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Sorry I didn't see this thread, I would have sorted you with some free software and advice for latency free recording on a sh*t PC. I have a line6 backtrack, I use it loads for just recording ideas in the living room, or for recording samples to go on proper songs.

Very impressive! If you have the pics, a retrospective build diary or two would be a great addition to the forum!

[quote name='nash' post='598435' date='Sep 14 2009, 05:30 PM']My old band played the norfolk about a month ago. the promoter tried to cancel on us after we arrived. he's a kid in his late teens early twenties. he was being lazy by not actually promoting it.[/quote] We played on Saturday. We got there just after some 16 year old kids from down south. 5 minutes later the landlord calls up to say "cancel the gig, I need the PA at my other pub". So we went to get our own PA and sorted out the sound. It was OK, but you'd think after all that effort the other bands would have stayed around to watch us. cnuts. Anyway, we played to about 20 people and trashed the "stage" (floor) at the end.

It might be an idea to try an MDF bass though and see how it sounds.

That looks great! Where are your builds 1 and 2?

downer. Try for a gig at The Underground in stoke, or at The Rigger in newcastle-under-lyme. If they ask you to organise support my band can bring plenty of people.

Finbar - get your booking man to check out about the Norfolk. The landlord said he might be stopping gigs at the end of October. [quote name='Doddy' post='596556' date='Sep 12 2009, 02:09 PM']I think it's about time I posted a pic of my pedal board .....[/quote] Nice board! We need a night shot.

B&Q but it's way too expensive. I'm sure someone else has a better source.

I do that as well, even now i'm playing drums. Gigging with ear-plugs in just doesn't feel right. I'll have to change my attitude.

they go farther down on the lower horn I really like it but I would take it back to her and ask if she can go over the rings around the screw holes. EDIT: Then ask if you can go around the rings of her screw holes.

heh, mine was a big keyboard flightcase with 20 odd pedals in it - heavier than my peavey 15" combo! Just checked your dates (can't listen to the music at work) and you're playing at the norfolk!! I hope you're used to little pubs with a PA for vox only. We're actually playing there tomorrow night. I'll deffinitely come, I love gigs there. You won't get much of a local crowd without a local support band. Is someone on with you yeh?

actually I just found this pic of my gear and thought i'd stick it up. I used to gig this whole lot, and more pedals at one point.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='594616' date='Sep 10 2009, 11:18 AM']Check this out - sleeping and playing. Who said men can't multi-task? [url="http://img34.imageshack.us/i/baknak.jpg/"][/url][/quote] Heh, cool, I recognise you from the shop!! I've been looking for a bad bass face (of me) all day long and I can't find one! I seem to just do a weird pout. However, when I play the drums I do all sorts of weird stuff with my face to the extent that my whole jaw aches after!

would it not be easier to just put a very thin veneer over it?

[quote name='Finbar' post='594087' date='Sep 9 2009, 05:38 PM']Not even plugged it in through my amp in this incarnation yet, so I don't have anywhere it can be heard except at shows... for now We're playing Stoke on Trent on the 25th November though Although there's a fair amount of stuff on it, I don't really have many crazy sounds. I have a lot of things like bypass loops which take up space but don't make interesting sounds, so to speak. Its designed to be functional over everything else. What are you using for your distortion on your band's tracks? I have a pretty full on distortion, and a more subtle overdrive, but nothing like what you have going on inbetween. The clean blend makes it work - very Showbiz-era Muse! Was an absolute pain actually putting it all together though, getting all the cables cut to length, plugging all the 9v things in, and even arranging everything so it fit at all o_O Judicious use of cable ties (some things are tied into the board itself, and a lot fo cables are tied together) and bits of wood to raise certain pedals helped a lot though. Shame about your band, it was nice stuff. Are the mp3s available from your myspace? I'll have a gander in a bit [/quote] Where are you playing in Stoke?? I'll put it in my outlook! I like the idea of having a huge board with lots of pedals but it all being functional. It's basically what I had. I think I only used 2 or 3 weird sounds. I suppose the weird ones I used most were a step phaser with exp pedal to control the rate, and a wah going into digital delay which i'd use when playing chords, oh, and a whammy in a feedback loop for cool noise. I've changed the link in my sig to the menu which myspace removes. you can download the mp3s there. My sounds were basically heavy compression, going into an ODB3 blended 50/50 with dry going into a zoom GFX707 or B2.1U set to a fairly low gain distortion. I'd turn the ODB off for verses and on for choruses and riffs for massive low end. Then I just had lots of wahs and another distortion after the zoom for extra gain, two EQ pedals, one for extra bass, one to push the dirt pedals, and just occasionally i'd use the French Toast on it's own. You can see the board earlier on in this thread.

having said all this, we're obviously coping with it OK so there's no need for any change.

Some people have said "well I don't know what it's worth so i'd like offers to find out" - well that's balls. Just find out what it's worth on Ebay. How many PM offers do you want to receive before you decide to settle on one of them? I'd say it's a case of lazy sellers.

Hah, cool man, we're not going anymore as the drummer's in Ireland. You can download loads of mp3s though, about 15 songs or something. I love your board!! Are you gigging with that? Where can I hear it?

It looks a lot darker on the front than the back. Will it stay like that? I love those dark/chocolate colours.

It might seem louder at reheasal if the room is small and sound-proof. You ARE wearing ear-plugs to practice, right?

good luck.... Why do you have to glue anything? It looks like that peice is big enough for a body.