uk_lefty

Ah I get it now, apologies. I think it was Gear4music knocking out a wireless IEM set for very little money at the weekend, will send you the details if I find the email. As an aside, I always thought the Ampeg fridge at one of our rehearsal spaces was knackered because I could never hear it. Turned out you need to be stood a good distance away from it.

Don't suppose you want a left handed 1984 Aria SB....?

I really, really like that look!

Has anyone shipped to the US this year? I've got a bass up for sale and all interested parties seem to be either mainland Europe or in the US. I'm thinking I'll need to be posting in a hardcase for this one... Any recommended carriers, what to watch out for? I've had a nightmare with UK shipping recently but really want to move this bass on to free up cash for something else.

You'd probably be up in cash if you sold the PJ cabs and replaced with a secondhand Ashdown RM 1x15 or 2x10. They weigh about 15kg and are pretty good for gigging. Or go for something even cheaper off tinternet.

It's excessive for one pack of strings, their postage was a lot cheaper before the divorce.

Bugger. Thanks!

If only everyone took that approach, this thread would be very short!

That's awesome, glad you found something you wanted. Would be great to hear some sound samples and see your settings. I'm on a fruitless quest for 80s synth sounds (think "I wanna dance with somebody" Whitney Houston, or "Ain't nobody" chaka kahn) and getting nowhere.

Anybody know the size Allen key the truss rod needs? Is it a weird metric one? I can't grip the truss rod with my imperial measurement Allen keys and it's annoying me... 0.35 very light guage Status strings are putting lots of tension in to the neck. Have got it set up tuned down a step to settle it in.

Jeez. You'd feel a bit cheated if you'd spent over 2 grand on this stuff just a month ago.

They're not addictive if you buy a Brice, which are utter carp.

Surely in a nostalgia act where the overall sound is key they'd either bring or hire their own gear? Crazy. If you're borrowing stuff you have to respect the owner. When I've done multi band things if I have to plug in to an amp I don't know I don't play with the settings unless it sounds absolutely terrible, you never know where you might end up!

If I was looking for a new rig I'd probably go for that in terms of bang for buck. I'm on the fence about TC stuff, there's something nagging me that it's not that great but I think that's completely irrational and I don't know where I got that idea from. When you see who does and even who used to recently play them they can't be rubbish.

How would I react to being told I need a new bass at £2.5k? I'd laugh it off and say I have good enough basses thanks, you worry about your own gear. If I was discussing gear and a band mate said "mate, you need fanned frets, a dark glass pre-amp..." and a very specific list of stuff they think a bass player should have. I'd probably just think they're a gear obsessive and next week it will be all about Moolon P basses with flatwound strings that have been washed up on Skegness beach. The week after it will all be Wishbass, OK maybe not those, custom made coffee table basses... And so it goes on. Tell him no guitarist ever sounded good without a 50s Tele. A real one, from the 50s. Through a genuine original Fender Bassman amp with a serial number starting.... You want to upgrade your bass. You like the idea of a Jazz 5 and a Ray 5. Get what you want to play, it's your cash, your instrument and something you have to live with. This band could go under any second and you could be left holding an instrument worth 2.5k that just one of that band recommended to you once. A Sterling Ray 5 covers fractions of that. They may have been forceful in recommending it, some people are like that. And it's easy spending someone else's money.

Is it a case of you need your band to stop cranking up their amps so you can actually hear yourself? No IEM required, just everyone turning down so you can hear each instrument sensibly. Apologies if I've got the wrong end of the stick or misinterpreted something said tongue in cheek.

This is exactly what I am aiming for in terms of band ethos, though a different cut of tunes. I admire your bands ability to work like this!

I respect that they've had a good career. I just can't fathom why, I wouldn't buy anything of theirs and I certainly wouldn't want to listen to their endless three chord chugging nonsense. But I understand lots of people like them and that's their choice, if it makes them happy, fine.

We will consider what fits the vocal range of the singer and the construction of the set list. Agreed, there's a huge range of stuff to choose from.

Good point. I wouldn't want to rub people up the wrong way. It should all be fun, exciting to see what we can make next, not a (very low paid) additional job.

Not quite. Drummer has stayed on the fence so far but I sensed he was uncomfortable with some of the discussion. He is yet to vote on possible set list/ what to learn next so I'd be interested to see what that does once he chips in.

Run to the hills?

I don't think there's anything malicious going on, I think the guitarist is one of those people who has a million ideas at once and as he's worked with the singer before it's easy for them to dig out their old set. It's a tough one as I think there's potential for a good band there, will keep trying to persuade!

I think you're right. Maybe just get one or two of these other songs in as long as they aren't difficult ones to help us all gel as a band and maybe for live use in future, maybe not...