petebassist

On 19/03/2024 at 17:27, funkgod said:

Hi all we are now at a stage where we need a name for an 80s tribute show band.

its doing all the English pop bands of that decade, all the stuff you know from then.

so looking for a name.

we have had a few good ideas and some of the best ones are already in use.

we have looked at the song names as well as an association.

so something showy needed.

 

ideas so far, non that jump out

Reflex the 80s
80s, top of the pops.
Now thats what i call 80s
New sensation.
the ultimate 80s
the ultimate 80s show.
Remembering the 80
Flashback to the 80s
Back to the future 80s.
80s The show.
Decade, The 80s
retrospect, the 80s tribute show
pop pickers 80s
Hits. the 80s tribute
hits of the 80s
The uk 80s tribute show.
80s gold

 

some of these are already taken we have found

help needed here please if you have any ideas,

so...what you got ?

Cheers all.

 

 

"its doing all the English pop bands of that decade," - plus a few Scottish and Irish looking at the setlist 😁

1 hour ago, TrevorR said:

Bass by the fabulous John (“Johnny Gus”) Gustafson on Love Is The Drug using a P-Bass that Ian Waller (later founder of Wal basses) rebuilt, modified and rewound the pickups for. 
 

Roxy had some stunningly good bassists, especially Johnny Gus, Gary Tibbs and Alan Spenner.

I didn't know what bass it was, guessed some type of P, thanks for sharing.

Heading off to explore some of the Roxy Music back catalog with these guys... 😁

Has to be either Danny Thompson for me 

Or electric, this 😁

I have same same bass with the jazz setup from Bassbags. Still a rock solid gigging bass after seven years 😎

Google also supports multiple accounts so you can have separate calendars for different bands and merge into a single calendar view for all of your bands.  Life saver...

The NS Design Omni Bass can be played vertically and horizontally like a normal bass guitar, and has the same neck length. I don't know about the neck width though. If you prefer the longer double-bass length neck, the NS Double Bass might work?

I'd just sand it flat with fine sand paper then use a strip of wood or cork as suggested to shim it and get a tight fit.

When I started playing DB less and wasn't keeping up the hand strength I put some Presto Nylon super lights on - they felt a bit like elastic bands tension-wise at first, but I quickly got used to them and I found I could play two 45 minute sets without getting hand-ache. Controversial I find, as some players think you have to have heavier strings to be a proper player (and they might be right ;-). 

Good luck with the playing.

I like the tone that this guy gets on a Marcustio - don't know what the signal chain is, but the mids & highs sound great - lows lack the DB frequencies.

3 hours ago, Angel said:

 

For me the Sugarbabes are a relatively small amount of talent driven forward by excellent production standards and marketing. Hey, I've just described most pop music ...

 

Nothing wrong with that of course, and I say good luck to anyone who tries to achieve success in music, and well done to anyone who does.

 

In all fairness I think they do write most of their songs??

They bumble along with nearly 3 million monthly listeners and a couple of songs exceeding 140 million streams. Yes pop music as in short for popular, as opposed to unpopular music, e.g. my music 🙂

Blue Lagoon is the only Bristol bar I know that does party bangers and is large enough, and yes you need to get to know the booker. It's good for load in/out as well. 

Danke schön 😉

On 13/11/2023 at 22:15, Paddy Morris said:

3rd vote for Spiro weichs. Growly sound, easy on the fingers.

 

For some bizarre reason they're cheaper on Thomann than anywhere else to buy in the UK.  No good for slapping though.

Incidentally I looked at Thomann and the Spiros say Light on the packet instead of Weich.  I know Weich means Light but wasn't sure why they've translated the weight, do you think they're exactly the same?.

Looked elsewhere and most UK places are out of stock.

Thanks

I've not had this problem with Obligatos or any strings, but maybe it depends on how much playing you do.

If I play infrequently and my fingers get sore, I wrap masking tape round them just once or twice, just enough to protect the pads but keep the feel of the strings.

I used to have a stentor 1950, great gigging bass. Thomastik: Spirocore Weichs are great strings and last forever, and for extra lightness some people use the solo set instead of orchestra set. I used the orchestra set on my Stentor.
I currently have Presto nylon wounds on, which are really easy on the hands, but have more of a gut-like thud than a growl I’d say.

49 minutes ago, tauzero said:

I regularly see descriptions of pickups as being "dark sounding". I have absolutely no idea what that means. I can understand "thin" (lacking in bass) and "muddy" or "woolly" (attack not very distinct) but "dark sounding" makes as much sense as "plays like butter" (you finish up with a slimey mess all over your hands?). Is this another mystery to go along with dark matter and dark energy? Can anybody guilty of using the term describe exactly what they mean?

Great question - I've heard the same term used to describe double bass strings, and never knew what it meant either. I'd say there are only four sounds/tones - trebly, bassy, and muddy... and Jean Jacques Burnel. 😉

10 minutes ago, casapete said:

Tonight (Monday 16th) on Channel 4 at 10pm there is a showing of ‘Summer of Soul’, a 2021 documentary

about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Apparently the footage was rediscovered in a basement and

then restored. Features many great performances including those by BB King, Stevie Wonder, Mavis Staples,

Sly and the Family Stone & Nina Simone. 

Saw this at the cinema last year - amazing!!! a bit heavy on the gospel at times, but loved it. Steve Wonder is awe inspiring, 5th Dimension and the rest great.

Work of art !!

I'd go for one or the other but not both.

My Ibanez has side dots in the usual places - 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, where the fret would be, and dots on the boards just above where your finger should be so that you can still see them when you position your hand, and in the right light you can see very thin lines on the board, in fact I only noticed these the other weekend when it was sunny.

I find the side dots handy to glance at now and again if I'm moving up and down a lot. Never used the dots on the board, or the lines.

Seems to generate a lot of opinion about what's best, but TBH you can always ignore the dots/lines if you don't need them.

Exactly the type of advice I needed @BigRedX, appreciated!

Sounds like it was a pain back in the 80s - I hope your royalties are still rolling in 💰💰💰

I'll perform it at open mics as well so will be doing as you advise.

I registered with PRS a couple of years back when I wrote a couple of songs but didn't use it (at the time, couldn't figure out the difference between PPL, PRS, and MCPS and all that, but the online PRS instructions seem to have improved a lot & I can understand them).

Does anyone simply register a work in PRS to copyright it? I'm not expecting a huge income from the song (unless Taylor Swift wants to record it), but I don't want anyone to rip it off. I'll probably just put it out on Youtube with a home made video.

Advice or tips welcome.

Thanks, Pete

I don't think you'll be able to find out how you'll sound until you plug in and start sound checking but you seem to have enough controls there - unless you're going for a full on jazz club sound - I know nothing about that.

I've only ever gigged with a KK pure preamp going into an amp or PA - only had feedback once in pub with wooden floor boards & I usually tape up the sound holes with masking tape (not a great look admittedly, foam inserts are better if you can knock up some). Hope the gigs go well.

This looks fab, and definitely more gig-friendly than a full width bass. I sometimes pine for my old Stentor 1950, which was smaller bodied and lighter than most. GLWTS!

Years ago I worked in an ice cream van doing the rounds in Newton Aycliffe in County Durham. The jingle machine packed up one evening so we played Led Zep's Black Dog from a cassette as we pulled into each street.