WalMan

Looks like I'll be running late, but should still make it. Tickets for Trading Boundaries the night before for wifey's birthday, which'll be a lateish one once I've driven home. If nothing else I need to be there in the hope of delivering @hen barn's 2019 raffle prize that we never managed to arrange to meet up to exchange!! Found it in the garage in a box of pedals when I was looking for something else this afternoon

Two 5 strings here. FPPR S1 & white/cream S2. I'll post pics when I manage a couple of decent ones 🙂

Probably wouldn't be considering that as an option if I were ever to consider selling my Wal - which before you ask will never happen 🤣

Last night was a late one. We don't follow football, so the final didn't cross our minds until we arrived to set up at 7 to find the pub full & waiting for kick off, and told "Oh yes you'll be going on after the football". So we set up and settled in for a long night... and then that was delayed so we ended up going on. Eventually went on sometime after 10:30 and played through til midnight using the two sets as a guide and swapping stuff as we went. Fair few stayed, but it certainly thinned out after the game ended as it did. Slightly harder work for me as we were a guitarist down, and I was in charge of the PA on my iPad - though that was pretty much a set and go affair. It has been quite funny seeing a couple a FB posts today from people who came to the pub for a band and were whizzed off that they got football 🤣 Previous week was a blast with another outing with my first ever band from 44 years ago reliving our selection of punky power pop choons. Hells bells we used to play stuff fast. Seemed to go well generally, if confusing the heck out of some of the regulars of the venue more used to the more usual cover band fare

That depends. Someone I know well and trust not to be a Richard, then quite possibly, especially if I were at the gig, otherwise they might get the offer of the beaten up FPPR S1 (plays well, sounds great, looks like a piece of ****), otherwise it's unlikely. I have offered gear loan to an Italian prog band, but though I don't know the bass player personally I would be at the gig(s), have seen them before and trust him not to go mad with it. That said it's only a rig that'll probably be require as all my basses are active and (bar the Wal) 5 strings, and he prefers a Jazz type 4. More inclined in this instance as they're travelling light (fly in, gig, fly out) and I'm pretty sure the logistics of bringing in instruments post Brexit would be the straw that broke the camel's back

...make sure you're prepared for the new member introductory lecture 😉 and the raffle to end all raffles 🤣

Day after wifey's birthday, and was planning to do the gig @ Trading Boundaries on 22/10 so it'll be a late night, but should be doable. Now what to bring 'cos it won't all fit in the car!! 🤔

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Indeed, I regretted p/xing with Nik for the Big Block 750 almost immediately, and then was on holiday & not quick enough when he later sold it on Fired up the replacement this morning, put everything at 12 o'clock, no limiter or brite and it sounded great. Arrived in a functional 2u flight case, but I have got a better one kicking around somewhere & must dig that out. As for which cab...all of them? 🤣 Actually more likely the Super12t or Big Baby (unless I ever get round to selling the S12t to fund another BB2)

In a while. SWMBO is back and I probably shouldn't have 🤣 Will have to find a quiet moment 🙄

I regretted selling/swapping the Hartke LH500 I had a couple of years back. This week I ’fell’ and today a replacement arrived 😁 Nice simple amp for this simple bass player, and sounds great (IMO anyway) I toyed with going for the LH1000 for bridge/biamp options, but I think It would be overkill for majority of my gigs.

The Alibi YouTube channel , which in the last couple of years has gone from live clips to Lockdown videos

CD's have now arrived, so for those that still do it's on Bandcamp - https://thealibi2.bandcamp.com

Last Saturday, but still great fun. Forty years on did a gig with my first real (second actual) band, well guitar, bass & drums with our roadie/manager on vocals. ”You’re all a bunch of punks, so why’s he got a ****** haircut?” Was the cry at a gig in Reading many years ago 😱 Well we were and we weren’t. Spiky new wave three piece (so plenty of scope for me to ‘overplay’ to fill space) but with odd time signatures, and influences from XTC, Joe Jackson & Elvis Costello through to Bebop Deluxe, Wishbone Ash, Yes, Camel, etc.. Started with guitarist and drummer aged 17 in a country band playing WMC’s with an older guitarist and learnt our ‘trade’ then started on our own as a three piece playing originals on the pub circuit. Got together just before lockdown and did a short support set with my main band three days before the world stopped in 2020. Saturday was a longer set with another punky band joint headlining. Great fun, and like slipping on an old glove. Still so easy to get through songs, blag through covers, and get out of odd glitch with a knowing nod. Hopefully we’ll do it all again, it’s just such fun to bash out catchy short power pop originals, though ‘Do The Static’ remained as true now as it was then 🤦‍♂️

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Depends what level of distortion you are after, but I love the SkarBassOne from Trondheim Audio that Dood demoed for BGM last October (my one from the original Kickstarter 😁) Two levels switchable, so you can set a mild grit and then kick in a bit/lot more. It's a constant for my sound gigging and recording now. Then again for utter filth the fuzz pedal my youngest built me for my birthday last year is pretty mental 🤣

There will be a digipack CD to come or d/l from Bandcamp

New EP launches Friday: The Alibi - Uncovered Pleased with the results for this, helped by mastering by Lewis Johns, but I am also pleased with the bass sound overall. IIRC basses used were as below, and all were recorded to two blended tracks, bass DI'd and a mildly gritty Helix patch Ashly/Pearce model Zon Legacy Elite 5 Wal Status S2S2 5 Wal G&L L2500 fretless Status 5 Just as everyone boycotts Spotify we hope for a 1000th of a penny somewhere in the future 🤣

It is, and that one was mine 😁

Just by way of update, here's Dood's review of the SkarBassOne & video with sounds https://www.bassgearmag.com/bassic-review-trondheim-audio-skarbassone-pedal/ I have to say I ruddy love this pedal and recently have just been using it with the Status > SkarBassOne > D800 & one of my Barefaced stable at gigs. It sounds great and pretty much as in Dood's video. Great solid tone with a nice little bit of grit and high zing

Well it's the one's you least expect that surprise you every time. Small village pub run by the sis of a guy who helps us get gigs (retired, got a bit of tie on his hands and some patience to chase) A shoehorn and industrial tub of vaseline required to squeeze us in, and starting on best behaviour level wise. Only plugged one of the One10's in but it was holding its own pretty well. Weird feedback from the PA after the third song but got that nipped in the bud. First set went well and the crowd were up for it, so the guitars crept up and for the second set I stopped using the second One10 as a stand and plugged it in, also got the Series 2 out of the bag as I hadn't spent the whole of the first set knocking chunks out of the beaten up Series 1 generally used in tight fits as it's had a hard life and I worry less about it (still sounds great and the reason I picked up the S2 and would like another Status at some point). An older crowd to start with, but by the end of the night the youngsters had come in as well (probably to mock the old men making a noise, but they were singing along at the end of the night 😁) Just the one numpty who wandered up mid song, was ignored by the vocalist and so turned his attention to me just as I was stepping up to the mic for BV's and totally oblivious tried to talk to me / shouted in my ear. 99% sure it wasn't "you're ****" but possibly asking if we had a CD. I was a bit busy at the time, and he wandered off, so we'll never really know

Not tried it yet. I should be working (so why am I posting on BC!?🤣) Will give it a blast at rehearsal tonight

First one back last Saturday. Went well in the main. Drummer ended the first song early but we ploughed through. All had the odd alien abduction moments but nothing we couldn’t handle, what’s the odd jazz note amongst friends who can look over and chuckle 😁 Just great to get out again

Works for me, dates permitting.