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[quote name='EssentialTension' post='885653' date='Jul 4 2010, 06:31 PM']Ah, that's the Telecaster bass I was referring to.[/quote] Oh yeah I forgot they came without the neck humbucker sometimes too .. mea culpa

[quote name='bottlebassman' post='885422' date='Jul 4 2010, 12:57 PM']Well gotta say it went better than I could have dreamed of! Think we played well, got a good response, will be booked there again and someone from a local club came along and wanted to book us for a gig there! But most importantly, I had a great time, really enjoyed myself, didn't want it to end and can't wait for the next gig! (in 2 weeks). Will try and get a few pics up shortly for you all to have look at. In case anyone wants to know this is the setlist (s) we played - Set1 Working on it (Chris Rea) Bad case of loving you (Robert Palmer) Walking by myself (Gary Moore) Keep your hands to yourself (Georgia Satellites) Dancing in the moonlight (Thin Lizzy) Message in a bottle (The Police) Rocky Mountain Way (Joe Walsh) Hard to handle (Black Crowes) Long train running (Doobie Brothers) Mustang Sally (Commitments) - sorry - waiting for abuse!!!! Tush (ZZ Top) Set2 Can't get enough (Bad Company Feel like making love (Bad Company) Wishing Well (Free) Black night (Deep Purple) House of the rising sun (Animals) Smokin' in the boys room (Motley Crue) Fortune Faded (RHCP) Whiskey in the jar (Thin Lizzy / Metallica) Times like these (Foo Fighters) Touch too much (AC/DC) Tie your mother down (Queen) Hammer to fall (Queen) Sex on fire (Kings of Leon) Alright now (Free) Smoke on the water (Deep Purple) Encore!?! - Caroline (Status Quo)[/quote] Hey well done you ( ) Good set nice mix of pub classics and a few newer ones. I bet they were singing along all the way through...

Get a copy of this: [url="http://www.gig-getter.co.uk/"]Gig-getter book[/url] It tells you how to build up your regular gigs, how to build on successes and how to address bookers etc etc It's for bands looking to play more pub and club gigs so spot on what you are after. If you implement all the tips and tricks in there you should be OK. You do need some media but if you are already gigging then it should be relatively easy to get re-booked, assuming you are entertaining enough.... Of course if you want to play places where it all depends on you bringing a big crowd every time that's a different thing ... If you need to address how entertaining and professional you are that's really a different subject...

[quote name='chris_b' post='885528' date='Jul 4 2010, 03:46 PM']For gigs, Ron Wood played a Fender Jazz when he started out in the Jeff Beck Group, through a Marshall 200 watt amp and a 2 x 412 stack. The Faces used Ampeg, but I don't know what they used in the studio. I doubt if Ron could tell you![/quote] Played a 51 style P through Marshall at some point too [url="http://cache3.asset-cache.net/xc/85226481.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF8789215ABF3343C02EA5480E229F172B0FA22F8E7B24DBF79DAB4FCF36E5F9C45B2D89"]Picture here[/url] and [url="http://cache1.asset-cache.net/xc/85363942.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF8789215ABF3343C02EA5488AD5D415B5AFC5024B7BCB5F9B639EF1CBB8A9C7E8AB6E44"]here[/url]

