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[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_jFmVP-jXM"]Kate Rusby -- Let The Cold Wind Blow[/url] It's about a ghost watching his former girlfriend copping off with another bloke on his grave, or thereabouts. And ... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSIty6Reils"]Tori Amos -- Cooling[/url] Cheers Mark

They're a great band -- highly recommended, great songs. If only I was 20 and a good all-rounder Cheers Mark

[quote name='harvey1-8' post='1047693' date='Dec 4 2010, 07:31 PM']Mine goes through a 400+. It's a good combination.[/quote] So does mine -- and harvey's right. Cheers Mark

Timmy, to you. Cheers Mark

[quote name='jimijimmi' post='1006330' date='Oct 30 2010, 02:50 PM']Do the gibson cases have Thunderbird written on them??[/quote] No they don't -- and take a look at the colour of his wall behind the sofa. I wouldn't even go in the house Cheers Mark

I was hoping to make it -- being local -- but I'm likely to be working too late. Good luck, though. Who's running it and what does the winner get? Cheers Mark

I heard an actor on Radio 4 a few months ago who said this: "All stage fright is vanity. The minute you don't care what the audience thinks, it disappears." It's an internal thing -- we worry about how the listener will judge us. We think people out there will laugh or despise us for playing worse than they can. Or we fear we'll cock up and look stupid. So the answer is to not give a sh*t what they think We were all beginners once, we all make mistakes sometimes and there will always be a better player than us and somebody less able. In the end, you're already a better bassist than 99 per cent of the population. There aren't many people around with the skills to judge you. Cheers Mark

Mine was Madison Square Garden. We lived in New York for a couple of years when I was a teenager and friends of ours got free tickets because their dad worked for a bank, or something. It was in the round with a revolving stage that broke down halfway through the set. Roadies then had to push it The gig was great -- it's stuck in my head all these years. Cheers Mark

Yes were the first band I saw live, too. Tormato tour, about 1978. Cheers Mark

[quote name='jamiesonk666' post='976797' date='Oct 4 2010, 10:34 AM']Our drummer wants to trigger samples etc. Does any one have any good ideas. I know it will require a trigger pad and some sort of brain. I know its a drummer question but I've gone down the road of samplers and footpedals to no avail.Please help.[/quote] I had the same problem recently -- the only options I could find were a small sampler, like the Akai MPC-500 or Roland SP-404SX, linked to a drum trigger pad. Otherwise, get the keys man to trigger them, if you have one. That was what we went for after our keyboardist bought a fancy new, er, keyboard. Cheers Mark

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' post='972153' date='Sep 29 2010, 10:19 PM']And if the end doubles as a bottle opener, that's a bonus! Clever guys at LeCompte[/quote] Just one guy -- Bud. And I think his headstocks have changed now. Cheers Mark

Could you hack it into something like this? Cheers Mark

They do a nice clanky sound too, if you like that kind of thing. Ric-esque. Cheers Mark

Slap or The Slap Band. Cheers Mark

[quote name='PaulE' post='960254' date='Sep 18 2010, 11:11 AM']I'm desperately trying to find a certain product, i can't for the life of me work out what its's called to search it though. As far as i'm aware, its basically a freestanding amp cover, that is made out of the same material in most cases as the speaker cabinet cover material, and literally stands infront of the amp, but can usually be printed on with a custom design. If you know where I can get these, or what they're called, i'd really appreciate it. Cheers[/quote] You might PM Basschat member Bass Behemoth and ask him. His band has them, if I recall. Cheers Mark

[quote name='Kev' post='959844' date='Sep 17 2010, 07:47 PM']I don't see the problem, with paypal protection and a very specific description can you really go far wrong? If its not what they say it is, you send it back, you get refunded (by them or paypal through dispute)? Yes you'll be £50 down for postage, but i don't think its necessarily a complete no go...[/quote] Er, it's an American custom-made bass which retails for thousands of pounds. They're selling it for, what, £250? The text is obviously lifted from a shop's website, it talks about buying multiple items but the seller doesn't have anything else for sale. The terms and conditions even suggest he's selling clothes. The only paragraph written by the seller -- who has no previous history -- is in poor English while the rest is perfect. Wait, are you being sarcastic? Cheers Mark

