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Well that wasn’t a very popular review then. 😅😥

It was ok, a local ish venue that was new to us. Nice enough folks and warm reception. Some of our lot travelled the 40 mins or so to see us. We used the in house rig and engineer, so I took a Headrush for monitoring rather than trust a stranger with my IEM feed. I’m Still ‘running in’ my new bass. It’s had a few ‘quirks and features’ which have taken some fixing, and at an acoustic gig this afternoon its issues reared their head again, despite it being fine last night. It’s going back to bass hospital for another check up next week. 
just noticed singer is missing in the bottom pic, which means it must have been taken during ‘figure it out’

9 minutes ago, Bluewine said:

 

Nice video!

 

Blue

Thank you 🙏:)

Private function in a cocktail garden in Hereford. Pretty fab night all round, small crowd of lovely folks, paid well, easy load in, good sound. All good  Outdoors, but under cover and a pleasant, balmy evening. I used my new bass and was very pleased with it. It’s been a bit of a nightmare situation, but almost sorted. I might post about it soon, it’s pretty damning for a well known bass specialist retailer. Sadly the video was shot using a potato. 

I have recently gone blue. It wasn’t an easy ride, I’ll discuss more at some point. It’s pretty awesome now though. 
GMR soundboard custom 4

Is that a rip on the pocket? Cant quite tell from the pic. 

Slight change! Current effects situation: out of hand 😅 

Left to right: small bass board for tight gigs, zoom B2.1 for rehearsals and acoustic duets, guitar main board (zoom g7), right of the mic stand are my acoustic board/guitar auxiliary board and finally my main ampless bass pedalboard. 
Behind them on the shelf is a defunct zoom g7, a large ancient zoom multifx,  a zoom g10n, a zoom g-something or other and a zoom ms60b. 

We only rehearse about once a year, to go over a bunch of new songs, after that it’s gigs gigs gigs. Last rehearsal was about a month back, was quite fun, I enjoyed the little Hartke kickback combo provided. 

A dream bass of mine is currently for sale on here from Europe, but thanks to bre***, the charges and risks have just made it a no go. Gutted. 

Played a Small stage in the local entertainment complex. Moving crowd that ebbed and flowed, was a pleasant enough way to spend a couple of hours. I walked from my house in ten minutes with just a bass and multi fx and used the small ashdown combo that was provided for on stage monitoring. It was fine. Made me quite fancy owning an amp again. All in all…it was fine

13 hours ago, EssexBuccaneer said:

I started playing in my early-mid teens. Originals only, because that was what music was about. Making your own material and putting it out there. Hoping to make it. I put my heart and soul into a couple of bands in the hope of being the next big thing. That generally took the form of playing gigs to anywhere between a dozen and two hundred people, for barely any money, and a lot of sunk hours in writing and rehearsal, not to mention studio time and money. 
 

Now I’m a lot older (43) and accept that I’m never going to tour round the world and have platinum albums. So what can I do to enjoy my music? Play in a covers band. The crowds are bigger, the money is better, and the gigs are more fun and far less stress.

 

 

Pretty much this, except I did get lucky for a few years and my crowds were into 4 figures, and I’m now 47. But otherwise, pretty much this!

My present ampless set up. Everything above the zoom is for my IEM line or to my Headrush 112s if I’m using them instead. Everything to the right is in the FOH signal chain. The blue switcher kicks in the eq with the bass cut for a royal blood song. The ABY to middle is simply acting as a link between the out of the smaller IEM zoom to my rolls headphone amp. A incoming pedal means that this will all be a lot less complicated and busy this time next week (hopefully). 

Last two weeks with The Bridge have been regular bar gigs in three of our regular venues. All perfectly good shows, no major dramas apart from almost running out of petrol on the way home on Friday. Not much to report! 
 

Lovely. My heart leaped for a second, I thought it was my old one, but mine was quilted not flamed. Stunning. Wish I could afford it!! 

Another vote for muse here. Great player, cool lines, but just don’t ‘get’ the final product. 

6 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Same, usually about £50 but as they last about a year I don’t think that’s too bad

Also same. They don’t last me a year, maybe six months, but still worth it. 

Three boards for three roles, acoustic/bass/electric guitar. But it’s not quite that simple. I use the acoustic board as an auxiliary board for electric and also have a bass fly rig in my kit bag in case of board failure. Plus, I have two boards for bass, a Pedaltrain novo 32 with choice of hard or soft cases and a Harley Benton spaceship 60xl. If I have a run of bigger venues coming up, I use the novo, if it’s smaller venues I transplant to the much tighter and not as well made Harley Benton. A couple of recent change means I’ll probably be moving back to the novo 32 full time though, which will be a pain in tight spaces!

Interesting, I so nearly pulled the trigger on one of these (to use with my sadoswky pedal!) but was put off by the neck protruding into the ‘slap zone’. 

1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said:

Do a little photo-shoping and remove it. 

Dave

I wouldn’t have a clue where to start with that! I don’t even have photoshop! It’s ok though, after 30 years gigging I don’t really need any more pics of my with a bass in my hands 😂

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Hope your dad is ok.

 

I see what you mean... looks like a fag!

Thanks. That’s what I first thought! Despite not having smoked in a long time!! 

Two lovely shows for me this weekend, I used my old jazz bass for the first time in ages (and now cannot feel my shoulder and my back is killing me!) …. But my sound engineer loved it and asked me to use it forever 😂😫 

Sat was just a local pub jobbie, but apart from the cramped conditions and sweltering heat was a lot of fun. 
Sunday was a headline slot at a local festival, which is always a total blast…tempered somewhat by the news that my father is critically ill just before I took to the stage.  
I managed to sneak a quick crowd shot whilst the house lights were up briefly between songs, which was nice  Although the best snap of me has caught me with a plectrum in my mouth which is somewhat unflattering! 

1 hour ago, Nothingman said:

I feel your pain. 
 

I actively avoid my local open mic night (even though some my band mates organise it). 
 

Rather than the organisers, it seems some of the regulars have turned it into their own with certain ‘rules’ and ‘behaviours’. 
 

Really makes the non-folk guy feel uncomfortable. 
 

So I avoid. 

Yeah, this is a real issue it seems. I’ve actually inherited a couple of open mics from sacked hosts because they’d allowed this exact situation to propagate. 
I’ve since given up hosting them, just too much hassle. 

I keep a few cocktail sticks in my gig kit bag for just this reason. But yes, ideally thread lock.

I’ve had some success with these in the past. Also handy for cymbal whacking. 
https://www.fender.com/en-GB/accessories/miscellaneous/fatfinger-guitar-sustain-enhancer/0992180100.html

Going ampless has been the best move I’ve made in 30+ years of gigging. I have a simple and cheap set up that works perfectly well. The only downside is if the drummer clips a mic (rare) it’s a bit uncomfortable, but not a huge problem. But I’m lucky in that we have two engineers of our own, one of whom goes to every gig. I use the iPad app to control my monitor mix on stage, and our QSC PA with sub can handle the bass effortlessly. 
I put my IEM signal through a zoom ms60b for a bit of amp sim, and keep a simple preamp and eq pedal in the side chain in case I use my frfr cabs instead of IEMs (the odd festival perhaps). Job done. 
I connect via a custom made cable which carries guitar and headphone signals in one.