Silvia Bluejay

Even when drunk, punters who care about their local will do their best to avoid getting it into trouble. I'm not sure why the Govt chooses to blame pubs for a spread that mostly appears to come from people's interaction in other places. Punters having fun in a Covid-safe way:

This is the show, apparently...

Incidentally, that's from 2 weeks ago and it'd be high time for them to go fully public, seeing the show's supposed to be in two days...

There's some info on the old LBGS website, which is now an automatic (temporary?) redirect to Music Radar. I must say, I've lost most of my interest.

I replaced all of my Warwick straplocks with normal pins long ago. Stupid system.

That makes perfect sense for an originals band who plays music venues, not a band that plays almost exclusively pubs and non-dedicated music venues. Edit: in reply to BigRedX

... weather permitting. Fingers, and everything else, crossed! 🙏

I'm in awe of those who can both play and dance at the same time, without effing up either activity. However, to me, listening to a good bassline comes before watching stage antics. If all that was interesting in a band was the dancing, I'd walk out after a couple of numbers.

I was thinking the same. Anyone got a link to that infamous thread, or Scott's explanation?

Last year I bought the DT240 Pro (slightly cheaper than yours), used them a couple of times, then chucked them in a drawer and bought a set of PJBs for more or less the same price IIRC. I encountered exactly the same problems in the DT240 Pros that you describe on the DT770, so it's clearly a setup/specs choice by the manufacturer, not a dodgy item. Avoid both models like the plague, I'd say...

TBH, I have been known to yell at the bass player to turn himself down, as well, or be taken off the PA*... * Low frequencies don't need the PA's help as badly as higher frequencies, anyway, especially at a distance.

The key, for both of our bands, is to keep the backline volume just high enough for the band to hear themselves, and then have PA backup (even in 'acoustic' setups - you always need the PA for vocals anyway). That way, I can control exactly what the audience hears. I have been known to yell at guitarists until they lowered their combos' volume, or else. 😉

We ask the manager/landlord what kind of performance they need from us, to keep an ear on levels during the gig (which they usually do, walking around the audience), and to tell me whether they need to go up or down. If they don't say anything during the first set, I will go to them and ask if everything's fine, which in the case of our bands it usually is. (I keep the volume under tight control at all times, social distancing or not.)

Exactly. As far as I'm concerned, I'm as (un)likely to be able to attend a gig in Aberdeen as one in Milwaukee, so I'm just interested in seeing what others are doing.

More pics, as promised. The whole album is HERE.

@paul_c2, @peteb, politics... please.

Full photoshoot to follow, obvs...

There was a long discussion in this thread recently.

Incidentally - and this is my last post on this particular bass! - the 5-string version for sale at Thomann has the colour fading at the back - clearly an intentional cosmetic choice, whether we like it or not - and does NOT have the just-a-nut! I do think we need to wait to see where exactly these guys end up... Sadowsky Metroline 21 At Thomann

It may be a drive towards sustainability - a perfectly fine bass except for a small cosmetic flaw doesn't deserve being stripped and burnt/sent to landfill (thereby not just writing off its building costs but also adding stripping costs). I can't comment on how big the discount on it should be, but if it doesn't seem appropriate, the bass won't sell and they'll reduce the price. None of you guys are obliged to buy it if you believe it's not worth it... My impression from NAMM was that a. Roger is very relaxed about handing over to Warwick (except his Custom NYC line etc.), because he trusts the company; and b. the 'many' who are eager to cast stones appear to be mostly - or only - on this forum, IME. I would suggest we leave Roger and the Sadowsky Warwicks alone for a while and allow things to settle down.

Damo And The Dynamites shared a private event with four burlesque ladies. They had their own background music, so the band was off stage when the girls were performing; however, @Happy Jack and I didn't take a break, because we were manning the PA to play the correct piece of music at the correct time, muting and unmuting the microphones via the tablet, etc. Despite it being a bikers' do, with me and the strippers the only female attendees, it was all extremely civilised, everybody was lovely, and there was no sleaze. Go figure...

SOME Greene King pubs are. Many more aren't. And I - and several GK landlords we've spoken to - do believe that those which do are in breach of the rules.

@ped, when it's time to publicise the straplocks going on sale normally, we'll mention it on Facebook and Twitter - just let us know.

We're hoping to get another couple of outdoors gigs, but the weather for them is rapidly disappearing.

Forget the violin, did you notice the hat, ear-warmers and gloves? 😮