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I felt this just warranted its own thread.

So, you want to learn to play 'Rocket Man' on this ?.......... By Thursday?

It's in a queue Fixed it for you Al Have you been banned form comp chat? You should start a new compressor related forum with a .comp web address

Perfectly understandable. We're all different. I understand how gigging a lot can work for some and not others. I answer to no one and can sleep as late as I want. I'm single by design, as a matter of fact, I broke up with the last woman I dated because I knew she didn't get rock & roll or gigging. Our guitarists wife comes to every single gig with him, she's never missed a show in the 7 years I've been with the band. I asked her why; "Because I love watching my husband do something he loves" That's the kind of lady I need to meet. No woman is ever going to give me any type of grief about gigging. The money I earn from gigging means so much more to me than the salary I drew when I was a part of the traditional workforce. And I had a great paying career. I still feel that getting paid to have fun and do something you love is, well you can't beat it. Sure there's little inconveniences and every gig won't be great, but I still wouldn't trade away gigging for anything. I'm not important enough to hate any genre of music as long as it's professional and played well and I get paid to do it. I truly love this business and I love playing. BTW, sorry about the rant. Blue

In October of 1978 I saw Slade play the first night of six in a nightclub chain. Very little advertising and the bouncers were turning away fans who weren't dressed "smart but casual". Slade played to 19 punters in a 1000 capacity venue; the smallest crowd in their professional career. they still talk about it yet. When they came on Noddy Holder said "Jeeesus, did you all come on the same bus?"

... and done (all except the 'Smilies'; I'll do them later, one by one...). Enjoy.

Sounds like a good reason to take up double thumbing.

Ableton is fine for programming drums, however it's arguably not the best DAW for 'band/instrument' recording, it's way more geared towards electronic music (which it's amazing at). As such you may want to look at Garageband, or Logic (running in it's simplified mode......allows you to get more advanced when you're ready), as mentioned above, they both have very useable drum sequencers. Fun fact, although Logic's drum tracks appear as an audio wave at first, you can simply drag the part onto a spare soft-instrument track and it will show you the midi score......you could then apply any drum sounds soft-instrument (DFH, Tooktrak etc) on that track. Allows you to pull together drum grooves very easily, then apply your own preferred sounds to that groove. Si

I don't hate anyone I've never met nor got to know personally.

I dunno, you buy one little Ferrari and EVERYONE hates you. That's England for you.

I find them an exceptional band. I know a lot of folk don't like JK, but he's a great front man & a great vocalist too. The bassline in this is fantabulous...

Courier service

It might be better to accept that than spend hours digging through the box mountain in the loft to find the certificate, and then when I've found it, some clever so-and-so will say I photoshopped it!

You get my not whining about a challenge and doing something about it award. Well done!

Generally if you have to ask...

If you're going to patronise people (that means "talk down to" for all you thickies out there ) then at least learn to spell pigeon.

I would look at the Pedaltrain Nano/Metro series. They have a planner app on their site to help your work out which model will be the right fit. Then if you want a flexible power supply that will fit underneath then you'll be after a Cioks DC5 (sold by HotRox) or a Onespot CS6 (Andertons currently cheapest). For cables I would recommend a solderless kit like Evidence Audio SIS or Tightrope for their ultra low profile plugs and the ability to change lengths as your board evolves.

The spark between musicians is where the magic lives. Playing without it is like being in a loveless marriage.

I've just told the band I've been playing in (I've never been able to think of it as "my band") that I'm leaving. Two reasons: complete lack of communication, while playing or between practice sessions, and difference in taste in music. It's an indie-pop originals band, not my favourite style, but I was grateful for the offer to play with them, I liked the freedom to develop interesting original basslines, and I've put a lot of effort into it. But it just hasn't gelled. I've played open jams where I felt more musical connection with people I'd never met before than with this band after many hours over many months of playing together. Earlier tonight I talked to the guy who put this together to play his originals, and told him I was deeply sorry but I had to leave, that I respected what he was trying to do but couldn't remain part of it. He accepted "musical differences", but became very defensive when I tried to say - as I've said many times before - that I can't play in a band where nobody makes eye contact while playing. That he didn't thank me for the time I've put in on the arrangements I've developed for his songs confirms my decision. One good thing is that I handled it through a couple of phone calls followed by a carefully under-stated email rather than turning up for a practice and throwing a hissy-fit halfway through. So now I have to find a Manchester-based blues band... :-)

