Rob Karloff

From Radio Lucifer's point of view it is good. We didn't play as well as we have in the past and were plagued by equipment failures' date=' but hey-ho. We still had an ace time, went down pretty well and gave away 200 free CDs to willing punters.The Damned played for too long, would've rather had a punchier set from them and had Broken Sunshine open the night. Robb Karloff seemyling only owns three CDs.

Lucifites! We're playing The Moorings on the 30th December with The Q and Dave Dixon![/quote']

Yeah, highlights of my set were a track from Hillbilly Moon Explosion followed by a Josie Cotton number. Destination: Bomp! compilation for the Josie Cotton song and Hillbilly Moon Explosion can be found on Crazy Love Records if they struck a chord. The rest was Motorhead, Ramones, Psychopunch, Misfits, The Donnas, etc. You know, real original rock and roll?? No Wildhearts or cock rock in my collection, sorry.

The Damned were mega, I thought their set was solid and a good length. Can't argue with a band of their calibre! Sensible and Vanian are still the guys who show how a show should be done. Fred at One-Up tells me they've had 3 lots of the re-release of MGE in and they're all sold out at the moment. Not bad for a band who have been on the go for 25 years!

Drakes all the way, amigos.

Remember who gave you your scene

Cost of tickets would be?

Doors 7pm

Radio Lucifer

7.45 - 8.15

The Damned

8.45 - 10.15

Ends

10.15pm

Believe they are 13.50, folks.

Moshulu, doors 7pm, Damned offstage by 10:15pm.

Radio Lucifer

The Damned

DJs Rob Karloff and Ghastly Ghoulmore.

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I have killed about 3 Dsl/Tsl's They had a design fault on the power supply which Marshall did not change(not sure if they have now) The amps where being used in the studio and where cranked a bit:D but the transformer started to melt:( I have never had any problem with the JCM800 2203(which can sound fat if you drive the output and not the gain) even when run at very silly volume's (I broke a Soldano trying to match it) I did find the 2000's to be quit thin and didnt really give much balls' date=' so it was mainly used for the lead/solo sounds and let the Jcm800/Fender Twin do all the meat of the tracks.[/quote']

MTA, you're my hero!

Could this flaw be why my DSL 50 has been through 3 OPTs in 4 years?! How come Marshall keep fixing it for free (warranty) but not the root cause? Can you point me somewhere I might be able to suss how to do the work myself?? Since I changed a few resistors in my 2203, it sounds fab and fat. I plug my EMG-HZ Viper 301 straight in and it rocks the biggie. My 2203 has a Drake transformer, which have a great reputation for strength and reliability.

No, I don't sleep with my 2203. I find it gets frisky in the morning and wakes me up...

Yeah dude I'd love to put pins in him and stick him to a wall too. Not my wall though. Might catch something nasty.

Ha

Ha.

*ugh*

I'm glad you didn't come in my car on those tour dates!

Woah, he died?!

I encountered Marcus several times over years, in the old Drakes I think first. He was always loud and outspoken, landed himself in many verbal arguments and disagreements over various things, but he was basically a harmless guy that you either engaged or ignored. Whatever happened to him, he can't of deserved, that's the bottom line. And his friends and family must be really devastated by this. Hopefully the Police do a good job and answers are found soon.

My tribute to Marcus will be to shout "Plaid Cymru!!" at the top of my voice and have a kebab, like he often seemed to be doing while staggering drunk up the road!!

RIP Marcus.

Tom likes camels.

He gives THEM the hump.

how can technology lie' date=' dear rob?[/quote']

Neil can make it lie...

I clicked DMFS by accident. Can I have another go please mister?

DSL100 is the amp of my choice' date=' as its basically my two fave amps in one... the 1959SLP and the JCM800 2203... Rob's right, the distorted channel is a bit thin...mine has actually blown and just sounds like a trebly piece of shit right now, but the clean channel on crunch setting is the closest thing to a jcm800 I'll ever have so I'm happy with that.[/quote']

See, the press always said that the DSL was just like a 2203 hotrodded, etc. But now I have one, I can't get my DSL to sound the same or as beefy no matter what I do! Maybe it's something to do with the 2203's 3 pre-amp valves and the DSLs 4. Nothing sounds like a 2203, except another 2203, and that's why they re-issued them. If you're a rock 'n' roller, there has never been a better amp made than the originals. Plug in a good guitar, and rock your socks off!

Keilan, you too need to sell that DSL and get a 2203 on ebay... I'll hotrod the sucker for free!

