cetera

Wow! Congrats!

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='981641' date='Oct 8 2010, 02:45 PM']Say what you like about the monstrous record companies of yore but they acted as a fairly efficient sh*t filter. Now that every self-deluding spod and his mate has got garageband, the netz is an arse-flood of derivative, badly executed material with all the appeal of a nasty case of projectile leprosy. I'd be perfectly happy to see a revival of interest in 'Originals' if the output was any good. It isn't.[/quote] +1 to all that!

Get a Sansamp RBI or RPM and a sufficiently loud Power Amp

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='978188' date='Oct 5 2010, 12:06 PM']which could actually mean any old street clothes, depending on who the tribute is.[/quote] Indeed.... Obviously you can't expect every band member to be a lookalike... but some thought given to clothes/famous moves/choreography and overall presentation is required. As is sounding as CLOSE to the original act as possible.

[quote name='Linus27' post='978169' date='Oct 5 2010, 11:50 AM']Thanks cetera. When you say semi pro, that means that you make a living out of it but not quite enough to be fully supportive and need another form of income yes???[/quote] Linus, I make some 'pocket money' from it, that is all. I have a full time job...

What band/artist do you cover? [b]"KISS"..... and in another tribute band - "Madness" Coming soon - depping with a 'Dio' tribute and forming a 'Chicago' tribute[/b] Are you pro or just for fun? [b]Semi-Pro[/b] How many gigs do you get a year? [b]Approx 20 - 25[/b] What type of gigs do you do – pubs, clubs, weddings, private parties, festivals etc? [b]Clubs, Academies, Uni's, Weddings, Private Parties, Corporate Events, Festivals etc[/b] Are the gigs packed or various? [b]150 - 10,000 people[/b] Do you have an agent or do you manage yourselves? [b]Self managed[/b] Do you act and dress the part or just play the songs? [b]The full monty. If it's just playing the songs it's a COVERS band NOT a tribute...[/b]

I'll give you £450 for it... and four packs of strings...!

She's OK.... Shame she took all the credit for her first album 'Tuesday Night Music Club' when most of it was actually written by other people including the late, great Kevin Gilbert.... :/

Bumping for this weekend's gigs: [b]Fri 1st Oct - Grimsby 'Yardbirds' Sat 2nd Oct - Sutton In Ashfield 'The Diamond''[/b]

Looking great!

If you like the Ampeg tone then why not pick up a used SVP-Cl or SVP-Pro preamp and a power amp? Alternatively, try a Sansamp RPM or RBI with a power amp. Or try a Genz Benz...!

[quote name='johnnylager' post='967100' date='Sep 24 2010, 08:04 PM']Mr C, have you tried Komedia in Brighton mate? They always sell out the decent rock trib bands and a straw poll of the punters at Iron-On Maiden indicated you'd sell a fair few tickets... Mr L.[/quote] Hey Monsieur Lager! I've been in touch with the guy who puts on the rock tribute nights & he's interested but I think he needs a push to take the plunge & book us. If you fancy e-mailing [email protected] and telling him about your straw poll that'd be appreciated! Cheers matey! Gary

Bumping for: [b]Fri 1st Oct - Grimsby 'Yardbirds' Sat 2nd Oct - Sutton In Ashfield 'The Diamond''[/b]

[quote name='Dudgeman' post='966262' date='Sep 23 2010, 11:28 PM']I agree with Cetera..a good post. Also...I belive you know Mr Hedges, god help you. I also play In a tribute band. Bizzarely around Oxford a lot of venues won't book a Trib act giving the space to Originals only..So it is not all one way traffic. Whenever possible we also try and give a support slot to local original bands. In our case it has also involved a reasonable investment of Money and time and we do it, not to make money (although that would be nice), but because all three of us love the band and the musical challenge it poses. I hope we improve gig on gig and what we do best is give people the chance to see almost 2 hrs of Muse covering songs from all albums, including some of the more off the wall songs that Muse probably will never play again, as they have to concentrate on promoting new music. Also when was the last time you saw a 2 hr show at a Muse concert? As one other post also said, to see them at Wembley inc travel would probably have cost almost £90.00 to come and see us starts at £6.00... Value for money..I hope so. We also dress to look like them..hell I have to dye my hair which brings snorts of derision from a lot of mates, but if your going to do it..do it as best you can..Still haven't managed to get our drummer in a spiderman suit yet though ;-) As a fan of live music I now rarely go to stadium/arena venues to watch bands as I don't enjoty the lack on intimacy in such large venues..for example..I have seen AC/DC 5 or 6 times..the last time was at some big out door thing..they were great, the experience sucked.. then I saw Live Wire in Swindon with 300 others and they were absolutely brilliant..but best of all you could feel the music and the atmosphere, it was how I imagined it would have been if you had seen them when they first started. So I think we, as tributes, have a huge role to play for both the fans, and the bands themselves, as, don't forget, we provide a huge amount of free promotion for them as well. As a musician I try to play all sorts of genres because I love to expand my musical variety (there isn't a lot I haven't played)..if you are stuck in a world of playing jazz may I suggest you join the backing band and throw yourself into it wholeheartedly..who knows you might just enjoy it. Music is fun...bass is the best bit..one thing presumably everyone on this site would agree with. I absolutely hate musical snobbery, especially in the bass world, we all have our preferences but I feel it is hard to profer a balanced opinion unless you have tried something first....get out there and gig..show people you are enjoying it and then you'll get the enjoyment from all those hours practising. Hell who knows you might just learn a thing or two www.myspace.com/hypermused[/quote] Great post mate. You know Mr Hedges?!? God help ya! lol!

Same cr*p...different thread eh?! Some facts, from someone who has been in original acts for 25 years and a tribute for 20 of them...: Tribute bands DON'T take gigs from original acts. Venues put on acts that can pull a crowd (that's their BUSINESS!). Many tributes have local support acts open their shows, enabling them to play to hundreds of people who previously would never have bothered going to see them, therefore allowing them to make an impact and gain new fans. Music is entertainment. Like it or not, many people prefer to spend their hard earned money to see a professional, well executed, performance. Tribute bands tend to play certain venues on a regular circuit. This leaves THOUSANDS of venues free to original acts, folk clubs, jazz nights etc etc There is immense discipline involved in playing in a QUALITY tribute act. Nailing parts, phrasing/quirks etc of the original artists is what sets the op tributes apart from the 'cover' bands.... Don't like tributes? Wouldn't do it yourself? That's fine...Just don't spout the same old "killing original music", "taking all the gigs" bullsh*t. That's the lazy option. If your original band doesn't have the songs, charisma, marketing/business savvy then that's your downfall. Start working on yourselves/your own product rather than blaming everyone else. And Bilbo, I'd be surprised if you ever lost an original jazz gig to a tribute band....

All that gear just to sound like a Bass synth.... wow....

[quote name='cetera' post='961979' date='Sep 20 2010, 11:07 AM']B*lls!! Really wanted to come to this but have to atend a cousin's wedding.... [/quote] I take that back! Got the wedding date wrong so I CAN make it!! Woohoo! I'll bring a Spector or two, maybe a Wal and my Sansamp RBI/RPM rig with a Genz212 or two