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Magnificent dead-eyed bass face there 😁😎🤘🤘

I Fort The Law - The Clash

Midi Vanilli?

The advantage is that 95% of Hawkwind song names would work as a name for the band. There was a Hawkwind tribute locally to me looking for a synth player. I was tempted as I have a Moog Rogue and an equally vintage analogue echo unit, but I figured it would get boring quite quickly and I would rather be playing bass.

Tread very carefully, as it's easy to effectively move the problem along the board. Literally do a couple of strokes of the files and keep on checking for rocking on the adjacent frets. Also make sure that the fret that you suspect is causing the problem, is actually seated in properly. Sometimes all that is required is a gentle tap with a light weight hammer.

Lovely. I usually really dislike ageing/relicing but that looks great, the best example that I've seen.

I'm forming a double-tribute to Camel and Toto called..... CamelTo(to) I'll get me coat.....😉

Brilliant. Thanks for that, much appreciated

I've just tried a couple of different strings and there's still a buzz, so I've just put a straight edge over the frets again and I think I've found a slight wobble, so I'm going to get the file out again to see if I can fix it.

When plugged into the FX return you can adjust the Ashdown EQ all you want, but it isn't in the signal chain because you've bypassed the Ashdown's preamp section. So it has 0.0 effect. If you want to make changes you'll have to use the Digbeth's EQ controls I haven't had an Ashdown in years, but when I had an ABM300 Evo II C210T I always thought it sounded very boomy and needed quite a cut in the low frequencies to work for me. Especially with a 5-string. Not sure if that's the preamp voicing or the amp as a whole, but I could imagine it being the latter.

The next gig for Hurtsfall is on Friday 25th April in Whitby at The Cove with Westenra and Social Youth Cult as part of the Whitby Goth Weekend. Normally I wouldn't be announcing this quite so early, but I believe that tickets are close to selling out, and there will be admission on the night without a ticket. For the same event last October by the weekend of the gigs there were no tickets left, so if anyone is planning on attending the WGW and would like to see us play I suggest that you get tickets now.

Hurtsfall were upstairs at The Corporation in Sheffield on Saturday supporting Deviant, Zeitgeist Zero and Iamimperfect. Really well run venue and evening with a proper stage manager making sure that everything ran smoothly. Also massive "backstage" area for the bands and gear plus refreshments. Only blip in the proceedings was that our backing was completely muted when we came to play and for some reason it took 3 goes for the sound engineer to find the right channel(s) and unmute them, which was a bit embarrassing and shouldn't be happening with digital programmable desks. Despite the fact that we went on 10 minutes after the doors opened, there was a decent turn out to see us, and it didn't look as though that many additional people came in after we had finished. All the bands were great. I particularly liked Iamimperfect and will make an effort to see them again. We obviously went down well as we sold a load of merch afterwards, and with the gig ending at 10.30 was back home just after 12.00. I believe some people like to see the empty stage set up, so here it is: Amp and cabs and all the stuff in the middle of the stage at the back was for the other bands. And here's a photo of us actually playing: Next gig is the 25th April at The Crafty Cove in Whitby with Westenra and Social Youth Cult as part of the Whitby Goth Weekend. I believe that this is almost sold out already.

I just spotted this. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335754368078?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=rpbRlok9T1C&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=6MnoMIQiQQC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 2 year warranty. They're big and heavy but they're truly awesome. It's a properly scary amp. One of the few valve amps that has both valve and solid state preamps. It's an absolute bargain IMO. Straight from the manufacturer.