karlfer

Difficult, I've just had a look on their Facebook page and the Troyen thing is gathering momentum. They appear to have had their first rehearsal at the weekend, funny we had no gig weekend gone. God, I'm turning into an old woman. Right, work to do.

No prob Mr james sir. Although the current pub covers band is only weekend warrior stuff, I've just checked our NWB site and we currently have 28 (Edit, scratch that, 29 ) confirmed gigs on the books for the rest of this year. Probably a few more than the originals band will end up getting. So, if a break is taken, that's a good number of cancelled gigs and once you start doing that up here, it can be hard to get back on the circuit. I am starting to feel very guilty about possibly dropping them in it. But I'm still narked

Jeezo, the OP is annoyed because the drummer and guitarist did not do it the way OP would have done it. IE, the courteous way, from the OP's perspective. Me being the OP, it wasn't done the way I would have done it. As Tim has said, we all have different perspective's and MY perspective is that it wasn't even done, I found out by accident. So I'm narked! They may fire me, I may quit, both bands may fold. Plenty of thousands of bands to fill that gap. Didn't expect a Spanish Inquisition................

That's a real tough one dazza, sorry to hear about that. Seems I'm not alone but as I have said from the start, there are issues for me. 1. Found out by accident on Faecesbook. 2. Already gone from 1 x 30 minute gig to several "to get up to stage ready". 3. They will need to rehearse. A lot. It will impact, good luck to them, tomorrow night could be interesting.

Very simply put, Steve is an absolutely top bloke, excellent to deal with, great comms through out, just about paid up before I got round to asking for it . Lovely bloke. All the best Steve, the Sadowsky is in great hands. Thoroughly recommended, cheers, Karl.

For me, her vocal performance with KC was probably her least amazing really.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1396611606' post='2415653'] PAs are a constant bone of contention too. I also used to pick up a PA and lights, set it all up, sound check the band, pack down and return it. I didn't mind doing it but it became expected and was getting less and less help at the gig and more moaning about 'not sounding like it does on a recording' and 'we need more lights' that it became a real bugbear. Constant digs that I was getting more for it didn't help. I would has asked for double if I'd known I was expected to absolutely everything. I left in the end and now the person who complained the most is lumbered with it. Maybe they appreciate it a bit more now... [/quote] Taken for granted. It's a pisser isn't it. The more you do, the more that is expected.

[quote name='Jigster' timestamp='1396725454' post='2416850'] Yup. I guess, despite amazing advances in amp tech and solid state voicing, it's still the go to combination - I'd like to have both the heft and the cash for a classic Ampeg valve stack [/quote] I'd like to have the spine or the roadie . Christina Marie was robbed .

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1396703887' post='2416590'] Hang on, eBay bang on about making sure postage costs are fair and accurate and should not be more than the actual cost of postage, regardless of packaging. Why on earth should eBay take a cut of that! T&Cs say that sellers cannot profit from postage amounts, but now you will make a loss? All this does is penalise the buyer, as all sellers will do is raise postage to account for this. [/quote] Bugger, I've just put my Nate Mendel on FEEBay and FORGOT to add to the postage

Think they were updated from Highway 1 to Highway One in 2006, ie a second version. Think the second version had graphite rods in the neck but to be honest can't be arsed looking it up. Maybe tomorrow.

Possibly because you are from THIS planet Dunc. They tend to actually SELL at around £450/£500 now because they are known to be good, well equipped, a finish that will age quickly and discontinued.

Normally it's the guitarist with the broken foot that stores/transports the PA. Since he has been off the road, I have nowhere to keep it at home (translation, small bungalow, violent wife ) so the drummer has temporarily stored it in his very long garage.

My maths NEVER come with any guarantee

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1396533206' post='2414765'] Believe me that's not an age thing. I play with guys in their mid forties who fit all of the above including throwing their toys out of the pram and not answering texts. [/quote] You ain't a drummer called Jeff are you

Photos would be good, but Japanese 62 re issues had that earthing strip. Not uncommon basses but good. Should also have a strap pin on back of headstock. Serial number and crafted or made in Japan should be on back of neck, just above where it meets the body.There is a Fender dater site as well, just google it. Cheers, Karl.

Thanks guys. As ever some agree, some don't, that's life. None the less, I can only react with my instincts and how I would have done it. Rehearsals, by the way, are used for working out new stuff, or changing current songs arrangements.

They put it on middle of last year. Some folk were trying to get round fees with the bass (for example) £100 and postage £400. So now, on PAINPal it's 10% of sale, 10% of postage and 3.4% of that total. £250 +£25 postage. £27.50 + £9.35 = £36.85. ie almost 15% of your sale price. Ouch. When more people twig, sale prices will go up further and buyers will foot the bill.