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PA equipment is pretty cheap these days, I own several rigs which get used in different ways depending on which band I'm playing in. For King Ralph - a semi acoustic originals outfit - the whole band goes through a Fishman Performer vertical stick PA. For the Junkyard Dogs the vocals go through a Behringer mixer into a Powersoft Digam into a pair of McGregor 1x12s, sometimes with a feed from the electric drumkit if we think it necessary. For my main band (Junkyard Dogs) Silvie and I do pretty much all the gig-getting. As part of our duties we take the trouble to go and check out the competition; there can't be many decent pub rock bands in West London that we haven't seen. Very, very few put anything through the PA other than vocals. Exceptions would be Prezence (keyboard heavy) and B-Sharp (where the very excellent drummer gets to gigs an hour earlier than the others so as to set up a kit slightly smaller than Surrey and then mics up everything). Sad to relate, I am insufficiently geeky to remember what PA systems those bands use.

I have a split coil Precision pickup on one shoulder. Only fair to point out that it's a Seymour Duncan.

Of course! I've often seen cars advertised as having detachable wheels ...

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1464350469' post='3058716'] [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EB2-BASS-GUITAR-CHERRY-RED-CLASSIC-SIXTIES-STYLE-BASS-/252325341188"]http://www.ebay.co.u...S-/252325341188[/url] Slightly more honest ad, more revealing pics, and considerably more reasonable price! J. [/quote] [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif][color=#000000][size=4]"The Grantson had a [/size][/color][color=#ff0000][size=4][b]detachable neck[/b][/size][/color][color=#000000][size=4] and rosewood fingerboard."[/size][/color][/font] [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif][color=#000000][size=4]WTF???[/size][/color][/font]

Liking those licks on [i][b]Let's Dance[/b][/i] ... mind if I nick a couple?

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1464350475' post='3058717'] I was in there on Monday, Tom's a lovely chap. [/quote] Well that leaves the field wide open, doesn't it? Which Tom? Well?

[color=#000000][font=Verdana, Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]It's the sound level the bin lid makes when dropped shut from an angle of 90 degrees.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]It's covered by an EU directive (what isn't?) and designed to minimise noise disruption for early morning collections.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]The bins are designed in such a way that when the lid falls, it creates a cushion of air just before it shuts, minimising the noise though this rarely works.[/size][/font][/color]

They're forming a Basement Jaxx tribute act, to be called Basement Tomz ...

I'm now picturing a photo of Jamerson standing next to Marvin Gaye with the description "this guy plays bass for Marvin Gaye ... anyone know his name?".

Intellitune. But in general terms, for a Low B you should always tune against the 12th fret harmonic - you'll get much better results.

I know that basement well ... I bloody hope they've done something to make the external stairs a bit safer!

Rather a nice-looking Grantson: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Grantson-semi-acoustic-bass-guitar-early-70s-made-in-Japan-fabulous-/291752186912?hash=item43edc91420:g:96EAAOSwZAtXJOia It's our old friend priscillasnake which perhaps explains the ballistic price.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GUITAR-PEDDLE-/252397859421?hash=item3ac415b25d:g:v3gAAOSw9etXQGV6

[quote name='Si600' timestamp='1464333433' post='3058452'] Are they any good? I got the feeling that PMT weren't that interested, musical items are a commodity to sell rather than something to be interested in if that makes sense. [/quote] Were you planning to ask for their opinion, or will your guitarist be able to make up his own mind about what he likes?

I notice that neither advert mentioned beards ...

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Damn! You've missed Summer in that case. It was two weeks ago, and lasted a glorious three days.

Which sport will this World Cup be in? Clearly it's not football.

I may need to get Alex Claber involved for some consultancy work. [attachment=220012:Decibels on Bins.jpg]

[quote name='scalpy' timestamp='1464104042' post='3056581'] This! It's taken a little while but we've just about managed to train our drummer to set-up on the dance floor ... [/quote] I bet he looks harassed on the dance floor.

I don't know if you've spent time in London before Marc, but be aware that it's a huge place. No ... really huge. Some good suggestions given above, but many of them involve far more travel than you might think. People think Barnes is close to Twickenham because it's only a few miles away and there's an occasional bus between them. Twickenham itself contains quite a bit of music action - see Lemonrock for a quick & easy source. Extend your search to the neighbouring bits of West London (Kingston, Isleworth, Hampton) and there are some very good jams (Red Lion in Isleworth gets my vote) and some very good music pubs. If you're going to be in London on 24th September, come along to the South East BassBash and meet some of us ...

Will the brass band play tiddly-om-pom-pom?

If you're that serious about the recording thang, why not put an isolation booth inside the shed?