Rich

Amazingly, so did he

A few more pics to hopefully help remember him with a smile: Those trousers are a fashion statement. The statement reads: "I bought these at gunpoint". [attachment=57012:eek.jpg] 'Roundabout'? More of a staggered T junction ALERT! ALERT! IMMINENT CREDIBILITY FAILURE!

Yes, incredibly it's still going. Not for much longer though.

Yes. Yes. Curse you, sweet soft cookies, with your heavenly chewiness and your bits of chocolate and stuff, for you have taken my waist from a 34 to a... well, rather more than a 34.

Likewise.

Oh, it was comedic genius. A mirthful tour de force. It reminded me of 'Allo 'Allo, but without the subtlety.

That's one to look forward to. Let's hope it's a bit better than 'Rhapsody In Glue' though.

Who said he was?

When I saw Genesis on their Mama tour in 1984, Mike Rutherford was using a doubleneck gtr+bass Status. In fact, Status made all the guitars and basses used by Daryl and Mike at that gig. Seemed to be quite a promotional splurge. Whatever happened to that doubleneck, I wonder?

[quote name='Chris2112' post='902356' date='Jul 22 2010, 09:08 PM']I remember when Ray's could be had for the price of a cup of tea used![/quote] Me too. I remember seeing a pre-EB one going for 250 quid and I walked away from it. Arse.

Oh god, this stuff is heartbreaking. Is there anyone here that he [i]didn't[/i] help? What a man. Irreplaceable.

[quote name='Machines' post='927917' date='Aug 17 2010, 07:39 PM']Looks like our humour eradication scheme is going well, excellent ![/quote] Yay for us right you lot, enjoy your fckin selves or the puppies get it.

Rhyming slang. Nah, don't get it. I must be thick or summat. Anyway, that's how we get to be mods and stuff, y'know. No brainpower, but an insatiable desire to bully and pulverise. And once we've strangled a certain number of puppies, we get to be Admins.

I'm not admin, sweetie, I'm just a mod.

[quote name='Shonks' post='927216' date='Aug 17 2010, 09:24 AM']We bow to the dictatorship!! [/quote]

Yup, them's the ones... originally had a [url="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/jazza42uk/DSC00625.jpg"]2x10 plus 1x15 setup[/url], but after reading all the stuff about having similar sized speakers I took the plunge and did a staight swap of my 210 for the second 115 (with one of our number... really sorry, but I can't remember who. If you're reading this, are you still happy with the 210?). And to my ears, it is loads better as a rig. A much more rounded, warmer sound, but the horns still give all the snap I need when I want it. And they're soooo light too. Love 'em.

I reckon it's that Ugly Dog, in human form.

In October last year, I replaced my beautiful sounding but hugely heavy SWR SM-900 head with Etienne's G-B Shuttle 6.0. Bought a rackmount kit from BassDirect Mark and [i]voila[/i] [attachment=56830:rig2.jpg] It soon became apparent that the Focusrite compressor was now fairly superfluous -- as fabulous a unit as it is, I found it couldn't really make any improvement to the basic sound of the Shuttle and so there was really no need to keep it. So in January the Focusrite went, to be replaced by a FunkLogic DD-301 Digilog Dynamicator... the best DFA processor money can buy. [attachment=56831:rig1.jpg] The contents of the rack now weigh substantially less than the rack itself Some might say it defeats the object of having a lightweight amp, but I disagree... it's sooooo handy having it all permanently connected up in the one rack, as it means all I need to do is stack it all up, plug in the speakers and the 240v, and off I go. It actually takes longer to get the bass de-cased and strapped up than it does to set up the rig AKG SR100 wireless G-B Shuttle 6.0 2 x Nemesis NSP115 1x15" cabs Total rig weight is around 80lbs. Or in other words, 20lbs less than one of my old Peavey 4x10s

Thankfully, not all company forums (fora?) are full of arselickers and thought-police. The Eden one is very good. [quote name='RayFW' post='924821' date='Aug 14 2010, 12:40 PM']For a "light the blue touchpaper" moment, try posting that your Ray has lower output from the G string. [/quote] Or better yet: "My 'Ray used to have a lower output from the G string. But I fitted a Status neck and SD pickup and Bartolini eq and Gotoh bridge, and now it's great. I encourage everybody with the same problem to do likewise."

Shakespeare might have added a few more "hey-nonny"s if he'd written it. And a better bassline.

A few more pics to share. Proud dad [attachment=56730:DSC00083sm.JPG] I reckon he likes it [attachment=56731:DSC00086sm.JPG] Arrggh! So many strings! [attachment=56732:DSC00090sm.JPG] A good day [attachment=56733:DSC00110sm.JPG] EDIT: on reflection, I think his big smile in the last pic is because he'd just realised that he and Dood were the only guys in the room with any hair.

10600 members, 10600 different answers. It's as definitive as "who's the best bassist". My personal [i]bête noir [/i]is Bill Wyman -- some people think he's perfect for the job, I think he's a waste of strings and oxygen. You pays your money, and so on.

Dear all, This is the hardest post I have ever had to write. As CK mentioned at the end of the other thread, I have to tell you that our buddy Simon, known to us all as OldGit -- a name that was only ever 50% true, bless him -- has passed away in tragic circumstances. As I said at the start of the other thread, I originally posted it because I had been requested to do so, by one of his closest friends -- it was intended to be a temporary measure to cover his absence, until such times as news could be properly broken. Although I can see that some of you did find it suspicious, and that it probably caused a lot of concern, and for this I sincerely apologise. It was never my intention to cause alarm. The outpouring of warmth towards him on that thread is at once both wonderful and heartbreaking to see, and in part this is why it is such a hard post to write; because I can see just how many of you will be upset to have lost him and sad to think that he won't be sharing any more invaluable hints or diabolical Welsh humour with us. I can barely believe it myself, I keep expecting the phone to ring or a text to arrive. I remember the first time I met him... he and I pitched up for a band audition at the same time (he was after the bari sax gig though, so thankfully we weren't in competition, or I'd have come off worse). He strode in, wearing his usual grin and one of his succession of battered jazzers' hats, and carrying this huge sax case which bore a sticker reading "oh my god, it's SO BIG". Made I laugh. I liked him immediately, but then again that was the effect he had. He didn't have an ounce of pretentiousness or a trace of egotism about him. If you tried to shake his hand, he'd dismiss it with a snort and give you a big warm hug instead. He was that kind of bloke, as any of you who met him will know. And for those of you who never did have the pleasure of meeting him, all I can say is that believe me, you wish you had. The great gig in the sky has become a warmer, funnier, friendlier place. God bless you, my friend. Rich

Seeing Level 42 performing 'Foundation & Empire' live on Channel 4 in 1983.