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  1. Mudpup
    Friday night - singist has a filthy cold and has pretty much lost his voice but its a new gig for us so he decides to give it a go. 3 songs in and we're thinking we might not make it through but we slog on till half time. He warms up bit and we struggle through. It turns into a decent night. Until the load out....the DJ starts at 1am and about 200 kids pile in as its the only place in Hertford open late. And they're all in between us and the exit - doh! We eventually manage to get everything out of a fire door to the side (but still have to get past loads of kids in the corridor and an earsplitting PA system) and then carry everything up the road to the transport as you cant park outside. We brought half what we normally use as it was an inhouse PA and light system and it still took us nearly 75 minutes to get away. We've taken it off our gigs to pursue list......they couldn't pay me enough to do that load out again. Saturday night - the polar opposite. Second time at a new venue in Staines for us. Easy load in, a great stage, lovely punters who were up for a sing, brill door staff and owners, singer recovering nicely, we played well and got some decent video to use. The only downside was at the McDonalds in St Albans on the way home - I thought i would try a new Bacon Big Mac but it arrived minus the bacon. I was too tired and hungry to complain..... :-) And we have a 2 week break now before the adventure continues Heres a bit of crowd footage from the better one - sound came out ok especially on some headphones :-)
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    All good here too - pronto comms and payment...Recommended 👍👍👍
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    Absolutely this - slave labour working conditions and creative tax dodgers that are massively responsible for the impending misery of empty High Streets. Thousands more retail staff unemployed over the next few years and claiming benefits that the tax system wont be able to support because of their nefarious tax practices. An appalling company with a total lack of social responsibility.
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    Yep , i had one too. Fabulous basses......
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    Bumperoonie!!!!
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    Exactly this We take a few liberties with some popular covers and frequently get compliments after the gig about what we've done with them
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    Not quite leaving something behind but we lost the van last year... It was at a gig in St Albans where we have to park it in a side street after unloading. Played the gig and drummer/driver trotted off to collect the van. He's away quite a bit longer than we expected and eventually returns in a state of panic. The van has gone! It had his house keys and wallet full of credit cards in it as well as all the flightcases for our gear and various spare bits of kit. This caused us multiple problems because the gear was effectively stuck in the pub as a result. The drummist has reported it stolen to the police, been on the phone and woke his wife up to cancel all his credit cards and called another mate with a van to come and get us. Thats why he was so long. So we sat in the pub waiting for the other van to turn up. Until after about half an hour he remembered he had parked it two streets further away.........We're still living off that one.......
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    We had some stuff made in China and there were 2 cost prices quoted. One was for a guaranteed no copies item and the other cheaper one was for a production line that was a "bit nearer to the back door of the factory"
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    After a flying start to the year with 2 great gigs we were waiting for the banana skin gig. And that would be Friday then......a gig that we do a few times a year in Hertfordshire that can be a bit hit or miss attendance wise - we tend to get a couple of decent ones then a run of tumbleweeders. We were expecting the January drop off and we got it. Only about 40 people in and they were either annoyingly drunk or completely disinterested and standing at the bar round the corner. We had a minor bit of excitement though - 4 songs in and the guitarist lost all volume on his amp. As we all looked round to see what had happened a load of smoke started pouring out the back!! Highly entertaining :-) A quick jiggle around and backup amp sourcing and we were off again. So we got the duffer out of the way on Friday and hit Surrey last night. A regular one that we do about 4 times a year and we love it there. Usually a decent sized crowd and last night was good. Best sound we've had there i think, got some decent useable video and one of the crowd that was there is the sister of someone who owns a pub we want to get into - she had a great night and is going to sort some dates for us. That fixed it and we're back on track happy bunnies
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    sorry i didnt see it...
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    It's not just the music industry - its the race to the bottom where everything revolves around buying something cheaper....whether its internet shopping or lowering manufacturing costs for increased profitability 😞
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    I think i'll buy up a few Spector Euros as an investment before Korg starts cutting corners on them. I reckon "pre Korg" is going to be desirable in the future.
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    Just spotted this... http://mmrmagazine.com/featured/korg-usa-inc-acquires-spector-bass-company/?fbclid=IwAR1hKBxOQ7yMjzOYzOI21XWTMp1K2uH5wfClrFjGTCOgwkpg_o3ylLn0ZuA Seems like Stuart Spector has sold up to Korg. PJ Rubal is still there for the transition period. I wonder where it'll go from there?
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    I had a Euro 4 LX for a few years and currently play a 50's Lacquer Precision and also a Sandberg PM4 (which is may be fairly similar to your Maruszczyk??). I had always wanted one, loved the looks and the sound that i had heard on records and it was a 50th birthday indulgent gift from the missus so i really tried to love it but ultimately it wasn't for me. The Spector could be from a different planet compared with the 2 P bass styles. I couldn't get a Precision tone from it - the Tonepump preamp and EMG pickups sound much more modern and it doesn't have the warm low mid punch that works so well in a band that the Fender P bass has. The Spector has oodles of big clean low end and sparkle but is much more hifi sounding. It didn't have the fatness of a Precision and i found it a bit sterile. It may not do the Motown thing too well in my opinion. I didn't find it as comfortable as a P bass to play either when stood up - it wasn't particularly heavy but it feels like the 1st fret is a few inches further out to your left due to the bridge being mounted inboard to the body. Everything feels a bit closer in on the P bass. And i think i prefer slightly bigger bodies too in general. Lovely quality though. I think you would be better off grabbing a used one off here - if you don't gel with it when you've gigged it a bit you can flip it back with minimal loss. At £1700 you're taking a risk.
