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In fairness, one former band had a singer who regularly rearranged songs at random in real time. The delights of a 7-bar guitar solo in Johnny B Goode...

Damn, very tempted. I’ve got thier 2.4ghz version and it’s been fantastic. Not sure I’d get much more out of the 5.8 system for the extra money though.

I am just going to reinforce what others have said. I dep with a covers band and have done others. Initially it was a bit of a challenge because they had a set list of over 60 songs and were going to do most of them in a 3 hour gig. I had played about 20 but mostly different arrangements and keys. They didn’t have chord sheets. Thank heavens for Ultimate Guitar. I put together my own chord sheets and put them onto my iPad. They were able to give me one rehearsal beforehand, so I was able to tweak arrangements, keys, etc. I guess about 20 of the songs had iconic bass lines that had to be learnt, the others I just busked against the chords. I have been going to blues jams for years, so I am not too phased at having to busk pop, rock, blues, soul stuff. Like others I really welcome the stimulus of having to learn new material. I just expect to get paid what the rest of the band gets. Addressing the original post more specifically; local jams are great places to find musicians who are used to busking stuff and don’t get phased by new material. In some ways, it is more difficult as a lead guitarist, because it means carrying the melody a lot of the time and there may be iconic solos that have to reproduced. If it’s just rhythm, I think that is pretty much the same as the position of a bassist. There are generally loads of people out there who are pretty accomplished amateur musicians, enjoy playing and would leap at the chance to learn new material. As others have said, they don’t need to be provided with scores at this level. It is going to be much more successful/easier for them if you can provide chord sheets with your arrangements. A Spotify/Amazon Music playlist with the arrangements you are following is also really helpful. Even better if you can provide a rehearsal session.

Grotty services everytime....

I just had some ICs sent over from the US by a guy from Talkbass. This is what he did about shipping: " I use a shipping broker called Pirate Ship (pirateship.com). For international orders I send the package to them, and they re-ship it to you. Saves lots of money. Anyway, in a few days the package will reach Los Angeles and will be trans-shipped to you."

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Maybe the Behringer Acoustic ADI21 at £20ish could be a way to go? https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Behringer-ADI21-V-Tone-Acoustic-Preamp/6LW Bit of tone shaping, plus blend, and still a DI when off?... just as long as you have a bit of monitor provided, or the std out into an FX return?

£435 is less than I paid for mine this year and a good deal. I've used mine loads (even at rehearsals) and it has been flawless.

Thanks Rob, might well take you up on that. Clapham, or some grotty services somewhere - no contest, innit?

so here's a heads up if you want to go wireless Thomann are doing the MIpro 58 set for £435.00 I paid £579 for mine from cybermarket https://www.thomann.co.uk/mipro_mi_58rt_58_ghz.htm this is a great system on 5.8 gig, and so far, zero drop out

@neepheid You are welcome to break the journey up at Chez Clapham whether I go to this bash or not, on either or both journey legs. Rob

Yes, because I'm quite, quite mad. But in the good way. When you live in the sticks, you gotta go where the fun is - you'll die waiting for the fun to come to you...

Are you really coming from Aberdeen to the SW bash ? That’s an epic journey

I have one as a 5 and it got huge plaudits on Wednesday night