid.. But who cares when it's such a great idea to have the NEBB; hope it's a good one!

[quote name='Merton' post='330491' date='Nov 17 2008, 10:40 AM']Awww, you guys! Matt - will dig out that corner piece tonight if I can Glad you're enjoying the combo, it deserves to be used rather than become a bit of furniture as it was doing with me... BTW, Matt and Nik are two of the finest BCers there are, so it's a nice feeling that they think so highly of a tosser like me [/quote]

[quote name='metaltime' post='330508' date='Nov 17 2008, 11:01 AM']Yup when we go see Opeth at rock city this coming weekend we have to go up the fire escape in the parking lot bit degrading really..[/quote] Sounds all to familiar! [quote name='metaltime' post='330508' date='Nov 17 2008, 11:01 AM']..bit degrading really but we are not that easy to stop.[/quote] That's a great attitude to have in those situations!!

[quote name='overwater#1' post='330292' date='Nov 16 2008, 09:39 PM']Anywayy... I could go on once again, but I hope you guys get the idea that Martin IS the finest guy on this forum, and is an absolute 100% pleasure to do a deal with, and have conversation with, or whatever.. !![/quote] +1

[quote name='bluesparky' post='330025' date='Nov 16 2008, 11:23 AM']Hi guys (and gals!) i'm looking for an input switcher / selector. I want two inputs and also i'd like to be able to adjust the levels of each input individually - i have an active and passive bass so i'd like to be able to adjust the levels so they're the same when they enter my effects chain etc. I've spotted [url="http://www.tonebone.com/re-bigshot-io.htm"]this[/url] which seems to do the trick, but i was wondering whether anyone has any experience with it? I've already got a Boss line selector, but that doesn't quite do the job - the knobs are easily knocked on my one and sends the levels all over the place. I was thinking about getting a tonebone - price isn't the issue - but it doesn't quite fit onto my pedal board, unless i sacrifice another pedal, which is something i don't really want to do. Or, is there another similar product out on the market? Thanks in advance, Mark[/quote] Hi Mark, For the same reasons as you, I'm about to get one this week (due to arrive in the post any day now).. So hopefully I will be able to tell you more when it arrives.. Looks like a very good piece of kit to me, especially for the price! Nik