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    Have you listened to the middle bit of Stranglehold? Or did you switch off after 2 minutes? Its got a bass solo in it!!!! 🙂
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    I would second the Warwick Reds suggestion.......
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    I had an 80s RSB Deluxe 2 back in the day too. Fabulous bass, really nice. All black with gold hardware. I couldn't afford an SB series one....
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    But he keeps climbing out......we're gonna get it tinted like a pimpmobile 😂
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    That’s the one, yes. And they are great guys in there. Real good attitude, service and always competitively priced.
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    Bless you Blue, thanks. Its a fun thing, good mates and playing everything i loved growing up. The perfect fit for me and that's a thing to be cherished..... Here's a bit more from the same night - a bit of less rocky 80's classic pop
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    January is always a potential tumbleweed month after all the Xmas spending and drinking so we weren't expecting much at last nights pub gig in Hertford. Its a nice pub with great staff/owners and usually a resident crowd though so we were optimistic that i would be ok if a little quiet. I got to use my new (secondhand) Zon bass for the first time at a decent volume and it was good to see how it fitted in live. We have to be a bit careful with the volume in there so used a Quilter BB800 and a single Barefaced BB2. Nice easy load in and lightweight gear is a lovely thing! Everything set flat and the amp just ticking over at 40% volume. It wasn't quiet!!! About 20 people in there at 9pm but by the time we started at 9.30 it was filling up and by 10pm it was flipping packed :-) And they danced from the start.....We had a blinder - played well, no noticeable mishtakes, great crowd, love my new bass, caught up with some old mates that i hadn't seen for a while and loads of compliments afterwards. The band even commented how well the bass fitted into the overall sound. A good start to 2019..... P.S beware of Summer of 69 played in drop D content half way thru the clip 😉
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    Agreed, i tried them after your recommendation and they're great value. I'll stick with them when my job lot of DR's runs out....
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    I picked up a Quilter BB800 amp early in 2018 as an experiment and am delighted with it - at last i have a small lightweight amp that delivers some proper heft. I'm happy to gig it in place of my EBS TD amps and thats the first class D i can say that about. And on Christmas Eve I nipped down the guitar shop to grab a skinnier lighter gig bag and came away with said gig bag full of new bass! I don't normally take much notice of the basses in there as i'm happy with what i have but i went upstairs for a look as i hadn't visited for ages. Fatal mistake...they had a Zon Sonus Standard in the secondhand section, absolutely mint (I don't buy new basses anymore). I had played one years ago and really liked it but never pushed the button on one. And i'm pretty sure i wont see another used one for a long time. Had a play on it, loved it, the sales guy spotted an opportunity and tempted me with a great price. I buy basses to gig with so i rarely know whether they will stick until i've gigged them. Last night was D Day. And I love it! The guys in the band all said they liked it in the mix, its easy to play and sounded fabulous to me. I just listened back to some video of the night and it really works in the band. Pretty sure its a keeper for me. Problem is that i have a one in,one out policy so i need to move another one on and i love them all 😞 And there haven't been any duffers - i haven't bought anything other than strings.....
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    The Christmas bits purge continues....... I built a spare pedalboard in case anything happened to my main one but its never been needed. It's sat in the spares box blinking at me and needs to get out to some gigs...... So you can buy the whole lot as an instant gig board with all the crucial stuff (tuner/compressor/drive) on it. Just add a power supply of your choice. Obviously i'd rather just make one trip to the post office if possible so i'd prefer not to split at the moment. It consists of....... Pedaltrain Metro 16 pedalboard in soft case. Velcro applied and in great condition with no zip issues on the case. £47 new. SOLD Korg Pitchblack chromatic tuner in classy black chrome finish - new condition, never used. No velcro applied - i can chuck some in though. About £50 new. SOLD DOD FX84 Milkbox compressor. Highly regarded - have a look on Ovnilabs for an honest review - and increasingly hard to find. Used but not abused condition and sounds brilliant. Velcro applied. Usually go for about £45 used. SOLD Behringer BDI21 Bass Driver/DI box. Bargaintastic Sansamp sort of thing to give you a bit of fruit/edge and a useable DI box. Velcro applied. Usually about £20/25 new. WITHDRAWN It would cost about £160 to build it from scratch. I'm working a price out based on these values... Pedaltrain and bag £30 Pitchblack tuner £35 Milkbox compressor £45 BDI21 no charge So how about £110 for the whole caboodle plus whatever the postage cost is??? Oh and if i'm out on the pricing please feel free to contact me with an offer via PM :-) Collect from Herts/Essex if you prefer to save postage :-) Thanks for looking - please PM me with any questions
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    Aircell Strap for sale now sold Hardly used so in great condition, just a little bit of creasing on the leather ends. Neoprene and aircell construction so it's super comfy.148cm long at its longest. I'm having a post Crimbo gear purge...... Currently £30 online so i thought £20 posted sounded ok?. If you can collect from Harlow/Bishops Stortford area or grab it from a gig i'll knock a couple of quid off :-) Thanks for looking
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