Owen

Just for clarity, I do not and never have slapped the honeys. I also do not slap when I play. I like the rockabillys for the low tension and mellow tone. [quote name='daflewis' post='1316516' date='Jul 26 2011, 01:06 AM']Hi Rev, Well, first the easy question! yes, the colour is the only difference between the golden and silver slaps. as to pizz on the silver slaps - as a jazz/show player my experience of the silver slaps is a little limited especially compared with some of the other folks round here... - i have played them but not "in anger" so I wonder if someone with more experience could help us out here? As mentioned before PaulKing slaps the braided solos, but i wonder if there would be enough sustain in them for you; and Owen slaps the honeys (man, that sounds dodgy!) but they would have higher tension than the solos (though, i think, not as high as the garbos?) Thank you for mentioning this as it's something else I can look into on the development side - (though i know that doesn't help you right now!) but, again, if there are any current sets that you'd like to try out for a few weeks please let me know and i'll get them out to you as soon as i can. Cheers, daf[/quote]

You will not break into a scene that already exists. Any work you do will be with people who are on the way up. They are doing open mic nights as we speak. The big paying gigs (such as they are by now given the appaling state of the uk music industry) are already sewn up and there is a queue of 12 deps waiting in line. Why would Mr major label album producer hire someone he did not know when bass players x,y and z have been providing him with all he needs for years? The people who will need you are the decent singer/songwriters who are open mic-ing it at the moment. I know this through experience.

I love my rockabilly strings. I wish I could bow them. I use honeys as a 'nearly there' bodge, and they are also great.

I bought the amp 2nd hand. I only have myself to blame. It is a superb piece of kit bit you cannot mess with physics. I got it for a good price so it will sell pretty easily to someone who has a small 8ohm cab who wants GOBS of power in a small package for not much money. Search for Chevin in the amps for sale section if you are interested (700W into 8ohms. 1u. 9 inches deep. 9lbs in weight). The cab had to be imported from the US so swapping it is serious hassle! I am cool with the situation, just feeling slightly stupid

Yesterday my new cab arrived. For the first time ever I have actually bought a new speaker. It is one of the new ACME 12" fullrange cabs. It is light and and looks great. I also bought a power amp to run it with my Demeter pre. The cab is 4ohm and the amp (cos I was not thinking) will only drive to 8 ohms. So I have a shiny new cab and no way of messing with it. D'ohwen!

Andy, I feel your pain. Auditioning with your eyes instead of your ears as all of us who do not live close to any of the larger music shops is a total lottery. My answer will ultimately be to max out my credit card and order 3 or 4 candidates and mess with them with my own kit and then send all but one back under the distance selling regs which mean you can send anything back within a fortnight.

I have an ACME 12" fullrange on the way in from the US which might well do it for you. Certainly worth throwing into the mix as something to consider.

It's all good. No. Really!

I think there might be a slight discount if you get in before they go out to shops. That was the vibe I got.

Mike said "The head is all "Hand Made" point to point on the pre-amp with 3 X 12AX7 tubes. At the moment I have five sold, and they are going through the workshop as we speak. 1) The 450w comes in at 8 Kg's and the 750w is 8.3 Kg's. 2) They are currently available direct (made to order) or will be in the retail stores by the end of Sept' this year. 3) The 450w is £1,249.00 Retail and the 750w is £1,349.00 Retail."

[quote name='crez5150' post='1300023' date='Jul 11 2011, 03:48 PM'][email protected][/quote] What? Do my own research and use Google and all that stuff? That's ridiculous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I'll phone him now

NO! REALLY!

Oooh! Oooh! I need size and weight specs NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWW!

The real clincher here (and as someone else said, the guitarists often only suffer the rest of the band because they HAVE to have other people on stage with them) is that I'm sure it sounds a mess to the punters. There are activities which are great on your own, but really should not be shared in public. Yes I'm talking about KILLER guitar tone.