Count Bassy

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

In which case he should perhaps be charging the rest of you a hire fee for every gig.

But can the band function without a PA? If not, and it is more than just the singer through the PA, then it is to everyones benefit to have one, surely. Mind you could could say that about a bass guitar etc.

I have provided PA and lights to my current Ceilidh band (in which I play melodeon) for about 25 years, without charging. The old kit is now getting a bit heavy for us to lug around (It hasn't got any heavier, but we're all getting old and decrepit). I said to the band that I needed to modernise it to a lighter system, but would have to charge a bit per gig (not so many these days). Tha band all said NO! You buy it, tell us what it costs and we'll all contribute equally, BUT the PA remains yours. I.e they appreciate the free use over the last 25 years, and are happy to pay restropectively for its use. I consider myself very fortunate to have such good bandmates (Who thankfully can all afford to make that offer). Perhaps I should have posted this in the "Daily Awesomeness" thread.