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Times are changing because a few years ago, pubs used to put on bands that attracted a crowd, certainly in my area, but nowadays you are not the main attraction. Kids come in for a few on their way to the disco or night club and if we are lucky, we will get busy spells, but to think we are what's brought them in is a bit conceited. Some bands, ourselves included, do have a few people who will make an effort, but it's not what it used to be for pub cover bands.

As long as people listen to rock and bands continue to play rock, how the hell can it be dead? Rock will go on in different formats, but it's still as recognisable to a 70's child as it is to today's yoofs!

Black sabbaths newest album is really good, so I'm not sure where that leaves this point . My own take on it is, yeah there's no more absolute giants out there at the moment, but there's still lots of really talented , good bands coming out all the time. Bands like Deftones are, to me, already legendary, but that's subjective, but then again, isn't everything? Some other bands may well, given time, become huge rock acts in their own right. The thing is, I like rock and I find plenty of good new music, as well as older stuff to listen to, so genes talking through his rearward orifice

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1410190566' post='2546958'] The Foo Fighters owe their entire popularity to Nirvana. [/quote] So what's your point? He was saying no major bands came out since, what was it 1985?

He says there's no more major acts anymore but he's forgetting Foo Fighters, who are a major stadium band now as are the Chilli's . There's plenty other rock acts that have not had enough time to become legendary. I always liked Kiss and Gene, but he's becoming a bit of a knob with these outbursts and statements!

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1410101477' post='2546089'] Fixing a price between the other bands is rather close to a 'cartel', isn't it..? Is there no notion of competition between bands going on..? [/quote] I see what you mean but we all used to see it as a live and let live kind of arrangement. We all used to play the same bars and venues and thought it healthy for there to be a choice of bands. Everyone kind of scratched each other's back. There also used to be a kind of understanding that even though we were playing covers, we would try and avoid ripping off each other's set, especially with more obscure good numbers. This band don't worry about that either and I have to stop our guitarist putting music up on Facebook as you can bet your next wage, they will be playing it before we get a chance!

If you play guitar and join basschat, you are basically f***ed! You are going to develop gas whether you like it or not. As soon as someone mentions some other bass or amp or speaker that is better than any other, your interest is piqued. From that moment on, you will try to tell yourself you don't want it and certainly don't need it, but it's already in there , eating away at your mind and slowly, ever so slowly, it becomes all consuming until there is no point in having all the previous gear you own because it's just not good enough anymore. That new amp sounds so much better than mine. I'm sure my sound would develop better if I owned that bass. Never mind that I could spend time practising to get better. That speaker would make me better, so I'm gonna spend all day searching YouTube or GAK for the elusive link to make my chain all conquering ! Is there any cure? I doubt it. I think I'm doomed to the eternal hell that is GAS !

We only get £300 for a pub gig but there's a band who have started undercutting everyone else and playing for £150 which is annoying every other band who have always had an unwritten rule to charge similarly. I suppose it's up to them but we feel that it's kind if cheating to get more gigs

The PA uses your bass head as a power amp? I'd look at changing that if I was you

[quote name='Les' timestamp='1409850480' post='2543976'] Having everything through the PA has no bearing on how loud the band is. [/quote] Exactly!

My point proved last night. Went to see a band playing in the usual place we play. PA was used just for vocals. Some songs all we were hearing was guitar as we were on his side. Bass was being lost for some of the songs. We put everything through the PA but do not turn it up to excessive levels but a perfect mix is being sent down both sides of the bar

I seen white snake with the classic lineup in the 80's and it's one of my greatest memories. What a band!

We do three sets of roughly an hour each with a half hour break after set one then about fifteen minutes after second set. We start at 10 ish and finish about 1.30 . I too have a problem with taking breaks just when it's getting busy and you end up losing folk cos the bar doesn't put music on . Our guitarist annoys me cos he has to have his breaks for a fag and I'm standing listening to every bugger laying off cost they've just come in and want some music

It's all down to taste, innit? I mean we can't all like the same sound because we all like different kinds of music and find different sounds fit different songs better. I have tried flats and while they are fine for our traditional material , I don't like them for our more modern songs and am quite content with dialling down the tone if I need a more retro sound . I just happen to like the sound of rounds, especially stainless and especially when they are brand new

It's all probably just the mix because a poor singer does not necessarily mean a poor band. I've seen guys who had not very good voices but boy, they knew how to be a frontman. That can be really important. I sing for our band and have been told that I've got a good voice, but I'm the first to admit, I'm the worlds worst front man. I like to just get on with it and do the next song right away! Look at Jimi Hendrix or Bob Dylan. sh*te singers but it didn't do them any harm!

I hate flats. They sound good to me for about two hours after putting them on, then just sound dull and not what I want at all.I like rounds because you can dial down your tone or use foam and get the flat sound if you want.

I thought it was really good. Not so hot on the singist. I agree, he's trying too hard and doesn't have that great a voice but maybe if he didn't try to be so gravelly, it would sound better. If I was to walk in to a bar a see these, I would stay! Good luck mate, I'm sure you will enjoy playing with this lot .

Apparently he made an arse of himself after robin Williams death as he said something along the lines of , I can't be bothered with people that have addictions. He was inundated with hate mail and his lawyer had to release a well worded retraction So whatever else you say about Gene, he is a bit of a knob!

The stakes are high now, the bar has been set and lots of other analogies meaning I'm gonna have to step up next birthday!

I've heard nothing but good reports on Messa Boogie gear too but have never tried one of their amps

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1409744322' post='2542834'] It seems I'm one of the few people on here who thinks the sound of a P bass on it's own is a thing of beauty... [/quote] I reckon you'd find more than a few mate. I LOVE the sound of the P bass. It's just got that sound that you hear on so many tracks that makes my boat get floated!

The bridge in your picture doesn't look like it's too bad. I reckon a good wipe with pledge would bring that up

That's the thing I suppose. Our PA is a pretty heavy duty EV set up and can easily handle everything going through it. As I said , everything is through it, but the volumes are generally not too high, so it's a good balance but not oppressive to the paying public!

I feel for you mate cos I have the most corrosive sweat ever. I need to change strings almost every gig and bridge pieces suffer too. Try wiping with a clean beer mat between songs. That will at least keep the damage to a minimum, but as I say once it's eating into the metal, your not gonna clean it up completely. I've tried cleaning it off and had no luck.