WalMan

I’m hoping the new premises will have mine with me soon 😁

Barock Project - Live Voyager. It says “recorded at Trading Boundaries” which means we were there and I’m currently listening out for wifeys distinctive shriek … she’s on every band recording of our gigs she was at so no reason to think she wouldn’t be on this as well 🤣 That said it sounds like a bigger crowd/room than TB so maybe it’s an amalgamation of gigs and audiences Also Jason Lindberg and The Other Side. Their most recent album showed up on Apple Music and liking their brand of Swedish prog.

Saw him with Headspace Saturday. A bit different to your gig and a little sparse on attendance, others loss as they missed an excellent night with a great band Silent stage, except for the kit, and the baby Kemper doing its thing well.

So far tonight: Born to Run - the whole album not just the track Blackest Eyes - Porcupine Tree some Sweet and currently Time Frames - Jonas Lindbergh & The Other Side

Headspace at Trading Boundaries on Saturday with Lee Pomeroy on bass

Home at last and a beer cracked 🍻 Fun as ever and good to catch up with everyone.

Final load and I’ll be on the road soon

Dreadful 🙁 Horrible sound. Mistakes. Punters down the road at a firework party, so a virtually empty pub. First set was mush and struggled with or without IEM’s. I needed to apologise for letting it get to me and being out of sorts. Second set a bit better, but all in all a night to forget. i feel a major debrief incoming at rehearsal tomorrow night.

I have one on order 😁 If it’s anything like the One10’s I’m sure it’ll be fine

I shall have a BB2 with me. Unfortunately the Three10 has not arrived yet

Had a debrief on Saturday night whilst waiting for drummer to arrive - he’d warned he’d be a bit late. Took the Tokai and Darkglass Anagram and plugged the latter into the effects return which worked well. Only the second time in anger, but it’s pretty intuitive so adding effects and tweaking foot-switch assignments was a couple of quick clicks. Once we got started a couple of new songs mapped out and a few songs for Saturday’s set run through .

Raffle item: I have the TC Electronic Octaver I won two years ago that I’ve never really used that I’ll put back in. Gearwise: I reckon Basses: Wal, FrankenJazz (I should probably replace the battery), Tokai Hard Puncher, and then one of Status S2, Zon Legacy Elite, or G&L L2500 fretless. Amp/cabs: Microtubes 500, Streamliner and BB2 will be in the car from the previous night. Effects: Darkglass Anagram and I could put in the bigger pedalboard with the SkarBassOne and Source Audio C4 synth (amongst others) if not covered elsewhere. if anyone is interested I’m currently selling a Helix Floor in a flight case and a Helix Effects also flight cased, but will only bring if someone expressed an interest in either, otherwise I’ll continue the rather halfhearted selling attempt 🙂

It was ok, but a quiet night 🙁 Those that were there seemed to be enjoying themselves but mostly superglued to their seats other than a few dancing girls. One guitarist down but we’ve done it before so no problem, just tailor the set to songs that didn’t need the second guitar. Sound was ok, and fine in my IEM’s. Towards the end on the second set I had a couple of really bad attack of cramp in my fretting hand. Possibly dehydration, and maybe the fact that I have missed a load of my immune suppressant drugs because of Covid a month or so back & two courses of antibiotics so my arthritis is starting to flare up. Picked up a Darkglass Anagram during the week and set up a quick stomp box preserve with Compressor always on and then Octaver, Chorus and Flanger controlled by the buttons. Went well but will need some experimenting. Apparently it was the pubs Halloween party so face paint and dress up Gear: FrankenJazz, Anagram, Microtubes 500 and Barefaced BB2.Status S2 in reserve Shoes: Barefoot (red and silver)

Moon Safari - Himelbacken 2 Bandcamp Another band I found on eMusic years ago and have built up a collection of albums and seen a couple of times: - 10+ years ago in Southampton with Lazuli; and - last year at Trading Boundaries

Not against the rules, but certainly against the spirit to immediately repost for sale at a profit. My problem…I buy stuff but rarely move stuff on. I have purchased a few things here, always to use not flip, and if it’s not quite my thing I will re advertise here after a bit of use but at no more than I bought it for…then again others might say I’m a fool to myself 🙂 If I have had and used something for a while and do decide to move it on, and the market has moved that’s a different matter, but not as a buy and flip. Certainly don’t expect me to resell the Wal I’ve had for 40+ years for what I paid for it 🤣