betamax

hey chris

if you are ever remotely right about anything we'll let you know

yawn

*expects another pointless irrelevent rant*

Originally posted by Zombie Re-Munched:

What the hell are you waffling on about now Steven?.

Maybe old age is making you paranoid, you don't make much sense these days.

Oh and you'll do my official P.R mate, not the other way around.

Deary me, what is it with you and Steven?. Mentioning my name in vain at every given opportunity, perhaps you ought to blame me for JFK's assassination, World War 2 and 9/11 too while you're at it.

After all, i am the big bad slackened arsehole of hypocrisy called Zombie R. Munched, my over-inflated ego and reputation both precede me don't they?

Bilious, bitter and twisted and now hypocritical and egotistical too...do you have anything more to add to my already-glowing character reference Steven and Sharon?

Oh thats a shame, i was looking forward to seeing you announcing more Aberdeen-based gigs and then cancelling them at the zero hour.

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?

Originally posted by delboy:

and what was it used for? i remember seeing some twat driving one and it was the most ridiculous thing i'd ever seen

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

Originally posted by delboy:

i know, whats it called star trax (how late 70's/early 80's is that???), its a really bizarre mix with the likes of billy ocean and the gibson sitting alongside sparks and the regents.

as long as its being looked after!!! how did it play by the way, i never asked you, cos when i played it, it was scratched to fuck but that could be my cheap 50 quid bush record player. me amp has blown up anyway so i can't play records, bah!!!!

i think every household should own a copy of that star trax album.

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

Originally posted by delboy:

yeah VHS is shit, we had a betamax video in 1834 at home and it was ace, we had them at school as well till some clueless neds went and nicked them and they were promptly replaced with the rather inferior VHS.

our school had a Sinclair C5 Electric car but some Skinheads kicked it in

it was never replaced

Originally posted by delboy:

speaking of which when do i get my scratchy lp with '7 teen' on back????? thats a family heirloom you know.

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

Originally posted by Keilan 303:

And who the fuck sings the song that goes.."It could be me! it could be me! it could be me!"

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*

Originally posted by hog dev fucker:

I watched my first Betamax Ninja film which had titties! I was shocked/happy

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 ?

Originally posted by hog dev fucker:

I hate punk which is strange cos I have recently been writing hardcore punk style stuff for Spike Pile Driver...mmmm. maybe I was a punk in my last life

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

Originally posted by lime:

he wants 350, reckon i should try get him down a bit?

its just been re-valved and serviced by matamp tho.,,,

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)

Originally posted by GraemeC:

I would strongly suggest that an amp set at 0 trebble and 10 bass being too toppy through anything ....there is a fault somewhere down the line. Marshall 4x10cabs are not "toppy"

I would get the amp checked out before spending money on a new one.

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.