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1 hour ago, lowdowner said:

I have this in a week or so's time but as I keep telling myself, joining a band is a two way thing and you are auditioning them too! To make a band that works needs so many different stars to align that if you don't get the gig it's to be expected in many way - getting the gig is a bit of a miracle!

Good luck!

Absolutely, I think the odds in this instance are stacked against me but nothing ventured nothing gained and someone has to get it.

My wife asked me "if you get offered the position will you take it?". I definitely would in this instance but I've also done auditions where I have turned down the offer.

2 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

And none of those are BC members..? How odd..! 

There's every chance that quite a few of them are BC members. As far as I'm aware, the departing player visits the forum on occasion but I don't know who he is.

50 minutes ago, burno70 said:

Thanks for your quick response. Can you point me to Lugs custom IEM's? I can't find them. Thanks.

I think they're only on Facebook 

https://www.facebook.com/LugsCustomIEM/

7 minutes ago, burno70 said:

After the band recently converted to IEM's I've found that I seem to be the only one not enjoying the experience. The issue seems to be that my Sure 215's don't fit that well in my ears and are always loose which means I have no bass end. The other band members are saying they can hear the bass fine so it's just me. I end up switching my amp on so I can hear myself which completely defeats the purpose.

What's the best solution for this? Incidentally I don't get on with ear buds either for exactly the same reason - I must have crap ear holes.

I note that mouldies are an option but these seem to be outside my budget, although I've not discounted this option yet. I really don't fancy wearing cans. Any ideas?

When you say 215's don't fit well, have you tried a variety of tips (foam/rubber etc)? A good fit with a tight seal is really the key to a successful iem experience. From what I know of the 215 it isn't renowned for lots of bottom end as it's just a single driver and therefore there's limited headroom. I found that the ZX10's have way more bottom end and headroom but are quite bulky. There are some great deals on custom moulds out there. I just ordered some UE6 pros and I believe that the custom iem co are currently offering a free bluetooth cable and free upgrade to a premium faceplate. The Lugs custom IEM's look like incredible value with them starting at just a couple hundred quid. If you have an unusual ear shape then a custom fit iem will really help. 

Don't give up. Once you get it sorted you'll be blown away by how well you can hear everyone and you'll also be looking after your hearing.

It's for a bank. They make billions out of pulling the wool over people's eyes. I'd do it and charge a massive fee if it overruns by even a few seconds. 

Thanks all. It went pretty well I think. No obvious mistakes and I got on really well with the band. I also knew everything on their set list, above the 5 songs they'd chosen for me to do, and let them pick some at random so they could see I knew it. All gear functioned flawlessly and I showed I'm really comfortable using in ears.

They had over 70 applications so I won't be holding my breath but at least I didn't let myself down in any way. 

Aaaaaand breathe 🙂

Sitting in a coffee shop on a Friday morning waiting to go to an audition at 11am for a really great and busy band. Pretty sure they'll be seeing loads of really great bass players so not getting my hopes up too much. If i did get it I'd be able to pretty much go down to just a couple of days a week in my day job.

I feel well prepared and if I don't get it I'm already in a really good band with plenty of gigs but I'll admit I'm pretty nervous. 

One way or another I'm going to enjoy it and regardless of outcome I'll have a few beers tonight.

Wish me luck. 

27 minutes ago, Bluewine said:

half arsed.

Spending time on a British forum has taught you well Blue.

It depends on the band. If it's a busy function band with heaps of well paid work in the diary then you'd be best to give it the beans and learn everything as well as you possibly can. If it's a pub band that tends to rehearse as much as or more than it gigs then a more laid back approach is no problem as long as you know stuff well enough to make the songs swing.

I've got an audition next Fri for a band that is a step up from my current function band. I spent several hours yesterday and again today just getting the bass line to town called malice to really swing and keep time where the drums drop out. 

Like many others here, the singer get's on my moobs. I'd take Rival Sons over these guys every day of the week.

1 hour ago, Rik (ESA) said:

We use a soundcraft ui16 and have been looking at a ui24 for the extra channels, as the mixer itself has been excellent, particularly with an external router.

Any views on how it compares to the Behringer? The number of channels in the XR18 makes that an option, and like you say, a cheaper one given recent reductions...

I can't comment on the soundcraft gear but I do think you'd be hard pressed to beat the X32 rack as it's currently £634 (over £100 less than the UI24R) and is far more feature packed and configurable than the XR18 and can be expanded in future if you need more ins and outs.

14 hours ago, stingrayPete1977 said:

Coupled to an xair 

Really fabulous bit of kit for anyone doing live work and ridiculously cheap at the moment. I only stopped using mine to upgrade to an x32 rack which is incredible and seems to have hotter outputs than the XR18 we had.

23 hours ago, de@n said:

Hi!

How much does it weight?

Thanks

Its 4.3kg or 9.48lbs in old money

22 hours ago, PawelG said:

Where are these made?

