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[quote name='chriswilliams666' post='1076895' date='Jan 3 2011, 10:31 PM']Might do that! What's the smallest venue you'd do. We did our opening show with our Slash Tribute at a Rockin venue in my home town of Bognor. We sold it out with 225 people at £5 per ticket?[/quote] It's more to do with the stage size/height clearance to ceiling really.... What size was the Bognor stage and what was the clearance from stage to ceiling?

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='1076355' date='Jan 3 2011, 03:13 PM']will probably bring a few mates to Walthamstow. But if you don't use one of the 'Axes' I'll be disappointed![/quote] Great stuff! I'll do my best to bring an 'Axe' out for a song or two

[quote name='chriswilliams666' post='1075989' date='Jan 3 2011, 01:51 AM']I was about to say the same thing. Anywhere between Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex would be nice. You guys should get into the Wedgewood Rooms or something.[/quote] T'would be nice but a lot of the venues either won't allow us to use pyro etc or simply don't have decent enough stages. The gig in Camberley is just off the M3 not that far from Hants The Wedgewood Rooms would be great but they only book a limited number of tributes, a year ahead and never seem to have any free dates. If you could request us direct with the venue we may have a better chance!

Happy New Year to everyone... and here are our dates for the first part of 2011!: [b][u]Jan[/u] 28th Camberley ‘Agincourt’ 29th Crewe ‘The Box’ [u]Feb[/u] 4th Bilston ‘Robin2’ 5th Walthamstow ‘Standard’ [u]Mar[/u] 4th Lanark ‘Agricultural Centre’ 5th Blackburn ‘King Georges Hall’ [u]Apr[/u] 15th Stourbridge ‘River Rooms’ [u]May[/u] dates t.b.c.[/b] These will be our first gigs with our new drummer 'Matt Blakout' (formerly of Tigertailz etc) who will be assuming the make-up/character/playing style of 'Eric Carr' complete with large chrome drumkit! Please come along and give him lots of support!

Gorgeous Spector! Congrats...it won't be your last! Respect also for your Gene & Kip fandom... I too always wanted a Spector due to them (& others) and it took me a few years of buying/selling/uptrading until I got my first!

[quote name='RhysP' post='918537' date='Aug 8 2010, 07:45 AM']He didn't play on the first Kate Bush album either. On "Wuthering Heights" it's probably David Paton.[/quote] I just found out that the album Producer 'Andrew Powell' actually wrote AND played the bass part on 'Wuthering Heights', much to David Paton's chagrin....

I've found that many US sellers have inbuilt 'cold feet' when it comes to int'l transactions. Sadly it seems to be part of the inbuilt mistrust that they have for all things 'foreign' or un-American... Obviously this doesn't apply to all US sellers but certainly a large number...

[quote name='guybrush threepwood' post='1068057' date='Dec 23 2010, 06:20 PM']I wish they'd put a pad on the front end of it - when I use my VT bass with my Stingray, I always find I can't turn the gain up past 8 o'clock without heavy grind... With the precision though... [/quote] They have. There's a +10dB gain switch on the front. This amp looks cool and is clearly a replacement for their Landmark 300 which was a great amp! I had one.... and also an ear shattering Landmark 600.... so I wouldn't be surprised to see them make a VT Bass 600 too at some point in the near future...

It makes songs easier to sing and the strings a little slacker which can aid lead guitarists...

Because he's successful, rich, has a gorgeous partner and clever, level-headed children, does not drink or partake in drugs, works fecking hard and doesn't care what people thinks. He sells himself and is his own biggest supporter. All things to make people jealous and envious... It's too easy to be a 'hater' these days, after all it demands no rational thought process.... I've met him many times and have seen the 'real Gene'. I respect him for what he's accomplished, thinks he's a dick for some of the stuff he's done but know that the real person beneath the 'persona' is a charismatic, intelligent and caring human being. And that opinion is based on well considered, first hand experience. Personally, as someone who's played many different styles in different bands, I have found his basslines no less enjoyable or interesting to play than 90% of the other well known or fun basslines that are out there.... All of which is far too clear headed of me. Maybe I should just join the 'herd' and be a hater...

Gene played on 95% of the 70's KISS studio output and 100% of the live shows. He didn't play bass on his own solo album as he wanted to free that up for other better musicians and concentrate on writing and singing the songs. Gene played on probably 50% of the 80's KISS studio output and 100% of the live shows. His reason? He was busy with acting, running a record company, managing artists, other ventures etc and took his eye of the ball. He played on his own songs but often trusted Paul Stanley, Eric Carr or Bruce Kulick to play suitable basslines on songs that they had written. After all they'd often fully demo'd their own songs and the basslines were fine so it mattered not who actually laid them down in the studio... There are also other occasional cases where visiting session guys were invited to play during the 80's (the studios were 'social scenes' so friends were asked to 'give it a shot' and these ended up on recordings) e.g. Jimmy haslip played on a track on the 'Creatures....' album.

