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Just sold Sid some D'addario strings. Superb to deal with - great comms and instantaneous payment! Enjoy with my best wishes, and hope we deal again soon.

Loads of ticket stubs from pretty much every band I've seen. (Another) Jim Marshall autograph - this one's on a poster. Met him at a Marshall evening in 1992....he was very gracious and had time for everybody. Did have a signed EP by Bis (if you don't know, you're better off in the dark!) - which I sold on Ebay to a guy in South Africa!

My '74 Ricky 4001, and Fender Rumble 500 amp. Means I'll have enough power to jam if a band eventually gets stranded with me. Where do I plug in?

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1448137382' post='2913304'] When was this? See them last year at Glasters and they were awesome.... Full band RnB type set up.... had the whole crowd in their hands [/quote] I saw DLS in 2003, Kentish Town Forum, Loved them since the start, but not a great gig. The whole thing was inaudible, I couldn't spot a single thing they played...ended up with a massive crowd onstage...throbbing bass was all you could make out. Shame, as I love DLS - full band gig would have been awesome. Roll on any new material....I think..?

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1448042412' post='2912691'] If you're a music streaming service user (I'm a Google Play subscriber) R40 is on it today. No gig tomorrow night, so I'm-a-gonna-have-me some Rush! [/quote] There must be a problem re the release date, as it's been pulled from the site. Bummer, as I was just about to start listening to it!

If you're a music streaming service user (I'm a Google Play subscriber) R40 is on it today. No gig tomorrow night, so I'm-a-gonna-have-me some Rush!

Very nice. I've never ever played a proper Stingray. Must rectify that at some point.

....and I should add Kenickie - mid/late 90s band with the now famous TV person Lauren Laverne. I'll admit - I was a fan, and love the singles they'd put out so far - this was late '96, before any album had come out. They were dreadful. I remember watching them thinking - how can they be this poor? It was more like a front-room rehearsal. Very bad. I wrote a damning review of the gig and venue in the Student newspaper (circulation 10.000!), and soon heard that owner of said venue wanted to kill me. The pen was clearly not mightier than the sword, as I was shitting myself whenever I went past. Lesson learned!

I saw Ozzy in around '88 - stumbling, mumbling, and all his lyrics taped to the stage to remind him who, and where he was! From memory, it was just before he tried to strangle Sharon - so he must have been in a, ahem, 'bad way' at the time. Do remember Zakk Wylde being pretty hot on the guitar, though.

Amazon UK lists the DVD as 'unavailable', but the US variant shows a release date of 27/11. Wonder when it'll hit the UK? I'll certainly be getting my sweaty palms on one as soon as!

Looks good - Fender logos were better in the '70s IMHO.

Fender 9050L. Fitted a set to my old Ricky, they are superb.

I suppose it's more money for Jeff Lynne's hair (and beard) dye fund! I think I'm alone in the BC universe, as ELO always seriously grind my gears. I'd even jump to the radio to turn them off! Very well played and executed though - I can see the appeal without doubt.

Just saw this trending on Twitter - I am shocked, and saddened. Perhaps the only band I started with as a 13 year old, and still adore today as much. I read sometime back that he was not in the best of health, and had returned to the UK after some years living in America. RIP Philthy - a true one of a kind.

[quote name='geofio' timestamp='1447224663' post='2905862'] Iain, i have a Geddy usa , they sound like Geddy's bass they really do, that sound just oozes from them, i love it, it is my number 1 now. [/quote] Sounds like a great bass George - one that's definitely on my future shopping list. For me, Geddy's Jazz bass is [i]the[/i] Jazz tone, bar none.

Last time I played in Hastings - in a previous band - it ended with our Female guitarist threatening to throw a table through the pub window, after the owner decided (after we'd finished and packed away) that we should have gone on for longer, and as such didn't warrant the full and agreed fee. However, following the six-stringers' intervention, we got paid!

I wouldn't use anything else except D'addario. Always EXL 165 Nickels. I've used them for some years now, they've always been superb. I've sampled lots of other strings, but nothing, nothing at all beats these for me. I bought a double set a few years back, and there was a t-shirt included. Also been worn loads, and it's still in regular wardrobe circulation. I really hope they do another one again one day before mine wears out!

I saw Nine Below Zero last year, at a very small venue, which was packed out. I've seen lots of bands before, in places large and small, but I must admit I really enjoyed that one. Stuck in my mind as one of the best gigs I've seen for some years.

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1446370877' post='2898782'] You might be surprised how much more fill it gives to your sound, even at lowish volumes. A big plus is that it's also closer to ear height when stacked. In fact, I feel I miss something if I only take the combo, could be psudeo in play. [/quote] +1 on this. When I run my 500 alone, it sounds great....when I add the 115 cab, it really does give it an extra push to the stratosphere!

We play it every gig - as we are The Howlin' Wolves, it's kind of become our theme song!

Glad to hear you're on the mend. I too was thinking about not seeing you on the site for a while, as I researched one of my old posts with a 'Dan related question, which you kindly helped with. Keep up the good work!

Can't help with that, but I run a Rumble 500 amp with the 1x15 (the 115) cab. What can I say? Basically, it's an awesome rig. The new Rumble range is indeed excellent, and superbly well priced. .....and they look soooo cool!