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Last night in a Boston pub, 1st dep for Kloane, an 80s+ covers band. Was apprehensive to be honest because, though I had depped twice recently with most of the guys for their soul big band, these songs were mostly brand new to me: I'd never attempted these basslines before, even at jam nights or learning at home. Out of 30 on the setlist, 9 days to learn 25 of them. I had a feeling they wouldn't mind if I used a tablet as an aide and it turned out to be the case - it was a bloody useful crutch. I don't know how I'd have fared without it, but on some songs I'd have been not got the starts right and missed some of the many breaks, interludes and specific endings. Most of the recorded tracks are fade out, but I had their backing tracks the vocalist uses on his solo gigs and I trusted the band would follow the structures, which they mostly did. Had a few unannounced key changes which totally threw me for more than a few bars as I was trying to desperately transpose in my head whilst keeping the groove going 😱😎. Pay wasn't the best, but we all get the same and this is the first that's not been cash No rehearsals, just straight in. It's nice they trusted me for that. I'm not even a semi-pro, so this has been a challenging but huge learning experience - and on the night a lot of fun once we got going. Hopefully I'll get called in again. In the meantime I plan on learning these songs properly!

Can anyone reccomended a multi-effects pedal for a technically challenged old guy. I’m looking for something that isn’t too bamboozling. Thanks in advance.

If the 1st fret we see is a zero fret then those dots on fret 2 are misplaced, and confusing (should be 1 dot @ fret 3). Looks more like a mockup someone photoshopped, not a real life instrument, but apparently it's real.

Another dep last night, my 3rd and the 1st with this band. 25 great songs "learnt" in a week. First gig where I read off my tablet: hard to maintain focus on the score, check my fingerboard from time to time, get eye contact with bandmates and crowd, watch the drummer for visual clues. Had a blast though!

The pups are EY Parts Eric Custom T Bird ceramic humbuckers. I chose to use two 14k Pups both higher output units which offer a huge range of very diverse tones. The Harley Benton is great starting bass for pup up grades. Alder body, bound neck, nicely finished, all for £199.

I'll have try one, one of these days. No music shops nearby unfortunately. Btw could you tell it's a USA visually from differences?

No man’s land NMA

Beautiful guitar I would leave 10’s on it for sure as I feel it’s the perfect match for a Les Paul

Agreed 🙌

Looks great! How does it sound?

All Ai. I’ve sent it off to a local luthier to see if I can make the build happen 👀

Another smooth and friendly deal, cheers Ian 👍

Great looking guitar

Patches are the programmed FX chains... There's thousands of slots available for new ones, you can either put them together yourself or download from various places.

Is that nine songs that were recorded and never released, or nine songs on which the bass part was retracked by NF?

Stuck In The Mud - Fenris

I think you nailed it with this idea. It's just to see one on the used market for sale.

Wasn't my suggestion quoted here thinking out of the box? Since you suggest Sire why the V7 when they offer P bass alternatives?

Ibanez SR655E; 16.5mm reverse P+J Nordy designed PUs. I have one and it's very good. I won't mention what I paid for mine, but lets say with an Ibanez OHSC, I got change from 250 pounds. The SR755 is very similar.

Can the fI4 do a stand alone ‘3 leaf doom fuzz’ type of thing? Thanks

"Dust. Anyone? No? Dust. Anyone? No? Dust. Anyone? No? High in fat or low in fat?" "That's right, it's low in fat which means you can eat as much dust cake as you like! And we all like a bit of cake, don't we? I know I do..."

Also DIY neck roasting! 😂 It's a Fb Reel, if I knew how to embed it I would, but I don't, so I can't. Mark

We had a great night with a great crowd at The Bend Theatre opening for Reverend Raven. We sold 230 tickets $18.00-$20.00. The place only holds 300. We played from 7:30- 8:30. I could tell from the sound check that were clicking on all 6 cylinders. I got mobbed in the lobby as I was leaving.lol Daryl