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police squad

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  1. I'll be honest, I dont think it's that heavy. Sure it's not class D weight but it's certainly manageble
  2. Picked this up today. Ebay 125 quid and local collection Flight cased its whole life This is the 3rd one of these I've had. This is for when my wife decides to start gigging again. She doesn't really like my Ashdown RM500. She has done hundreds of gigs with one of these and knows how to get a good sound from it
  3. yes the nut width is quite wide. Neck size doesn't really bother me unless it's too narrow or too shallow (or both) I have quite big hands I think
  4. They are a very good, versatile instrument. I don't try to get the BM tone, it's just a great sounding instrument. Plenty of interest free deals about too (well Andertons usually)
  5. Here's my new Brian May RS It's neon pink. Purely for my 80s duo and band. It's a great guitar (my third Brian May guitar)
  6. yep, my wife. Not in a band with her for a few years now, but we do talk a lot about music
  7. I'll be honest, I don't really like it. I'm not a Kiss fan but I certainly respect them and their catalogue I'll be passing on that bass.
  8. I had all my diaries from when I started gigging. All the venues, how much we got paid etc. 1986 to 2000. They got lost in a house move which turned into a divorce. We still got on but it was a long time before I discovered they had gone to her and in the end I didn't aske her for them. I still have everything from 2000 onwards though
  9. yep I've done it too. It also looks good if it's unlined
  10. https://www.andertons.co.uk/fender/vintera-series?&utm_campaign=GUITAR-Fender-Vintera-II-Launch-1909&utm_source=emarsysemail&utm_medium=email&sc_src=email_13039758&sc_lid=776982657&sc_uid=c6p1F9EKmQ&sc_llid=67847&sc_eh=af97560c07cc4d661
  11. not these days. My 80s duo and band both have FB pages. Sometimes I create an event and invite people but mostly I don't these days. Sometimes someone will share a phone video from a gig and I might put that on the page My Americana Revue band is much more professional. Videos of Ben Mills (the singer from X Factor) talking up the gigs, maybe singing with his acoustic. There's a website too. Gigs all advertised on FB, personal pages etc. The Band Leader is trying his utmost to make this a success, which I really hope it does. I'm really looking forward to playing with these class musicians
  12. yep, that happens lots too. It takes me a while to put faces to places etc
  13. I've been gigging since 1986. In about 1987/88 I was in a really good pub band. We wrote a couple of songs, has an exeptional front man (great singer too) and did 4 gigs a week, all over Kent and some in East Sussex. Sometimes people would recognise me, whilst out shopping etc. It was quite a buzz for a 19 year old me. I'm now slightly embaressed when people ask me if I'm that singer bloke from the 80s band Miami Vice! Someone even called me Mr Miami Vice (my mates don't let me forget it either )🤣😂
  14. I auditioned for Bernie Torme. I knew the singer and had played with the drummer a lot. I thought the songs weren't very good and didnt get the job. I went to see the line up and the bass player wasn't very good. 'I wanted him because his brother was going to manage us' said Bernie. I gave up there and then and have enjoyed being a weekend warrior ever since
  15. I thought the tuners would have Fender on the back plates I think this bass really needs to come apart to determine the originality. Potential buyers will be asking all sorts but it looks bloomin fabulous. My mate has one that has been gigged to destruction and it has mojo and more mojo but very little is original, new pups, pickguard, pots etc would be good to get the plate off and the neck, there might be a date code on the neck, find out if the pots are original etc
  16. I've no idea but there must be a way to make something like this
  17. I used SM58s for years, then ten years ago was offered 3 Beta 58s for not much money, but 3 years ago I switched to a wireless 945, which I absolutely love. The SM and Betas still lurk in my set up, if I'm doing a PA for someone else (Once a year I do this) I went 945 on EBS_freak's recommendation (and the choice of wireless too)
  18. I used to gig using a variax JTV59. This is battery powered but by using the Line 6 A/B box (it sends the output to an XLR for acoustic sounds or jack for the electric sounds) and a TRS lead, it sends power to the guitar via the stereo jack You need to remeber here, the A/B box isn't standard, it sends power up the TRS lead Using this idea, it mus be fairly simple to power an active bass this way
  19. Loving the Alien by David Bowie
  20. Bought a set of La Bella mustang flats from Chris. Easy and pleasant transaction. Great comms. Thanks Chris
  21. I would ask the Ashdown boys for advice
  22. Yeah plus 1 for gig ink. He's also a forum member. Does excellent custom stuff
  23. great aren't they
  24. agreed. My touring Americana band leader is talking to a contact at Sennheiser about using their gear. Ultimately I'll go that way I think.
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