essexbasscat

Not on the radar much these days, but worth a look, is the Peavey mark111 or iv series. A bit on the heavy side, but flexible on tone. Usually not too expensive either. T

tell us where it is, g'wan cue the BC wedding crashers

Definately a gift, without doubt. My busking abilities have grown from it. If you're doing the covers thing and you have a good ear, you will never have to read music at all to play year in, year out. What's more, if you are doing the covers thing with a good ear, you are streets ahead of anyone that needs to read to play. Oh, with the blessing of a good ear, TAB is redundant. Never used it at all. Not once. Ever. That said, the depth of knowledge and insight gained by learning to read music is invaluable, whichever instrument you learn to do it with. Just my 2p's worth T

Can't offer much insight into what the source of problem might be, but I did research these amps a short while ago and the general consensus of opinion was that they were quite loud. Impression is that your amp is not characteristic of the breed at the moment T

Impression I've gained so far is that around 30 (ish) people is average for one of these events, until the whole thing steps up a gear by being held at something like a hotel or something similar, with more rooms etc to increase capacity. T

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='786432' date='Mar 25 2010, 10:42 PM']Not true. They say "B. J. Goodfellow".[/quote] Yes, quite correct. T

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='786421' date='Mar 25 2010, 10:31 PM']If my maths is working... Creekside's rate for the whole rehearsal studio (5 rooms) comes in at £395 from 10am to 6.30pm. So we'd need 40 bodies to keep it at £10/head. I'll be in the area next week, I'll ask what they've got booked for June (& if they'll do a deal). Pete.[/quote] Nice one Pete. 10 / 10 for keeping it going cheers T

Ah yes, very very interesting Russ. Of course, there are the GB Rumours that have Goodfellow on the pickups..... T

I paid around £300.00 for my Westone Thunder three. Through neck, low action, fast as you like. The electrics could be better, but that's easily solved at not too much cost. A little on the heavy side, but one helluva lot of bass for the money I've lost count of the amount of basses I've sold in the past that didn't cost that much, were basically very good intruments but flawed in some minor way. If only I knew then what I know now..... T

Ok folks Jacks chocolate factory has dropped out of the race for now, although an alternative may be on the way..... So, it's between Creekside studios and Molan's school for now. On the face of it; Creekside seems to be the least hassle option, won't require catering and is located Southern London. Readily available on the day ? Molan's school does have far more unknowns at the moment, located Northern London. However, if it is available, it will hopefully present more rooms to use, which will allow more flexibility on the day. Any other ideas / observations ? cheers T

But I ordered the ham and pinapple ! Where's the spicy beef ? what do you mean it's all gone ? who ordered the one with olives ? what do you mean you couldn't fit it all on the back of your moped ? Probably a good idea though T

Ok Gary, this is where we roll our sleeves up The number of people is a good place to start, as so many other things besides the food will orbit around that estimate. A count up on thread nearer the day will give us a fair idea on that one. As for the food: Drinks is probably ok with the obvious from the hot and cold list. Food - perhaps avoiding a large range of stuff that is rather exotic or very spicy. They are likely to be the less popular sellers, as well as providing the fuel for a scene from Blazing saddles Maybe stuff that doesn't take too long to prepare and is locally accessable, in case of a need to re -stock. I'm sure others will come up with some good ideas, perhaps those with some experience in the catering industry ? A big THANK YOU for stepping up to the plate Gary !!! T

Hi again Gary Yes, I'm looking for volunteers to take care of the following jobs. - Food for the day - Security on the day - Not sure if the raffle is taken care of yet. Will get back to you all on this one. Would still like to hear more about the proposed venues though. Cheers T

Hiya Beastie Looking forward to seeing you and that Spitfire. The comments from the Yorkshire bash has fired me up for this one, it's going to be good to put some faces to the names around here. Looking forward to seeing you all on the day T

[quote name='mark54' post='783502' date='Mar 23 2010, 02:45 PM']do u know what make they were[/quote] sorry, no, the conversation didn't go there, as said luthier was cursing the english pots at the time and I was trying to avoid pouring fuel on the fire I will post if I find out though T

thanks stewart any more discussion on the whole ventilation thing in general ? T

Cheers guys, mucho appreciated. how would you clamp them together without damaging the casing on either amp ? I'd still like to know more about the whole ventilation issue, as I havn't come across a consensus of opinion on the topic yet thanks agian T

[quote name='essexbasscat' post='774622' date='Mar 14 2010, 07:58 PM']I'm gathering a list of current contenders for venues. If I've missed something out, please add it or PM me and I'll edit. In no particular order: - Friern Barnet (posted by molan) - Creekside studios (posted by bloodaxe) - Wood Green (Posted by jacklondon) I'm looking into this some more when I have a mo Cheers T [/quote] The last item on the voting agenda is the venue. Can everyone that has suggested a venue please gather as much info as possible ? the time for the final decisions is approaching fast !!!! I'll send out a few PM's in case this thread isn't looked at by the folk involved. Anyone that would like to add venue suggestions, can you please post them soon Cheers T

Hi all Apologies if this one's been done before folks. Did a search, but the comments that came up seemed to be incidental to other topics, so here goes. What are the general guidlines on ventilation ? I've noticed people commenting on how they have cut holes in their cases, fitted grills, left gaps etc. When do you need to leave gaps for ventilation ? when do you need to create holes for ventilation ? Is it more important to leave holes for valve amps ? Do solid state amps need extra ventilation holes ? I'm just really curious about the hole thing really. What's the general opinion ? The reason why I ask is, since joining B.C last year, I have succumbed to GAS (I know, I read the warnings). The current situation is: I'm looking to load up my very first 4u aluminium rack case and I'm concerned about having adequate ventilation for a Markbass Sa450 and an Ampeg B2RE, both of which take up 2u each. The Markbass has fan and ventilation openings on each side of the amp, at the back. The Ampeg has a fan and vent openings all at the back. The Ampeg has been mounted in the bottom of the rack, being the heavier of the two by far. To mount the Markbass in on top, I'll have to detach the rubber feet from the bottom of the amp for the mounting holes to line up. I'm not keen on the amps being that close together without some padding between the two. In order to create some protection padding between the two amps, I intend to fix some felt grommets that usually glue to the bottom of chair legs (to prevent wood/floor contact ). Hopefully, that will prevent the two amps clashing in transit and minimise the leverage on the mounting lugs at the front. On the ventilation topic, is the gap down the sides of the Sa450 that is created by the dimensions of the rack ears sufficient for efficient ventilation, bearing in mind the airflow turns through 90 degrees, or would it be better to add holes and / or vent grills on the sides of the rack case to allow a more direct airflow ? BY the way. I'll only be running one amp at a time. The rig will be running through 2 GS 1x12's. I'd appreciate everyone's thoughts please thanks all. B.C. is a great place Cheers T

I did have a conversation with a rather well respected luthier down south that recommended japanese pots in preference to the english ones just my 2p T

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