BillyBass

One comment we had from a Landlord who wasn't keen on us performing at his pub was: "Punk doesn't work well on a Friday night"

Our next gig is on Friday at the Fox and Hounds, near Rickmansworth

My first bass was an Ibanez. I left the lead in, the bass died, I took it back to the shop, they apologised for not telling me to unplug active basses when not playing and provided me with a replacement 9V battery. I still felt like a bit of a plonker though.

On one occasion a Landlady got quite upset with us as someone from another band had posted something on Facebook about the way the venue treated bands and she thought it was us, despite our lead singers protestations. Thankfully it was sorted out and we have been rebooked.

As an adult, I love learning new things, and being an adult I have learnt that to learn one must knuckle down and put in the, sometimes monotonous, work to achieve that. The rewards can be life changing. I bought the flute when I was a teenager.

I went through a Jethro Tull phase, about 40 years ago. I bought a flute but failed to find anyone to teach me how to play it, the teachers advertising flute lessons only seemed to be interested in school kids taking exams. So I gave up. I imagine there are online lessons these days.

Hi @Low Places, welcome to the forum I don't think I've ever met someone from Kentucky but I have eaten a lot of your chickens.

We have just added this to our set. I used the Big Bully Bass covers video on youTube to get the basic cover down. It's a pretty good approximation of the real thing, minus a few chromatic notes and detail. I made a few alterations to how I play it. I haven't played it live yet, though it's in our set for a gig we have this Friday. I don't think it really matters now close to the original the bass line is if it is being played in a pub on a weekend. So far no one has pointed out to me my bass lines aren't exactly the same as the original in any of the songs in our set, if they did I would advise them to drink more.

No, that's more than a £100 ding. B stock stuff, if the dings are more than superficial, can be 20% off full price.

Yes it is, good shout. Unfortunately it isn't a pedal, at least it isn't a stomp box. I've found a temporary solution that doesn't involve buying something. I've swapped my normal sized Polytune for my Polytune Mini and this has given me a bit more space.

I got the Rafferty before I came across the Sine Effects HPF. I prefer the Sine Effects HPF because it is pedal board friendly and it has a 24db cut.

That must be really disappointing, but I suppose if they refund you the difference vs its B stock price, that could be a good buy.

That is a good way of looking at it. Like many here I have bought things following praise from others or a review and ultimately realised it wasn't for me. I once bought a 2nd hand woolly mammoth clone on here for £35 or £40, the seller said it was in great condition. It wasn't, but mostly, I realised that fuzz on bass wasn't what I was looking for. So was this a waste of £40 or a cheap lesson? A bit of both probably.

I thing it's quite difficult to claim something is overrated without being subjective. If you paid £3k for something similar to a £1k model but you love it and play it all the time then that would be good value. Nevertheless, I don't understand the worship of the Boss OC2, and I really don't get the prices these change hands for. MXR borrowed one from Janek Gwizdala and cloned it; you can buy it from countless outlets for about £150-170, and it has an extra feature, the 'mids' button. But what do I know, I've never had an OC2 and I don't have an Octaver on my pedalboard.

Just sold a Genzler head to John. Very straightforward transaction, he paid straightaway and let me know it had arrived. I would not hesitate to do business with John again.

I live at the northern tip of London, my band mates live in Hemel, Watford and Chesham, two towns just north of London in Hertfordshire and one a bit further out in Buckinghamshire. Our gigs have all been in Herts-Bucks though we have just got our foot in the door of a pub in Tottenham. Our singer asked us how far we would be willing to travel to gig, after he got an offer for a gig about 2 hours drive for all of us. No one was keen on driving that far, we are just a pub covers band after all, but I imagine 1hr to 1hr 15 minutes would be acceptable to all of us.

@Thump If you are interested in the Reverends, call Merchant City Music and let them know. I called them up about the Venetian Pearl Decision P that they always seemed to have on order but not in the shop. They told me that sometimes people register an interest for a certain model and they get first dibs when it comes in. I did this with the Venetian Pearl Decision P, and when they got one in, they called me. Conveniently, this happened a week before a planned trip up to Scotland, so I put a deposit down and went up a week later. They said that if I hadn't liked it they would have refunded my deposit. I loved it though and I'm very happy with my purchase.

Difficult question. Any object is worth as much as others are willing to pay for it. A Mexican made Fender P or J is easy to price as you see what others are attempting to sell them for, and there would be plenty of interest if the bass was in good condition and your price was reasonable. When I sell stuff I usually look at prices others are charging for them and offer a similar, or slightly lower price. I normally sell stuff for between 65-70% of the new price. With something more obscure, you might have to drop your asking price to attract offers and you might end up waiting a while before anyone shows interest. A shop can overcharge and people might think the object has a higher value, but that doesn't work when the object is sold second hand by a private seller.

Oh wow! Fantastic photos too! I think my green San Dimas P/J is probably my favourite bass, though the Reverend and Spector are up there too.

I thought it was you but I wasn't 100% sure! G&L! Why? and Reverend too, why stop producing purple Triads?

You learn something new every day!

Or you could come to the South East Bass Bash, which I plan to attend, along with my Reverend. I suppose if you live south of the river, it might be easier for you to attend this rather than come up to Barnet. If you live in north London though, pop over here.

Hi @DDR, I live in London, just, and I own a Reverend Decision P so send me a PM and we'll sort something out. I live at the top of the Northern Line.

I've just been looking at your pedals on instagram; that is quite a collection, or perhaps was. I see you have been flogging a few to fund an upcoming wedding. I've been a bit of a Jam pedals fanboy in the past, mainly because of their appearance, I will admit. Hand painted pedals! With some of yours though, I couldn't bear to put velcro on the bottom of them.