Earbrass

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1339757729' post='1693778'] That thread is from 2010 BC. [/quote] Quite old then . "This flint-knapper is at the wrong henge" was a popular thread at the time, I believe.

"Windy isn't it?" "No it's Thursday" "So am I - let's have a cup of tea"

1min 30 secs (tried to put the time into the link, but not working for some reason) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMt1Oy5uQ0w&feature=youtu.be&t=1m30s

You spend more time making music than thinking about what to buy next.

"It sounds digital" - ie you can hear the quiet bits clearly instead of having to pick them out from amidst the analogue hiss and grunge

If you want to cut a "real" CD, rather than the CD-Rs that are used for smaller runs, you may find that the cutting plants won't make your CD unless you fill in forms confirming that you have all the necessary permissions from the composers. Not usually an issue for CD-Rs, as anyone can make them.

Perhaps related to [url="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/feb/24/nickelback-popularity-contest-pickle"]this[/url]?

I take it the objective is to make the flame look cool and interesting by comparison.

Sounds very impressive. Are you the double-bassist in the band?

When I got the synth bug a few years ago I ended up buying a second-hand [url="http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr02/articles/novationkstation.asp"]Novation K-Station[/url] on ebay for not very much. Small keyboard (but I also have a 76-note stage piano I can use to play it with), but everything you'd expect/want from a proper synth*, with a sensible user interface (unlike the microkorg). (* I mean the "build the sound from scratch from the oscillators up" kind of synth rather than the "choose from hundreds of real instrument samples & presets" type synth.)

[quote name='GriffJamerson' timestamp='1338820908' post='1679647'] Im a student in my second year of my degree... who simply has to right an essay by Thursday! [/quote] Spellchecker won't help here...

We're performing at some kind of festival on Saturday night in Beckenham - 30 mins to do a performance and a workshop . No idea whether it's Jubilympics related though. I found Zoe's head in my uncle's attic. Appears to be all original. Will be on ebay shortly.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1337956366' post='1668037'] I had an epiphany about two months ago when I bought some Warwick EMP 40-100s. They are incredible strings. [/quote] So that would be an Incredible String Brand? ...sorry it's Friday afternoon

[quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1337929611' post='1667457'] I've often fancied getting Cajun box; remember looking at 'em on ebay a few years back. Any tips, Oggiesnr? [/quote] Sorry to but in, but I'd recommend visiting [url="http://forum.melodeon.net"]http://forum.melodeon.net[/url] and picking the brains of the very experienced folk over there (as well as browsing the "for sale" section). [url="http://www.melodeons.com/"]Rees Wesson[/url] (username Rees) on that site builds one-row boxes to order, though there are cheaper mass-produced options available. Also check out [url="http://www.themusicroom-online.co.uk/"]The Music Room[/url] - great shop! [url="http://www.hobgoblin.com/local/melo-Melodeons-online-sales-page.htm"]Hobgoblin[/url] are highly recommended too, though I've not dealt with them myself. Conventional wisdom is that starting on a one-row is harder than starting on a two-row, but never having tried a one-row myself, I can't confirm or deny this. Boxes can vary a lot from individual instrument to instrument, rather more so than basses, so it's always best to try before you buy if at all possible. Hope this helps!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1337950315' post='1667903'] They're Solicitors? [/quote] No, that's Dewey, Cheatem and Howe. Or Boots, Boots, Boots, Boots, Marchinup and Downagain.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1337771682' post='1665115'] If I didn't play gigs with a band I probably wouldn't have an amp and speakers at all - I'd just use the Pod into my studio set up. [/quote] +1 Now I'm no longer playing bass in a band, I've sold my amps - don't need them for solo noodling or recording.

A Flying SG?

[quote name='andyonbass' timestamp='1337604256' post='1662547'] Pick up the pieces - Average White Band. Be a good one to do if you get one of the keys to do the brass [/quote] +1

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1337516054' post='1661144'] Just got hold of this as a download (itunes, £4.49). Great stuff. Perversely feel good! [/quote] As an author yourself, I'm sure you would also appreciate Edward Gorey's wonderful first book: [i][url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Unstrung-Harp-Earbrass-Writes/dp/0747550344/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337589667&sr=1-1"]The Unstrung Harp: or Mr Earbrass writes a novel[/url]. [/i]Not yet set to music.

Dunno about the Chinese version, but there's a great album showcasing hammered dulcimer and (huge) melodeon by Maclaine Colston & Saul Rose: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WohzbfXgkg Album's called 'Sand and Soil'

If you don't fancy it, don't do it. You're not getting paid, and one of the other band members has already ducked out - I don't see why you should feel bad about not going.

[quote name='pietruszka' timestamp='1337159717' post='1656276'] For starters ALL cars should pay a road tax, regardless of emissions, they still use the roads and cause as much damage as any other similarly sized car. [/quote] well, no they don't - the more emissions, the more damage they are causing. The great advantage of fuel tax is that it makes the biggest polluters pay the most.

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1336470935' post='1645947'] You're all so bloody extravagant! My 4 string cost me £50, the 5 was £100, and the 6 was a whopping £250! [/quote] My 4 string cost me £50 (including gigbag). That's the only bass I have. The rest of my bass-related kit consists of a Behringer BDI21 and a Korg Pitchblack tuner, making the tuner the most expensive item in my "rig".

[quote name='oggiesnr' timestamp='1335852392' post='1636837'] Actually it was this morning, 5.15 am to be precise. So the morris team I play with (Rackaback) went and greeted the May Day dawn at the Black Mill on Beverley Westwood. Considering the hour I reckon 60 or so punters wasn't a bad turnout. First time they've had a double bass there so photos were taken (including the local paper). We actually managed to see the dawn before the clouds rolled in and we were finished before the rain came. A fun time was had by all. Steve [/quote] Nice one Steve. Our side couldn't muster enough dancers to do Mayday Dawn at Box Hill - poor show I think. Glad you didn't get soaked.