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There were loads of copies in evidence round the pool while we were away, including MrsW. She thinks the book is marvellous. The bits I have been forced to listen to after she has hooted with laughter and then insisted on reading to me sound pretty average.

[quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1348577881' post='1815413'] It does. They're called 'holidaymakers'. Ignorant , philistine plebs , obviously ! [/quote]

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1348573963' post='1815328'] Thing is - if you get into/form a decent band that plays music people want to hear you will always get gigs. I think this has always been the case. If you are in it for the money this is even more appropriate. When i hear of bands that are finding trouble getting gigs its normally because they don't recognise what they are doing wrong - its easier to blame landlords, duos or the price of cheese than actually take a look at what they are doing. I'll leave you with this from Wiki... "A duo still performs under the name of Black Lace, but neither current band member was in the group when it was formed or when it enjoyed its biggest chart success" Now thats depressing. [/quote] True. I think where I was initially coming from was that where we were staying there was just nothing but the BT entertainers. That was probably dictated largely by the fact that for most venues it was easier to have this for an hour(ish) long "show". Perhaps such entertainers in such resorts are becoming the equivalent of stand ups in big cities, where they buzz around to a few venues a night - nice and easy in/out in that it's largely "here's my backing tracks, where do I plug them in?" and they're away.

Forgot they were over, mind I got back from hols too late to make the gigs Did have the new[list] [*]Neil Morse - OK may grow [*]Marillion - not managed to listen to it yet [*]RPWL - growing on me; and [*]Live Moon Safari - hopefully to hit the CD In the car on the way home tonight [/list] waiting on the doormat when I got home though

I suppose I am just getting old. When I started out the first "proper" (as opposed to school) band I joined at 17 - and I'm still gigging with the drummer all these years later - was playing WMC's at least once or twice a week. Five piece band. Fun & a good learning experience. The last ten days was in Lanzarote and as I said at the outset it was nigh on impossible to find somewhere that was what I would define a truely live music as opposed to a bloke & some CD's. I'm afraid I didn't walk - the inertia of an AI bracelet bit and anyway there was nowhere different to walk to. My drummers other band has been through vocalist hiatus, partly because she found she could go out with tapes or as a duo and demand the same money, but keep a lot more. Punters generally don't seem care, and I suspect with the advent of Pop Idol & XFactor are used to what is in effect a BT vocalist (shoot me if I'm wrong but I never really watch these if I can possibly help it), we are just inured to it. Perhaps The Voice tried a bit more with the backing band. As above I am not sure that venues pay that much less, if at all, for the BT man. It's just the line of least resistance and they don't have to worry about musicians and all their noisy gear. It's just a different age now for the resort entertainment, sadly.

[quote name='LemonCello' timestamp='1347003061' post='1795770'] Just sold my lovely Squier P to Al. Almost instantaneous payment! Good bloke to deal with, Nice one Al [/quote]Thanks Gary. Pleasure doing business. Hopefully the fully tarted photos will follow shortly

Aye, I suppose it's probably the way of things now. The only actual all live music show we saw (not counting the backing track maestros) was the flamenco act. Did get recommended a bar via rec my vocalist got from a rep at the resort he was at (he & his missus flew out to the same island on the same day and five minutes before MrsW & me but to a different resort and we met up one evening for a meal & some G&T's). Looked like a good place with a band on the following night, but MrsW had sunstroke (at least that's what we suspect just a 24 hour bug thing) so we never made it there Last night there the hotel had a guy who put on better than average show, enhanced (for most) by a large back projection screen that included him singing a duet with a female on the screen in his role as Pavarotti, and spoilt by the drunken English tw@t at the back ([i]don't it make you so proud sometimes[/i] ). Good, but the only thing that irked me, as an alleged muso, was the fact that when he was "being" George Michael or Freddie Mercury, the video clips of Wham or Queen doing the same songs were all slightly faster than his backing track was running, and when his Pav did Nessun Dorma the orchestra on the screen was pretty obviously actually playing Bolero (bit like the silent keyboard round on My Music for those long enough in the tooth to remember that ). Difficult to sync completely I sure, and I'm just a picky b@st@rd

Bands are just dinosaurs really arent they? Get yourself some backing tracks of varying levels from rough midi, up and a powered monitor and it seems you´re away, at least that´s all I´ve seen as "live music" so far on hols. Perhaps it´s just the place

Can take it or leave it, but don´t actively search either out

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1347365281' post='1799784'] It's just a piece of acrylic? How much would that cost to knock up in the shed? [/quote]There are a few YouTube videos from people who have built their own. Studiospares seemed to have replacement hinges. The main requirement of a DIY version seems to be rounding all the edges so you do not slice your hand off moving them.

