acidbass

I love Ashdown amps. Try one and you might agree!

Why does the keys player dictate the set? Was that always part of the band dynamic i.e. is he the nominated MD, or are song choices a more democratic thing?

K&M here. They do one with a telescopic mini boom arm, great for tight spaces.

I have always played in covers bands where an MD of sorts has picked new material - sometimes there was a joint MD. The band I play with currently is run as a complete democracy, meaning that everyone has an opinion about new songs. Inevitably, this results in numerous different suggestions for direction, which ends up with any decision taking weeks if not months and very often not being made at all. In my opinion, placing the responsibility for adding new material, arranging, directing is much better handled solely by whoever is the most qualified and experienced in the genre in question.

Sounds like root notes to me?

Saw Joe in Dublin and there's also a 1h40m long video of their recent show in Brussels. Almost certain he is now using flats on the Jazz, based on his tone. Anyone else agree?

Seen them in Dublin on Tuesday. Absolutely incredible!

[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1416613754' post='2612046']Great piece of kit, but perhaps not for everybody… [/quote] Agreed. I never understood why East pres don't have a centre detent on the EQ knobs. So annoying

Awesome! Love that sound

Jazz Bass, both pickups up full, straight into Aguilar DB751. The range of tones I can get without adjusting the above setup at all is incredible. Everything from smooth dubby sounds when playing over the neck, to palm muted Motown style thud. Sometimes I solo the bridge pickup to accentuate harmonics during an intro etc, but rarely do I need to change from option 1.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1504541523' post='3365565'] Hotcovers every time. Thicker, more robust, perfect fit with every order that I've had... and amazingly quick turn around. Roqsolid for me, are more like a thinnly padded amplifier slip... conversely, hot covers are the fully padded version. [/quote] Pretty much what I was going to post verbatim.

For Once In My Life

[quote name='FarFromTheTrees' timestamp='1502753050' post='3353337'] Also you said "250 or 300 watt drivers, making the cabs 1000/1200watt handling." Could you explain what this means exactly? As I said earlier, this is my first foray into separate amps and cabs so the terminology and fine details are somewhat lost on me at the moment. [/quote] Quite simply, if each speaker is rated at 300w, then four of them in a cabinet will mean the cabinet is rated at 1200w.

Yeah his show is a bit dated but there are plenty who haven't heard his Staying Alive joke and so forth I guess.

Love it! I've made a good living out of doing just what the OP describes over the last 10 or 12 years.

There's another thread on this I believe. Good vid!

[quote]But is there anyone in the UK who you would recommend to re-shell?[/quote] These guys here supplied my UE11 phones - they also do reshells, highly recommended: [url="http://www.custom-inearmonitors.co.uk/"]http://www.custom-inearmonitors.co.uk/[/url]

4 hours without breaks? Ouch! I'd imagine he is trying to rip off eager young musicians.

[color=black]A small caveat re the East MM preamps – there is no centre detent on the EQ controls. There’s a reason for it, as the Bass and Treble boost is not linear, however I found this ever so slightly annoying as I am very much a ‘set and forget’ style player.[/color]

BSS AR133

In the UK - no.

[color=black]Depends on the band and the MD. She will play everything note perfect from start to finish, arrangements nailed, you could even write solos for her. To some this would be a God send![/color]

Overpriced - as are all Warwick chrome models. £3k for a bolt on, woe is me!

[quote]I'd expect professional musicians to be up to speed with a two hour set within a week of whole day rehearsals. [/quote] [color=black]I think that is even too long. If I were to hire a band of professional musicians and pay them for rehearsal, I’d expect them to know the material as per the original recording for the first play-through. The rehearsal would be necessary only for amending arrangements (which in theory could be done in advance too with demo recordings or simply performance notes the song in question)[/color] [color=black] [/color] [color=black]All the above assuming it’s a covers band type setup.[/color]

Wow! A real beauty!