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Pink Paisley fablon

[quote name='ARGH' post='355314' date='Dec 15 2008, 07:52 PM']A VERITABLE BEVVY of classic Fender action...Ashtrays and all,The Move using a Bass 6...Interesting to see how in different the style,thedrummers are playing.[/quote] Got a link Ross?

[quote name='BigRedX' post='355436' date='Dec 15 2008, 10:25 PM']It wouldn't be quite so bad if I knew we had a couple of other gigs lined up in the new year, but unfortunately that's it. Four months of rehearsals with the latest lead guitarist and nothing to really show for it. I guess the band that doesn't gig is a bit like the zen proverb about the tree falling in the forest - does anyone hear them? I think the way forward will be to have more than one gig at least organised at any one time so if any do get washed out there's always something else definite to work towards. In the mean time it was good to hear that most people had happy and positive gigging experiences at the weekend after some fairly depressing posts from myself and a couple of others...[/quote] so why don't you gig much?

[quote name='Rich' post='355430' date='Dec 15 2008, 10:18 PM']Great gig on Saturday night to a rammed-out and very enthusiastic Fiddlers club in Bristol. Debuted a couple of tunes and a new intro, all went down very well. Crowd were absolutely brilliant, up and dancing from the off, and they never stopped. Just for a laff, we did it in fancy dress... 3 fairies, 2 pirates, a French peasant, a convict, a Mexican wrestler, a clown, a naval officer, James Bond, Al Capone, and Darth Vader Thanks to Matt for coming along! glad you enjoyed it, see you again soon [/quote] Oh pictures please!

+1 for not doing calendars - or make a down loadable PDF available from your website.. no printing costs (well not to you anyway) give away badges and stickers in exchange for signing up to your emailing list ... You could do the whole street team thing and create stuff just for them . .. limited edition CD's etc ...

Yup I was there .. from about '73 through to about I'd get the tube in from the East end where I was at college and drool over the gear in the same shops ... I had a fine little rig and very little GAS in those days so I seldom actually bought anything

[quote name='BigRedX' post='354216' date='Dec 14 2008, 01:39 PM']Thanks for the encouragement and offer of alcohol! Probably more depressed than I should be about the situation since the thought of the gig was one of the things keeping me going when I was trying to fix ActionScript bugs at 1.00 in the morning during the last week... Still the lack of momentum in the band needs to be addressed in order to keep my interest and commitment and I'll be discussing this with the others sometime in next couple of days.[/quote] Ive been there - when rehearsals are the best thing in your life .... Things move on matey, just hang on in there...

Alun may do that for you he does basslines and may be able to do the whole thing or just melody and chord symbols.. [url="http://bassbook.co.uk/trans.htm"]http://bassbook.co.uk/trans.htm[/url]

I use Ikea bags.. 50p each and waterproof. Brilliant for smallish cabs, heads and combos. I leave the short handles on so other things can be piled into the covers and then carried to the off stage storage during playing ... Use two layers with a layer of bubblewrap in between for protection. Cut to fit and for handles, etc , and gaffa tape the seams. On my active monitor cover there's a pocket for teh power and XLR cables it uses as well. If the bags aren't big enough then DIY shop sell sheets of the same stuff (called "tarp" though not actual tarpaulin) for not much. One sheet would probably be enough for everything in the band Not as smart as hand made designer stonewashed and over dyed denim, of course

[quote name='jcater' post='352456' date='Dec 12 2008, 09:39 AM']Am i the only one on this site who has a real vintage 59 long scale model. Some modifications but much is still original. It makes me feel old when everyone is talking about 1980 & 90's models. I'm not sure they would be for me, think i'd better stay vintage.[/quote] Mine's a '58 One owner from new ..

" A mate of mine bought it on eBay late one night when he was drunk. He doesn't want his wife to find out, as she's not as understanding as you dear, so I'm just looking after it 'til the new year when people will have some more money and he can sell it again, probably for a bit more than he paid. Pretty isn't it?"

