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...with my first band of 40+ years ago. Started out as a WMC band playing an odd set of country, 50’s & 60’s songs as 16/17 year olds with an ‘older’ bandleader - I joined on bass having replied to an ad for a guitarist as he was retiring as he was too old (he was 30!!) but by the time I got to the audition he’d realised that was BS, but they didn’t have a bass player so did I fancy the job? We did that for while and then as a three piece after he left and we carried on playing clubs, though we had to have a driver for gigs as none of us was old enough to drive. Started writing our own stuff in a punky vein and built up a good following and full gig list on the south coast - I used to have a gig flyer that covered three months and had around sixty dates, which would probably kill me now. Then ‘stuff’ happened and I carried on with the drummer and later vocalist addition but lost touch with the guitarist for some time. Cut to a couple of months back when our old ‘manager’ (ok mate who drove the van and desk) got in touch and we had a meet up in a pub to chew over old times - usual “...and do you remember when...” conversation that band mates have 🙂 Old/ancient copies of songs were shared by Dropbox, keys agreed, and all agreed that maybe we wouldn’t play them quite that fast now, and today we met up in a studio to bash through what we could remember and record what happened. Also a chance to get the cone on my new BF OneTen, picked up yesterday and lovely & easily able to keep up with a Blackstar 20 rig. Despite not having played together as a three piece for 40 years it was still bloody tight. The recordings will be interesting to hear. Despite being ‘punks’ the eclectic range of influences was interesting, Bill Nelson/Bebop Deluxe, Wishbone Ash, XTC, Wilko Johnson, Hendrix/Trower, shades of Motörhead, and many more.

Sadly I’ll not be able to make it this year. Operation on my left foot a week ago means it’s probably best I don’t drive. The Zon will have to wait until next year 😢 Have a great day chaps & chapesses 🤘

Blimey they came up big 😵 might need to edit that, or maybe it’s just my huge monitor

Second single preview - Horse This was rerecorded with the Zon Legacy and I was happier with the flow of it than the original version Preview tracks: Can't Go Back Recorded a while back now with the G&L L2500 fretless (even if the pic is of the Wal ) She Knows Her Station Pretty sure this was the last thing recorded on the fretted L2500 before I sold it. Not sure why I did now (GAS almost certainly) because I rather like the sound of it here, but it's gone so there you go

After a brief hiatus and delay in planned release dates the Blue Temple Lions are back - just in time for my birthday as well

Cheers Clarky. The learning curve (cliff face) starts here 😄 Pleasure doing business with you.

Gig last Sunday afternoon 4-7 at The Swan, Woolston. Great gig and crowd who are always up for a bit of rock. Second gig with our stand in drummer whilst the usual one is in New Zealand, and he’s doing a great job of it. Plenty of eye contact for ends and odd bits during, but he’s got 99% down. First outing for the Zon and got some nice compliments on it and the gig as a whole - much dancing on tables, and looking forward to getting back there in June

Good gig with the third stand in drummer whilst our regular drummer is in New Zealand for 6 months. Considering he’d had one full rehearsal and one minus vocals he’s done a great job and a lot of work to learn two sets + i think I probably made more mistakes than he did 🤭

He plays some ‘interesting’ patterns for me to work bass lines against sometimes 😉

Video for the first single from the album. No band in the video as we're rather a dispersed bunch: Vocalist / songwriter - Wellington, New Zealand Guitarist - Florida, USA Bass - Littlehampton (LA), UK Blue Temple Lions - Facebook

Indeed. Don't think there was a Hartke LH in the test, but reading the manual for the LH500 I had (until the Bash) 12 o'clock on the BM&T is in fact a smiley scoop sound

I bet you were, as was I 🤣

So 5 strings next year then 😀 See you all there by which time I need to shed a few pounds looking at the photos

Yup. A load of pedals - EBS Compressor, Chorus & Octave, Dr Green Bass reverb & Joyo D-Seed echo and a small Pedaltrain board & bag (Mini I think)

I'll start the raffle rolling with the EHX Mini Qtron I won a couple of years ago but have never found a use for

Just realised I have a gig in Southampton that night, so now updated. I could add in the McMillen 12Step and iPad from the prog rig, but probably not as I don't need it in the evening.

