hiram.k.hackenbacker

5 minutes ago, Rich said:

UPDATE: Saw my GP yesterday. It is definitely trigger finger. The fact that it has happened simultaneously in both hands make me quite the rarity, apparently, especially as it's my index fingers. I've had a steroid injection in the base of the left index as it's the worst of the two, if it's going to work it will take effect within a couple of weeks. Right at the moment, it's as sore as f***. This is annoying as I've got a rehearsal tomorrow night and a gig on Friday.

I've bought a couple of said stretchy finger protectors, wearing one at the moment on my poor aching left. Typing is, errm, interesting with it on  

Hi @Rich. Yes I've suffered with this for years as has @NancyJohnson. I think there is a thread regarding his exploits somewhere. 

My right ring finger locked folded some time ago and I ended up having steroid injections. The jabs relieved it almost over night, but you can't keep having them.

I then went on to some fairly intense physio which has kind of held it at bay. I still wake up feeling like i've boxed ten rounds during the night and both ring fingers are stiff as hell, but they ease off during the day.

By evening (gig times) they're workable, but I sure know about it the day after.

The ultimate solution it have the pulleys cut, which I think is what @NancyJohnson had done. I'm on the verge of needing it, but am getting by without taking that step - for now.

Hope the injections work for you. They definitely helped for me, but it's not a permanent solution for everyone.

Yes, I know, but I won't ruin it either. The one on the left has elements that are still there on some models.

10 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

I saw a video on this earlier...Peach Guitars.

 

Either the guy playing it is a giant or it's a tiny instrument.  It looks absolutely diddly.

 

 

Well. it's 30" scale and he's quite a big lad, so a bit of both.

Firstly, it irritates me beyond belief people posting links with no context. If you're going to post something at least give us a chance to decide whether we want to click on it by giving a description, even if it is brief.

Secondly, I don't think the lady above (aneesastrings) is miming at all. The whole of the audio is out of sync with the video, the vocal and playing.

16 minutes ago, uk_lefty said:

In my previous band only the singer had notes on stage and the drummer and guitarist used to say that was unprofessional

A little naive of them really. If that’s unprofessional, then there are a lot of major recording artists on tour at this moment that are unprofessional as well.

There are a lot of big stages that are littered with prompt machines that look like monitors. The singer in my Bowie band used to have one. Good pieces of kit, but not cheap.

2 hours ago, Cliff Edge said:

This is what I do. Mostly it’s a prompt for the key and the intro chords after which the hope is the rest falls into place. I also use it as a crutch for lyrics of songs I take lead vocal on. 

I don't blame you. If I had to sing/remember lyrics as well, I think my brain would melt 🤣.

There's a few bands I have not taken this approach with, one being the Bowie band where being tied to any form of notation would not have served the show very well at all.

I did have one A4 sheet for a couple of shows when we first put Wild Is The Wind in the set. I think I tried too hard to learn/remember it and it just wouldn't stick for some reason. Bit odd really as it's not the hardest song in the world 🤷‍♂️.

The other one is the Queen tribute. No dots for the same reason.

The 80's show I've done so many times now there wouldn't be much hope for me if I couldn't remember it after all this time.

The rest = iPad/OnSong all the way.

33 minutes ago, RM1999 said:

I did find the manual settings were a touch on the fizzy side for me, but defo a good starting point, keep fiddling and you'll find it's an altogether superb unit.

I thought that at first, certainly when I was using in isolation at home, but when you put yourself in a live situation it really doesn’t - to my ears anyway.

4 minutes ago, basexperience said:

Excellent! Thanks matey, I’ll get the manual downloaded. It didn’t come with one!

I’ve just checked and the updated manual does have quite a few settings in it.

I haven’t got this one, but I have the two smaller ones, the YYZ and the MP40 and they both had settings in the booklets which come very close.

32 minutes ago, Downunderwonder said:

If Dakota is code for dead duck then @hiram.k.hackenbacker's list is way off base in my world. 'Sally has long had it's day but the rest are still popular. 

My interpretation of ‘Dakota’ is that it’s songs that are being done to death currently.
I see a lot of bands and I don’t know of any that have Mustang Sally in their set. YMMV.

I’ll forgo popular for different and done to a high standard.

25 or 6 to 4 by Chicago

The Bitter End by Placebo

Night Boat to Cairo by Madness

Behind The Lines/Dukes End/Turn It On Again by Genesis

Head Over Heels by Tears For Fears

Tom Sawyer by Rush

Too Much Too Young by The Specials

Is She Really Going Out With Him by Joe Jackson

Three Little Birds by Bob Marley

@solo4652 - ah, the old thorny subject of set list content. I note with interest you mention going down the 'Dakota' route.

I assume by that you mean the songs that everybody does that are bit samey? Well, of your set, there are a few 'Dakotas' IMHO.

