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[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1457942100' post='3003093'] There's nothing intrinsically wrong about Class D/lightweight amps but they are all different.. [i]*snip*[/i] [/quote] As different as amps that generally use the same power module can be... :-)

Hey gang So I've been doing this internet thing since the 90s, building websites for my bands and others. Recently, I needed to get something pretty comprehensive together in a bit of a hurry. As I've been struggling for time, I thought I'd check out [url="https://bandzoogle.com/"]Bandzoogle[/url] and save myself some graft. It's pretty comprehensive, and you get the whole shebang - blog pages, merch, downloads, forms, etc. etc. all for just a few quid a month. There's only a handful of useable templates on there (IMO), but they're photography based, so if you have decent shots to work with, it's not a problem. I'm going to move loads of my sites over to them. I know loads of BC'ers probably use it already, but it's a bit of a revelation to me. Highly recommended...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1457562388' post='2999763'] I keep looking at this which I like a lot... but I'm not really into shiny new basses, so it's fairly easy to resist. [/quote] I wasn't into shiny new basses either, but my Jake defeated me...

No Neil Young thread is complete until a link to Computer Cowboy is posted. Awesome and bonkers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izU_lVASxZw

[quote name='linear' timestamp='1457624872' post='3000332'] It's certainly some of the best broom playing I've ever heard. [/quote] I used to be a pretty sweet broom player, but I've let it slip over the years. I must brush up on it.

Yikes. The TKS S112 can be had for less than £400

It's a great tune. I'm a massive Neil fan, but recently he's lost a bit of his magic. IMO.

I hope the prices don't go up, but I think there's wiggle room for them to rise and still be a bloody good deal.

Nice! I wish they'd change their logo, though. It's hideous...

They hit a rich seam - it's a dumb, shouty and saucy chorus that's easy for drunken people to holler en-masse.

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1457369755' post='2997857'] Latest LAPD reports indicate that it was an accident. [/quote] Yup. Dear me.

Reports that Randy's wife was been shot to death, and Randy is being held as a suspect. http://www.tmz.com/2016/03/07/eagles-wife-shot-to-death-randy-meisner/

[quote name='cana.dan' timestamp='1457202882' post='2996356'] Finally decided to contact Adrian about getting a P bass in Fiesta Red. However, after a back and forth it seems his Fiesta Red isn't quite as pink as I'd like it to be, so I'm having to look elsewhere. Bummer! [/quote] Ah, that's a shame. It's a pretty red, though. https://www.facebook.com/groups/nebassbin/permalink/631032803664274/

[quote name='Dan Dare' timestamp='1457189881' post='2996185'] I enjoy function gigs - doing a job this eve. Can't fathom the comments here about "sh*t music", "hate wearing a tie/clean shoes", etc. It's good money (sometimes very good - a damn sight more than some poor buggers earn for half a week of graft) for playing music. Even if you don't like the songs, you can look at it as paid practice/rehearsal time - keeping the fingers in trim. As others say, I've played with some great musicians in nice places and been well paid over the years. What's not to like? Beats shovelling sh*t any day of the week. A certain amount of snobbery in some posts here, I feel. Well that's OK. More well paid functions for yours truly if others don't want them [/quote] I get my kicks doing different gigs to you, that's all.

I agree re: The Lamb. It's great, but a few minutes with the scissors and it could have been greater. Also on Genesis, We Can't Dance could have been [i]just about[/i] [i]a decent single album.[/i] SImilarly, Eagles: Long Road Out of Eden. There's nearly a single LPs worth of good tunes on it. Nearly. TBH, most of the doubles I listen to these days are live albums.

I guess my issue with the whole thing is that the whole scheme is fuzzy, misunderstood, and open to exploitation.

[quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1457031521' post='2994699'] I've seen this before, its pointless and a bit stupid really and here is why, the sticker is purely for users of the kit to see visually that its in date it MUST be accompanied by an actual certificate giving the full details of the item including the earth type,the certificate MUST show the company name and contact details on it. Ok that's the paperwork side of it who cares you ask? Well EVERY band who's kit I have tested at least one item was found and repaired, many of our mass produced amps and musical kit have metal casings and high voltage transformers inside, often the only protection from a fault is a small ring terminal crimped to a banjo washer or bolted to the chassis, the bolts vibrate loose as do the locking nuts just like the ones on bass control pots so the earth is lost, any voltage trying to leak to earth (which is normal to a certain level) goes straight up your instrument lead and to your earthed bridge and strings, enjoy your ebay stickers though :-) As a minimum a continuity test from the earth pin of the plug top to the chassis of the amp is worth doing, then check every iec lead from earth to earth, my own band used to get some terrible hum it various venues,when I tested our own kit I found a lead with no earth present, this was the cause of the hum and really dangerous when used to feed a PA system, life threatening really regardless of need or legality. [/quote] OK, I'll take the risk. I'd like to make an observation, though - IME the people who go on about the importance of PAT testing the most are the people who get paid to do the tests.

It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down I had the radio on, I was drivin' Trees flew by, me and Del were singin' Little Runaway I was flyin'

I've been asked once, so I bought some stickers off eBay. It's a joke.

I do them just often enough to remind myself why I don't do them more often. Long days, dress trousers, shiny shoes, Sex on Fire... it's not for me.

Steve bought a bass of mine recently. The transaction was friendly and straightforward - a pleasure!