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  1. Buddster
    I've used this place before for a veneering project. They were excellent. https://www.thewoodveneerhub.co.uk
  2. Buddster
    Played an end of year party for the teachers from a Bristol school at the Grain Bardge last night. Great gig. They were definitely up for a party! I'd recommend doing end of year parties.
  3. Buddster
    Nice frendly 50th birthday party. Not a large crowd, but they were up for a dance and we had a nice stage and a proper green room as it was at a community centre used for plays.
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    99 Red Ballons. The part's not difficult, but with no keyboards I'm doing the low E drone at the start (swell peadal + high sustain), bass/lead synth intro and the bass normal part. So lots of pedal jumping between sounds, which I'm not used to doing.
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    I've a 4lb 11oz bass that is heavy and use a leather 3" RightOn strap that works well. However, the biggest change that helped was to shorten /lengthen the strap v slightly and changed the angle of the bass, which subtly moved where the weight lay across my neck/shoulder muscle.
  6. Buddster
    Rather than taking a piece of 4x2 to a gig, other than crowd control, get the drummer to hold one end of a mic cable in the center of the snare while you sort the distance for the first mic, then keep it there while you do the other one. That way you get the same distance.
  7. Buddster
    Try this https://jonstinson.com/the-glynn-johns-three-mic-drum-recording-setup/ Have used it many times, live and studio and works very well. For live the mics will probably be closer than in picture.
  8. Buddster
    Bring your kid to work day "here you go son, have a go on this sander..."
  9. Buddster
    Thanks Mr Scrumpy. It's a lovely thing for sure. Very lucky to have it, and the way I got was special. There was definitely some lovely gear there
  10. Buddster
    Apart from the 'genuine' cigarette burn...
  11. Buddster
    Good luck, hope it goes well. Be sure to report back.
  12. Buddster
    Just.. WTF
  13. Buddster
    Bit different, but Charlie Jones. He is the brother of the studio manager where I worked at in Bristol when I was 19 in early 80s. His band recorded and hung out there and got signed to Magnet records. I did thier live sound. Me a young player, his style, attitude, live performance and drive were really inspiring. Intense but a really lovely bloke. I learnt a lot about other things from him, even though he wouldn't have realised. And looked cool as hell when played!
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    Early 80s was my big influence. Nick Beggs. I even got someone to put beads in my hair, and very quickly took them out feeling a right plonker John Taylor, wore the red neckerchief Mic Karn. Couldn't afford a fretless so copied him on a fretted. I didn't do the look this time though
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    I can only speak for my band, but if we don't rehurse for a few weeks after a gig, it's quite obvious who hasn't been keeping thier hand in at home in the mean time. Things are forgotten. I find it very frustrating.
  16. Buddster
    We play Hot N Cold by Katie Perry in a 4 piece (so no keys). Last week drummer says he's never been happy with the feel (after 3 years), basically we miss the 16s sequencer. So we spend 10 mins working on it, he's back to 4s on the hh and I'm playing 8s as I always have. So he's happy with that. Thanks all for persevering to change it. This week, I say "remember how we played it last week? " " No?" " You 4s, me 8s" "no I don't remember that, it's been a busy week. Hmm, no I think I prefer it how we used to play it" 🤨
  17. Buddster
    I wooed my wife with that bass line! It was the song that played as she walked up the isle
  18. Buddster
    Intro ➡️ outro done?
  19. Buddster
    I see NME and Melody Maker journous and 'ego w*nk' in the same paragraph, I upvote! MSP wern't the only band they did tbis with.
  20. Buddster
    If Rollings Stones Rock and Roll Circus come back on, worth watching. Was on tonight. Jethro Tull, The Who, Lennon, The Stones, Clapton etc . 1968.
  21. Buddster
    Yes, i miss the connection of the more 'organic' on stage sound with amps and real drums. But using IEM's and electric kit, I dont miss too loud cymbals in my ears, feedback from the monitors, not hearing/too loud guitar, hearing out of tune b/v's. The live experience is different, but it's swings and roundabouts.
  22. Buddster
    That ones even worse than 'please ignore', a real ear worm..... 😉
  23. Buddster
    Oh i hate that song as well
  24. Buddster
    Another nod to New Moon Musical Insurance.
  25. Buddster
    Nowadays rather boring. Pack up, beer (or rum at drummers house), then home for marmite on toast and a wind down. . But if I may reminisce for a moment.. In the 90s at a gig in Aberdeen I was doing the sound for, me and the lighting guy somehow ended up at a local party, drinking JD sat on the roof (as in through the sky light, on the ridge) with a couple of locals, happy pills then ended up walking through Aberdeen old docks at 6 in the morning to watch an amazing sunrise. I can still see it now. I'll not mention Amsterdam.. Oh how times have changed
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