Ou7shined

Friday we played Rockers, Glasgow. Dodgy start. While unpacking the gear, we discover that our drummer who packed the van in Aberdeen had forgotten to take our rhythm guitarist axe. Luckily Matt (rhythm guitarist) had been held up at his graduation and was still on his way down so was able to nip into Dundee and borrow one from a mate of a mate of a mate. I had hoped to let loose my new LMII for the first time but was pleasantly surprised to discover that the house rig was an EBS HD350 perched up high on a 410 + 115 Ashdown (MIE) ABM stack. It took me seconds to scoop out the mids and find my sound before soundcheck. There was a Behringer rack tuner sitting on the amp lighting up the face too. I'd left my increasingly redundant gt6-b (find I'm just using it as a tuner these days) at home and borrowed a Boss Tu-2 instead but despite what I'd read about the Behringer I decided to give it a try. Never again! We are tuned to Eb and nip down a tone for a couple of songs further into our set. During the sound check the Bleh-ringer had problems locking onto my Eb but I persisted and it told me I was in tune... although I didn't feel in absolute perfect tune (it's pretty hard to harmonic check with a drummer thrashing about his kit and the lead guitar shredding his life away to the half dozen punters curiously watching the band set up) and kept rechecking but it came back with a constant reading so I left it. Soundcheck was awesome the sound guy knew his sh*t and was a pleasure too. The band on before us (didn't catch the name) were brilliant. Old boys (I hasten to add that some members of my band quipped that considering my advanced years I should be up with them too - ha bloody ha) blasting their way through a set comprising blues, classic rock and widdely widdely style covers. The singer even cracked a ball crushing Chris Cornell when they did a Audioslave number. We stepped up for our bit, I checked to see if I was in tune again as my S.U.B. must have "acclimatised" by that time and the bloody Bleh-ringer couldn't track my E string at all. So a quick couple of harmonics and I just chanced it. We did two 45 minute sets to a packed house who happily stuck around for our 2nd half but weirdly disappeared immediately after we stopped. There was a Doors tribute playing at the same time next door somewhere and we'd spoken to some locals beforehand that couldn't decide if they'd watch the Doors or us. We won! The only hiccup in an almost faultless set was that towards the end in the middle of the extended solo in "Alive" my straplock slipped though the hole in my strap and I had to finish the song on my knees playing my bass like an upright. I didn't drop a note and was ready for lots of pats on the back but due to the fact that I jump about like a mad thing anyway and often play passages with my bass 2 inches off the floor, most folk just though it was just part of the act. Sheesh! With us being an unknown entity in Glasgow we accepted a £150 wage but after the gig the manager insisted that we come back but we'd take the door next time. That's us with a foot in the door in Glasgow now. Result! Anyway back to the hostel and partied with some locals til 4-5am. some pics of the night thanks to the awesome Mr. [url="http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=4503245432"]Nutty P[/url] Saturday. Our convoy made a tentative drive back over to the east coast. A welcome return to one of our favourite venues - Eskmills bowling club in Musselburgh. Not because of the venue itself (because it's sh*te) but because of the people. Dav, Robert and Fudge came to see us in Edinburgh last year and loved it so much they organised a gig for us in their home town. We had such a great time with them last time and the WAGs really looked after us and seeing as we were at the same end of the country we told them we'd to do it for nowt this time. Simple set up. Our backline plus vocal and kick drum PA. Great sound as always with this setup with the added clarity of my new Little Mark. This time we chose a slightly longer 2 hour set plus a break in the middle again. Alex our lead guitar did an impromptu acoustic tapping set (just 3 songs) before we went on when he saw the Takamine that the guy who did a few Zakk Wylde acoustic numbers as a support had been playing. The support guy did his set through a wee Marshall acoustic amp but when Alex stepped up I put him through the PA. Needles to say he had us like putty in his nimble hands. Our set wasn't as seamless as the previous night. Half way through the the first part we tripped the fuse box which subsequently set off all the alarms. The locals took it well and we all had a big laugh about it. A grumpy caretaker took his time rectifying the problem but we set off again and re-did the song that tripped the fuse at the end of the first half as it had been a request. Then in the second half, Matt (the guy who's guitar had been forgotten) snapped a D sting on the borrowed guitar, he played on to the end of the song but obviously need a couple of minutes to re-string. We had thought about doing a wee unplugged section during the half time break (just an excuse for Murray our vocalist to get his hands on the Takamine - with drums and bass accompaniment) but we didn't bother with it in the end but now would have been a good time to chuck it in the set to fill the dead air time while Matt got his sh*t together. There was a mad rush to set it up while Matt changed his string. The second Murray sat his arse on the seat with acoustic guitar in hand Matt started tuning up. We all pissed ourselves at that. I was kind of relieved that we didn't manage the unplugged as the Takamine was still in concert pitch and Murray can't tune a guitar to save his life so I'd have to transpose everything on the fly, still hungover and a couple of beers in to this night. Later Matt stepped on his lead and wrenched it out of the guitar and to round things off near the end his strap fell off the button. Luckily it was a fairly mellow song so I was able to finger tap my bass line with my left hand and put his strap back on for him with my right while he played on too. By the end of the night the punters were standing on the seats screaming their lungs out. They had a whip round and took £150 which we weren't allowed to refuse. Back to Roberts pad (where tents had been set up for us) for a boozy garden party until 7am (don't worry the neighbours were there too). Oh yes and at some point Nemo (forgetful drummer) got his head shaved. After some kip Nemo did his usual early shoot in the van and some of the others made their way up the road to Blair Drummond Safari park while Alex and I hung out with the guys for a bit before making the long trek back up to Aberdeen. Absolutely wicked time thanks guys you are the best. My LMII did just as I expected - I love it. Right where's the Aspirin?

