Silvia Bluejay

[quote name='fumps' timestamp='1342701023' post='1739533'] I do when I'm trying to stalk you......you need to notify me, I get lonely ya know ! [/quote] We can recognise each other by the nice EUB we carry with us, and cuddle, at all times

Does your Stagg come with a spacing bracket? I find that that can help you balance your instrument by allowing you to pull it towards yourself and still keep the correct distance for comfortable playing. (I've got a spacer for the HB, while the NXT doesn't need one as it's got its own tripod.)

No hair is equally cool!

[quote name='MusicJunkie' timestamp='1342690602' post='1739247'] Ask Joe Satriani. [/quote] He wasted his street cred in the early 00s! (And he never had long hair, IIRC?)

Playing rock music is good for much more than your hair! Your speed and accuracy, your street cred, your pulling power (even in the case of female musicians!), etc....

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1342625742' post='1738153'] Proof that 'care in the community' does work... [/quote] But I doubt anybody in my community gives a damn whether I go out or stay in!

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1342566465' post='1737317'] You need to get out more... [/quote] Thing is, I do get out as well...

Hehe I'm simply not a huge fan of the Manchester sound after the 80s. But the links you guys are posting here of late sound great!

Bump, and all the best. Let us know how it went, and post pics! I'm beginning to think I should plan a visit to Manchester soon, 'cos you guys seem to have a lot of good music stuff going on at the moment

We do what we can...

[quote name='bremen' timestamp='1342532322' post='1736667'] It's very natural to cuddle an upright bass! [/quote] And hug it, and look at it lovingly, and pose with it for your Facebook profile photo...

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1342446096' post='1735078'] I'm happy that you spelt my mate Dave's surname wrong too ;o) he he he - Thank you though Kilo is still kicking out buckets of low end! [/quote] LOL I immediately spotted the typos in both your names, which means that you and Megadeth's Low End are on a par in my eyes.

Wow, sounds awesome. All the best! You'll be fine - what matters at such big events is the overall vibe and the connection the bands establish with the crowd. Nobody will notice any mistakes caused by first-time nerves Post pics and vids if/when you have them!

Er, maybe we shouldn't have hijacked Shelley's thread like this?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1342437911' post='1734776'] Quite. Just like those chiffon culottes I bought. Never wear 'em! [/quote] You could wear them especially for us now, and take a photo and post it here

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1342437070' post='1734754'] Having said that, I can understand why men would wear them... Ha, ha, ha! [/quote] LOL I do wear high heels, as well as flats and mid-heights, but they all hurt after a while, as my feet are no longer as good as they used to be. So there's no point in buying anything special that I could never wear.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1342436532' post='1734738'] Better include this site, too... [url="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/womens-shoes/forum"]http://www.fanpop.co...ens-shoes/forum[/url] [/quote] Ugh, that's horrid. Honestly, I would pass out with boredom after a few minutes on that site. My shoe buying process usually lasts less time than it takes me to post one reply on this site!

You guys also have Stu Hamm among your endorsees, IIRC? Awesome bunch of musicians.

And by the way, I guess the only reason why I haven't got a larger collection of basses - apart from money itself, but you know, who needs to eat or heat their home after all? - is that I'm able to carry out a complete setup by myself, which saves me needing the help of music shops and keeps me away from setting my eyes and laying my hands on basses for sale. Now, perhaps the next step would be to install a broadband filter to stop me visiting Thomann.de and this site...* * but I couldn't survive without either!

YAY Shelley! Welcome to the girls-with-more-basses-than-shoes GAS, GAS, GAS!!! club, or at least welcome to the driveway to the club's door I've been part of the furniture there for a while, so I can show you around at your leisure

Loving it all! Please post links to any videos from the Jazz festival, in due course

[quote name='funkypenguin' timestamp='1342307926' post='1733190'] Thanks bluejay!! Seven waves was part of my final year composition portfolio, thats a rough-ish recording and will be re-done at some point. All the tunes on there were recorded using my Warwick Streamer LX6 its a phenomenal studio bass, tracks really well and sounds lovely and warm (even better now its got the East U-retro installed). And yeah, Kim is a phenomenal vocalist, check out her soundcloud too. We're playing 'They Say' at the jazz festival (where i hope to a better job than on that particular performance...) [url="http://soundcloud.com/kim-wellens"]http://soundcloud.com/kim-wellens[/url] The Trio dont have a FB page as of yet, but im advertising their gigs through my music page, and likes are always welcome! [url="https://www.facebook.com/funkypenguinmusic"]https://www.facebook...nkypenguinmusic[/url] [/quote] Wow, so it's not a double bass after all? Kudos to Warwick - their instruments never fail to amaze... I've liked your page and I'm checking out Kim's soundcloud. Get yerselves down south soon!

[quote name='Bass-Thing' timestamp='1342286291' post='1732870'] I do indeed have an iPhone and the PocketGK looks absolutely perfect. The iRiffport is expensive but opens up a load of other really good iPhone apps like Garageband. Might be something that you'd find useful Bluejay? [/quote] Sounds good, but I'm not an iPhone user, nor am I planning to become one for the foreseeable future. I will let you guys know my opinion of the Micro-H in due course, though. Excellent thread - it's always good to be aware of the various options on offer for any given task

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1342345969' post='1733390'] It's up the the band to tailor their set to the constraints of the gig and the organisers to make sure that everything runs according to schedule, and its right that it should be the same whether it's 5 bands on at a local pub, or a massive festival full of big name acts. [/quote] Exactly.