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[quote name='alexclaber' post='612975' date='Sep 30 2009, 02:02 PM']Let the other bands know that this is likely to happen and give them his email address and mobile number so he has the pleasure of explaining to them why he's entitled to act like a prima donna. Alex[/quote] HAHA that would only work up to a point in the sense, you hardly ever get any replies from emails so he would probably just ignore it. The rest of the band are slightly better but only by a bit. I think if this whole thing goes pair shaped then I'll just walk.

[quote name='Doddy' post='612972' date='Sep 30 2009, 01:57 PM']If you do,you should take your own gear-it's not rocket science! If there are other bands on the bill,then make sure that they also have their own gear.You shouldn't have to supply your gear for the other bands if you don't want to. Balls to this gear sharing lark. Your Guitarist didn't take an amp to a gig??? No Excuse.[/quote] Yeah agree with you on this. So far its only the drums which the headline band has to provide but we have known about this for weeks yet nothing sorted. Its only slightly getting sorted as I am hassling them. If I was not, I can see them turning up with no kit and then wondering why a problem.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='612946' date='Sep 30 2009, 01:30 PM']Yeh, I hear it's exactly the same with Iron Maiden on tour ...[/quote] HAHAHAHA slackers

Going back 10 years, when on tour, the record company would give us each £25 to feed and water us per day. You could not carry it over so if you did not spend it, you don't keep it but get another £25 for the next day. Can you imagine how great this was. Its hard enough now spending £25 a day on food and drink and a lot of the venues were providing food and drinks. So we ended up having a laugh and seeing who could buy the weirdest things. After a gig in Leeds, it was about 11.15pm and we had spent no money. So we went to the local 7-11 and I bought not one but an entire box of curly wurly. This shocked the sales assistant but I then realised I had money left over so I bought a second box. We had curly wurlys for the entire tour. Our singer bought a gigantic melon and a comb and our giutarist bought some tights We had bottles of whisky and vodka in endless supply on the tour bus and had some real nice meals out before gigs. Good old days

[quote name='alexclaber' post='612927' date='Sep 30 2009, 12:58 PM']Well this is going to be a very special gig for him if he's just going to play it with a tambourine... Don't do anything yourself - if he wants to be able to play the drums at the gig, then he needs to sort some out. And if he won't bring his own kit then the expense of hiring a substitute kit should be his own. Alex P.S. Is his very good kit so nice that he refuses to hit it with small pieces of wood in case it gets damaged?[/quote] I totally agree with you. My concern is that as we are the headline band, we provide the backline and if we turn up with nothing, it will screw the other bands night up. Its bad enough he refuses to make soundcheck in time but I don't want him to screw up the other bands gig. Oh and it has been worse. The last gig we did, in Guildford, our singer/guitarist never bothered to bring his Guitar amp. By pure luck I knew the other bands playing and could borrow one to save the day. Oh, but it got worse. We have a Xylophone/percussion player who needs to put their kit on a stand obviously. However, they never bothered to bring it. Why?? In the past they usually just blag it and borrow a bar stool to place the stuff on However, this venue in Guildford has no bar stools and so they were looking around the venues kitchen for a tall bin or chair etc I did make a strong point that this is unacceptable so it will be interesting to see if they bring it next time.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='612900' date='Sep 30 2009, 12:32 PM']Confused! What abour your drummer's kit? Or is he happy air-drumming? Alex[/quote] He has a very good kit which he says, only comes out for special gigs. He is also used to London gigs who provide backline but this is an out of London gig and so we need to provide our own grear. A bit of a shock to him

[quote name='bumnote' post='612908' date='Sep 30 2009, 12:40 PM']Just to add to that, the earlier skylines did have a weight issue on some basses, a problem that was aknowledged by Dan Lakin, and the specification was subsequently tightened right up. I had a beautifull CAR Skyline Jo osbourne that weighed 11 1/2 lbs. Very uncomfortable. Like all basses try before you by, but I would doubt you have a problem unless you have an older bass. Linuses comments are personal preferences but bear in mind the Duck Dunn and DJ are adaptations of the conventional jazz and precision. The Jazz clone is the jo osbourne, and the precision is the bob glaub. The Duck Dunn has a jazz neck on a precision body, and the Darryl Jones has aero pickups to give it a different sound to a jazz, and a revised and a downsized body, I cant remember if there was a change to the neck, and I cant find it on Lakland site. I still have 2 laklands and have owned in the past a number more. I think they are great basses, with impeccable customer service. Whether they are for you depends on you personal preference.[/quote] Just to add to that, my DJ weighed 10lbs and had Laklands own pickups. They moved away from the Aero's in 2007 which is when my bass was manufactured.

First, sorry if this is the wrong forum and please feel free to move to correct forum Mr Admins I have a gig on Friday where we need to supply the drums. Our drummer is not being the most helpful and I can see that it may come down to a mad rush to hire some in. You would think that our drummer and the rest of the band would be slightly concerened that we have no drum kit for a gig in a few days and that somebody should really be doing something about it. So, does anyone know anywhere that hires out drum kits in the Surrey/Hampshire area? This is another example in a series of annoying things that my current band are doing and I am sure soon, I will be posting a thread asking what you guys think I should do, stay or go

I have owned the Skyline DJ and DD and both were amazing bases. However I have now sold them both. The reason I sold the DD was to slim down my collection and I had no use for a Precision. However it was a great bass. I will give you my thoughts on the DJ as a pro/cons list. Pro Superb Quality, well made, top end bass Amazing Customer service Very playable Easy to use Big sound Cons To stiff and rigid Very deep sounding Heavy Neck too thin As you will see, the cons are more a personel preference rather than a fault of the bass. Compared to my Fender Jazz and ESP Jazz, it was very heavy. The tone, although being amazing, was not the right tone for me. The neck, despite being wonderfully thin, flat and smooth was the wrong shape for me and caused my hand to ache. Having moved to a more rounder Fender neck, I no longer get hand ache. As for the stiff, rigid feel, I find my ESP and Fender mould to me and move as I play. The DJ was very stiff and felt like I had a pole attached to me. My flexability or movement. As a bass the DJ I can't fault it and the quality was outstanding but as a bass, it was not right for me. My Fender MIA 75 Jazz re-issue on the other hand suits me perfectly and feels like an old friend. I suggest you try before you buy.

