Happy Jack

I'd love to do that, Steve, only it's not working. Something went wrong. Check the values provided on the marked tabs and try again. Naturally, NO tabs were "marked".

Demand - I suspect really quite a lot. The PA for most bands seems to be run by (or at least involve) the bass player. Value - see "Demand" (above). Clutter - the site already has 34 topic groups (if I ignore Guitarchat at the bottom) and found room for Wotzit Werth. I can't imagine that one more will be enough to drag Basschat into the Abyss ...

All joking aside, I can't imagine how any gigging musician in 2023 can not have available performance video. Every gig I play there will be people in the audience holding up mobile phones ... friends, relatives, bar staff, complete strangers ... and presumably at least some of that always ends up online. I don't bother searching for stuff that others have posted because @Silvia Bluejay and I post enough good-quality performance video to make phone footage irrelevant to us. If someone has none and wants some, just persuade a couple of people to come to their next gig and pre-arange which songs they should video. Footage from two phones in different places (three or more would be better, of course) combined with even the simplest free video editor would be enough to get a basic result sorted.

PLEASE tell me that enormous black box to the left of the notice board was a sub-woofer. 😂

I've been put off from replying to adverts myself in the past by phrases such as "brilliant bass player" or "exciting bass player" or "really good-looking young bass player who can double as a stand-up comedian when the guitarist needs to re-tune again". What this band needs is competence. 😎

I read this going Ouch! all the way through, then I noticed the OP's location. I'm guessing there's not a lot of good-quality luthiers to compete with each other in North Lake District?

A NON-comprehensive songlist would include: Ain't No Sunshine Cry To Me Dancing In The Street Drift Away Get Ready Gimme Some Lovin' Good Times Hard To Handle Heatwave Higher And Higher How Long I Got You (I Feel Good) I Say A Little Prayer In The Midnight Hour Knock On Wood Lady Marmalade Lovely Day Mercy Mustang Sally My Girl Nutbush City Limits Proud Mary Reach Out, I'll Be There Something's Got A Hold Son Of A Preacherman Soul Man Stand By Me Take Me To The River Through The Grapevine Time Is Tight Twisting The Night Away Valerie Why Did You Do It You Know I'm No Good

New band formed earlier this year currently comprises four very experienced gigging musicians - drums/BVs, keys/BVs, rhythm guitar/male vox, and saxophone/female vox. We have played our first few gigs (including the British Motor Show) but have now lost our bass player. This is a gigging band, not a hobby. With five people in the band we’re never going to get rich doing this but that’s OK, we love playing this music and at least we’ll get paid. We’re looking to play pubs & clubs at least once a month (more likely twice) in and around West Herts but there’s not much in the diary just yet. The band rehearses on Thursday evenings in our own facility in Harrow HA1, so there is no need to pay for a rehearsal studio. We have an initial 2-hour repertoire in place but we’ll be adding new material over the next couple of months. The person we’re looking for will: * be enthusiastic and reliable * actually want to be in a band * be prepared to learn new material and rehearse it * live within a 40-minute drive of HA1 * have their own car If you can contribute harmony BVs then that will certainly be welcome, but it’s not essential. As long as you sound right, we’re not fussed what bass you play, how many strings it has, what amp you use, whether you have a pedal board. Sadly, we have to insist that you have performance video that you can share with us before we can meet for a try-out. We will be happy to share ours with you. If you think this could work for you, please drop me a PM.

@Silvia Bluejay always wears gloves when setting up & breaking down, and tells me - quite rightly - that I should do the same. Trouble is, I just find it a bit of a faff so I never bother. I have rigger gloves in the car so that's not the issue; it's actually putting the bloody things on that's the issue.

This ^ Since @Silvia Bluejay and I have to load in and set up the PA as well as all our other kit (instruments & rig for me, video & stills cameras for her) my shirt is always wringing wet by the time I'm ready to start playing. I don't like it, but there's not much I can do about it until I'm ready to hire a road crew, so I keep a stagewear shirt in the car until the last minute and then change into it. That being the case, it makes perfect sense to be wearing a band t-shirt whilst loading in and wandering around carrying cables and stuff. Staff and security recognise who who are and what you're doing, occasional punters come up and ask what sort of music you play, what time does the first set start, and is that a cello?

We've just played six gigs with three bands on two different instruments at two venues in four days. Will re-engage with Basschat later!

Real world difference in size & weight of active cabs isn't what some people think. 15s are bigger & heavier than 12s, 12s than 10s, bit not that much. Future proof! Go 15s!

Have you tried looking in the "Live PA" section?

“The Gibson Garage in Nashville has had an extraordinary impact on the music scene in addition to becoming a global music destination and we are thrilled to bring the Garage to London.” A shop selling over-priced, badly-made guitars is now a "global music destination"? In your dreams, mate ...

Posted this week by Ron Carter ...

Given the number of times I've been told by 'those who were there' that the bands used to get the same money then as today - only it went WAY futher then, of course - it was quite a relief to hear that this 4-piece covers band was going out for £43. 😱

Terrific and very honest 1976 documentary. 29 minutes well spent.

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