Earbrass

Welcome to the dark side. I was out with the Wild Hunt this weekend - a St George's day thing in Horley on Saturday and a Pagan Festival in Balham on Sunday. Yes, I agree, it's the most fun I've ever had as a performing muso. Out again tomorrow night for a barn dance in Purley, and we're doing a set at dawn (well, 5.30am anyway) on Mayday at Box Hill, and then Rochester Sweeps and the Hastings Jack in the Green festivals over the Bank Holiday weekend. Oh the joys of turning up with just the squeeze-box in a small rucksack, and one other small bag for kit - no setting up, no soundchecks, no gear-sharing hassles. Bliss! Not to mention not having to keep trying to persuade friends to come to gigs - we never seem to be short of an audience. A couple of weeks ago we performed in Downe - a small village near Biggin Hill. We started performing in a deserted village street, and at the end of the first dance, we were greeted with a round of applause, as an audience had appeared apparently from nowhere. Can't see me going back to electric bands now (though never say "never"!).


EDIT: CORRECTION - apparently we're not doing the Mayday dawn after all, as we couldn't get enough dancers for the day (6 is our minimum).

There are already too many people shouting 'No'; shouting is all some people are capable of. Being angry and breaking things is easy. Building a better alternative, on the other hand, is hard, unglamorous work, which requires discipline, humility and an ability to compromise and understand others' points of view.

Don't archers use something like you're describing to protect their bow arm from the string? Or did I dream that?

No, it's real:

http://www.archeryworld.co.uk/acatalog/Bracers_Armguards.html

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1334606820' post='1618533']
....I SOOOOO suck!!!
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I think that may be your problem...you're supposed to blow.

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[size=3]Lauren O'Gorman, who lives nearby told the Bolton News: 'It started when the windows were boarded up. People were starting setting fires and were chanting "save our pub".[/size]
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[b]Roland Sonic Cell MIDI Module / Computer Interface / SMF player[/b]

[b]Now sold [/b]

Top class MIDI module, with room to install two SRX expansion cards if desired.

[i]SonicCell is powered by a Fantom X class synth engine with 128 voice polyphony. In addition to its high quality built-in sounds, extra emphasis has been placed on frequently used acoustic sounds for a new level of authenticity and expressiveness.[/i]

Also functions as a computer interface with 2 audio ins & outs and 1 MIDI in and out. Furthermore, it will play SMF, WAV or MP3 files, so it's also useful for a solo performer using backing tracks.

Excellent condition - I’ve owned this from new, and it has had only home studio use – never been gigged.

Comes complete with PSU, user manual and quick start guide, software, allen key (to access the SRX card expansion bay), and original box.


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Details from the Roland site: [url="http://www.roland.co.uk/soniccell/"]http://www.roland.co.uk/soniccell/[/url]

Currently on sale at GAK for £639: [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/roland-sonic-cell/5854"]http://www.gak.co.uk...sonic-cell/5854[/url]

A user review: [url="http://www.gear-review.co.uk/reviews/roland_soniccell/index.html"]http://www.gear-revi...cell/index.html[/url]

My feedback: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/40763-feedback-for-earbrass"]http://basschat.co.u...ck-for-earbrass[/url]

Thanks for looking.

The acceptable face of slap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3rP-8mWWeY

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1333553336' post='1603474']
Too right, from hereon in it should be known as 'Dale's Law'.
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I thought that was a spinoff series from "Heartbeat".

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1333553185' post='1603467']
Oh god. I think mentioning Simon Cowell in a thread is now of the same rank as mentioning Hitler.
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Ever seen them both in the same room?

The question of artistic integrity arises every time you have to choose between doing what will, in your view, result in the best outcome musically, and doing what will be most popular or lucrative. If you never experience this conflict, you are probably Simon Cowell.

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I remember that! It was in the snap, crackle and pop charts.
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On the radio I recently heard the soundtrack to an advert for Rice Krispies which was specially written and recorded by the Rolling Stones in the early sixties.

Peavey Milestone III - £50 from Cash Converters in Lewisham. My only bass (I did have 2 of them, but recently gave one away) - lightweight, well-balanced, beautiful fast neck, jazz-bass tones. I just don't look at other basses any more.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1333101955' post='1597334']
Sounds like a pretty childish idea to me, and guaranteed to offend & upset people if you're playing a street party to celebrate the Queens jubilee that will have people from all generations attending.
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Quite so - young people aren't going to want to listen to that old-time rubbish

PM'd re the JV-1010.

Greetings from Brockley.

Mornington Crescent!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFowmAhTZYo

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1332763928' post='1592657']
Can't wait for that! This has got me trying to think of songs about hideous industrial accidents.
The only one I can come up with is 'Big Bad John' ...I suppose there are several others about mining disasters as well.
But they might all be a bit too PC for this thread.
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There's [i]Wreck of the Old 97[/i] (about a train crash) as performed by Johnny Cash on Live At St. Quentin (1969).

I have the BDI21 - it's never let me down, and sounds fine to me.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1332230717' post='1584999']
I didn't know Sooty had a guitarist. I thought Sooty played clarinet, Sweep played drums and Sue played piano. Maybe you saw them with a different line up. Was that their Flamenco period?
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Surely Sooty is most famous for playing the xylophone?

Sabbath was my first musical love (aged about 10 or 11 I suppose), swiftly followed by Deep Purple and Hawkwind, and Led Zep a year or two later. I still listen to all of them, but I don't think anyone should feel bad about not liking them. Be proud to be different! I have absolutely no interest in Motown, or any other soul for that matter, which puts me in a minority on here - but who cares, really? There's so much music out there - go find some stuff that speaks to [b]you[/b][b].[/b]

You could also have a look at [url="http://www.accordionforum.co.uk"]this[/url] forum - it's still quite new, but there are some very knowledgeable people on there.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1331826717' post='1579563']
However I have something which IMO is far important in my sig - a link to my music.
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+1

Maybe check [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/170594-puke-on-instruments-looooooovely/"]this[/url] thread?

Sorry, someone less fatuous will be along shortly to give you a sensible answer.