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I didn't realise that. Every day a school day on BC. Dave

How are you today @Stub Mandrel. Back home i hope. Dave

Think you are right but the SE should at least walk around the stage area to make sure the overall balance is right on stage. I know its mainly down to the band to sort out their on stage levels etc but i've experienced ringing on stage that didn't appear out front when i walked out into the venue during a sound check. Luckily that particular SE did walk around the venue and come up to the edge of the stage altho not on it. Dave

I've had some SE's walk all around the venue with their tablet making tweaks and some have walked across the full stage area while we do the sound check so yep that makes sense to me. It is rare tho as most sit at the desk and only hear at that point. Dave

I only heard about them when i heard Jimmy Haslip on Gino Vannelli album Brother to Brother and then heard he played with Yellowjackets. Dave

Nice simple wee bass part there Rob. Think i could manage this one. 😂 Quite like some of the Yellowjackets material but some a little too jazz for me. This one was just a nice wee song. Dave

I had assumed you were home. That's where i'm quite lucky ............... there's absolutely nothing in my head 🤐 Hopefully you'll get home soon and back to normal as quick as possible. TBH i've never actually heard of this. I've heard of people getting ear infections and losing balance and feeling sick. Wishing you all the best @Stub Mandrel Dave

For me a good SE listens to my stage sound and recreates that FOH. He should be listening to the full band sound and adjust for that style of music. To be fair Pete normally gets it spot on and is a bass player himself and the issue may be that my stage level was lower than i normally have and i just struggled to hear it on stage. Having listened to some phone clips from different people the bass does sound lower in the mix than i would like. Glam rock from UK in 70's was a lot to do with drums and bass specifically low toms on the drums so it needs to have the correct balance. I appreciate that phones don't capture bass very well so i'm assuming it was a bit louder and deeper in the venue altho my wife who attends every gig did say she struggled to hear the bass at times. She might be picking up on the specific songs where i drop the tone a bit to achieve a deeper sound as normally i like a bit of a click as i play. (think Geddy Lee or the tone you get with a pick) Dave

So what was it ? You mentioned severe positional vertigo but i've never heard of it. What causes it. ? I'm just a nosey old sod and curious as always. Its a bass thing........honest. 😂 Dave

Jings that sounds scary. Hope you're now ok. Keep us posted. Dave

I know it might seem boring to post your kit every time but there are so many posts from so many different people that i often can't remember who uses what so i enjoy that little reminder from those that add their gear list in their post. Just adds a little bit extra to a post IMO. Dave

Jings i was just talking to my wife about celebrating our 30th Anniversary with a lobster dinner somewhere if i can find a restaurant that sells them. I do like lobster you lucky sod. Dave

All credit to you for a busy weekend @bassbiscuits Dave

Can't remember what the band is @jezzaboy ? Is yours the ac/dc tribute band ? I think it gets a steady crowd every week but a lot are waiting to the last minute and just paying at the door. If i've got your band right i reckon it should be pretty busy. Just keep in mind schools finish this week in Edinburgh area so might be a few on hols. Dave

Audience probably think that about me anyways 😂 Our singers and drummer use IEM's but they seem to have some sort of issues at every gig. Probably cheap IEM systems but its kind of put me off a wee bit but i like the idea of no bass cabs to humph around at gigs. Dave

