stingrayPete1977

I don't miss those gigs really, if there are four bands on with an average of four members per band and I'm in one of them then that's approximately 12 people, if the gig really depends on those 12 it's not much of a gig imo! More the merrier of course and it's the lack of audience that's the killer, IF the fans of each act all came to see you you'd have a good gig and i can see the appeal, I've been there many times but they haven't they've come to see their mates normally and each set of mates mainly watch their friend's band then leave, ah I remember the 'headline slot' back in the day, what was a crowd during the middle bands had become a handful of people and David Badiel once!

I'd rather use the RCF speakers as the FOH then you know you've got a good front of house, if the front of house isn't much cop then chances are you'll struggle to keep your rig volume low enough as it will be moving at lot of air, I struggle with my Genz 2x12T in those situations no matter how low I try and get the volume.

What sort of gigs require a full pa system on stage just for bass monitoring duties?

Tbf I can get a crap mix out of anything, I'm sure I could ruin any benefits these barefaced pa cabs can provide!

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1493996898' post='3292507'] It looks like a nice bit of kit [/quote] What is it they say about "one man's treasure"? I've got a bad back just looking at it

I've got a few fivers but the oldest is a 2004 Stingray

Toys, prams and popcorn everywhere but all I can add is a +1 to the RCF tops, they're brilliant! How can one cab handle everything from lovely female vocals to a nice low B and everything in between?!

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1493899183' post='3291618'] Well given that BSSM came out in September 1991 a "Flea era Stingray" is actually spelled "Mark II 4-string Wal bass"... [/quote] Or the five string Stingray he used for some tracks on BSSM, if the Wal was so good why didn't it get on tour? Maybe they are crap live

[quote name='BassApprentice' timestamp='1493885486' post='3291472'] Just to buck the current trend of dates....1991, anybody think of a particularly special bass from that era? [/quote] Got to be a Flea era Stingray, black and rosewood complete with the proper 'Flea' bridge?

I'm still torn on that one, I can see the legal side but it's not what the distance selling rules are for imo, I'd never buy something that can't be resold as new if returned, an opened aftershave is only fit for the charity shop.

[quote name='Jenny_Innie' timestamp='1493627368' post='3289441'] Musicians performing live on TV is good. [/quote] Even that woman banging a drum?!

On it's way.....woosh!

I never use mine!

[quote name='mentalextra' timestamp='1493570436' post='3289168'] Just out of interest. A few months back my nephew bought some aftershave on ebay. The sellers conditions specified 'no returns'. My nephew returned it regardless. After a protracted dispute my nephew won and got his money returned. The seller wasn't very happy, made various threats of legal action/CCJ's and started an action through small claims court. The court case is next Friday? [/quote] I remember that one, I wonder how it will go?!

I wonder what it sounds like?

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1493229185' post='3286773'] He he! You might wanna take a screen shot of that as the chances of anything else witty coming from me for the rest of the year is unlikely! [/quote]

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1493226016' post='3286737'] Just spotted this in an episode. I chuckled, thought I'd share it in case others missed it. [/quote] http://youtu.be/i46vNV9RraE

As with most family guy stuff it's really him too.

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1493224316' post='3286717'] Any more than four is for people who [i]can[/i] play something else. [/quote] Ha touché, brilliant!

5 strings is right, everything else is wrong

I like some Jamiroquai stuff but he came across as a bit of a penis as usual on top gear.

Beth "did one song ages ago" Ditto, not great. A woman with a drum, awful. Robert Cray, blues jam boring. A woman that looked like that northern Poet bloke, decent singer. French lass with a computer. Amazons, jeez that guy cannot sing.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1493072970' post='3285463'] My two basses cost me about £300 each, and would probably fetch even less if I decided to sell them I've got no funeral plan, but no family either. Makes me feel smug when I see all those daytime adverts for funeral plans. Who's going to bury me when I'm gone? The Council can just chuck me in a skip with the rest of my meagre possessions. Haahaa! [/quote] You'll like what my nan always used to say, "you never see any left on top".

[quote name='Tonteee' timestamp='1493033194' post='3284943'] Toots and the Maytals, surely....? 🤓 [/quote] Well we do the specials version