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Excellent session last night with my stoner metal band. I made a switch from my Spector to my 80's Yamaha BB1100S and it was the right choice. Really fun and productive session and we're definitely getting closer to being gig ready. Me and the drummer are starting to understand each others playing better. He at least knows a look of panic from me means "slow down ya bastard!"

Ill just run this up the flag pole so we can all take a top down view and see what actions drop out of it. People who use management speak are generally people with no interests outside of work (golf doesn't count). They're not blue sky thinking and onboarding all day and then going rock climbing, car racing, dogging or bass playing. They go home to their life partner who is exactly the same and spend all evening working. Weekends, they might go to a cafe to work, or just for a treat, go golfing with the head of global PR and talk about marketing strategies. They've never pretended to be a rock star in front of five disinterested people like we do.

Well now im going to have to. I assume they butcher it.

This is the wrong forum for that sort of threat. Please keep that sort of filth for mumsnet

I had a tattoo by Sketch from Tattoo Fixers, back before the show started. Its since been covered up because it was a bit wonky.

And anovver fing. That TV show, The Repair Shop. Why are they all so nice? They're definitely up to something. And why does everyone who goes on to get their tat fixed have to have a cry? Why won't they fix things for people whose parents are alive and healthy? Why do they insist the parents must be dead? "Can you fix my mums old egg whisk?" "Is she dead" "No, she's alright. I dropped her off at Ethels on my way here" "Im afraid we can't fix it if she's alive" "Thats a shame, I wanted it fixed" "Then the old bat has to go. We can deal with her if you're not up to it"

Let me run it up the flag pole again and see if you salute it.

Anyone using the word "onboarding" deserves to be stabbed in the ear.

Given that a Sterling Ray 34 is £900 now, a budget EBMM Stingray is likely to be £1200+ so still not exactly cheap. Ive had a couple Sterling Ray 34's and 35's and they are really good. Used EBMM Stingrays on Reverb vary from £1265 - £4069. It looks like a budget of £1800 gets you a decent choice.

Mike Starr tone thread? Im with you on this one. Absolutely unacceptable.

Would? Is one of those really simple but extremely effective bass parts. Really fun to play with a band.

Slaughter To Prevail confuse me just because everyone refers to them as STP and for anyone of my age, STP will always be Stone Temple Pilots. I have seen Dying Fetus in Bristol years ago and they were excellent. The mosh pit was pretty much the entire room!

That was unfretted. Ill try it fretted and see where it is

Beaten to it

Hi everyone. Ive had my BB1100 for a little while and it plays really nicely but I can't seem to get pickup height right. I do tend to dig in quite hard whether playing with a pick or fingers and im getting pops and cracks as if the strings are touching the pickup poles. Is it normal to need to set the pickups quite low? Ive got about 3mm between strings and pickups at the moment.

They're a good bunch of lads. Their songs suggest they have a keen interest in wild mushrooms commonly found on the Quantock hills (so i hear). Are you in a local metal band as well.

I quite like Neds. They had some great songs. Grey Cells Green was a classic. My daughter played a gig recently and the bassist of the support band was the daughter of Neds drummer. She played really well and her band were great. Her dad was in the audience and was recognised by a few people and seemed like a friendly bloke. Neds are still very active touring regularly

Young musicians seem to quite commonly have an interest in music from long before they were born. 80's funk an disco is making a comeback and 90's grunge, shoegaze and electronica are huge. Nu metal is making a comeback as well but hopefully that won't last.

Thanks. I think this song is mostly influenced by My Chemical Romance, Ash and Jimmy Eat World. It doesn't really show up in this song but their biggest influence by far is Muse. Im sure they've listened to Pretenders as well. They have quite a broad range of musical tastes between them from classical and jazz to Queen and Muse to progressive death metal.

Next up for me is Belgian stoner metal band, Gnome. Heavy riffs and pointy hats. Local band Nomad Lizard are supporting, Ive seen them before and they've got serious groove and songs about wizards with mushrooms.

Holy thread resurrection! I started this back in 2021 when I was looking for songs me and my daughter could play together. She's now at uni studying music and one of her bands is an alt rock band with two basses. The two bassists alternate leads and play stuff well beyond my pathetic skill level. They get some pretty decent audiences in Bristol and Bath.

New video by my young'uns band. Another single coming in a couple weeks and loads of gigs booked.

You'll struggle to match the tone but you'll get reasonably near. You have PJ pickups so you're part way there. A little drive and just a hint of chorus. Both pickups on full and boost the mids a bit. Something like a Sansamp will get you the right sort of over drive to emulate Mike's Ampeg SVT amp. Mike Starr played a Spector bass and they have a really distinctive tone with quite a growl to it. Spector make a budget range which you can find for around £300 used and they're not all that far off. They're not as punchy or big sounding but not bad.

It always is. We're lucky that Airbourne always play our local as a warmup when they tour the UK. Ive seen them several times. I don't really listen to their records much but theyre such a great live band.

Airbourne in Frome tonight. An hour and a half of big dumb riffs and rock & roll stupidity and a really great crowd. Even Thatcher couldn't shut down that pit! Im battered. Superb