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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1425040045' post='2703262'] Gah! The GAS is building up... [/quote] No it's not...remember. 1976!!!!!!!

The OP is clearly ill. You need to visit your GP immediately. Quickly now.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1424961448' post='2702360'] Ahhhh! No. [/quote] Please do keep up

Oh, now that is nice

That's definitely a cross against that retailer in my book, That's two 'chatters' that have had issues with them. Hope it gets sorted out promptly

On the YT clip of the film I watched of the programme the part about Micheal taking up a new position and fulfilling what was offered regards AJ's visa etc was made very clear. What was not made clear by either the film or the company is what job he now has, the conditions and compensation for it...considering his confessed 'disappointment' he seemed less than pleased. What was also striking though was that all through the film references were made to how the workforce were kept in the dark and that the COO and CEO very rarely showed their faces at the plant. This was a major complaint, So, when it came to laying people off, rather than turning that around, they got other managers to do the unpleasant task of saying to people they hadn't a job anymore. If such a simple thing hadn't changed then it doesn't bode well for the company as a whole.

[quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1424949814' post='2702190'] Very nice, and they make a left handed version. I didn't want to know that! [/quote] Too late They look lovely.

The last 15mins was the telling part from where it went from the 'tv show' and entertainment to the raw truth. It went from the COO sitting down, individually, with the staff who had appeared in the show and basically throwing money at them. Money to pay off college debts, help with getting work visas etc. The guy from the main production plant, Micheal, had been convinced to stay at Peavey, despite being offered a better paid job elsewhere, this guy was absolutely shafted. In that way it was the most real of unreality shows, because what it demonstrated is that the company and management had, as is the case in so many struggling companies, paid lip service to the concerns of its employees.

I watched the Undercover Boss programme this morning. It didn't paint a good picture of how Peavey is run, especially at the very top. I really did feel sorry for the two employees they filmed at the US factory. Micheal in particular, what an appalling way to reward the man's loyalty and commitment to the company. I've never liked Peavey gear to begin with, they've been sitting on their past success too much. 3 years ago they came out with some bass combos whose aim seem to be to compete to be the heaviest thing on earth. As for what they've done, or not, to Trace...I shan't be buying their gear.

It's great to see Fender have added thè 112 and a 210 to the Rumble range. I'm tempted to change my set up to a rumble

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1424807993' post='2700728'] Have you got an iPhone? Have you heard what music sounds like on one with a half decent pair of earbuds? You sound like you don't know what you're talking about, that's a stupid statement with no grounding in reality. I DO have an iPhone with a half decent pair of earbuds and the varied music I listen to, from Delius to Rush, all sounds rich, warm, deep and very detailed. [/quote] It's a crying shame that you've got great sounding ear buds and play such dreadful music through them

[quote name='1970' timestamp='1424777756' post='2700261'] GAS is like herpes. It never goes away. You'll get a flare up, mark my words. [/quote] Exactly. GAS free is a myth, it's just a matter of TIM, uh, time, time...I meant to say time! Ooo, look, shinny thing

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1424805999' post='2700693'] Maybe. But my overall point is that the bands who get the gigs are those who are prepared to put the extra effort in to get them, and if that means travelling a bit further than usual for a worthwhile gig then that's what you need to do. I find it interesting that you single out Manchester and London. In our experience neither place is any more or less important than anywhere else in the UK other than a lot of their venues and promotors have an over-inflated sense of their own importance, which with the current state of the "music industry" is rather unwarranted. Yes there are probably more large cities in easy reach of Nottingham compared with where you are, but we go where the worthwhile gigs are and if that means a 4+ hour journey each way so be it. [/quote] Manchester just looked, although fairly close, a bit more fiddly to get to as you seem to have to go up then across, that's the only reason why I picked it.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1424773345' post='2700188'] 3. Your band is prepared to travel to where the gigs are. [/quote] That's a bit of an weakness, for some, in your argument to be honest. I notice you live in Nottingham, which is on the M1. You're in pretty easy reach of several good sized towns and cities, Manchester is only just over 2hrs away. London is only 1hr 45mins from Nottingham, it's 4+ from where I live. Bristol is the nearest good sized city with a good music scene to me, that would take me and my band in excess of 2 1/2 hours to get to.

Good drummers are hard to find, as are people who actually want to do the necessary home work to be in a band. Plenty like the idea of being in a band but few seem to want to actually put in the time.

Thankfully i hated the gear i had in the early 90s, it was vile

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1424723664' post='2699722'] Maybe a half and a bag of crisps [/quote] That'll be fine...because I don't actually like pork scratchings.

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1424722799' post='2699700'] £18!!!! You were robbed, you can see us and get change from a tenner [/quote] Enough change for a pint of best and a packet of pork scratchings?

I went to watch a Floyd tribute during the summer (I'm usually a bit dismissive regards tribute bands, but they were very good). Unfortunately we encountered a similar problem. The venue wasn't big, about 150 people, but about 20 of them decided to try and compete with the PA and let everyone know that Bill and Shelia had friends down for the weekend or how they'd spent the week peeing in the garden because they couldn't get a plumber to fix the bathroom. Frustrating

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1424719316' post='2699636'] and you can turn it down when required [/quote] I've never had a real drummer make any advances toward me so I wouldn't be worried about a box of electronics

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1424718362' post='2699612'] Only joking! [/quote] That's a great drummer, and doesn't need any raw meat to work

I've used the Zoom B2.1u, Zoom B1on and currently have a Boss GT6B. The Boss is a big piece of kit and is pretty much all singing and dancing (well, it was in it's day, it's a bit long in tooth now I suppose) Initially the GT6B is a bit daunting when trying to programme it, but when it's twigged then it's actually quite straight forward. I like the fact that you can turn effects on and off within a patch, it is very flexible. The effects are good, although the defretter effect sucks in my opinion. The synth effects are good and I'm currently using that in my band on a couple of tracks as it does work well. For some reason I couldn't get on with the Zoom B2.1u. I think it was I couldn't get my head around just having a two digit read out to set any effect. Zoom have really come on with the interface for the new Zooms. I borrowed Discreet's B1on for a while and having the screen emulate stomp box knobs felt a lot more intuitive. The B1on is a really great pedal regardless that it costs so little. You can also use it as a practice unit. I'd plug my tablet into the aux in and play along to songs via headphones. I'd definitely consider the Zoom pedals.

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1424695667' post='2699181'] Ashdown just cover all the bases really [/quote] Shame on you for such a dreadful pun.