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  1. Merton
    This is why a big collection with multiple different styles is a necessity. Whatever whim/taste/vibe you want will be catered for 😎
  2. Merton
    Willing to consider sensible offers of course…
  3. Merton
    Joe Wicks I believe!
  4. Merton
    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.
  5. Merton
    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 🤠
  6. Merton
    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 😎
  7. Merton
    Bargain! And a gent to boot
  8. Merton
    Most certainly is!
  9. Merton
    Another video. Just going back in time to find all the videos I made and going “my god that bass sounds so good” 😅
  10. Merton
    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):
  11. Merton
    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…
  12. Merton
    So thanks to @SamIAm and @ordep for their suggestions I now have a perfectly functioning power solution for my board. Marvellous 😎
  13. Merton
    Well forgive my utterly crap ham-fisted playing but here’s a little video I just made. Starts in series mode, treble full on 2.52 switches to parallel 3.55 tone wound down 4.51 back into series mode No slapping in sight, not any original ideas, good technique or clever fills
  14. Merton
    @eude more ammunition for a Monza 😎
  15. Merton
    Basschat to the rescue again!! Thank you @ordep 😎
  16. Merton
    Well when I got the correct adaptor (thanks again @SamIAm!) it powered up beautifully. And then created a bloody lovely hum which I presume is due to the HX power not being isolated from the G30 wireless power. Back to the drawing board… One of these looks good, along with a current doubler and the two Truetone adaptors to get into the HX…: https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_powerplant_iso_1ac_pro_modular.htm
  17. Merton
    Nope, purely vanity and wanting one PSU for my board rather than separate ones for the wireless and HX Effects 😅
  18. Merton
    @stevie is this within price range for you?
  19. Merton
    Pics as promised:
  20. Merton
    Should I run two together into a stereo rig….? 🤣
  21. Merton
    That is an insanely good price!
  22. Merton
    @SamIAm has pointed out that I’m a complete tool and didn’t research properly before buying. The PSU I bought will be fine but I need another adaptor first… so I think we can safely say I’m now out 😂
  23. Merton
    Ah! So it’s ineptitude on my part! @SamIAm you are a legend 😎
  24. Merton
    Nope - can’t work out what the replacement will be yet which has annoyed me greatly today 🤣
  25. Merton
    I think I’m out. Well, I know I am… I bought a new pedalboard power supply at the weekend. It a need, more a want. It’s going back because it doesn’t bloody work but that’s a moot point. Also, I may have been discussing bass specs with Mr Cringean again with a view to making things happen there. I almost made it to 6 months 😂
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