WalMan

Is it that much cheaper than going direct to [url="http://www.roqsolid.co.uk/page.html?id=7"]Roqsolid[/url]?

I've only seen the back of my head (and the sun roof) so no probs for me

IEM's are a funny thing you need to get used to. My lot use them, but vocalist & #2 guitarist use both plugs, I prefer one in and one out, and #1 guitarist and drummer just can't be doing with them as the feel to isolated using them, and despite everything - full gear r/h's to set balances, etc - when you get to a gig it's always a bit different and needs tweaking, as well as changing during the evening as everyone digs in. So as above probably more trouble than it's worth for a show like this if you can fly and disguise monitors.

I feel for you!! Until my shoulder was replaced 3 years ago I had had to move over to a Slider Strap to do gigs. The new metal shoulder did the trick (and bleeped through the metal detectors at the airport out and back on holiday much to Mrs W's amusement and delight) Still can't do front or back crawl swimming though - probably 'cos I did not push the shoulder excercises in the immediate aftermath of the operation

CR@P!!!! You sold it. Hope you did good on it, it played beautifully at the SE Bash

[quote name='Sean' post='636086' date='Oct 25 2009, 01:13 PM']How do you show what you've spent on purchases from fellow Basschatters? Loads of us spend huge sums without any paperwork changing hands. It's quite a concern of mine. Shoule we be asking fellow Basschatters for receipts?[/quote] [quote name='david_l_perry' post='636394' date='Oct 25 2009, 07:14 PM']If you declare your tax then yes, get a receipt of sale. This could just be a printed email confirming the funds have been transferred via paypal for example. Its just about a paper trail to back up what you are claiming for. Obviously you also should declare your sales as well as purchases....[/quote] What he said. There's no harm in a receipt anyway - though I don't think I have ever worried either way - but you PayPal account if you use that [quote name='warwickhunt' post='636323' date='Oct 25 2009, 05:48 PM']Hmmm if you declare earnings to the tax man etc does that then affect things like car/house insurance etc?[/quote] Declare or not it [i]could[/i] have an effect on the car insurance certainly - just try getting a quote through Confused or somesuch without mentioning a second source as a muso, and then adding it in and see how the quotes change House I don't think it should unless you specify gear on your contents, but I think in other threads re insurance (contents or not) it has been suggested that separate and specific insurance for gear may be a better option (though I am happy to stand corrected on that).

[quote name='teej' post='634441' date='Oct 23 2009, 02:01 PM']Contact them now for a chat and some advise. Despite appearances to the contrary they're only human, and are totally willing to help, in my limited experience. [/quote] I would only say DON'T because HMRC nowadays (particularly on the helplines) are quite often next to useless when you come to talk of anything the slightest bit of the script they are reading. Which isn't I hasten to add saying ignore it, but talk to an accountant, particularly one who deals with musicians regularly and may know a few more wrinkles than your average high street accountant, but even they should point you in the right direction - and will often offer a first hour for free. Otherwise as already said there are a lot of things you can claim and you will probably find that if it is running in a very small way when you tot it up they [i]could[/i] owe you. Get a cash book and write everything down that you earn, and that you spend that is related to your profession. For a use of home allowance (for practising and the like) you can claim as a minimum around £4/week. I really should get my act together and try to knock up a Wiki entry!!

I've used a wireless for more years than I can remember now, and have both a transmitter for the bass and receiver for the IEM nowadays. Still use the radio in even the smallest of gigs. There's the "Stone the Crows" issue and the tangle issue. It's actually quite useful for that at the smaller gigs as well.

Can't help you on a price, 'cos it was a loooooong time ago that I did one of these, but it was a blast, if a very long and tiring w/e Left Friday for the ferry, drove through the wee small hours across Europe to Rheindalen, set up, went to the hotel, got back & played, tucked in at the barbecue, tucked into the beer vouchers provided, went back to the hotel and sat in the disco/bar getting relaxed, brekkie in the morning with the rest of the crew out there for the event, then retraced our steps across Europe with half a brick on the accelerator as rudimentary cruise control in a van whose alternator packed up as we reached the ferry so we got back home in the middle of the night with one candle power lights and a torch out of the window when anything approached.

