Count Bassy

Bewarned: Hammerite is a shadow of its former self. However it is direct to metal, so a lot easier than having to learn the genre.

I guess you must be too young to remember the Faces and his early solo albums etc. These are what his career is built on (Suggest you have a listen). The reason he could do the stuff you mention (where I tend to agree with your opinion) is because he already had a career as a serious, distinctive and talented rock singer. Personally I'd say that the low point of his career was the" Baby Jane"/"Do you think I'm sexy" era. and I think he tends to agree.

Come on, don't hold back, just say what you really think!

Or a keyboard!

And made a load of money for charity in the process. "Good on em", I say.

Surely Kanye West's cover of Bohemian Raphsody at Glastonbury blasts all these other suggestions into insignificance!

Mind you, "Whisky in the Jar" was a a traditional song long before Thin Lizzy covered it.

As BMP said. Young!

I won't even where the T shirt of band that I am watching. Always make a point of wearing another bands T-shirt, or something totally unrelated.

It's going to get more dings. If it were me I'd just leave it.

That's mojo, that is.

To be fair the regs only (an can only) specify noise immunity up to an agreed level. They do not require absolute immunity to any level of noise (e.g. you'd not be suprised if you were running it next to an arc welder!). To me it does sound as if the environment might be a cobtributing factor.

Just to update you all: Four rehearsals in and I've decided that it really isn't for me and have resigned. The decider was that I just wasn't getting the buzz from it that I should have been. Now looking for a Bluesy/classic rock sort of band to join.

Serious CNC machines are actually still quite expensive. Hobby machines are getting cheaper however. Personally I would probably prefer a CNC machine over hand built, simply for the repeatability and accuracy. Even hand finishing should be reduced to a minimum by using the right machine and the right tooling. "Hand Built" no longer automatically means higher quality.

It would have to be "The Weaver's Answer" by Family. I have made this known to several people, so hopefully it will happen come the day.

Yep, I starte to watch this with my wife, in great anticipation, and after about 5 minutes we agreed that it was crap and switched it off. Dissapointed, because his album work was generally brilliant.

Bass to lead to amp here. Although I do have a wireless system, and sometimes add a tuner. But definitley no effects.

Ah, but those are Trace Watts!

I would also point out that Adrian got all the sounds he needed without the use of any pedals. To quote red dwarf:" What a guy "

And "The Alliance", which had Tony Martin as singer until Black Sabbath stole him. I live in the same village as Ady and knew him pretty well, having played in a local band (Get One In) with him (and his drummer brother). The best rock guitarist I've ever had the pleasue to play with, and with none of the ego. An all round lovely man who will be missed terribly. Even though we knew it was coming I am gutted, as will be most of the village and any one who knew him. The Alliance had been planning to record and release some of their previously unreleased material, see photo below. Adrian is far right in this photo, sporting his typical grin.

Clun, Chapel Lawn: all takes me back to my youthful "formative" days in Bishops Castle.

Not while I was playing, but "Can I have my money back?"

That's fine, as long as you don't cut it short halfway through a repeat.

Sadly never played it in a band.

Thank you all for your thoughts on this. Unfortuantely for me opinion seems to be split down the middle! (I haven't counted them). I think what I'll probably do is do a couple more rehearsals with them and see how I am feeling after that. It's not that I don't like Metal, as much as I've never really paid it much attention, so I might get to like it. It is certainly good to have something to work towards again