WalMan

Not too bad. Last one in the diary for that band to this year unless something else turns up Used the TC BH250 with the Super12T again and it sounded really nice where I was. not so clear on the recording by the recorder but that was probably set to high in the air. A couple of deps, a prog gig and some recording to come. Need to find something else to do

A head and cabs might give you more scope to mix & match. I have been running a Genz Benz Streamliner 6 with a Barefaced Super12T, which is a great rig, though pushing you budget and all bass Then again I picked up a TC Electronic BH250 head recently to run for smaller gigs, and with a view to getting a second cab so that I have another rig I can run the bass pedals through for the proggy gig. I have to say that paired with the S12T is also an awesome sounding rig and was plenty loud enough at the gigs on the last two Saturdays. Markbass are good, and also small & light, but they really won't do guitar as well. For that you might consider something like an Orange Tiny Terror - though again that would need a separate cab. One of the guitarists tonight was talking about getting the new Micro Terror for rehearsals & small gigs in London when he is heading there on the Tube. He used a Blackstar 5W amp & cab at a gig last year and it was great & plenty loud enough.

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1377182519' post='2184456'] GAS? Is fracking allowed in Surrey? [/quote]SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! They'll all be up from Balcombe, picketting the school because of the earthquakes being caused by 50(ish) bass players getting down in the hall & jam room

[quote name='barkin' timestamp='1377168471' post='2184161'] The Barefaced S12 is a (b****y loud) 4 Ohm cab. [/quote]This

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1376998204' post='2181932'] So your entry in the list now looks something like this... (feel free to amend if wrong!) [/quote]That's close enough for jazz

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1376998318' post='2181934'] Just had a look on line. The rules have changed but I think only for small donations. Someone should check with CRUK how they work it. I'm guessing they get a bit more than £5k a year. [/quote]There is the potential for them to do a GA claim on small donations, but that is for donations up to £5k pa, and I suspect they get a bit more than that. In any event it is for [url="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/gasds/basics.htm#2"]cash donations[/url] of less than £20, so for many reasons collections at gigs that are then paid in through the JustGiving page will not technically qualify for GA. If I make a personal donation of £20 then I can tick the GA box. I was going to say that you will find that there are questions when you get to the donations as to the source of the funds (personal, from a collection from others, for a company) but JustGiving doesn't do that - VirginMoney donations made do, and on the VirginMoney page it confirms that only the personal donations do qualify for GA. SORRY

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1376997662' post='2181923'] Hmmm. Not sure how many of the people at my gig pay tax :/ How does that work? Am I somehow donating the tax I've paid? [/quote]You can't do it for money collected from others, only for money you give personally

So the L2500's will be coming, at least the fretted one, as will the Streamliner 6 & Barefaced Super12T as I now have a dep that night, thankfully sort of on the way home

Picked up a BH250 recently and used it for the first time in anger last night paired with the Super12T. Smallish room but against a loud drummer and two guitarists for some classic rock covers (Lizzy Free Bad Co etc) and it easily held its own and sounded awesome. There's my smaller gig rig sorted. Streamliner where I need a bit more POWER. BH250 for smaller rooms. Marvellous!

Gig at a new pub with a dep drummer (known quantity from bands in the past) who did a sterling job and probably made the least mistakes of all of us. I went worrying that the sound guy would have his usual overload of PA gear for a room that didn't need ot, BUT HALLEFURCKINLULJAH just top boxes on stands. See it is possible!!! Took the Streamliner 6 in case, but used the new TC BH250 as a lower powered unit for smaller venues, as intended. It was brill through the BF S12T and easily held its own. Went through the rock covers set, but it had a different feel with a different drummer. Good, just different. Crowd were up for it and the landlord well pleased - we've played for him before at a prevous pub he ran and always had a good night there. Asked him in the break ' when do you want us shut up by?' His response ... 'well your best at the Fountain was 12:40 from a planned 11:45 end so work to 11:15 and play it by ear' Finally finished, having had to redo a couple (by request) as we ran out of stuff we all knew, at around 11:50. So all in all a pretty good one Another one with the dep in Sholing next Saturday, then who knows....

