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Went to see them at the Hammersmith Apollo on Friday 9th October. Didn't hear a note of bass all night and Gavin Harrison's work on the drums was also way back in the mix with the exception of the kick and snare. Couple that with beer at virtually £4.00 a pint and it wasn't the best evening of my life by any means.

Saturday night bump.

Me too.

Sunday night bump.

[quote name='Adrenochrome' post='614616' date='Oct 2 2009, 10:55 AM']Okay, so I got my MAG 300r head about 4.5 years ago. In that time it's done 200+ gigs and a similar number of rehearsals. It's had some fairly rough treatment, although lived in a rack it's entire life. Finally, something has gone wrong. Yes the bulb in the VU meter has expired. A quick phone call to Ashdown and they sent a new bulb, free of charge that arrived very quickly. I have ZERO spare cash so I'm delighted that their product has performed so well over the years, and the (minor) repair will cost me zilch.[/quote] That's pretty much been my experience of the brand since I bought my first piece of Ashdown kit in late 1999 - except that nothing has [b]ever[/b] gone wrong with anything, other than a lost rotary knob from the front of a combo - and, again, that was replaced free of charge by return of post. Faultless products and customer service IMHO.

[quote name='gbrand42' post='611885' date='Sep 29 2009, 01:02 PM']I caught your 80's Mania show last Friday in Folkestone, took me right back 25 years, much cheaper than plastic surgery too. Shame about the poor turnout I thought you guys were good, loved the sparkly Status with the LED's, very 80's. Still got the bruise on my arm from the wife when she caught the look on my face during the Frankie Goes to Hollywood medley (I bet you can guess why - made a middle-aged man very happy!!).[/quote] It's[i][b] just[/b][/i] dawned on me (must be an age thing ): Didn't I buy the Jazz in my avatar off you a couple of years ago? Still absolutley loving it, although I did acquire and use the Status Classic S1 5 for the 80s Mania shows as it just seemed more appropriate.

[quote name='gbrand42' post='611885' date='Sep 29 2009, 01:02 PM']I caught your 80's Mania show last Friday in Folkestone, took me right back 25 years, much cheaper than plastic surgery too. Shame about the poor turnout I thought you guys were good, loved the sparkly Status with the LED's, very 80's. Still got the bruise on my arm from the wife when she caught the look on my face during the Frankie Goes to Hollywood medley (I bet you can guess why - made a middle-aged man very happy!!).[/quote] In fairness, that wasn't me as I'd already left by then. Pleased you enjoyed it though - I had a real blast while I was involved. I know [b]exactly [/b]what you mean about the Frankie medley. I had the [b]distinct[/b] pleasure of standing a few feet behind that sight at every show.

Playing since 1969. Hugely experienced at all levels, both live and studio. Pro attitude and gear and reliable transport. For the last 20 years, have been on the "tribute circuit" playing in tributes to: The Committments (The Commandments) REM (RIM) U2 (Zu2) Pink Floyd (Pynk Floid) The Beautiful South (The Beautiful Sound) Steely Dan (The Danny Steel Orchestra) Steely Dan (The Dan Collective) Most recently, I have been involved in a touring theatre production (80s Mania) playing an assortment of material from the 80's. I am looking for an established, busy, profitable and credible act, ideally playing quality venues. I am based near Nottingham, 10 minutes from J25 of the M1, but am prepared to travel to rehearsals with the right band Please PM me with any interest. [u][b]PLEASE NOTE: [/b][/u] No BVs!! No dep work.

Tour dates now published - no UK though : [b]Nov.1 - Germany - Osnabruck - Rosenhof Nov.3 - Germany - Berlin - Quasimodo Nov.4 - Germany - Hamburg - Fabrik Nov.6 - Germany - Ingolstadt - Jazz Festival Nov.7 - Germany - Aschaffenburg - Colos saal Nov.8 - Germany - Aalen - Jazz Festival Nov.9 - Germany - Augsburg - Spektrum Nov.11 - Switzerland - Aarburg - Moonwalker Nov.12 - Germany - Munich - Ampere Nov.14 - Belgium - Vervier - Spirit 66 Nov.15 - Holland - Zoetermeer - Boerderij Nov.17 - France - Paris - New Morning Nov.18 - Luxembourg - Luxemburg LAtelier Nov.21 - Italy - Verona Nov.22 - Italy - Roma Nov.23 - Italy - Bologna Nov.24 - Italy - Milan - Blue Note Nov.26 - Monaco - Monte Carlo - Moods Nov.27 - Italy - Savona [/b]

A [b]big [/b]vote for the Superfly range (head and cabs) from me.

PRS is indeed payable by the venue, but alot of venues cheekily charge the act to "cover themselves" and create a very handy additional revenue stream in the process. Cool eh?

Well, I liked it.

[quote name='Soulfinger' post='600004' date='Sep 16 2009, 11:14 AM']Don´t know if this has been posted before, but I figure it might be of interest to some of you: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WluQwSkm1Tk&feature=channel_page"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WluQwSkm1Tk...re=channel_page[/url] Pino Palladino with Simon Phillips and Philippe Saisse. Can´t find any tour dates though...[/quote] Marvelous stuff!! Thanks for posting that.

[quote name='Dr.Dave' post='598329' date='Sep 14 2009, 03:59 PM']I'm hoping to get along to the Gasworks. Don't know if you've been before - the dressing room's a bit naff but it's stocked with bottles of Carlsberg. Sadly the only bottle opener that was there is in my gig box!!! It's the daddy of bassy sounding stages too.[/quote] +1000!! A bit like playing [b]IN[/b] a bass bin, if I recall correctly.