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I've never understood why pedal boards and pedal cases like this are so badly designed and so overpriced. I don't use one but our guitarist has had several, being an FX freak, and in every case (ha) I've been unimpressed at the shoddy workmanship on offer, particularly from one or two brands I won't mention whose boards are very flimsy with thin lids and fragile fittings, yet can cost eighty quid and up for a basic wooden frame that you could easily construct to a much higher standard with MDF and/or plywood for a few pounds and twenty minutes with basic tools. It's a total rip-off!! For example, can you tell me why this costs the best part of £140? Because I can't see it, myself... [url="http://www.dv247.com/cases/pedaltrain-junior-hc-hardcase--208758"]http://www.dv247.com/cases/pedaltrain-junior-hc-hardcase--208758[/url]

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1431169982' post='2768444'] Anyone else come in here expecting another R*ck*nb*ck*r thread? [/quote] I did wonder for a second or two...

Are we awl done now? At last!

And yet the hardware looks like new! Outstanding!

It's trying to be a Peterbuilt and failing quite badly...

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1430979227' post='2766403'] When this thread was started I seem to remember there was a lot of looking down on covers, p basses etc... [/quote] How things change! P-Basses seem to be enjoying a resurgence. Well... they are round at my house, at least...

[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1431110804' post='2767976'] I always thought 'Ken Dodd's Dad's dog's dead' was a bit in poor taste myself.. [/quote] It would be if it were possible to say it.

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1431105210' post='2767891'] Are they a sp**k rock band? [/quote] Possibly. In recent promotional literature our band was referred to as 'bluespunk'. I've never seen any, so can't comment further.

To be fair the recording level is way into the red, so I doubt it actually sounds like that. Plus it depends on what kind of gear you are listening to the vid, yadda yadda. Having said that, it's not for me.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1431103940' post='2767872'] For me, his approach to bass lines is very much like McCartney, a melody in themselves. [/quote] Absolutely. When I tell people one of my favourite basslines of all time is from [i]Dancing Queen[/i], I get funny looks. But it's a lesson in pop brilliance and is very difficult to play well, though it sounds simple. If anyone reading this is in doubt, go and listen to it properly. RIP.

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1431080834' post='2767563'] Right now I'm leaning towards a 4x12" with our 12XN550 drivers and I think we're going to try it with half the drivers reverse mounted... And probably offer passive and active versions. [/quote] I'll buy an active version of that for a dollar!* [size=2]* Yes, I know it will probably cost more than a dollar. It's just an expression.[/size]

[quote name='UglyDog' timestamp='1431085037' post='2767619'] ...the name was suggested and fiercely championed by our [u]female[/u] vocalist. [/quote] Did she have da-da-ba-goose?

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1431085327' post='2767623'] I think we are long overdue a spoons revival in rock. [/quote] Yeah! I saw them at the Isle of Wight. Wicked!

There's a band currently doing the rounds who never rehearse, don't have songs or a set and improvise for every performance. You've got to admire their balls... they are called Commercial Suicide. You'd have to go a long way to find a band name more appropriate than that!

[quote name='geofio' timestamp='1431039253' post='2767329'] ...they are quite versatile basses. [/quote] I'd say so. Most of 'Sgt Pepper' was played on a Ric. McCartney had one for no better reason than he was given it for free, but if you didn't know it was a Ric on most of that album I think you'd be tempted to say it was a Jazz or a P. Plus, there was a huge amount of tone-shaping and, er... 'unconventional' production going on too, obviously...

The Revolting Cocks.

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1431000081' post='2766712'] I detest band names with profanity in them (that Anal C bunch being a a prime example). [/quote] They did come up with the best song title of all time: You Look Adopted.

[quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1431036956' post='2767298'] I need to see where my hands are! [/quote] That's right, put 'em where we can see 'em!

I don't always manage it, but I do try not to look at the fretboard at a gig too much, purely because regardless of how great you're playing is, there's nothing more boring for the audience than two or three guitar-type players all standing stock still and looking at their fretboards throughout the performance. Not connecting with the audience is a mistake I feel... I don't mean you have to have eye-contact with every single audience member and gurn at them suggestively (though that has been known), it's more like you acknowledge their presence and at least try to appear like you're into what you're doing. Of course it's a lot easier if you actually ARE into it. Sometimes it's not the case - no matter how good your set, there's going to be at least one number in it you're not exactly 100% about...

[quote name='dieseldalziel' timestamp='1431030803' post='2767200'] I'd say that's true in a lot of places in the UK if you work in retail,catering,supermarkets... [/quote] ...or any job, in fact.

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1431009897' post='2766874'] I for one don't want to see a fat woman getting her tits out, opera or not! [/quote] Ooh, that's stoutism!

This thread has me in stitches.

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1430996468' post='2766644'] Opera does my head in! [/quote] +1. You can't understand what they're singing, the women are too fat and they never get their tits out.

Slightly inaccurate in the upper register. *Sticks out tongue*