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I enjoyed it, really enjoyed! Just comments back from a lot of poeple who were there, plus it did kick off a bit as well! Trying to move my 2 basses to and from the stage thru the crowd, scared the crap out of me, I didn't dare get them out when I got home! Tony

Hi Was just writing something about this on another thread and thought it was worthy of some discussion! This is regarding that odd breed, the promoter! We played a support gig with ocean colour scene last week in manchester, it was one of a handful of gigs they played prior to their UK tour which starts this week. It was in a small club called Moho. A few months back, The enemy played there and they squeezed 700 in, I heard it was too many and they wouldn't be doing that again. So the promoter aimed for 600, then i heard on the night, with tickets and guest list, it hit 790! It was great to play to such a packed venue, but if I had stumped up £15 for a ticket and had to endure tha I would have been well pissed off, it was just unpleasant. Even going for a piss was a nightmare! Also, two support bands were planned, which would have been fine as OCS had took over a lot of the back stage area, so we had a small storgage room for our kit, but three bands got booked. I heard this was agin the promoter being nervous over selling tickets, so an extra band selling even more tickets was his plan. The gig sold out as soon as the tickets came out! The logistics of moving and storing gear from three support bands was a nightmare, with gear piled up in a ridiculous manner! Yeah, it was a good night, but in my opinion it suffered due to out and out greed on the part of the promoter. I spoke to a lot of poeple who went and everyone said the same, and I know similar comments are out there on the www. Anyone else got any similar stories? Tony

Yeah, got a lot on right now, well at least up untill next weekend, then a break for some writing and recording. This particular gig was with OCS at Moho, was a great night and we played to a packed venure, which was a bit of a problem for some! Just too many poeple in there, it was hard work trying to move around, the audience suffered due to down right greed on the part of the promoter. They squeezed 700 in for the enemy a few months back and agreed it was too many, so the plan was for 600 tickets this time. But I heard they went up to 700 and the end number was 790 with the guest list. Felt sorry for those who'd stumped up for a ticket and had to endure that, it wasn't pleasant. There was also 3 support bands, should have been two, we had a tiny storage area, that would have worked for two bands, three made it a nightmare, getting gear on and off the stage was hard work as we had a short run through the crowd! Brixton Jamm on Friday with Alabama 3, then academy 3 on saturday night! Tony

Diggin in on the new jazz! First live outing with the new bass, it is exceptional!

Try SFX sound, they use this forum They did a design for a Loooper pedal for me, it looked great, exactly what I wanted, but I went and got an M9, but now back on pedals, so may get onto them again Tony

Yeah, we suck big time! I think we are having a bite to eat with OCS tonite, not sure yet! How's it going Joe? Tony

On Thursday night we are playing as main support for Ocean Colour Scene as they play a small gig in Manchester prior to their UK tour This is sold out, but there maybe one or two tickets around that the other guys in the band didn't sell (poeple saying they wanted one and backing out at last minute) only a very slim chance they will be any, but worth giving me a shout We're playing our regular set with one track in the middle featuring both Steve Craddock and Aziz Ibrahim, so could turn into a bit of a guitar fest lol! I'll update this on Friday and let you know how it went In Brixton next Friday (5/2/10) supporting Alabama 3 At Academy 3 in manchester on Saturday (6/2/10) tickets available Tony

Saw Mark Brzezicki with FTJ last year, great Drummer and a good choice by Bruce Foxton as he scrapes every last $$ out of those old Jam tracks! For more Mick and his Wal, check this out, it's the guitarists gig and Mick was a guest as he's one of Sugizo's favourate musicians! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O63pPSrW-Co&feature=related"]can't embed you tube?[/url] Tony

Spent a few days playing this and getting it set right for me and it puts a smile on my face every time I pick it up I previously had a US deluxe jazz and this is very similar sound wise due to the p/ips and active circuit Build quality is excellent and the blocked '75 style board does it for me! I had on of these a few years back, wish I had kept it now, but was playing more 5 string at the time so it didn't make sence! It will get it's first live outing in around 12 days with OCS in manchester! Tony

It's a custom classic jazz! I like the style with the retro colour and '75 type neck, it really suits the band I play in as well! Tony

Used at rehersal last night, sounded great, needed a tweak at the bridge before I went out, maybe still needs a little more to get it right for me. Nice and easy to play, looks great, really like the retro vibe this bass has Sounded great last night, with the band it worked really well, also had a good blast and played around with the tone and pickups, sounds good, good punchy finger tone and a bit of Marcus in there too, if thats your bag! I got it from the US, was beginning to give up hope of finding something like this in the UK, like RHS! Tony

This just arrived, took a while to get here, been playing for last hour in readiness for rehearsal tonight, just took a few minutes out to have a brew and share this seafoam green beauty with you all :-) Not the best photo, a bit of flash bounce going on, but you get the idea! Tony [attachment=40201:seafoam.jpg]

lol, that was a good night, watched Norman jamming with the drummer at sound check, then had a quick chat with him, great band! You coming to Academy gig? T

A few dates over the next few weeks January 28th - Moho, supporting Ocean Colour Scene - SOLD OUT Febraury 5th - Brixton Jam, supporting Alabama 3 February 6th - Manchester Academy 3 Have tickets for Feb 5th and 6th dates, got good deal on Alabama 3 gig in Btixton Tony

I recently played a RW jazz in fiesta red, played OK, sounded good, alot of money for a reliced mex jazz IMHO, plus the relic job just looked wrong, something not right! I then played a 64 reissue reliced CS jazz in Dakota red with matching headstock! O M G! f'in amazing, nice neck, great sound and it looked the dogz, but a lot of money as it was one of the 50 limited ones with braz' rosewood fretboard thats around at the moment! Tony