SpondonBassed

That is close enough for me to consider. I don't have that sort of money right now and I'm not gigging. Apart from that... I hope the seller gets a fair price. It looks well looked after.

Welcome IM.

Welcome Scoot.

Nice! I bet it'll look even better under stage lighting.

Does anyone else do this in Texas? I can't see any audience enjoying a fake performance. Texans though, aren't they all carrying sidearms? I'd walk.

Didn't BBC's Top of the Pops upset quite a lot of excellent musicians by making them mime to their own recordings? I'd ask your band to look up pre-live performance YT footage of the show and compare it to when the show finally managed to broadcast live takes. Then ask them which excites them more... The BBC had one of the best sound departments in the form of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. I have never heard why they couldn't produce with live performers when others in Europe could and did just that. The BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test redressed the balance somewhat but it got tucked away behind the 9pm watershed on what was seen then to be a cult channel (BBC2). Has history taught us nothing?

Welcome Mr McCreepers.

Welcome Mango.

A thin but stiff strip of mild steel or aluminium from the centre of one side to the centre of the back would stiffen the back quite well. One from each side panel would be even better. Alternatively, brace from the top and bottom. Heck you could even brace from all adjacent panels but it would be overkill. PS: Looks like you got there by yourself. Looks good. Well worked out.

Nickel is less prone to flaking too.

Maybe I'm going senile but I am quite sure that I asked the question of someone else. Thank you for the photo however. Good luck

May I ask; What is your interest in this forum? I'd love to see your bass and rig.

Really? I find that interesting. I'm not buying into it though. I hope this does not continue beyond this thread. Best of luck with your bass though.

Welcome Chaz.

For three little words that opens a family sized can of worms. Is a band really an act? Not for me it isn't. I'd call it a group if you are focussed on commercial success. How's that for splitting hairs? An act suggests a lot of scripting and choreography to make a musical show and go touring. At this point you are merely part of a production company that exists purely to make that show profitable. I have never aspired to becoming a musical Thespian, sorry. Join your local AmDram society if that's your thing. You will get better experience from it for what you are intending.

Very well put. Thank you. Whatever happened to bands though? My own feeling is that they exist largely as a cult thing. This is nothing new. It's just that the Internet channels folk by preference in all things including music. You aren't exposed to proper bands so much this way. Bands survive by word of mouth and by reputation for consistency. They also get more involved with their audience while performing. Social MeMeMedia only goes so far.

Hmm. I will allow you that if only to keep the thread on track. This boyband phenomenon, as you put it - Have you taken a moment to consider the Monkees? They are an example of manufactured band of capable musicians who had to fight to become a proper band with their own material. The Americans of the time couldn't get enough of the Beatles, you see. Let's move on.

Of course they did. The term I'd use is "grooming". I do not use this in an attempt to make it sound sinister however. So, if that's your assertion you should have aimed your sights squarely at George Martin.

I wouldn't drag them into it. They were a tight band without question. Brian Epstein may have been naive but he was a promoter, not so much of a meddler.

A difficult decision. I wish you well. Now that you're out of pain, enjoy the activities that help rather than hobble your back.

Why not? When you get your eye in it's not difficult to read. At least it isn't full of extra punctuation that is justified by the poster saying he used to program drum machines. You know who I mean? If not, never mind.

It goes a bit further back. Three words for you - Stock, Aitken Waterman. I'd love to be in a three/four piece band like in my youth. It just ain't happening for me these days (yet). To me as an aspiring band member, being able to play through a set list and live with the imperfections as long as they sound musical is something to aspire to. Tech is all very well but in some senses it is taking the bones out of musicianship to replace them with a carbon fibre substitute or something like that. I like Ringo's famous quote - "I am the f*cking click!"

Sorted. Thanks for the prompt reply. Cheers!

@ped Paging Mr Ped, paging Mr Ped... I have a private message for you but you are not receiving private messages apparently. Would you kindly drop me a line for a brief chat? Thanks in advance. John

Aw. Sympathy for your loss. I understand completely. (I may steal your NY resolution for myself.)