[quote name='silddx' post='885525' date='Jul 4 2010, 03:42 PM']Had an interesting night playing with Kit Richardson at The Victoria in Mile End on Friday, not a bad small pub venue. Decent PA and monitors. The footie was on and due to it going to penalties and an inexperienced promoter, the first band (Scrotum Clamp - a punk band wearing ladies dresses and white face paint, drummer in a b&w bunny outfit) went on at 10pm instead of 8.00pm as scheduled. Bands were late, promoter and sound guy late too. I and my band were hanging about for ages. As bloody usual. So, sitting in a poncey reliced leather armchair by the pub fireplace, I got my bass out of my Warwick premium soft case to warm up a bit. After a minute I noticed a funny smell. Shortly after, two of the young and fashionably languid bar staff wandered over to me and said, in a very Neil from the Young Ones style, "[b]Hey dude, I think you're on fire, man.[/b]". I looked round and my f***ing base case neck had folded, right over an unprotected candle on the fireplace hearth, and caught fire, the flames were about a foot high. I tried to damp it on the tile floor but bits of molten plastic flew onto my leg and my trousers were also briefly on fire. The bar guy chucked my pint over the case and extiguished it. about four inches of the top of it is gone and it stinks. Chucked it now, but at least it got my bass home safely. Later on, our violinist had some chips from the chippy over the road. She violently threw up before and after our set, and later as I was walking her to the tube station. Poor thing. She added to my trouser fire damage with a few little vomit splashes. Al in all, a decent gig with a decent crowd [/quote] sounds very rock n roll.. Maybe in 30 years whomever rescues your bass bag from the skip will get Christies to auction it like Jimi's IoW strat ... "Lot 47, Warwick bass bag. Fire damage from Silddx's memorable fire gig in July 2010. Who'll give me 152 Dollars?"

I'd not learn it note for note. It's about feel: laid back, sloppy and in your face. I think it's wonderful. Bass is fairly easy to hear on this one and the same thing will probably happen - the crowd will sing along - so don't worry too hard about getting it "right" Rod and pro band including Maths Wizard Carole Vorderman on mandolin. Letterman band does it a little less laid back In my mind their accuracy and professional polish makes it less "right" You must be able to a better job than this guy ...

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' post='884511' date='Jul 3 2010, 01:48 AM']You'd be surprised the amount of stuff I have lying around. I just gave six pedals to Bigwan for repairs, and loaned an amp - and life is carrying on as tho nothing had changed [/quote]

Funky Love Posse Sunday 4th July, 8-midnight Cardiff Uni Student's Union, Park Place [url="http://www.wmc.org.uk/index.cfm?UUID=F7E981D4-E0C7-0F68-DA3A6677B0FFE710"]Finale[/url] for the [url="http://www.wmc.org.uk/index.cfm?alias=unity"]Unity Festival.[/url] Were on about 10. "Wales' Premier mixed able-bodied and disabled Fun Funk Band" it says I'm not arguing Baritone sax gig for me so if you come along try not to call the bass player "Old Git" .. he may not get the joke

[quote name='Rich' post='883775' date='Jul 2 2010, 10:39 AM']Don't worry Dave, if Si started disappearing up his own butt, his missus would soon bring him back down to earth she's great[/quote] Oh so true... Rich brought his Shuker round one evening, about 6 months after I got mine. "Wow" she says "his Shuker bass is a lot prettier than yours ..." Oooowwwwccchhh!! "and he's a much better player too" Ooowwwchh again!.. I'm so lucky to have her to pull me down to earth on a regular basis

could be an on stage tone clash with the other instruments ... We've spoken about this before but if you and the guitar and the keys are all competing for the same tonal space it will mush up.

Excellent, have loads of fun

Congrats TTS .. Can't find it though but there is one called "[url="http://www.junodownload.com/products/1344518-02.htm?currency=USD&utm_source=google_us&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Google%2BShopping"]Journey Through the Low End[/url]"... I'm assuming that's not yous? Can you post a link or something? Thanks

ooooooh! Nice one, Congrats.

[quote name='AndyTheBassBison' post='882305' date='Jun 30 2010, 07:23 PM']Ah so that's why the bass sound was like being punched in the face in a good way! My ashdown rig needs another cab (I need money first though...)! Does anyone know why they fell out with Eavis and were only just allowed back?[/quote] You'll be needing a Shuker JJB P bass too then That's a fabulous punch in the face bass...

