GremlinAndy

[quote name='cetera' post='822995' date='Apr 29 2010, 01:31 PM']Our headline show (Rock Radio B'day Bash) at Manchester Ritz next Friday (7th) is now SOLD OUT!! All 1500 tickets sold! Woohoo!! [/quote]


That's gonna be a helluva night! Nice one buddy!!!

[quote name='paul h' post='820724' date='Apr 27 2010, 03:18 PM']Ahhh, but you do have something in Stourbridge in September. I'm from West Bromwich originally and even lived on the Stourbridge Road for a while.

So possible multiple birds with single stone scenario![/quote]


[u]Well[/u] worth the travel in my humble opinion! I haven't seen any other band around these parts put on anything like as professional and entertaining a show as these guys. ..oh, and authentic, did I mention authentic?
I shall be going to see them as often as I can get!

[quote name='cetera' post='819020' date='Apr 26 2010, 10:43 AM']Nice one Andy! Hope to catch you guys sometime.... [/quote]


Well in fairness this *is* a local for us, and over half the audience were friends and family/workmates... but I'll take it where I can get it buddy! lol

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=BfL5btOEykU"]Dead or Alive [/url]

We had a stonking gig last night! Venue completely packed! Result! There were about 10 vid cameras around the place. (yep 10 no kidding) I'll try to get some vids up in the other forum.

Well I gave it a go on the bass and to be honest there was no discernable difference between the peavey (£339) and my powersoft (£1200)
The main difference is that the Peavey weighs a third or less... but is 2 units high (rather than the Powersoft's 1U.) however the price difference means I could buy extra racks with the savings, I guess.

The only really irritating thing about the Peavey is that they put some really [b]insanely[/b] bright LEDs on the front. These things were so bright as to be distracting from offstage. They seem ok when you're stood by the amp but from down in the audience these things look brighter than the lightshow! So I put gaffer tape over them.

I'm sure those LEDs would be appreciated more by our DJ bretheren than us musos... aw bless!

So in summary, I think that you can't get much more bang for bucks than this! (I gather that Peavey have been having trouble getting these to the UK and there have only been about 100 distributed here. ...and that the next earliest delivery will be August. So if you are considering getting one it may be an idea to get one while it's possible. On the other hand it could be a load of bollock spoken by a salesman. I dunno.)

Good luck if you decide to get one.
Andy

Just got my 2x IPR-1600 today. These things are silly light. The boxes feel like they could be empty.
They seem to have lots of power too. But that was just playing regular music through. Mine aren't really intended for bass use, but for monitor amplification. I'll give it a whirl on the bass rig though and let you know how they compare to my current Powersoft Digam 3002 power amp for bass.

BTW... paid £339 for each and that's a LOT of watts per pound. (I think Dolphin have them at £299.) And at such a light weight its even more watts per lb.

I own both...
Hmmm

The answer to your question is Tone Hammer. But only just. Everyone raves about Sansamp, but they don't sound too natural to me. I prefer the Aggie.

[quote name='tombboy' post='810427' date='Apr 18 2010, 04:37 PM']Nice stuff Andy, enjoyed that a lot!
Rare as hen's teeth though, singers with that sort of range. Personally I'd love to do a Journey tribute.[/quote]


[color="#0000FF"]Yeah, thanks for that!
...If you can get past the Italian accent (which seems to be a bonus with the ladies) he's got a great range. We were very lucky to find him. He manages all the Perry songs in the original keys, which is quite unusual. And he's a smashing guy to boot![/color]

[color="#4169E1"]We'll be playing at The Venue, Birdwell, Barnsley, next Saturday
Tickets are available on the door at £6.

It'd be nice to see some faces to put to the text, so get your asses over there!

Andy


Soundbyte: [/color] [url="http://www.myspace.com/departurejourneytribute"]http://www.myspace.com/departurejourneytribute[/url]

Good gig at Birdwell last night buddy!

The audience were loving it!

Great bass sound and playing too. Puts me to shame...
I was a bit intimidated by a seven foot 'Gene Simmons' in full make up, (me being only 5'6)... So I hope you'll forgive me saying hi, and getting outta there.


Andy

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='807161' date='Apr 15 2010, 02:13 PM']Would you believe it of the guy who had a house full of Warwicks... I've essentially got two left and a fretless Streamer for sale! [/quote]

I wouldn't have believed it mate! I hope you kept that wonderful Thunderfunk though....

sh*t..
I like MM's well enough, but there is only one look that would make me want to buy. And this one is it. That's the *perfect* Music man for my taste mate! Lovely! Good luck with the trade...

Just over two months left, and I still haven't had any pictures... I wrote Joe and he said he'll get some pics off on Monday when he get back from his vacation. so there might be pics coming shortly!

I just did a little sex piss...

If I wasn't already drowning in a sea of cabs I don't use, I'd buy this just for the investment. In a few months, when things pick up, there's a good chance of making a bit of cash on this to a shrewd investor...

ah I see I set off a larger debate than I intended.
I was only joking about the offloading remark.
Big apologies to Higgie who via a PM was mortified, thinking I was being serious.

That'll teach me to be flippant. When will I learn, I'm just NOT funny.


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Just so that everyone is kept happy, and everything is officially legal...

