Merton
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Given that I was out a few weeks with the pedalboard power supply thing, I decided to go all the way and have just put a deposit down on a new ACG. So that’s me out for 2025 as well 😀🤓
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I had one in my ACG Finn 4 for a while, and did a shitty little video to compare all the options if it helps https://www.instagram.com/p/COpo2UGDc5v/?igsh=Z2FzOGIwczN0NHBt
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I’m trying to persuade @eude to buy one of these 😀 -
I concur. Bloody love mine!
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I expect he’s more going for the Vanderkley/Bergantino end of things than the more mass-market offerings. It’s an intriguing prospect because I hate complicated set ups that require lots of knob twiddling. Not planning on taking the plunge though, very happy with my Trace TE1200 🤓
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I did. And I then did my public duty by posting it here 🤓
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Nearly there..: https://barefacedaudio.com/products/zero-pre-order-deposit-only-delivery-date-uncertain
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I had noticed they were still desperately flogging tickets - what a shame!
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Was supposed to be Pearl Jam tomorrow but they’ve just cancelled 😭
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Anyone going to see Foo Fighters in Cardiff or Birmingham?
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I think we have it all sorted now thanks to the excellent people on here. Big shout outs and massive thanks to@paddy109 @T-Bay @Graham and @Norris - you’re all superstars for being so kind and offering to help. Love this place! -
Anyone going to see Foo Fighters in Cardiff or Birmingham?
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Anyone going to see Foo Fighters in Cardiff or Birmingham?
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Forlorn bump just in case 😀 -
If so, and you wouldn’t mind doing me a massive favour, please could you PM me? Short version - mini Mert lost his tour t shirt in the train home last night and is pretty gutted about it. It’s not one you can get online so thought I’d try my luck here. I’ll obvs cover all costs and a beer/drink of your choice as well!
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This is why a big collection with multiple different styles is a necessity. Whatever whim/taste/vibe you want will be catered for 😎
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Willing to consider sensible offers of course…
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Joe Wicks I believe!
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Just discovered an old secondary school buddy was right at the front the whole show yesterday, and I completely didn’t see him 😂 He took a cool pic though, so I stole it.
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Great gig at Black Deer Festival yesterday. We may have been on one of the smaller stages (Caffe Nero tent) but the vibe of the place was great and we had a laugh. We had a special guest with us playing second acoustic guitar and - more importantly perhaps - lap steel, which added a whole new layer to the live sound. (There’s a thread on here investigating the use of the original album instrumentation tracks in the future but having Cris on stage with us was so cool). Muddy as hell, all my cases, cables, pedalboard and cab need a damn good clean today, as does my car which almost got stuck in the car park when I was leaving after the mighty Sheryl Crow and her band had played a cracking set on the main stage. Oh, and there was a wicked drone show at the end. I need to go re learn 1 song which I kept getting in the wrong order in my head, and learn how to live with a big hat, a mic stand and no space to move around 🤣 But other than that, awesome 🤠
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Sheryl’s headlining Black Deer Festival tomorrow, which is handy because I’m playing Black Deer Festival tomorrow 😁 So I get paid to see her play, which is awesome 😎
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Bargain! And a gent to boot -
Most certainly is!
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Another video. Just going back in time to find all the videos I made and going “my god that bass sounds so good” 😅 -
A cracking example of Alan’s work and a gentleman of a seller. What’s not to like? Bit of backstory to this (if anyone cares 😂) - I was depping a lot in an 80s rock cover band and decided I needed a 5 string to look the part. Being a tart and only playing medium scales, I decided a commission from Mr Cringean was the way forward. Originally it would have been a solid limba body with grunge black finish but then Alan shared a pic of this nuts top. Spec creep occurred, and the Skelf as you see before you was born. Soundwise, this is a rock machine (as it was designed to be!) but can be beautifully mellow and resonant if you want. It’s the closest bass to a Spector tone I’ve ever had, and has inspired my 4-string TKO and the new Holly Finn spec I’m hoping to kick off fairly soon. In many respects I think finally this is the closest to the sound in my head that any of my basses have ever been. Here’s a video of the Skelf into an Ashdown OriginAl preamp, quite a gorgeous tone (IMVHO):
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It was my sister’s 40th birthday party yesterday and naturally she asked my band to play, because we can play songs people know with just enough competence that they recognise them. The keys player has a Behringer XR18 desk but not a clue how to use it, so me, the guitarist and drummer all took turns to get it to work with some very glitchy software, and after an hour of fighting it, gave up. We ended up borrowing an unused Soundcraft desk from my mum’s local church and suddenly within minutes had a functioning PA we could all understand 🤣 Once I’d had a beer and calmed down we managed to play two great sets with a lovely, lively crowd, and I have taken the decision to (try to) permanently liberate the desk from the clutches of the Lord JC…
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So thanks to @SamIAm and @ordep for their suggestions I now have a perfectly functioning power solution for my board. Marvellous 😎
