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Royal Blues, at The Sindercombe Social, Shepherds Bush, last night. We'd sent our spec 5 weeks earlier, but there were still not enough mics and stands. Fortunately the guitarist had some in his car. TBF there was just the one chap running things and he was helpful, can't fault him. The venue bass amp didn't work, so I was DI'd. First gig with the upright. Ibanez UB804 → wireless → DI. At least for the soundcheck. When we were due to start there was no sound from the bass so I switched to a lead. The onstage levels were different from sound check and I couldn't really hear myself, which did affect my playing. But apparently it sounded great out front, and the UB804 got compliments for it's sound. The promoter was happy, and we were approached by another venue owner who wants to book us. And there were a couple of 'industry' people who liked us too.

I know nothing (pretty much in general too 😜) but I'll be keeping an eye on this.

I'm not trying that with an EUB! 🤣

Awesome 😎

Was that slap bit during the breakdown something George already wanted or were you given free rein to do your thing?

Pics! 😀

As upright basses are usually static, we can't run around stage throwing shapes and posing like what we can with bass guitars. What do you do, if anything, to have a bit of stage presence with an upright?

Final rehearsal before Friday's gig. I'm always happy to say how great the Behringer BDI21 is, but it doesn't really work with an EUB. Not that the rest of the band noticed 🤷🏻‍♂️ Backline is provided so gear I'm taking to the gig will be minimal. EUB/stand, lead, spare battery, clip on tuner.

Happened again last night at rehearsal. Took a long time go get a playing position that felt right. This never happens at home!

I've had a pluck on that. Surprisingly playable, full size db's are not as scary as they appear! 😆

That's Scousers for you, nick anything! 😉

Friday 1st November. Royal Blues are playing at The Sindercombe Social pub Shepherd's Bush in that London. Free tickets available here.

Formal: learning music theory. Just because I know the "rules" doesn't mean I can't break them if I want. Informal: too many to mention. But @Steve Lawson holding up a bass guitar and saying "this does not come with an instruction manual" was pretty mind-blowing and changed the way I approached playing.

Mock rock.

Looks like you did know something! https://www.threads.net/@adamantofficial/post/DBlHPZ4thpw

What about the stand legs? Do you have one between your feet, or are you stood in the gap?

Has anyone used their Elf as a DI box? Is that a thing?

Out of interest, which festivals and how did you book them?

Wednesday. It occurred to me that using wireless for my EUB is pretty pointless - it's on a stand and not moving. I'm still not sure how I like the stand position - standing over the legs or between them. Once I managed to get a decent sound out of the combo things were ok and the band sounded great. It was only my second rehearsal with the EUB and we're gigging next week.

Also, I'm still not sure what the best position for the stand is.

Last rehearsal was a weird one. Took a long time to get a decent sound from the studio combo. Not sure if it's been tweaked to my liking, as I have no frame of reference. Gig on 1st November.

Dunc sold me a Elf. Perfect condition and with all the right bits. The Elf was good too 😜

This time I bought a Boss PW-10 wah pedal. Item as described, boxed, and as always a pleasure to deal with 😎

Too short? What do you do that is longer?

Form and function! 😆 Shuker 4 will probably be fanfret, with a couple of tweaks.