Woodinblack

If you put a straight switch over the power, yes, you would get a thump, but if you had a combined active, passive, power, you could to it in a way which prevented you getting a thump

Indeed - that is why I put the picture of both of them a few pages back and mentioned missing people - I didn't realise that it hadn't been noticed, maybe I should have mentioned it on here.

I think that is the thing, I can get a good distortion or drive, certainly close enough for gigging, once you are at a gig it's hard to tell even if the distortion is on let alone the type. I assume it can't emulate something like an octave which I have been unsuccessful in finding a decent one of, or a synth pedal. I think if I was a guitarist it might be more interesting. I have got rid of all other pedals at the moment although probably will get something to do a decent pedal that doesn't take room

Nope, a long power supply for the harley benton pedalboards. It forms part of the board, has an IEC mains socket on one side, and lots of power outputs on the other. No, haven't tried aida yet

My social media is mostly funny things I have seen, stupid stuff I have done and photos of things I found interesting, with the occasional 'look I did a thing!' - not too many as I don't do too many things. The bands social media is mostly poor - it is a list of gigs that are upcoming, videos that I found on the net of us that people posted, and replies to peoples posts, because it is sort of left to me and I can't really do much. I do post the occasional full length song video when I video the band and obviously I will post a song that we didn't mess up anything, so in that sense it is manicured. I also did post one video where I had videod and recorded from the desk, but the bass had a clicking noise all the way through it (no idea where it was from), so I redid part of the audio of that, but it was just one track, and it was so much effort I wouldn't do it again.

I like to watch the performance but in general you can only really see it through other peoples smartphones. As a result I don't really go to that many big gigs any more, I can listen to the music loudly and distorted and watch my own smartphone!

I have a friend who goes to a gig and then posts sets of photos (I think facebook has a limit of photos you can post) - she doesn't edit, she dumps everything she takes anywhere on facebook (so you have a lot of ones that should have just been deleted), Looking at the last set she posted, there are 5 sets of 80 photos (so 400 photos), and a load of videos, many of which are over 5 minutes. So much so that if you go through the photos fast (and note I doubt anyone has gone through the photos), they are almost movie like as there are only seconds between each one, so there will be like 8 photos of the singer walking across the stage). She also livestreams sections when she goes to a gig (which I find incredibly rude). That is how she experiences gigs, I guess that is how some people like to do it, experience it through the screen. I remember when I was a kid there was a whole thing about sneaking a tape recorder or camera in, and how security wouldn't let any of it through. I am a huge fan of having a camera I can take everywhere but do believe that in the process we have lost something, a forgettable memory.

Very confused about the dwarf the other day at a gig. I have an organ sound for chords in brick in the wall with a 12 step. Used it for many gigs. Changed to the patch to test it on the last gig, all fine, set up the levels, when it came to the song, changed to the patch, hit the chords and nothing, completely quiet. No idea why it was not responding. Will test it later as I have just had a new arrival for my pedal board! Almost forgot as I ordered this in June!

it does seem a bit much. I saw people checking messages and using their phone discreetly and security had no problem with that. It was holding your phone up to video that got you thrown out and I am sure that you can explain that easily without having an issue, if your wife doesn't need to hold her phone up above her head while videoing to check it, but whether you go or not is your choice. I am 100% behind their decision, it made the gig so much better for the rest

Not over enthusiastic - they tell you that is the rule, its written everywhere when you come in, and in the venue, if you break the rule, someone will come and tell you not to break the rule again. If you break the rule again, you get kicked out of the venue. That seems very reasonable. And as a result, having seen tool with my eyes rather than through a wall of other peoples phones, I realise how good it is, and how good gigs used to be

Yes, I have them in various shapes, steinberger, the dan armstrong, Billy Bo, Les Paul and flying V. I am sure there are more (or companies that do whatever shape you want).

Mine isn't my favourite, I wouldn't use it that much at home, but it has featured in every gig since I got it, so might as well do something with it!

They still seem to sell, for more than they used to. With anything over 10 years now seeming to be a classic and more expensive than newer ones, I guess the market carries on.

Basically the advantage and disadvantage of being one of those companies such as Gibson or Fender, is that everyone complains they don't do anything new, and if they then do anything new, people complain it wasn't like the old things, and why the hell are they changing things. TBH, I am not sure why purists even accept the truss rod in a fender! On the other hand, they can just churn the same stuff out and people will buy it.

Depends if you paid or not! What might not be clear in any of the previous posts to people who have not been to a bash before is that you can either pay on the door or you can send a message to @scrumpymike and ask for his paypal address and then send £13 to it by friends and family, in which case it is paid and you are then on the list, where you will be allowed through the security cordon as an express VIP * Failing that, just send a message saying you are definately turning up and will pay at the door. * some of that might be overhyped

I remember being at a placebo gig in newport, and the support comes on and the bass player has a US standard Jaguar, I thought that looks nice, wonder what it sounds like. I will never know, as I imagine the much would have sounded the same if they took the jack out of the bass and just put their finger on the end of it - the same mushy drone.

Almost certainly better than the 215. I have a set of 215s as a backup in case all else fails

They made an improved volute that wouldn't break when dropped and noone would buy it as it didn't feel as narrow as the old ones

I had some of the worst rumbling bass on saturday, it was so loud, but turned out in the crowd it sounded perfect and the guitarist couldn't even hear any bass

Good luck with that one!

I had to use a pick the other day as I had blistered my fingers so much. Then the next gig I didn't have a pick at all, so decided to use a coin - unfortunately in my hurry I picked a £1 - not the best choice! Turns out I need a pick for 3 or 4 songs, and can't use a pick with 4 or 5 songs, so I should just keep some spares!

Can't see why you would need any subs with that, its way more than we have. I have a sub, a small one that I bring out for outdoor gigs only, that allows the speakers to have some of the bass taken out of it.

Mine still have the original strings, which seem ok at home, but on saturday, when I switched between the bongo (because I couldn't see the fretmarkers) and the acrylic, the tone was pretty weedy and rattly. I know, it isn't exactly a fair comparison as the bongo tends to out gravitas most things, but it was so weedy that I thought that maybe either it is because the strings were rattling - when I shimmed mine I had to raise the middle strings as they were rattling about the middle somewhere) or just the strings were no good. I should actually just put some decent strings on it really - I have played it at 3 gigs so it has earned me £315, which is £90 more than it cost, so I am up on the deal!

Used to use a sure PM58, which lacked middle, then a xm8500 which was ok, briefly used a SM58, then got a TC-Helicon PM85 and I love the sound of and really works for my voice. Thats all I use now (although the others are spare)

It is when they seem to now be £7 a pair in supermarkets.