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Another vote for the Zoom - I'm a pretty sparing user of effects (compression, drive, distortion, a bit of chorus for the sensitive ballad moments and an auto wah for the occasional comedy interlude...) so it's perfect for me. It sits on a plank of MDF next to my SmoothHound wireless dealio and a two way plug socket to power them up. I've even squeezed in a little tin with some spare batteries and plectrums on there. Fits nicely into a laptop case. I made the step away from single pedals when I had recurring issues with interconnects, in spite of having decent quality ones. The Zoom is perfect for me. It's done well over 100 gigs and rehearsals and always delivers. Rugged construction and it's boyracer red, too.

Some great stuff here... Lovely to see some love for Bark Psychosis ( I saw them in Brum a lifetime ago and they blew my doors off), Miracle Legion and a stack of others. I'm currently very much enjoying The Mummers' tune... From the dusty crevices of the Rushbo archive, I give you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE-znePV0UQ The Grays - Very Best Years. A PowerPop supergroup. Peerless. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ2Cdw8THX8 Game Theory - Erica's Word. Scott Miller is one of the most under-rated songwriters of the last 50 years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7hkO8v9aiI Captain Wilberforce - Good Times, You Said. Something current! The "band" is essentially Simon Bristoll - A Brummie now based in Leeds. He's been steadily cranking out Pop-Rock masterpieces for over 10 years and there's a new album due very soon.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1487245978' post='3238311'] one thing I've found really useful is going wireless, unless you've got a soundman it's really useful to be able to go out into the room to see what you and the rest of the band sound like in the crowd, I found my bass can sound a lot different 30 feet away from the cab than standing in front of it [/quote] This is a great tip. I use my wireless kit even on the smallest stage as it's one less wire to trip over. I did play "plugged in" at the weekend at an acoustic gig and it felt a little odd. My SmoothHound wireless gizmo was money well spent.

This thread has taken a rather peculiar turn...

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[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1487096258' post='3237061'] You need to up your clock game.. [/quote] Brilliant. Now I have digital timer GAS. Thanks for that.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1487092849' post='3237004'] Head-stock tuners are for hobbyists. Real pros use a head-stock GPS compass so they can precisely align their strings in parallel with the Earth's magnetic poles for optimum 'growl' and 'punch'. [/quote] I use a headstock mounted sextant and turn the tuning pegs so that they're following the ley lines to Glastonbury.

Just when you thought we were done with chastising users of music stands, along come wristwatches and clip on tuners to moan about... [size=4]I've no problem with clip on tuners - I have a Snark which works very well and one of those cheapies that Reverb were knocking out. I used the Snark last Sunday at a multi band, acoustic gig, where my pedal board and wireless set up might have been a wee bit fiddly to plumb in. It did a great job. I wouldn't use it for much live work, not because of inaccuracy, but because I'm quite active for an old bloke and I'm scared it might fly off the headstock and land in some blokes pint. I'm not sure they're very aesthetically pleasing when left on the instrument, but horses for courses, YMMV, [/size][size=4]chacun à son goût etc.[/size] [size=4]Wristwatches. I don't wear one to gig with as I prefer to wear a selection of girly bangles on my wrist. However, someone in the band needs to know what time it is, if you're playing to a curfew or in a function band where loads of time sensitive things need to happen at specific, fixed times. The best laid plans can need to be changed if you're five minutes late going on stage because the keyboard player needed a wee, then the kick drum pedal got stuck, then the singer remembered a really amusing anecdote, then you re-jigged the set on the fly because the slow/medium/fast tunes were going down better, so you snuck another one of the same in that wasn't on the original list etc etc. You'd need the mental capacity of RainMan to keep up with all those shenanigans.The occasional sneaky peek at a watch or in my case, a quick glance down at the £2.83, eBay special, stick on digital clock on my pedal board will tell me when to wind the set up. As long as you're not staring at your timepiece like a disgruntled commuter whose bus hasn't turned up, I don't think you'll be accused of breaking the fourth wall. [/size]

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1487077709' post='3236789'] Not heard that one before. Nice! Sounds very like XTC to me.... [/quote] ...don't get me started on Colin Moulding...

I've got a cheapo, stick on, digital clock on my pedal board. Very useful to check how close you are to breaks, curfew, next band onstage, blah blah.

This is the great Tina Weymouth being great. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LftzRjilTEI

A back catalogue full of well written, supportive and melodic lines makes her great for me. A personal favourite is "Don't Worry about The Government". Not flash, but all her lines are really considered and never get in the way... and yet the song would collapse if they weren't there. She's a sort of New Wave Duck Dunn.

[quote name='Rik (ESA)' timestamp='1485622430' post='3225407'] Ordered me one of these today, looking forward to A/B'ing against a g30! [/quote] I found the SmoothHound to be way more reliable...not as much range, but no drop outs and a really solid performance.

Another vote for the adapter dealio. You can get handy little pouches which sit on your strap, but I use a rather low fi, hair tie method...scroll back a page or two for pics of both methods.

You won't regret it...although I'm more of a "P Bass with Flats" kinda guy, my Jazz sounds lovely with the Smooth Hound. I've had mine for about a year and it's never faltered.

"Gold Afternoon Fix", by the Church. They were under such pressure to follow the platinum album "Starfish" that they had a real wobble. Not even the band like it and refer to it as "Gaff". I think it's ace. And it was nearly produced by John Paul Jones..

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1484610006' post='3216895'] If i hated a crowd, my set list would be: 1. Metal Machine Music, Parts 1 and 2. 2. 4'33" 3. Metal Machine Music, Part 3. 4. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree. 5. Uruguayan national anthem, played at 1/2 speed. 6. Metal Machine Music, Part 4, twice. [/quote] That. Sounds. Brilliant.

[quote name='julesb' timestamp='1484592293' post='3216630'] http://youtu.be/RXRuWshJH0c [/quote] The Rushbo family saw Paul Nicholas in Panto in Cambridge at Christmas last year. He was ace.

I put a bitsa bass together using an Encore body and it's lovely. If you're feeling adventurous, keep an eye out for a cheapo Squier or Harley Benton neck...they should drop in with the minimum of fuss.

Apart from letting my first bass go- a rather lovely, Hondo II R*ckeb@cker copy, in the words of Edith Piaf, "Je ne regrette rien". That may change, as my most recent instruments have been ones that I've Frankensteined together myself and as such, I'm a bit more attached to them. Hand on heart, aside from the first bass, I don't miss anything I've sold or traded.

It's a great noise. For my current band, it's 90% fingerstyle, but I love digging in with a pick on appropriate tunes. We do a revved up version of "Paradise" by Dr Feelgood and the plec bass just drives it along in a way you'd struggle to achieve with your fingers. Whatever gets the job done, I guess...

[quote name='Burrito' timestamp='1483746593' post='3209897'] If Johnny Cash can use one they must be acceptable. [/quote] Agreed.

Another vote for the B1. For about £45 you get a brilliant fx pedal with the ability to add another input. You might miss the ability to whizz around the patches as it has two pedals rather than three on the B3, but it crams tons of useful stuff in a compact, airport security friendly package.