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[quote][size=4][font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Never been too cunning, I'm no linguist[/font][/size][/quote] - The Tubes - Tip Of My Tongue

Came upon me unexpectedly. Was singing along to the vocalist/guitarist (who often looks for a rest for his throat) and he looked round & nodded "off you go then" at me. And what happened? The words to All Right Now instantly escaped me How does that happen!? It's not as if I was even playing the bass at the time DOH!!! Still that's the first time out of the way. Onwards & upwards!

Add your name to the list - there will be one at some point I suspect Rock up on the day with whatever gear you want to bring with you Pay on the door

Fair enough

Sounds good. Shame I'm an old fart

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1344531497' post='1766120'] Maybe lol. I'm pretty sure it's not for me though. Shame really, as it would have been nice to have the deal but Im not one for using gear that isn't suited to me. [/quote]The Streamliners are VERY different to the Shuttles so I wouldn't dismiss it without trying

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1344519503' post='1765849'] The only difference between astrology and astronomy is that astrology makes testable predictions [/quote] oh wait....you're winking.

Elixirs here, though I am quite liking the Ernie Ball Cobalts on the Tanglewater and may go for a set on one ot the L2500's to see

Truedat .... oooo look at me down wiv da yoot And worth every penny. A great day out with like minded lowenders and we have mad a few quid for charidee every year with the balance

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1344156054' post='1760388'] i had no idea Nick was still producing albums. He was one of the better acts from the 80's and hugely under-rated outside of the pop scene. Let me know what the album is like Dave [/quote]Will keep you posted. He tends to pop an album out every few years. The last three (15 Minutes, To Be Frank & You've Got To Laugh) are all really good - IMO obviously - but yes very underrated.

The new Nik Kershaw album - 8 - that dropped through my door this morning. Some good stuff on there as ever from Mr K

[quote name='bozzie' timestamp='1343976692' post='1757973'] go try them, where are you based? If you are close to Portsmouth i believe Nevada Music has a small range of Genz gear, but for the best selection try Mark at Bass Direct. [/quote]You'll have to be quick. They are running them down & replacing with TC I was told a few weeks back. From my comparison of the Shuttle & Streamliner into my Barefaced Super12T before I bought the Streamliner 6, the Shuttle is a lot brighter and more clinical than the Streamliner. When I A/B'd them in Nevada I found I needed to roll the tweeter right off or it was cutting my head off when the Shuttle was plugged in. The Streamliner gave me the warmer valvey sound I was looking for for the classic rock / prog / country I am variously involved in.

Can't see any more than track names?

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1343815664' post='1755540'] That reminds me... A colleague of mine is a big time physicist/astrologer type and despite knowing that he didn't fulfill the requirements of being an astronaut (he's not a US citizen for starters), he wanted a rejection letter from NASA to frame and put up on the wall.[/quote] You did mean astronomer didn't you!? Seems an odd mix otherwise Of course you could have meant psychic, in which case I suspect NASA's reply might have been a two word email with the second one being "off" and he would probably have had the fluence to that effect

Phil Lynott, Chris Squire, and then I'm reminded of Kasim Sulton seeing the reference to him above. The hours I spent playing Yessongs over & over again to try to cop the lines, that & Foxtrot. All without the luxury of a computer & MP3's, just a cr@ppy Binatone music (cue hollow laugh) centre. But in my earliest formative years it would have been Alan Lancaster in Piledriver era Quo, Jimmy Lea / Noddy Holder on Slade Alive & possibly even Steve Priest in The Sweet Makes me try to think back to my very limited record collection as a boy teaching himself bass. There must have been loads of others by osmosis, just as a result of taking up bass to join a WMC band at 16/17 & really doing what I have ever since ..... busk it.

ROQSOLID nuff said. Top company & you'll have your cover quicker than a very quick thing going double quicktime

I would tend towards persevere, though am going through a bit of a low patch myself at the moment. Allegedly in three bands but nothing much on the horizon, and in a very deep trough of "why bother, I'm / we're clearly cr@p", probably not helped by spending much time mixing and listening back to material recorded in the 80's that I always thought was pretty good, but clearly wasn't as it got nowhere, and remembering back to a happy time when we were productive, happy (there's rose tinted specs for you), and young My low is probably because I am not playing at the mo, and following a r/h that was a bit of a 'mare when I felt that I just could not play, and the two new covers I suggested were pretty much rejected out of hand, I think because of the original artists, whilst completely ignoring the cover versions I was referring to and had shared in the band DropBox. Worked out some keys to go away and learn them up for the next r/h, but I just know that those who already negative thoughts will approach them in that fashion so whatever they will not make it into the set. Another graduate of the Creme Brulee university weeping into his pint here. Demos & showcases, little TV bits that all seemed to be going great guns, then tumbleweed. ANYWAY...onwards & upwards. Keep at it, and avoid the cabaret band, unless that's what you want to do of course.

