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I fitted a Retrovibe Stinger '77 preamp in mine and it sounds great with the original pickup. So much better than the indistinct mush of the original preamp. I really must get around to shimming the pots with a couple of washers - the knobs sit too proud at the moment

I bought an effects pedal from Simon. It arrived exactly as described after a very smooth transaction. Great communication too. Thanks Simon!

What a guy!

OMG! My drummer has never seen the first one! I'm going to have to lie down in a darkened room until I come to terms with that revelation Edit: I've offered him the loan of my special edition BluRay

This 100% There are very few physical guitar shops left. If you live near one, you're lucky. The alternative is just taking a punt and moving it on if it doesn't suit. As long as it hasn't cost a huge amount of money it's no great loss or disappointment. Cort make nice, budget guitars.

I will be watching it, probably next week. I just hope I'm not too disappointed, but I'm prepared to be delighted.

No. This is what my guitarist said when I told him of the court case. We're both from Leicester btw. Oh yeah he's well known amongst theatre musos. Plenty of local musos have been ripped off by him. He runs a few theatre shows - Carpenters, Robbie, Queen etc. Tim's done a handful of deps for him but insists on payment upfront to his bank account. Probably earning a fortune as the shows all do really well, and loads of dates too. He once borrowed a bass from someone and promptly sold it! He had a caravan which he rented out. Took the money then cancelled the bookings without refunding! Serial fraudster for years. You have actually met him - he introduced himself to us whilst we were packing away at the Harrow years ago. I didn't know anything about him then but I distinctly remember not liking him & thinking he was a t**t! Bout time he got his comeuppance....

... Oh sorry boutique

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I'll settle for a like 😂

What has worked for me for 40 years is to simply not think about it. Make sure you have learnt the songs and practiced at home. Then eventually the time will come - then just do it. Just make sure you have a pee beforehand.

That would be an ecumenical matter

All it took was a change of preamp... Sterling Sub5 with Retrovibe Stinger

My lights have lasted for ages. However I've just had to order the third pair of stands for them! Hopefully the Gravity stands will last a bit longer. I was hoping to get some lightweight aluminium stands but they won't extend high enough for lights, so I had to have taller steel ones - should be more stable anyway. I'll let you know how they go. Anyone got any opinions on Gravity stands? My guitarist bought a mic stand recently and that seems quite good quality. I'll stick with my K&M though - it's standing up well (geddit?! 😁) to regular gigging.

I've had my lead for quite some time now and it's done a lot of gigs... and the jacks are still gold 😁

That sounds like it. I did turn it off

I thought it was dreadful and changed channels

Another happy Custom-Lynx customer here. I like my guitar leads with angled jacks at both ends and you just can't buy them off the shelf - no problem for these guys who made my lead up with gold-plated Neutrik plugs and Van Damme cable. They also made several heavy-duty DMX lighting cables for me. https://custom-lynx.co.uk/

Vistaprint here. It's handy that you can just order a reprint when you run low.

I've really only used my V3 500 in a gig setting. So I don't know if I'd describe it as "refined". It's certainly not "hifi" in my experience, but that's not the kind of tone I'm after when playing in a band. Solo home use could well be a different kettle of fish. The suggestion of a Roland Cube above is a very good one, and I would consider one for home noodling if that's what you're after. IIRC there's one up for sale on here too. Don't get me wrong, I'd be first in the queue to wave the flag for Rumbles usually, but that's for gigging. They are fantastic for that. It depends what sort of sound you are after.

A slightly quieter night than usual at the Black Horse in Whitwick. Still, we had a great time with the crowd that were there, especially the landlady's mother, whose birthday it was. Stingish bass again, GT-6B, Rumble. Converse feet. The cheese and onion cobs from the bar were fabulous! The guitarist is off touring now so I have just one gig in the next six weeks.

In the UK there are hardly any pubs or bars that charge on the door, especially for cover bands. People just won't pay for it. They will (to an extent) happily pay inflated bar prices though. I guess it's a psychological thing: paying for "nothing" vs. buying a slightly more expensive beer. That's my view playing in a covers band anyway.

We used to use passive speakers and a (heavy!) power amp. The powered Mackies are a real game-changer. Just those and a mixer with built-in echo/reverb, it's a lovely quick setup and breakdown

What PA are you using? Our pair of Mackie SRM-450s are fairly old technology now, but easily handle our vocals and occasional acoustic guitar, and can be picked up second hand for not many notes

I love a Sunday afternoon gig, especially when it's outside and doubly so when it's "acoustic". Lots of the usual songs, but played in an unusual way. Perhaps Sir Duke was a little ambitious - I ran out of both strings and fretboard! It was a request/challenge though and much fun was had. There were plenty of requests, and even a bit of dancing. It's great to have a good laugh when playing and there was a decent crowd too enjoying themselves. I even got to drink a pint or two for a change as Mrs Norris drove home. Stagg EUB straight into the Rumble. Converse footwear, O'Neill eye protection