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  1. casapete
    Sounds good then, go for it! Nothing wrong with simple stuff either. Good luck.
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    Years ago when I was playing guitar in a country rock band, we were supporting a well known rock n roll band who turned up a bit late for the set up. They had to get a piano onto the small stage which made it tight for room. With time running out the guitarist asked me if he could use my Fender Twin - he said it would save him dragging his identical amp in from the van, so I agreed as it made sense. His band also used our drum kit. We did the gig, then watched the main band who were great. Guitarist didn’t talk to me afterwards ( let alone buy me a pint for the use of my amp) and his band packed down quickly and left us to strike our gear. Wasn’t until half an hour later I realised my fairly new cover I’d had made for my amp was missing - what an utter tw*t! Never got it back. 😡
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    Traditionally bluegrass was played on all acoustic instruments, (with double bass and a dreadnought acoustic being standard kit ) so a Tele and a Fender bass aren’t strictly authentic. Of course this doesn’t matter if that isn’t the route you’re going down - in my country band I used to use a bass uke to get an upright-ish sound on bluegrass tunes and it did the job well. I reckon your sponged Precision will do fine until you decide how the band may develop.
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    Or even a Spice Girls gig......sorry, wrong thread.🤣
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    I’ve seen Emmy a couple of times, with The Hot Band. Am a fan of Rodney Crowell too, who is in the band on the OGWT programme. I do prefer her earlier stuff but appreciate the way she moved with the times on the Daniel Lanois album and later work. A great artist.
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    Just read in the TV schedules that this Friday (7th May) there is an evening of Emmylou Harris stuff on BBC4. Starts at 9pm and includes an OGWT special from 1977 that I remember being great.
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    On this afternoon (Sunday 2nd May) at 4pm, the 2019 documentary film ‘Hitsville - The Making of Motown’.
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    If you can find one, the Tanglewood Elfin EB-18 is a great little bass. Short scale mini Precision style, no longer made but s/h around £75. I do believe Harley Benton do a similar one as well. ( You don’t mention the age of the child, which will affect what’s best too of course.) The Ibanez mentioned above is also a good call.
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    Absolutely, along with The Ronettes, The Crystals, Martha and the Vandellas, The Shirelles (and even Bananrama and The Nolans!!)
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    Good call. I seem to remember reading somewhere that PT used a Gretsch for that track, crunchy but somehow quite clean too. I saw The Who live and his tone was amazing, ( using SGs and Les Pauls ) but still his sound.
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    I mainly like clean or light/medium overdriven sounds, nothing that obscures the tone of any particular guitar so you can't discern what it is. I really can't abide the crazy overdriven metal sounds that are just so anonymous and could be made with virtually any guitar / pedal / lunatic preamp, although to be fair I can't stand metal or any of it's close relations anyway (largely due to said guitar sounds coupled with the screaming vocals). The best sounds for me are when you can immediately identify the player and their tone / choice of guitar. And yes, I am getting on a bit.....🤣
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    I have the identical bass and love it! Had a few Danos and it is the best one, perhaps due to to it being the ‘Pro’ model, which basically means upgraded bridge and tuners along with just a vol and tone control with a 3 way switch. Featherweight and sounds great too.
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    For pub gigs I usually just take one bass, on the basis that I’m never usually too far from home to nip back for a replacement. Bit daft but hey ho. On my main gigs in theatres I always have a spare, and have needed it a few times over the years. This is because some (usually older ) theatres occasionally don’t like my active bass, and we get a small amount of interference through our PA. Not really bad but enough to be an annoyance to our sound tech. Probably just down to lighting/wiring in the venue. When this happens I just dig out my old passive P-bass and problem solved. On all my gigs I carry a spare of every lead though, along with strings, mics and either a spare amp or my Sansamp.
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    Yup, me too. Going to do the same, change my password but not via any link.
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    Love 'em. So few players concentrate enough on this side of guitar playing. All time great rhythm players for me would be Chuck Berry, Keith Richards, Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Nile Rodgers and John Frusciante.
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    I really don’t like fast ’widdly’ playing on any instrument, especially in rock and blues guitar. That’s why I enjoy T Bone Walker, BB/Albert/Freddie King, most of Eric Clapton’s stuff etc. In a world of overdistorted ‘rawk’ excursions, I admire players who you can instantly recognise too, such as Mark Knopfler, The Edge, SRV and many more, where a clean (ish) sound allows for more expression and style to stand out. One of the best electric players I’ve ever seen is Mike Campbell, currently with Fleetwood Mac but for years the guitarist with Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers. Absolute full control and mastery of his instrument, minimum effects and playing for the song every time.
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    I'm a long time Danelectro Longhorn player, but appreciate they may not be for everyone, so would recommend - Squier Jaguar bass short scale. Recently discontinued but they do crop up s/h from time to time. Were around the £180 / £200 range when new, so expect to get one for around £125 ish. Great 30" scale, P/J pickups (which are fine) and overall a cracking little bass. Wish I hadn't sold mine now 🙁 https://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-dept/bass-guitars/retro-bass-guitars/squier-jaguar-bass-special-short-scale-bass-in-candy-apple-red
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    Great tune, written by Mike Nesmith from The Monkees. Also has Bernie Leadon (The Eagles) on guitar too.
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    Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin' Daddies Zambesi - Lou Busch Orch / The Piranhas etc
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    Must admit, I don't think I'd heard this before seeing it in the Mercedes advert. Just superb.
  21. casapete
    Now sold.
  22. casapete
    On hold pending payment ( non BC person 😕)
  23. casapete

    Band PA

    casapete replied to a topic in General Discussion

    Unashamed plug for a mixer I've just put up for sale on here. Couple this with a pair of active cabs with the healthy remainder of your budget and you'll have a cracking set up!
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    Selling my Soundcraft mixer. It's housed in an ABS flight case, with detachable lid and a tilt mounting to place the mixer in the optimum position. Both the mixer and the flight case are in immaculate / virtually new condition. Had little use before lockdown, and since then stored in my warm studio. Comes with original box, instruction manual and optional rack mounting kit, plus the 2 side sections should you want to remove it from the flight case. NOW SOLD ( to a non BC member) Specification - 8+2 channel input frame-size Built-in 24 bit Lexicon digital effects processor 32 FX settings Tap Tempo and FX setting store function 1 FX send on each channel 2 configurable Aux busses 2 Stereo Inputs 2 Group busses Stereo Mix Output 2-track record output 2-track replay input with level control Globally switched +48V Phantom Power GB30 Mic Preamps Peak LED 100Hz HPF Insert point (mono channels) 3-band EQ with swept Mid band on mono inputs 3-band EQ on stereo inputs PFL switch Mix and group routing Signal Present LED 60mm fader Headphone and Control Room outputs with level control 8+2 and 12+2 models rack-mountable (ears sold separately) Integral universal power supply The Soundcraft MFX will find itself in many applications including live music, recording, houses of worship and multi-speaker installations and is easily rack mountable.
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    Band PA

    casapete replied to a topic in General Discussion

    This looks like the deal to beat I reckon - great value for money.
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