*I* bought this and am going to send it over to a mate in the states who will make good use of it legally I'm sure.

[quote name='crez5150' post='778099' date='Mar 17 2010, 10:56 PM']If they operate outside the de-reg frequencies you could always buy a license.... doesn't mean the units are illegal[/quote]


makes sense to me....

[quote name='Higgie' post='777144' date='Mar 17 2010, 11:24 AM']As far as I know they are? They're used by quite a few people on this forum, and neither my dad or me have had any trouble with frequency interference or anything![/quote]
no. they're not legal. they don't operate within the prescribed bandwidth allocated to free usage in the UK.

shame really. I'm glad you managed to sell this bit of highly dubious gear before "the man" got you buddy.

[quote name='cetera' post='772591' date='Mar 12 2010, 11:23 AM']Bumping for our April & May gigs....

[b]Fri 16th April - Glasgow 'Renfrew Ferry'[/b] (this is one of our fave gigs!)
[b]Sat 17th April - Barnsley 'Birdwell'[/b] (first visit to this venue so any support would be appreciated!)

[b]Fri 7th May - Manchester 'Ritz'[/b] (Rock Radio 2nd B'day party.... with support from tributes to Guns n Roses, Iron Maiden & Metallica)

Hope to see some of you there [/quote]

OH WOW! thats UNBELIEVABLE! You're on at Birdwell the Saturday before I am! I'll come up to see you on the 17th for SURE. Birdwell is like, 25 mins from my house.
I'm on there on the 24th with "Departure" Birdwell likes the Rock bands, so you'll do well. I hope they save some enthusiasm for us! LoL (It'll be our first time there (and only our second gig))

[quote name='Higgie' post='775356' date='Mar 15 2010, 04:07 PM']I haven't seen them for sale over here either, so I don't know how much they are new. It cost me £150 new from America so I've just knocked off the cost of shipping. Yes they are digital, and yeah they are brilliant. My Dad and I both use ours without any trouble what so ever, and you will also find many users of them on here and on TalkBass.

Cheers[/quote]


Sorry for the delay buddy I PM'd you with the reply.

Andy


Actually I notice you have a Shuker (in your sig). That's where I've been today. I had John replace the horrible old, and very sharp nut on both my thumb basses, followed by a set up... First time I've visited him. What a lovely, helpful chap! Some nice looking basses in the making too! I might order one for my next bass, myself.

[quote name='Sandmann' post='762528' date='Mar 3 2010, 07:50 AM']Hi folks, i am considering to part with my thunderfunk tfb750-a. 2 years old, very good conidition, located in flensburg/germany. shipping in europe ok, thinking about 900 GBP

as for trades: i am interested in a meas m9 carbine[/quote]


How much would the shipping on this be, to the UK. any idea?

[quote name='uzzell' post='759721' date='Feb 28 2010, 12:59 PM']Thanks for all the opinions people, I'm currently looking into details and pricing of the Schroeder Mini 10+. Does anybody ue them?[/quote]


There are loads of threads containing info on Schroeders mate.
Just so you understand JUST how light the Schroeders are, I left mine on the floor outside a gig and a gust of backwash from a passing toddler on a trike sent it up into the stratosphere.

...Well OK that's an exaggeration, but the real truth is that while my old wardrobe sized 2x15 used to nearly bust my hump to move, even with it's castors, but my 2x tiny Schro' 1515L's can be lifted to shoulder level, one in each hand with my arms outstretched. that's 4 (YES FOUR) 15's in a weightlifting *fly* type movement! (fact)

On the other hand, you should research the sound they give because they aren't exactly transparent. I can't say too much about the mini cabs, because I haven't heard them, but I think the smaller they are the more apparent the colouration.

[quote name='uzzell' post='758535' date='Feb 26 2010, 07:22 PM']That looks interesting. Do you know where sells them?[/quote]


I got mine through a smahing and very helpful fella called Shaun at SHX Music.


Shaun
SHX Music (UK)
The UK Dealers for Schroeder Bass Cabinets

[url="http://www.shxmusic.com"]http://www.shxmusic.com[/url]
[email protected]

[quote name='RhysP' post='759305' date='Feb 27 2010, 06:21 PM']Nice!

Did you order it through Mansons or direct from Joe Zon?[/quote]

Direct from Joe. I was speaking to him via e-mail because I wanted to know if I could get a hyperbass but really wanted it with the special bridge unit that Manring uses... And he informed me that although they don't appear on the web site they *were* doing a batch of Hyperbass with the adjustable tuning bridge... So I phoned him there and then and ordered it! The original quote was an approximate 8 month wait... but since I haven't had any build pictures yet I'm assuming it's not even started yet. I dunno how long the actual build time is, but I *should* hear something real soon. Hopefully. ...dammit!
I said I might fly over to collect it when it's ready, ...and Joe said he'd see if he could arrange a meeting with Mr Manring! Oooof I dunno if it'll happen, but that'd be a monumental day to remember for me.

Well the wait is *KILLING ME* but my Zon Hyperbass is due to be completed around 30/5/2010.
It was ordered way back when dinosaurs ruled the Earth on 10/9/09

I will post pictures of it during the build process (as I've been promised them) as I get them....

If you're interested that is....

Andy