betamax

hey chris if you are ever remotely right about anything we'll let you know yawn *expects another pointless irrelevent rant*

erm.....all this is because we sacked yer mate innit? pa thetic

oh yeh the gig is for real Real Shocks and two other bands who will be dead good still to be confirmed i think Expect sporadic 60 second spacepunk, big tits, screaming and snot Feb 4th - Real Shocks Micro Gig - Dr Drakes First and last gig in Aberdeen for a long time

Brilliant! Incredibly accurate and realistic and the link is pure genius 'Mercedes Rapedrug'....can we use that? Chris, do you want to do our official PR?

dunno why they had it, but it lived in the science block where only the brainy kids went....so the skinheads broke in and wrecked it as a statement against elitism in the eduction system no doubt ..personally I think they (the C5 not Skinheads) were the future that never happened ...just like Space 1999, Food Pills, Robots that cleaned up the house and the 3 day week we were cheated bastards

crackles and jumps like fuck but sounds all the better for it!

our school had a Sinclair C5 Electric car but some Skinheads kicked it in it was never replaced

erm, next time i see you i suppose.....it a great heirloom, a heady mix of 70s new wave and camp disco tunes...with a few token hits...they dont make em like they used to

arggghhh!!!!! youve just ruined my day!!!!....im gonna have to listen to an entire library of punk vinyl to find out now.....i know the one you mean and it in me archives somewhere.....indie London Punk circa '77 .....i think its one of the those small wonder records... *spends next 24 hours buried alive in punk rock archive cupboard*

oh yeh, most Betamax films did indeed include gratuitous 'quan-tities of titties' and ultra violence the format was the choice of the discerning specialist bootleggers specialising in banned films, snuff and hardcore because of its superior picture and sound quality and smaller size making mail order more cost effective.....meanwhile the public took to the ridiculous VHS format, obviously preffering fuzzy vision and wobbly sound to view their stupid 'Honey Ive Spunked the Kids' and 'Die Hard - Penis' videos...

as requested...this is actually a track list of one of me DJ set compo CDs hence i get no DJ work Boredom - Buzzcocks Be Stiff - Lene Lovich Mary of the 4th Form - Boomtown Rats Lets get rid of New York - X 8th Day - Hazell OConner Mannequin - Wire Fuck Off - Electric Chairs International Rescue - Swell Maps Annalisa - Public Image Ltd Why dont you Kill Yourself - Only Ones Sick on You - Hollywood Brats Come back Jonee - Devo Sonic Reducer - Dead Boys First Time - The Boys Whips and Furs - The Vibrators San Plan pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand Kung Fu Girls - Blondie Sattelite - Sex Pistols Stranded - The Saints Whole Wide World - Wreckless Eric Our pop groop is covering 7Teen by the Regents which in my opinion is the best nu wave song of all time, but Id love to cover some of the above as well....but I doubt we could do such uber classics the justice they deserve Are you XS Relocats doing the Drakes gig with us on Feb 4 ?

your band are soooo punk....its wierd you dont like punk.....SPD are way more punk than most punk bands that claim to be punk i thinks its the unhinged chaos and non complaiance to a rock formula that does it you closet punka!

i can vouch for the quality of said PA....it sounds fantastic

i heard from several co-horts that the spikeDriver show at Drakes was par excellence and the Drumming was particularly super if thats any encouragement

just realised this is the wrong forum....eek

Fantastic Valve Combo in minty condition Its a 2001 reissue bought in Dundee (Sound Control) Re valved not long ago As seen on TV used by nearly every good band there is If youve heard one you'll probably want one Im selling this one cos frankly Im very skint and owning 3 is a ridiculous luxury This is the best one I have (the others are so beat-up it would be an embarressment to attempt to sell them) Ill listen to offers before I stick it on e-bay cos a local sale will save a bit of hassle and postage etc. Please PM if you are interested or want to know more details Danke

ive got 3 guitars ones worth loads one was midpriced (600 ish) and one was 250 ish they all sound good they all play really well and they are all good qual and look nice so i dont understand the discussion a guitar can be good or shit regardless of price so many variables just like anything else

in that case Id politely offer 300 and see what he says i predict it will be ''no, but for 330 you can have it'' or something like that but make sure you want this particular type of amp ....its a dirty sounding thing (early Nirvana/Killing Joke) that will be good for alternative nasty stuff but for modern sounds or metal its not really the thang at all and try to use a guitar with loud humbuckers for the best results....it makes the pre-amps on the Burman do lovely feedbacky sustainy things even 350 is not bad....theres not many decent valve heads going for much less and if you look after it (ie get someone who knows what they are doing if/when the valves need changing etc) it should last for ever....we still use the bass version of the same amp and its indestructable

mxr micro amp thats what i use for loud bits not solos works great and sound fab

*has flashback experience* i think what actually happened was, sandy picked it up from RnB after I stupidly gave it to them as deposit for a shite guitar if i remember correctly...ages ago now i would think they sold it to sandy for 250 to 300 as they gave me 200 against the shite guitar i think its worth 300 imo, about what you'd pay for a decent JCM800 of the same type of age i think it packed up on sandy a few times in the first few months he had it, and that me feel quite guilty about the years of high volume abuse i gave it....but i think once RnB had got it fixed it was ok...probably just valves/transformer stuff but i wouldnt get too paranoid about valve amp reliability...they are all useless bastards sometimes, even new ones *scowls at Vox AC30* - 18 months old - broken down at 3 gigs already (which is why Ive got 4 guitar amps, 2 very unhip solid state ones and two trendy valve bastards)

silent ones

the Burman amps are fantastic Burman were a British firm who went bust in the 80s cos there amps were just too well made but badly advertised .... They are old - but not fragile and so simply designed that most amp technicians who can work with a Marshall will have no problem with a Burman.....very similar design ...but in my opinion the Burman sounds better.....the cleanish sound is awesome and the dirty sound is like Killing Jokes first 3 albums....thats because thats what they used. The three stage distortion is clever and does lots of good noisy things. I had one but stupidly sold it to Sandy from Electric Tibet in an hour of need. ...and our Bass player still has the Bass version which also doubles as a guitar amp if needed and that also blows away most amps reliability .....well the construction is military spec....the valves need changing like on all valve amps and the transformer may need replacing if its not already been replaced ....no big deal as its the same type as in Marshall amps of the same age. It does say ''usable collectors item'' and i reckon it tougher than most new amps. Burman - As Endorsed by Electric Tibet and Real Shocks (but maybe thats not a good thing)

indeed that does sound rather like a fucked amp also the recommended set up of a fender valve combo (such as a deville) plus a RAT or a Big Muff is a good one, its not what i use but i know it works well for alternative and most types of rock...more versatile/indivual than a Marshall set-up...they look nice too.