matt_citizenbass

yeah, the water rats is really renowned for having the most ridiculously stupid pay to play service. no one should have to do that. i once spoke to that tom guy on the phone (as mentioned above) and he said they require we sell no less than 50 tickets in advance other wise we won't be allowed on stage. he said he'll keep checking back on whether i think we can do it every month or so and he does each time i saw their number pop up i just let it ring. pay to play is the biggest joke ever

distortion>POG>delay

well it is hum i guess. it's just extremely loud. i'm not too fussed about it now cause i like the live shows to be as noisy as possible but for recording i'll have to sort something out... but any suggestions are still welcome!

i have had my soundcity head for ages but it hasn't had power amp valves in it until the other day. immediatly i fell in love with its tone and its power. the only problem is its ridiculously noisy like, so unbelievably impractical. i would never be able to record clean parts on this amp. i think it may be a factor of: a) me only playing the amp in completly silent rooms, in a normal gig atmosphere i don't think it'll be noticable i have the treble and presence on a high setting is there anyway i'd be able to maybe calm down the buzz in anyway? i don't think a noise gate pedal will do it because as soon as i switch it on it immediatly starts buzzing. thanks, Matt

We're going on tour with Battle For Paris in July, although some dates they aren't playing: 9th July- Mothers Ruin, Bristol w/ Section K 10th July- The George, Andover w/ Battle For Paris 11th July- A Garage, Tadley w/ The sh*tty limits 12th July- The Fighting Cocks, Kingston w/ Holy State and Battle For Paris 13th July- Queens, Weymouth w/ Battle For Paris 14th July- TBC 15th July- The Face Bar, Reading w/ Battle For Paris 17th July- Jamboree, London w/ Battle For Paris 18th July- Hectors House, Brighton w/ Battle For Paris 19th July- The Railway inn, Winchester w/ Battle For Paris, Citizen and Charlie Horse 23rd July- The Cellars, Oxford 28th July- The Catch, Shoreditch, London w/ Death of the Elephant www.myspace.com/runwalk www.myspace.com/battleforparisuk

i have one of those! i'm not going to say what i payed for it though, i feel utterly ripped off

[quote]I was of the understanding that Indie labels all pretty much died out some years ago and all thats left is the Major's who are struggling. Is this not the case. Is the indie label scene pretty strong still?[/quote] the indie label scene is booming! we even watched a documentary on it in media!

friday night, free bar, i can't remember whether i even used a pick! yeah thats how we roll!

well its 2 bigger innit?

played in Andover last night with our mates Brontide (www.myspace.com/brontidetheband) usually playing Andover makes me want to quit music all together but last night was super fun, really bloody, really crazy, good sized crowd and we all got free entry into the strip club afterwards Wuheyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

played at the Freebutt, Brighton last saturday. Wasn't amazingly attended but it was still good fun and managed to make good use of the humungously wide stage!

thansk for the links guys, i'm not sure about this whole matching thing! what is it all about? so that doesn't mean i can buy (for instance) 6 different El34s from 6 different shops. or even a pack of 4 then a pack of 2?

i've finally sorted out a soundcity 120 from thornybank on here. only problem is it comes without valves. now this beast apparently takes 6 EL34s and 3 12AX7s where can i get these on the cheap? i'm not looking for absolute tone but i am looking for it to work so i can use it asap. any suggestions chaps/ettes? thanks, Matt

[quote](Just to clarify, do you mean switching the two around or turning them 180 degrees, if that makes sense)?[/quote] turning them 180 degrees. tbh i don't see how it'll make any difference. i suppose you could always buy a compressor

apparently mark hoppus has "turned around" his pickups in his newest signature model in order to have an even volume over all strings. i used to have this problem with my stock jazz pickups but now i have a new one which seems to have a lower bass response so i get an even response.

^^ listen to him, he makes pedals, he knows whats going down man... i've just placed a bid on a selmer 100 watt PA Head, lets see how that goes. thanks guys!

[quote]if you don't mind a bit of grind in your sound[/quote] thats exactly what i want for the clean channel then the distortion channel will be face ripping

i'm currently selling my head and have about £250 or so to spend on a old valve head. i'm worried about power though cause i've heard mixed views. some people say 50 watts is more than enough, and others say (well Ant) that 300 watts (all valve) isn't enough. what are your experiences?