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the way I look at it, I go out and have a good time on a Saturday night and end up with more money than I started with.

Chuck Berry decided on his stage name during a trip to France when he noticed people throwing their headgear around

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1415726151' post='2603109'] Desmond Dekker has an identical twin brother who works as a bus driver. [/quote] And his other brother owns a large power tool company in partnership with the drummer from The Stranglers

As long as you don't dismiss something as inferior just because you don't like it, then not liking something doesn't make you a snob.

If you are in the south of the country then signing up to Lemonrock is a good idea. You can put up a band profile with pics and MP3s, you can see which pubs are worth targeting, you can see what other bands are doing. If you're starting out you still have to put in the leg work ( I reckon a visit is better than a phonecall ) but after a while you'll build up a track record that you can show to venues. After three years we now have landlords phoning us for bookings, some of them said they look on Lemonrock to find the busy bands.

If someone else had a technical mishap I'd have no problem letting them use my bass. In fact I'd probably offer before they asked.

If you google aerodyne fsr all the music shop ads say it's made in Japan. The pictures look like it's the Japanese non-export version.

Loved the video

Good gig last night for two reasons - 1. there was a hen party in 2. I finally nailed the middle eight to Forget You

We usually do 9 til 10ish , have a 20 minute break then play through to 12. We play a couple places where they have a noise curfew where we still do the traditional 2x45 sets.

[quote name='SaxyBassist' timestamp='1409839790' post='2543829'] Sax is a doddle compared to bass!! [/quote] Having done things the opposite way round to you I'd say that sax is much harder

Five gigs in July, none this month because guitarist and drummer are on holiday. To be honest I've been enjoying the break.

In the past when pubs closed at 11, I found that 2x45 always used to be the standard. These days with pubs staying open later, we play for longer. Last Saturday I did 9.30 to 12.30 with a half hour break.

[quote name='shippo' timestamp='1403611326' post='2484407'] Hey all I don't mean to moan at all drummers, but how long does your drummer take to get set up? Mine takes like 45 mins to an hour and its really doing my head in. We're only a three piece (He uses kick, snare, 2 toms, hihats, ride and about 4 crashes) but by the time the drummers set up myself and my guitarist can get ALL of our gear set up, and the PA, and all the lighting. I know drummers have "More gear" to set up than any other member but I really do think 45 mins to 1 hour is excessive. I'm probably on the wrong type of forum here, but I'd love to know how your drummer sets up and how long it takes them? I think what also annoys me is the contact banging of the snare. Yes, I realise he needs to get the height and the angle right but surely this doesnt take 3-4 minutes each time he adds a piece of drum equipment. [/quote] That sounds EXACTLY like my drummer and it does my head in too.

We just amble onto the stage, stand around looking bored for five minutes while our drummer adjusts his in ear monitors, carefully selects which sticks he is going to use and moves one of his toms 5mm to the right . Then he goes bap bapadap badap bap and we're off! I'm the only one in the band who has a problem with this approach.

[url="https://flic.kr/p/nGk4ma"][/url] Here's a picture of my old Trace Elliot series 6 AH100 which I bought new in 1992 and was my main gigging amp until 2 years ago when I bought a Little Mark III. I kept it as a spare but it's never been needed. Thought I might as well sell it so I checked today and found 1. there is an audible 'thud' from my cab when I switch it on and 2. it hums quite loudly. Can't remember either of those things from when I was using it regularly. Also, the line out doesn't work. So, the question is, is it worth selling or is it time for it to go to amp heaven?

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1402746073' post='2476477'] Kudos to those that have bookings tonight and honour it even if they know they will probably play to a half empty pub or a full one watching the England match rather than the band. I guess the smart move is to just start early and get it all wrapped up by 11pm? We potentially had a wedding to do but thankfully it got called off so I'll be in front of TV with feet up and beer in hand... [/quote] The pub I was booked to play at last night phoned us during the week and rescheduled the gig to September

Very nice, I like the binding

I would, it's always best to be prepared for these things.

Maybe he shaves his head because he was once turned down for not being bald enough.

Space Is Deep and Time We Left

I bought one of these three years ago and was very impressed with it until the speaker failed 10 months after I bought it. After much messing about I got a replacement under warranty. Then just before Christmas last year I went along to a rehearsal, plugged it in, switched it on, it made a farting noise and a load of smoke came out the back. It's currently sitting in my garage while I decide whether to take it to a repairer or throw it in a skip.