Dad3353

I agree. It's not a pissing contest; PC had many talents, and his drumming prowess has not, in general, the recognition it merited. Yes, there are other fine drummers; his talent removes nothing from the others.

My my, you're looking sprightly, bowing away in that photo..! ...

Do you have a technical rider, listing your needs (backline, FOH, mics, lighting, colour of Smarties etc...)..? It would help to know what you require. How many musicians, for instance..? Where in the UK will you be based, and for how long..? Hope this helps...

A return flight UK-USA can be £300-500. Could that be made to work..?

Unlike punctuation. ...

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Some of us are talented; others less so...

Envelope follower..?

Most that I've worked with pop up onto the stage whilst the band is playing a 'test' number, to check exactly that. It's more or less routine, towards the end of the sound check.

I can see both of the 'dl=1' images, not the other two. Hope this helps.

Yes, I'm prone to doing this, too; luckily our singer (and the rest of the band...) know how to keep the 'beat' in their heads, and don't rely on the drums to bring themselves in. I could fold up inanimate, they'd all come back in on time..!

Best, then, to quit and join a decent band. They won't be getting return gigs anyway, if that's how they go about things. Some folk never learn, as they think they already know it all.

There's a £45 Squier Affinity bass on Gumtree, Edinburgh at the moment. Is that inexpensive enough..? Gumtree, Edinburgh : Squier bass ...

I'm used to the traditional analogue desks, so an XR18 may do things differently, but, for me, once the gain has been set for any particular input (usually a mic...), it won't need touching, as long as the same input is used each time. I don't see how you're getting feedback if everyone is using IEM; if it's from the FOH, can the XR18 output not be reduced, instead of touching the active cabs..? There's something rotten in the state of Denmark not quite right, somewhere. If the levels for the vocals have been set first, with the guitars, and there's no feedback, it would appear to be the addition of the drums that set it off. If that's the case, can't the drums then be backed off a little..? Are the drums leaking into the vocal mics, fully exposed if there's no singer in front of 'em..? Which individual mic(s...) are feeding back..? They are what needs addressing, not the FOH cabs. Do any of the group know what 'ringing out' is, and how to do it..? Inviting a decent sound person along for a gig or two to sort it all out would be beneficial, I'd suggest, and/or a course in PA set-up.

Maybe I should have typed 'gaslighting', and not 'Gas Lighting'..?

I tried that, but got flooded with quotes for outdoor lampposts ...

Thanks, especially for this^^, which brings sense to the use of the term. Do all that use the term know and understand from where it derives..?

I've read attempts at explanations, with examples, so it must be me, but I still don't really understand what 'gaslighting' is. One of the (many...) words and phrases in modern parlance that I look up, but fail to assimilate (others would be, for example 'woke', 'ghosting' or 'cheugy'; there are others...). English seems to be becoming a foreign language; maybe I should change my reading material.

Is white paint not an option..?

Rather odd that there is no mention of the salary that such a position justifies. One may 'call the shots' when one is signing large cheques.

Sue Ryder..?

It will certainly scare the birds alright..!

That's a small diaphragm..?