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I had the same xl2 that @three owned. I gigged it a few times in my Police tribute Amazing tone. Very fundamental. Thick sound. Unique. It was a transitional one, plug in leg rest etc. It felt heavy but that was because it looked small Didn't like the strap hanger plate. The strap made me feel all trussed up
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there's only 4 songs on that list that I haven't played but whether I could get away with them now............... The Wham! song has a great bassline but I've only ever sung it, so have no idea how to play it
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agreed mate
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some annoying key changes in that set but it's a good list of crowd pleasers As a Police fan, message in a bottle in b flat minor, is even lower than Sting does it now (which is in b minor and sounds all wrong)
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2 years ago I found myself depping the whole summer for @spongebob whilst he recovered from an eye operation Ska/Mod/punk/new wave but the dress code was polo shirts. I didnt have any but off to Primark and I bought several, all in different colours. Two gigs I had to wear a Mod style suit and tie (and again with them last week) It was fun to be dressed totally different from normal and to fit in with guys in the band Every gig they would throw new songs (to me) in and I learned them all
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I've depped regularly and i used to be really good at remembering songs with no cheat sheets I learned 30 songs by The Jam for a dep many years ago, I had 2 weeks to do it but the shortest notice was for a band I'd done a few deps for but I got a call whilst eating my roast dinner abiut 6 pm. 'help, our bass player's car wont start and he's not coming. ' It was a 6.30 start, gig was 15 minutes away these days, i do use cheat sheets, especially when I dep with ska/mod/new wave/punk chaps, as they always ask me to learn something I haven't played before it's all usually great fun But as others have said, turn up in good time, make sure your gear works, look good, don't be a tw@t and you should be good to go
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it's worked for me on the couple of occasions I've done it '64 Hofner violin bass for £1700
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I had a revelation on Friday/Saturday I've been struggling the past few weeks with my IEMs. I didn't realise they were the problem, I thought my hearing was to blame. Everything seemed too loud and my in ear mix wasn't working It dawned on me after Friday night's dep gig that the seal wasn't very good I changed the comply tips, I've had the same ones for over a year All of a sudden, Wham! Perfect seal and a near perfect mix at Saturday's gig I am so happy -
standing in for @spongebob band 'Heroes' tonight Dover to Aylesbury, Dartford tunnel on Friday afternoon Spent a lot of time in the band van tonight, love the guys, they're so easy going and apart from the guitarist (Liverpool fan,) we're all hammers fans) Great gig, mod/sks/new wave. The HW 4003shines on some of these songs I've been away from home for 11.5 hours, got 240 quid and had a blast not about the money for me these days, it's about the adventure But it's now 03.57 and I'm still wired, supping a bottle of Rioja Sometimes I love gigging and sometimes I hate it Tonight was a blast
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I've left a few bands politely. 'Sorry guys, I have reached the need to change. I've been thinking a lot about it (etc etc) but feel like I'm done Totally happy to give you 3 months to find a replacement And I've always gone back to help them out as a dep (but these were gigging bands) We're all still friends someone said about not burning bridges and i never have but they are a few Winkers that I've played with that I wouldn't p1ss on if they were on fire. Should they come calling, Sorry I'm not available Life circumstances change and it makes me change how I feel doing certain gigs with certain people. When I'm work stressed I don't need the grief but when I'm not work stressed I can deal with it Just tell them and be honest. If they take umbridge, that's their problem
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nicely done Steve. How is the Stinger (I like the retrovibe stuff, I have one of his in my HW 4003, sounds perfect)
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I discovered the perfect gigs for me, as we came out of lockdown. We play a lot of upbeat dancy 80s stuff in my duo. There was the curfew and everybody had to sit down, no dancing. Audiences loved it and no one fell into us or spilled their drinks everywhere Also the gigs finished early because of the said curfew I now love afternoon gigs at the weekend.
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I've identified you as Strax from Dr Who Do I get a prize🤣🤣
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I spent the first half of a gig getting shocks from the mic AND my behringer P2 as it was touching my skin. I finished the 1st set with no IEMs and no backing vocals I then plugged my bass amp into a diffferent socket with my extension lead, not the DJs and problem solved I then bought the mains tester and have since used it at every gig (and not had any problems either)
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Gasp, I've just ordered a set of roundwound strings!
police squad replied to ossyrocks's topic in General Discussion
I have basses strung with both. This Friday I'm depping with a new wave/ska/punk band. Taking the HW 4003 with rounds for the tangy grindy stuff and a P bass with flats for the Madness/ska stuff Last Sunday I did a rock/blues gig with my JMJ Mustang with Fender flats on it. The perfect thuddery thump for the said gig My Hofner CT500/1 is strung with La Bella deep talking flats, slightly heavier gauage (can't remember what but they are too high tension for a whole gig. That said it's tuned to E flat atm and it's fine -
get yourself a mains tester, the one you plug in and it lights up telling you it's safe you may have a dodgy extension lead. I dep in a band where the guitar player always got a tingle from his mic. He doesn't now, it was a dodgy extension lead
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Your oldest and newest bass playing photos
police squad replied to BigRedX's topic in General Discussion
This first one is a couple of weeks ago, a band called Heores, new wave, mod , ska and punk. I'm depping here, nearly 57 years old The 2nd one is from 1988. A band called Roadhouse, we did literally 4 gigs a week for 18 months till I left. I was 20 in this band- 27 replies
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Scunthorpe!!
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you are dead right mate
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Apart from playing my Mustang these days (weight, sore shoulders etc etc) I'm a P bass guy. I have 2 US ones , my 73 and a P bass special and a coupe of bitsas. One with flats the rest with rounds They all sound like a good p bass should
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I don't do the falling out with people but I do ignore them. I was in a band with the drummer kid from BGT and his parents. It was a really good band. They're conspirancy theorists (well the dad is) and I just ignore them when I see them the band didn't end well, singer's ego etc Horrible horrible people Got sacked by a band and the bass player didnt even come to the meeting. I was pleased to be going though, bass player had been ignoring me on gigs for a few months. He was very jealous of me, no idea why though. I'm not special or anything like that I', still friends with the drummer and singer though. Always have a chat when we see each other
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Tonerider Jazz pickups... how good are they really?
police squad replied to wateroftyne's topic in Accessories and Misc
I have atonerider in one of my bitsa P basses. Sounds incredible -
And it sounded fab with the Ashdown cab too. I have some Ampeg grill cloth that I'm going to put on the Ashdown cab to make it match
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no I had a black one with white dots on it. Came from Livewire in Cardiff. It's also been owned by two other basschatters
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sounds good I think
