Marvin

It's great to see Fender have added thè 112 and a 210 to the Rumble range. I'm tempted to change my set up to a rumble

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1424807993' post='2700728'] Have you got an iPhone? Have you heard what music sounds like on one with a half decent pair of earbuds? You sound like you don't know what you're talking about, that's a stupid statement with no grounding in reality. I DO have an iPhone with a half decent pair of earbuds and the varied music I listen to, from Delius to Rush, all sounds rich, warm, deep and very detailed. [/quote] It's a crying shame that you've got great sounding ear buds and play such dreadful music through them

[quote name='1970' timestamp='1424777756' post='2700261'] GAS is like herpes. It never goes away. You'll get a flare up, mark my words. [/quote] Exactly. GAS free is a myth, it's just a matter of TIM, uh, time, time...I meant to say time! Ooo, look, shinny thing

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1424805999' post='2700693'] Maybe. But my overall point is that the bands who get the gigs are those who are prepared to put the extra effort in to get them, and if that means travelling a bit further than usual for a worthwhile gig then that's what you need to do. I find it interesting that you single out Manchester and London. In our experience neither place is any more or less important than anywhere else in the UK other than a lot of their venues and promotors have an over-inflated sense of their own importance, which with the current state of the "music industry" is rather unwarranted. Yes there are probably more large cities in easy reach of Nottingham compared with where you are, but we go where the worthwhile gigs are and if that means a 4+ hour journey each way so be it. [/quote] Manchester just looked, although fairly close, a bit more fiddly to get to as you seem to have to go up then across, that's the only reason why I picked it.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1424773345' post='2700188'] 3. Your band is prepared to travel to where the gigs are. [/quote] That's a bit of an weakness, for some, in your argument to be honest. I notice you live in Nottingham, which is on the M1. You're in pretty easy reach of several good sized towns and cities, Manchester is only just over 2hrs away. London is only 1hr 45mins from Nottingham, it's 4+ from where I live. Bristol is the nearest good sized city with a good music scene to me, that would take me and my band in excess of 2 1/2 hours to get to.

Good drummers are hard to find, as are people who actually want to do the necessary home work to be in a band. Plenty like the idea of being in a band but few seem to want to actually put in the time.

Thankfully i hated the gear i had in the early 90s, it was vile

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1424723664' post='2699722'] Maybe a half and a bag of crisps [/quote] That'll be fine...because I don't actually like pork scratchings.

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1424722799' post='2699700'] £18!!!! You were robbed, you can see us and get change from a tenner [/quote] Enough change for a pint of best and a packet of pork scratchings?

I went to watch a Floyd tribute during the summer (I'm usually a bit dismissive regards tribute bands, but they were very good). Unfortunately we encountered a similar problem. The venue wasn't big, about 150 people, but about 20 of them decided to try and compete with the PA and let everyone know that Bill and Shelia had friends down for the weekend or how they'd spent the week peeing in the garden because they couldn't get a plumber to fix the bathroom. Frustrating

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1424719316' post='2699636'] and you can turn it down when required [/quote] I've never had a real drummer make any advances toward me so I wouldn't be worried about a box of electronics

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1424718362' post='2699612'] Only joking! [/quote] That's a great drummer, and doesn't need any raw meat to work

I've used the Zoom B2.1u, Zoom B1on and currently have a Boss GT6B. The Boss is a big piece of kit and is pretty much all singing and dancing (well, it was in it's day, it's a bit long in tooth now I suppose) Initially the GT6B is a bit daunting when trying to programme it, but when it's twigged then it's actually quite straight forward. I like the fact that you can turn effects on and off within a patch, it is very flexible. The effects are good, although the defretter effect sucks in my opinion. The synth effects are good and I'm currently using that in my band on a couple of tracks as it does work well. For some reason I couldn't get on with the Zoom B2.1u. I think it was I couldn't get my head around just having a two digit read out to set any effect. Zoom have really come on with the interface for the new Zooms. I borrowed Discreet's B1on for a while and having the screen emulate stomp box knobs felt a lot more intuitive. The B1on is a really great pedal regardless that it costs so little. You can also use it as a practice unit. I'd plug my tablet into the aux in and play along to songs via headphones. I'd definitely consider the Zoom pedals.

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1424695667' post='2699181'] Ashdown just cover all the bases really [/quote] Shame on you for such a dreadful pun.

The only time it's been a problem being in a band was when my last band started practising on Sundays during the day. I work Saturdays so Sunday is time with the kids and Mrs. Mrs Marvin hated and to be honest so did I. When the idea was raised with my current band to practice sundays during the day I simply didn't entertain it. It's all about getting the balance right. I enjoy being in a band but me personally i don't it consuming all my time and nor does the wife

[quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1424629491' post='2698512'] It's a pretty young, hip, crowd so I think they'll let us do the cooler stuff [/quote] When did they stop being cool 😯😉

You must play Ebony and Ivory and I Just Called To Say. The audience will never forgive you if you don't.

At that price it doesn't even get to free shipping

I don't know how Fender do it but even the v2 350w combos were plenty loud enough for a decent sized pub

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1424561940' post='2697850'] My main bass and amp is a Variax and an Ashdown, not so sensible now eh? [/quote] This is all too radical and dangerous for me, I'm off to reset my diods or something

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1424538537' post='2697487'] Spot on Your experience is different to mine, I've played with a few who are exactly the opposite. Exactly. [b]And seriously, spelling errors, you guys got nothing better to do on a Saturday afternoon than spellcheck a band add for a bunch of kids?[/b] [/quote] To be honest, no. It's been a bloody miserable day and I've not been able to go anywhere because a child puked up in my car yesterday and I'm waiting for the smell to disperse and the upholstery to dry out. Picking holes in ads is about as fun as it gets on a Saturday afternoon... ...

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1424534298' post='2697411'] What do you do then? Don't you get bored standing at the back playing all those root notes? [/quote] I'm usually doing my impression of John Entwistle and stand with a look of disdain on my face most of the gig, and have a quick drink or something to eat

Looks great. You say it's leagues ahead of any Fender in terms of being solid, what in comparison to a Warwick?