gary mac

Good luck with it matey. I've been the same as you all week, with the added joy of shingles in the mix. Got a gig tomorrow night, two one hour sets. Trying to practice today, but exhausted just sitting down to play. Wish you well

I purchased a set of wizards for my squier vmj, they went in with no alterations required Although I did put them in the wrong way first up and wondered why the pickguard wouldn't go back on. Was about to set about it with a file, when fortunately I realised my mistake.

Sorry to hear that Edward. Maybe it's a confidence thing or a perceived lack of confidence. Make it clear that you really want that audition and let them know that you are confident that you can do it and you are just what they need. Once you get an audition, get prepared, turn up on time and don't over play. Stick with it mate, you will get there. All the best, Gary

Hey there gicut. What was the problem then, cab or amp? I've got the shuttle six teamed with two 2 x 10" mark bass cabs. Been using it for about a year now. It has been faultless, apart from my first gig withit, when I was using my active fender. The signal kept breaking up when playing hard. Once I had reduced the gain and increased the master volume, all was ok. Deffo needs setting differently for active basses, I have the gain set alot higher for my passive jazz. Sorry if I'm stating the obvious, but just thought it might be of help. Cheers Gary.

Nice one. chuffed for you. Gary

How could anyone not think it a brilliant idea? Sounds like a winner to me.

That looks just lovely. Well done on the refurb, time well spent. All the best, Gary

We played in the grounds of a church at the weekend and finished with .............Monster Mash, just toe curlingly awful.

Thanks chaps, as always most helpful. Cheers, all the best, Gary

A mate of mine has offered me one of these basses and I know nothing about them, I know I could do a search on the net, but would appreciate the opinion of forum members. What I do know: Alan Woody Rumblekat signature bass. Korean built. Hollow body. Perfect condition. Original hard case. What I don't know: Value. Build quality. Playability etc. I was thinking of getting it for my daughter, who is struggling a bit with the neck length of her squier jazz. Any pointers greatly appreciated. All the best, Gary

all the best mate and good luck.

Welcome back, it's so good when the enthusiasm returns and you just want to play again. Enjoy. All the best, Gary

I'm currently using the shuttle six with two mark bass 2 x 10" cabs. I've been really pleased with the set up, plenty of comments and compliments on the sound.

I have been extremely pleased with Fender rumble 15. My daughter wanted a practice amp for her birthday, I couldn't get her a fender at the time, so went for the line 6 model, (can't rememeber model number, but it was about £100). Got to say I'm impressed with it, plus it has some usefull effects: octaver being one.

I'm sure there was a clip on here fairly recently, showing Chris Squire playing a jazz and as someone mentioned a few posts back, making it sound like a ric.

Hi Chris. The Anglers Arms with the band Mice with Glasses

Thanks. It went really well. The nerves evaporated as I was setting up. No sound check, just straight into it. Fortunately started with a straight forward one (Teenage kicks). Although it was mostly a fairly modern set list, Mustang Sally was in there, accompanied of course by girls from the audience. I really enjoyed the gig, don't think I made any real clangers, a couple of mistakes, fortunately got back on track quickly, and felt that I did ok. Plenty of praise from the band and another booking with them later in the year. Wateroftyne: Glad yours went well. All the best, Gary

Got a depp tonight in teddington.. and I'm feeling nervous. I haven't suffered with this in years. a good few hours to go and I'm already suffering clammy hands, butterflies and that dread that I will forget the numbers. . I've had a rehearsal with the band, good bunch of chaps and they were pleased with my playing, so why the nerves? Not sure whether to carry on practising this morning or just put the bass away, relaxe and think about anything other than bass playing. All the best Gary. .....if it goes well I will post in the "how was your gig last night" section. If it doesn't then I will sit in the corner, contemplating and swaying gently, whilst weeping in to my cup of tea.

Same as Chris B, belt buckle worn somewhere in the region of right hip.

this thread has got me all jittery and in a cold sweat. I get very nervous around stanley knives since an incident a few years back, when I managed to open up my wrist with one of those carpet cutting blades. The result was a large gash with veins, arteries etc. all on show. Injections into the wound, lots of stitches and a plaster cast to straighten my hand/wrist, which had gone all claw like from tendon damage. Stupid thing is I was just too lazy to get the correct tool for the job. A wire cutter was needed to snip through some cable tidies, but I chose the stanley option to save me going back to my tool box. Lesson learnt the hard way. Can't stand the sight of blood any more, Casualty and Holby City are a def no no these days.

Unlike a fair few of the forum members, I love the sound from my mark bass cabs. I use two 2 x 10" cabs and a genz benz head.