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The facebook culture does seem to have bred a new wave of bad manners IMO. I don't do FB, just don't get it etc. Couple of years ago I nearly missed a local fellow musician's funeral as they only announced the details on FB. Of course, up to me to maybe get involved if I want to stay in the loop, but some things require a more personal approach I feel. Your band situation is one of these.

Went for £620 in the end.

Mmmm, not seen one of these before. Looks a bit like an Ibanez AGB200 with a fancy headstock?

I’m a massive GK fan, but for me the Fender Rumble would be top from your list. They are great - very light but punch well above their weight, and sound fantastic IMO. Richtone in Sheffield were advertising a mint s/h one for £149 recently, bargain!

Great for £50 - heavy little bug*gers but work fine for small gigs / practice etc. Will last forever too. I had a couple, one had a horn which was a bit naff so it got disconnected. ( Also watch out if you have a cat - mine used to try and get into the speaker slot on the front...)

Excellent stuff. Think the Trace gear I've had must have missed the anti-gravity injections though

Yeh, it's a bit odd, but somehow works for us - we've done it a few times over the years. Got the date rearranged now for 4th April, so hopefully the weather will be kinder to us then.

Cheltenham Town Hall.

Exactly this!

Am sure they deal with snow better in the US than here, but maybe because you get a lot more of it?!! We were faced with a 400 mile round trip in dreadful weather with road closures all en route, to possibly face a depleted audience, many of whom probably couldn't get there and therefore lose their outlay on tickets. By re-arranging the date, hopefully the majority will now be able to make it and we will hopefully have a band and crew arrive and return home home safely.

We had to cancel our gig tonight in Cheltenham, as getting band and crew there from Yorkshire was just not feasible. Hate doing it, but it's probably for the best as conditions were so bad. Got the date rearranged already though for early April, so hope the punters will be happy.

Makes you wonder why the rest of it is so heavy then......

HH IC100 was one of the first amps guitar amps made by the company. Probably mid 70's IIRC. A guitarist had one in the band I was in and it was very loud, although the distortion sounds were n't great, bit fizzy. Used by quite a few people including Marc Bolan, Wilko Johnson and Pink Floyd. They even have their own facebook page!

Crispin bought a scratchplate from me. Nice easy transaction, and a top bloke to deal with! Cheers, Pete.

Surprised you’d need even more tubes with all those going on in the SVT. Is it for distortion stuff?

Isn't it funny that if you go back to the 70's and beyond, having a bottle of water onstage was mostly considered unnecessary, even by singers. You just got up there and did it. (waits for deluge of YouTube clips showing vocalists drinking now...) The recent fad for not being able to leave the house without a bottle of water to hand has no doubt had something to do with this? ( For the record, I do have a bottle of water onstage, but only for those times when my crap voice is in danger of packing in altogether.)

Blimey, words fail me.

Whilst I agree with most of what's been said, what about the times when some songs do need to be ramped up a bit, usually in order to make them more punter friendly to dance to? Although this can make them a bit less groovy than the originals, people are so used to hearing them a bit faster that they think the original tempos are a bit leaden. Prime examples of these include 'Knock on Wood', 'In the Midnight hour' and even 'Mustang Sally'. Probably due to Commitments style renderings I imagine, but played at the original (and better IMO) tempos, they can discourage people to dance from my experience. Anyone have any more examples of songs that go down better that little bit 'brighter'?

Looks like a kind of Musicman Reflex inspired bass. At £99 including a gig bag and lead, you probably can't go far wrong TBH. Gear4music have a 30 day return option so the risk is minimal too. As Hobbayne points out, Squier stuff is generally good for the money, and has the added advantage of holding onto their prices quite well when/if you decide to sell to upgrade. Second hand is best for a lot of people, although if you're a complete novice it's best to take along a more knowledgeable mate to help you. Try something out if you can, as only then will you know what will suit you best. If that's not possible, then at least prepare yourself for maybe having to buy & sell a bit till you find your 'fit', although you never know you may get lucky first time! Good luck.

Yup, couldn't agree more. Ash in particular is amazing, and the whole band just do a great job.

I did a 'Strictly Come Dancing' type of event at Christmas, and knowing how particular the dancers can be regarding tempos, the drummer brought along a digital metronome which proved to be invaluable. No complaints at all. Reminds me of a great keyboard player I worked with who used to ask the dancers - " Right, your next dance is a tango. How do you want it - too fast or too slow?"

Even worse when the perp is the drummer! At least singers can be jollied along a bit by the rest of the band, whereas it's usually just down to the bassist to try and sort the tempos out if the drummer is at fault. I speak from bitter experience....

QJ apologises, but no retraction. http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-is-very-sorry-for-some-of-the-things-he-said.html

Fair enough if you do a myriad of different styles / gigs. I'm just one of those old school guys who expects to use just one main amp to cover all my gigs without having to add stuff to it, or carry alternative amps.