Marvin

[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.

The only time it's been a problem being in a band was when my last band started practising on Sundays during the day. I work Saturdays so Sunday is time with the kids and Mrs. Mrs Marvin hated and to be honest so did I. When the idea was raised with my current band to practice sundays during the day I simply didn't entertain it. It's all about getting the balance right. I enjoy being in a band but me personally i don't it consuming all my time and nor does the wife

[quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1424629491' post='2698512'] It's a pretty young, hip, crowd so I think they'll let us do the cooler stuff [/quote] When did they stop being cool 😯😉

You must play Ebony and Ivory and I Just Called To Say. The audience will never forgive you if you don't.

At that price it doesn't even get to free shipping

I don't know how Fender do it but even the v2 350w combos were plenty loud enough for a decent sized pub

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1424561940' post='2697850'] My main bass and amp is a Variax and an Ashdown, not so sensible now eh? [/quote] This is all too radical and dangerous for me, I'm off to reset my diods or something

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1424538537' post='2697487'] Spot on Your experience is different to mine, I've played with a few who are exactly the opposite. Exactly. [b]And seriously, spelling errors, you guys got nothing better to do on a Saturday afternoon than spellcheck a band add for a bunch of kids?[/b] [/quote] To be honest, no. It's been a bloody miserable day and I've not been able to go anywhere because a child puked up in my car yesterday and I'm waiting for the smell to disperse and the upholstery to dry out. Picking holes in ads is about as fun as it gets on a Saturday afternoon... ...

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1424534298' post='2697411'] What do you do then? Don't you get bored standing at the back playing all those root notes? [/quote] I'm usually doing my impression of John Entwistle and stand with a look of disdain on my face most of the gig, and have a quick drink or something to eat

Looks great. You say it's leagues ahead of any Fender in terms of being solid, what in comparison to a Warwick?

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1424532290' post='2697390'] Usually owns the van or operates the PA or something... [/quote] Don't or can afford a van and the singer can sort out the PA in our band...it's only her going through it.

It's just for tone and sound shaping....eq etc before it goes to the POWER AMP!!!!

If only there were drugs and booze at rehearsal...it might numb the pain of having to listening to sections of my band blithering on about "what a bloody awful day/week/month/year" they're having.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1424522103' post='2697248'] Quite. *Cough* Bogseat! *Cough* I think the 'problem', if you want to call it that, with the V7 headstock is that it's actually bigger than the Fender headstock, which itself is bloody massive considering what it has to do - and is really only that size because it has to hold equally bloody massive tuners. Leo had little choice in 1950 as far as tuners were concerned, and could only source ex-bass viol tuners which were huge. Remember, no-one was making third-party bass guitar tuners back then! It's only when you spend time with a Spector or other non-Fender bass that you realise tuners and headstocks just don't have to [i]be [/i]that big nowadays to be effective and look great. Fenders and Fender clones have really huge, cartoon-like paddles when you look at them objectively. [/quote] Oh thanks, thanks a lot. There I was looking forward to seeing my new bass arrive, enjoy it's aesthetic and now I have buyers remorse and a sea of doubt...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1424522403' post='2697253'] Once again! It's not just basses, either - there's a much smaller range of hardware and other bass-related periphery stuff like paint, tools, pickguards, on and on it goes. Whenever I search eBay for something - a shirt, a wig, a girdle, whatever - the ones that I like are inevitably Stateside. Yes I know, why don't I go and live in Russia if I like it so much, yadda. Thp. [/quote] Yep, spares and parts in the UK is, if you can find it, extremely expensive and that's if you can find what you want at all. See you in Russia

And you've got me doing is opening threads on beaten up old basses

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1424520009' post='2697215'] In your opinion of course [/quote] Of course, but I do have a brain the size of a planet