Great read OG. [quote name='OldGit' post='242591' date='Jul 18 2008, 12:10 PM'].......Could we come in before the reception to setup up and then hang around for 5 hours before playing (yes, but that's 4 times the normal fee 'cos then we can't go to work that day and we are very very expensive consultants on a massively huge daily rate - liar!)[/quote]must remember this ploy... although when they see me they'll realise they've been duped. [quote name='OldGit' post='242591' date='Jul 18 2008, 12:10 PM']... the Scots tend to know how it "should go" and which tune goes with which dance and how to do the dances correctly etc. They learn it in School..[/quote] true. [quote name='OldGit' post='242591' date='Jul 18 2008, 12:10 PM']We got in at 7:05! I missed The Archers but, hey, life in a band is tough some times..[/quote] if only they knew the sacrifices we make. [quote name='OldGit' post='242591' date='Jul 18 2008, 12:10 PM']Oh and the Kiera Knightly - alike young woman really going for it in a very flimsy "diving in the fountain" stile diaphanous dress was very distracting ..... Summer Weddings [/quote] Pics?

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='242565' date='Jul 18 2008, 11:46 AM']That cat sounds like its been stolen.. Get your money back ;-)[/quote] PMSL [quote name='dave_bass5' post='242565' date='Jul 18 2008, 11:46 AM']Glad its all sorted for you . When the first gig with it?[/quote] Possibly tonight depending on the house set up (we're playing [url="http://www.rockersglasgow.co.uk/index.htm"]Rockers, Glasgow [/url]- new to us) but definitely will get to use it in anger tomorrow night where we're playing a social club in Musselburgh using just our back line and vocal PA. Can't wait.

[quote name='Wooks' post='242552' date='Jul 18 2008, 11:37 AM']Oh yeah I got my refund too. But he over paid me by £3.01 which he has requested back. I'll get it back to him but I might just go on holiday first. I would bug him in the same way like he did to you, ask him for his address and if he gives it to you send the money all in 1p coins [/quote] Love it. I might just do that.

And the winner is..... Keith (y5s) with a runner up prize for Dave as there is also a fat orange cat sitting on there too but he doesn't have a serial number that would be daft. Is it yellow and black? [b]more orange than yellow I'd say but check[/b] Is it little? [b]check[/b] Does it weigh around 7 lbs [b]check[/b] Does it have knobs? [b]check[/b] Does it have a serial number? [b]CHECK[/b] The serial confirms that it left the factory 1 month ago. And if my ears don't deceive me this one sounds even better, tighter. The knobs are stiff ( oo-er ) and the VPF seems to have more of an effect. I have only played it quietly at home so far (wanted to use it at rehearsals yesterday but there wasn't a suitable cab) and noticed a strange anomaly with the gain knob. With the other one I had it at 3 o'clock before the clip led came on, with this one straight out of the box it had to sit at 9 o'clock but gradually over a couple of hours I was able to increase that to 2 o'clock. I guess that's just the effect of the components burning in. Oh yeah I got my refund too. But he over paid me by £3.01 which he has requested back. I'll get it back to him but I might just go on holiday first.

Heh heh guess what sitting atop my 410?

I'd say the best sound that we've ever achieved was backline only with a vocals/kick only PA (bit like the one in my sig) but this just won't cut it for bigger venues. So I usually go through the PA and use my lovely amp as a stage monitor. Our lead guitar has taken to not taking his amp to some gigs at all. He just fires his gt8 straight through the PA which although might sound good out front leaves us only able to hear him from whatever POS monitors the venue uses. We take a lot of cues from him and it can be pretty tough listening out for an undefined, dynamic-less, hi-pass sound buried somewhere in our onstage cacophony. Good Luck with the gig like.

[quote name='charic' post='241042' date='Jul 16 2008, 04:29 PM']Recently aquired beavis and butthead do america [/quote] Don't wanna bust you bubble there kiddo but Bevis and Butthead are still relevant to the over 40's too. FARTKNOCKER! edit : Actually scratch that. That comment was about maturity not age wasn't it. I've got plenty of one and only some of the other and that's why I still find saying fartknocker and tee-pee for my bung hole funny. Carry on. :wacko:

[quote name='lowhand_mike' post='241039' date='Jul 16 2008, 04:26 PM'].... i went from listening to [b]carp pop [/b]to rock, metal....[/quote] [quote name='budget bassist' post='241027' date='Jul 16 2008, 04:20 PM']...but i have started listening to and playing more [b]porg rock[/b]/prog metal.[/quote] Jeez I must be losing it. I've never heard of half these genres before.

