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Yeah I think "singer" was pushing the description a bit. Even his own brother can't stand him.
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Liam Gallagher in every band he's ever been in.
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Well "Doom/Sludge" is a genre I've never heard of before, but I like it!
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Hi all. The band I'm in wants to raise money for charity in lieu of being payed for gigs. We have a specific charity in mind that is both on Justgiving and Virgin Moneygiving. What I'm trying to do is link to the charity via our Facebook page, website etc so that people can donate to charity via the band, in the band name and I can't see a way to do it. I can set up a specific event with date, time etc so that's ok for a gig, but what I'm trying to set up is a way of it being a permanently active link that people can donate to via us so we can keep track of what we've raised. Does anyone know of any way to accomplish this. Thanks EDIT Never mind. I've figured out out. Mods can delete the thread if you want. Cheers.
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Massive outdoor Festivals? don't get it
Newfoundfreedom replied to PaulWarning's topic in General Discussion
Good God there's a load of miserable old sods on here. Thank goodness, I thought it was just me. No desire to go to a festival ever. It's my idea of hell. I quite like the small, village type festivals but anything that's larger than a football field or village park I'm not interested, and even then I'd only do it in fair weather. -
Self moderation.
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Never heard of DH Gate. I'm assuming it's another Chinese Alibaba clone? So before the usual kick off about actually daring to suggest buying a copy of something, I've never bought an instrument through Alibaba but I did often used to buy mobile phones. The biggest problem is you never know how much you're going to get stung for when it hits customs. If it slips through you could get a perfectly useable bass that looks something like your desired shape for a bargain price. If it gets stopped and taxed you could end up with a relatively expensive pile of poo. It's too much of a lottery.
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Looking for a calendar management app
Newfoundfreedom replied to Stylon Pilson's topic in General Discussion
I like Band Mule. It's almost perfect, I just wish it had live notifications for the chat / messenger function. I messaged the developers about this and they said they had sorted it out in the latest update but it still doesn't work for me. -
SBL looking for new Director of Operations.
Newfoundfreedom replied to Painy's topic in General Discussion
It's just a load of meaningless noise that goes on for far too long and sounds way too pretentious. It must be a Jazz advert. -
SBL looking for new Director of Operations.
Newfoundfreedom replied to Painy's topic in General Discussion
I'm happy to get free beer. -
I live abroad in a relatively small ex pat community so everyone kind of knows everyone (or at least knows of them anyway). So the being known for being in a band thing is kind of irrelevant. Although our first official gig is fast approaching, so I live in hope.
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SBL looking for new Director of Operations.
Newfoundfreedom replied to Painy's topic in General Discussion
Sweet Jesus! His recruitment ads are even more tedious than his YouTube videos. I'm out! (To be fair I don't have a Bachelor's degree in kissing derrière so I was never in the running anyway) -
if I only had the space...
Newfoundfreedom replied to TheGreek's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
They missed a trick there. It should have been a cooler box for beer. 😁 -
Can you have a word with my wife.
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True. But then if you were spending the same sort of money on a guitar you'd probably want to see it in person too. I certainly wouldn't be throwing a few grand at something I'd never seen. I also wouldn't sell something in that basis either. I'd insist the buyer saw it in person so they knew exactly what they were getting. Much less hassle that way. If we're taking a couple of hundred quid then fair play. Have a punt. But I wouldn't be giving the seller the third degree either. Insisting they add you on social media before you will buy is borderline stalker behaviour. I'd run a mile from anyone trying to buy on that basis.
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Films where music artistes/songs are dissed
Newfoundfreedom replied to Barking Spiders's topic in General Discussion
That's the name of my mate's band. -
I don't think a short video demonstrating the instrument is a particularly unreasonable request, but I'd run a mile from anyone demanding proof of ID and social media acceptance just to buy an instrument, or anything else for that matter. I've sold cars worth thousands of pounds with nowhere near that amount of hassle. I'm not being funny but I wouldn't sell an instrument to you in a million years. You sound like you'd be a nightmare to deal with and life's too short. I'd rather lose the sale and sell it to someone else, or even keep it before sharing personal details (other than what is necessary) with a potential buyer.
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To be fair you can't go wrong with pretty much anything from Thomann. Their customer service and returns policy is superb. I looked at "The Box" gear but for a few quid extra you can get the Beringer's. I got 2x15's and they're ridiculously good for the money. I previously had Peavey 15's and the Beringer's wee wee all over them. As for not using 15's for vocals, I've never heard that before in my life. We run all our vocals though 15 and it sounds great. In fact just about every pub / club band I've ever seen uses 15" PA speakers.
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I've finally conceded defeat to Fender - NBD
Newfoundfreedom replied to 6feet7's topic in Bass Guitars
Here's a picture of mine to keep you ticking over. 😉 -
Superb! I've had a hankering for a Trace rig since I was 15 years old and I've never owned one. The money they go for now is a no brained. I could even live with the weight. If only I was still in the UK. 😟