Earbrass

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1495752885' post='3306409'] And...? [/quote] Pretty awesome . Sadly its arrival coincided with having my music room redecorated, so all my gear has been piled up in another room and not very accessible, but I've been giving it a good run through its paces this morning and I have to say I am very impressed. Works great with guitar and bass and plays nicely with my Yamaha FC-7 expression pedal. These days I am only playing out with acoustic instruments, so this is just for the much-despised "bedroom noodling" and for recording when I get the studio set up again. All the amp models and fx I am ever likely to want/need, looper, drum patterns (though you can't use the looper and the drums at the same time for some reason). Very tweakable - you can move the order of fx in the chain, add and remove fx (up to 10 at once), assign any 3 to the footswitches in stombox mode, etc etc. USB interface for recording, headphone out, aux in (both on mini jacks). Solidly built. No on/off switch though. At £80 I can't think of a reason not to buy one if you're in the market for a multi-fx. EDIT: I forgot to mention that I wasn't too impressed with the tuner - it's too sensitive and the little arrow whizzes up and down while the note is still ringing, making it very difficult to be precise, but I'm happy to tune by ear at home, and I have a pitch black tuner anyway so not a big deal for me.

Laboratorium Pieśni at the Union Chapel, July 8th.

It says "temporarily out of stock" on the site - as it did when I ordered mine on Tuesday - but mine is being delivered today. Bargain!

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWUMx79mz_Q[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtX2HPBMcsQ[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pVoABljzRA[/media]

[quote name='SH73' timestamp='1494701248' post='3298023'] Modesty. Perhaps you could start a thread on mixing, mastering, eq ing, compressing etc. So we can learn from master Dad.😊 [/quote] Everything you need to know right here: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0m3n9mPssA&index=3&list=PL5Um7IgR_gBkYl_TIbLr4qWY0ekO1Qnbi[/media]

Can they even hear each other? Sounds like a total mess to me.

Dress appropriately..... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6IyVzmetPg[/media]

[quote name='project_c' timestamp='1493462118' post='3288503'] The internet is responsible for killing a lot of culture and livelihoods. [/quote] Like the printing press, putting all those scribes and itinerant storytellers out of business.

[quote name='mep' timestamp='1491852685' post='3275918'] Will fixing a wheel to the log get it out of trouble then? [/quote] Well that's just silly. Surely you're going to need at least one each end?

Frigg in Guildford next Sunday (preceded by a Finnish fiddle tunes workshop - I'll be taking my nyckelharpa). Then Faustus in Clerkenwell on Thursday 6th

[quote name='pbasspecial' timestamp='1490290181' post='3264028'] I don't remember getting my knob out or taking a sh*t on the floor . [/quote] Maybe they thought that if you can't even remember that, you'd probably struggle memorising the set list.

Tricky one. On the one hand there's the opportunity to have all those hundreds of hours of solo practice honing one's skills finally appreciated by a receptive audience...on the other hand, the gig sounds pretty good too....

How about during? I remember seeing Henry Cow play on a Sunday afternoon in Southend - probably 1977ish. About half way through a tea-lady wandered across the front of the stage with a trolley full of tea and biscuits. The band were into one of their long "free impro" sections and one by one came to the front of the stage to help themselves. I recall being a bit miffed that we didn't get any. Rock'n'roll.

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1483725451' post='3209652'] I think I'd struggle with anyone under 40-odd. Does that count? [/quote] Is that inches tall or stones in weight? From an ad on Bandmix: [i][color=#101010]I'm looking for other members who are preferably no older than 30 (as im 22), who have similar taste musically and who are pretty openminded.[/color][/i] [i][color=#101010] [/color][/i][i][color=#101010] [/color][/i]

[i][color=#555555]vitriolic noodle vendors[/color][/i] [color=#555555]Now that's a great band name.[/color]

No No No

Sold a Zoom MS-60B pedal to Andy. All good - recommended.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1483696209' post='3209283'] agree with the deceasing audience ... [/quote] I think that comes under the heading of "accidentally accurate".

Did you deny having been influenced by the Beatles?

[quote name='Monkey Steve' timestamp='1481801010' post='3195227'] I use a similar technique to Entwistle - effectively fingerstyle but hitting the strings with the end of my fingers rather than picking or plucking them. Sounds very similar to slapping with a thumb, but allows for much more speed. [/quote] +1

Had a rush of blood to the mouse finger and bought a Dave Smith Instruments Evolver Mono desktop synth on ebay. Fancied trying it out, and got it for a price where if I don't get on with it I can hopefully move it on without major loss. Touch and go whether it will arrive before xmas.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1482186962' post='3198367'] all genres outside of classical evolved from blues [/quote] There is a whole world of music out there that has nothing to do with either the blues or "classical".

I have been playing the nyckelharpa for almost a year and half now - it's a fabulous instrument and I regret not having discovered it several decades ago. I also play the D/G melodeon for morris (though I have taken a break from this for the past couple of months due to health issues). I also have a bit of a hankering for a kantele, but my sensible side tells me I have too many instruments already.

...and you stand by your claim to have played 4 hour bar gigs, hauling lights and sound for free....in Milwaukee?