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[quote name='dood' post='1304710' date='Jul 15 2011, 01:31 PM']Great to see you too mate! Sadly I couldn't open the picture you mms'd me, I assume it was of the accommodation you spoke of? Still amazed that you spotted me from right across the other side of the venue. Do I *really* stick out like a sore thumb that much ha ha ha ha! Yup, had a quick hello to Robbie too, I have to admit that after the three hour trip down, I really needed a drink and sadly my conversation skills sucked. sorry Robbie! Gig though, yeah it was strange that there wasn't any front lighting and thus couldntbsee the whites of their eyes.[/quote] The pic was indeed our rather special hotel room. In an attempt to make the trip as cheap as possible we booked with easyhotel - same company as easy jet. No frills accommodation. We booked the cheapest room which was listed as 'Small room, No window'. Central London hotel for £48.00 a night. Small is no joke. Same as the average understates cupboard. View from opening the door... And around the corner... Behind the door was another door which opens into a shower cubicle... With a toilet and a sink inside the shower!!! I s**t you not! And yes... Dood, your that easy to spot across a venue full of thousands!

[quote name='silddx' post='1303282' date='Jul 14 2011, 10:24 AM']Oh dear, that's our new drummer's best mate's band [/quote] Kinda like a loose Mr Bungle, with badly thought out songs, no hooks and a singer who mumbles at a speed no human can possibly tell what he's saying, even when 'interacting' with the audience. There was a sea of people staring blankly. That said - They are doing well enough to open for Primus and clearly have a fan base looking online so I can't argue with success!

I thought they show was great and the set choice was, in the whole, very good. I was disappointed with Les's lack of communication to the audience. He spoke a bit here and there, but has a reputation of lots of very funny interaction which I hoped to of been treated to. The big let down was the venue sound. Very boomy, like the sound system was not cut out for the size (or height) of the room. The mid was all snare drum until half waythrough and we only really got treated to a good guitar sound for the encore! When they got it right, it sounded massive, but it took most the gig before the soundmen decided to tweak.. Shame. Still enjoyed it lots, was cool to hook up with Robbie (RIM basses) and Dood, and the show was very enjoyable. Let's not mention 'Hot Head Show's opening slot though... Urghhhh.

I'd endorse Levi Roots Regge Regge sauce...

The way I see it - I endorse Roscoe. I do this as I use them and genuinely think they are the most stunning basses around. So much so that I have bought two of them and sold most of my collection. I am happy to fly the Roscoe flag with or without thier recognition. In return for me endorsing the brand they acknowledge my dedication to the brand and promote me, along with other endorsee's (wait for the updated website - coming soon - I'm there!) which gives me and projects I'm involved in some extra exposure, as well as a sense of pride & achievement. For Roscoe to consider me an 'endorsee', I take that as them respecting me as a musician and supporter of Keith's brand. I'm not a 'pro' player & I don't get given free instruments, nor do I (currently) have need for tour support - if/when that time comes maybe I'll feel differently about what I get from and give to the endorsement of a brand.

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1301130' date='Jul 12 2011, 03:13 PM']Would it be possible to tier your boards? You could make a good solid stand that goes along each side & the back of the bottom of the upper board. I'm full of great ideas me! [/quote] I actually had a look at this after the suggestion of having 1 on a keyboard stand and all the main control units on a floor system. At the end of the day it seemed like too much hard work, when this works fine. [quote name='cheddatom' post='1301138' date='Jul 12 2011, 03:21 PM']I guess I saw the midi port on the back of the slicer and just assumed the DD-20 had one too. Does the red sound voyager output tap tempo which could be fed to the DD-20? I've never heard of that device but it looks great! (and discontinued )[/quote] I wish the DD20 had midi. The Voyager (which is amazing even though discontinued) only outputs midi clock and only accepts L/R phono input from up to 2 sources at once (it calculates two available BPM's and then you select one - so you can have another tempo at the ready). The DD-20 has an external input for tap tempo if you don't want to have to share your mode select foot switch with tap tempo. I have never bothered though as the readout on the DD-20 can be changed from milisec's to BPM so I can dial in an exact tempo. Shep

[quote name='The Twickerman' post='1300741' date='Jul 12 2011, 10:56 AM']We don't play venues with stages big enough for that lot![/quote] I have that very fear... But there are only 2 of us in the 'group' so that should compensate...