Alun's Christmas tunes for solo bass would be apposite for the next few weeks [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=32972&view=findpost&p=340540"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&sho...st&p=340540[/url]

[quote name='bremen' post='351494' date='Dec 11 2008, 09:43 AM']That'll be your local Leisure Centre.[/quote] Baaaaaaaaaaaah Humbug

8.30 am Saturday telephone call .. Steve's ill... been D&V all night, not allowed out to play etc. By the end of the call I had the D too ... posh wedding gig, 18 month booked, They've seen us twice and chose us from a load of other band they'd seen .. our main USP is Steve and me bouncing banter off each other and the audience, playing trad folk tunes morphed into rock songs and witty calling. So in one fell swoop I was I dire need of a singer, squeezbox player, musical director, dance caller, joker, foil and half the PA, lights, and the disco unit which all live with him ... So very nerve wracking morning on the phone to all my ceilidh and barn dance mates to find stand ins .. Eventually we got a box player/musical director/tune leader from Loughborough and a caller I've worked with here in S Wales... So very posh gaf, tiny area for the dancing which had pillars and a Christmas tree on it. We setup with no noise and had to sound check to a full room. Super fast sound check. We had a bit of trouble as the two guys who know how to plug in and twiddle the two mixers we use were the ones missing but once we'd managed to pipe the foldback into the foldback amp rather than the FOH amp all went well ... I just about managed to sing lead on the two rock songs from our set that they really, really wanted us to do but we had to change the key as my voice is totally different to the normal singer's, and playing in the new key and singing lead for the first time was a tad challenging, especially with no practice at it at all Can't say i stunned them but no one threw eggs either Overall the audience reaction was great and we only told them about (sea) Sick Steve and the stand-in musicians at the end, a big round of applause.... Gear wise I had a swift lesson this week from Mark at Bass Direct on the MB VLE and VPL filters and tried a few ideas throughout the evening. I also had my early christmas present Gramma pad. Hard to tell if it made a difference because of the unusual gig, and amp changes, but everything sounded pretty good and I didn't use either the compressor or zoom SVT modeling all night ... That all bodes well .. we will see whan back to normal working volumes ...

Bit too much californian recreation I suspect

[quote name='Merton' post='352837' date='Dec 12 2008, 03:52 PM']9 times out of 10 we do actually. Good point. F**k it, the wedding on the 21st of December is going ot get Rime of the Ancient Mariner, followed by some Rush or something [/quote] My wedding barn dance band gets heckled for Stairway and Smoke on the Water - hardly obscure but not "expected" from a barn dance band. We still do it .. We did Je T'aime a few gigs ago after a heckle/request May try Inagadadavida on Saturday as keyboard Dave is playing the gig but I guess after it was on The Simpsons that may not count as obscure ...

ha ha You can have my one for less than that - and it's got all the mojo of 1962 .... of course there's just one slight problem ...

[quote name='Delberthot' post='352860' date='Dec 12 2008, 04:14 PM']You'd probably be surprised at Chris Squire though. You'll probably find that a lot of stuff you believed was played on a Rick was actually his Mouradian or one of his other squillion basses that he uses live.[/quote] And that Roundabout line was doubled on a Gibson 6 string gu1t@r ...

[quote name='Shockwave' post='352306' date='Dec 11 2008, 11:58 PM']Ahh well, When someone told me a particular bass was supposed to be better compared to another i take it with a pinch of salt, As much as i would like to believe you, I undoubtably have a different opinion! I mean lifes not that bad, I have a 5 string thats a P-J, I have a 5 string which has a MM, But what if they put the two TOGETHER. I would still like a P5 Deluxe even if i decide to sell it, As that ebay auction proved there will be a market for it! besides, I loved the colour combo I feel guilty enough for considering the possibility of taking a BC'ers money anyway to pay for a bass. So there probably wont be a next time Thanks for the advice though man -Rob.[/quote] For a few grant cheques I know a man who'll build you a perfect P5 in any colour you like