Drums, Guitar and Bass is down and sounding amazing. The shouting starts tomorrow and the noise will be up on the Famous Grey myspace to listen to next week!

This should allow, with varying degrees of modification, any OS that supports the TI OMAP3 platform to boot on the device. As an example, Archos includes Ångström, an embedded Linux distribution built on top of the OpenEmbedded framework.

Already, there is an effort to get a AOSP (Android Open Source Project) build booting on the device, see the development diary or keep up to date with that and more on the ArchosFans forum.

It took it’s time getting to me but it turned up this week, this tablet will probably replace my Rockboxed 60GB Iriver H340 for day to day music. The A5A, as I will refer to it, is also very sharp on video, so it’s a definite improvement for most things and with 500GB of storage, I can store my whole music collection (and then some) on it!

The only issue I have with it is: NO REMOTE? This makes it a bit of an annoyance to get it out of my pocket, pull the case off some of the way so I can get to the volume rocker.

Will post funky pics soon!

This is the new band I play bass for, the tunes are shaping up to be epic!  We are looking to record an demo in the next couple of months and then play some shows and drum up interest. I am really excited about this… Hardcore!!

Click the image for our myspace page, which should have more up to date info when anything happens.

I bought a Fender MIM Jazz Bass, an Ashdown ABM210 cab and a 4-way footswitch for my amplifier (which almost didn’t fit in my pedal box!)

Here are the images of greatness:

Fender MIM Jazz and the rest of the rig!

My pedal board. It was difficult to fit it all in while keeping it easy to deal with.

All covered up!

All in all some cool stuff! The pedal board was the hardest thing to organise and make work, but I think it’s all turned out good.

Title: Orchestra Of Wolves
Artist: Gallows
Tuning: DADG

Download text version, or read on.

Verse:
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---23-3--23-3-00---23-3--23-3-------|
D|-0--------------24------------2---4-|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-23-3--23-3-00---23-3--23-3-00----| x2
D|--------------24--------------20--|

Chorus:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5555553-332-22----------------5-55555533332-22-----------------|
D|-----------------444442--444442------------------4-4444444444442--|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------2-222222--------0-002-22--------0-00---------------------| x2
D|-0-000000--------4-444444--------0-000000----2-224-4444444444442--|

Verse 2:
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-23-3--23-3-00---23-3--23-3-00----|
D|--------------24--------------20--|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-23-3--23-3-00---23-3--23-3-------|
D|--------------24------------2---4-|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-23-3--23-3-00---23-3--23-3-00----|
D|--------------24--------------20--|

Chorus

Bridge:
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0---------------2---------------3-|
D|-4-------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
D|-4---------------2---------------0-----------------------2-------4-|

Verse 2

Outro:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------3---------------5----------------|
D|-----------------1------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0000000000000000----------------33333333333333335555555555556666-|
D|-----------------1111111111111111---------------------------------|

Tabbed by David Green (david.green’at’tookitaway.co.uk)

Title: Abandon Ship
Artist: Gallows
Tuning: DADG

Download text version, or read on.

Verse 1:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------8h10p8-|
D|-0-00-000-000-0000-00-000-000-0008-88-888-888-88810-1010-101010-101010-------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------10--10---|
D|-0-00-000-000-0000-00-000-000-0008-88-888-888-88810-1010-101010---10--10-|

Verse 2:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------1-11-111-111-1113-33-333-333-333-|
D|-0-00------------------------12/0---------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------3---3-----------5---5---|
A|---------------------------------1-11-111---1---13-33-333---3---3-|
D|-0-00-------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre Chorus:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1---------------0---------------3---------------1----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------3---|
A|---------1-11-111-111-1110-00-000-000-0-13-33-333-333-3331-11--11-|
D|-00-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------|

1st Chorus End:
G|---------------------|
D|-------------------2-|
A|----------------1----|
D|-00-0-0-0-0-0-0------|

