dave_bass5

The Venue seems to be doing ok and i believe its mostly tribute bands playing there. They seem to bill the gigs as if they were the originals, big posters etc.

[quote name='bluesparky' post='965385' date='Sep 23 2010, 10:53 AM']Personally, if i was in a band which toured around the world playing huge stadiums, full of tens of thousands of people at a time, and to millions of people throughout the duration of a tour who wanted to hear me play music that me and my mates wrote, i'd change basses every song. In fact, i'd change batteries in the bass between each song, I'd have every pedal that had been manufactured, sitting around, ready, just in case, and of course a thousand brown M&M's in a brandy glass at every gig. All because i'd be in a world famous rock band playing stadiums, and therefore I'd be able to do that.[/quote] Too right, same here. I would also have way to many large cabs, because i don't have to carry them.

[quote name='mart' post='965241' date='Sep 23 2010, 08:19 AM']but all that noise and dissonance creates a sound and feel that communicates a certain sort of emotion in a way that sweet clean arpeggios could never do. Live and let live![/quote] Thats what we are saying. But isnt pain a "certain emotion" ;-) Seriously, i liked the song but that guitarist was not giving me any pleasure at all.

[quote name='risingson' post='965121' date='Sep 22 2010, 11:29 PM']Frankly, I should think he wouldn't care too much about a few detractors on an internet forum arguing why he has so many basses after[b] selling millions of albums[/b] worldwide and becoming one of the most successful British recording artists ever.[/quote] Did he sell them all at car boot fairs

The way i see being in a gigging band is this A good gig is like a good day at work. A bad gig is like a bad day at work. In life you take the rough with the smooth. Get over the bad one and look forward to the next, hopefully good one.

Anyone notice the adds at the bottom of this page are for tribute bands. Ain't the web wonderful. EDIT: and now they have gone. Oh well.

[quote name='neilb' post='964949' date='Sep 22 2010, 09:00 PM']Yeah, that was absolute bollocks... and he is a famous artist with pedigree??? My arse.[/quote] I thought the song was ok but whenever the guitarist let lose it sounded like my 6 year old having a punch up with his violin, and not in a good way.

[quote name='neilb' post='964867' date='Sep 22 2010, 08:13 PM']What the fcuk is Nick Cave on??[/quote] Something a lot weaker than his guitarist. Not a huge NK fan but FFS, was that music they were playing?

Its strange but my Wizards are back to front as well All the other pups ive had have been black to ground but not the Wizards. Glad you got it sorted.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='964667' date='Sep 22 2010, 05:08 PM']Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass Go. Do not collect £200 An extended version on Moondance? That is a crime against humanity.[/quote] yeah, well if the audience cant be arsed that's what they get. And our singer does a very long, very out of tune guitar solo.

[quote name='algmusic' post='964618' date='Sep 22 2010, 04:16 PM']A true bassist doesn't understand pedals anyway :-P[/quote] A true bassist doesnt need pedals :-p

[quote name='gary mac' post='964591' date='Sep 22 2010, 03:48 PM']Thanks Dave. Probably a dumb question, but how do I check they are wired in phase? Is it just a case of the white and black cables coming off the same sides on both pups. I stupidly told my daughter I'd have this job done double quick[/quote] Yeah, just take one pup and reverse the wires. Both pups should be wound the same way but you never know. As far as i know it doesn't matter what colour goes to ground.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='964552' date='Sep 22 2010, 03:12 PM']He only THINKS he plays through all that gear. The soundman really takes a DI straight from the bass into the desk where its processed via a £100 multiFX pedal. Of course the tech couldn't say that on the video or Chris W would find out.[/quote] In fact they all have midi pickups on them and are just triggering a Roland bass station, preset 1.

[quote name='Captain Rumble' post='964537' date='Sep 22 2010, 02:59 PM']I bet people on here would [/quote] Ah, but who on here would go and see them ;-) Some people on here would claim they could tell if he had a Duracell or Eveready battery in his bass lol.