This from the seller's terms and conditions on the same page: "We will be unable to accept returns if you remove the tags, wash, or wear them." So don't stick it in the washer, whatever you do Cheers Mark

[quote name='Hell To Pay' post='957275' date='Sep 15 2010, 03:12 PM']Thanks for the reply Mark, all our actual posts do have that header. This is merely a thread to find out where we've been going wrong with our ads[/quote] Fair enough. I didn't see the original but I thought I'd make the point. People often leave vital info out of the header. Hope you find somebody. Cheers Mark

... and in the header, I'd write "Hard rock bass player wanted, Manchester". "Help wanted" looks too much like a begging post. Good luck. Cheers Mark

When I was nicked they had a huge, leather-bound book listing makes and serial numbers. They were able to tell me that my guitar was made within the last three months and my story that I bought it via the newspaper classifieds was unlikely. B*stards BTW, if you declare it they're very unlikely to question your estimate of its value. They'll know a rough figure anyway but they'll probably trust you given that you've come clean. Cheers Mark

By the way, if it helps the OP, the UK customs helpline is 0845 010 9000. I've called before about taking a bass abroard and they say it would be classed as a personal possession "so you shouldn't have a problem" bringing it back into the country. But to avoid any doubt, they said you could get a receipt from customs at the UK airport before boarding your flight. Obviously, the OP bought his there so that won't apply. As to getting a valuation from a US music shop, customs have in the past been very suspicious because stores used to write them up for people who planned to avoid paying tax and duty. I'd gather as much evidence as you can from the sale -- like a printout of the Craigslist advert, traveller's cheque stubs or receipts to show you converted £500 to dollars for the purchase, plus the seller's address and phone number, if he's happy with that. Cheers Mark

[quote name='lanark' post='954482' date='Sep 13 2010, 10:44 AM']But how on earth will they prove that this old bass didn't go with you when you left the country?[/quote] They will ask to see a UK receipt or proof that you took it out of the country, like their own export documents. They don't have to prove anything. They confiscate what they like and keep it until you prove to them it's exempt from tax. Cheers Mark

[quote name='project_c' post='954295' date='Sep 13 2010, 06:41 AM']Let's say I do this - if they do happen to pick me out, wouldn't that mean I'd be in the sh!t? I can pretend to be stupid / forgetful / ignorant about laws ("I thought I wouldn't need to declare it as it's old and knackered" etc) but I doubt that would wash with customs tbh. Best case scenario, I walk and nobody notices, worst case, confiscated bass and a criminal record, no?[/quote] If I were you, I'd go through the red channel and declare it. They're usually so surprised to find somebody honest that they give you a break -- or, often, there's nobody in the red channel so you quietly walk on through. Customs people aren't interested in how old the bass is nor how many owners it's had. They tax you on its value -- either from the bill of sale or their estimate. They know all about musical instruments and can easily look up what they don't know while keeping you waiting in the interview room. The "confiscated bass and criminal record" thing happened to me once -- though it was a g****r that time. I ended up buying my own stuff back from the Queen before it was auctioned off. I wouldn't mess with customs -- they know all the tricks and have too many nasty powers. Cheers Mark

Sorry to be a pain -- but it might help to give an address for the venue. It's only mentioned in passing. Cheers Mark

[quote name='Hamster' post='948455' date='Sep 7 2010, 04:26 PM']............. and you have to go into the strip bar to get to the toilets - terrible layout...........[/quote] They've changed that, I think, as an avid frequenter of strip ... er, as I noticed when our metal band played there in May. The sound and soundman were good but there wasn't much room to stash our kit while other bands played and punters were thin on the ground. We had trouble shifting our batch of tickets under their sell-these-to-play rules -- but that may be because we have no fans Cheers Mark