Elixir Medium - not quite on your list - 45, 65, 85, 105, 130 I am looking to get a set of EB Cobalt which appear to be 45, 65, 80, 100, 130 just can't seem to track them down at the mo

Anyone else for the Tubes tomorrow night - oops actually tonight (Sunday)

[quote name='Mace' timestamp='1342743424' post='1740451'] +1 from me I also love mine, play though a Barefaced Super 12 I read into it alot before buyng from BassDirect and personally agree with alot of TB reviews about the EQ, seemed strange to me to be cutting the bass and boosting the mids as much as now do, but it works for me - I don't care what the knobs end up looking like, it sounds great to me. I prefer the lack of a more sophisticated EQ, simple is good for me. As The Bass Whisperer says in one of his YouTube reviews, it's very hard to get a bad tone out of the amp My DI is quiet but agree that a couple of the pots are a little scratchy, any ideas how I cure this?! It's extremely loud, definitely get some decent ear plugs if you haven't already - I would agree with moonbass too about the amount of power the amp has on tap, I think that the difference in cost makes the 900 worth the extra £££ over the 600, but maybe go for the 600 if you don't need tonnes of volume. The 900 works great for me and I'd strongly recommend one! Hope this helps [/quote]My 600 & Super12T is a great combination. I decided the 900 would be complete & utter overkill for 90% of my gigs, particularly with the BF S12T efficiency. Can't keep the damn thing quiet enough for my lot most of the time

Just added a couple more to the Soundcloud set I have for my band from the 80's - gosh at that time we were Nik Kershaw wannabees Link to Soundcloud set - [url="http://soundcloud.com/aka_walman/sets/all-thats-fiction/"]All That's Fiction[/url] Done with some considerable assistance from 51m0n in fixing as best as possible the guitars, which suffered worst in the transferring from the 1/2 inch multitracks, and were done on a crappy Session solid state combo anyway so have that very scratchy 80's feel. I have re-recorded some lead guitars (where my limited skills and big fat fingers allow) using my Peavey EXP & Amplitube and mixed those in. Also went mad and did a major rework on one (just keeping kit & vox) and will eventually put both versions as I get around to it (& #2 stops b1tching about lag everytime I upload ) Currently we have:[list] [*]Storyteller 2012 - the rework [*]Corridors of Power [*]The Worker - redid the bass with the L2500 fretless instead of the old Shergold Marathon, and added a smidge of B3 [*]Missing Persons [/list] Generally they are standard 80's pop rock of a sort of Nik Kershaw / Go West type (VERY SORT OF) though MrsW has just said Stray Cats when I played her The Worker More to follow, if you can stand it

Next gig attendance for me is The Tubes in Leicester Square on the Sunday night - 22 July Next gig for me is a possible dep but not for weeks - SOB - then got to wait until the w/e before my hols start for two on the trot.- further SOBS

Just nicked this photo posted by a friend on FB Two Shergolds, an Aria & my Wal in its original glory The silverburst 8 string was originally a Black 4, same as the fretless. The Aria I only had for a short while, but it did do a session. The Wal is as it originally was - passive Pro1 and I had probably only just acquired it secondhand from the drummers music shop. It replaced the Aria. Ah memories. The Wal & Shergolds saw me through some good years looking back (through rose tinted specs probably). Also has anyone else ever noticed how like the Shergold's the Wal body shape is The wal used to fit in my Shergold cut out flightcase almost perfectly!!

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1341432814' post='1719062'] Come to think of it, I have never seen a copy in WH Smith. I assume it only goes to certain branches. But I dont recall ever seeing one in Birmingham city centre even. [/quote]In Guildford the bass mags are tucked on the bottom display with the Guitar mags, but right at the back & virtually invisible. Like the Fender idea, but that's mainly because I suddenly find myself fancying a P of some sort. Spent years working up to the G&L's, then picked up the Tanglewater at LBGS and am loving the passive again after all these years. How about following a bitsa build, putting together what you hope to be "the" bass from parts. I suppose we have Build Diaries here that tick that box at the mo. The suggested Blind tests would be good, similarly "Best for...." A few years back now I spent ages looking round for a new bass, trying all the current basses within my then price bracket, and at the end of all of it the best I tried was a Squier Jazz

Not volunteering for the synth workshop - as my talk would last about 30 seconds & be "I plug all this cr@p in and stand on that" but I shall bring along the bits & pieces I use in the proggy band so the bass pedals, DSI MoPho & Roland A300: