Happy Jack

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?

Eventually there'll be a gig where I have so little room that I'll watch the band from the bar.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1463922928' post='3054970'] You can see that the seller has a sense of humour - of course, that price is a joke... [/quote] It costs an arm and a leg.

I think it needs a shim ...

HP? None of your sauce, old boy.

You can't play bass alongside a bad drummer, not if you want to enjoy yourself, not if you want to improve as a musician. Walk away. End of.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1463755183' post='3053881'] Depends how many people actually do this, then you'd have to add £4 per record to get to the front of THAT queue, and so on... [/quote] Yup ... demand & supply, unfeeling buggers, aren't they?

Unfortunate that they've named this service FADE.

As a businessman, I thought this was excellent: [color=#555555][font=futura-pt][size=5]"If you need something quicker, add £2 per record to get your order moved to the front of the cutting queue."[/size][/font][/color] No sarcasm or irony intended - this is very simple, very obvious, and (I imagine) very effective.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1463654806' post='3053089'] The position of the comma would indicate the latter. [/quote] My baby, she wrote me a latter.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1463579636' post='3052509'] ... and it looks like a well built instrument otherwise. [/quote] Apart from putting the wrong pickup in the wrong position, of course.