[quote name='Clarky' post='623840' date='Oct 12 2009, 11:06 AM']Hey Walman, good to meet you. The protector on the back of all of my basses is called a ScratchPad. I wrote these up in a thread on the forum [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=58475&hl=Clarky"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...5&hl=Clarky[/url] They are available from Thomann or, most cheaply, on eBay (best search string is ScratchPad guitar protector, I think)[/quote] Cheers for that. Good to meet you as well. The trouble with these days is ther is just never enough time to do everything you mean to. I should have tried a BF Midget under the MB121H for example

[quote name='Clarky' post='623599' date='Oct 11 2009, 11:10 PM']As we're into the game of saying which basses we liked the most, I really liked Essential Tension (Dave's) Tony Franklin fretless, a real thing of beauty, and SilverDoxNik's BC Rich, which is so in-your-face rock! PS, I have been a bit protective about gigging my Shuker JJB (as its my most expensive bass by a long way) but - spurred by the nice comments I got yesterday - I used it at a gig earlier this evening. It is SO easy to play (the neck profile is fab) that I f*cked up much less than I usually do - and dare I say it, almost played quite well! I should use it more often, rather than keep it in its case and lick it occasionally :-)[/quote] Remind me where you got the bass protector from, make etc. Seemed like a good thing and I came away meaning to check it out but promptly forgot anything about it in the chat in the boogie bus on the way home. Interesting to play your Shuker and try the flatwounds, an experience not had for a looooooooooooooooong time now. Bass of the day for me was Captain Rumbles Pro1. Should have had it at his "howsabout" price but that really wouldn't have been right. My mortgage fund is looking a little shaky at the mo but I really mustn't

And we're home. Long day but good fun as ever and good to put more names to faces. Now then how long to leave it before PM'ing the Captain about his Pro1?

[quote name='The Cooler King' post='621089' date='Oct 8 2009, 10:20 PM']What's their contact details / address ? I've got a wonky DL-4 delay I need to get sorted out at some point.[/quote] LINE6 UK details can be found [url="http://line6.com/support/serviceCenters/?modelID=&dealer=&radius=60&zip=&countryid=826"]HERE[/url]

Got to a gig a couple of weeks back and plugged the shortboard into my BOD xT Pro. Lights cycled but that was it otherwise, no backlit display and the board had no effect on the BOD. Next morning I proved the board was OK by plugging it into a POD xt I also have at home and a couple of posts on the L6 community led to the comment "get an RN and send it to the service centre". Was going to do it through Andertons, but they helpfully said it would be cheaper for me to go direct, so I did. Couriered the unit off to L6 UK expecting some sort of hit for the repair as the unit, though it looks brand new, is way out of warranty. However, a week later it arrived back at the office fixed and no charge. So, a big [url="http://planetsmilies.net"][/url] from me to them

[quote name='northstreet' post='620058' date='Oct 7 2009, 10:42 PM']What's really odd about this is that I'm not even very good - steady and reliable are the most appropriate adjectives I would use. Nearly anyone could play me off the stage. Turning up on time, learning the songs, and remembering you're rhythym not lead seem to have got me a long way. ....if there is a moral to this story, it's if you're sitting in your bedroom saying to yourself you want to play in a band, then go for it.[/quote] and also all those things you mentioned in the preceding paras. Surely most what bands want is just that, a solid reliable rhythm section to hold it all together. Not everyone wants or needs a virtuoso Pastorius, Sheehan or King going nineteen to the dozen - and before you all flame me for that yes I do realise that all three can tone it down and play what's needed. Nice one [EDIT]....and then TheFunk beat me too it

[quote name='Linus27' post='616074' date='Oct 3 2009, 09:27 PM']Thanks Jack. Well from a health point of view, it went ok. Made sure I had lemsips, strepsils and pain killers every four hours. Had the chicken soup as recommended for lunch and by the evening I was feeling much stronger. The only downside was, because of the amount of fluids I have taken in, I was going for a long wee every 10 mins. Playing wise I actually did really well. Felt totally locked in and after the gig had quite a few compliments on my playing which gave me big smiles Lots of people there and we went down really well. First gig with my new Fender MIA 75 Jazz and it is the most beautiful, easy to play bass in the world. I love it. As for the band, well, what can I say. Last week, the biggest issue we had was no drums and our drummer saying he can't get to the gig on time for sound check. We needed to be there for 6pm and to give him credit, he made the effort and actually arrived before all of us However, as per usual, our singer and percussionist (a couple) were totally late by an hour. Same as the last gig and the same as most rehearsals. He then did his usual and dumped all his gear all over the stage and where I would normally stand so again, I have to ask him to move it. He then as always blasts his guitar full volume needing to be asked to turn down. As the rest of the night is kind of open mic with acoustic acts with two full bands, the general vibe is chilled, sit down and listen to audience. So the band think it would be cool to just tone it down a bit and play softer to fit in, all that is apart from the singer who says he would like to play loud and blow there heads off The show is also running a little late so I say we may have to drop a song. I mention the last song into the set which is the weakest and more a filler and one the singer said sounded ropey at last practise only for the singer to say he thinks we should play it as its a good one. I asked him to name a weaker song in the set and he did not answer me. His reply was then we should not think about dropping songs but which extra ones we should add and then the rest of the band discuss which songs to add At that point I walked off. Then as the other band play their set, I noticed the singer had left his guitar pedal board all over the stage and his guitar tripod with two guitars on right in the centre of the stage with all the other acts having to work around it . Oh, and we had a discussion some weeks ago about image and we said the geeky scruffy 70's look would be cool. Similar to Weezer with Polos shirts, shirts with ties etc. So I turn up in my tight black polo shirt and blue jeans and the drummer in black shirt and blue jeans so both very similar only to be told by the singer and percussionist that I look to normal and could I change. I thought ok but then thought, no, I am matching the drummer, wearing what we discussed, actually match what the percussionist is wearing. So in my head I said f*** off, they never got to the gig on time which is more important and so never got changed After that I never really spoke to the band all evening and I think they noticed as after they kept asking if I was happy. So, at this stage, I am unsure what to do. The songs are amazing and we always seem to go down so well but the band as people are so frustrating, especially the singer who seems to be totally on another planet, unable to accept self critisism, accept others opinions and is oblivious to his own actions. Despite the band having a great chance musically to do well, I can't see them actually doing well due to lack of comitment and the singers ego. I am 50% set on sending an email saying I am leaving and 50% set on staying but taking a more back seat role not giving a sh*t and in the meantime look for another band.[/quote] Good grief that sounds like a lot of hard work & tongue biting!! Just back from my second of two. Thought I was going to hurl towards the end of the second set due to over indulging the throat lozenges

