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[quote name='Viajero' post='4702' date='May 22 2007, 10:37 PM']Yeah, does happen. It is an excellent rock scene, comes of a strong student community I suppose. The name Blue Sky Project rings a bell - I still get the Gig Guide every week, must be that. John Trueman still presiding over the Cockpit/Rocket?[/quote] I've heard John Trueman is gone now [quote name='gafbass02' post='4965' date='May 23 2007, 10:24 AM']Im also from Leicester and can attest to the awful state of the cliquey, incestuous music scene there which is indeed as mentioned run by a single non playing individual on a buddy basis. It used to be a thriving and varied lively scene before it began to decline into a hipper than thou culture and was duly hijacked, now its the same few bands playing to the same people at the same venues week in week out and acting like bigshots the funny thing is there are bands from leicester that just get out there and do it but the go largely ignored on the local circuit, case in point: In 2005 my then band had just sold around 10,000 copies of our debut album around the globe and supported some big names and some huge venues (think glasgow secc, hammersmith apollo) we were regularly featured in rock magazines both here and abroad, not huge but bigger than toilet circuit anyway. I called the local venue (un-named) to arrange a gig, bearing in mind i have played there for 16 years and often filled it over capacity back in the day and have always had a godd turn out with the bands i have played there with. On this occasion however i decided to keep sctum it was me and just book as Doublecross (the band name) whereupon said venue manager said, and i quote: "Ive never heard of you and if you aint big in Leicester then your'e nobody!" we played rock city instead. I have friends from Leicester who,ve toured the world in bands, but no-one has a clue who they are! Nowadays though i cant get a soul to come and take a chance in leicester on my newly reformed band (split 7 years ago back together now) as we arent one of the regular handful playing often subtandard, bland indie. Ah well[/quote] Someone once told me never to gig in leicester for these reasons.

[quote name='EntropicLqd' post='4756' date='May 22 2007, 11:50 PM']Got any other Leeds gigs coming up? I'm away that week.[/quote] Actually yeah, we do. the next one after that is on June 27th at the mixing tin (which will have changed names to Trash by then) and then one a month later on the 28th of july at the cockpit.

[quote name='Viajero' post='4593' date='May 22 2007, 07:55 PM']Leeds has got more like that since I was involved a few years back, I understand.[/quote] Leeds is a bit cliquey, i still quite like a good chunk of the bands up here though. But it seems alot of the bands are always playing with the same other bands.

wait a sec, are you talking about the vintage modified jazz? the one with block inlays? in natural? if so, sound control leeds have one in for 179, not sure if it's second hand or what.

[quote name='jimbartlett' post='4424' date='May 22 2007, 03:36 PM']Oh well....better get saving/selling then!! Can anyone recommend a good delay pedal too?[/quote] What are you looking for in your delay? long times? pristine repeats? dirty degradation of repeats?

[quote name='jimbartlett' post='4375' date='May 22 2007, 02:27 PM'] I just need to sort out a Muse/Hysteria sound, has anyone tried the EHX Nano Metal Muff or the Tonefactor Huckleberry? I think Steve (TaySte_2000) has one? It looks like we all like the Korg DT10![/quote] With the hellbaby running into it, i think the prunes and custard can get a hysteria ish tone.

There was no option for me, we use the PA's of the venues.

I really really want a rickenfaker which are the ones to look out for? and which are the ones to steer clear of?

I dont care about post count either, i just want a custom title again, but i guess i don't mind waiting until i reach 250 posts.

ahh right, funky.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='3529' date='May 21 2007, 12:00 PM']You can put your own title in after 250 posts.[/quote] But if Dood got all his back, why can't we?

to fill a 1U space, the best thing to put in is a blank panel (with grills/slots in) and put a bright blue "rope light" thing behind it, or something like that.

What's going on there then? I just want my custom title back... but now i need like a million posts to get there again?

ill take em if they're not gone.

but not all of mine are used in a musical way, noise is ace. i love my feedback loop.

[quote name='MattyB90' post='2926' date='May 20 2007, 03:59 PM']Haha wow, never had the need for more than a footswitch for my amp. Nice and clean with the tinyest bit of reverb is the tone I use 99/9% of the time so can't imagine ever needing that many pedals. Do you lot use them ALL often or just a select few?[/quote] in a typical set ill use them all, mostly the distortions though.

It's all about vintage styled fenders for me.

[quote name='BassManKev' post='2015' date='May 19 2007, 09:11 AM']for for the analog....like a dm-3 still no pic of mine yet sorry, but check my sig to see my almost cartoon version of it SB1 > FUZZ PROBE > ZOOM 506ii > MODDED BIG MUFF > UB1 > METAL ZONE > CS100 > DHA DUAL CUSTOM BASS >PS-3[/quote] Have you thought about putting that Zoom 506ii in some sort of true bypass loop pedal? i've found it to be a king in the field of tone suck.

The best octave down ive heard was built into my old ashdown ABM 300 EVO II head, if the ashdown octave pedal uses the same circuitry (no idea if it does) it could be worth looking at. right now i'm using an old Digitech WH1 for all my octave needs.

[quote name='BassManKev' post='2834' date='May 20 2007, 01:12 PM']not a bad board at all, get rid of the odb-3 and replace with at least a haf decent overdrive and its all good![/quote] see, everyone talks bad about the ODB-3 (myself included), everytime i've tried one in shops i've hated the results, but a bassist from another local band used one into my rig and it didnt sound so bad, he had it set at unity gain and it seemed to dissapear in the mix when he switched it on, but set a bit louder it could have been alright. Horses for courses.

[url="http://www.myspace.com/blueskyproject"]http://www.myspace.com/blueskyproject[/url]

i can say, it's a very sexy bass.

My rack: Pearce BC1 preamp and a behringer EP2500 Power amp, with an ISP Decimator pedal in the effects loop.

except the board looks like this now: and i have one of these in the back of my rack now:

[quote name='joegarcia' post='2448' date='May 19 2007, 09:07 PM'] This is my present board. Changes pretty often though. Love it to bits. Can get really really filthy and can make some very weird noises too.[/quote] Hey Joe, i'd be interested in knowing your signal chain. Here's a recent shot of my board: and i have an ISP decimator pedal in the back of my rack.