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We played at the Victory in Hereford last night in support of Brazilian hardcore punkers, AntiVirus... It's funny because we're quite inyerface, but compared to the other 3 bands, we were melodic pop punk! They were all about onslaught with no let-up which a few metallers in the crowd enjoyed and pushed each other about to which was excellent, but we did our psychedlic stonerdoom song (that's meant to be an onslaught too but our drummer keeps playing it really slowly!) but this time we emphasised the different textures and built and collapsed various drones in weird (and perhaps wonderful) ways - after that we seemed to get a far bigger crowd and maybe 100 people had come in who remained, and even danced about. We'd re-arranged our set so that I started or gave tempo to most of the others so we were quite varied, ranging from oldskool punk to dance-rock to stoner which I quite like - it means we're quite different to a lot of the other bands we play with though whether that's a good thing is another matter entirely! Still, we had the biggest crowd, none of whom lit flaming torches or brandished pitchforks to hasten us on our way. In fact some even said that it was nowhere near as bad as they were expecting despite the now more-numerous bass solos. I had on a rare-as-hen's-teeth Wigsville Spliffs vest with tight camo trews and 5-10 Guide approach boots. Gear was Sandberg Basic - Helix - BBE pre/DBX compressor - Crown bridged power amp - Markbass 4x10. Post gig dram was a fine Arran barrel reserve.

Thanks for all the input. I don’t play live , or in bands these days. Just spend time recording rubbish on soundcloud these days😺 It was the Roland Bass Guitar which caught my eye …again ! I’ll just carry on with this approach,and look forward to getting the tiny Roland synth midweek.

yep horrible isn't it. I have a plan though

I've been focussed on lightweight for so long that I never really looked and as I carry PA most of my gigs I didn't need anymore weight But I have a couple of gigs where I don't carry PA so am happy to lug this

Folks, I'm wondering whether anyone in/around/near Sheffield has a Bass Vi they would lend me for some overdubs on our new studio album? Glen Campbell type vibs, nothing gnarly that might hurt it Obviously I'd live to own one but thats isn't an option just now financially I'm in Hope Valley (S33 6SB)

Sade performed 'Be Thankful For What You Got' live in Japan back in 1986. The track is originally by William DeVaughn, featuring Ronnie Baker on bass (also on my website). Sade - Be Thankful For What You Got | Paul S. Denman

I have a few of those. Frustrating... I once contacted the guitarist of the band Fates Warning for help. I don't remember his reply, but in essence it was "I don't feel like it". The drummer never replied.

Is this the same bass you're now selling in the classifieds with a different pickguard? Oh I've just seen it's a spare white pickguard on the same bass.

Our duo played at a birthday party last night, augmented with a drummer we often work with. Venue was a large Memorial Hall, with a high stage and about 80 guests attending. There was a Martin house PA which annoyingly we weren’t allowed to use, so carried all our stuff in and then up onto the stage. Room didn’t sound as bad as it looked it would, so no probs there. Used my Rumble 500 combo and P-Lyte, my go to set up these days. The booker wanted 3x30 mins sets of dance stuff so we obliged and had a full dance floor for most of the time. 3 sets is weird for pacing the evening, along with fitting in the buffet and announcements etc - rock n roll or what? 😆 Still, we managed it and just got packed down by the 11.30pm curfew. A strange gig, but very well paid and happy punters so all good.

My exact thoughts too but didn't want to mention it and cause more problems for him. Most of our gigs run on a little but that's usually because we just put too many songs in the set list but we all enjoy it. I forgot to mention the Bingo and raffles do tend to run over and our 2nd set invariably starts late. Depending on how nice the club is to us we will either just do the full set or we cut it short and finish dead on time we initially stated. Dave

Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be - AC/DC

Blimey, it sounds like your guitarist is in the wrong band! If he doesn’t appreciate that most weddings rarely run to schedule then I’d suggest he finds another band rather than holding you all to ransom over a final song.

Any car is uncomfy after 10hrs drive before a gig. Dave

It is smaller, which was your complaint! Although having used some of the MVave stuff, I doubt it would sound as good as the ME-90B

There's a link with why Witon's on the Joni tracks isn't there (other than shear class)...wasn't Max Bennett one of her affairs?

The Number One Song In Heaven — Sparks

I have tried them all. Best solution, in my view, and it's not close, is the JamOrigin MIDI Guitar / MIDI Bass Solution WITH a hexaphonic pick up (it works well without, too, but if you are doing chordal work the hexaphonic makes an enormous difference). If you want something to be used without a laptop, a GK-3B + GR-20 will do. All that said, I do not think it is entirely true to say that pitch to midi is a complete non-starter. But you do have to play differently – for example, if you are playing a bass synth line with a fast attack sound, then you'd be advised to play that one (or even two, if possible) octaves up. it's a world of trade offs. It can work, but you need to be aware that it is a different animal. Here is an example from a few months ago, with the much worse MIDI Guitar 2.