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For Maple Road, we're a little different than other local bands. We have dedicated sound and lighting. Our band leaders husband has all the sound and lighting set up before we arrive. There's probably a few people around when we're checking. However for most of the gigs we play I don't think it matters. For the occasional theatre gigs it's completely out of our hands. There's a set time for the sound checks before the doors open. Daryl

Driving home, our old drummer " dropped off " after a late night gig and ran into a fence. He announced he was leaving the band at the next gig. His wife was not happy with the event. Daryl

I wouldn't suggest anyone buy a loudness meter as some sort of gauge for your performance volume. It'll give you more bad info than good, and steer you in the wrong direction if you don't know how to interpret it. Cheap decibel meters aren't accurately calibrated, and they show a peak value. Proper loudness motoring takes in to account that music is a dynamic source and measures with averages over a particular timescale (often a 15 minute average, but usually no less than 5). If you stand at the back of a pub with a cheap meter you'll see all sorts of shocking big numbers pop up when the dynamics are up or the drummer throws a big hit in - if the untrained person holding it tells you "you got up to 112dB!" and then you're moderating what you do based on that, you're chasing your tail because that momentary peak means nothing in terms of genuine perceived loudness in the room.

Any bass player from Ozric Tentacles. Or Marcus's bass playing on any of Luther's records. His bass playing on this is the reason he is regarded so highly imo. It's just a masterclass in for the record understated slap.

Any bass player from Ozric Tentacles. Or Marcus's bass playing on any of Luther's records. His bass playing on this is the reason he is regarded so highly imo. It's just a masterclass in for the record understated slap.

Any bass player from Ozric Tentacles. Or Marcus's bass playing on any of Luther's records. His bass playing on this is the reason he is regarded so highly imo. It's just a masterclass in for the record understated slap.

Autobun - Kraftwerk

Wunderhorse at Cheese and Grain in Frome....not been there before. Little warm up gig before they play Glastonbury.

Ropy Music and their spinoff, Poxy Music. The High Ladas Motorheap

Foot Money Cursed Air Fast Exit

Pizzle Kicks

It's hard to shift them but on the other hand, the sale of one CD generates about the same profit as having 1,377,339 people listen to the album on Spotify.

A very 1970s Mustang Bass on EBay. Poo brown and insensitively modified with a Carvin pickup up at the neck. The inevitable clicky phase/coil split switch is there too. No need to worry about fakery here! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116563598473?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=kKGvwWPtR3C&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=74jSvcDiTL6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I was coming here to suggest Dan too, this is right in his wheelhouse and I'd have the utmost confidence in his work, both in the design and the standard of construction. He's the real deal.