lurksalot

Very pleased with last nights gig from a performance aspect, less so from a crowd perspective. It was supposed to be a big party gig for the landlords retirement , but he left last week and the bank holiday weekend meant the turnout was a bit shy , we had some dancing , but not the normal antics from that pub. On a massive plus, I blooded a new bass in last night and I loved it , a gretsch junior jet shortscale, it felt just like it was always meant to be in my hands and sounded lovely. A big up to graham from Dawson's in chester who recommended it to me , I upset Mrs Lurks when I told her I could sell all my other guitars now , she complained that I wasn't allowed to because of the guitar brackets on the walls would look awful without guitars hanging on them

Friday night at my local was our second outing and it was much more confident than the first , one or two interesting moments of improvisation but overall it went OK, it was well recieved and we got re-booked fro July , overheard some really good comments among the punters too. so onto a fairly big gig next weekend , its the retirement do for the landlord of a pub we played regularly in our old format and we were his favorite booking , so , no pressure there then

I walked these into the shop and a guy asked about them , he gave the shop £40 and I helped him put them in his car

I'll give these till the weekend then i'll run them down to the Roy Castle charity shop .

Yep , a very pleasant guy to purchase from , excellent comms , very pleased with everything Cheers Pete

They are not the thing though now are they, everyone wants active , so do I 😀

It great to be back in this thread !! The new line up were out tonight , effectively the old lineup less rhythm guitar , so a bit more space and a bit more work , new songs and new arrangements of old ones. It went well enough , a new venue as well , so getting the sound right proved a bit troublesome , but after about 6 songs we dialled in and it worked really well . Back on the road again😊

I have 2 pairs of passive PA tops / floor monitors/ speakers call them what you will, and I would like others to share the life that is left in them We used them in the band for many years and while I have replaced a few bits along the way, they work fine I seem to recall they are all rated around 300W whether that is peak or RMS I have no clue , but powered with a Behringer europower 1500W amp they were enough for all the gigs we did at the time . I dont suppose its worth a hard sell as I am giving them away I have a pair of Thomann the BOX PA300II ABS cases very strong construction and a pair of 'classD' speakers , these are made of wood, so when the drivers are tired you could burn them to keep warm, or replace them and carry on , which I did once or twice. [attachment=245228:IMG_2580.JPG] [attachment=245229:IMG_2581.JPG] they might need a clean they have been under a bench in the garage for a year or two [attachment=245230:IMG_2582.JPG] Collection please , Chester area , no probs meeting reasonably local .

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1493723814' post='3290108'] No free time this month (medical matters that'll occupy most of May...), so here's mine, whilst I still can... [url="https://soundcloud.com/dad3353/evolution-all-things-must-pass"]Evolution (All Things Must Pass...) ...[/url] Enjoy. [/quote] I have absolutely no idea how you manage to do your tunes to such quality in such a short time , incredible , and only cements my reason not to listen to them before I've done mine

I have a lot on my plate again this month, so I have kept this simple ...... and mercifully short https://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/birth enjoy

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1494102847' post='3293346'] There were big steps forward in latency with ththe new 2nd Gen Scarlett's over the 1st gen driver (which the Forte shared), so you may well see an improvement (depending on a lot of variables) in a 2nd Gen 2i4. Si // Focusrite Media Relations [/quote] I understood that the gen 1 Scarlett runs on the Gen 2 drivers? I changed mine and it does seem to run with a lot less latency , though I will get a gen 2 fairly soon anyway 😊

Well done Chiliwailer , great track , it deserves the honours

Voted myself now , Not only are the compositions top notch , but I think the overall production standard is brilliant .

When I first started I used a 2.1u as an interface , it did work but the latency was an issue , and IIRC the volume levels went funny on playback . I guess hacks are ok for you clever dudes who know what you are doing , but I now just go for stuff that's designed for the job

[quote name='SH73' timestamp='1492628439' post='3281845'] I've just listened to it on the phone and the bass is rather clicky which is the way I like it. I might re master the song if I get a chance. Do you thinknow the kick drum has too much high top end? [/quote] I have listened to the track and the kick is fine , The click is defo the bass hit hard, and if thats what you like then its fine

I'll have a listen as soon as I get the chance 👍

[quote name='SH73' timestamp='1492603273' post='3281536'] Thanks for advice. I'll give it a go. That clicking must be me playing bass hard? [/quote] I am not sure , but a quick listen on my phone suggests to me the top end fq of the kick , though I can also hear the click of a hard hit bass at a few points, funny though, I didn't pick up that when listening at home last night

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1492552402' post='3281236'] Me too, muchly. Good Stuff, I'll gladly listen to that again (and again, and again...). [/quote] Cheers Douglas, you are too kind, I have had a run through of the entries and they are incredible so far, it really is just as well I don't listen in before I do mine, as I think I would get cold feet every time

I'm in I really enjoyed this , a surprise as it is a bit angry really, I pretty much had it down last night but wanted lurksalittle to do some singing on it. Unfortunately she couldn't see a line , even though I offered her the whole thing, however , she did re-direct a big part of the focus , it just needed a tiny touch to bring it somewhere like I was hoping for, but she saw it ! Who the hell [url="https://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/who-the-hell"]https://soundcloud.c...ot/who-the-hell[/url] now to do some listening Ed to add , there are a couple of rude-ish words in there , nothing most youngsters haven't heard mind

Reading the thread I cant wait to get listening to the stuff already posted , I am hoping to get some time this week to get stuck in , I have some lyrics in my head but need to get them dialed in to a tune .

[quote name='fingers211' timestamp='1491462719' post='3273144'] Excellent sir, It has blown my idea out of the water..( I had Bert with his 'swinging safari' !!) So... [/quote] I deliberately don't listen to any entries until mine is done , or at least fleshed out and ready for tweaking. I am sure that if anyone had gone the same route as I was thinking, I would get a mental block and my inspiration would freeze