NancyJohnson

[quote name='goingdownslow' timestamp='1504366400' post='3364426'] I wonder why the change. Could it be that the rectangular case did not fit all the Thunderbird models (sure I read this somewhere) and the new one does? [/quote] Just for clarity's sake, I own an Epiphone Thunderbird hardcase - I bought it for my Hamer FBIV and it fits like a glove, but (more importantly), Gibson Thunderbirds do not fit into it as the body shape is different.

Used to play with this guy up in Ealing, a real talent, but an opinionated asshat. This was about 15 years ago. We wrote tons together, we used my studio to record. Project ended abruptly. A few weeks back I punched his name into Spotify and ta-daa, he has three collections on there, of which I had a hand in about half the songs (he's also bits from different songs to compose new material). I would say while I was initially shocked but listening back I'm glad my name is off the material as it's all been rerecorded and is frankly awful. Horrible production, terrible hand coded electronic drums.

Now then. Get a coffee. I ran a tri-amp set up in the 1990's; I was running so many cabinet combinations it was mental. I had a rack with a Trace GP12SMX preamp, a Trace PPA600 stereo power amp and a mono powerstage (which could have been a Trace, but I don't remember). I could feed this into a combination of an SWR Workingman15, a Goliath 4x10 and a Trace 4x5 bright box. There were other cabinets. It did sound huge, but it was ridiculous really, especially when you rock up to a gig and your guitarist is sporting some little combo, so It all went. Speaker technology has come on somewhat since then. Interestingly, the crossover thing. I used a Rolls SX21 for a while in an effort to get a decent tone out of a Waterstone Tom Petersson 12-string. It did work really well and I was able to route the fundamentals through one signal chain and the octaves through a second dirty route; there was very little spillage and it was a sound investment at the time, so it's highly recommended from me. I wish I'd hung onto it when I moved the Petersson on.

[quote name='Lightlyseared' timestamp='1503941888' post='3361717'] The Grabber is such a cult bass with alt-rock/metal bands, surely it would sell if given a reasonably accurate reissue? [/quote] Thing is with basses, they tinker; it's just not like the plethora of Les Paul historic reissues. The Grabber got a reissue a few years back, it didn't seem a bad bass, but it wasn't a straight copy of the G3, more a reinterpretation. I don't think they made that many and there always seemed to be stock around for ages. If they did a 20/20, that could be fun.

It would be interesting to see them draw away from the power-trio thing...expand the line-up to four or five, get a dedicated keys player and vocalist.

I really like what Placebo did with 'Running Up That Hill' and 'Wouldn't It Be Good'.

I'm gigging in Chatham that night, but will be there for a catchup as my gear will be enroute to Kent. P

We're doing a gig in about three weeks with a dep drummer. I won't lie that I am a little concerned...I think we have one rehearsal with him and another half rehearsal (we're playing another gig the night after the first gig and want to have a run through with our actual drummer). Our original guitarist came back for a show once, we did do a set based more around his tenure within the band and that went OK.

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1502610397' post='3352393'] Just press/tap/click stop.....What's difficult about that ? [/quote] Well, wouldn't that be dreamy? If I close an app, it should stop working, just like it does for Spotify, Chrome, Neko Atsume(!) and so on. It shouldn't however keep running, pasting itself over my screensaver and making me have to restart my S7 Edge to shut it down.

I've only really used Soundcloud to upload the odd track for sharing with band members. To be brutal, honestly couldn't care less if it stays or goes. The app is horrific really; it just seems to take over your phone and you can't seem to switch off the audio even after you've shut it down. The web version is equally lumpy. These services come and go and whoever injected funds into this has lost their investment.

How long will it be before there's a 78rpm revival, I wonder?

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1502554789' post='3352185'] N.J. From your lips to my ears. Self-obsessed ass-showing. [/quote] I honestly have no idea what this means.

[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1502546038' post='3352117'] PS. anyone getting upset about YouTube clips of people playing bass to cover tunes really needs to get out more... [/quote] I read something a while back about bedroom guitarists...they don't gig, they don't write their own material, they just play over backing tracks and video themselves until they get a decent take, then push it up onto You Tube. Look, I know the above is a massive generalisation, but there's a lot of truth in this. I'd just like to see these guys playing something original rather than gurning their way through someone elses lines.

While I prefer the tone on the finger-style version (the second one), the guy's face between 30-45 seconds represents everything I just detest about cover bands; that smugness and grimacing, the mistake at about 3'20" followed by the slapping get-out and wry smile. He didn't write that line, he's just copying it. I'd like to see him do something on an original piece. Rant over. Sorry.