[quote name='51m0n' post='240898' date='Jul 16 2008, 02:43 PM']Before I started playing bass my mind remembered lyrics to songs Now I dont remember lyrics really without a lot of effort; its bass lines, drum parts, rhythm guitar, keys, backing vox l melody/harmony, lead vox melody. In that order... Am I a freak??[/quote] Nope. I'm the same. In fact I can't even remember the names to songs anymore. I just listen out for the first 0.0001 seconds of a song and I'm in. At home I often resort to making up my own lyrics (sometimes even my own language) based on the original phonetics (somehow the phonetics stick but the actual words don't) of the lyrics in songs which really winds up my g/f as she knows the words to everything and it "puts her off".

[quote name='tauzero' post='240878' date='Jul 16 2008, 02:16 PM']It could be operated as a franchise, surely?[/quote] Brilliant idea! I'll get my application off to Dragons Den for some funding tout de suit.

And would it of killed him to take a damp cloth over it first too. Yuck! He/she seems to have a few guitars knocking around his/her room there so I'd guess they're not a novice so presumably knows if it's a copy or not.

It's a new rule they've (ebay/paypal) barged in - probably to end exactly the type of dishonourable conduct I mentioned above. I doesn't seem fair though as sellers should have the same right to leave honest f/b too. What they should have done was penalise sellers for habitually or maliciously leaving negs but then they don't really care about that as long as they get the commission from every seller good or bad. Another thing too is that this new rule will be probably open to abuse from bad buyers. It's just wrong.

This thread has kind of crossed over to [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=23434&st=0"]here[/url] now. I don't want to be greedy - perhaps this one should be locked?

It's probably the way to go from now on for me too.

[quote name='neepheid' post='239884' date='Jul 15 2008, 11:47 AM']/me shrugs Each individual case should be decided upon its own merit. Personally I think that eBay's got well cut-throat over the past wee while (had to leave my first neg this month and i'm on the cusp of having to go through claim #2 in my eBay life) and anything which can be done to help people make an informed choice regarding the items on offer is helpful. It goes without saying that such emails should be worded carefully. Present facts, not opinions.[/quote] I'm sure that if we were cross-stich enthusiasts we would be loving the bay (I suppose it's only a matter of time before they're getting reguarly shafted too). I've had 3 negs in my time all of which were retaliatory despite me doing everything correctly. One of them even left a neg with the comment "thanks" then sent me a message it was a mistake and if I removed my neutral it would fix it. When I looked into it, these cheats did the same thing to everyone who left them less than good f/b.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='239856' date='Jul 15 2008, 11:28 AM']Im with ste_m3. we still have no proof it was stolen. While it might well have been there is no proof and Ou7shined go this money back (hopefully). Im sure Ebay was aware of this seller so its down to them to stop him, once they have proof it was stolen (or that he is regularly selling stolen gear). Its not like he took the money and ran, he gave a refund so he still hasn't broken any law. Fakes are another matter though. Easily proven IME.[/quote] I didn't actually say to eBay that I thought the amp was stolen choosing instead to go down the "not as described" route. However I did mention that Markbass and Proel said to me that the amp is anomalous and should be considered suspect. In a funny way he did take the money and run. He used it to fund a trip to Portugal knowing full well that I wanted a refund, then came back and sold the amp again (hopefully) to pay me back but I still haven't seen any of it yet. I'm sure he was laughing all the way really. I don't think it's fair that he should come out of this unscathed.

Thanks, it may soon be over. Glad you don't feel so bad for missing out on it now. Perhaps you should have a look [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=23487"]here[/url]. A bargain by the looks of it. Oops I didn't see that he's already been PM'd. soz :blush: you might get second dibs.

I feel for the person that bought it but if (unlike me) they can live with the fact that it's probably stolen property then good for them for scoring a good amp for that price really. I gigged it once before I noticed the serial number was missing (so much for the new auction's claim of never been gigged) and it was brilliant, really prominent on stage and loud enough to drown out our hard hitting drummer. The [s] dickwad[/s]... er... bloke has contacted me regarding my bank details now (post recent auction) so I guess my refund is coming at last. It turns out that I can't see the new buyers details but when he leaves or receives f/b....

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='239316' date='Jul 14 2008, 05:06 PM']He's still got the wrong details - 750W RMS @ 4 ohm etc.[/quote]Aye, common schoolboy error cutting and pasting wrong model from GAK or whatever. [quote name='EssentialTension' post='239316' date='Jul 14 2008, 05:06 PM']And the bidding is private listing so we can't email the bidders to tell them the truth.[/quote]I'm not 100% on this but I think that the winning bidders details are listed post auction. If so they can expect a wee link to my other thread soonish.

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='239323' date='Jul 14 2008, 05:12 PM']er ... I don't mean to worry you but maybe he needs to sell it to get some money to pay you back because he's already spent it. If it was me I'd try reporting it to ebay.[/quote] Check [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=22037"]this[/url] out man. There have been more developments in my favour but I'm still treading on eggshells until I get my refund then his ass will be well and truly reported.