Jump to content
Why become a member? ×

The fasting showman

⭐Supporting Member⭐
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    349

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by The fasting showman

  1. The fasting showman
    Mxr Bass octave deluxe. Bought as a backup to my OC2, no box or manual unfortunately. £85 posted, UK only. Thanks for viewing
      • 1
      • Like
  2. The fasting showman
    Gallien Krueger 400rb from ( I think) 1988. All original caps on controls, no nasty crackling when turning the dials. Works and sounds great. UK voltage not modified. Pretty firm on price as when I look on marketplace they're priced between 250 and 400. Sadly I won't courier it; too many previous courier woes. As it's a 35 year old amp it's probably more sensible to try it out first, I'm not totally against meeting up on the motorway but obviously that rules out a try out. One of the greatest sounding amps IMO, particularly through an old SVT 810, I'm not doing anything musically classy enough to warrant using it regularly unfortunately. I'd consider a GK neo 1x12 or 2x12 as a trade with cash adjustment. Thanks for viewing, Martin
  3. The fasting showman
    Brother Wayne Kramer RIP
  4. The fasting showman
    George Murray with Bowie '75 to '80 James Jamerson Jaco Marcus Miller Willie Weeks John Entwistle Joe Osborn Dave Richmond Bernard Edwards Tony Levin Mick Karn Robbie Shakespeare By and large players that sneak their identity into some of the great songs in the history of popular music, that can develop a song throughout its duration and arrest the ear. Highly subjective obviously. I'll immediately remember someone else now I've posted; some great names posted previously.
  5. The fasting showman
    Apologies for vagueness: I have a potential buyer collecting early next week, I'm duty bound to put it on hold. There's a few people who've messaged who I'll let know if it doesn't happen. Thanks for the interest, Martin
  6. The fasting showman
    I'll add ' Behind the glass' vol 1&2 by Howard Massey. 'How music works ' by David Byrne Any of the books by my mate ( & old band mate) Daniel Rachel
  7. The fasting showman
    Lost in music- Giles Smith Retromania - Simon Reynolds
  8. The fasting showman
    One last price drop to £500, give it a couple more days then it's destined for backup duty.
  9. The fasting showman
    G&L Tribute Fallout, bought in April '22. It's been a backup to my USA Fallout, as the Vintera Mustang isn't shifting I'll have to list this. The Mustang can do backup duty. Upgraded with Schaller tuners and a great setup by Shepster, my learned BC friend. The Fallout to me is a great design, a no compromise V8 engine in a mini. No dead spots and a really versatile, full spectrum of sound. I really don't want to post this, happy to meet up within a 40 mile radius on the motorway. Cheers Martin
  10. The fasting showman
  11. The fasting showman
    I've always enjoyed playing along to this one; with the sine wave generator giving a nod to psychedelia I'd always thought it was a Norman Whitfield production but it predates that period. Listening to all these songs I find it incredible what I'd not picked up on for years, decades even. The way the wurlitzer piano starts the verses but an accordion takes over; bizarre. The ingenuity in these records never fails to impress me, probably accounts for why I'm such a retro grouch. It's a body of songs that's got it all ( for my taste anyway) great songwriting, great playing as in playing simple parts often but with great feel, innovation in the production and details that reveal themselves after repeat listening.
  12. The fasting showman
    Again, on the Brunswick label but the Motown band. One of my favourite bass lines
  13. The fasting showman
    I love the attitude in the playing from the band. I'd always considered it a lighthearted track but there's energy in the layers to make a great pop song.
  14. The fasting showman
    Yeah Ash, really high build quality on this throughout. Equal to the USA Fallout I'd say. Good to hear from you mate.
  15. The fasting showman
    As near as damn it, mint condition Fender Vintera Mustang bass. Includes the gig bag that came with it as stock. A new set of Ernie Ball slinkys went on last week. Absolutely lovely bass, plays great and it's hard to walk past it without playing it. I had a wobble regarding my trusty G&L Fallouts ( as I'm ' in-between jobs' as they say) and had to scratch the Mustang itch. It turns out that the Fallout suits me a lot better so I'll move this on before the modding starts. Buyer to collect, please; I've had very bad courier experiences previously. I'm OK with meeting up within about 30 miles of Lichfield. I wish I'd done a better a job of polishing it ( and hoovering for that matter) but I'm scared to touch it, it's really mint. By my standards anyway. Many thanks, Martin
  16. The fasting showman
  17. The fasting showman
    Great lyric; ' come down from the cross, we can use the wood'
  18. The fasting showman
    G&L Tribute machine heads from my Fallout tribute; I replaced them with Schallers to make it feel more like my US Fallout. A pretty pointless thing to do but there you go. These have had very little use and are in great condition. The ferrules are all good but I had to use 8 of the mounting screws so there's only 8 included. £15 posted UK only. Thanks Martin
  19. The fasting showman
    If Cetera hasn't already mentioned it...Gallien Krueger 800rb reissue but just as a mono amp without the biamp circuitry.
  20. The fasting showman
    I've just met up with Sean today and bought an octaver off him. Great bloke and very happy with the pedal, stay in touch mate.
  21. The fasting showman
    I believe Boy George lived in Walsall when he worked at Birmingham Oasis market, so who knows, Caldmore could have been the original inspiration for the song!
  22. The fasting showman
    I had no idea that Colin Wall was running the gigs at Edwards. I remember doing gigs in 85/86 around Tamworth ( art centre? ) that he was putting on. Two tour supports I did at Edwards were The Auteurs in '92 and These Animal Men in '94, the latter being a more memorable gig. That's two nineties genres that came and went : Britpop and New wave of new wave!
  23. The fasting showman
    If we can include Walsall, Caldmore Chameleon
  24. The fasting showman
    Apologies, London Rock n Roll show mentioned elsewhere.
  25. The fasting showman
    I'd imagine Bill Haley's profile in the UK would have been raised by the Wembley London Rock n Roll festival in 72. There's really funny footage of Dr Feelgood backing Heinz on YouTube, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Bill Haley played also. Malcolm McLaren was there, it would have been in the 'Let it Rock' era of his shop. Retro was about to hit big, Bowie doing Pinups, Ferry's covers album. The MC5 also with back in the USA. It is funny, and hard to imagine now, all the style tribes that existed back then.
×
×
  • Create New...