Attendee list 1) Cetera - Spector NS2 & Legend 4X, Dingwall NG2, Epiphone Vintage Pro Thunderbird, Yamaha BB3000, GK800RB head, Genz Benz Neox212 cab, Tech-21 Dug DP3X preamp/pedal 2) Ezbass - Maruszczyk Elwood L 4 string fretted (J pickups), Maruszczyk Elwood L 4 string fretless (MM pickup), Rickenbacker 4003s, Rob Allen MB2 fretless, Phil Jones Flightcase + PB300 3) Happy Jack - AliKat DB #004, Mike Lull 54P, all I need to play a doubling gig (that evening) on those two instruments 4) BlueJay - Eminence Upright (left-handed), loads of camera equipment 5) obbm - Fender Precisions, Sadowsky HPJ, Bergantino NV115, Handbox WB100 and if room Quilter BB800 + BF One10 + Nate Mendel for sale/trade  6) Nancy Johnson (Paul) - The Big One, rack (GED/poweramp), possibly the dUg DP3x. A bass. 7) MacDaddy - Shuker bass(es), Snapdragon Folding bass, Flattley Bass Poison Ivy. 8 ) prowla (Paul) - Maybe a Ric or two and fakers, maybe a couple of Statii, maybe J- & P-basses. Probably a Markbass amp & cab and a pedalboard with some FX. 9) Stingray5 - Old faithful Stingray5; Tune SWV4-BB bass; Eden EC180 1x15 combo. (I also have a gig that evening so may leave the Eden in the car but happy to bring it in if anyone asks). 10) TrevorR - Wal Pro II E, Wal Mk 1 Custom, Aria SB700, MarkBass LMII and Traveler 2x10, pedalboard. 11) TheGreek - Mesa M Pulse 600 head/ Powerhouse 1x15 cab and The Psilos bass built by Andyjr1515 12) JapanAxe (Graeme) - most of the stuff in my signature! 13) Wolverinebass (Andy) - Maybe some Wounded Paw effects/signature preamp and a bass. 14) Silverfoxnik (Nik) - Roscoe Beck 5, Gibson Thunderbird, BC Rich Eagle, plus my Ampeg V4BH Rig 15) Paul The Drums of the Junkyard Dogs, with kit. 16) Frank Blank (Frankè Blanké) Rob Allen Mouse, AER Basic Performer, Fender Modern Player with modded fretless neck, Ibanez SRC6/SR500, cake. 17) Ordep - Noble Preamp, Modulus Jazz, Fodera Monarch New Std, Amp, pedalboard depending on the day’s mood. 18) ChunkyMunky - Yamaha BB1025X, SWR Redhead combo  19) Jabba the Gut - TC Electronic RH450, RS112 and some own build basses 20) Thestick - Vanderkley cabs, Aguilar ag700 head, selection of basses 21) Mr & Mrs Hamster - Tea, coffee & cake! Might bring a couple of basses too 22) bassace - usual double basses etc. 23) OutSpoon (Steve) - Fodera Monarch Standard Classic, Sandberg California VS5, Maybe a '94 Stingray? TC 208 combo or PJ Double4? 24) Walman - TBA but a load of EBS pedals for sale

It's been a while but a new track from one of my ongoing originals projects. Plain Sight was (I think) recorded with Wal PB1680 - as I generally record my tracks at home and DropBox them I sometimes lose track, but the Wal is normally the go to bass for this project. That said the other track there from Soundcloud (Kickin Up Dust) is mostly G&L US L2500 fretless with PB1680 in the sort of solo section.

[quote name='Clarky72' timestamp='1506939906' post='3382073'] Issues with the first solution is that I cant find anything designed for this and would have to attach a strap mount transmitter to my board; Any thoughts? [/quote] [url="http://www.smoothhound-innovations.com/"]Smoothhound system[/url]? The transmitter is probably shallower than a Boss pedal when plugged in. British made. Inexpensive. Works really well

Great day as ever - if ultimately a little expensive (ahem) Sadly PB1680 never made it out of the car, but a few other bits did Thanks all, and hood to catch up. Next year I really shall get back to the jam room!!

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1505983567' post='3375589'] Far Canal, that MoPho is pretty 80s-tastic ... an MTV 12" mix in a box. [/quote] It's great. I only really use one patch for the prog gig, but there's some corkers on there that I have used with a keyboard on disco/funk deps in the past

[quote name='Chownybass' timestamp='1505389051' post='3371515'] A couple of things... Bass Guitar Magazine will be giving me some magazines to give away. So look out for those too. And... does anybody have a Tonehammer 500 they can bring? I want to check it out (as I'm using one for NAMM and I've never played with one before) - S [/quote]Can't help with a 500 but I shall have a 350 in the car if that's any help I can also chuck the [url="https://www.keithmcmillen.com/products/12-step/"]McMillen 12Step[/url] & [url="https://www.davesmithinstruments.com/product/mopho/"]DSI MoPho[/url] in the car if anyone wants a look at those. Hopefully the MoPho (never a more apt name when I came to use it last gig) will work. Wouldn't fire up at the gig but did the next day at home. Gig was outside and I think it may just have been flaky power, but was annoying all the same on the night. Could add the laptop to show the 12Step running softsynths in poly, but that's a bit more involved and I could really do with upgrading the laptop as it struggles a bit sometimes hence my never getting round to using that live to date

[quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1504010125' post='3362080'] Great idea! Does anyone have any direct links to them, Rob in particular? [/quote]Email Status or ring. I believe Rob often responds direct and if not the person who answers is v helpful (can't remember her name but helped with sorting out the right pasrt for the S1)

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