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Reading through this I realise that I have no idea what a chord chart looks like. I can read treble clef fine, but bass clef I would pretty much have to work out each note. I definitely think knowing written rhythm is important

I've not got any of the albums but would have their greatest hits (if and when it gets released) in a heartbeat. They remind me of Erasure in that sense (some cracking songs on each album but nothing fantastic outside of the hits)

Phenomenal player- but also has a 50% writing credit for Jimmy Nail's Ain't no doubt

I've not checked it, but Telegraph road takes a while before the vocals hit Edit: its 2:14 so not that long into it really considering the song nearly tops 15 mins

I have recently gone from acoustic trio to acoustic duo, and while it was a mixture of things that caused the split, the singer and I are getting on great, we focus on the music, what works well for us, what sounds good with us doing it and what goes down well with audiences- it seems to work really well. I think in this case, the interpersonal relationship that could be the most difficult here is that of keeping various partners onside, both the female singer and I are happily married, but both of us are conscious that disappearing off to gigs and rehearsals as well as maintaining private facebook groups together, is a situation where you need to be very aware of handling things sensitively, and professionally. For this reason we probably include our partners a lot more now than we did when we were a trio.

Regarding delivery, any musical instruments I've sold over the years I've always packaged up to pretty much survive a pretty good beating. All have arrived fine but I completely understand why people would be reluctant to post some things. My Mrs sold a china gallon teapot for £800 a couple of years ago and it was to be sent to the states. In order to not be completely stupid in its postage price she needed to box it up in a smaller box than she'd like. The time between postage and delivery was a bit of a nightmare of nervousness. I think that as a seller- if you require a buyer to collect, you immediately need to consider selling at a lower price in order to bring in potential buyers who are further afield and may have to factor in a tank of fuel to the price. I've had people come and collect things that I have offered to post, purely to ensure that any transit damage is their fault, not a random courier.

Playing gigs on my acoustic guitar a pick lasts about a set and a half before snapping, Somehow I always forget to bring out a new one between sets, On numerous occasions I've needed to find a pick quickly on a table top- You'd think I'd have come up with a better plan but somehow it always slips my mind

One of the songs that the known riff (in the intro) needs to be spot on to the recording IMO. I quite enjoy playing it actually

Crash Test Dummies - God Shuffled his feet. Bought on the basis that I could actually sing along with the songs in the key they are written in, but full of quirky and fun songs with some nice basslines too

We deal with a fairly similar thing in our band. Guitarist one is fine, and is my supporter in the quest to get guitarist 2's sound right. For me it's the difference between what might sound great when he is at low volume at home, setting the gain quite high and getting quite a pleasing tone and what then doesn't translate to gig volume. At gig volume this turns into an indistinct fizz, with occasional screeches. His response when the sound disappears into the mix is to turn up the volume. It is a work in progress (2 years so far) but I finally managed to get him to use one of his "clean" sounds on a gritty song. It was probably a little too clean tbh but it was clear, and audible, and his solo cut through the mix without deafening screeches. My general solution to guitarist sound problems is to get the buggers to turn the gain down.

Not read whole thread but to me music is "Aural Art" therefore anything either delivered or perceived as a musical sound, is one.

Sorry cant resist resurrecting, but I've read some pretty derogatory remarks about playing and ability of the bass player from The Darkness (Frankie Poulain??) written by or attributed to the hawkins brothers.

To paraphrase Dave Gorman, it's the bottom half of the internet-

On Bass- very infrequently. but the whole set. On guitar I used to change one at a time, but noticed how much less opportunity there is to give everything a good clean, so I've gone back to all off. Is the whole change one string at a time thing an urban myth, I've never heard anyone report problems with a stringed instrument having regularly taken all of the strings off??

Seen on NW FB selling page

I played in a ceilidh band for about 10 years and on numerous occasions we pulled in deps, sometimes with members swapping instruments to play something else while the dep, played their parts (interesting as several times the "original" member liked something the dep did, off the cuff, and stole it, adding into their own parts) I also depped with other ceilidh bands on numerous occasions, one who played to music, so all I needed to do was read along with chord charts and keep up, and the other who I had to just follow. It all worked fine for the most part. I currently manage being in 2 bands- one does about 20 gigs a year (classic rock covers) where I play bass. The other is an acoustic duo playing guitar, working on some originals with mostly covers. This is a newer project and has done 6 gigs in the last year. However- we have already had a clash, and I went with the one booked in first. I know that if I reach a certain point, one band will have to go. The decision will be tough, but I already know what it will be.

1st set, was bloody hard work. Various people at various tables were singing along through most of the set but a couple of numbers ended to pretty much the sound of the pub chatting. As an acoustic duo that can be tough. Even our big ending songs, didn't seem to go down that well. If I do say so myself we do a cracking version of Little Lion Man which we finish on a harmony acapella ending. -Nothing, no response. Break, Singer disenchanted and annoyed, cue a bit of singer love and reassurance. 2nd Set. Great fun, numerous people up dancing, singing along, loads of great feedback. Was it a different band? Different Pub? Probably just 3 more drinks inside everyone.

This is purely my own anecdotal experience but when I first played a Tanglewood probably 18 years ago, it was OK for a sub £200.00 electric guitar, and based on other experiences of playing their older gear, both acoustic guitars and basses they were OK for cheap gear. In the last couple of years I played a new Tanglewood Acoustic guitar which was up there with lower range "premium" brands I've played.

I've been there as a bass player and as a guitarist, it's one of those tough band relationships things.

Re the number of Guitars v Basses owned I own a Fender J and an acoustic bass for home practice. The guitar selection just somehow needs to cover more bases, 2 6 string acoustics (both needed as play in an acoustic duo) an acoustic 12 string, a HH electric, an SSH electric. I have (like most) fluctuated over the years but see far less need for multiple basses than guitars

I rarely watch a bass player or an acoustic guitarist without coming away and trying some of his/her licks, fills or riffs, when I get home no matter whether I would see myself as more or less accomplished than them. Sometimes it's amazing how simple some great sounding lines are when you get them back home

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1444047522' post='2879720'] "So we've established you're a whore, we're just haggling about the price". [/quote] Absolutely- I'm anybody's for the right fee

I switched for a couple of years, and in the end, the little bonuses it gave didn't add up to the disadvantages (on my 5'er the weight, the extra thought involved, and it was more physically tiring to play) I did like the way it sounded particularly for playing songs in D. Switched back to 4 about 2 years ago

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1444042265' post='2879633'] This is true of everything surely, even stuff that isn't for sale... I never want to sell my Wal but if someone offered me £50k for it I obviously would. [/quote] Of course- everything has it's price, but this is more about a middle ground between "I need some cash" and "it's not for sale but for £50K it is yours"

We have a family phrase that is along the lines of "priced not to sell" The basic idea being that you don't really want to sell it, but there is a certain price that you can't refuse. My Dad was a keen painter back in the day, and while he is no Dali, he has had a few of his works accepted into various exhibitions. On a few of these all of the works were for sale and the artists were asked to price them up. There were one or two that he priced way above others, not because they were that much better, or took more work. Rather they were his favourites and in order to be motivated to sell them, he would need an inflated price- this is to me what the "feeler" ads mean.