gary mac

Thanks. It went really well. The nerves evaporated as I was setting up. No sound check, just straight into it. Fortunately started with a straight forward one (Teenage kicks). Although it was mostly a fairly modern set list, Mustang Sally was in there, accompanied of course by girls from the audience. I really enjoyed the gig, don't think I made any real clangers, a couple of mistakes, fortunately got back on track quickly, and felt that I did ok. Plenty of praise from the band and another booking with them later in the year. Wateroftyne: Glad yours went well. All the best, Gary

Got a depp tonight in teddington.. and I'm feeling nervous. I haven't suffered with this in years. a good few hours to go and I'm already suffering clammy hands, butterflies and that dread that I will forget the numbers. . I've had a rehearsal with the band, good bunch of chaps and they were pleased with my playing, so why the nerves? Not sure whether to carry on practising this morning or just put the bass away, relaxe and think about anything other than bass playing. All the best Gary. .....if it goes well I will post in the "how was your gig last night" section. If it doesn't then I will sit in the corner, contemplating and swaying gently, whilst weeping in to my cup of tea.

Same as Chris B, belt buckle worn somewhere in the region of right hip.

this thread has got me all jittery and in a cold sweat. I get very nervous around stanley knives since an incident a few years back, when I managed to open up my wrist with one of those carpet cutting blades. The result was a large gash with veins, arteries etc. all on show. Injections into the wound, lots of stitches and a plaster cast to straighten my hand/wrist, which had gone all claw like from tendon damage. Stupid thing is I was just too lazy to get the correct tool for the job. A wire cutter was needed to snip through some cable tidies, but I chose the stanley option to save me going back to my tool box. Lesson learnt the hard way. Can't stand the sight of blood any more, Casualty and Holby City are a def no no these days.

Unlike a fair few of the forum members, I love the sound from my mark bass cabs. I use two 2 x 10" cabs and a genz benz head.

Thanks to you all for the info and pointers. All the best, Gary.

Hi. I'm working my way through learning a new set for some upcoming depps. One of the numbers is Starlight by Muse, which has been quite an enjoyable challenge, mostly due to the unusual chord progessions. Anyway just wondering about making my sound a bit more authentic, so it would be appreciated if someone could shed some light on how the bass sound is achieved on the record. Just curious really, as not sure that I can justify the expense of an effects unit for one number. All the best Gary.

Good luck to you sir, well done. Hope you enjoy

I just hate the set up these days. Played an open air gig on saturday, just a town centre fun day. The set up went on for about two hours, this was accompanied for the duration by one particular guitarist showing off his many riffs and solos and just generally annoying the hell out of punters and band members alike. Guess I wouldn't mind the long set up too much if it made for a good sound, but the sound from fold back speakers was just terrible, which caused major problems for the drummer and myself once the singer ditched the set list and launched in to numbers that we hadn't even rehearsed. Then for the last set a drunken trout from the audience was invited up to provide backing vocals. Of course we could hear her perfectly, the problem being, that although she thought she was a star, she actually made a noise like a cat having it's tail nailed to a tree. Oh joy.

Nice, nothing wrong with the natural look. Got a few myself.

Damn you OTPJ, I was convinced that I was all gassed out, now look what what you've done. planning my campaign now, what I can sell and what to tell the good wife.

Nice one, glad you are enjoying.

First gig in six months last night. A school fund raiser bingo night. Not an appreciative audience, but it was good to play again, rather than just rehearse. We were pretty tight all things considered. Aint it a joyous thing when the bass and drums just lock in And we got fed and watered.

Good news, pleased for you. Enjoy

Yes, mine had the duncans in originally. Honestly, it is money well spent. I'm sure you will not regret it. The wizard chaps are very helpful. I bugged them with a few phone calls before actually ordering, they always patiently answered my questions.

Hey Mr T. I put a set in mine last year, it transformed a decent sounding bass into a real belter. Plenty of output and fullness. Don't know where you are based, but you are welcome to come and try mine as a comparison. All the best Gary.

loving all three of them. Very, very nice.

Might be a fender, but it still has that instantly recognisable Chris Squire sound.

No never encountered that. I suspect that Leo probably tried it all those years back though, before settling on the configuration that we all know

I have just T cutted my black pickguard as recommended by Mrcrow. It has come up a treat, not completely removed all scratches, but think I ran out of elbow grease. It looked so good I was enthused enough to polish the remainder of the body, neck and fret board (not with T cut). Took off the strings and boiled em up. Oven dried them and re fitted. Adjusted string height intonation etc. and generally fiddled about all day. Looking and sounding great.

Still loving Argus, but still not managed to nail all of his bass lines. Great news, hope you enjoy.