Cliff Edge

I saw a local Beatles tribute act a couple of years ago in the Canary Islands. Music was good but the on stage banter in Spanglish with  Liverpool accents was hilarious. 

Lemonrock is light on specifics about the venues. Nothing about parking and access  etc. Appears to be reasonably up to date in my area although some venues I would expect to see are not featured but that’s the venues responsibility. 

Spirit in The Sky is a great record. I must have played it hundreds of times when I ran a mobile disco* back then. Never failed to get people dancing.  
* Don’t judge me, the girlfriend and I were saving up to buy our first house and it was money for old rope. Probably still is. 

54 minutes ago, MothMan said:

Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky

 

Great record 

1 hour ago, mowf said:

We watched the Sam Ryder thing and thought it was great. He somehow managed to get from Queen to Stevie Wonder via Taylor Swift and the Darkness, the whole thing was a joy to watch from start to finish. Superb band, (nice to see the bass player’s go-to 4-string was a Ricky). Turned over to Jools afterward with the inevitable Ruby Turner and the rest and got very bored very quickly. This despite enjoying the odd Hootenanny in the past. Sam’s show was unashamedly full of mainstream hits but then isn’t that kind of the point for a NYE gig?

Agreed, this was a great show. An amazing voice and obviously a talented musician with an interesting collection of Fenders. Assuming they were all his. The band and backing singers were great too, especially the guitarist. And it’s not often you see a bass player use a Ricky in a backing band. 

Watching this with interest. I often play outside in summer through a battery powered pa system with speakers not designed for bass.

3 hours ago, mikel said:

Sorry, I read that as "Importing a bass from Neanderthals". I thought it was a rant about stupid sellers. Carry on. 

That’s a whole other thread. 

VAT is charged on everything in a totting up process, so cost plus freight plus duty, then VAT on the total. So cutting out the freight element reduces the overall cost.

Employing a freight carrier, courier or post usually means they include a fee for the customs clearance processes including paying any duties on your behalf, before delivery.

You can of course employ your own customs agent for this, but they are not free either. Unless you are knowledgeable enough to DIY.

Very recently I saw a 1980 EBMM 2 EQ Stingray on Facebook Marketplace for roughly half the price of an identical model on Reverb. Now I can’t confirm if the FB offering was a scam or just a post by an idiot, but it was a long way from me and frankly if I bought another bass right now I’d be looking at a divorce. 

1 hour ago, Dad3353 said:

 

As long as it's declared to Customs on return, that's fine. Non-declaration is smuggling, which carries risks. Whether these risks are worthwhile is a matter for each to decide. 

Disclaimer : On a recent, rare, visit to Blighty, I brought back in the car a bass, a cab and a hifi amp, bought s/h, mostly before B****t, and French Customs waved us through, so nothing was declared. Just sayin'. 

I’m not condoning illegality just putting forward an option. I’ve never been stopped and asked or had the car even get a sideways glance as I drove off the train at either end. I’ve never had anything to declare anyway. Apart from a few boxes of wine. 

If it’s pre owned option 1 is Eurostar to Amsterdam and from there collect the guitar and bring it back yourself as your own property. Option 2, probably the best, is drive to Folkestone put the car on Eurotunnel to Calais and drive up to wherever in the Netherlands it is. Stick it the boot and come home. 
Either one will probably be cheaper and safer in the long run with off peak travel and it’s a nice reasonably quick drive up to Amsterdam. 

 Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives in Bexhill on Sea last night. A perfect example of performance professionalism. Could not fault any part of the show, the sound or the members of the band. Chris Scruggs, Earle Scruggs grandson, did some amazing stuff on upright, including a frantic rendition of Wipeout. Surf music at a country music show? You bet.

Much use of b benders by Stuart on Clarence Whites old Telecaster and Kenny Vaughan on his. Harry Stinson on drums is a pleasure to watch, the man can really sing too. Last time I saw him was many moons ago at London’s Boarderline with The Dead Reckoners Kieran Kane and Kevin Welch. 
A fabulous evening’s entertainment, preceded by a fine dinner at a local Italian joint. 

6 minutes ago, Rayman said:

Personally I always start with the Pre if I want to alter the tone. A great Pre can make average pickups sound good.

This is true but I got the Nordie’s cheap and it made a difference. 

No issues on either site here using Safari on an IPad. No AV or Malware apps here of course but Safari will flag up issues when appropriate. 
The problems some are seeing are related to ssl certificate configurations, and in some cases Windows  certificate caches.  It’s wrong for the AV software and Malware Bytes to say the sites are insecure or contain malware because of this. 
The site owners should contact their hosting companies to sort our the problem, it’ll take about 5 minutes. 
 

I put Nordstrand Big Singles in my SR900. Straight swap for the Bart’s. The pre amp isn’t great but the bass now has a much better tone all round. 

When I read that I first thought you were leaving a gig in a taxi. Then I read some more

 I got tickets today to see Lulu in October. 
2023. 
I hope we’re both still alive by then, hate to think I wasted the money. 

I bought an MM Stingray when I was in New York in September 1996. The serial dated it to September 10 1996. So about as new as you can get. Lovely looking instrument, sounded awful and clanky to me most of the time despite a professional setup.  Probably me but I could never get it to sound the way I wanted. I played it on and off, mostly off, for about 3 years before selling it and reverting to my Jazz full time. 
I have considered getting another one from time to time for a wall decoration. Cheaper than a Rick. 

According to my daughter, despite All The Amazing Attractions, music aside, at Glastonbury these days, it’s still pretty poor compared to Burning Man. Which she has so far failed to drag me along to unless she can hire a large RV. I do not do tents, especially not in a bloody desert. 

Shouldn’t a Jazz from that year and finish be Alder. I thought ash was only used for natural finishes around that time, which would make it heavier. My early ‘72 natural is over 10lbs. 

2 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Agree, without wanting to push this thread off-course this action in The Land of The Free does confuse me somewhat. Great when musicians speak up about matters like this - and I include subjects on which I don`t personally agree as well.

That’s mostly down to the Southern God Botherers bothering their senators concerned with their job security. 

My wife is practically tone deaf. Can’t hold a tune in a bucket. I’m sending her out as a Diana Ross tribute act next week. 

5 minutes ago, theplumber said:

She seems to be having issues with her IEMs...you can see her adjusting the level on the belt pack..

 

She was doing the same at the jubilee concert. Great band, who is that front and centre on bass? He’s getting plenty of screen time. 

This has to be the worst legends spot ever, surely. 

27 minutes ago, tegs07 said:

Yep that’s what I was thinking of when I asked. I liked most of St Vincent set as well.

Ah ok my fault then. Shows how much out of current music I am, I’ve never even heard of St Vincent. But the island is very nice.