[quote name='chris_b' post='610786' date='Sep 28 2009, 01:15 PM']My Lakland has Bartolini pickups. That's one reason why I brought it and I put Bartolini pickups on my Fender over 20 years ago. I’m not sure how people don’t like them cos to me both basses sound great. Also Bartolini seems to be the pickup of choice for most boutique basses. I can’t see my next bass having anything else.[/quote] I put Barts in my ESP Jazz about 20 years ago. How do you find the output in your Fender? My ESP Jazz has quite a lower output and I was wondering if this was something with the earlier Barts.

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I have a set of Barts in mt ESP 400 series Jazz and it sounds amazing. After some testing and playing with Old Horse Murphy, we came to the conclusion that out of my Stingray, Lakland Darryl Jones, Fender MIA Jazz 75 re-issue and ESP 400 Jazz, the ESP with the Barts sounds the best. They are a bit expensive but they do sound wicked.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='605626' date='Sep 22 2009, 02:34 PM']If you plan on using the 112 and 212 together for the big gigs the best result will come from another GB. Make sure it's twice the impedance of the 212. As to the cab size, low end output and cab size are directly related. If you compromise on the one you'll compromise on the other.[/quote] No the plan was just to use it on its own as the 212 with Shuttle 6 kicks out 600w and that should be enough.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='605011' date='Sep 21 2009, 09:28 PM']Hmmmm Ive had the same thoughts as you for a longgggg time. I would definitely keep your 2x12, as those Genz cabs are pretty damn fine. With a 1x15, no matter how 'small' and light, its still not as small as I wanted. Unless you go for the Schroeder 15+L. My Orange 1x15 is a fairly good size, but still for some types of gigs/home practice, its too much! The Aguilar DB and GS 1x12s are not light, but very easy to move. They weigh approx 45lbs max. Not light for a 1x12, but they pack a punch. I love the DB series cabs....much more to them than I ever expected. But, I still want a 1x12. Id definitely consider saving and going for Epifani or Bergantino. I think the Aguilars are more reasonably priced though.[/quote] The Aguilar GS 1x12 seems interesting and quite a good price. You say its heavy but I think its 37lbs and not 45lbs. The Epifani would be lush but expensive The Bareface Midget also seems interesting but not seen any pictures or reviews of it yet.

[quote name='chris_b' post='604930' date='Sep 21 2009, 08:27 PM']Sorry, but I don't understand why you would want to change a cab you really like just to be able to make 1 trip from the car instead of 2! If you get a 112 you'll be looking for another before you've done too many gigs anyway! I'd get a trolley for the 212.[/quote] Sorry, maybe I was not clear. I will be keeping the GB 212 for most gigs where I can use it. However some gig it would be handy to just take a 112, for example some London gigs etc or much smaller gigs. The 212 will not be going anywhere

I have a superb Genz Benz Shuttle 6 and Genz Benz NEO 212. I can't fault them but the cab still require two hands to carry it due to it being fairly tall. Its light and has casters but you can't get away with carrying it in one hand. So, for the smaller gigs, I am thinking about getting a 1x12 or 1x15 that is light, powerful (around 300W 8 ohms ) and can be carried with one hand. Idealy, I would like to be able to have my bass over my shoulder in gig bag, the shuttle 6 in the gig bag and the cab in one hand. Lightweight and portable basically. Price is also an issue. I would look at the Genz Benz NEO 112 but they are about £500 and I believe still fairly chunky compared to other 1x12 cabs. So, what are my options for a lightweight 1x12 or 1x15 that I can carry in one hand?

I would like the Fender gig bag if still available. I am also in Camberley so very close.

[quote name='mrcrow' post='601685' date='Sep 17 2009, 08:30 PM']would you use flats on this..in steel[/quote] I don't see why not.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='601449' date='Sep 17 2009, 05:01 PM']While we're on the subject, can you just stick steel flats on an acoustic bass guitar? I wouldn't really want that bright bronzey guitar sound, but I don't know if regular bass strings work on an acoustic bass.[/quote] As far as I know, normal electric bass strings are fine.

Washburn AB10 is the only one I would have. Fretless also.

[quote name='dlloyd' post='600941' date='Sep 17 2009, 12:36 AM']Chords in the verse are G, Em, B7, Em, C, Am, D, (B7) Yeah, you should probably avoid the D on the B7. At the moment you're playing B D E F#... to be honest, that E is pretty weak too. B D# A F# would work better (IMO)[/quote] Great stuff, thank you so much for your help and everyone elses help. You're all very cool

OK, I have found a version of the song done acoustically. You can't hear the bass so well but you can hear the acoustic guitar in the verse. At the moment, in the verse where I am doing the walking part, I am playing the following notes G, B, D, F#, E, B, G, E, B, D, E, F#, G, A, B, D, E, D, B, A, G, E, D, E. Its what I am playing over the B7 chord in the verse which is the problem. Also, the third verse which is the instrumental verse I am playing a much busier walking bass line which may have the odd wrong note in Please feel free to point out wrong notes. [attachment=32983:The_Flea...coustic_.mp3] Sorry for the quality but its the best I can find and thanks for any help