[quote name='mcgraham' post='1300691' date='Jul 12 2011, 10:01 AM']I love that less than a year ago you sold all your effects and went down to a Mini with the aim of 'keeping it simple'... 'O how art thou fallen'... [/quote] [quote name='escholl' post='1300698' date='Jul 12 2011, 10:06 AM']lol, I was thinking the same thing when I saw his latest board. seriously nice setup though [/quote] A year ago doing the live electronics was a pipe dream... ... This is the reality

[quote name='mcgraham' post='1300693' date='Jul 12 2011, 10:03 AM']Hmmm.... We could put the back seats down? Perhaps it's worth us trying this in advance.[/quote] I'll just bring the Roscoe's dude... There's a time and place for Dubstep madness.

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1300650' date='Jul 12 2011, 09:15 AM']A Porsche? He'd need a Volvo Globetrotter for his gear! Edit: Looks like a mod has had a busy day at work, this sub forum's now pretty full! [/quote] Yeah - I'll just bring basses. Not sure the suspension on mcgraham's car can take my board

[quote name='cheddatom' post='1300641' date='Jul 12 2011, 09:02 AM']very tidy shep I was playing with my dd-20 and slicer the other day along to a click. I usually just use tap tempo but I wanted it really tight. I've never tried to sync them with MIDI, is it easy? And can you get a standalone midi-clock to go on your board?[/quote] The slicer syncs easy - Just plug in the midi plug with a clock going and it instantly snaps to tempo. Remove the plug and it instantly reverts to whatever tempo you had it running at before. DD-20 has no midi capability unfortunately... If it did it would be a better unit that the Eventide Timefactor IMHO. I use and old Red Sound Voyager for my midi clock (middle of board 2). You can either set it to any tempo between 90 and 180 bpm and off it goes, or its reads any other audio source you feed it, calculates the tempo and generates a clock in time. I feed it with the metronome that we both listen to so the midi clock is perfectly synced to the click we use.

[quote name='0175westwood29' post='1300282' date='Jul 11 2011, 08:43 PM']haha been there! using my whammy with octave down, then the pickle, with my metal muff, flanger and memory boy it can get a bit much lol! nothing compared to you tho! andy[/quote] Its the Chorus & 12-Stage Phaser & Tremolo & Ring Mod & Slicer running together, with the wave forms at different rates that gets... messy! [quote name='BottomEndian' post='1300319' date='Jul 11 2011, 09:20 PM'] I'd sell my grandmother for one of those. She's probably not worth enough to cover it, mind. [/quote] Agree'd - I'll sell mine too and we'll go down the shared ownership route!

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1300263' date='Jul 11 2011, 08:20 PM']Very nice. I'd love a couple of hours just playing about making sounds! I think the old Roland System 700 was less complex than your board(s). [/quote] You're welcome over anytime... And now I want one of those!!!! [quote name='0175westwood29' post='1300264' date='Jul 11 2011, 08:20 PM']nice man! thats wicked! you ever have every thing on at once? andy[/quote] Not for a track... Most I use is 8 plus the MP-201 in a track. I've had them all on at once just messing around, but with all the modulation effects it becomes a huge sub-drone that just builds up and up until cab shakes so much I feared it would explode.

