King Tut

Tunes . . . . help you breath more easily!

Played on Friday night with Stray and Saturday night with Verity Bromham at Alfold Rock and Blues Festival. I went down on the Thursday and camped for the first time in many many years. Sadly the weather wasn't kind and the camping part was an uncomfortable experience, mainly because the camp bed my drummer promised to lend me didn't fit in the tent! We played two really enjoyable sets. Organisation was fantastic and despite the rain all went well. I played my 64 AVRI Jazz into an MB500 via a small board consisting of a Zoom B3n, a Donner Compressor and a Joyo Orange Crush. I've changed my philosophy a bit on my sound recently and rather than getting a core tone from my amp, I'm now getting it from my board and using the amp's eq just to shape the sound for the room. I'm then giving the FOH a pre eq Di and using in ears just for the bass using the tuner out from the amp. This seems to be working well and I had some nice compliments on my tone from some other musos. We had a couple of issues yesterday. On load in our drummer's snare stand went over and a foot of the stand went through the bottom skin of the snare. Brave Rival's drummer bailed us out with another snare. I went to get my bass out of it's bag and the zip was buggered and I couldn't get it out, so had to sacrifice the zip (and the bag) - dang! Highlight of the weekend for me in terms of other bands was the Zac Schultz band. Great entertainers and a phenomenal bass player - Ant Greenwell - who was very nimble and had a lovely tone - Looked like a P Bass but through a Fender Rumble Combo - but it cut through like a Stingray - really nice - I wonder if Ant uses this Forum? Anyway, I was gonna stay til monday morning but missed my creature comforts so pitched down yesterday afternoon and drove home after our set. Happy Daze!

Rock and Roll (Zep) The Verity Bromham Band Alfold Rock and Blues Frstival 1964 AVRI Jazz into GK MB500 and Barefaced Big Baby 2

Just a bit of fun. What was the last song you played live, which band, what was the venue and what bass did you play it on? Heres mine: Love Machine (Girls Aloud), The Band Isabelle, Bunkers Barn Wedding Venue, Stanbridge on an Inca Silver Classic Vibe Squier Jazz Bass.

Stunner!

There’s a 1970 4000 bass in our local music shop. Must resist!

Bought a set of strings from Ian. Posted next day and arrived the day after - top deal buy with confidence!

Speaking generally I believe there are both for export and non export models of Japanese Fender with the non export being of better quality with Ash or Alder bodies as opposed to Basswood. I thing the non export ones have the grooved bridge saddles as opposed to smooth, the large vintage style tuners and the hootenanny button on the back of the headstock. The export models are generally still decent basses but the non export ones are the special ones.

This Sunday I’ll be playing a home gig at The Stables in Milton Keynes with The Verity Bromham Band. 40/60 originals/covers - it’s Father’s Day so bring ya dads!

Thanks mate, played there a few times!

STRAY are playing tonight at The Boom Boom Club in Sutton - located in Sutton United FC

Dang I think it is!

Perfect - thank you!

I've recently acquired an SR305 and an SR500. I rather like both of these but my wireless bug won't fit in the jack socket. I know I could easily make up a patch lead, but I'm wondering what solutions you good folk have come up with?