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[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1361273943' post='1983590'] No - there's a £10 per posting surcharge for those wishing to add to "The Beatles" thread. [/quote] Splendid idea. How about a surcharge that allows swearing. I'd pay a tenner to be able to say 'f***ing ****' in a thread about, for example, B****** W*****.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1361240111' post='1983411'] Hee, hee. I suppose if he/she did some porn dressed as a schoolboy, paedo's could view it without fear of prosecution, w[size=4]hat with him/her actually being an old woman, and all. The mind boggles.[/size] [/quote] [url="https://www.dropbox.com/s/wi57ly7iuzv5g6e/2011-12-26%2019.35.41.jpg"]https://www.dropbox....%2019.35.41.jpg[/url] edit: having a lot of trouble trying to post an image here...

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1361042481' post='1980342'] All those saying they don't lend or borrow rigs obviously don't play at the lower end of the originals bands circuit. For a start most of the time the stage area is tiny with little space left once you've got a drum kit and 2-3 sets of amps up there. Stick another band's amps in front and they are left perched on the edge of the stage. Add a third band and it's simply not going to happen. Also at a lot of the venues there isn't anywhere off-stage to store gear that isn't being used at the moment. And when you've got a maximum of 30 minutes turn around time between bands, it's just not practical to swap over more than drum breakables and maybe one guitar amp. No matter how well rehearsed your band are at doing this you have to assume that the band on before will be terrible at getting their stuff off stage. Remember that it's all about entertaining the audience. You need to get set up and playing as quickly as you can. And TBH even though a lot of the band we play with (and indeed ourselves) have a fairly "energetic" on-stage presence, everyone is pleasant and helpful when it comes to making sure that the evening goes well for both those playing and those listening. [/quote] Yeah this is where I'm at. A blanket ban on anyone using my gear would be very unpopular with my bandmates.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1361181562' post='1982186'] A UPS should certainly solve any PC-related power problems but might not be a full solution if other devices in the audio chain are still connected directly to the mains (e.g. amps, pedals etc). The pops and other noises might be coming from those devices. Also, the PSUs in PCs are usually pretty resilient to mains fluctuations. Still, a UPS might be worth a try and I can't see how it could make things worse. I guessing that your location has a lot to do with the supply problems. Do your neighbours have similar problems? Are the problems fairly regular e.g. could it be that your house is supplied by a single mains supply that also powers the milking parlour on the farm next door? (OK, not necessarily that precise scenario, but you get my drift). [/quote] My sister's house shared a very old cable with the neighbour, who used welders and other heavy sh*t in his workshop. The consequent dimming of the lights was very obvious and quite intrusive. She reported this to the supplier and they installed a recording voltmeter, and eventually upgraded the cables. End of problem.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1360944714' post='1978828'] [quote] squier? [/quote] Yes, i suppose, but aren't the really cheap ones a bit horrible? There are cheap brands out there that do make genuinely good basses for the money! [/quote] Thing with the really cheap ones (Affinity series) is that they're variable. Some are pigs, right enough, but others you wouldn't know weren't expensive Squiers.

um, Squier?

How come I keep agreeing with Mr Fisher?

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1360943060' post='1978787'] +1 You never hear a doctor ask 'do you have a stethoscope I could borrow'... [/quote] Not a great analogy. OK, if someone just turns up without the right gear because they can't be arsed they're going to have to ask [i]very[/i] nicely. But where there's four bands on a tiny stage with 3 minutes changeover surely a bit of sharing is sensible? But no, never if they just assume.

This has been covered a few times; the only thing everyone agreed was: [quote] one thing I dont like is when bands turn up expecting to use your backline, that annoys me, contact and ask - manners cost nothing! [/quote]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1360937959' post='1978672'] You mean she's a BOBFOC? [/quote] I'd say more MILFO.

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1360620802' post='1973672'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hw01eOeOyk[/media] Too much! He ballsed up the intro - but laughs it off. [/quote] Seeing this on TOTP, age 13, was what made me want to be a bass player!

Slusar Name Meaning Ukrainian and Jewish (from Ukraine): occupational name from Ukrainian slyusar ‘locksmith’. 'Rob' and 'locksmith', now surely there's inspiration for something there?

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1360685888' post='1974662'] Bob Sluzarre. Now that's cool. [/quote] It really is. And how nice to see you(r avatar) again, Mr Freak

Dean's Hot Bong! I might have to steal that

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What's your real name, and we'll tell you if it's cool enough to be the name for your project. Otherwise make one up. The Stoney Rockford All Stars.

Number one in a field of one, so you are.

He's a blesspoppet.

I'm contemplating starting a thread 'Jamerson: If He Were Alive Today He'd Be Getting Lessons From Flea'. Just to distract from the Beatles thread (and ths one).

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1360677449' post='1974400'] My theory is that the engineers are mixing with hi end monitors that can handle very low frequencies easily. But most hi fi speakers, that the track will be listened to at home, can't reproduce those lows. There was a time when studios had a speakers set up to replicate the 'home hi fi experience' and if the track didn't sound good on those it was remixed until it did. [/quote] It's essential to use monitors that handle very low frequencies, just so you know what's there. Mixing on limited low-end speakers you're actually more likely to get swampy bass when you play back on a real-world system. An experienced engineer will know what his hi-end monitors sound like, and will know which sounds translate well to ordinary speakers. Having mid-range speakers as a reference is still worthwhile, though, I'm surprised you think this is a thing of the past. Bigredx and 5imon will be here any second now... (edited for appalling grammar)

[quote name='niceguyhomer' timestamp='1360604939' post='1973218'] That confirms to me what a complete f***wit you are [/quote] Fail. And change your name.