They are assembled in indonesia. The parts and woods are the exact same as those used in the 2024 with the only difference being that they're not given yamaha's vibration ageing treatment.

49 minutes ago, Blink said:

Going back to your original post the problem is getting vocals to the front of the mix. Therefore you need speaker that will easily cater for that part of the frequency spectrum. Moving from 12's to 15's i suggest will make matters worse because you are moving to a more bass oriented speaker with out the benefit of a dedicated mid range driver which is where the vocals will sit in the mix.

The crossover on the 745 is set low (650Hz) so it is the compression driver that handles a large chunk of the vocals and this makes the 745 probably the best pa cab for vocal reproduction there is at this price point.

3 hours ago, owen said:

The 15" driver in the 735 has a 3" voice coil whereas the 15" driver in the 745 has a 4" voice coil - so more beef. They share the same sized HF driver (on cursory reading of the specs). 

Not quite. The 4 inch voice coil they refer to is in the high end compression driver not the 15 inch driver. The 15 inch driver is identical on both but the 4 inch compression driver allows the 745 to crossover at a lower frequency. The 3 inch voice coil on the compression driver in the 735 is still a great driver but it's not quite as good as the exceptional one in the 745. 

17 hours ago, Rik (ESA) said:

Did you notice much of an upgrade moving from 12 inch cones to the 15s?

Yes it's a big difference because the 745s are voiced completely differently. The crossover to the horn is way lower on the 745s so it frees the 15 to really do some heavy lifting of the low end and the high end is very smooth so much more comfortable to listen to at high volume. It's not just the size of the driver but the quality of driver where the 745 (same in 735) totally outclasses the 712. I think you'd be very happy with a pair of 735s.

For me latency is the killer with these things. I had a smoothound and as much as it was brilliantly made i used to hate roaming out front because i could hear and feel the latency. It was really offputting. 

Line 6 G50 these days but the whole 50 yards thing is just spiel. Probably 20 yards is the max I'd trust it to.

I have had a pair of Art 722a and a pair of 745a and they are like night and day. The 745s are absolutely immense. From what I gather the 735s are much closer to the 745s than the 722s so you should notice a big step up. That said I really liked the 722s and can't really imagine how loud the rest would have to be to make it difficult to get the vocals to the front of the mix. Are you using backline or is everything through FOH?

Edited to include postage option.

4 hours ago, Witters said:

Shared to my Facebook page, who knows where it will go!

Thanks v much, massively appreciated. 

3 hours ago, Witters said:

How do prospective guitarists contact you?

All our ads have my email address on as I'm the main point of contact. Obviously people responding to fb ads can message me direct and if anyone on here wants me or knows anyone who might be interested they can get me at [email protected] 🙂

41 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

If you're a function band - also try out StarNow

Gumtree, fBook etc will give you wider reach 

StarNow for semi-pro / pro players and vocalists 

Thanks for this, I will defo give StarNow a try today. 

7 minutes ago, chris_b said:

You find them amongst the guys you know from other bands.

Yeah this is definitely a sensible shout. It's exactly how we lost our current guitarist and I'm sure there's a fair chance we'll find his replacement in a similar way. 

Awesome thanks Mark.

We are based loosely around south Northamptonshire (Silverstone) but cover a large area. 

Our band profile is here:  https://www.alivenetwork.com/bandpage.asp?bandname=Hypersonix

Gigs are usually 4 a month but we  will happily do several a week if incomes in. We have only recently joined with Alive Network and they're starting to fill our diary for 2019. Min fee is £150 each but the agreement is that once they have put lots in the diary it will go up to around the £200 mark. 

Many thanks 

Tom 

Where do you find your band members when someone leaves and you need to replace them?

We need a new guitarist and are going to use Gumtree, Facebook, Bandmix, JMB and word of mouth. Is there anywhere else we should be looking? We are an established function band with good agency representation so want to find someone with decent chops. 

Any suggestions? 

**POSTAGE NOW INCLUDED IN PRICE**

Only selling as I now have three of these - which even I can see is a little bit silly. 

Absolutely smashing bass in really great condition. The best "P" sound I've heard when the p pickup is solo'd and like a fatter version of a jazz bass when both pups are blended.

Lovely action, fully working truss rod and a medium/slim neck with satin finish. All in all an absolutely top drawer bass for really very little money.

Comes with a tatty case which is fully functional. 

Pickup from NN12 (south northants) or delivered / meet up within a 25 mile radius. Postage within mainland UK included in price. 

What it says! This is us https://www.alivenetwork.com/bandpage.asp?bandname=Hypersonix

Current guitarist is heading to pastures new with a Travelling Willbury's tribute show so we need a committed, reliable, pro standard guitarist with BV's and transport aged somewhere in the 18-40 range. 

Plenty of gigs, all paying min £150 with agency keeping us busy.

We work with in ears so must be comfortable with that.