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Who has a spare fiver to waste, these days?

Mike Patton for me. The one trick ponies might be effective but don't score high on my list (from the guy that loves death and thrash metal, hah)

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1490106925' post='3262203'] Hey Eric Your username looks like an ancient Greek name.. [/quote] Manacles Tentacles Spectacles Testi... I'll get my coat.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1490012099' post='3261380'] Nice work. I found that spraying the wood with water & leaving it to soak between sanding helped to enhance the grain. Then several coats of Danish, followed by a few coats of wax. This was mine. https://flic.kr/s/aHsjuw23Lc [/quote] I like it best in pic 3! ☺

The Sperzel trim-lok system without the tuner part?

Toy Dolls' Nelly the Elephant?

Bring pen and paper to jut down the song structure, ask guitar for a run through before playing a whole song. Have fun

Only one pic in this thread. I'm disgusted!

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1489574261' post='3257996'] Eneloop for AAs - last for ages and don't discharge when not in use. [/quote] They are very similar to the imedion I use, I found a better deal on the latter is all at nkon.nl

[quote name='casapete' timestamp='1489570320' post='3257937'] How do the Lidl ones compare to Duracells price wise? [/quote] I get two aerocell for €1.84 in a blister. Don't know about UK prices, sorry.

Love the finish! Hope the shells don't chafe.

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1489524177' post='3257689'] Our local Aldi or Lidl have different manufacturers - what ones are you using ??? The battery comparison on morning TV showed that Lidl batteries outlasted even the duracells. Just can't remember the manufacturer. Dave [/quote] The ones I have now are from Lidl and are called 'aerocell' 6lp3146. The only manufacturer lidted on them reads Lidl Stiftung & Co, Stiftsbergstr.1, D-74167 Neckarsulm. They are in my bass, smoke detectors etc. AA batteries I use rechargeable Imedion, very long shelf-life and reportedly 15000 recharge cycles.

I use lidl/aldi 9v batteries. Last more than a year. I typically Change batteries and strings in one go, if they need changing or not. Never one fail on me. Someone told me most 9v batteries roll out of the same factory, with different branding on the outside.

Alembic? Alembic.

I would very much like to see the result!

Luthiers without their own model will probably be less sought after than those that are known for their own merit. Wal, MTD, Ritter and some others will attract more collectors than those that make their own jazz version and barely anything distinctive.

Really get in to it, it's great party music! Plus the punters deserve a good effort.

'sunbeam' implies a bright sound, lo riders sound a little fatter. Roll off a little Bright or Presence or whatever and it should be fine. Glad that moving the amp fixed your problem! Love DR's

Loxx straplocks

A pre MM stingray?

Insanity appears to be contagious

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1488792164' post='3251695'] Have you tried wetting down the dents & letting them soak to see if you can swell the wood back out? I have done this with small surface dent and it worked OK. [/quote] If the wood fibre hasn't been broken this could work, helped perhaps by a hot iron to steam the dent out. I doubt with lead shot stuck in the fibre is tore up and will not pop back in it's original shape. Have a chat with a luthier about possible finishes, I think I read somewhere that once you go oil it is a b!tch to go back to paint later.

You can drill out the holes and bung them. I wouldn't change the rest honestly, just wax it it's cool.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1488566879' post='3250157'] I understand your frustration, but never quit in anger or reacting to something. That's something I learnt the hard way (in general, not just bands). They do seem, however... 'a bit precious'. A lot of what you said would be huge red flags to me *if* I knew all that when joining. The band dynamics are not great, although you have an impeccable taste for dresses I have to say I liked what I saw in that video. It's not my #1 kind of music, but I would be happy playing what you're playing... from a musical point of view. It can be great fun. But what you say about the personalities of the band members would frustrate me as well. It's a tough one to choose to leave a band you enjoy musically. You have to decide whether you can be happy with the way the band operates, 'though. It's probably a good idea to talk over beers once everybody is calm. If you have to go, you have to go and maybe you can go in good terms (even if you despise any of them... the world is small, so don't make enemies unless you really must, you never know when you'll come across each other again)... or maybe they get to understand your view and you can continue to enjoy the band. The new 'manager' also sounds positive. It sounds like they listen to her and they are open to making small changes that can open up better possibilities for the band. Yeah, it stinks when you suggest something, get ignored, then somebody else comes with the same idea and it suddenly it's a wonderful thing! It happens. Sometimes we have to bite our lip and smile, and be pragmatic... But it may be a good sign. Now all you have to do is become her friend and next... the band is yours and do what you say! (joking... a bit) I can't tell you what's best. It depends on just how fed up you are, whether the music can compensate for other things, and a million other factors only you can judge. All I can say is... don't quit while angry. Don't make any permanent decisions while upset. I hope you can make it work *if* you can be happy in the band. I really liked what I saw. Nice work. [/quote] Agree with mcnach here, maybe meet with bandmembers outside of the band individualy, work on personal friendships? For the far away gig, is there any way you could help promote it? Send posters and flyers to all venues in that city for instance. The music, what I hear is the Cult meets Marilyn Manson. Try to describe boundaries for the genre you are aiming for, and work within those lines when it comes to wardrobe, videos (last one was good, the hips one not so much, the goth scene relatively has a lot of female followers) etc etc. Best of luck!