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On Sunday I was the only person in the band without a tablet/phone for the music, albeit the singers were just using simple pdfs on their phones. The guitarist suggested I should think about getting "OnSong" (I have an ipad), so I was just wondering whether anyone here have used this and what they think about it?

Have to say, I thought Phil’s kit was jarringly loud on the title track when I listened on 5.1..!

The L-series basses are so good, if you can get your hands on one. In particular the MFD pick-ups, really flexible pre-amp and the saddle-lock bridge are uniquely G&L. I haven't tried them but the Fallout (beefy short scale) and Kiloton (Stingray/Pbass mix?) are meant to be ace. 'Vintage' models like the El Toro are ace, and on the guitar side there are some really great designs like the Espada or Comanche. Such a massive shame to see G&L go. I'll be holding onto my L2500!

There's a current trend for reissues/remixes/remasters and some can be great whilst others just plain aren't as good as the original releases. The Giles Martin Beatles ones and Steven Wilson's reworking of Deep Purple Made In Japan are standouts which demonstrate what can be achieved in the hands of someone who knows what they are doing; Led Zeppelin's Houses Of The Holy is also surprisingly good. Others seem to be geared towards boosting the treble for someone who's played their system so loud they've blown the tweeters and as a result can sound pretty awful on a decent system (Dio's Last In Line and Alex Lifeson's Victor are examples). I've not heard The Lam Lies Down, so can't comment on that; however, my general comment is these reissues/remixes/remasters can be quite variable.

Sometimes things are beyond your control. I played a venue (dedicated band space in the basement of a pub) which was usually well attended. That night, the audience was just the guy we had collecting money on the door and a young couple. We spoke to them after the gig - there had been a massive fight in the pub upstairs and they'd come down to avoid the chaos. In the duo we were often asked to play in pubs on a Sunday between 5pm and 7pm - the intention being to try and stop punters heading home for their dinners. It rarely worked and they were mostly poorly attended, with those watching largely the ones that had been drinking all day. The main problem with the duo (and trio when we added a drummer) was that we got gigs booked through an agent, which could be anywhere in the South Wales area (up to 2hrs drive each way). It meant that the usual way of guaranteeing some kind of audience - by supplying them ourselves - wasn't an option. We managed to develop a following of sorts for local gigs - perhaps 8-10 people would usually turn up to a pub - but it was dependent on the weather, time of year and what other events were on. The mistake we made with the local gigs is that we didn't vary the set enough and so people started to drift away as they became bored with what we were doing (as did I, eventually). My main band now only plays private functions (the dream of guaranteed audiences 😀) but when I play with other cover bands in music venues, we are very much at the mercy of the publicity that the venue provides. Most of them are pubs with live music and few people come to see a specific band. Instead they are there to start the night off before heading to a night club and will leave according to their own agenda and not the end of the gig. So the pub concentrates on advertising the venue, the offers on drinks and fact they have live music rather than the individual band itself.

I've not really seen them around so they never really register with me. I did look in the second hand section here and the last 5-6 seemed to have sold. Lots of people seem to like them so I'll now keep an eye out and see if they work for me. Thanks Rob

Well, the prices will go up now, they will have finally achieved desirability

Yes it does, it comes with a Royal Blood style preset all down for you

All this talk of G&L has made me want to go and look out to buy one. I once tried a bass but the neck was too thick so I didn't get on with it. Any suggestions for a wider neck and slightly thinner neck? I'm going to look around for a bass and possibly a guitar as well and see if they are any good. The headstock looks fairly normal to me. Can't see anything wrong with it, no better, no worse than others. Hate to see any guitar/bass company go out of business though. Rob

Personally I’d go for the CV (I have a Chinese one) due to the flatter fretboard profile.

I was going to say this. The closest thing I’ve played. The SHR500F basses are fairly close, too.

Shuker artist series?

that's what happens when you miss the mixing session.