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[quote name='nobody's prefect' post='926246' date='Aug 16 2010, 10:50 AM']No recommendations for ACME? My two LOW-B2s move quite a bit of air with sufficient power - and let's face it, with Peavey IPR 1600 costing £350 now is the golden age of low sensitivity, high fidelity designs - and the hifiness is absolutely there. Not Genelec studio monitor (which I also had, and A/B'ed) precise, perhaps, but then, is the rest of your signal chain up to being reproduced by Genelecs? There are other similar designs, ACME was what was available when I bought my big rig. Caveat: some amps will sound like mud through ACMEs.[/quote] I think Alex Claber used to own a couple of their 210's IIRC...he always rated them very highly!

[quote name='clauster' post='926113' date='Aug 16 2010, 08:13 AM']Might have to make the treck across two counties as the members were one of my fav bands at the time And for £3.00 you can't really go wrong[/quote] Cool! Hope all's well with you by the way??

[quote name='WalMan' post='924831' date='Aug 14 2010, 01:01 PM']Another loooooooooooooooong weekend setting up, not doing this year , then taking it all back down again. Mind I have other things happening with work Friday evening that could stick a spoke in the plans. Here's hoping the weather picks up. 'Twas a laff last year. You can probably just about watch it set up, happen & break down from the webcam [url="http://www.allaboutsussex.co.uk/webcam/webcambase.asp?queryon=1"]HERE[/url][/quote] Thanks for the webcam link Al; didn't know that was there to be honest! I'll be there during the day Saturday but I'm gigging myself somewhere else that night, so will miss the evening bands Should be a good day though!

Hi Folks There's a great [b]Music Festival[/b] happening a week today in Littlehampton that should have something for everybody who supports live music and who likes a trip to the seaside! Please come and support it and thanks for looking...all the necessary info below! Nik [b]Pebbles on the Beach, 21st August 2010[/b] LA Pebbles On The Beach is a charity music festival held annually on Littlehampton Seafront that supports local musicians, bands and artists as well as raising money for local & national charities! Website: [url="http://lapebbles2010.webs.com/"]http://lapebbles2010.webs.com/[/url] ..as their press release says, "£150 for a ticket at The Isle of Wight, £160 for Glastonbury, 3 quid for Littlehampton!" [url="http://lapebbles2010.webs.com/mainstagebands.htm"]http://lapebbles2010.webs.com/mainstagebands.htm[/url] Headlining the main stage is 70's Punk band [b]The Members[/b], famous for the hit '[b]Sound of the Suburbs[/b]'... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc6hbiNVfbw) [attachment=56576:pebbles.gif] Facebook: [url="http://www.facebook.com/pages/LA-Pebbles-On-The-Beach/323063237088"]http://www.facebook.com/pages/LA-Pebbles-O...ch/323063237088[/url] Map Link: [url="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=littlehampton&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB%3a%6ffficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Littlehampton,+West+Sussex&gl=uk&ei=_3dmTKa3KsKk4QbBiYyZBA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CB4Q8gEwAA"]http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=littlehamp...ved=0CB4Q8gEwAA[/url]

[quote name='Beedster' post='922104' date='Aug 11 2010, 10:47 PM']Thought you'd like that mate C PS just realised I didn't follow through on sponsoring you on your epic journey, is it still do-able?[/quote] Hi Chris, I did! And yes it is possible still ; just go here: [url="http://www.enablemeproject.org.uk/southsdownspush.htm"]http://www.enablemeproject.org.uk/southsdownspush.htm[/url] and click on the Just Giving link/button. It was an amazing trek I have to say..have just about hit the £5k mark now... Hope all's well with you and many thanks for the offer of a donation.. Nik (and to think you found that Hughes & Kettner 410 cab I sold you heavy... )

[quote name='Beedster' post='921503' date='Aug 11 2010, 12:33 PM']"With' is a really bad word to start or end a sentence with". C[/quote]

Have to agree with the previous posts! Great sounding gear as cheap as chips! But maybe not suitable for all people depending on the styl of music they play, the transport optiions they have etc, etc..

[quote name='lowfer' post='901880' date='Jul 22 2010, 01:47 PM']what about an SWR Triad, 15 - 10 and tweeter coming in at 8o lbs or an Accugroove El Whappo 15 - 12 and 2 tweeters comining in at 40kg, I haven't played either so can't comment on the sound[/quote] I'd give the Triad a try Chris; it's about half the weight of the Mesa..I still have mine and I love it!

That looks very cool to me!

Lovely basses, the original TRBs! Very nice collection...

[quote name='MIJ-VI' post='908753' date='Jul 28 2010, 11:18 PM']Congratulations! It's nice to log on to good news for a change.[/quote] +1 Good luck with it all....

[quote](scalpy @ Jul 26 2010, 10:46 PM) * All these people saying Macca's a bell-end as if they have to work with him. Obviously I haven't either, but I know a man who has who can't praise him enough. He has endless tales of Paul rolling his sleeves up and getting involved, never ever mentioning his wealth and giving to charity on an epic scale. For somebody to live through what he has without any semblance of precedent would put any personality to the test, and you could argue that only George got close to being truly humble about it all. Musicians as a breed are proud of what we do or we wouldn't put ourselves in the position to communicate our ideas to an audience in the first place. Paul is quite rightly proud of his accomplishments and a lesser man would be even more boastful or whatever characteristic you wish to choose to describe him. If I had played bass in the Beatles I'd probably find it a little tricky not to mention it once in a while. Musically I believe the word to describe his playing is eloquent. Always the right turn of phrase at the right time. One of the few bass players the average punter will do "air bass" to when he drops a fill in- I'm thinking "With a little help from my friends". I can't believe there's 7 pages of this stuff and I don't believe anyone's mentioned him playing and singing at the same time. There's a video from the Magical Mystery Tour period where you can see him miming away admittedly but the bass line is bang on. I must remember the song. The earlier stuff maybe more simplistic but he rips through it. And as to all this business about Entwistle and Jamerson. McCartney was doing a very different job for those songs. Most of us have played in more than one band and know that you just can't always do your thing. It's back to the right thing at the right time. The Beatles were about the lyrics, the melodies and the textures. Paul did what he needed to and considering the variety of material demonstrated an imagination way beyond what most other musicians are capable of to suit. Entwistle was effectively the lead guitarist in his band and Jamerson developed a niche for another equally fantastic way of playing, again very specific for the audience. I'm staggered that so called musicians can't recognise what McCartney has achieved, especially as in many ways he has defined commercial bass playing.[/quote] +1 [quote name='Marvin' post='907495' date='Jul 27 2010, 07:41 PM']I was going to write a post but I think you've pretty much covered it for me, a cracking post.[/quote] +2