Mykesbass

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1360270100' post='1967936'] Well he's getting about three profile views a minute at the moment so I'm obviously about to employ him as Kit's social media marketing director. [/quote] Get him as the warm up act fo the launch - nice bit of entertaining the crowd before the gig

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1360262300' post='1967753'] I ended up with gastritis which I wouldn't wish on Michael Gove! [/quote] [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1360269566' post='1967917'] I would. [/quote] Trust you to pick up on that - it was meant as a passing quip, not a thread derail anyway, I'd rather send Gove a certain Swedish bass player to discuss the teaching of music in UK schools - that's something he really deserves!

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1360268694' post='1967900'] Very admirable but I fear you are talking with the voice of compromise and reconciliation I think your intended recipient does not speak the lingo. Let's wait and see........ [/quote] Yep, he's getting antagonistic elsewhere on the site - quite unbelievable.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1360261937' post='1967745'] Try not to drink too much, and eat as healthily as possible. Having been on tour and done neither, you certainly notice it towards the end. [/quote] Yes, watch out on all the take-away junk food - I did about a 15 date stint as TM to a band. We got meal money from most of the promoters instead of the hot meal they were supposed to supply, and the only thing it would cover or was nearby would always be Fish & Chips or kebab etc. I ended up with gastritis which I wouldn't wish on Michael Gove!

Personally I think this is one of the most expressive recordings I've ever heard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzSinO6l1Go Hope you like it Steve.

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1360103318' post='1964992'] By your own admission---you're not an entertainer. Again, by your own logic, if you're not an entertainer then you don't have the right to criticise those who are... [/quote] And if you are not an entertainer, why did you record/film a piece, post it on Youtube and then post it on here for lots of bass players to watch? If you are not trying to entertain us what are you trying to do?

Nice but £500 reserve - ambitious?

Played a 60th Birthday back last November - during the break this little lad who had been taking pictures of his family all evening came up and asked if he could take my photo - I asked whay and his honest reply was "because you're famous". I should have explained that I was only the bass player but I think he would have missed the point

Looks like one of those Playstation/X Box controller things (sorry, I'm incredibly old and feel like the judge who hadn't heard of the Beatles)

Or turn the laptop speakers down and play along unplugged (or am I just weird)?

[quote name='Bill W' timestamp='1359493433' post='1955751'] Mine is up on Jon's site now - 8 rows down, 5 string fretless P style [url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/pbassgallery.html"]http://www.shukergui...assgallery.html[/url] Right next to mine [/quote] Altogether now - "Neighbours......"

Mine is up on Jon's site now - 8 rows down, 5 string fretless P style [url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/pbassgallery.html"]http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/pbassgallery.html[/url] Absolutely love it, and one day will have an Artist to keep it company!

ESP are usually very well built and well quality controlled, however, when I stocked them a few years back I did have a guitar with the neck set at the wrong angle so things do go wrong. This does look wrong to me - looks like our Ebay friend MDP has been at it I'd contact Thomann and tell them - a bit of money back to allow you to get a new nut fitted would probably be the best bet.

And where you are for store recommendations.

Regular little "unplugged" gig last night in my local, The Woolpack in Burgess Hill. Minly an eating pub, and when we first started doing it the place would empty around 9.30/10.00. Slowly but surely there has been a steady growth of drinkers coming in and staying to the end - the last three months have been great, and last night a guitarist from a band I had been in some years back was in and really enjoyed us, as did a guy I know from our kids being at school together who was in with a muso mate. Really pleased at the feedback, especially as due to both me and our singer having surgery in the new year, and the weather, we hadn't played together since 19th December.

You complete and utter entertainer Sorry, had to be done, have a great gig.

Bit of a general love in for the shop here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/191592-bassgear-visit/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/191592-bassgear-visit/page__fromsearch__1[/url]

Bit of a cliche, but Fleetwood Mac Need Your Love So Bad - beautiful exercise of economy by John McVie and not your standard walking bass.

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1358686897' post='1943260'] The sound you end up with by dialling out any odd resonances is "your sound" Havin a laugh with where you live is a good old Scottish tradition. I'm from Motherwell and live up near Biggar so i shouldn't make fun of anyone Dave [/quote] Agree on the first as it seems do many others. You're working to make a sound that complements the band and works for the room. You know when it sounds right to you, therefore, that is "your sound". Had to comment on the Scottish tradition - we do an event every year at work in Alford, nr Abredeen. We stay in a little village called Tough, complete with tiny little village school, Tough School!!

Usual caveat, nothing to do with me, but looks nice (and big) and seems like a good price to me. [url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/trace-elliot-ah300-smc-gp7-bass-amp-18-cab-300w--350/1007309270"]http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/trace-elliot-ah300-smc-gp7-bass-amp-18-cab-300w--350/1007309270[/url]

"Come on, come on down Sweet Virginia" Welcome to the forum - won't quote any more from the above but I hope you cleaned your shoes before you came on here!!!!!!!! Cheers, Mike

About 6 years ago John Mayall (who is 80 this year) did the last of his every other year tour of the UK - 36 dates, no days off! A drummer mate of mine did 270 gigs last year (plus some studio work).

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1358441337' post='1939262'] I'm sure there are. But... 1. I went to a lot of time trouble to make the bass look attractive and take good photos of it to help the sale. The new seller has spent 5 minutes copying them out of my ad. 2. While the bass looked like it did in the photos at the time I sold it, there's no guarantee that it still looks like that now. New photos would show the current state of the instrument. I'm sure no-one on here would be prepared to bid if they were told that the photos they were looking at were several months old and who knows what had happened to the bass in the mean time? [/quote] Very much with you on this one BRX - yes, "worse things happen at sea" is the old adage, but yes, having your copyright infringed is something I would want to put right, especially as it does seem EBay's t&c's are on your side.

Just sold my Boss Micro BR to Ted, really quick and easy transaction, good man to do business with - thanks Ted. Mike

I went right off HMV years ago when it was reported that they made more money through their marketing department charging record labels to stock their records through in store displays etc than they made by selling records. At that point they stopped "selling" records and just stocked them letting the labels do the selling. One of the worst examples was the way they sold advertising space in Q, Mojo etc, charging more than we could have bought the same ad for on the promise of stocking the album. To add insult to injury they wouldn't place the order (which you had paid to advertise) until last minute and sometimes the order would be pitiful, leaving you paying something like a fiver per record shipped!