Verse 1

Verse 3:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------1-11-111-111-1113-33-333-333-333-|
D|-0-00------------------------12/0---------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------1-11-111-111-1113-33-333-333-333-|
D|-0-00-000-000-0000-00-000-000-000---------------------------------|

Pre Chorus

Chorus 2:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------3---|
A|---------1-11-111-111-1110-00-000-000-0-13-33-333-333-3331-11-111-111--11-|
D|-00-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

Outro:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----8----8-75---7---3--10----8----8-75---7---3--10m|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
D|-0-00-000-000-0000-00-000-000-0008-88-888-888-8-75-55-5557-77-7773-33-31-|

End:
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
D|-0~-----------3-0-|

Tabbed by David Green (david.green’at’tookitaway.co.uk)

Currently, my bass amplifier is an Ashdown ABM500 EvoIII, which is in a hard wearing wooden case. My idea was to mount the amplifier into the flight case rack, so I don’t have to carry as many boxes (even though the boxes I will be carrying will be both bigger and heavier!).

My setup (October 09)

The first step to rack-mount my amplifier is to convert it into something like this, the rack-mount version of the ABM500. Fortunately, with the rack case, I also received a 1U and a 2U shelf, complete with fittings.

Woo Amplifier porn! My Ashdown ABM500 without the wooden casing

The initial idea was to screw the amplifier to the 2U shelf and use the 1U shelf as a top cover to stop dust and preserve the airflow for cooling. After thinking through the options, my father offered to make me a bespoke top cover, so I could use the shelf for storing my effects pedal case, which coincidentally fits in perfectly.

A quick aside about power: On starting this project, I had a 2U rack-mounting power strip. I have no idea where it came from!

Now with all of the pieces, the assembly could begin. (A-Team montage?)

While I was playing about with the positioning of everything in the rack, I was a little worried the single rail rack system (Rack holes at front only, none at the rear) would not hold up the weight of the amplifier over extended periods of time without bending or being overly stressed. Keeping this in mind, I decide to mount the amplifier at the bottom of the rack, where it would also be supported by the floor of the case. The power would then fit at the top and the pedal case would sit on the small shelf somewhere in between.

Cable management was also a big concern, I didn’t want cables restricting airflow from the amplifier, or generally getting in the way when I wanted to use them. I also didn’t want to buy all new cables of exactly the right length just for cable management. To add to this, there was no obvious way to attach the cables to the sides where they would be out of the way. I eventually decided to tape the amplifier power cable (with some fairly strong tape) to the side of the case, where it wouldn’t get in the way. All of the other cables in the rack will be plugged in when I use the amplifier, at some point I will attach some cable guides to the case, or the shelves to better organise it.

I will post some images of it in it’s full glory soon, although I have currently gone back to using the amp in the wooden case for the time being as my car is just not big enough for all of it!

A @ Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms Setlist:
If It Aint Broke, Fix It Anyway
Monkey Kong
Starbucks
Rush Song
Old Folks
Going Down
Good Time
Lake Tahoe
The Distance
Foghorn
Nothing
—————
Something’s Going On
Just Like Paradise
Pacific Ocean Blue

Got myself an ‘A’ mug, after a shameless promo from Jason

This is the first time in a while where I’ve gone to a gig and been genuinely impressed with both the support bands. Scholars were on first, I recommend you check out their single Hydrochaesin from the Hundred Reasons: Singles Club #4. There is also a single for Hundred Reasons (Break The Glass) and Canterbury (Set You Right). Both support bands were awesome keyboard tinged pop-punk with some amazing vocals.

Canterbury were on next, they have their debut album Thank You out now and I would highly recommend it. It’s a highly energetic album, if these guys keep it up they will definitely go places. They have a headline tour coming up in the next month, if’ you have the chance, GO!

It was a really entertaining night, Hundred Reasons started up a little slow, but they soon got into the grove and blew me away. All the fan faves were played, like ‘If I Could’ and ‘Silver’. I was a little disappointed they didn’t play anything I noticed from their latest album. They have been together a decade now and still making amazing sound.

Next gig I’m at is ‘A’ in december. I can’t wait!