Happy Jack

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1435785330' post='2812521'] I'll be gigging with it on Saturday. More later ... [/quote] No I won't. Managed to break a toe in my right foot last night, so my gigs tonight and tomorrow lunchtime will have to be uber-stripped-down, relying on the rest of the band (supervised by Bluejay of course!) to do the roady duties. I'll be taking the bare minimum amount of kit, and sitting down right next to my rig, so using wireless will be a bit pointless.

So are these solid state watts or valve watts then?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gallien-Krueger-112-Bass-Amp-Ex-Jack-Bruce-/111708279797?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1a025513f5

Some people [i][b]really [/b][/i]don't like Sunburst ...

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1435779126' post='2812420'] And if they asked me I'd just say 'I have a playing age of 29'. It's what us thesps do all the time! [/quote] Sorry luvvie, that's far too young to play Lady Bracknell ...

[quote name='Muppet' timestamp='1435786941' post='2812543'] I knocked up a cable from some bits I had around. 750mm with Neutrik male plug and female connector. [/quote] But now you'll have to set the cable emulator to 18' ...

Very early report following rehearsal tonight. The set-up from box to first note took less than three minutes, the instructions were clear & simple, everything worked as intended, there was no need to set the correct gain level or mess around with a squelch control. As an idiot-proof system it's hard to see how it could be better. The sound was absolutely clear and introduced no artifacts that I could hear, other than the slight brightness that the instructions warned about. If required, this can be adjusted using the cable emulator mentioned by Muppet, I actually chose to adjust the EQ on the preamp slightly instead. Using the default settings, there was frankly no evidence that I was using a wireless system. My rig sounded as it always does. I played a Mike Lull T5 (flats), a Shergold Marathon (flats), and a Fender Precision (rounds and Seymour Duncan 1/4 Pounders). Three very different output levels from those basses, no issues at all, no distortion that I could hear. I'll try some active basses when I get a bit more time. The size and convenience is quite astonishing, both of the transmitter and of the receiver. If I look hard for things to criticise, the lugs on the battery cover are very flimsy and fragile and I can see one or both snapping off reasonably soon if I don't treat the unit with care. There's also a surprising pop when I hit the Mute on the tuner, which is the only thing between the receiver and the preamp. I don't know how much power the receiver uses, but the device is so small that it cries out for a slightly larger version with room for a couple of decent batteries. As with pedals, having the option to use a device without needing a power supply makes it that much more attractive. I'll be gigging with it on Saturday. More later ...

[quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1435495397' post='2809305'] ... others say the weight of the tailpiece has more effect on the vibration of the afterlength. [/quote] That's why I'm going to install a hi-mass, brass tailpiece and have it engraved Double Badass ...

Mine just landed on my desk. I'll be trying it out at rehearsal tonight ...

Then you're ... erm ... not perfect for this.

Oh yes, remember your laptop.

I rarely bother to clean places I never visit.

[quote name='Geddys nose' timestamp='1435670110' post='2811198'] Make sure your fly's are zipped up. and enjoy it, You will get better the more you play out. [/quote] But if he keeps his flies zipped up ... oh, no, I get it.

Keep it simple. In every respect. Don't load yourself down with pedals, gadgets, surplus equipment ... don't give yourself extra work to do, extra things to worry about, more stuff that can go wrong. Unless you're entirely money-driven, your first few gigs should be all about the experience and (hopefully) the fun. Enjoy!

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1435664979' post='2811092'] Party on everyone. Till you're 29 and then you might as well go home and suck on a werther's original. [/quote] So tonight I'm gonna party like I'm nearly 29 ...

Aaaargh! Good spot ...

[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1435621546' post='2810812'] And as for playing dives and the rougher establishments – I find that years later when people are sitting round talking about old gigs and places, they are the ones that you tend to remember and have the best stories attached… [/quote] Bang on. The Battle Of Bethnal Green where that skinhead tried to glass a black guy and damned near cut his own hand off, the White Horse in Ruislip where there was a stage invasion by drunken pikeys (no, really, this happened) who threatened violence if we didn't let their 12 year old sing ... I wouldn't go through those gigs again for love nor money, but they're astonishing memories to have for a nice, quiet, middle-class professional.

Dear Lola Fatuous, Does the stated fee include a VIP Roadside Parking Permit for the hard shoulder of the M5? My girlfriend Lulu-Beth wants to "Get it on" in a VW Camper underneath a ginormous full-colour (am I allowed to say that?) poster of the greatest rockstar in the entire history of the whole world. Yours forever, Bill Wyman

Just tried to place an order, and the site is insisting on having my credit card details. Only I want to use PayPal! Any advice, Chris?

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1435518280' post='2809648'] This will be the Kanye West born in 1977 who is 39years old? Raised in a middle class household in Chicago. . [/quote] An yes, but which side of the tracks, eh?

First album I ever bought with my own pocket money ... Fragile. RIP Chris, and thanks.