To slightly tidy up my area of the stage, I bought one of these - search on eBay for "Fisual Zip Cable Tidy Wrap". They're about a tenner. It's easy to use - you don't need to thread the cables through or anything like that, because it unzips fully along its length. Just first roughly gather the cables together, then wrap the cable tidy around and zip it up. My gear position, power supply positions, and general stage logistics vary from gig to gig - but in this instance, it was two power cables (monitor and pedal board), USB (to charge my phone), and an XLR send to the desk. Other gigs I might also have an instrument cable in there and a monitor XLR from the desk. I've survived years without the cable tidy but it all does seem a bit neater now.

glad i'm not the only one who thinks that

After SAHB broke up, they got a Tubes member (Leroi Jones ) in as singer when they became The Zal Band.

Not sure if this has been posted before, but I saw this today. Enjoy, fellow StingRay enthusiasts.

I recently jacked in doing any theatre depping. There are a few ‘go to’ players around here that, as well as being superior players to me, are also in the ‘clique’. So when I get the call to play, I know it’s because they have no other option. It’s not nice knowing that you are 2nd, 3rd or even 4th choice on the list, knowing that the other musicians also know this and knowing that your playing will be compared to the regular bass players. In the end the pressure and unfriendliness was just too much and I simply didn’t enjoy it any more. Do what makes you happy.

Bass for sale, heavy reliced finish, mint condition, never played.

I listen to music all the time apart from when I'm in the car. As a sales rep im in my car for 8 hours a day and only ever listen to spoken radio like LBC, 5live and Radio 4. Music stations are just too repetitive

I got a great dub tone out of a Stingray due to the active EQ, I imagine one of the double pickup versions of the Stingray, Sterling, Sabre or Bongo would be even better.

Our singer Tony has an entertainment agency with lots of different acts from Laptop Johnny DJs and solo tribute acts to 8 piece function bands. He lives in Wythenshawe so most of his acts and music venues are based around Stockport and South Manchester. His agency has a few blues bands and he is often looking for dep musicians or permanent replacements. I'll ask him if he knows of anybody needing a bass player if you like?

You've got a real proud dad look going on there! Lovely photo

Sometime I think I'm the only fool 65 year old with the same spirit for gigging I had when I was 12. I'd be in heaven if I had gigs 4 nights a week. I love late nights, love the club bar scene, love the money and most of all the attention. I must have signed 5 CDs and several gig posters this past Saturday night. I love that kind of stuff. Blue

As with most songs I listen primarily to the Basslines - on this count Jamiroquai hit the bulls eye time after time. I think all those who have played Bass in the band have brought something special to the music. I know that some are dismissive of JK but he does write some wicked lyrics...

Of course, that's different - guitarists have always been a lot more deluded than bass players. Anyway, I've got a brand new car and it's made me a really good driver, so there!

Yes, I meant 'one's head'. It's true though, it's not the bass, it's what you do with it. No matter how many basses I play, at the end of the day me playing a bass sounds a lot like me playing a bass - regardless of what it is, or how much it cost.

Probabaly a personal thing for me BigRedX as I was never that into pop. First LP I bought was Close to the Edge and then spiraled into deepest prog.

I'd need to spend a load more on liposuction and lycra.

"Apparently Trump has challenged you to a duel with this thing"

I remember being in school and my fellow pupils asking if you’d seen TOTP the previous night and then discussing it; good times.

And if you liked that, then you have GOT to hear this:

The soundtrack to The Lost Boys was pretty much the soundtrack to my early teens. Still love it now. Also love Busy Malone and was lucky enough to do be in the house band for a production of it in theatre a couple of years ago.

‘Tasteful Slapping’

Paid rehearsal, innit?

I have another drink, blame it on the landlord/promoter/time of year take my money and stop worrying about it. These things happen.

Bought a Quilter amp. Great communications, timely delivery and well packaged.

Purchased a Clover bass off Jamie over the Xmas period, the bass arrived in great condition and the whole process was a breeze many thanks again

Had my second deal with Jamie. Again, everything went extremely smooth. Thanks Jamie:)

... 20 Minutes after my previous post. Delivered.