[quote name='poptart' post='1067299' date='Dec 22 2010, 10:31 PM']Well - that is always subjective, both cabs are excellent IMO - the Genz Benz Neox 212T has a little more upper mid, where as the Bergantino AE212 has superior high end detail.[/quote] Which is why I chose the Genz.... I love the upper mid 'grind' and don't need the glassy high end...

[quote name='poptart' post='1066902' date='Dec 22 2010, 03:50 PM']For you - there can be no doubt ;-) M[/quote] Well we got it right with the Genz Benz Neox212T before so I trust you with the Berg!

[quote name='poptart' post='1066863' date='Dec 22 2010, 03:18 PM']Hmm That will be 610 vs 412. 610 for the SVT810 vibe - punchier, tighter 412 for that Bassman vibe - smoother, deeper Mark[/quote] Oops! Yep, that's what I meant! Sounds like the 610 is the puppy then.... hmmmm....

Hmmmm.... NV610 or NV215..... choices choices. I've got till April to decide...

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1065842' date='Dec 21 2010, 04:02 PM']Well, they wouldn't be the top of my "to own" list, Cetera...[/quote] Fair enough, each to their own... You do play an Ashdown though.... j/k!

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1065788' date='Dec 21 2010, 03:38 PM']I've always found Mesa gear to have been a bit naff...looks like you've been done a favour![/quote] The more recent stuff maybe.... but you can'tt deny the quality of the older EV loaded 'Diesel' cabs ...

First: An Aria Cardinal Series CSB360 Bass through a Vox Venue 100W combo Current: Various bass (See my sig below) through one of the following 3 rigs: 1) Line 6 Pod Pro (via BBE Sonic Maximiser) into Ampeg SVTIIIPro powering a Mesa/Boogie 2x15 Diesel 2) Tech 21 RBI or RPM preamp into Peavey DPX digital power amp powering either a Genz Benz Neox212T or Bergantino NV610 3) Gallien Kreuger 800RB powering either a Genz Benz Neox212T or Bergantino NV610

[quote name='dood' post='1065595' date='Dec 21 2010, 12:51 PM']I've always liked Erik Satie's 'Gymnopodie No.1' as a piece of music that moves me. In the last week or so I've been delving more in to Satie's work and have found another piece that I didn't realise was by him too. This, Gnossienne No.1 just hits the spot - I don't know what it is.. the slight sense of despair or loneliness - but it is beautiful.[/quote] Agreed.... stunning!

For me it doesn't get any more sad/beautiful/poignant than the following: For anyone who thinks that KISS is just a dumb yank rock band... check this 'unplugged' track out, especially Paul Stanley's vocals... stunning... One of the best guitar solos of all time... middle and end of song... and this has me in tears EVERY TIME within the first 30 seconds....

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1065035' date='Dec 20 2010, 08:08 PM']Time spent out in the real world gigging & meeting other musicians [i]GREATER THAN[/i] Time spent in bedroom widdling over chord changes [i]EQUALS[/i] success IMO.[/quote] BIG +1 It's all about playing as many different styles with as many different groups of musicians as you can. Being a 'flashy' or 'technique-heavy' player is great, but ultimately it's not as valuable as being personable, adaptable, solid and fun to play with. Concentrate on grooves, locking in with drummers and supporting the music (whatever style it may be). Should you get a chance to solo/be more prominent then the exra technique could be handy but it shouldn't be the most important thing. Also, play along to any and all music you hear on the radio, in your CD/download collection and in your parents' collection.... Nothing is too uncool or too old to learn something from... Most importantly though... just ENJOY playing your instrument and the feeling when the group you play with really locks in and ROCKS!

I've never needed anything lower than a detuned D (and to my mind any lower isn't heard properly anyway)... so I'll stick with 4 strings. I did own a lovely 5 but it became surplus to requirements...

[quote name='lapolpora' post='1060935' date='Dec 16 2010, 08:02 PM']I thought it was a very good ad. Informative and specific. I ruled myself out on the time commitment bit. The ad saved my own time with me deciding not to jump through the hoops chasing this one. I think the picture is a good idea - shows whether I'm going to fit in - should I take a Precision or the Bootsy Star bass (I wish) I couldn't find any info on Shuga Management though....[/quote] ^This... I've looked Shuga Managment up in the 'industry bible' - the 'White Book' and they're not listed in there either. Nowt on the Interweb either... Starting to smell the usual BS from the ad sadly...

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