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Lycra Clad Cyclists are cunts ... all of them.

I have a DS1 or a Big Muff withthe Tone Wicker option

I haven't posted on this thread in ages and have seen a fair amount of movies since then. Some recent ones... Place Beyond The Pines Excellent 3-part character study on actions and their far-reaching consequences. Top cast. 8.5/10 Oblivion Good-looking fluff, starring a woefully miscast Cruiser. Great visuals, lame story, with a "twist" that you'll see coming a light year away. 6/10 The Hobbit Drawn out and disappointing, this movie was ruined for me by Martin Freeman's inept turn as Bilbo Baggins. Even when faced with mortal danger, he had some stupid whimsical crack to make and it ruined any suspense or sense of real danger. The "diswashing scene" was particularly toe-curling. 3/10 Star Trek : Into Darkness Exciting sci-fi action with the "new" cast settling nicely into their roles. Even ginger cunt Pegg and his shameful take on Scotty didn't ruin this one. My only criticism is the same one I've levelled at every action movie over the last 10 years or so - the fact that the protagonists seem to be able to absorb unlimited physical punishment and get back up again, even when hurtled 100 feet, full force, to the ground. Spock kicks serious ass in this one. 8.5/10 The Evil Dead This one gets a point for the great opening - and fuck-all else. Dreadful. Watch the original instead. 1/10 Dark Skies Uneventful alien abduction movie. Pretty uninvolving. 5/10 The Last Stand A grizzled Anholt still manages to fill the screen as a local sherriff facing a High Noon scenario with some nasty drug dealers who are heading towards his small border town. 30+ years in Hollywood and he still can't pronounce 85% of his dialogue 6/10 A Serbian Film (Uncut) Holy Mother of God! - I wouldn't even attempt to rate this mind fuck (pun intended - if you've seen the movie).

The 'ole bumparoo... Here are some foaties and if these don't make someone buy this criminally underpriced beauty, then to paraphrase Jake La Motta ... "You all play guitar like you take it up the ass.." http://www.flickr.com/photos/16777466@N08/sets/72157633475120980/

Folks, the DD-3 was sold last week. Apologies for not responding sooner to the several enquiries I received. I've been pretty gash at getting back to folks on here of late. Must try harder.

Is that a DSL combo?

I agree with Joda Serk's comments, especially around wattage. My Mesa Lonestar runs at 5, 15 or 30 watts and on the 15 watt setting actually murdered my 50w Cornford the other night in a live situation (2 x guitar, bass, drums, vox) when my mate was using the latter. Both of us were using Strats and were playing at similar volumes The clarity of tone on the Mesa, which like the Cornford run EL34's, lead to better cut-through.

Personally, I prefer valve amps for the natural sound and the hitting power. I used my Cornford at last weekend gig and the guest guitarist used a Valvestate 250. He got completely lost in the mix and I was only running at 1/2 gain and 1/3 volume in a biggish hall. It was the opposite in a previous band where I used a Spider Valve 100 and the other guitarist had a DSL50. You just couldn't heard me at all until I was turned up way too loud. It's a matter of personal preference, and some great tones can be got out of those AVT's, but for me, there's no substitute for a valve or (tube) amp. As for maintenance, I'd contend that if a solid state amp goes "pop" circuit-wise, there's very little the Average Joe could do to fix it. Valves you can change yourself for the most part. Also, if you want to change the colour of your tone, it's not too difficult with a valve amp, some amps even let you change valve types (e.g from EL34 (British Marshall sound) to 6L6 (Fender blues sound) ) without the need for rebiasing. Solid states amps have their advantages too - they tend to be more relaible, quieter and are usually much lighter. Some of the newer ones have a wide range of tone options via amp modelling - e.g Line 6 Spider and Flextone. As for hybrids, I've played through and owned a few and none of them really cut it for me. I owned a Bogner Alchemist and a Hughes & Kettner Switchblade, both of which had onboard effects - if that puts them in hybrid territory. Both were very good amps. Having said all that, I know a few guys who gig regularly with AVT's and are more than happy with them.

Does the above refer to private gigs?

Well, make one. Brit built champ vs Chinese has-been

Folks, Did you ever feel like just chucking the playing side music altogether? Lately, I've not been enjoying my sessions with either of the bands I'm involved with. I have a May Weekend gig with the 3-piece I'm in and the usual pre-gig excitement has been replaced with a blend of dread and CBA. This isn't a new thing - I was a motorbike freak from age 8, through to my first bike at 14 (rode it to school illegally) and apart from a few financially-imposed breaks, I pretty much owned a bike right up until about 4 years ago, when I opened the garage door, took one look at my Fireblade and thought "Nup, I'm done with all this". I've never had more than a slight inkling to get another since. Now that same feeling is creeping in with guitars. I can't be arsed practicing, I put very little effort into last night's pre-gig practice session. I couldn't be bothered dialing in a decent tone on my amp and played the same E-minor solo in just about every song (regardless of key). Probably classic mid-life crisis, eh? I just never thought it would happen with guitars. Does/Has anyone else - regardless of age - ever felt the same way? Thanks for reading.

That's right Bri, just like me

They'll likely be Burstbucker Pros - stick them on The Bay of E - you should get at least 70 sheets for them.

C'mon somebody sell him a J200 !!! ... I can't take anymore of his whining about not being able to find one

If only the Jim Root Strat had dots ....

"I'm wrong side of thirty...too old for RnR really" - PISH You're never too old

I have the T.Rex Fuel Tank Chameleon and it's great, though the noise levels from my Morley Bad Horsie do depend on the distance between it and the PSU (the farther away the better). All pedals - dirt (it changes on a weekly basis ), tuner, wah and delay - are connected individually to the PSU.

*** BOTH NOW SOLD ***

You selt that under my nose to some haddie-botherer from Montrose. Gutted ... and you know how much I love acoustic guitars.