eshears

Etienne bought my Barefaced Compact. We kept in constant contact via PM throughout the transaction, and he paid right on time as promised. Perfect, easy transaction!

I currently play bass in a pop/rock band in London. As I'm leaving the country, however, they need a new bass player! Currently, it's just guitar, bass, & drums, but will soon add a vocalist and another guitarist (or keyboards). I suppose the music can best be described as pop/rock, but it has taken a slightly funky turn since I joined. The guitar player is a great song writer (there's already 8 or so songs written), but is very open to everyone contrubuting their own ideas and style. Age/sex/race is of no concern, but we're all in our 30s and fairly laid back. Rehearsals are near Paddington Station and usually Sunday morning/afternoon. We just recorded some of songs in a live rehearsal setting. If you're interested, you can check them out on my MySpace: [url="http://www.myspace.com/ericshears"]www.myspace.com/erichsears[/url], and if those 2 songs aren't enough I have a couple more that you can listen to. Please keep in mind that these are rough recordings and since there is no vocalist at the moment (although there are lyrics writen for some of the songs), the songs can seem a bit long with that key element missing.

[quote name='51m0n' post='622784' date='Oct 10 2009, 11:20 PM']Was hoping to allay my Discombobulator gas only to have it fired up to truly scary proportions, and completely new and previously unknown GAS for a Deep Impact now (doh!)[/quote] You're welcome!

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='622636' date='Oct 10 2009, 08:01 PM']Great day guys, thanks to all who were involved in organisation. I particularly enjoyed Jake's workshop, but Ped, Alex and Roger were great too. Also, a special thanks to Jake for his personal tips on my dodgy upright (in)abilities. My favourite basses were Clarky's Shuker P (very nice neck) and eshears's Lakland DPLE2 (nice everything). See you soon.[/quote] Thanks Dave...and your Decade was definitely one of my favs...

This may be the nicest pic I have of all my gear! Thanks ped... [quote name='ped' post='622706' date='Oct 10 2009, 09:29 PM'][/quote]

Sounds interesting...and I live very near Muswell Hill. I'll send you a PM...

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='597988' date='Sep 14 2009, 10:18 AM']Still coming, but in the light of the number of amps that people are bringing (and the healthy representation of the Barefaced stable) I'm wondering if I really need to bring the rig. Thoughts, anybody? S.P.[/quote] There [i]will[/i] be a lot of Compacts there (including mine!), but please at least bring the the LH500...I would love to compare it vs Shuttle 6 through a Compact. I'm only bringing my Compact because I have one of the 1st ones (#3 I believe), and I have yet to turn it up past bedroom levels!

