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I get that Daryl. When we are playing every weekend or every 2 weeks regularly we don't bother rehearsing but sometimes we can go 4-6wks without a gig and always throw in a 3hr rehearsal the week before the next gig just to refresh things in our head. I can understand that if playing regularly you don't really need to rehearse unless adding new songs. Dave

Its an odd one but we played a very small bar in Paisley with the Glam covers band and they charged £12 a ticket and sold out. The owner literally closed the bar for an hour to clear out the afternoon drinkers but that was a rare event and we played it twice because we knew the owner thru our punk band that played there regularly. When we played it as the punk band it was free entry. Dave

Anyone got any advice on where to fit a baritone guitar into the mix at a blues jam? I just bought one and I'm a bit stumped what to do with it. Tuned BEADF#B, it's like a regular guitar but a fourth down. So I could play rhythm if I can remember guitar chord shapes I last played 50 years ago. And transpose the chords, so for a B concert sound I need to finger an E chord, and so on. Or I could play guitar lead, which I've never done before, but the very basics seem to be simple enough according to beginner videos I have watched. Or I could effectively play six string bass but an octave up, at least on the bottom four strings anyway. And six string bass I have recent experience of. Or all three of the above. Thoughts or experience would be appreciated.

Think the wedding band thing over here is dependant on your bank balance. When we got married 30 yrs ago this Sunday coming we searched for ages to get the right band that had a decent reputation as being good and not daft money. Have to admit i was happy with them. Would i do it again ? Probably not as most people at weddings would be just as happy with a DJ or even just a playlist thru a PA.. Its much the same when you play birthday parties. Most people aren't there to watch the band and would be just as happy with a playlist in the background. Dave

Thighs of a Cow - The Wonder Stuff

I did this for a few years, mainly on the Americana circuit. I then took my Jazz out for a multi-(rock) band all dayer in Sheffield and confused the soundman - he couldn't work put why my bass sounded the way it did! 😸 I think all the other bassists were active 5-string players and I had that setup.

I’m out I’m afraid

It’s a sublime tone

Basschat needs more of this type of advice 👍

Bridge Of Thighs - Robin Trower

I'll Be Thunder - Tina Turner

Fair point. In which case I hate 5 string bass!

Joe Osborn’s entire career was based on playing a Jazz with flats (and a pick).

This one has probably already been mentioned. You've been told the band is breaking up. Then you find out the band is still together only your no longer a member. Daryl

Greased Lightning - Grease soundtrack

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I believe I went on later to clarify my answer once I had a better grasp of how that all worked. It turns out that an OTA compressor like Single Slice and The Watt are a "compressor-sustainer" and not a "compressor-limiter", so there isn't a set gain reduction ratio like there would be on a typical compressor-limiter. OTA compressors don't compress in a linear way like that, so it's not really something you can put a number on. Also glad to see people are excited for the new pedal I'm hoping to have stock built up for it by the end of September. I was originally planning to hold off on announcing it until it was ready to go, but I didn't tell Mike that, and he was excited after gig-testing it (which is always a good sign) and wanted to tell everyone.

Agreed. When the crowd is into it a lot of other things don't seem to matter. Daryl

I think the enthusiastic and engaged crowd is a big one for most of us. For me there's nothing worse than playing to a disinterested crowd. Daryl

I would love a gig like that. Unfortunately I need the supplemental income from gigs Daryl

Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas

Hi folks, Just in case any of us bedroom players wonder how to go about the replacement of that little jet engine fan at the back of RM 500 EVO & I think someone already mentioned it in one of previous posts but just in case.. It's purpose is: ,,the fan is there to change the air inside the enclosure, it does not have to provide a blast, just a gentle air exchange, to this end any fan you choose would be suitable.,, These are the words of mr.Dave Green from Ashdownmusic, who kindly responded to my query over what specs should the replacement fan be. So i am truly very grateful for his response given the original email was sent to ,,whoever,, at Ashdownmusic. Credit to them. 💗 That being said, the fan inside seem to be 60 x 60, might be 15 mm thick but i have feeling there is enough room for 25mm. So i ordered fan from RS Components, 19 Db at some 2500 rpm (RS badged, the other one with similar specs,if not slightly better, better make, was about £15 more)& if the plonkers from DHL have delivered it yesterday (it's just past midnight) i could of have had it fitted by now. Two wires to solder or just to attach correctly. The original fan is some no name stuff, the noise reminds me of APU at the back of RyanAir Boeing 737 when walking around the left wing towards rear entry lol.. Now seriously, it isn't bad at all but i like to muck about the things so hence the change, i've got Warwick Gnome iPro v2 and that is quieter then a tombstone compared to RM but then it is much smaller in size as you all know, less then A5, just over an inch thick.