[quote name='acidbass' post='884173' date='Jul 2 2010, 05:45 PM']Great find OG - this is going to be just perfect for tomorrow afternoon, between gigs Thanks bud! EDIT - that Bernadette track is quite simply incredlble, it's been on my Youtube Favourites list now for a while but it's great to hear it in high quality! SECOND EDIT - The instrumental of 'You Keep Me Hanging On' has just literally brought a tear to mine eye![/quote] Humbling isn't it....

Gareth bought my 70's re-issue Sid style Japanese P bass An absolute peasure to deal with. Thanks Gareth.

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' post='883819' date='Jul 2 2010, 11:33 AM']Again - what is there to add to all of the above? Except to say that it's all true!!! I just took delivery of a Fender 70's RI Precision ("Sid" as he is affectionately known) and Simon was amazing to deal with in every way. Given the amount of waffle and indecision he had to deal with from me, if we were talking on the phone I wouldn't blame him for making a cup of tea and watching the footie while I rambled on (as is my want). So, needless to say Si is a top bloke and buy with absolute confidence.[/quote] Ha ha I like a bit of the blarney Gareth .. Got plenty myself. Glad Sid's working for you. Just watch out for the spit

[quote name='BassMunkee' post='883776' date='Jul 2 2010, 10:39 AM']That is officially an awesome pic. \m/><\m/[/quote] +1 brilliant picture.. She should offer her services to bands on here.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='883774' date='Jul 2 2010, 10:38 AM']Yeah, sorry sir, i should know my place (bows, stays low and walks backwards out of the throne room).[/quote] That's better. Now fetch me my Friday poodle. [quote]I'm still struggling with backing vocals. Although i do them as I'm the weakest singer i don't get a monitor so most of my singing is probably never heard. maybe thats a good thing. One thing i do find is its hard to do both for more than a bar or so at the same time so big respect to anyone who can.[/quote] I found it hard at first but with practice a kind of bi-polar separation happens and one bit of your brain keeps the bass going and another bit handles the singing. It's easier if you learn bass and BV's for a new tune right from the start rather than trying to add BV's to a tune you already play bass on. I've also re-written my bass part to make it easier on some things. There's no way I could do a Lynott and play complex bass parts and sing melodies at the same time. A monitor would help you though..

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='883760' date='Jul 2 2010, 10:29 AM']Nice one, sounds liek a great night for you and the audience. Well done. So you'll be demanding your own dressing room now, and no blue M&M's lol. LSD soon turns you in to a twat IME ;-)[/quote] Sorry Can't talk to you as you are just a bass player

Well I'm no longer a play bass and sing lead at the same time virgin New guitarist and me girded our loins and bravely decided to give it ago at the blues jam. I was a tad nervous to say the least. Lots of Gig Bottom yesterday. I've always thought I'd never remember the words. That was my biggest fear rather than playing and singing at the same time.. We did a Texas blues shuffle version of Kiss (Prince/Thomas the Jones) and an orginal of mine that I've gigged before but not sung. It's a most friendly jam session and I've been down and played bass a number of times so I know most of the players there, Fabio my guitar player mate didn't though. He's only been once and chose a night where some really good guitarist turned up Poor man was really nervous about all the "plugging into someone else's amp" stuff. However the other players we borrowed were great. I warned them about the arrangement bits and off we went. Turns out I can sing lead Ok and in tune (and remember words!) but with little finesse or style. No monitors so that didn't help much and the weedy valv bass combo was virtually inaudible at the mic. Fabio ripped out a great pair of solos though. Really good stuff so that's reassuring as we've only played at kitchen volumes thus far... And ... the crowed rocked and moved in time and sang along to Kiss and smiled benevolently at my own one and no one dragged us off or looked away embarrassed as they stifled a laugh ... So a win overall. Oh and I've caught LSD* for sure now... even thinking of getting one of the several other bass players there to play for us next time so I can really do that Lead Singer bit and play some harp .. Got asked to join a band too Not really got time but that was nice... * Lead Singers' Disease