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I love Stingrays. I got 2 of them. It feels like you can really get hold of 'em and dig in. And they have that distinctive funky bit of chunk in the attack. Having said that, they're not necessarily suitable for everybody or every type of music. Just spent a year in a rock and roll band and I used my jazz predominantly for those gigs. Seemed more appropriate in sound and look. Horses for courses...

<<First gig slot with my new covers band The Badly Stuffed Bears>> What a great band name!!

Tywarnhayle Inn at Perranporth last night for my last official gig with the rock'n'roll band, although I have agreed to step in occasionally, as their prospective new dude is in other bands too... a good night!

Bloody good gig at Out Of The Blue in Porthleven. Good range of people, plenty of room, plus it is sufficiently far out of town that we could crank it til midnight with the doors open. Niiice!!

^^^^ Jesus.....

Damn good band, damn good album. More please!

Good gig at The Ship in Mevagissey. It's one of the few gigs I wear ear plugs because we pretty much play in a box there, and I'd be bloody deaf afterwards if I didn't. Another bonus is that I get to hear the tasty hi-hat moves that the drummer does, which I would normally miss in the confusion....

Crikey.... that's rather nice....

Cracking gig in the Swordfish in Newlyn. It wasn't the tightest gig we've played, and it was hotter than a Nagasaki bomb-dodger's sandal in there, but we went down a storm.

Played the Star Inn at Vogue last night. Good gig, made even better by a load of my mates turning up. Much good-natured heckling ensued and a great time was had by all.

hahaha!

About 65-70 I'd say. I was outside having a fag after the gig and this drunken woman is sort of leaning up against me, started running one of her hands over my chest, then down on to my abs, then...er... further south. Her husband was sat at the bar inside, too. Shameless hussy! I wonder if she was that frisky when she was younger - she looks like she'd have been a bit of a looker 30 years ago....

Played the Buff Club in Penzance last night - first gig in that place, so we were pleased that we went down well. Afterwards, some old dear grabbed my junk. I think I need counselling....

I love a bit of Twisted Sister. Fun rock'n'roll from a band that don't take themselves too seriously - something that is missing in a lot of bands.

The Rig of Death just got more awesome with the addition of a Genz Benz Streamliner 900. Oh yeahh....

'Sup, fellow BCers. I need a piece of electronic gadgetry but I'm not sure what. I live in a second floor flat, so jamming of any description needs to be uber-quiet. So, what I need is some piece of kit for headphone jamming goodness. It needs 3 inputs (or more) to take my bass, my drum machine/PC, and my mate's guitar. It also needs to have an ability to plug in 2 sets of headphones for listenage. An ability to tweak basic levels would be good too, obviously - but it doesn't need to be super-flashy. Any ideas on what I should get that won't cost me a shitload of cash? Any advice gratefully received! Thanks! Rob.

Studio Bar in Penzance last night. Very small venue, but cracking atmosphere. Great gig!

I've bought a shitload of stuff from GAK over the last few years. Always great service, no problems so far.

Played Source FM's awards bash last night at Miss Peapods in Penryn. Good crowd - pissed as a mattress, the lot of 'em. Nice to play with a proper sound engineer and top notch PA gear and monitoring. My bass was pumping thunder!!