Stub Mandrel

I always think Nik Turner should do a duet with Annie Lennox.

Just Marc

Marc, he's a drummer and restaurateur. Runs a posh pizza place with their parents.

Bands who play to the end of their slot as if they can clear the stage in 0 minutes.

We got told we were too loud at a villager festival. Our sound guy (guitarist's dad) had to forcibly point out that standing in front of the PA wasn't the best place to see if the sound was too loud for the neighbouring houses 100m away.

I'm friends with his brother on FB 🙂

If it eats you, take the string tree off, and put a thick washer under it to raise it slightly.

At a Beer Festival last weekend:

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That's been pretty much standard since the 80s, although these days many venues won't.

Still exploring some options, looking at a gig to follow on the same day same venue...

First time for everything... not what I expectorated.

Played a beer festival in Llanmaes. Bloody awesome, went down a storm.

That's been my anthem since having turbo antibiotics a month ago...

Foillowing the long anticipated publication of Johnny Goes Up, I'm sure we are all on tenterhooks waiting for Johnny Goes Down.

I think I said Friday's gig went well. Went to a smashing gig at my usual Saturday night haunt, by a recently reformed classic rock trio with a great guitarist. He's seen our videos and is up for a double header gig, already thinking about details.

Nervous about a beer festival next weekend. We have a two-hour slot between other bands and have to use our own PS. Last night it took 2 1/2 hours to set up the Pa and get everything sorted...

Windsor in Penarth. Expecting a quiet night, good crowd, much dancing and screaming. Got asked to autograph a cd! 😎

Joyo.

50? Probably not, it will be warmer inside.

Not a bass, but would make a distinctive fiver...

I'm sorry, that defines fugly...

Same sounds, very different look and feel. 🙂

Well, after last night, the Epiphone Embassy has gone up a grade. I put a reasonable bass boost and a slight lift on mid and treble on the TE Elf, that made all positions of the blend control usable. In neck position I could get a lovely powerful but rich tone, but also plenty of presence by moving my fingers towards the bridge. With the bridge pickup I could vary hand position to move between a serious cutting honk to a more mellow sound. It just seemed much more pronounced than the variations on my Jazz basses. I was playing through the TE Elf (which gives a bit of built in compression) and the GR Bass AT212. Our guitaruists commented "That Trace sounded killer, very tight sound, no farting bass tones haha" An outstanding instrument for the price. I can't imagine anyone wanting to change the pickups.