Mudpup

Just bought David's Boss Chorus pedal from him. Great guy, posted quickly from afar and really pleased with it. Top man and thanks v much!

Glenn Hughes was on ITV breakfast telly the other day. Promoting the Marshall concert this weekend with a busted finger from a bizarre volleyball accident. S'pose it beats quad bikes or gardening accidents. Showed a bit of Black Country Communion which woke me up a bit!

[quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1348240718' post='1811322'] My percussionist bought one and was using it last night at a rehearsal. It folds up pretty neat and quite light. A bargain for 30 quid! [/quote] What did it sound like?

The mighty Yellowhouse are at The Rising Sun in Slough tonight (Friday) and Egham United Services club on Saturday night. Onstage 9ish till late. Rock covers - or Stadium Rock in your Local as we like to say. I have some new toys to play with so come and say hello if anyones about.

Try DV247 online and send it back if you dont like it???? They have a 30 days no quibble guarantee. I did and kept it (MB Fusion) - great little amp.

I had one for a few months. It was pretty good, great set of features (presets, tuner, aux in, compressor and valve drive). Not too hard too lug about as its pretty tall and has good handles. I had the 15" version and found it was a bit lacking in punch (loads of boom but a bit lifeless in loud rehearsals). In hindsight, perhaps the 210 would have been a better bet. Thomann are selling one at £367 here http://www.thomann.de/gb/search_dir.html?xsid=8a777a7e9ae2d11a458c07e33c71de66&sw=bg500&x=0&y=0 Bargain at that price i reckon - you wouldnt take too much of a hit if you didnt get on with it and moved it on later.

Trouble is, they obscure the telly. Might have to move them for X Factor

The price was even more attractive :-)

Just took delivery of a pair of GK 212MBE cabs from Thomann. Amazing service - ordered Tues night and delivered today. Seem like a bargain at £205 each and sound great after a quietish pootle this afternoon. Try them out in anger next Friday and Saturday though. Heres a piccy [IMG]http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj640/mudpup1/abf92b818f1830165cd0b24540ad90ff.jpg[/IMG]

I had a set of DR Fat Beams die on me after 3 gigs the other week. Only about 7 or 8 hours playing time and the whole set sounded like rubber bands. Previous Hi Beams had been a bit better but i have just popped a set of Elixir Stainles Steels on to see if they last massively longer. I do like bright piano'ey strings i must admit.

Had a parallel experience last year during my great "i'm gonna join a band after a 15 year break" comeback. Local guys needed a bass player, had a setlist which included some stuff i liked and some that looked fun to learn so i auditioned and got the job. Guitarists were fine, singer ok and i thought the drummer was steady but unspectacular. Had 2 rehearsals with them ready for 1st gig in a months time and discovered the drummer couldnt play the same thing twice - he seemed ok initially and just seemed to throw a wobbler at random points in a song (you know, the old massive tom roll and get back in somewhere else in the song ;-)). My approach is a "play it until we nail it and then move on" sort of thing but theirs was a "never mind, we'll try it next rehearsal cos we're getting bored now" view. They had been together for 4 years rehearsing every 2 weeks. I can cope with flat singers and geetards but the one thing i do need is a solid drummer that i can hook up with.

Yes please! Pm'ed

Sold my tuner to Mike Top bloke and recommended!

I've had an Ashdown ABM575 Evo 3 recently and replaced it with the GK MB Fusion as i couldnt get on with the Ashdown sound. The GK is a completely different animal - it lacks the big soft (gooey was a great description Jack) Ashdown sound that i didnt like and couldnt get rid of via the eq on the ABM. It has a much more defined midrange (which i love) and i find it more punchy in the mix. Its also really simple to set up - just increase the contour if you want a more old school mid scoopy sound. I run everything flat with a little extra low mid (sometimes a touch more bass) and the contour off and its spot on at most gigs. ts not so brittle and edgy as the traditional GK heads but you can get close if you want it. Plenty of bass on tap and a tameable treble eq section. I just think its a really versatile head with a great basic sound and less of a one trick pony than the Ashdown which needed extreme eq'ing for my taste. ps I get the impression that Ashdowns work better with "basic" (no offence) basses such as Precisions and Jazzes rather than modern active stuff like my Spectors - maybe thats why i didnt get on with my ABM.

Van Halen at the Finsbury Park Rainbow in 1978 with St Paradise supporting (Ted Nugents rhythm section).

Neither of mine have clubby necks - i came off a skinny Ibanez Sdgr and they felt instantly comfy.

Slowies in our set are:- Duran Duran - Ordinary World Goo Goo Dolls - Iris Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb Stereophonics - Wireless Radio

I have a Euro LX4 PJ and its a keeper. Best bass i have owned in 30 years. The neck is not as cramped as an Ibanez SDGR but still quite slim and is effortlessly playable. I believe the necks are made in the USA and exported to Europe to be assembled so youre getting US Spector quality with them. Felt like an old pair of boots from day one. The EMG PJ's are hifi clear but with a grindy quality when you push the tonepump a bit. Its a really hot output so check you have the adjustable trim pot version of the tonepump - some amps arent too happy with it (i run mine at about 80%). Its fine with my GK and Hartke heads but my Cube needs the input gain reduced quite dramatically to avoid overloading. It really shows up differences in string brands - currently loving DR Fat Beams on it. Most people agree the Euros punch well above their weight and arent far off USA NS quality for half the price. That black one looks lovely but he also had an older natural one for about 800 quid i think. It looked great vfm in my opinion but may not have the adjustable tonepump. Take a trip and try them.

Top man Easy to deal with and highly recommended Cheers!