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Have you fitted a set of Aguilars in there. How do they sound. Sometimes i think the standard Sandberg pick ups are a bit sterile and have no warmth like my fenders. I still like them but best of both worlds would be Sandberg bass with Fender pick ups. Dave

Came across the amazing Mark Clarke playing the Heep song WHY with tribute band Heep Freedom and confirmed my original suspicions that it wasn't Gary Thain because it sounded more like a Gibson EB3 that Mark tended to use back then.. Great band and a great version from Mark This also goes to show that your tone comes from your fingers as Mark is actually using a P bass in this one. Dave

I prefer pockets that fasten tight rather than the open top ones. Sometimes my bag has some issues remaining in the upright position and has been reprimanded on many occasions for taking these unwanted excursions during warp transport to and from gigs. Dave

We roll our vinyl backdrop around a 2" plastic tube and then pop it into one of those carboard tube boxes used for large drawings. Keeps it crease free. Dave

I like that bag but not sure i'd use the screwdriver holders but something like this would do the job better than the laptop bag i currently use. Dave

Took one of my Handbox amps from Poland 3-4 wks before it arrived and it literally just disappeared of the face of the earth. It left Poland and went missing. No record of it arriving in UK anywhere. Later found out it had been sitting with Customs. Other amp went straight thru and didn't even get any charges, arrived within a week or two but there was a full detailed list of events where it had been scanned. Both with same courier. You can contact customs with the EU packing reference number and they can investigate its location even tho not showing on any courier systems. Dave

Been thinking about one of these from Amazon

Just bought an Ampeg SVT7 Pro from Nigel and it arrived today. Excellent packaging and the amp is immaculate. Comms was first class all the way thru. This is how easy all transactions should be. Cheers Nigel Dave

Did a search and couldn't see anything on this so apologies if i've missed it. I currently use an lod laptop type bag that also has a lot of spare pockets etc. I carry a spare class D amp, leads, Shure wireless, couple of pedals that i might use, spare strap and various tools and spare batteries. All the usual things you need for a gig. I'm finding the bag is becoming too small for my needs these days. What is everyone else using ? Dave

Historically i always kept the EQ on my active basses flat and adjusted the amp to get tone i want. That was fine in originals bands but now i'm doing covers i need more flexibility and now i have my amp bass knob at 1-2 o'clock with M & T flat and tweak the EQ on my bass to suit the songs i'm doing. Mostly i tweak the B knob a bit to suit room and use the treble to get a more subtle smooth tone or a clicky edgy tone. A bit of a balancing act but i don't generally max any of the active EQ controls. I've had the T up or down a fair old whack possibly all way off in some songs but depends on room and string age. Interesting topic as i've always wondered about this and what others tended to go for. Dave

vinyl backdrop with ringed holes along all edges. Hang it using bungees taking a box of mixed lengths. Also hand a bungee or two on each bottom corner to stop the vinyl curling inwards. Also take some large sized mapping pins so that if nothing to hang from you can pop a few in a wall with minimum hole and hang the vinyl directly onto the mapping pins. Dave

Watched a few of your vids on FB but as you mentioned its difficult to hear the bass on its own. You do have a unique RH style going on there. Like it. Dave

Nice, how does it sound live. Dave

What's the bass you have in this one. ? Dave

If you can get the use of a business van then you might be exempt. I've heard others talk about this. Dave

Stop it, its just a hobby for me and i'm no better than most. Good news is i've since discussed with my boss and we're moving our Fri appointments to Thu so we can get down to Lanark. Dave

Is that an old J bass there Lee. I was only jesting about the van hire LOL I'll see about dropping in Fri night but a Fri is a busy day for me. Will try and make the effort tho. Dave

Surprised they wanted a more bluesy sounding band. Its not so common as it used to be but maybe that's why they want it. I know a few yrs back a few friends that were into Blues said they couldn't even get any gigs these days. That was the borders area to be fair. Shame about the gig especially when you've played well. Wouldn't class AC/DC or Zep as particularly bluesy either As for the Crew cab how much to hire you Dave

Nice looking bass there too. Guessing that's the Sire. How you finding it. ? Dave

BLOCKBUSTARZ 70's Glam band at Cairnsmill Caravan Park, St Andrews. Friend of the band has a caravan there and asked us to play once before. During that visit a woman took a heart attack. Luckily our singer Lynn is a nurse and jumped right in until ambulance arrived. She was ok the following day. Tonight we managed to complete both sets without any serious issues or events. Odd how we advertise as a 70's Glam Rock covers band and we still get requests for other styles of songs. Tonight a young woman asked if we could play something for the very young kids like Shania Twain. We had to explain that wasn't a 70's Glam cover. Mmmm Another weird gig with lots of cameras going all night and lots of applause and cheers etc but no dancers until last 8-10 songs and then requests to do more. Great feedback at the end too. The young kids were up dancing all night until there bedtime took over around 10 ish. Not keen on these kind of gigs where the interaction from the audience is almost nil during the songs. Hopefully last time we do a caravan park with no curfew on kids. Dave Forgot to add it was a 2 hr drive home in torrential rain. Home at 3am, coffee and biccies and bed at 4 back up at 8 with a cat walking round my head and not the usual wee pain in the bot,

Yep nice one Dave. Noticed you had been quiet recently. Dave

Now yir talking, those dark choc ones are heaven on earth. Dave