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Playing To Large Festival Crowds, Any Advice?
Burns-bass replied to blue's topic in General Discussion
What always got me was the skill of managing the space on the stage. You're all so far away from one another it can be intimidating. Did a festival gig with Steve Hackett once and he took his own carpet for the stage, said it made him feel comfortable. You could try and find something that made you feel the same way. For me it was always trying to dress impeccably and know that I had everything down in the set. Then try and act cool I guess. I can't pretend it wasn't nerve wracking, but it was an awful lot of fun playing to tens of thousands of largely uninterested people. I once heard Lenny Kravitz describe how he played to an audience of over 1.5 million. That must have been quite staggering. -
FS: Sunburst Fender '76 Japan Jazz Bass reissue - major Mojo ...
Burns-bass replied to 4114effects's topic in Basses For Sale
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Cheers guys, this is all good. I love the GYBE stuff and saw them live too about 15 years ago I think. Was very loud indeed. Was it with Mogwai? God knows, I was using a lot of recreational drugs at the time (all given up now). My position paper on SBS has been finished and I can now crack on with getting some listening done.
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That's fantastic news. I know how stressful the can be!
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Was this inspired by my Smiths story on the other thread? I one played a gig at the Albert Hall and was caught by the band we were supporting making a very inappropriate joke about Heather Mills McCartney. I also exclaimed on stage "I'm standing where Eric Clapton stood!" Which was very uncool, apparently. In my formative years I played a terrible gig, but was bought loads of beers by my mates. The girl of my 17 year old dreams came up and appeared interested only for me to be sick on her tight white jeans. In a more sobering story, I used to lecture at a college and one day one of the students (17 year old kid) started crying. I did my best to help. When I met him 5 years later at a gig he was playing he thanked me for my help and support during a very tough time he was having, and it was music that pulled him through.
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Cool bananas. Keep em coming. I saw Mars Volta live years ago, very good.
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Why do we bother playing? Because we enjoy it. In fact, we love it. Even when I play badly it's often the best part of my day. My parents had to put up with a year of me learning and transcribing the Smiths back catalogue. Did they complain? Not once... We were all sh*t once.
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Brilliant, thanks guys! I'll check it out when I'm not working on a policy brief about Short Bowel Syndrome. (This isn't a joke)
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Hello all, I've recently been listening to bands like Battles and Three Trapped Tigers and am really enjoying it. I've been a huge Warp, Squarepusher, Apex Twin fan in the past but, if I'm brutally honest, am now old and have a baby so I have no time to find new music. Be interested in hearing recommendations on what I should be listening too if anyone has a view or an insight into the genre, or where I should be looking.
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OK, how about £80 including delivery? -
Bump - still for sale. How about £80?
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Bump, this guitar is still for sale! -
I have a brand new, unused, never unpacked Focusrite iTrack Solo Lightning recording tool. This little beauty essentially turns your iPad or iPhone into a portable recording studio. I was planning to use it for recording double bass, but I'm now using a brand new iMac, so this has sat there unloved in the corner. It really is a great bit of kit apparently, and so I'm sure could be used by someone. For detailed specs see here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00SCX8LBW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Price is: £85 plus delivery. (Insured delivery shouldn't be more than a fiver).
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Here is a great condition Marshall Dave Mustaine Mega Stack. This is a super cool little amp. I always wanted one, and now I have had one, I don't want to sell it (but I have to!). This is in great condition, with a few nicks on the telex. It's a full transistor amp, and comes with 2 10 inch cabinets. The head has inbuilt effects that are actually pretty cool and sound good. Full specs here: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/marshall-mg-series-mg15fxmsdm-dave-mustaine-megastack-amp-head-and-cabinet https://goo.gl/photos/77tj2u5rUYFaXUe48 https://goo.gl/photos/KxJq43buZtDHvG5f6 I'm looking for £130 for this in cash, delivery will be about £20. This one doesn't come with the foot controller. This was an optional extra that I didn't want. Everything on this amp functions well and it's surprisingly loud!
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I've got a Trace Elliot Boxer 15 amp. This is a great little practice amp, and has only ever been used by me at home. Owned from new, but I can't entirely remember when I bought it! Cash on collection price is £40, delivered will be £50. Photos here (hope they show up!). https://goo.gl/photos/7hP8f8PfRyyGR8tH9 https://goo.gl/photos/VWU8gsqEemqkVEYZ9
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Your best bet is to contact some of the luthiers in the stickie thread. It's the sort of thing a pro might change and a pro luthier might keep!
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Sire Marcus Miller V7 Alder-5 AWH *Sold*
Burns-bass replied to Burns-bass's topic in Basses For Sale
No shipping on this, but cash gets it for a stinking price of £300. Bumperoo...! -
Reduced for fellow Basschatters to an amazing £225 -
The first thing to do is not to plug it in! These old valve amps can store up all sorts of trouble (and you need a speaker to take the load too!). It'll need to be looked over by a specialist but if it is an early JTM45 it could be worth a lot, depending on roginality and whether it works of course. The JTM45 is one of the few amps that defined rock music.
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China. It's one of these: http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/guitars/hiwatt-hi-gain-50-combo-127327 I've had a couple of DR103s in the past and it's a really good approximation of that sound.
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Bump for an amazing combo that sounds brilliant.
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Any interest in this? Feel free to make me an offer... -
ALVAREZ MSB1 TRAVEL ACOUSTIC BASS ( FREE )
Burns-bass replied to bigjohn170's topic in Basses For Sale
Agreed. If the said child needs some introductory bass books let me know, all free. -
ALVAREZ MSB1 TRAVEL ACOUSTIC BASS ( FREE )
Burns-bass replied to bigjohn170's topic in Basses For Sale
Agreed. If the said child needs some introductory bass books let me know, all free. -
As far as I can see the seller here isn't trying to claim this is a 79' bass, it's just people would query the serial number and any potential discrepancies. Looks like a lovely bass to me.