bassninja

Bought a Diago commuter pedal case from Simon. Great deal, great comms, top chap.

Nice double gig bag from Rico. Couldn't have been easier. Cool, helpful fella...

As Frank so aptly put it, 'there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over'. I wouldn't do it.

GV has always been OK, IMHO. Usually some interesting vintage pieces upstairs, but not much of a bass focus as I remember. Haven't been for a while, mind. Lots of menopausal media/banking/insurance blokes up that Farnham way, many of whom aspire to start blues bands with other menopausal media/banking/insurance blokes. Sometimes there are 'Project Managers'. Someone has to sell them AAAA+ top PRS's with birds and hand wired snakeskin edition Boogie combos for the twice yearly rendition of Red House at the tennis club. Oh, and you'll need a Bose PA sir..

Remember you won't often get a gig because you can play fast, you'll get more gigs if you can listen fast. And no shagging the band. Never ends well. And all the hat stuff.

Just bought a J-Retro on here from Marcus (top chap, btw). I wasn't quite sure how to marry it to my active EMGs, and how to go about powering the pre and my pickups from a single battery. I'm not particularly tech-y and have an ability to destroy electrical stuff by a combination of misplaced optimism and a gung-ho attitude. So I dispatched an email enquiry via the website just before a Sunday lunchtime pint hoping for a reply within a few days. John replied personally within the hour with a clear diagram, and over a Sunday lunchtime to boot. I'm much impressed at the increasingly rare example of a great product backed up by superb service.

This is the only multi fx I haven't junked in a petulant frenzy after about a month. Ignore the presets, most manufacturers seem to over do these. I was put off by the early Zoom stuff, which I found noisy and too complicated, but thinking of it as a row of 3 stomp boxes at a time makes more sense to me. I like to wind the controls about until they sound good, rather than worrying if 68% rate sounds better than 70% on a digital readout when tinkering with, say, a flanger or chorus. So it really suits my simple outlook. Also easy to adjust on the fly. I have it in line for most gigs, and it doesn't sound as if its eating my tone at all. I initially used it on a true bypass loop, as a 'get out of trouble' button, but found I didn't really need it once I felt confident with the B3. The looper is fun to play with, but I mainly use it for octavers, filter effects and some of the amp models; mainly SVT and B15 but the others sounds pretty good too IMHO. I also have a cheeky bank of reverse and filtered delays for a bit of the old Psychedelia Smith. Solid build, no issues so far. Worth a punt, if you don't like it you'll be able to move it along on here at not too much of a loss.

A 'Big F, small Sq' Jazz is my main squeeze at the moment. Picked it up for £50 about a year ago from a mate who spotted it in a garage sale. Dead lucky. Very comfy, sounds fantastic. Best Jazz of the half dozen I've had over the years, including my Marcus. I've modded it a bit, but have all the bits I've taken off. Considering a Babicz or Badass next.

Real fast and easy purchase of a Jazz scratchplate from Chris. Straight dealer.

I'm with mcnach and IrieGnome for the most part. Doesn't sound like the lack of a set list is the real problem. Your 2 guitards need to put their handbags away, sort their respective territories out and have a think why they're doing this in the first place. Band I play in most hasn't had a set list in the last 20 years, and our list is 150+. We all agree on the first 3 over a pre-gig pint or while setting up then wing it by tacit, good-natured agreement. Not often a problem, as its supposed to be a joint venture (as in communal, not herbal). Mind you, we are all tuned to concert, don't use any software or complicated rigs/patch changing and get along very well onstage and off. If everyone is aware of the potential presentational issues, then you'll just get it done. All post mortems need to be post-gig, never while playing.

Bought an Artec para EQ pedal from Ian. Bargain, great comms, swift delivery. Ideal deal. Transact with confidence, he's a straight up fella.

All of the above. I keep one handy just in case, and its earned its money several times over.

Cheers Nik, it was great to see you. Kind words... ahem...team effort...wives and families... 'Jean Genie' with JB and Woody was a blast, big gurning grin on throughout. Really enjoyed your set with Stewie, great sounding Levinson and no slouch yerself, buddy. You're tempting me back towards another string! Must talk to Frankie about getting you guys to do the 'bit in the middle' at The Crown soon. I have a reasonable tape of the whole evening, give me a chance to chop it about a bit and I'll let you know when its in my Dropbox. Incidentally, have you seen JB's Markbass endorsee video? I don't think he's taking it entirely seriously [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc74uMH0O2c[/media] ChiMike: sorry I didn't have a chance to catch up, would love to soon. Nik was telling me you're fond of the odd valve... Thanks so much for helping us raise £575 for Macmillan.

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1381443006' post='2239361'] why is it assumed if you like technically impressive things, then that's your thing. It is possible to appreciate all aspects of music. [/quote] Anyone might like technically 'unimpressive' things too, or both, or not be bothered either way. Personally, I get as much out of Richard Bona as I get out of Motorhead. I think we probably agree about the joy of enjoying a rich variety of music.

While both are technically 'impressive' if that's your thing, only one of the first 2 players swings, and he swings like a donkey's d*ck.