Owen

Rob Allen! Rob Allen! Rob Allen!

When you are in a pit and you go into a scene change and all the stage lights go off they TOTALLY rock.

There are so many options and I have so little clue. Is Watford valves the place to go? I fancy trying a 5751 in my Demeter.

As someone else said on here - no pain, no pain. That is good.

What I like about here is that the 2nd hand stuff has a reasonably stable price range. I can pick something up for a good price, try it out (the Markbass Super synth which arrived today) and if it is not my flavour then I can just toss it back in to the pool and someone else will take it. If you live in gear deserts then this is incredibly useful.

I'm glad the guitarist has earplugs, that's a lot of Marshalls!

[quote name='Phil Starr' post='1120944' date='Feb 9 2011, 08:25 AM']What is the volume of a bass uke like unamplified?[/quote] Realistically not enough for any group playing other than a gentle front room jam with a sensitive acoustic guitarist.

[quote name='leroybasslines' post='1120762' date='Feb 8 2011, 10:38 PM']Totally agree! That's why he's so in demand I guess...he really can polish a turd! [/quote] I believe that doing that is technically impossible, but Pino can certainly roll them in glitter

Bows are the nuttiest things in the world. It is a stick with hair, but a good one makes playing so much easier it is not true. A nice bow will make arco work a breeze. A cheap bow makes things beyond difficult. Bowing is the difficult part of playing the DB. The bows being discussed here are very cheap. You are looking at 4 figures for a nice bow and a minimum of 5 figures for a violin soloists bow. If is a totally different world.

Thanks Gareth, but I have a cheap and cheerful Ebay Carbon Graphite bow. Having played some REALLY nice bows in the past when I was doing the classical thing, I am aware that things could be easier when drawing sound out of the monster.

[quote name='giblett123' post='1117345' date='Feb 6 2011, 06:54 AM']Stunning, what do these things cost?[/quote] Don't ask, cos if I find out I will have to start saving. It looks like my Bolin, but better.

Jim bought my gnarly flightcase. The whole experience was fabulous

How do they bow? I have no experience of gut so cannot deal with gut comparisons. Thanks.

Bilbo, did you import that from the US?

5 string J? Please?

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1119385' date='Feb 7 2011, 08:33 PM']She's very underrated IMO.[/quote] Not in Chez Owen she isn't. She totally rules. Plantation Lullabies, Ben Folds 5 (1st album), Heavy Weather, Dark side of the moon, Corinne Bailey Rae (1st album). They are all truly great albums and totally do it for me. I cannot put them in order but they all always hit the spot. She is one of the great musicians.