Rich

One of my F/book friends has gone 4/4 and is regretting it. The sound is brilliant but the thing is a real arse to transport and I think he's finding the playing quite a challenge.

I must be a really, really lucky man... all the drummers I've ever played with have been rock-solid metronomic groovemeisters. I honestly don't think i could play with a sloppy timekeeper, it'd drive me batsh!t.

[quote name='chrismuzz' post='1250872' date='May 30 2011, 10:21 PM']That would actually work. Let's open up a store! [/quote] Yes, you could call it The Root-Five Emporium

[quote name='lojo' post='1251813' date='May 31 2011, 05:47 PM']So many peoples experiences differ, but if you only attend one church and get turned off (or even on) its like going to a random concert and then judging all forms of music by it[/quote] I get the feeling that I may have given the impression I turned my back on religion purely because of the lacklustre services. Not so. My abandonment of the church goes an awful lot deeper than just getting fed up with sitting through antiquated hymns. Having said that, it is sad that the Shinfield Free congregation didn't realise the damage they were doing by refusing to move even slightly with the times.

Back when I was a wee nipper -- before religion and I pretty much gave up on each other -- I used to attend the local Free Church with my parents. The congregation was shall we say fairly advanced in years, and pretty much any attempt to work in anything even remotely up-tempo resulted in lots of grumbling about 'Top Of The Pops' and other such superannuated whinges. They were quite happy with their thees and thou-wouldsts and anything even remotely cheerful sounding was not acceptable. Oh, I hated it. So much for making a joyful noise. As some of the older people passed away, their places were not taken, and by the time I stopped going it was dying on its arse, literally. A decent band and some major key songs would have changed all that.

Sennheiser HD280 pro. Love 'em. Mine are 64Ω.

My band gets fairly well paid for gigs but once we've covered rehearsal costs and split the balance 13 ways it's never going to pay for my kit. I guess it just about covers my strings and goes a little way towards fuel and that's enough for me. I'm just thankful to be able to play at all, and to have such a great bunch of people to do it with.

[quote name='JTUK' post='1243804' date='May 25 2011, 07:44 AM']Because they can sound good and look good..both of which would be very important to the artists on that show. And it may well be that the band stylist has told them what to where and what to pair it with. It is the same reason you see a lot of Ampegs onstage.. it may well fit the image and it's TV.[/quote] If I'd ever been in a band with a stylist who'd told me what bass to wear, I'd have told him where to insert it and how to do it. I must say that a Leo bass would probably be the last thing I'd take onto a show like Later, but it is all down to personal preference (stylists notwithstanding). If some people prefer a Leo, I'm not going to criticise them for it.

I am entirely GAS-free at the moment. Mainly because I am so skint, I make a church mouse look like Croesus.

Heh, nice one Dan although I have to say that Mr. Biscuit [i]desperately[/i] needs a proofreader...

[quote name='crez5150' post='1237697' date='May 20 2011, 08:09 AM']The worst/best scenarios are when you play these functions where the bar is in a completely separate room to where the Band/DJ are performing. This happens a lot and does make me wonder if the planners think about this at all.[/quote] We played a corporate at the Hilton in Brighton that was like this. It was for a financial institution who will remain nameless, but let's call them 'Boil Skank of Rotland'. Anyway, by the time we went on all the little bankers had been glued to their seats for hours sitting through the dinner and the speeches and the award ceremonies, and all they wanted was to hit the bar. In the other room. We ended up playing to 20 people, 10 of whom were band members' partners. Ah well. They paid us big wedge and put us up in the hotel, so while we were playing I just kept telling myself, "It's a paid rehearsal and a free weekend away, a paid rehearsal and a free weekend away...".

[quote name='Evil Undead' post='1233927' date='May 17 2011, 08:28 AM']Then why are you posting one of his solos online? [/quote] Errm because the video appeared on my Facebook feed as i subscribe to notreble and I thought I'd share it here, as there doesn't seem to be much CB content (which I must say surprises me). [quote name='Skol303' post='1234075' date='May 17 2011, 11:00 AM']Hmmm... this seems like a blatant 'Cliff baiting' thread to me.[/quote] Oh please. Like I said, yes it's horses for course. You say tomayto, and so on. But I do apologise for voicing a negative opinion. Mind you, I can only imagine the sort of vitriol I'd have drawn by now if I'd dared to criticise him on that home of the hysterical sacred-cow fanboi, Youpube...

[url="http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2011/04/15/rare-live-cliff-burton-solo-1986/"]http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2011/04/15/ra...rton-solo-1986/[/url] Personally... I still can't see what all the fuss is/was about him. Sounds like any one of a million music-shop meanderings to me. Ah well, horses for courses.

My Wal, a bargain 25 years ago and becoming more of a vintage gem with every passing year.

I would play for Daniel O' feckin Donnell if I thought it would make me a living and allow me to adios my current soul-sucking day job.

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[quote name='JPJ' post='1199442' date='Apr 14 2011, 02:28 PM']If they bring out the Classic J series PJ version in a five string in candyapple red (Chris, are you listening ) then I'd definately be front of the queue![/quote] And I will be right behind you

Is it taxed and MOTd? Has it got a full service history?

[quote name='Ian Savage' post='1204251' date='Apr 18 2011, 10:48 PM']Oh, and the lock thing - certainly for US flights (and possibly for others, I'm not sure) they have the legal right to break into any hold luggage without notifying the owner, so for F*CK'S sake don't lock the case! They won't be subtle about getting into it if for whatever paranoid reason they feel that they have to...[/quote] Would TSA locks help with this? And are these useable everywhere in the world or is it only US customs & security who have TSA keys? [quote name='Steve Lawson' post='1204224' date='Apr 18 2011, 10:12 PM']my two 6 string Moduluses[/quote] Moduli, surely..?

Colin Edwin played a Wal on all the early Porcupine Tree stuff.

[quote name='steantval' post='1204301' date='Apr 19 2011, 12:01 AM']Funny that, me and another bassist were discussing 5 strings tonight and both agreed a bass should have 4 strings, that's what they started with.[/quote] Absolutely. Just like aeroplanes should be Wright Flyers and cars should be Benz Patent Motorwagens. After all, that's how they started.