Jackroadkill

I must admit I'm nervous of the mudbucker. I'll have to find a shop which has both and shoot them out against each other.

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First and pinky, obviously. \m/

I've got one of these on my shopping list. I looked at the Micro Thumpinator and the Broughton but this looks like it might be the one that gives me what I want. I need to hang on until pay day, but I'm definitely very keen.

Yes, very often. I have two brothers who are big music fans, and a couple of the people I work with are too. Every Thursday we take a group of the kids to our woodland school and each gets to play a track of their choice whilst we eat dinner. There are only two rules - the music must be appropriate and they can only play each song once (no repeats, week to week). There usually follows some lively discussion about each choice.

I'm sure I heard this in a video review I saw, but having read your comment I've looked at the specs on a few websites and it appears you're right.... Which means I might have just talked myself one step closer to buying one.... So thanks!

Sweet baby effing Christmas..... What the actual fick have I started?! You're all sadists!

Thanks Stub, old chap. You've just provided me with the second half of the name for my up-coming Goth/Plantcore duo: Wintergreen and Gothweed.

For me, that nails it entirely. Originals or covers, this rings true.

That sounds like a great experience - what's next for the band?

Ooooh, you're so inflammatory!

Years ago, I was a moderator on an air rifle forum (don't worry, I'm fully recovered). There would be howls of genuine rage issued every time someone stated that they preferred the .177 calibre over the .22 or vice-versa; such arguments would be pursued with all the zeal of the Great Schism of 1054, and the combatants would only pause to unite when someone mentioned the existence of .20 and .25 calibres, before battle would be rejoined, insults would be exchanged and I'd have to put grown men on the naughty step. I suspect I may have found the bass-playing equivalent.

Having been in several originals bands over the years and currently being in the only covers band I've ever been part of I can say this: People like local covers bands more than local originals bands, at least in terms of Friday night activities. My band doesn't do what you'd call standards, either, but the fact that at least a few people in the audience will know each song at the very least seems to make a big difference.

I'm torn - I love the shape, SFG is my joint favourite Fender colour (along with CAR), and I love that this bass comes in a proper full scale. I love the idea of a big chunky neck.... It looks beautiful. I could even (probably) get used to the stupid reverse tuners. The big problem for me is the sound. Now, I like a big fat hairy bass tone, but I wonder if I'd feel constrained by only having that sound available... I mean, potentially one could replace the tone cap and pot with ones that are likely to give a brighter sound, but I wouldn't want to do much more than that. Certainly not mucking about changing pickups etc. I guess I'll have to try one in the flesh - although where I might get to do that in rural mid-Wales I don't know!

Typical of both Kiss and Gibson; over-priced shite that the world doesn't need.

Ah, bu66er! It didn't occur to me to see if any BC'ers would be be interested....

Resting beach Face! Rose Tattoo, by the Dropkick Murphys?

Funnily enough that's my musical ambition, too.

We played this afternoon at the Shropshire Tattoo Show. In some ways a tough gig, because the audience were there for the ink, not the music, but we were made to feel very welcome and were well looked after, which is always a huge lift. We played pretty well on a very small stage, despite the room being very hot indeed and the sound was pretty good too. This was our first gig playing a split set, which meant re-ordering the songs to suit, but I think it worked well. We got talking to one of the exhibitors who is organising another tattoo show in Wrexham in November - he and his wife loved our act and he asked us if we'd consider playing there. It's a great feeling getting another booking at a gig, I always feel. I look very grumpy, but that's just a bad case of RBF!

You're welcome, EZ!

There was (well, still may well be) a High Wycombe R'n'B band called The Mafia that went through many iterations throughout the years but was led by a chap called John MacKay, who played a Wal - made in town, of course - and the classic line-up featured Chris Dennis and Mark "The Thunder From Windsor" Freeman. All three were superb musicians and their sets were always brilliant. Often they'd be joined by local faces onstage, one of whom was known as American John, an African-American gob-iron player of serious mettle. One time the band, plus American John, were playing at the Flint and there was some kind of ruckus between two groups (something is telling me local yoofs and bikers, but I could be wrong) as the band were breaking down and packing their gear back into their vehicles. Much glass was broken, and it escalated to the point where the cops were called, and Thames Valley's finest arrived just as American John was making his way out with some gear, doing his best to avoid the flying glasses, traffic cones and fists. They screamed up in a van, leapt out, grabbed John and buggered off, leaving the scrap to continue. As they threw him in the van he was heard to ask "Is this some kind of Black thing?" as the poor bloke was the only non-white face present. He'd not been involved in the fighting at all, but was the only arrest made.

Are you sure you're a Goth?!

Been there a million times! My brother and I still shout "....'Ave you seen them f***ing TROUUUUU.......ZZZZEERRRS!" at each other, twenty five years after it was shouted at me by a disbelieving Chief upon spotting my PVC jeans. You and I could probably compare war stories in this vein for days on end.

Having a listen now. It reminds me a lot of some of the music we'd have heard at Slimelight when I were nobbut a young 'un - superb!