Moon Safari Lover`s End Pt. III (Skelleftea Serenade) [url="http://www.progstreaming.com/_wb/pages/play-album.php?activeAlbum=00173+-+Moon+Safari+-+Lover%60s+End+Pt.+III+%28Skelleftea+Serenade%29"]HERE[/url] Yet another really good current Swedish prog band - IMO of course.

[quote name='police squad' timestamp='1346575042' post='1790608'] I had the RV4. It looked like a rickenbacker with music man pickups. It was an excellent bass. I used it in a Jam tribute band while I was depping for them. Sold it recently. Very hard to sell as that annoying bloke ( I won't bother to name check him, he doesn't deserve it) from rickenbacker kept getting my ad pulled from ebay. But the new ones do look interesting. Familiar but different [/quote]Sorry to harp back on this, but on what grounds was he getting it pulled? Based on the note in the For Sale forum the registered marks are the headstock design, name and nameplate design, NOT the body shape apparently. Funnily enough having already seen these here when the previous batch went up for sale, the drummer in my proggy lot sent me an email re these after we have been talking about "The Bass We Dare Not Name"

Apologies if someone has this on watch, but this looks interesting and rather nice [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Steve-Smith-lined-fretless-headless-6-string-Heart-Heartwood-Goodfellow-/280959868104?_trksid=p4340.m1986&_trkparms=aid%3D555001%26algo%3DPW.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D29%26meid%3D1960185178530633263%26pid%3D100013%26prg%3D1013%26rk%3D3%26"]Fretless & headless 6 string[/url]

I've use [url="http://www.wey-group.co.uk/about_us.htm"]Wey Group[/url] to send but they're probably no good to you in Sheffield. More recently [url="https://www.deltec-courier.com/"]Deltec[/url] delivered the Squier P I bought on here overnight Cardiff -> Guildford for £13 & with no problems

Still got my ancient (mid sixties the repairer reckoned, though the repair probably makes it a "Trigger's Broom") Superbass 100. Haven't gigged it in years, but it does have a thunderous roar to it. #2 son has it stacked up in his room and runs it up as a [size=1][i][sub]guitar[/sub][/i][/size] amp on occasion I'd love to use it, but it weighs a ton!!

New song added to the set called "Big Wheel". Always thought that this was a good catchy song. Not a lot done to this one. Added a slight auto panner to a section of the guitar and some extra horns using IK Sampletank I'd be interested in comments generally & on the mixes. Depending where I listen to this I sometimes think the bass is too much, then again sometimes it disappears, for example on the system in my Audi it's verging on too much, but in the BMW X1 I had as a courtesy car. it just disappeared. And that's not to suggest that that car audio systems are the best place to review a mix, just one of many I bounce them around to. There are certainly bits of basslines that I want to re record all these years down the line, but that's another matter. There's a couple that always get me where the first part of a libe I dont play stacatto, but then I switch to a more clipped style that works better. Remembering back all the parts were tracked over a long weekend at a local 8 track studio, and we did around ten songs that w/e. All shortish 3 or 4 minute affairs, but still it was a lot to get through & self produced so noone to say "don't you think it'd be better to make that bass part more consistent?" Sort of have in mind to try to get them onto somewhere like eMusic and see if I can get a couple of pence towards what it has cost me so far just in digitising the tapes. I know I'll be lucky to get anything much, but some of the mixes I hear on my monthly trawl for new music to download for my sub there (eMusic) makes me think these are a great deal better than some of the desperately dodgy that can be found...or perhaps I'll just be adding more dodgy stuff to the pile.

[quote name='hen barn' timestamp='1347309902' post='1799257'] Ok just got the pass for the day! So I will be coming and will bring my status kingbass !! But no slapping it!!!! Lol [/quote]I'll say hi again then

I often feel that I would like to be running the amp that bit harder. Perhaps that's a problem with a too efficient cab?

Ped, will you be making the SE Bash? I'll have a lanyard there if you are

Good stuff! Now get yourself out and give them some low end hell

...and Skank just beat me it finding this [url="http://www.graceacoustics.co.uk/products/Amplifier-Screen.html"]Grace Acoustic Amplifier Screen[/url] The question then becomes; how much of a screen to have, just 3 sides, plus a top? Has anyone used one of these in anger for gigs?