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    Andertons

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hiya.

    Has anyone had any dealings with Andertons recently?

    I have been trying to get in touch for more than two weeks with only an automated acknowledgement in response.

    I don't want to phone the shop as it is closed for now and they specifically ask you not to call them if you can avoid it.

    I appreciate we are in extraordinary times which will obviously have an impact on communications.

    Not a big deal, but I am just curious.

    Cheers for now,

     

    Beely.

    Conundrum

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I ordered a Radial SAT2 from Thomann on Saturday. Delivered this morning, a day early.

    Royal Mail have introduced a policy of householders not being required to sign for items.

    Now the postie signs it  as "delivered".

    Toughest bass line you play live?

    in General Discussion

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    Two spring to mind, not because they are particularly difficult bass lines, more because I'm singing at the same time.

    Backing vocal on Fleetwood Mac's Say that you love me and lead vocal on What's so funny about peace, love and understanding. The latter I made difficult for myself by working out a bassline first and then, much later, worrying about if I could sing at the same time.

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    PA advice please

    in General Discussion

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    First and most important thing for you is: don't get lumbered with this, either purchase, carriage or storage.

    A band is, or should be, a collective effort.

    A PA system is something that can be easily split up for storing and transporting to gigs.

    Surely the drummer and guitarist have enough space in their vehicle to take even one speaker or the mixer.

    Nobody should be expecting one member of a band to take all the responsibility for this.

    As for the system you mentioned in your OP, I doubt that it would be enough.

    There are too many variables to give you a definite recommendation.

    What I would say is buy used (huge selection available), get powered speakers (less faff setting up) and a mixer with a few more channels than you think you need, because at some point, you probably will.

    Obviously these are personal opinions and should be taken as such.

    However, I would say point one is non-negotiable.

     

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    Any StageClix JackV2 users - Help/advice please - SORTED Thanks

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted

    Hiya

    The only things I can see different from my own one is the charge LED in the transmitter still blinking after 4 hours and no change in the LEDs on the receiver. What should happen is the LED should dim and pulse very slowly. This indicates the transmitter has reach 80% charge. When the transmitter is in the guitar and switched on, all three LEDs on the receiver should light up. Try switching on the transmitter when it is not in the guitar. You should get a slight buzz to indicate an open circuit. The dim glow on the battery and signal LEDs is, I think, residual light from the main power LED. Have you tried a different channel? You have 12 to choose from.

    Sorry if this is a bit of a jumble: just trying things out as I type.

    Cheers,

    Beely.

    Compact mixer for small band line up

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted

    My first thought when I saw this thread was Alesis Multimix8FX, probably the same one as Phil Starr is talking about. I've had mine for years. It was bought initially for me doing acoustic gigs with my sister: two acoustic guitars and two vocals. It is now used for band rehearsals where we put three vocals and one acoustic guitar through the four mic inputs, and a line from the guitarist's pedal board through the left-hand line input. (It does come through both sides) I've always thought it is a cracking wee mixer with a really nice reverb.

    The Power of Love - Different songs with the same title!

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    Posted

    A couple of years ago a young local band were due to play an outdoor festival in Perth. Their bass player couldn’t do the gig and, since I know the parents of one of the band, they asked me if I could dep for them.

    “Sure” says I, “give me a set list with keys etc. and I’ll get them learned”.

    This was Wednesday, gig was on Saturday.

    How hard could it be? A few covers, which I kind of knew, and some originals: a dozen songs in total.

    I missed a vital clue.

    Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire is not in Dm.

    I carried on regardless.

     

    Come the gig, things were going well, no major calamities.

    The bandleader called for Ring of Fire.

    “What do you mean, its not that Ring of Fire?”

    Turns out it was another song of the same name by local Americana band, Red Pine Timber Co.

     

    Well, that was a busk-and-a-half I can tell you.

    Got through it ok but that was a lesson learned: always check.

    Goodness knows how many brain cells I lost in that four minutes.

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