It's been bloody hard work, but here it is... 12 metres of cable & 70 Georgle L's plugs later - The finished, 2-Tourman, Drum&Bass/Dubstep setup. I've been able to get all power supplies, midi clock generator, headphone amp and expression pedals within the board, setup/breakdown is now a matter of connecting 6 jacks and plugging in... It's a beast!!!!! Board 1 - Board 2 - The full set up -

01. Silverfoxnik: Roscoe Beck V, BC Rich Eagle, Yamaha TRB5 with Norstrand p/ups and Auderre pre, Hughes & Kettner Bassbass 600 head & SWR Triad.. plus old Peavey Head and 1x15 for the Jamming Room (unless anyone has something else we can use that's better?) 02. EssentialTension: Fender Precision 62, Fender TF Fretless P, Lakland Decade, Mesa Walkabout 12. 03. Waynepunkdude : Arsenal shirt, Nick Cave underpants, Sunburst Musicman Sterling H and Ampeg SVT 2pro G&K Neo412 04. Clarky: Currently Ampeg Baby Bass, Acoustic Image/Euphonic Audio rig; By September, who knows (watch the FS forum) 05. Truckstop: MIM Fender Jazz V, pimped Kay 2B; Gem/Ampeg rig; some effects 06. Urb - either Sei Jazz or Singlecut - and maybe some pedals - possible Genz Shuttle 9 07. dc2009 - Warwick CS Corvette $$ 5, Epi TB Vs (Reverse and non-reverse), my Dean if anyone actually wants a go, Trace Head, Marshall cab (heavy and big), various pedals. 08.Shockwave - Pedulla MVP5 Mean Green machine. 09. Sibob - '71 Precision, '73 Jazz, MIA Jazz 5 if there's interest, Barefaced Compact, Orange Terror, Pedal-board if there's interest. 10. MacDaddy - Custom Shuker & Hamer Blitz or Iceni custom. 11. Essexbasscat Roadworn somethingorother + Gs112. Amp - not sure which one yet 12. Plux - Berg HT210 & HT115 Hartke LH500 Ibanez BTB 13. 51m0n - Berg ae410, MB, Focusrite and Roscoe 14.seashell - MIM Fender Precision + some sort of Marshall practice amp (I'll look it up tonight) 15.Barneyg42- Some secondhand tat bought over the years! 16.Happy Jack - Double bass of some description + Status Graphite Streamline 5 17.silddx - Hohner B2ADB Headless Boat Paddle / Home Built Chris Squire Electra Evolution 18.TomKent - Fodera NYC Empire 5, Fender Jazz 4, Vintage Stingray 5, Faker P 4 Fretless, Faker P Fretted, Krampera KVB800 Rig, some pedals too.. 19. obbm - Shuker PJ5, ACG headless 5, Aguilar SL112, Ashdown LB, GK Microstack. 20.ped - Vigier Passion bass, BC T shirts 21. Merton - Stasusey basses of some sort, Eden WT550/GK MB200 and Barefaced Vintage (who's at 19???) 22. Jean-Luc Pickguard - NS-Design CR5M, Ashbory 23. Stingray5 - Musicman, Tune, Trace Elliot, GT-6B, other stuff tba 24. Bassace - A double bass and an amp or two 25. Walman - Wal Pro 1/Custom, G&L L2500 fretted & fretless, MB LMT, BF Super 12T, assorted EBS pedals 26. SlackAlice - Squier P Bass Special........& hopefully another addition by then. Ashdown Electric Blue 180 12. 27. mcgraham - Wood & Tronics 5 string fretted & 5 string fretless 28. Pantherairsoft - Roscoe Century Signature 6 & Custom 3006 Fretless 29. 30.

[quote name='mcgraham' post='1299608' date='Jul 11 2011, 08:55 AM']I've pencilled it in.[/quote] Boom - Transport sorted!

[quote name='Hamster' post='1299484' date='Jul 11 2011, 12:20 AM']Can't you just jack a Porsche at gunpoint or something?[/quote] I see our gun crime reputation is still going strong [quote name='ped' post='1299570' date='Jul 11 2011, 07:41 AM']Flag down a car with a Basschat business card and say it's 'official bass business'. Normally works.[/quote] ha!

[quote]And I agree with the patch cables - the plugs are huge and really get in the way. I've looked at George L ones but I need to save up a bit first I think. They aren't £2 ebay ones![/quote] yup! I recall about a year ago when there were about 10 people selling George L's on here a they had too many. Now they never crop up used as everyone wants them!

Anymore hiding in the community?

Don't suppose anyone coming from far away is passing en-route Nottingham? I'd love to tag along if so...