Memories of inter band fighting date back a way to the first punky originals band. Guitard was a bit of a shorthouse with a chip who could throw wobblies at will. We were playing a pub around Easter and for some reason he decided it would be good to hand out Easter eggs to the crowd - don't ask, I cannot think [i]WHAT[/i] possessed him. So he brings a bag of mini eggs along. Gig is going OK and the vocalist takes give the audience Easter eggs to mean lobbing handfuls in their general direction. Not what guitard had in mind at all and he proceeded to put his guitar down and walk of in a hissy fit. Cue end of gig ad a blazing and frankly ridiculous slanging match. He left shrtly after as I recall. As for punters we've seen a few that looked a bit like an Andy Capp bundle

Drummers I would sort of expect to be use your own cymbals, snare and possibly pedal - there are some shed builders who your drummer would probably not want laying into cymbals. Backline I would take to mean amps & cabs. You say you chatted with them re setups for the sound check and they left it to a MySpace message to have a go. Seems a bit of a cop out to me. If it was that much of a deal perhaps they should have grown a pair or two and said something on the night

One down (made it OK but ducked some of the BV's) One to go

Think I'm over the worst of mine now but still working from home. Doc out Wednesday who confirmed it wasn't swine or bird just a bad virus and left a prescription for penicillin. That and the paracetamol seems to have got it pretty much in check, though as ever for me all I can drink at the mo is honey & lemon. Doc also confirmed that it wasn't man flu in MrsW's earshot. No comment as to whether it might be woman flu, which I am reliably informed by my drummer is the most deadly of all Shortish gig tonight - 2 x 1 hour Tomorrow will sort the men from the boys as it normally ends up running to around 3 hours total [quote name='Buzz' post='614841' date='Oct 2 2009, 02:29 PM']Have a good poo. You'll feel a fair bit better.[/quote] Just don't insist on it being at Paul's

Flu pretty much gone now, but I still put the wind up #2 guitarist that he might need to step in Cheers tomorrow and the glorious Fountain in Chi on Saturday - there that'll put the kibosh on it

[quote name='Tee' post='613718' date='Oct 1 2009, 12:06 PM']Just wondering. Does anyone here have any pre-gig rituals they perform, to get them in the mood for a show. Loud music? booze? meditation? shutting yourself in the toilet? Do share [/quote] Our vocalist has to have a lucky dump and I do have a phone photo taken over the trap door while we were in the stars dressing room (that'll be the bogs to you) but I won't inflict that on you - rather too much information all round. We generally sneak off and leave him to it, particularly if he is chatting through the door and a punter walks in Otherwise [list] [*]slash [*]check the first two numbers in the set [*]go for it [/list]

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='612125' date='Sep 29 2009, 04:02 PM']No, but my girlfriend had an odd one the other day: She took a mix CD into work (she's a drama teacher) to stick on while something or other was going on, and one of the kids was surprised when she told them it was several different bands because he thought they all sounded similar. My girlfriend was busy telling her that there's nothing similar about the tunes on this CD when another lad - who plays bass - piped up and said "It's because they've all got good bass lines, Miss".[/quote] Has he been recruited to the BC fold?

Possibly. It's been in my diary for a while, just depends on what's happening otherwise on the day

Messing about with my new Stealth pedal tonight hence [attachment=33624:Stealthy.mp3] A sort of riffy thing using a couple of the patches from Metal and some John Tempesta loops from Drumcore 3