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Dan bought a custom SFx overdrive pedal off me. All good (great comms, fast payment)

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1361801453' post='1991051'] I heard you were pushed. [/quote] I did wonder about my snowboarding partner, Colonel Mustard and his insistence on carrying some lead piping

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1361803039' post='1991083'] They sound interesting, where can you buy them? [/quote] £129 at Stringsdirect [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/p/913227/rotosound-rs4000-superb-monel-flatwound-double-bass/"]http://www.stringsdi...nd-double-bass/[/url] , so up there price-wise with good quality steels

Cheers Ad, sorry I couldn't make the Jetsonics' Ealing gig but I was throwing myself off the edge of a mountain in Switzerland at the time

Tis indeed Londinium, South-West Londinium to be precise. No worries!

Hi all. My lot, All The Queens Ravens, headline at the Half Moon on Thursday 14th March. Should be onstage at about 10pm or shortly thereafter for a 45 minute set (there's a strict policy for the music to stop by 11pm). Would be great to see some of the BC gang there :-)

I had the exact same Eko bass and used this pickup, the K&K pure floating bridge which slots neatly under the bridge. http://www.jp-guitars.co.uk/sales/pickups_and_amplification/kandk_acoustic_guitar_pickups_archtop.htm As a word of warning, I found feedback to be an issue at higher volumes. This can be dealt with by getting a cover made for the sound hole or by putting something inside the body that stops the top resonating so much (eg, a blow up beach ball, that's not a joke by the way). Feedback won't be an issue at low volumes, it all depends what you intend to use the bass for. Check out this old thread http://basschat.co.uk/topic/146036-are-acoustic-basses-especially-feedback-prone/page__p__1306035__hl__eko__fromsearch__1#entry1306035

Back in Blighty bump for tomorrow's gig. Headlining at 6pm, how civilised!

B*gger. Thanks for chasing up Silvia

Bought a set of DB strings off Greg. All good

[quote name='Bloodaxe' timestamp='1360793233' post='1976743'] They rather are, aren't they? Puts me in mind of National Health for some reason. Any more of that sort of thing? (I could only find 'Reversal' which was similarly engrossing). Pete. [/quote] FYI, Kev Hopper's pre-Prescott stuff is all downloadable for free here: http://www.spoombung.co.uk/ I recommend Whispering Foils, third from top

Unfortunately still at work so can't get there in time Hope gig went well Kev and I hope to make one of your next gigs instead

Gareth just bought an amp from me. Courteous, charming and as good to deal with as the time before and the one before ... Cheers mate!

Can't help you on the amp I'm afraid but I can recommend this back brace [url="http://www.physioroom.com/product/McDavid_Universal_Back_Support/3200/38202.html"]http://www.physioroom.com/product/McDavid_Universal_Back_Support/3200/38202.html[/url]

To add to the above, both my DBs have developed a small amount of buzz on the board over the winter which I am sure is due to the temperature/humidity change. They both have relatively low tension strings (Spiro Weichs). Its not enough to annoy me and it will (I hope/assume) ease as the weather improves. I wouldn't mind betting this has played at least a small role in what you have encountered, Sarah