MacDaddy

We've been showing the same Hootenanny for 17 years and you haven't noticed, BBC confirms

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/weve-been-showing-the-same-hootenanny-for-17-years-and-you-havent-noticed-bbc-confirms-20231231243994

9 minutes ago, neepheid said:

 

Have you already paid for the custom bass? Or, was it ordered last year and you have paid a deposit with a balance to pay on completion?

Er, I've been thinking about it since last year? 😊

Possibly going to sell a bass to fund a custom replacement. Is one-in one-out an exception?

Used to do 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover. Great bassline.

Currently doing The Lemonheads version of Mrs Robinson.

To answer the OP, yes.

Peavey Vypyr VIP 3. Designed for guitar and bass. I've gigged it with both.

25 minutes ago, Dan Dare said:

 

Perhaps not the best response to someone posting who is blind. Ah well, it was a couple of years ago...

I think you're right, text to speech software would not work on emoticons, I didn't think of that 😟

Apologies to the OP.

23 minutes ago, peteb said:

 

Out of interest, do you know what songs make the list for Grade 8? 

 

https://www.trinityrock.com/instruments/bass/grade8

1 hour ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

Excuse me for my ignorance and not being of much help to OP, but what the hell does "Grade 7 Level Metal" mean, and how do you measure it?

 

Also how many Grades are there?

 

360?

 

With Grade 360 being the same as Grade 1, coming full circle?

 

What is even a Grade 1 song, 2 chords only picking 1/4 root notes?

 

Sounds silly to me.

 

Grades 1 to 8, in music theory or performance. Grade 5 was O level equivalent, and Grade 8 was A level equivalent. Some universities accepted Grade 8 in place of an A level for their music courses. 

5 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

The offspring (my daughter, not the terrible pop punkers) is working on a uni audition and needs a few grade 7 recordings and she wants one of them to be a metal piece to show what she loves most. 

Any suggestions for interesting, preferably not prog metal bass lines?

 

 

Edit :

needs to be 4 string and preferably not involve tuning below C#

According to the examining board:

GRADE 7

STEVE VAI The Crying Machine

MUSE Hysteria

BLACK SABBATH N.I.B.

LEVEL 42 The Sun Goes Down

GREEN DAY Welcome to Paradise

KATE BUSH Babooshka

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Higher Ground

THE JACKSON SISTERS I Believe In Miracles

IRON MAIDEN Phantom Of The Opera (TF)

TOOL Schism*

STEVIE WONDER Sir Duke

RUSH The Spirit Of Radio

KAJAGOOGOO Too Shy (TF)

FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Two Tribes (TF)

https://www.trinityrock.com/instruments/bass/grade7

My backup bass. Good enough to gig, and I have.

14 minutes ago, bassbiscuits said:

I couldn’t move fast enough to stop Gary Glitter’s “Rock N Roll Christmas” piping up from the Christmas tunes CD I put on this morning. Not having that on thanks. 

Why? It's still a great song, and definitely one of the better Christmas songs. And as Glitter sold the rights in 1997 he doesn't earn any money from it. 

Good to see new talent coming through.

Monday with the alt Country band. Very productive and enjoyable. Went for a booze after. Great guys, was just like hanging out with mates. 

Half day at work tomorrow and off until 2nd January! None of it comes out of my annual leave 😁

17 minutes ago, Muzz said:

While we're talking festive gigs, we've been asked for our (pub) NYE gig to play 5 x 30 min sets, starting at 8pm, and with half an hour in between each...never encountered this before, and I'm inclined to think it'll make the evening very staccato between live music and DJ'd tunes...apparently the landlord's idea...

 

Anyone done this setup before?

Depends on the audience. Be careful you are not playing to people who when the band are on, clear the dancefloor and are just waiting for the DJ to play the latest songs from the Hit Parade. 

14 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

The first one makes Noddy Holder £250,000 every Christmas!

He calls it 'the pension fund' 😆

Any music released after the 90's sounds like something that was released before.

On 05/12/2023 at 23:15, Dad3353 said:

 

Oh, I dunno; where does this gobelet land..? 

 

 

One would hope a thrown plastic glass at a gig did not contain liquid other than alcohol...

1 hour ago, Happy Jack said:

You may have some access issues...

6 hours ago, Bluewine said:

No gigs for me until NYE.

 

Daryl

Do the UK Christmas standards feature in setlists your side of the pond?

Pm'd

I've only bought 2 bass related things this year.

TGI Ultimate Gig Bag, which was bought for Shuker no 3, and is the best purchase because there is plenty of space at the top for my tuners which face down, rather than across.

The other purchase is also best 😁

A Pocket Pod, which is an amazing practice tool. Utterly convenient, portable and easy to use.

4 hours ago, rwillett said:

and play a few gigs in places where I won't get stabbed

Ooh Mr la-di-da rwillett!

😜

32 minutes ago, Rich said:

 I'll never find anything again

21 minutes ago, Paul S said:

I will never find anything like this one again.    

Slipknot & The Co-op.