Set 1

Valerie

Proud Mary

Mustang Sally

Who knew (Pink)

Perfect 10

Don't call me baby (Voice of the beehive)

Put your records on (Corinne Bailey Rae)

Good luck charm (Mastersons)

Jolene

I want to break free/Another one bites the dust segue

Price tag

Purple rain

Set 2

Long train runnin'

Summer of '69

Hard to handle

Runaway baby (Bruno Mars)

Mmmbop

Brimful af Asha

Get this party started

Play that funky music

One way or another

Are you gonna be my girl (Jet)

Monkey Man (Specials)

Let's dance (Bowie)

Walking on sunshine

Locked out of heaven (Bruno Mars)

In preparation:

The Chain

Le Freak

Rude (Magic!)

Levitating (Dua Lipa)

That said, it doesn't matter, because it's all about the execution.

One of my bands, which is now the busiest of all of them, play whatever we like and it's more diverse than your set.

We've recently introduced some reggae and ska into what was a predominantly rock-ish set and people love it.

N.B. I'm genuinely confused as to why Long Train Runnin' and Play That Funky Music are still played.

Another band I play in have both in the set and I'd ditch them if I could.

There are far better and more interesting songs around.

At a gig with that band last week a chap came up to us and asked if we did requests. He wanted us to play his wedding song which was Summer of '69!

Worry less about the audience. Different is good in my book, but execution is key.

I'm not even remotely interested in selling outside the UK now, which is a bit of a shame as all the interest I've had in my Spector has been from outside the EU.

I think the last time I bought anything from a private seller outside the UK was many years ago, probably from @BassTractor.

I try not to think about it as it makes me quite annoyed in much the same way inheritance tax does.

I use OnSong on an iPad with a bluetooth foot-switch page turner. It’s attached to a guitar stand for dep gigs and is invisible for the most part.

I dep with so many different bands that there are 100’s of songs on it. No way can I remember them all.

I use it mainly for song structure rather than dots.

12 hours ago, peteb said:

 

I was once told be a guitar player 'buy once, buy right - it will save you money in the long run'. He was quite right and I have always followed his advice. 

 

If you are going to commit to gigging with a wireless system , then get the best one that you can - even if its more expensive than you would like. I've used wireless systems on and off for the best part of forty years, right back to the early Nady systems. None of them were great, so I kept going back to using a lead. Eventually, I got the Shure and it has never let me down on many gigs over the years. I wish it had been available in the 80s when I first got a wireless, it would have saved me a fortune... 

Well said. I remember those early wireless kits. Not sure if it was Nady I had, but like you, it put me off them for a while. The connection was patchy - not solid, but the latency was completely unacceptable. I went to cable for many years. I’m happy to recommend the Shure system to anyone who’ll listen for the reasons you’ve given, but I’m done with arguing about which is the best. If a £50 dongle does it for them, then so be it.

Bought a Tech 21 pedal from Bill yesterday afternoon. It arrived this morning and is as described.

Great transaction and super fast delivery. Thoroughly recommended. Thanks again.

PM’d.

52 minutes ago, ezbass said:

I’m hoping for a remix of Clockwork Angels as I don’t like the original one, it’s just too ‘mushy’ (technical term) for me and the music deserves to breathe more.

What is your take on the live album with strings?

35 minutes ago, ezbass said:

Presto is one of my favourites (I know it is reviled by some fans) and you missed out Roll The Bones (another reviled album that I like). 

Ah yes, Roll The Bones is a great album. I certainly don't dislike Presto, after all, it has The Pass on it, which is one of my faves.

Test For Echo is the weakest post Moving Pictures album for me.

Barring maybe Genesis, Kiss and Frank Zappa, I’ve probably pushed more of my disposable income in Rush’s direction over the years than any other artist. I have all the Super Deluxe editions and they are things of audio and visual beauty as far as I’m concerned.

A lot of the posts in this thread hint towards disliking vocals, but that’s not what the OP has an issue with…. @sammybee said he was ‘totally underwhelmed by what I heard in the bass department’. His vocal maybe ‘marmite’ but surely not his bass playing.

I’d urge anyone to have a listen to some of Troy Hughes’ bass covers to get a better feel of what Geddy is capable of. Here’s a sampler….

As @NancyJohnson said, Caress of Steel is also probably the album I listen to the least, but it’s still listenable for me. I note some listened to Rush up to Hold Your Fire for instance. Presto wasn’t as good, but Counterparts (which followed it) is an excellent listen. Again, Test For Echo (which followed that) was a bit of a dip, the final three albums are right up there in my book.

19 minutes ago, jazzyvee said:

Geddy Lee gets the thumbs up from me.🖕

I think you might be confusing Geddy with Leland.

Why did you stop at one album if you really liked MP?

My rock covers band do Tom Sawyer occasionally. It’s never failed to go down well, even in pub gigs.

On 29/07/2023 at 20:28, TheGreek said:

Nobody is claiming he was "the best", I think we all accept how futile this claim is, however if you, or any other contributor to this discussion, believe there is a more accomplished musician, in diversity, in range of instruments played or ability, then I'm open to listening to your nomination. 

 

Frank Vincent Zappa. Check mate.

Been posted many times before, but no,Prince thread is complete without….

5 hours ago, BassAdder60 said:

Do you guys channel scan each gig ? 

I must admit, I don’t bother any more. I know I probably should, but I’ve not had an issue with it, so I leave it be.