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    in General Discussion

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    Having seen and loved the ABBA avatar show I knew KISS would be next as soon as I saw it. It makes perfect sense and I look forward to seeing it (though I imagine it will be based in Vegas, rather than as a touring show). 🤘🤘

     

    Three auditions

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    On 25/11/2023 at 15:26, JapanAxe said:

    (3) Bass guitar in a well-established party band.

    Although the band is not especially local to me, they do decent well-paid gigs including weddings.

    I did a fair bit of preparation before the audition, going through their online videos to see how they tackled the songs - not just the 3 audition numbers. The auditions were in a proper well-equipped rehearsal studio, and I took my cue from the band by taking my ampless rig and IEMs. They were a nice bunch of guys and all went well.

    Next day I got a message thanking me for coming and inviting me to be on their dep list - they are still looking for a permanent bassist. I call that a result.

     

    I think we may have auditioned for the same band? In Soton?

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    Who did you see live last?

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    Saw the awesome Steely Dan tribute 'Simply Dan' on Friday night in Wokingham, Berkshire. A 10 piece band, they really reproduce the classic songs superbly and every time I see them I truly believe that their guitarist Darren Spicer is probably the most talented guitarist in the country. He doesn't just play the guitar parts of Skunk, Dias, Carlton, Graydon, etc etc incredibly accurately note-wise, but also with the feel and tone associated with each. That is no mean feat considering the polar opposites of many of their styles!

    Fantastic!

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    Ashdown ABM115 1x15 500W 8ohm cab - NOW just £100!! - *SOLD*

    in Amps and Cabs For Sale

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    23 minutes ago, Jake61 said:

    It’s a Markbass 410HF and was delivered today. I’m a drummer learning bass and hope to gain proficiency over next year or so with aim to hook up with some local musos to play any style. Going to hook it up to a 900 Streamliner yet to be delivered. Learning on a Ibanez 600e. Bought that for the Nordstrand pickups and thin neck and I absolutely love it. Recorded a few bits and pieces and it sounds great with a tube sound patch 

    Thanks for that, but this is my 'For Sale' thread.... maybe you could take this chat somewhere else? Cheers! ;)

     

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    Spector fans!?!

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    The Classic does dive a little, but nothing that a decent strap or a lighter set of hipshots wouldn't sort.
    Diff preamp in the Classic too. The EMG BTS.

    I love both the LX and the Classic.... and both the BTS and the Tonepump. It's really down to personal choice.

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    Misheard lyrics: whats yours? :)

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    11 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

    Madonna's "La Isla Bonita" :

     

    Heard: "Young girl with eyes like potatoes"

     

     

    Had to look up the actual lyrics, and disappointedly that is not what they actually say, but rather:

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    "Young girl with eyes like the desert"

     

     

     

    And not to forget, in the same song....

    "Last night I dreamt of some Pedro"

    How About A Sneak Preview, Where Are You Playing on NYE ?

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    The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne with a function band. We play there every year in the ballroom for a ticketed guests only NYE event.
    90 min drive. Arrive around 5pm, set up my mini-rig with a couple of basses on a double stand. Eat the same posh dinner as the guests, fresh coffee and a glass of something.
    Put on my dinner jacket and play a 2hr set from 10.30pm - 12.30am then pack down and drive home.
     

    Good pay, nice place and better than being at home watching Jools Holland. Only downside is the 'jazz quartet' who play easy listening standards while the guests are having dinner. The stage is tiny and they insist on moving all our stuff around and just generally being a pain in the a**e to all concerned....

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    New stage clothes

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    Posted · Edited by cetera

    6 hours ago, Downunderwonder said:

    I'd love a tonic jacket for gigs, if I could find one budgie style in the op  shop before some other fashionista snaffles it.


    To paraphrase....

    "They make these things called scissors. You apply them to the kind of fabric you would like your jacket to be, cut according to the pattern in the size and shape you would like it to be. Then you apply this oldfangled technology called "needle and thread" to your fabric pieces and hey presto you have a jacket."


    I hope this helps. And remember.....
     

    "Someone who knows how to sew shouldn't now complain about being given helpful advice after they complain about not being able to buy the jacket they want before some other fashionista snaffles it"

    You're welcome.
    ;)

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