Its also the fact that a lot of concert goers want to hear the classics as well as new material. I think the tribute bands give us this as they tend to concentrate more on a bands heyday IME. Or you spend a lot more to hear the new album the band are promoting that your probably not too familiar with, and just a few classics. Maybe that just me but its something ive noticed over the past few years and have stopped going to major gigs.

It could well be that one of the pups has been wired the oposite fo the other, like you have said. Have you checked that both pups are wired in phase. when i put my wizards in to my HW-one i only put the neck one in to start with. I went with white to white, black to black, as per the stock pups. Either pup worked fine but there was a huge drop in volume when both were on full. I just reversed the leads on the wizard and all was fine. It might be worth a try.

[quote name='Captain Rumble' post='964516' date='Sep 22 2010, 02:33 PM']As i dont have the massive levels of talent that you guys obviously do I can only listen in awe to him playing exactly what the music required of him, unless its at Wembly of course where the sound is so bad you cant hear most of what he is playing anyhow [/quote] I think the issue is with him using so many different basses, but then putting them all through the same effects. I really dont see the point. I dont think its really about his playing or talent, even though i made a comment about it. The Tech did mention about different tuning though, and i can see how using different basses would be a help. He does whats needed and yes, he gets the job done but i bet if he only use done bass for a gig no one would notice.

[quote name='dood' post='964495' date='Sep 22 2010, 02:09 PM']What I do object to - and not mentioning the band's name, is paying 8 quid to see a bunch of bored..well, I won't even call them musicians, in jeans and t-shirts not even pretending to be 'the band' - whilst the 'singer' is under some sort of dillusion that he *actually is* the person he is doing a bad job of mimicking.[/quote] A bit off topic by here goes. I was a huge Bon Jovi fan back in the late 80's early 90's. Seen them about 8 times. The first time we had Jon flyin gover the audience in a cape. lest item i saw them (Hyde Park) we was dressed in jeans and t-shirt, hardly moving and looked fed up. These days i find the tribute bands like By Jovi and the Bon Jovi Experience put more of an effort in to their, admittedly small, shows than the real deal. At a great cost saving as well. Just saying.

[quote name='chris_b' post='964488' date='Sep 22 2010, 02:01 PM']....oh and he's just wants to screw up any Muse tribute bands out there![/quote] what, by coming up with very complicated, intricate bass lines? :-)

[quote name='Conan' post='964460' date='Sep 22 2010, 01:37 PM']So how come with all that gear, his sound is essentially the same for every track? [/quote] He uses a subtle tonal nuances filter at the end of the chain. Cant have these silly variations mucking up his finely tuned sound.

[quote name='bassix' post='964443' date='Sep 22 2010, 01:25 PM']Yeah, I looked at this yesterday, unfortunately its out of my price range. [/quote] Im sure ive seen one or two around here for about £400 but you have to be quick as they dont hang around. Its a shame you cant afford the Duck Dunn. Because i dont like P necks ive had two of them and they are very nice basses. Fastest neck ive ever played.

[quote name='bassix' post='963848' date='Sep 21 2010, 09:55 PM']Looking this up and it is a beauty, exactly the sort of thing I'm after.[/quote] There's one here but its not cheap. In fact it cost more than the DD up for sale here. [url="http://www.fareastguitars.co.uk/usedpb4.htm"]CIJ 70s P[/url]

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' post='964384' date='Sep 22 2010, 12:40 PM']Keep your eyes peeled on here and on e-bay, I'd pretty much given up when I came across my pedal with a BIN of £120. It even came with it's own flight case and 9v PSU. I threw a tuner and patch cable in there and and it's not my pedalboard.[/quote] Yeah, ive already got a wanted add and also an add to trade my Sadowsky for one. Im sure it wont take too long. I missed out on one last week and was beaten by Clarky to it.