David B

I've tightened the springs on all my strats. The bridge has never budged. No problemo.

Memo to Milner I still have the Ride and Hats if you are interested.

My crashes have gone but I still have the Sabian Pro Sonix 20" ride and 14" hats. Deals to be done if you (or anyone in fact) take both off my hands.

Crashes and China all sold. Ride, Hi Hats and 2 Splashes still for sale. Anyone interested?

See my recent "cymbals for sale" thread (from last week) and let me know if anything interests you.

These 2 cymbals have been sold - Paiste 802 18" crash/ride Paiste 502 18" china

Bri and Triggs - thanks for your kind words. Taking the piss I think. And hijacking my cymbals thread. As you will have noticed at last nights practice, I was playing my "back to basics" set up ie. 4 piece kit and 2 cymbals. I will take out a few more for the Scooter Club Rally next week. For other viewers of the thread, including freddiesofspring, none of the cymbals are sold yet (hardly surprising as the thread only started yesterday). If it helps, I will be in Aberdeen city centre on Saturday morning (I live in Peterhead) before picking up my parents at the airport in the afternoon. I can easily meet up with anyone to view the cymbals in the morning. PS Not in any dark alleys where hood-clad, knife wielding, nutters will relieve me of my cymbals at a substantial discount. Perish the thought.

I'm selling some of my cymbals. I have used them for practising only (my gigging cymbals are Avedis crashes and Paiste 2002 hats). These were bought new, never gigged and are in mint condition - Paiste 802 Plus - 18" crash/ride - 50 Paiste 802 Plus - 16" power ride - 50 Paiste 502 - 18" china - 30 These were used when I got them and are all in good condition - Sabian Pro Sonix - 20" ride - 50 Sabian Pro Sonix - 14" hi hats - 50 Paiste 502 - 12" splash - 10 Paiste 502 - 10" splash - 10 Finally, a well used Paiste 200 18" crash. A bit tatty but thick and solid - 20 All these cymbals are a step up from the cheapest beginners packs which are on sale. I only ever buy heavy and substantial cymbals for playing rock/punk/metal. These cymbals are solid and built to last. I am always open to sensible negotiation.

I'm looking through my cymbals at the moment. May be selling a few. Will put up a new "for sale" post when I decide what I no longer use.

Scot Ads? Or an ad on the wall at the music shops or Captain Toms (assuming you are in Aberdeen). Good luck.

I'm surprised that no-one wants it. I have a Premier Artist Birch (bought used from a friend) and it looks good, lovely build quality and sounds great at gigs. Pro piece of kit. Highly recommended.

I think Aberdeen is on the up for live music. The gig guides are busier than I can ever remember in the past. BUT Ironworks at Inverness are getting lots of bands that are bypassing Aberdeen altogether. It is a good venue (I saw UFO up there a couple of years ago - large, enthusiastic audience) and I assume that they are trying hard to get acts which are too big for small venues but not big enough for AECC type venues. The Music Hall is a great "medium size" venue but as the only one in Aberdeen, and covering comedy, classical etc, it must be hard finding convenient slots for touring bands. I was saddened when the Capital closed many years ago. I was a great mid size venue. Just in excess of 2,000 seats, I think. Oops. First post for a while. I have made the mistake of not going off topic or dishing out abuse at someone who I don't agree with.

Seller from Blairgowrie has a 30 watter on eBay.

They played most (but certainly not all) of Live and Dangerous. Superb show of guitar talent and with that back catalogue of songs it could hardly fail. Good crowd and all seemed to enjoy it. I've seen Lizzy twice before (with Phil) and this one was just as good. Good to hear Cold Sweat again. A real headbangin' rocker of a tune.

You should have gone to see Thin Lizzy and Diamond Head instead.

Pallas. Under-rated band at their peak. Still popular on the continent. They are still a regular feature on my iPod.

No tumble dryers this time. Just 3 giant ovens roasting chickens and a chef attending to them at one point during the gig. All barking mad I think. Seemed to be a slightly younger crowd than the R30 tour. Perhaps we are in the midst of a Rush renaissance. Hope the tour is released on video. It will be a cracker.

I also noticed that Geddy played a fantastic "twiddly bit" during Digital Man. It certainly was not part of the original song. He was obviously showboating but when you're that good - go ahead and do it. I've been watching the "south park" intro on Youtube. Very funny. Great intro to their best song.

Only 3 ish. They are getting on a bit in years.

Great night. 6 songs from the new album. Better live than on the CD I think. Some interesting oldies, such as Bangkok, Entre Nous, Circumstances, Natural Science and Witch Hunt. As well as the classics such as Tom Sawyer (classic South Park video intro), Dreamline, Subdivisions, Spirit of Radio. Interesting intro at the start. Alex played the intro from Limelight before the band even got to the stage. Then started again once they made it to the stage. He may have got a wee bit carried away with the video intro which featured a strange looking scotsman. Good solos from all 3. Geddy has never played better. Once again I feel old. First saw them at Ingliston in 1983. Gary (aka wog - am I allowed to say this?) ran a bus from Peterhead. Next gig for me - Lizzy/Queensryche. Kids coming to this one. 9 year old daughter wants to go as a "rock chick". Whatever that means!

I can only recall 3 gigs at the Venue from the 80's. Vow Wow Cherry Bombz Dumpy's Rusty Nuts Each one a gem. In a sort of camp, drunken, post NWOBHM kind of way.

I was a regular listener. And I often wrote in. I went by the name Sheriff of Huddersfield (after an Iron Maiden B side). I travelled to Bon Jovi on a mini bus arranged by the Phantom Kiss Maniac. I also remember Vinnie Vincent's Pink Jackson was a regular "writer inner". Dave had his Thursday night metal night at Ritzy. I was always asking him to play God Bless Video. Funny. I was reminiscing with a friend about this just a couple of weeks ago. Fond memories. Does Northsound have a rock/metal show these days?

What an impact. I can see that this thread is really buzzing. Latest News - after discussion yesterday it was decided that we will take our Peavey Black Widow loaded subwoofers. Apparently, we need them to give the top speakers something to stand on (why not just use our stands, I wonder). I get the feeling that this will be a loud gig. Loud but good, obviously. Perhaps the plan is to drown out the drummer. No-one will hear my mistakes. To whet your appetite, we will be playing 2 tunes for the first time - Don't Dictate and Sound of the Suburbs. Surely that's worth coming along to watch. If not - look on the bright side - only 3 months til Rush at SECC. "The point of the journey is not to arrive"

Debut performance of Red Cortinas with new boy Triggs on 2nd guitar. Mixture of classic rock and classic punk. Kinks, Who, Hendrix, Free, Oasis, Pistols, Clash, Subs, Ramones etc. Ably supported by solo guitarist Tim Branston who hails from Huntly. He will be warming everyone up with is own unique blend of blues rock. Live music has been a bit thin on the ground at the West End recently, so come along and have a good time and support a venue that is trying to support local bands.

I know nothing about DJ'ing but I can say that the iPod is still a useful device for a "pretend DJ". For my kids' parties I just make up a playlist (depending on what my son or daughter want to hear), set it to random and plug it in to my PA. Et voila. Really useful for folks who need a low tech, quick fix solution.