[quote name='tonybassplayer' timestamp='1376690189' post='2178198'] Wouldn't the tax implication only apply to new items purchased in a shop ? If so buy used in a private sale [/quote]Nope. Beware the cheapie out replaced by something more expensive. It might / mahe worked for some people in the past, butif you get pulled they have people who know what they are looking at, and you run the risk of confiscation. BTW isn't it funny how people get up in arms about greedy companies legally avoiding tax but are happy to consider evading tax smuggling a misrepresented item through Customs. I do realise that the numbers are significantly different, but still ... just sayin'

So I now have a dep that night, still it's on the way home but may put a slightly different slant on what goes in the car. It'll be a long weekend. Get back from hols the night before (semi sensible hour & should be home before midnight). Load the car in the morning (making sure to include a crate of Red Bull). SEBB all day. Dep on the way home. Rehearsal pre recording later in the week with the prog band on Sunday, and back to work for a rest on Monday :-)

Had a pair, but there was something wrong with mine and the interfered terribly with out of the guitarists gear, so I gave up and sold them. Other than that they seemed OK The trouble with most of the demo vids for all of these is that there is almost always nothing to give any idea of scale & coverage. I now have a single LED 4 Par bar type affair, which is OK but I/we really need another for a better spread/wash & I'm not about to shell out for another set on my own

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1376429308' post='2173986'] The 24th it'll be with me, mark king and andrew levy :-P [/quote]Bring them along ... or perhaps not

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1376409255' post='2173536'] I've just spoken to Lars, and he's fine with the bass being with James on 24th, and he'll let us know about Dave and Guy when he's been able to talk to both of them (Guy being in Australia at the moment). We were also talking about writing another press release while all this is happening or just afterwards - we both had the same idea at the same time So for the moment, we rock on as planned! \m/ \m/ [/quote] If its with Jim and free on the evening of the 24th I am gigging in Southampton that night

Good news. Must get over to the Just Giving page If it's back on the South Coast this w/e or next & free I have a couple of local gigs coming up, otherwise that's me for the year

[quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1376380521' post='2172930'] Goodo - does this mean there will be a corner for [b]us old gits[/b] to sit down, talk and attempt to play the simplistic, non slappin' stuff through nice quiet amplifiers whilst drinking tea and smoking ciggies? Please? [/quote]it'll need to be a big corner. See you in it

[quote name='throwoff' timestamp='1376296360' post='2171714'] ..... thats what she said. [/quote]cough snort fnarr fnarr

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1376274239' post='2171615'] Those Primetones look very interesting, I shall have to give them a try. I used the normal, lexan, 3mm Big Stubbies for many years, but I switched to the nylon version last year. The main thing I like about them over the lexan is that they last longer. [/quote]Certainly worth a look IMO. Similar in dimensions to the big 3.0 Stubbies, though slightly lighter I think, but they don't seem to wear like the them and the tone is somewhat softer. The difference in tone is subjective, and possibly vereing in to the realms of directional leads & 'special' mains leads affecting sound, but is there I think

Blimey it's gonna be a big'un! Just thought for a vintage 'corner' I could bring my ancient Marshall Superbass 100, but it weighs a ton (and could be said to be a Trigger's Broom after the work done on it to get it going a few years back) Still sounds awesome though Next thought is the 'Raffle' Thread. I have a couple of things things to add to that when it comes around.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1376259368' post='2171543'] Wow, those are thick picks! [/quote] They just have better grip & a fuller sound for me. And I'm a thick pick (might have missed a letter there )

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1376250832' post='2171375'] I very rarely use a pick for the sole reason I'm sh*t f***ing useless when I do. It all goes disastrously wrong when I use a pick for some reason. [/quote]which (along with a twisted picking hand) is precisely why I use a pick instead of fingers 99% of the time. I always have, and while I do try to use fingers at times (with a sort of claw picking thumb & first two finger thing) moreoften than not I switch back because I have been using a pick so long I am just more fluent with it. Neither is right or wrong, but for me the pick is easier, so ... 3 mm Dunlop Big Stubbies for me, though I did pick up some Primetones at LBGS13 and really like the slightly softer tone they give.

Where's it going from & too? You never know the BC delivery service has worked before IIRC Parcelmonkey - who I used recently to send the Zoom B9 use Citylink who appear to nit cover musical instruments at all. I ended up calling it a 'sound processor' as any reference to music or guitar flagged it as not available to cover, and 'sound [i]effect[/i]' got flagged as 'persona [i]effects[/i]'

Not tried mine in anger through the BF S12T yet, just a plug in to test at home when it arrived, but it seemed plenty loud enough and at 12 o'clock equivalent to the GB Streamliner 6 @ 8-9 o'clock. We'll see

Available for deps or other interesting projects. I have good gear, transport and a good ear with the ability to pick up stuff pretty quickly. Currently playing in a classic rock band, prog covers and have depped recently with a funky band and a wedding band (albeit one that went from Britney to van Halen) but like most styles so have worked with a country band in the past. That said my main bands are not getting out as much as I'd like so I'm looking for other stuff to keep the enthusiasm up. I may have muttered in the past about having to learn large numbers of songs for other deps, but do actually enjoy the challenge of doing so. Can work to chord charts or with a decent view of the rythmn guitars hand :-) Can read, but not sightread beyond fairly basic charts - so a page of flyshit is not really my thing.