I should be able to make it...I've appended my gear at the end of the list... 01. Silverfoxnik: Roscoe Beck V, Wal Pro2e, BC Rich Eagle, Fender Jazz V Deluxe, plus my recently acquired Eden Metro Rig 02. Merton: Status Retroactive, Mikey's Singlecut Fanned-Fret Prototype, LH500 and Barefaced Vintage 03. OBBM: StRay5, MB F1, UL212, something else. 04. Hamster: BFM Omni15 tallboy, Barefaced Compact, Fender P with Thumper & Villex PTB 05. Alex Claber: '87 Warwick Streamer, RIM Custom 5 with 36" scale and Q-Tuners, Avalon U5/QSC PLX3002, GB Shuttle 6.0, Barefaced Compact, Big One, Midget, Midget T, maybe Big Baby. 06. Johnnylager: Spector Euro 4LX, KSD Jazz, LH-1000, Barefaced Big Juan, DHA Custom Shop VT2-Twin-EQ-Bass with Tech Tube valves & whatever other effects I have at the time. 07. Happy Jack: Lightwave Sabre VL, Hofner 500/1 (1964), Hofner 500/5 (1959), PJB Bass Buddy + headphones. 08. MacDaddy. Custom Shuker (hopefully!) and possibly Hamer Blitz or Iceni Zoot. 09. Stingrayfan: G&L Tribute L2000, Yamaha BB614, Westone Thunder 1A, Hartke LH500, Warwick 4x10 10. Chris B 11. Cetera: Pre-Kramer Spector NS-2, Wal Mk1 Fretless, Fender/AllParts 70's Jazz, Tech21 Landmark600, GenzBenzNEOX212T 12. Andyonbass. ACG Recurve, ACG J-Type, Pair of BFM Omni 10.5's 13. Waynepunkdude Fender Jazz, SX P Bass, DHA-DI-EQ & Ampeg SVT 5 Pro 14. Jakesbass Alembic MK5 Deluxe, German Blockless Wonder 1880 Double Bass (and the '78 Jazz if anyone wanted a go) 15. 51m0n (& Plux if he's not gigging): Bergantino AE410, MarkBass sa450, Focusrite Compounder, Roscoe Century Std V, (If Plux isnt gigging) Berg HT210, HT115, Hartke LH500 16. Floyd Pepper - Markbass LMK, Bergantino HT112 & EX112, Stingray '91 2eq, Lakland DJ4, Stagg EDB, Epiphone Jack Casady and a Fender '54 RI Precision 17. davidmpires - Markbass F1, Barefaced Compact, Spector Euro LX 5, T-Bass by Status 18. peted - Warwick Thumb BO 4, Hartke HA3500, BFM Omni 10, Aphex Bass Xciter, Shuker Singlecut 6 fanned fret (if it's ready by then, but I'm not holding my breath) 19. Platypus - Alleva Coppolo Jazz 5, Celinder Jazz 4 fretless, Tecamp Puma 1000 + Tecamp M212 cab 20. Prosebass - Current Builds at the time, Hofner S7B, Laptop , sequencing software , + amp and cab 21. Monz - Stingray 5 (la bella flats) Matamp GT200, Simms-Watt PA 100, Matamp 8x10 + Whatever else I have bought buy then 22. Alien - Schecter Stiletto 4, Peavey Grind 6, Hartke HA7000, Alien Audio 2x10 + other toys. 23. EssentialTension: Lakland Skyline Decade, Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision (and who knows what else) 24. silddx - Warwick Corvette $$ 4, Warwick Corvette Standard Ash active fretless 4, POD X3 Live, (I am praying I won't have it by then, but I will bring the Kopo Lina fretless 4 if I do!) 25. Phil_the_bassist: MMSR5 w/JE preamp, Sandberg Cali JM, Steinberger synapse5 w/ extra pup, various fuzz pedals and envelope filters, whatever amp I happen to own by then. 26. Stingray5 - My StingRay5, StingRay fretless and Tune TWB-6 plus any other basses in my signature pic if people let me know. I also have an Aria AMB-50B acoustic bass if anyone fancies a go? Could also bring my GT6-B. Plus ('cos it's small) a BLX-80 combo. And some cans...? 27. Urb - 1 x Sei 5 String Single Cut - 1 x Sei 4 string Jazz bass - EBS and Boss pedals 28. dave.c - Spector Rebop 4DLX EX, Spector NS2000-4, Gibson SGZ,Hartke LH500, Hartke Hydrive 410 29. WalMan - Wal Pro1/Custom conversion, G&L L2500 US, MarkBass CMD121H, Epifani 1x12 (not the neo one but I can't remember the initials just at the mo), Bass Pod xT Pro, Marshall SuperBass 100 head 30. Bottle - Ibanez ATK-305NT, Gallien-Krueger MB2-500, EBS Pro-line 4x10 31. Nancy Johnson (Paul) - Waterstone TP-12 Tom Petersson 12-String bass. Tech 21 Landmark 300/Ashdown MAG 4x10/Ashdown MAG 1x15 32. Beedster: Fender, Fender, Fender, Fender, Fender, Fender..and Markbass!. 33. pete.young: Burman Pro 4000 and a Dean Bromberg B2, which has an unusual Piezo bridge pickup 34. coasterbass: Mesa 1x15 RR, Mesa 4x10, Ampeg SVP and Eden WP100 preamps 35. sixshooter: 55P bass Sonic Blue Relic, 59P bass original Sunburst, 59P bass Custom Shop relic Mary Kaye, 79P bass original but upgraded Black, Modulus 6 Oteil Burbridger 36. Jean Luc Pickguard: couple of Ashborys, an NS-design CR5M & danelectro longhorn 37. Deaver: El Maya or the Prosebass Humbucker Fretless 38. Jack London: GK1001RBII and Simnett 39. ped: Vigier S2 fretted/S3 fretless, Roland Vbass, SWR 4x8/1x15, noname 1u poweramp if it doesn't explode beforehand, phone, keys, wallet 40. bythesea: Overwater Perception 5 41. Walbassist: Wal Mk III (spalted maple) fretted 5, Rick Turner Renaissance Bass fretted 5, Veillette Archtop Bass fretless 5, Brook Otter fretted 5 ABG 42. dannybuoy: Peavey T-40 & pedalboard 43. bassace: double bass 44. barneyG42: Status Series1, and possibly me Hartke 3500 45. Johngh: Fender MIJ Jazz 75 reissue. Shuker Headless 6er and Status S2 Classic 6er headless. 46. Clarky: Shuker JJ Burnel and Mesa Walkabout 47. Stylon Pilson: £10, a Hartke LH500 and a Barefaced Compact. And probably a fretless Aria Sinsonido 48. Xzantes: Conklin Groove tools 7 string fretless 49. sdgrsr400: Lākland Skyline 55-02 Deluxe, Glockenklang Soul II, Acme B2-ii 50. woolz: ABM ashdown evoIII 575w head, peavey cab. ibanez sr20th, few pedals. 51. Paul S: Fender Jaguar, Hohner B2A; Trace Elliot AH300-12, 1153, 2103H 52. Bubinga 5: Fender Jazz custom shop custom Classic, Stingray 5, Sei Jazz 5, Ostinato Jazz, Fender Jazz 5, Cort Elrick 5, Aguilar 53. eshears: Pedulla Rapture J2, Lakland DPLEII (Darkstar P-bass), Genz-Benz Shuttle 6.0, Barfaced Compact, Pedalboard (Deep Impact, Supercollider, Ultra Fuzz, Discumbobulator, Small Stone, Dd-6)

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='554568' date='Jul 28 2009, 03:03 PM']Very interested to hear what you have to say once you try the various combinations out.. [/quote] +1! I'm very interested in various Shuttle combinations as well, particularly Big One, Big Baby (with and w/o Baby Sub), 2 Midgets, Compact + Midget...

Doug Wimbish's website says that Headfake is playing at Metropolis Studios in London on June 9th & 10th. The only problem is that Metropolis Studios seems to know nothing about it! I've e-mailed them and they said Wimibsh is not playing there. I've sent an e-mail to Wimbish's website as well but got no response. So, does anyone have any information on where/when he might be plaing around London?