paul_5

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1433104977' post='2787928'] Turn up the gain on the ampeg and boost the mids a touch? [/quote] That's a maxim for life right there!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1432990798' post='2786849'] Yes, it's not all just 'have a big laugh and make people feel worried' on here, you know. [/quote] Damnit!

Turn any Jazz® bass into a tone monster with a John East J-Retro active set. Highly recommended.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1433015199' post='2787129'] What problem? [/quote] Touché, sir.

I once had an Edge signature Stratocaster - fell off the hanger and broke!

[quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1432987942' post='2786800'] I think I'll see how it goes on Sunday, there are will be at least 3 more 3 hour rehearsals before the gig, still time to bale out of it. [/quote] 9 hours rehearsing 8 covers. I'd have walked already! Seriously though, it might just be a sad occurrence that he's incapable of remembering stuff, nobody's fault, but I'd keep the band as a 'hobby' if thou feel that you owe them something, but if I were in your situation I'd never gig that lineup. Might be worth hanging on to see if you get a second guitatisr/singer into the fold, then slowly jettison the dead wood. Maybe one day he'll forget that he's in a band - problem solved .

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1432895245' post='2785935'] Nice one! Which band were you in Paul? My band Headsticks were on just before Space [/quote] Slander - we were on just before The Itch.

Closer to the heart - Rush (show of hands version). The record that made me go out and buy a bass. Tommy the cat - Primus. Opened my eyes to a wider range of performance. Good Vibrations -Beach Boys. Just because it's magical in every way. So What - Miles Davis. Again, this opened my mind just a little bit wider. The Lemon Song -Led Zeppelin. Masterclass in improvisation.

Be warned though, if you end up cab sharing with another player who uses different kit can result in acute GAS. Last time I cab-shard it was through a Barefaced. Now I'm Barefaced too.

This. I've heard of similar models to mine being fried when sound engineers erroneously put phantom power through the wrong channel. The old SWRs really don't like it. Yet again, DHA saves the day.

I use the DHA exclusively for PA feeds, as the DI on my ageing SWR head is prone to damage from phantom power. Should really get that sorted...

There's a fairly comprehensive one here: https://youtu.be/cYpdDY3dMxo

Dave Hall kit. Mine's always on, and I've even taken to velcroing it on top of my head (amp head, not my actual head) for festival gigs where I might not take the pedal board.

We (Slander) played Darwen Music Live this weekend, and was pleasantly surprised that the soundguy recognised my DHA kit and enthused about it. Nice not to have to convince them that it's an amazing feed to the PA.

Played MainStage at Darwen Music Live today. Nailed it. Lots of happy campers

Did a slot at Eaglefest up on the Fylde coast this afternoon. Played my usual DHA VT1/SM400 setup into a Genz 6x10 cab. Soundguy looked at my DHA a little suspiciously ( I like to use the DI feed from that instead of the SWR head, as phantom power can blow the SWR). Soon changed his mind when he heard it. We ended up doing an encore (unusual for a festival slot, but there we are) so we stuck Priest's 'Breaking the Law' in - had to borrow a pick from one of the guitarists... Bad news - started cramping up during one of the Maiden songs - off to the Physio in a week though.

I bought one years ago. It's well worth reading. Great video by the way, particularly at 21'11" - love that tune. Thanks for sharing.

Mmm. That's. Odd.

Ozzy (no, not that one!) bought my Hartke Hydrive 410 this week, and was a pleasure to do business with. Great communications throughout the entire transaction. Nice chap to deal with.

Just taken delivery of Paul's Barefaced Compact. Arrived very quickly, and he was kind enough to put it on hold for me while I sold my previous cab. Lovely bloke to do business with - just thinking about this quick, painless transaction gives me loads of fuzzy warmness and a pleasant tingling in my loins. Good man that.

More often than not it's the distributors of the 'big companies' (Fender, Gibson etc…) who want a wedge of cash up front, then dictate what stock a particular shop can sell. Small and Medium sized independent music shops often don't have the capital to 'invest' in becoming a dealer, particularly when you get no say over which models you sell…

My current head (SWR SM400) has a 'Bass' control (preset to 30Hz) and I tend to roll it back from noon (no cut or boost) to roughly 8 or 9 o'clock.

Kylie Mingoue's "Hand On Your Heart" has been officially licensed by the NHS, and will be played non-stop during every Immediate Life Support training session for the next 3 years. After that it's back to the Black Eyed Peas' "Pump it".

Jake Bugg is massively entomophobic.