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I do it for my bands (and others).

Hi all i've got some bits and bobs with various bands coming up - it'll be nice to see any BCers who can make it. Monday 9th April, w/ [url="http://www.rosieandthehips.co.uk"]Rosie & the Hips[/url] @ The Ship, Eighton Banks, Gateshead (Bluesy. rocky, souly covers) Friday 13th April, w/ [url="http://www.stevedaggett.co.uk"]Silverdirt[/url] @ The Magnesia Bank, North Shields (Guitary originals, with a few off-the-wall covers) Saturday 5th May, w/ [url="http://www.billymitchell.co.uk"]The Billy Mitchell Band[/url] @ [url="http://wathfestival.jigsy.com"]Wath Festival[/url], South Yorkshire Sunday 6th May, w/ [url="http://www.billymitchell.co.uk"]The Billy Mitchell Band[/url] @ [url="http://www.buckhotel.co.uk/"]The Buck Hotel[/url], Reeth, North Yorkshire Friday 18th May, w/ [url="http://www.billymitchell.co.uk"]The Billy Mitchell Band[/url] @ [url="http://www.live.org.uk"]The Live Theatre[/url], Newcastle Saturday 19th May w/ [url="http://www.stevedaggett.co.uk"]Silverdirt[/url] @ The Trimmers Arms, South Shields Friday 25th May w/ [url="http://www.thecaffs.com"]The Caffreys[/url] @ [url="http://www.live.org.uk"]The Live Theatre[/url], Newcastle Saturday 26th May w/ [url="http://www.thecaffs.com"]The Caffreys[/url] @ [url="http://www.live.org.uk"]The Live Theatre[/url], Newcastle

[quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1332852956' post='1593942'] My EA Micro has a fan, not very noisy but you can hear it on a very quiet gig. Not a problem, but what puzzles me is why its there at all. I've pushed the amp on a few occasions and it never gets even the slightest bit warm..yet alone hot? [/quote] Sounds like the fan is doing a good job ;-)

Streamliner is really quiet - that said, fan noise generally doesn't bother me.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1332782129' post='1593047'] This "unplugged" nonsense really gets my goat. If it was a truly acoustic session you'd be recording it with a single stereo pair of microphones and achieving the balance of instruments and vocals by positioning the players relative to the microphones. In practice what it means is "sensitive" (read weedier) versions of the songs played on stringed instruments with hollow rather than solid bodies and everything else is pretty much the same as if you were doing a normal gig. "Acoustic" bass guitars (with a couple of exceptions) aren't loud enough to hold their own unamplified against an acoustic guitar, so you'll need one with a pickup on it anyway. Unless you spend a lot of money it'll sound worse than an average solid bass guitar. To stay true to the "acoustic vibe" you really ought to be using an upright bass, but for a radio show this generally defeats the object as the main reason they want you to play "acoustically" is so you don't bring lots of bulky gear to the studio. Besides no one can see what you are playing on the radio. Bring a solid bass (string with flats if you really must) and a decent DI box to be on the safe side. [/quote] [quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1332774902' post='1592918'] Yea. Load of rubbish. An electric bass is fine. Do they need a bass player for the gig? if so, what choice do they have. [/quote] ^^^ both of these. Electric basses have been used with acoustic music since time immemorial. Using acoustic basses was OK on MTV unplugged in 1993, but unless you're going the DB route, just use your regular electric (with flats, IMO).

I had a Geddy and didn't get on with it. It weighed a ton and the neck was akin to a pencil.

IME that mid spot on the Promethean is calmed by pulling the 800Hz slider down a bit. Mind you, that only applies to solo practice. If I do anything with a band, the slider goes back to 0db...

Its cos thuv urnly got fower strings urn, an thats aal wu can coont to.

My P is here too, but only flats allowed. :-)

I've always loved the full-length version of In Your Eyes. It was a shame they had to chop it for the original cut. PG's b-sides around that time were mint. Across the River, Don't Break This Rhythm... Lovely.

Yip... the Mesa Hybrid stuff is notoriously unfriendly when it comes to voltage switching. Dunno if the valve stuff is the same.

Ah, OK. On the face of it, that's very disappointing from Overwater. Good luck with it.

James - I do hope you get sorted, but I think putting a vid on YouTube without giving Overwater a chance to respond first is very uncool. Just sayin'.

Same issue as Neepheid for me... iPhone 4.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1332537674' post='1589891'] It's not Mesa, it's Westside Distribution. See the new Mini Rectifier...$999 in the USA, £1099 here. [/quote] Yes, but presumably Mesa have some say over who distributes their products. FWIW, all non-US pricing is extortionate, not just the UK...

I bought an amp from Jon - great amp, great communication, great packaging. Thanks!

[quote name='HazBeen' timestamp='1332512777' post='1589434'] Awesome sounding gear, but too expensive and I have seen too many basic design flaws/electronic issues to justify their prices. My MPulse 600 for instance had some extremely dodgy inner wiring (bought NEW), after it was corrected it was an awesome amp... but clearly QC was not great. [/quote] I'm not denying you had a problem with your MPulse, but generally speaking I don't think Mesa have a reputation for poor QC...?

Yip... Mesa should be tied to a tree and flogged for their overseas pricing policy.

Tyneside? Northumberland? Cobblers. No-one round these parts pronounces it [i]b-Ass[/i].

The BG 250... [url="http://www.tcelectronic.com/bg250.asp"]http://www.tcelectronic.com/bg250.asp[/url] It begs the question - in real-life, is it 250w... or 125w? Not that it matters...