I used the distortion from my pedal though' date=' not from the head.[/quote']

Yeah, but in that case why fork out for an amp with a bunch of channels? You're not overdriving the signal with it, instead using your external FX for that, so you'd be as well buying a transistor amp or anything else that gives you the power and volume needed without altering the tone or drive of your external fx much. I use valve amps because I like their overdrive sounds and hate the electronic distortions I've heard or used. Otherwise I'd save myself the cash and use it for better/more FX.

Ebay tho, Sir Hog. Get ye to ebay. Got my 2203 for 300 including delivery... 100W, mint condition 1986 model, great quality valves in it, been an absolute rock since!

My opinion? I want one' date=' end of story![/quote']

I figured you'd be more a Mesa or Randall man. All that high-gain squeely business.

you should never need more volume than that either' date=' and somewhere bigger should definately have a pa to run everything through[/quote']

Sorry, but this is just not the case. Some large venues have a pathetic PA, or no mic'ing of guitar cabs. Some venues also have real shitty monitors, and you can't hear what you're playing through them. In these cases, you can use your stack to good effect either as FOH level, or to give you enough on-stage volume to be able to hear yourself.

Also the misconception that a combo valve amp is "just the same" as a head is incorrect. Most combos use less meaty transformers, meaning that they are less able to drive a 4x12 at big volume. Otherwise we'd all buy combos and a 4x12, eh?

Since getting my JCM800 2203, I don't like the sound of my JCM2000 DSL 50 so much for what I play. However, I like it a lot better than the sound of the TSL series! The modern amps sound very compressed and anal on their overdrive channels, but if you like external effects then you can get close with the clean channel only. However, nothing beats the roar of an 800, and it really is a roar! I modded mine a little so I don't need to use a pedal, and I love it. Really beefy fat sound, totall R'n'R. But in the end, it's all personal preference, and your ears will tell you best what to buy.

I've never heard 'If You Want Blood' date=' You've Got It' so I'll have to track it down...

Marsh is [i']bound to have it.

He should!

I will play a track or two in my Damned DJ slot. The rock will be brought!

Thin Lizzy's Live & Dangerous and the above are the best. Period.

You know, I really like that record, but I think there's some slightly less good songs on there. AC/DC is 100% rock-tastic, every song and minute!!

"And I curdled her cream..."

I`ll let you off as you too are a Smokey & The Bandit Lover.

10-4, good buddy.

Fuck me.

He played Ministry "Stigmata" and I wasn't even there!!

Goddam snow

That's impressive for a guy who broke up his band saying he wouldn't be able to play guitar again due to some injury or other, then miraculously cured himself and is now playing without problem seemingly. I guess he'd read the memoirs of one Burton C Bell, eh?

Yep' date=' "Video Nasty" as featured in the Young Ones episode "Nasty".

And I "assume" that because I've known ALL the Broken Sunshine girls for years, long before Broken Sunshine came into existence in fact. Lisa even sang at my wedding for fuck's sake.

But no need to go on the defensive - it was meant as a bit of fun, hence the smilie.

Cheers! [/quote']

I hear we do a "Damned approved" cover of that one, live and on our "Monsters Ruin" EP. Ahem.

Just the Damned.

The duelling guitars of the Young brothers, here still combined with the superlatively demonic tones of original singer Bon Scott, have never been so well showcased as on this live album from their Powerage tour. Masters of the killer riff, AC/DC were at this stage still in full command of the tongue-in-cheek Australian energy that served them so well. With Angus Young's crackling lead guitar fluently tearing up every solo spot he gets with exuberant panache and Bon Scott exuding equal helpings of leering menace and outsider humour, the result is a superlatively potent brew. Above all, their music has a real sense of dynamics, space and pace--essential for any such music to be truly effective. All of this album is essential listening, but in particular don't miss "Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be", "Whole Lotta Rosie" and "Problem Child". - Amazon.co.uk

AC/DCs "If you want blood, you've got it" album. Start to finish it blows my socks off everytime... Crank the stereo and listen to "Riff Raff" kick in.. MEGA!

Yes, there's Queen, but in terms of pure, balls to the wall R'n'R, no-one beats Bon Scott era AC/DC, and this live album in particular.

The Darkness should realise this.

I have it on DVD.

"Put the pedal to the metal, I'm 10-10 on the side!"

Yee-ha!

blah blah blah blah splutter etc

What he's basically saying is that he gets up in the morning, stretches, scratches his baws, then writes whatever comes into his head as a category/nomination.

Who else thinks Fudge would be a lot less fudge-esque if Craig did more/some work?

Sharon is the best act full stop.

Remember Mad Max 3 and Tina Turners' character, the queen of bartertown? If the local music scene was bartertown, then Shaz would be our Tina Turner.

The similarities don't end there either. Both bartertown and the local music scene are built on pigshit. Arf!

It's definately a fix.