Blockbustarz Glam covers at The Dreadnought in Bathgate. One of my fav gigs to be honest. Sound check went well and everything sounded great. Then for some weird reason i started to struggle to hear the bass out front. I had deliberately kept my on stage volume low and assumed the SE was on top of FOH. Unfortunately i spoke with my wife at the end and she said she struggled to hear the bass at times. I'll have a word with SE next time we play. He was experienced a deep feedback ring that we couldn't identify and maybe he's dropped the bass FOH to help and possibly forgot to turn it back up. My wee fingers are aching tonight as i automatically play harder when i'm struggling to hear myself. In future i'll be setting my stage volume to suit me if FOH are just gonna turn me down. I always set my stage level to balance drum levels. Other than that we had dancers from the get go. Only sold 40 tickets but a lot of walk-ins which the owner said was pretty normal these days. Ended up reasonably busy when we started and the audience remained. We had folks up from Galashiels and some came over from Livingston to see us so we have a fan base out there 😂 2x1hr sets or thereabouts. 2 encores which was nice. Odd thing was we had a crowd of Goths in and they were loving it and dancing virtually every song. At the end while loading car I overheard one of them say he's not danced that much in ages and loved it. So that was nice. It was an 80-20% ticket deal tonight and we did OK with that as we usually do. Back again Sat before Xmas which is always a fun party night and very busy. Usual gear :- Sandberg VM4 Shure GLXD+ wireless Keeley Bassist Comp. Handbox WB100 Barefaced 212 cab Loving this bass cab. Its lightweight and easy to lift but retains so much depth and the wide angle dispersion means i can clearly hear it if standing right next to it. Only downside is i always find 12's lack the mid punch of a 10" speaker but its still a superb cab and i just need to tweak my EQ abit more. I am loving the tone i'm getting with this rig. No more distortion when i play slightly harder now since i dropped the P pick up a touch on the VM4. I can still trigger it if i dig in really hard but i'm trying to play a bit lighter these days to save damaging my wee fingertips on plucking hand. All in all a great wee night and the Pizza from next door was pretty good too. 50min drive home on quiet roads and a nice wee toasted pancake and coffee and now time for bed. Night night guys. Dave

Blue Murder band had so much potential. Shame it never came to more. First class musicianship. Dave

I'm not sure whether that's good or bad news @Lozz196 😂 Looking forward to hearing your review on it if i'm still around by then. 😂 Dave

I'd forgotten all about this song with Kate Bush. That's an incredible version of my fav KB song. Tony's playing is absolutely superb and suits this song way better than the original bass line. Even the drums sound far better on this version. Dave

Sometimes its hard when someone isnt well but at least you still did the gig rather than cancel. We played a very busy venue once where our female singer was so unwell she had to leave stage to vomit in the band toilet next to stage area. She carried on until the end and we sent her home right away. We could have played the gig with just the one singer but she insisted she wanted to play it as its her local rock venue. Fortunately the audience were aware she wasn't well and were very appreciative that the band continued as normal. Its not an easy decision to cancel a gig so for me i think maybe a little praise for your singer that they didn't cancel and take it as a positive rather than a negative. Dave

Saw him play with The Firm at Glasgow Apollo many moons ago. I was very impressed by him. He was using a fretless Jaydee bass at that time. Have a listen to his Blue Murder album with John Sykes on guitar and vocals and Carmine Appice on drums. Here's the single from it. Dave

Last night the guitarist agreed it was his mistake and he somehow missed it. Probably because we don't put it in the set very often. Dave

That's quite interesting. I can see how that would work. Dave

Rehearsal on Mon night with Blockbustarz Glam band to run thru a few new songs for this Sat show at Dreadnought Rock venue in Bathgate. Also ran thru some songs we've not played for a while. Found a discrepancy in one song where guitar and bass was slightly out of sync. When i mentioned it and found guitarist was missing one note in a sequence he maintained that he's "playing it correctly because that's how the song is." and was adamant he was not at fault. Tried listening on a mobile but couldn't hear it clearly enough. Rather than make things worse i agreed to play it his way. Got home and following day it was annoying me so i checked my notes from 6 yrs ago and sure enough i was correct. I checked a bass tab and again my version was correct. I raised it with him again on messenger and hey ho he finally admitted he was wrong. That's what rehearsals are for but it was just the adamant "I'm right, your wrong" attitude with no compromise that took me aback. I'm one of those bassists that learn a song by ear and then looking for a bass tab or transcript to verify it and if a difficult part i'll use Youtube clips. Once i have it i write it all out myself for future reference. I rarely get it wrong because i spend the time researching it first. The original band members have always been aware of that fact and if i raise an issue they will stand by what i say but in 3 yrs the guitarist and myself have never had a difference in what was played. I think he'll listen to me if it happens again. Other than that we sorted out set list for Sat night as its a different type of venue to playing the clubs. More rock than dance songs. Drummer also brought some outfits that his mate from Glitter Band days had made and were not sold yet to see if we wanted any of them. We get a reduced rate. All bought from the guy. Rehearsal turned into a fashion show. 😂 Dave

Thanks Rob. This level is beyond what i did at lessons back in 70's and some of the terminology i've either not heard before or wasn't sure what it meant. Dave