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Italian pianist/composer Ludovico Einaudi's In a Time Lapse 

Al's a drum tutor and reads.  Not sure about books though.  He played Metallica's For Whom The Bell Tolls from the music in a last minute rehearsal and then at a gig!  I am a very, very, VERY lucky bass player!

Have a look at Fretuoso - definitely available from the Apple store and probably on other hardware platforms.

I've tried in the past but with a twin harmony/lead guitar band it's just not worth it - use the time to go through material at home so that each member know's their parts inside out when you rehearse next you can be sure that you're all as good as you can be.

A friend of mine has always wanted to form a mariachi band covering rock bands called Juan Jovi!  I'd pay to see that, I really would!

On 11/06/2018 at 22:44, skankdelvar said:

That's the Romulans.

What have the Romulans ever done for us?

Really lucky in that current skinsman is a drum teacher and plays everything with a metronome - we agree on the pace of a given track at a rehearsal and once it's it's set then it really is set...end of!

Volume changes after setting the gain on a mic'd up cab!!!

But we usually only start something new because we've left a band...keep doing what you've always done and you'll only ever be able to do what you know how to do already?

Here's a question for you all - have you noticed how after changing bands you feel all refreshed, ready to take on new challenges, learning new material that sparks the will to learn new techniques etc?   Maybe it's the new material that changed your mood?  Maybe it was the change of personnel?  Maybe other factors?

I left my band last year for a variety of factors and took the opportunity to set up a project that I feel much happier with, working alongside different people, bringing in a vocalist to take that additional burden from my shoulders, being more "in control" and less of a passenger so to speak.  The time I'm spending playing/practicing has noticeably increased accordingly.

Interested to hear other similar tales

I am obviously blessed - or enough penance has been served with previous outfits.  New guys don't noodle, don't play overly loud, give each other stage space, have impeccable gear, guitars stay in cases until it's soundcheck...which takes a verse and half of something outside the set.  Luckily all the bands I've played in have always helped tear down/load out but these take it a step above - even making sure cables are coiled, velcro tied, counted, in the right pile etc. The completely non-tech vocalist acts as a stage hand and will run around grabbing things as we need then - nothing is too much trouble for her.  I don't know how they put up with me as apparently I'm a terrible band mate and previous bands are much better/happier without me! 😉

Ah - on-hover context sensitive menu - got it!

Thanks for the hire list - is there a price list for rehearsal space?

Can you add a price list to your website?  Thanks

I can still play the Think Lizzy setlist, plus the new Retribution list and probably another 20 without thinking too hard - 70-80.  I'm sure that wit ha bit of revision that would easily increase to 100+ though

One of our guitarists does a busman holiday job working for a signmaker/writer/installer and he got this fantastic lightweight vinyl backdrop made F.O.C.  We really can't complain at all.

An absolutely fantastic debut for Retribution at a small bike rally in Yorkshire.  A few brain farts on my part but the band were very well received and we've been invited back for next year which works for me.   Now to hit the venues in Derbyshite/Nottinghamshire and see what dates we can pick up

Not any more - I'm a massive fan of 80's/90's rock and that's exactly what my new band play

Bass into the wireless TX, wireless RX into a Korg rack mount tuner into the ABM...job done.

Our drummer is also a drum teacher and uses a metronome for every track

I am blessed with not only a great vocalist, but also one who is a GIT graduate and can play guitar/bass with the best of them!  She has a negative level ego - very shy but she is slowly gaining confidence.  She helps carry gear, is always on time, prepared and frankly the band would be lost without her.

I have a number of guitars that I should dispose of as I've pretty much moved exclusively to bass but 2 were gifts, one is an instrument spec'd to my exact requirements no longer in production and the last is a lovely 30 year old Godin that is just a joy to pick up and play.  If owning them brings you joy/happiness and it's not to the detriment of your family then keep hold of them.

Although I'm a user of IEMs we have a few guys in the band that still don't "get it" - so managed to snag a bargain in the form of a pair of 1 x 12 HK Audio Power Works monitors - one passive one active.  A couple of superficial marks but at £150 I'm really not going to complain!  I have no doubt that they'll keep the drummer happy and able to hear everything nicely.  The previous owner had been using them as an FRFR guitar setup so that's always an option too.

No matter how talented the individuals, if they're a bunch of shoe-gazers my attention span is about 1 drink and I'm done.  I've always tried to entertain - my theory is that I'm not likely to bump into anyone in the street so be the entertainer, play a pub like it's Wembley, be a bit OTT, take the wireless mic into the room and make an impromptu 'B' stage at the far end (IEM's help!), run around, stand on seats/tables, they'll remember you.  Of course, if you have at least half-way chops to back it up then it's even better!

49 minutes ago, EBS_freak said:

I do have a surefire way of getting guitarists onto IEMs... I guarantee they'll be on them within two gigs (as long as the rest of the band are on IEMs)....

Do tell me more!  Neither of them are going to go Kemper or similar at any time soon but neither are they dinosaurs - they're both more than happy to keep back line levels down and happy to use monitors to fill in missing sound elements.

Myself and the vocalist are already on IEMs, drummer is happy with a wedge or IEMs having used both.