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[quote name='Clarky' post='808499' date='Apr 16 2010, 03:20 PM']Slightly OT but after two sh*t gigs in a row and the difficulty in getting originals gigs I am not as upbeat about the whole band thing as usual (albeit I have lifted myself by a new bass arrival which I will enjoy playing this weekend) Exhibit 1: Schlepped down to Bognor on Saturday, the hottest day of the year (5 hour round trip in car) only for the fecking promoter to put us on first at 7.30pm so we played to a few members of the other bands ... and I had to wear the Sp*rs shirt for "Shirt of Hurt" to add insult to injury Exhibit 2: Then played The Gaff in Holloway Rd on Monday night at a better time (9.30ish) .... to a few members of other bands again and the long-suffering Mrs Clarky The root cause of all of this is sh*t promoters - for neither gig was there a flier and we didn't know until the day of each what our time slot was going to be, so we couldn't really push it hard to mates etc (giving up a Monday evening with no idea what time you are coming home is not a compelling proposition to many working friends). We have to beg, steal and borrow to get these gigs, as an originals punk band, and we are very professional about these things, always ensuring we are well-rehearsed beforehand and with the gear we are asked to bring. So why are the promoters so lackadaisical as surely its in their interest to get a good turnout? As a family man and one who works long hours, I should also add that I have to make a number of sacrifices to maintain this 'second life' as does my family - don't get me wrong, the sacrfices are well worth it when we play a good gig to an apppreicative auidence but too many gigs recently have followed the aforementioned pattern. Anyway, rant over and I will let you all get back on topic[/quote] theres too many peopecall thesels promoters and don't have a clue - no one thiks to advertise or push or PROMOTE, they just organise and announce, (often badly) but to promote something is a big difference - i work in the theatre biz (luvs) and you have to fight for your audience market to them and convince them they want it - why don't promoters put the same energy in, do the really think crowds will just surge through the door when there's ten other doors to choose from - these kind of promoters have no passion and only egos - btw, to OP, I hear you

does the SR5 have that same nasal quality of the 4?

...not a Stingray, already got a 4 and the jury is forever out on it. I like em, but... so what else? never tried either sanberg or lakland, but have a hunch they're akin to the compressed Ray sound?

have a Am Std for sale in Basses for Sale section - olympic white - great vibe bass at £650

boom tish!

hey OTPJ can u say a bit more about the output - what was significant about this ?- any dead spots?

i really wonder if this is about strings? i strung some Elites and now the G is singing when before it too had been weak

tried a shecter in PMT today - sort of telecaster lookalike, active, with the usual 3 band eq - played nice, BUT the telecaster body was a pig on the arm, no contours anywhere, just the slab, and pretty irritating neck dive - looked lovely though, one f-hole, thinline and sounded neat.

[quote name='discreet' post='790337' date='Mar 30 2010, 10:18 AM']Gaaahh! I use a pick!* Surely that doesn't mean... Agree about the 4x10/1x15 thing, though! *In the late 70s this was called a 'pleccie'.[/quote] so what's with the 4x10/1x15 thing - ? what are the objections?

...hadn't given these guitars or this manufacturer much thought but was at a gig last night and the bass player using this had an awesome sound - rich, thick, creamy tone. Hmm

[quote name='JTUK' post='798772' date='Apr 7 2010, 03:02 PM']Some great sounds there in the video...and all typically MM but it will take you ages to find them all and dial them in .... and that is without messing with the amp.. Sometimes it gets very confusing to have these sounds with so much variation on gigs.. I don't think you'll touch the amp for a good few months... or else you be chasing your tail for ever. You also might want to consider how those two big pups get in the way of your playing style...??[/quote] yeah that's a pretty fair point - i had a whirl on a G&L a while back and was bedazzled by the pup/selector options