Marky L

I was at the last Stonehenge free festival in 1984 (rather aptly). I remember seeing burnt out cars. I remember seeing The Poison Girls I remember seeing this tent I remember nothing after that.. 😁

Real raw energy from her. She's got the rock 'n' roll!

Ahh yes good point. Maybe the switch needs to be at the back. In which case, I'm just going to try with it turned around the wrong way.

OK, so I just received an AMT Japanese Girl bass wah from Merton (who is brilliant to buy from by the way) and I love it! Had a quick play last night and it’s huge fun. Now the thing that gets me with wah pedals (I have a Jim Dunlop for guitar too) is that in my head, they’re the wrong way round. Simply, when you have the pedal active and in its normal orientation the rocker is down and closed at the front, you get the brighter tone and then when it’s down at the back and open at the front you have the thicker “mmmwwwuh” tone. For me though that’s counter intuitive and the wrong way round. I see the pedal like a mouth and the brighter tone should be when the front of the pedal is up and open.. like an open mouth and singing “aaaah” and vice versa for the thicker tone, pedal down at the front = mouth closed and humming “mmmmmm”. Does anyone else see it this way or is it just me? BTW I’m not left handed or anything weird like that

I think he and his brother did try to for much of that band's output.

Blimey! I'd interact with your string section too!

Oh wouldn't it be great if he did!!

I find it almost impossible to stay still. If there is a table nearby then there is a fair chance I'll end up on that

A few years back, I was in a four piece covers band - 2 x guitar, bass and drums. One of the guitars was always moaning about something and saying he was going to call it quits. He was just somewhat draining, a real energy vampire. He once more said he was about to quit to the other guitarist a day or two before a gig. On the night of the gig, the good guitarist announced over the mic the "Ladies and gentlemen, sadly this is ******'s last gig. He's decided to hang up his guitar. Let's give him a night to remember!" Suffice to say, he wasn't expecting that and was rather taken aback. I mean all we did was help him make that final step We carried on as a three piece after that and were much happier!

It doesn't help..😁😉

Nah. But then no-one would want to borrow it, being a bitsa P that has it's own character. As for #2, again they certainly wouldn't want that! It's almost unplayable, unless it's in my hands, when it becomes marginally playable 😁 Both are like my actual childern, difficult, challenging and each special in their own way but I love 'em.

Am I the only one who really has absolutley no feelings for Queen? 97% of their output just passes by me. Also.. Fleetwood Mac. Why are they constanly touted as some great rock band. It's all MOR AOR to me.

Oh this is fun! As I read through the comments I can't help but.. "oh yes! Them too.. and them!" and the very occasional.. "Ohhhh.. no, really?" I can not stand Adele. I don't think she has ever written/sung a happy song. I don't particularly enjoy Amy Winehouse's output. I don't get Tom Petty and that whole raft of what really is just soft Americana. I really don't get the love for Metallica. I get wound up when a DJ/Producer is labelled a musician. I do really enjoy terribly cheesy pop.. and... Ted Nugent's guitar tone back in the day was sublime. He was of course, and still is, an utter bell.

I have one of those as well. 200W. It's in need of some serious servicing but the cost of shipping and that fact that I don't really use means it's a bit of a dust gatherer now.

Oh! I thought in that pic he was the front bottom.

The Presidents of The United States of America did a great version of Video Killed The Radio Star, which we've done live in our band for ages now and it always goes down well

I just heard it on the radio. I know I'll burn but it just reminds me of an average new country entry for Eurovision, which I imagine it would actually win. I agree with why their reason for doing it though (if that saves me!).

Like a Terminator chasing a box of spanners that have been thrown down a metal drainpipe.

Had a flippin' great gig last night! Just a local covers band but the pub was full and not withstanding the odd one or two infractions concering playing the correct note (which only we ever notice), the punters loved it. Our natural exuberance normally makes it rock all the harder!

Yes. Very often.

Just got Tobie's pedal board from him. It's like new and came with a whole ton of patch leads and spare power cables (the power block was included). It also came in it's original packaging which is the sort of think I like! Super smooth and easy communications. I can totally recommend Tobie. Cheers mate! Mark

And that's as it should be.

Our drummer seems to think he HAS to count every song in. Unfortunately he doesn't often get the tempo right. One song we do, he hammers out a 1,2,3,4 at the start, first verse fast, then chorus slows down and then that's the tempo from then on. He has no idea he does it. I have the delight of bringing up that at the next band camp! (And much more too!!)

Well, good on them. I do hope they did enjoy themselves. The old lad with the rock band certainly knew how to engage with the crowd though he was still a bit pub singer. I cringed at the transition in to No Woman No Cry in the reggae thang and Bette, I guess she did her best but she's no front woman. No energy and she walked around so gingerly it was like something was about to fall out. I think she did hit a couple of notes right and as for the rendidtion of Don't Let Your Son Go Down On Me.. ouch! How she sang it is now well and truly stuck in my head!!