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I did come across a fretted one that had twin WALBUCKERS fitted and a filtered EQ pre-amp system similar to WAL system and that bass sounded absolutely gorgeous. Bass Direct have it shown but OUT OF STOCK but you can get them fitted with other Humbucker style pick ups and John East pre-amps so i'm guessing they are a custom order thing. Pic below taken from Bass Direct site and VID below that on Youtube. Dave

Yep that's what we generally do Daryl. We recently added 48 Crash by Suzie Quatro, Mamma Mia by ABBA and reintroduced Jeepster by T.Rex and Cum on Feel the Noise by Slade which we dropped 4 or 5 yrs back but decided to give them another go. Lynn now sings the Slade song and the ABBA songs we do. 48 Crash turned out to be the more difficult one to get right because of the mid section but we eventually got it right on the 2nd gig 😂. We generally try to make a rehearsal a Sun afternoon for 6hrs and bring sandwiches, coffee and of course cake and just feels more like a get together with mates. We normally finish at 5hr mark but studios are almost always 3hr slots but it makes everything a lot less hectic trying to fit a full song list into 3 hrs. With 6hrs we know we can easily slot in new songs and every song we have in our repertoire as some don't get played regularly as we change the sets to suit type of venues. Clubs prefer dancing songs while music venues prefer the rockier type songs or ones like Ziggy Stardust that isn't a very dancing song. I practice the full song list at least once a week at home anyways sometimes twice. Was hard work when i was doing the punk band and the 80's rock band at same time. At 65 i decided it was all too much and dropped it back to our Glam band and its been a good decision. Dave

Wouldn't mind that as a fretted. Dave

Have to admit thats a gorgeous looking bass. Dave

Aye but you're good. 😂 Dave

I get that Daryl. When we are playing every weekend or every 2 weeks regularly we don't bother rehearsing but sometimes we can go 4-6wks without a gig and always throw in a 3hr rehearsal the week before the next gig just to refresh things in our head. I can understand that if playing regularly you don't really need to rehearse unless adding new songs. Dave

Its an odd one but we played a very small bar in Paisley with the Glam covers band and they charged £12 a ticket and sold out. The owner literally closed the bar for an hour to clear out the afternoon drinkers but that was a rare event and we played it twice because we knew the owner thru our punk band that played there regularly. When we played it as the punk band it was free entry. Dave

Think the wedding band thing over here is dependant on your bank balance. When we got married 30 yrs ago this Sunday coming we searched for ages to get the right band that had a decent reputation as being good and not daft money. Have to admit i was happy with them. Would i do it again ? Probably not as most people at weddings would be just as happy with a DJ or even just a playlist thru a PA.. Its much the same when you play birthday parties. Most people aren't there to watch the band and would be just as happy with a playlist in the background. Dave

Enjoyed that one Rob. Nice wee song. Dave

I'm usually 10-12 hr day with the Glam band and we only play a max of 2.5hrs these days. Dave

Yep good wedding bands are expensive these days but it can be a very long day for a wedding band between setting up before the event and a lot of hanging about for the meal, speeches etc. I guess that's why they charge so much. Wedding band thing just isn't for me. My ideal gig is turn up, plug in, sound check, gig, paid, go home preferably 1-3 miles from home. 😂 Dave

Well done and respect from me for taking that on. I couldn't do it and i've been playing for 40+ yrs. Like how you've labelled the pic with whats on your pedal board. Good idea. Dave

We use QSC gear belonging to our drummer and i have to admit its the best i've heard and used. For smaller gigs we use 12" cabs but i think they have a 2" compression driver but they handle all vocals and acoustic guitar. I've also heard of bass players using these as bass cabs rather than bass amps as they are full range cabs. For anything bigger we use his 3 way 15" cabs but they can cope with anything really but are quite big and a tad heavy. He puts his drums thru these. He also has the sub woofers but we very rarely need them. QSC kit is exceptionally good IME. Dave

Googled the Elwood fretless and had different versions appear. I'm guessing as you mentioned Stingray its the L4P version with HH near the bridge. The others were twin HH and Jazz style bass. Dave

towbar and trailer .......... sorted. 😂 Dave

2 Deloreans in 2 weeks. WOW its a sign. Buy one and make it 3. 😜😂 Dave

Nice. What basses have you chosen ? Is that a Sire Jazz in front ? Dave

Think it depends on the venue over here Daryl. Bar gigs are usually free but most of the Clubs are tickets. The clubs are usually Bowling Clubs or Ex-Services type clubs rather than the usual Sat night clubbing scene from when we were younger 😂 Dave

Nice wee afternoon gig for us with the Glam band at Polmont Bowling Club. Sold Out too. To be fair it only holds 65 seated. 😂 Organiser was telling us they had a band in last night Sat and it was free entry but only 18 people turned up yet a Sun afternoon ticketed show and it sold out fast with many folks still asking for tickets after selling out. We have played it 3x before to be fair and it was full. Audience up for it from first song so that was great to see. Even the songs with no dancers we got a lot of applause and cheers at the end like Ziggy Stardust. Was very hot and sweaty even with my large fan. Left the house at 10:45am arriving 12 noon. Start time 3pm - 4pm then 4:30 to 5:45pm. Greggs sandwiches supplied too. All went well and home by 8pm via chippie. Used the Sandberg VM4 into Shure wireless and Keeley Comp then Handbox WB-100 and Barefaced 212 cab. Sounded very nice. Dave

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That's quite a good set up with your singer also playing guitar. Allows you to fill out the songs a bit more. Our singer in the Glam covers band also plays guitar. Makes quite a difference. Dave

That is a bit tight for 3 guitarists plus drums in an alcove i always find makes them loud and sometimes a bit booming. I'm assuming one of the guitarists is the singer. ? Dave

That's sad and happy at the same time Steve. Glad you've all remained the great friends you've always been. Makes sense. All the very best on 7th Oct. Should be a fantastic night with so much emotion. Dave

Yep always be prepared. I take spare everything except strings. I take 2 basses, 2 amps, batteries, straps, tools, 2 sets of Glam gear and even 2 boots. 😂 Dave