hiram.k.hackenbacker

I have no intention of trying that one, so not a request, just thought you might like it.

I have an address in the USA that you are welcome to send the parts to. There would a charge for getting them to me and forwarding them to you, but it solves the problem.

Hi Chris, Have you ever looked at Close (To The Edit) by The Art of Noise? Trevor Horn makes it look so easy, but I'm not so sure it is and there doesn't appear to be any decent attempts at it on You Tube - none with dots anyway.

My ACS plugs were a lifesaver last night. The venue was fine, but due to the shape of the space we were in, there was no escape from the sound of the snare on my left and FOH speaker on my other side. Plugged up I could still hear and feel my cab right behind me, but no pain and no nastiness afterwards. It always surprises me when I take them out after we've finished at just how loud a noisy pub is on it's own without music. Comes from having hearing suppressed for two hours.

Ah man, I've played Chinnery's loads of times and also seen some really good shows there too. I don't get down there as much as I would like as I'm usually gigging elsewhere myself. We've always had excellent sound there. I think this was taken straight off the board.

I've got that hat , but mine has a jingle bell in the end. Nice set up. Very festive.

Mmm. How long have you been playing the material? If it's a long time, you're probably dwelling on it longer than you should be. I go through phases where a I have 'nemesis' tunes. Songs I know I'm not going to get through unscathed. Thing is, it passes over time; for me anyway. It used to be Footloose. I don't even think about it now. Then it was True. I used to be wracked with fear about the sax solo section. History now. I remember I did a Bowie gig once and the audience wouldn't let us go. We did so many encores we were running out of songs. Keys said let's do Five Years and I said I couldn't remember it, despite playing it hundreds of times, but I had been put on the spot to recall it and I couldn't. Completely screwed it up, but nobody gave a stuff about it. Then it was Somebody To Love. Boss that now. Then it was Save Me - do it my sleep now. I'll have the same problems with Spread Your Wings and I Want It All next year when we do them. The more pressure you put on yourself to perform a song with 100% accuracy, the worse it will be. Where are you in Essex?

You could open a branch of Curry's with all those tablets and laptops 😎

I love all the bands I'm in and all the people in them, but I regard the drummers as my wing men. Fortunately across the four main bands (excluding dep stuff) it only involves two different drummers. They are both committed, learn the stuff and play excellently. My enjoyment of gigging would take a huge knock if this wasn't the case. I really don't think I could carry on with drummers I couldn't rely on. @ahpook - hope you get it sorted.

BBOT. It really doesn't need anything else. Sounds killer as it is.

Unusually (apparently, according to this thread anyway) my first song was in my first band which was an originals band and we didn't do any covers. I'm struggling to remember the first gig venue, but I think it was Elm Park/Romford way. I couldn't tell you the name of the song either. It would be one of about 10 we'd spent forever rehearsing. I often wonder what happened to the drummer Nik. I'd be surprised if he was still alive. The candles that burn brightest don't often last longest.

It’s gold sparkle. Not easy to work with I understand, but looks fantastic under stage lights.

@police squad - you need one of these....if you can find one. (photo credit @molan from when it was his. It's now mine and no, it's not for sale. Barrie might be able to elaborate, but my understanding is that this bass was previously owned by the bass player in a U2 tribute band. The pick-up's were hand wound by now retired Fender employee Abigail Ybarra and man are they lively. A P bass with a J neck is not to everyone's taste and sacrilege to some, but to me, it's just perfection.)

Well that was a thoroughly depressing read, the final nail in the coffin being we have to suffer Lamar during the Super Bowl half time show.