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[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1456260850' post='2987255'] Well, I know which one is the more fun..! [/quote] Moi aussi! Especially with pieces like yours this month - formidable!

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1456255660' post='2987186'] Well I got my shortlist down to nine! Have voted now but this was the toughest choice yet. Well done all! [/quote] +1 to this, absolute knock-out selection this month, well done all, some of the best tracks ever IMO. So, 9 votes cast on here, 121 cast on the EU referendum. Is it worth moving the competition to Off Topic on Eurochat?

So, a shortlist of seven - I hate you lot this month

Oi you lot, sort it out, I'm not halfway through and already got four definites. Can I have some back from when I didn't cast three votes please

[quote name='jbu09' timestamp='1455990814' post='2984384'] Have to say, initially, I'm finding it a little tricky to navigate in here. I see a general search function that reveals a huge list of related search word topics.. I was hoping to find some dedicated forums based around my gear so I can chip in with what I know. Any advice? [/quote] This site hasn't really developed in that way, in fact there's on thread wanting to start a club for a particular brand that sort of got shot down in flames (don't worry, it's pretty friendly on here most of the time)!! There is a Gear Porn section - try a search there, or in Bass Guitars or Amps & Cabs rather than a whole site search to find topics relevant to your gear. Or, start your own thread. And welcome to the forum of course

Best one yet, the Duke of Wellington, Shoreham by Sea - pub owned by Dark Star Brewery, so full of people who love great beer and music. Really enthusiastic crowd, and the band played brilliantly. Really pleased, as with all bands, we've had a few bumps along the way, but are now really getting it together.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1455980265' post='2984214'] Depends how many gtrs they stock... and action is one thing... not sure tweaking the neck is something something they'd do lightly.. [/quote] Any senior assistant, manager or owner of a music shop should be confident and competent enough to tweak a truss rod.

Could you see if your doctor can get you some ongoing occupational therapy?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1455942758' post='2983844'] PS, Any of you come from humble beginnings and remember when you had to borrow amps from friends? I do. [/quote] Does three (and vocals) of us playing though an HH PA an done 15" home made cab count as humble?

Shuker 5 String Fretless P Bass - I wanted a traditional shape P bass but love playing 5 string (like using low d and c quite a bit in my band), and fretless as I started, 40 years ago on double bass, so I feel at home with it. US Kit built seafoam green P Bass - bought as a fun project, couldn't sell it for less than I bought the parts for so started to use it, and it makes a real difference to a half dozen songs in the band's set. Carvin BX500 - absolute bargain of a US built amp that punches way above its price tag. Fender Rumble VIII 112 cabs x 2 - Cheap as chips, sound great, and two, well just because! MXR 80 DI+ - Discovered the joys of just a tiny bit of grit, and also is a standby DI. Guitars: Guild S90 - Had this for close to 40 years, lovely guitar and my first real one, so never going to part with this. Gordon Smith GS1 - Great workhorse guitar (like a Les Paul Junior) I picked up in a trade on here. Only thing I have that is surplus to requirements, but keeping in case my daughter wants to start again. Cort acoustic - Would have said a couple of weeks ago that this is surplus to requirements, but two weeks ago I used it to write my first ever song!

[quote name='rungles' timestamp='1450712042' post='2935090'] You won't regret it Mike. Great price too. [/quote] Well I've now too discovered the joys of a little bit of overdrive. Didn't get a Soul Food in the end, as I did a trade for an MXR 80 DI+, which also gives me a great standby if the Carvin ever lets me down. I've been amazed how nicely this works in the mix, as I'd always been pretty much into clean bass all the way. So thanks for sharing your discovery, here's another convert!!

[quote name='project_c' timestamp='1455779574' post='2982283'] Dulwich is ridiculous. The village is home to some of the biggest snobs in London, the whole place is a giant toff's club. I can't wait to move away from this area. 2 more weeks and I'm out of here. [/quote] Yep, always has been - worked in the Dog & Vomit (Crown & Greyhound) nearly 30 years ago, and it was just as bad back then. Amazed they never put a fence up to keep the plebs out!

[quote name='Jecklin' timestamp='1455732072' post='2981944'] Note - the half moon in Herne Hill is not to be confused with the other (more) famous music pub the Half Moon in Putney. [/quote] Ooof, not more famous to us South East Londoners!

We have seen loads of music pubs close for various, often spurious reasons of late, but this one really is too big not to take notice of; The Half Moon, Herne Hill is being taken over by Fullers, in a deal with the landlords, the Dulwich Estate, a charity that owns the three local public schools and a lot of other local property. There is a campaign to get it re-opened as a music pub, but Fullers have announced they will be opening it as a gastro pub with children's area (gastro pubs are not exactly thin on the ground in the Half Moon's vicinity).. If this iconic venue can get trampled over in this manner I don't see much hope for any others, so please, if like me you care about these sorts of things please give the campaign some support via Facebook [url="https://www.facebook.com/groups/savethehalfmoon/?fref=ts"]https://www.facebook.com/groups/savethehalfmoon/?fref=ts[/url] or Twitter.

Doesn't answer your question, but it looks like a year ago it was still being actively distributed in France but not the UK: [url="http://www.mi-pro.co.uk/news/read/namm-2015-barnes-mullins-take-on-peavey-distribution/019623#after-ad"]http://www.mi-pro.co.uk/news/read/namm-2015-barnes-mullins-take-on-peavey-distribution/019623#after-ad[/url]

We have someone in a Police tribute band - would he count?

One potential flaw in the idea - would the experienced, knowledgeable players the threads in a beginners' section? As Skol says, explore the forum, and also, don't be afraid to ask.

[quote name='operative451' timestamp='1455618623' post='2980667'] I sort of feel sorry for liverpool actually - its a microcosm of the general british 'hey, remember in the past when we did something good?' er, no, i wasn't born and neither were you..? Do a new thing, liverpool! [/quote] I do wish sometimes I could shake off the old woolly liberal shroud and say stuff like this!

Some have a distinct tone, also some players find them more comfortable to play. I tried a Guild Starfire recently and didn't really notice any major difference in how it played.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1455530308' post='2979805'] Did you know that Ken Dodd's dad's dog's dead? [/quote] He died did 'e?

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1455527205' post='2979751'] True enough, but there are loads of other places of broader interest: for example ... Two cathedrals Albert dock Lots of galleries and museums e.g. the Walker, the Tate, the Lady Lever Gallery, etc. etc., the International Slavery Museum, the Port Sunlight Museum, etc. etc. Two top football grounds A ferry across the Mersey Radio City tower ... and many more. [/quote] Ken Dodd

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1455525680' post='2979723'] Yes, I found the article interesting. Most tourist-focussed cities have a broader range of reasons for people to visit, so it puts Liverpool in a fairly unique situation. There must be other notable things about the history and culture of the city, but the Beatles are the first thing we all think of. [/quote] Surely some of the history and culture of the city (much of which ET has now listed) is what allowed the Beatles to thrive - the docks, the immigration, the strong sense of identity? So by celebrating the Beatles the city is also celebrating its greater history and culture.

Was involved in a big gig up there a few years back and Mike McGear introduced the band on stage - incredible reception he got from the locals.

[quote name='Colonel36' timestamp='1455454241' post='2979185'] Much prefer this - [/quote] +1. The Bottom 40 version has great musicianship, but this grooves beautifully!