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[quote name='Rich' post='607697' date='Sep 24 2009, 01:58 PM']I'm also a Rich W though, so it could still get confusing! If I can make it, I'll bring my home-made platform along too. Perhaps we could A/B test 'em? [/quote] are you planning to make and sell them?

OH yes .. and almost everything else by the Strangliers Roundabout by YES Gimme some of your lovin' and Keep on Running by Spencer Davis

I'd love all of Norm's gigs, Dr Feelgood, Blockheads, Frankie goes to Hollyhead AND several of Family Man's, if that's OK, dear Fairy Godfather, Wailers, Upsetters, Skatilites (did he have that gig?)

+1 for the Schroeder 1212L. Sounds like there's been the odd QC problem recently, though, so used would be the way to go if possible.

I've got one of those from Schoots Very nice shirt and good quality.. Still can't fly though

Eddy's fine to deal with. He bought my Fender Precision Lyte a while back. No problems, good comms and all the other stuff you need.

[quote name='roundmidnightbar' post='605332' date='Sep 22 2009, 10:09 AM']Steve will be on at 8pm. Michael at 9/9.30pm. Should say that we're a really small venue and this is a great chance to see and hear these guys playing right up close. Cheers, Mike[/quote] Ok Thanks

Wow That's different. Looking forward to seeing some more detailed pictures of the thumbchumb

get some Alexander technique training and treat the cause not the symptoms

[quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='604710' date='Sep 21 2009, 04:41 PM']"We have even added a quick release in case of a dog attack." Very tempted by one of these for my Conklin.[/quote] for those vey rough wedding gigs ......

Excellent! Well done .. Now just for info, could you tell us if Steve is on stage at 8 or will it be Jazz Hours and "Around Midnight" with Michael at 1 am? Just wondering', like...

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='604191' date='Sep 21 2009, 03:07 AM']I don't think wedding bands would work terribly well on the USA college circuit tbh.[/quote] Sure. I didn't mean that you should take your wedding gigs show. However if you don't have a top level show to go with whatever genre music you are playing then you'll not do well in the US. Especially in these big audience gigs. That was my rather badly put point.

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='603972' date='Sep 20 2009, 09:33 PM']I've actually been to LA, lexington avenue in hull. Before it closed down.[/quote] Hull's closed? Wow Things [i]are[/i] bad up north .....

[quote name='beerdragon' post='603856' date='Sep 20 2009, 07:29 PM']whats that between the bridge and the bridge Pup?[/quote] a snare, to trap the unwary ....

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='603741' date='Sep 20 2009, 05:42 PM']I used to use mine for smaller gigs but to be honest running it anywhere near max sounded terrible.[/quote] I think we're in agreement here, Dave

[quote name='hitchy64' post='603637' date='Sep 20 2009, 03:50 PM']On it's own my EB is not enough, the owner of our rehearsal barn says I can use his 4x10 cab so I never have to use my combo past half volume anyway Cheers for all the advice guys, it's much appreciated.[/quote] You are welcome. You may find a gig different to a rehearsal studio though. A pub full of people absorbs a lot of bass and, worse, the people themselves make a lot of noise . Try your combo and an extension and see how it goes ..

[quote name='The Funk' post='603054' date='Sep 19 2009, 06:28 PM']Really? I knew I was in the wrong game! [/quote] Sure, if your band is good enough to play US colleges, ie you have the skill attitude and show, (and hats ) you're probably a very good function band here. £100 per person plus £100 for the band kitty is "normal rates" for that. So it may be a couple of weddings for your band...

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='603238' date='Sep 20 2009, 12:14 AM']Actually i beleive the 180watts can only be achived with an extra cab. Its more like 120 watts i think. And even that would be pushing the amp to distortion.[/quote] 120 watts is not enough to survive realistically with a band with a normal drummer and a few guitarists in a club or pub. So I'd say your first step is to add an extension speaker cab to get the full 180 watts and to shift more air (and look cooler) or upgrade to 300+ watts as a minimum. Ideally you want to run your amp nowhere near flat out or you get into (non optional) distortion and stuff.

[quote name='hitchy64' post='603417' date='Sep 20 2009, 11:06 AM']We have'nt got a PA of our own yet, but the place we rehearse has a PA setup. Only the singer has used it, I don't know what make or spec it is. I must pay more attention!! We are not gigging yet, but are getting close [/quote] Ah Ok Well it depends .. If I was you I'd make absolutely sure you can hear yourself Ok when your band is going for it. Worry about that at this point. If you play somewhere with a big PA where the backline goes through it they will be well setup to get your bass into the PA - either via a DI box or the DI from your amp. IME PA people would much rather use a send from one of their DI boxes than the DI from your amp which may be dodgy, or at least an unknown quantity. If you have to be involved in the PA buying decisions/payment for your own band then that is another thing entirely with about 30,000 variables and needs a thread of its own. A band starting out playing original stuff will probably do a fair few gigs using whatever is provided for the 30 minute slot on a shared bill. You plug your bass into whatever is supplied by the venue or lent to you by other bands. The important part there is learning how not to upset the PA person or the owner of the gear (see multiple threads passim). If that's the situation you have no need to worry about how the sound gets to the front of house, it will just happen. Once you get to playing your own gigs and arranging your own PA the amount of bass you can, and should, put through the PA front of house and monitors varies again. People will tell you that a Small venue mixer amp with 2 1x12 speakers on sticks for FoH and a few monitors will not take any bass in it, or bass drums, or all the backline without harmng the vocals. However that's what we do, very sucessfully. True most of my bass in the venue comes from my super clear backline, but some of the bass guitar mids go into our small FoH speakers to throw the sound to the back of the room at head height. Same with the bass drum. That way I can be less loud on stage. That does take some practice, a subtle touch on the knobs and good amount of agreement between band members. Explaining to the vocalist that a touch of bass in "his vocal PA" will not make his vocals distort may be hard ... So ..... Don't jump to fast into DI-ing your bass unless you are playing big PA gigs of your own from the start. (If you are can you tell us the secret )

[quote name='The_D' post='603495' date='Sep 20 2009, 12:24 PM']Normally its quite busy but thats no excuse I agree. Very few of my mates/aquaintances will travel out there to watch something they can see locally for half (at least) the taxi fair. Normally its really quite busy so he has had no justification in the past for tryting to stiff us for our fee. TBH its just one of those pubs that is seeming less and less worth the effort that goes into playing the gig. We could advertise out of our face but its still a bit of a dreary area so would prob be the same 6-10- folks turning up. Even if we got a good turn out the run ins with the manager have kinda soured the whole band to the point that a really busy gig isnt enough to save it/us. I dont think its somewhere we would miss but felt like a wee half moan last night.[/quote] Ah, Not the normal "it's everyone's fault but ours" whingeing then Sounds like one to loose ..

[quote name='The_D' post='603387' date='Sep 20 2009, 10:13 AM']Bit of a stinker last night to be honest. Played in a pube (spelling mistake I wont bother correcting) we have been in quite a few times before but much, much quieter this time. We are quite cheep as it is and this twat keeps trying to knock £30 off our price. That added to the fact that for the last three songs we were playing to 5 people (not including the guitards mum and dad who come to most gigs) and theres only 4 in the band. Will see out the 2 remaining gigs there then call it a day. They were good to us when we were just starting out but are starting to take the piss a bit [/quote] Er, I hate to start this OT discussion off again but how come you don't take an audience with you? Do you do any marketing? Do you tell anyone you are plying this place or is it all down to the pube? Are you building things up? Perhaps if you did you could charge more - or at least avoid getting your fees cut...

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