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[quote name='SteveK' post='461531' date='Apr 13 2009, 08:48 PM']WTF Why would they do that? I don't know these guys, but they obviously inhabit a different world to me. It's when I'm on the road that I tend to do my [i]bulking up[/i] Steve[/quote] Those band mentioned are very hardcore type bands, especially Sick of It All. They are extremely active around the stage, and doing that every or most nights can really take it out of you if you haven't prepared. Zach

[quote name='PunkRockBass' post='470957' date='Apr 23 2009, 05:38 PM']Me at the Strawberry Fair Preview gig =] [/quote] Here, this ones almost the same age as me! Good lord, they really are getting younger every day. Zach

Just wondering what valves would go in place of El34's, because I might be buying a valve head soon, and was wondering what valves I could use in place of the 6 El34's the power section needs, because I'm having trouble finding enough valves cheap enough. Zach

[quote name='captain black' post='449161' date='Mar 30 2009, 01:41 AM']I've noticed a proliferation in the numbers of 'Dads Bands' around at the minute. You can see them all over. They're young. Their dads ferry them to 'gigs' and set the gear up for them while they stand around looking vaguely interested. They spend the whole night playing power chords learnt from Tab off the internet while adoring jailbait looks on. The dads stand at the back nodding all the way through and then pack up the gear at the end. The upshot? It's all done for them! They haven't had to do it for themselves. As a kid I had to bus 6 miles to practices then carry my amp and bass about a mile (stopping for many rests) so that by the time I got there I could hardly play. When you learnt your favourite songs you had to LISTEN to the Record ...NO REALLY LISTEN and work out what was going on. You learnt the subtleties. You learnt your trade. You couldn't just google it. So I think your answer lies in the fact that the future generation of bands are missing out on the 'serving your time' part. Also the standard of affordable guitars and basses you learnt on back then, or should I say Planks (hondo etc.), was pretty poor in comparison to what young 'uns have today (not that Dad hasn't bought them a Les Paul anyway). Anyway....Rant over. Ps. Apologies to anyone who helps out with their son's band but you get my point.[/quote] Yeah, I know what you mean, but my band only ever gets a lift to the gig, because we have so much gear to shift. As soon as we get there, we get everything out, and the parents disappear off somewhere, we set up everything, etc. then we give them a call when we need to get everything home. Zach