Rich

Mark King. I hadn't been playing all that long when I saw Level 42 on the telly playing 'Foundation and Empire'. I was stunned by what I was seeing and hearing.

Gesundheit.

Do What John? - Monty Python

New mute switch painted, decorated and hardware fitted. Now to stuff the boards in and wire it. This is the first time I've used a Gørva footswitch and it wont be the last. Very nice gentle click.

Like A Prayer - Madge

Thank god there's no Candy Apple Red or I might have been in trouble.

Caramel. Butter. Creme Brulée. Crisps. Mmmm. Bass? What bass?

Aaaaand yet another thread descends into a pointless quote-fest and an argument that is barely relevant to the OP. Thanks for playing, everyone.

OK, I'm thinking I'll go for black, the wood's really not nice enough to show off... but as I'm in a ska band, a bit of the old B&W is in order. So I'm going to make the top look a bit like this: Yup, that's going to be a lot of squares of masking tape, but it should look cool if I can make it work!

As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson

I'm So Egg-cited - Pointer Sisters

How Do You Like Your Eggs In The Morning? - Dean Martin and Helen O'Connell

Richy Titchy Pedalboard v2.0 currently in progress... the wood is assembled but I can't decide whether to go with black paint or just varnish. It's only scrappy bits of pine so TBH I'm leaning towards black. I wish I'd had some nice scrap wood to hand, a mahogany pedalboard would have been really cool.

Up, Up and Away - The 5th Dimension

Sixteen Tons - Ernie Ford

To my mind, a singer sings. Even if they've got a terrible singing voice, even if they're trying but failing, if the intention is to set words to a tune, they're singing. Even if those words are "Shana-na-na, sha-na-na-na-na, yip-yip-yip-yip-yip-yip-yip-yip bmm-bmm-bmm-bmm-bmm-bmm, get a job", they're still words, to a tune, ergo singing. The moment the tune aspect entirely and intentionally disappears from the performance, e.g. rap etc., it's vocalising by a vocalist, not a singer. Michael Bublé and Tom Araya are singers, Chuck D and Dani Filth are not. Yes this is a bit of an over-simplification and I'm sure there are gaping holes that can be picked in it, but I know what I'm trying to say.

Drag City - Jan & Dean

Still Life in Mobile Homes - Japan

I've always far preferred the GA24 shape to the normal Supernatural/MK, and I don't just mean the pointy tail. As a package it's much more pleasing to my eye. The Calibas shape was v.nice too.

I've got an old Zoom 509 that I've had for more years than I care to think about... I think I probably bought off Noah. It's all plastic and at first sight might appear flimsy, but I've gigged the hell out of it and use it at home a lot as a headphone amp. It's taken a licking and keeps on ticking, as they say. No qualms whatsoever about their build quality. I'm using an MS-60B now and it's built like a bomb shelter. I would sooner buy Zoom gear than Boss, quite honestly.

Nope, there are only 21 frets.

Our drummer uses a similarly tiny kit. 18" kick, snare, two toms, hats, ride, one crash.