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[quote name='bubinga5' post='1135383' date='Feb 21 2011, 12:56 PM']Seems like a very nice guy to me.. that seems harsh?... hes a better bassist than most... deserves a little respect maybe... possibly his sense of humour that irritates you?[/quote] no it's his stupid face.... Maybe a bit harsh indeed.... but you know when you see one of those people that just get on your tits..... well thats him

[quote name='matski' post='1135376' date='Feb 21 2011, 12:51 PM']Nope, not just PCs. I'm on a Mac and a MacBook Pro and still have the same problem.[/quote] me too.... I have logged in about 15 times this morning.....

What a cock! I really can't stand the guy. I really don't rate him as a bassist either....

The key I found is that you have to train your brain to cope with both parts of what you're playing..... You have to learn the ability to allow your body to function in two separate ways. Once you start to gain the skill it becomes easier quickly. It's tough initially. I've found that if you break the song down into component parts such as playing the root note and sing over that, then gradually build up the rest of the bass parts over that.

Isn't that what gigs are for.... rehearsing?

Another One here for the MOTU pre... Very pro unit at a great price

[quote name='Beedster' post='1132587' date='Feb 18 2011, 06:51 PM']Wayne old buddy, this is a sign that you were never meant to play such a horrid instrument (probably worth mentioning that a white crow flew backwards past my house at the exact moment you posted that you'd bought it). Send it back, go to the pub, and drink to the near miss. C[/quote] .....What he said....

[quote name='Truckstop' post='1132417' date='Feb 18 2011, 04:24 PM']I've never heard a cover band do The Police. Which is a shame. I'd love to hear Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic or Doo Doo Doo De Da Da Da live. Truckstop[/quote] We used to do Synchronicity 2..... hard bloody song to sing

[quote name='JTUK' post='1131810' date='Feb 18 2011, 07:56 AM']Everyone knows that to do decent function work, you have to make the effort if that is what you want/have to do. Also, function work is so easy... line up the songs, play them reasonably well and you can't fail. If an event fails, it is more likely marketing rather than the band..but that does assume the band can play, of course. I can see why an events organiser would want to use the same bands as they need to know that the band can cut it at every level.. but why a corporation would want the same, hmmmm not sure.... same band, same sort of clientelle, it smalcks of someone no wanting the hassle of knowing the bands they book... so pass it over to an decent and trusted agent Around here, resonable functions bands can get £1000 for the night, with not much more than a dressed up dancey pub set...and not much longer either. the more sorted ones, by quite some way, will talk about £1600 plus.. Getting it all the time, is less easy. For that, you'll have to be prepared to travel a lot. Personally, if I do function work, the first question is always how much..?? but I don't want to do it very often. It seems the market has kind of settled, and there are tiers of payments. £200 is startup money in a decent pub...£280 is a good drawing band..and £350 is the same in a BIG pub. £350 is mate's rates for a pub set party. £500 is an normal pub set function and £1000 is for a decent event for 2 plus hrs.[/quote] I wouldn't say it was easy at all.... but there are tiers of different functions.... Alot of the Corporate work we pick up is because we go the extra mile where other bands don't or agencies can't be arsed..... Agencies are a complete waste of time IMO. In 5 years of the current function band I'm with we have had 4 bookings through agents and all were absolute nightmare. It's not the fact that corporations cannot be arsed with the hassel, most of the people I work with are very much on your case for the engagements. It's more the point that they know they are getting what they pay for, they know that we turn up when asked and provide everything they need to have a successful function/product launch/lick off meeting... whatever it is. They don't want the local pub band turning up at half past six in the evening and carrying all their equipment through a crowded room of dinner guests. Why do you think that the market has settled??

[quote name='Buzz' post='65039' date='Sep 24 2007, 09:04 PM']My current inspiration is not due to seeing a talanted player peform, but one of my mates rise to being a professional muso with a number one album under his belt, all within 18 months of the band forming. Happy for him, but if he can do it, I'll give it a bloody good shot, but first I need to practice and improve etc....[/quote] You gotta love Justin Bieber.......

[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1131761' date='Feb 18 2011, 01:11 AM']Doing the common cover thing also puts a cap on how well you can do. You can only go so far if you can be easily replaced by any of a number of other bands doing the same thing. Like you say it's very easy with covers to get to a quick level of success, but then you're topped out pretty quick too.[/quote] Not really... but I guess it depends on what your view of success is...... be that packing out the pub, or winning the contact to do all the entertainment work for a large corporation.....

[quote name='lojo' post='1130821' date='Feb 17 2011, 12:04 PM']Sex on fire is the new Mustang Sally[/quote] Absolutely...... virtually every wedding gig we done last year we were asked for Sex on Fire..... we don't play that or MS. Screw the punters... as long as I get my Lasagne and a flash of Bridesmaid gusset I'm happy

Doesn't seem to be a track on there...

Great idea.... there are quite a lot of these about already though. The SOS site is quite good for this stuff

[quote name='fretmeister' post='1127658' date='Feb 14 2011, 09:22 PM']How is the low B with the bendwell?[/quote] Fine, it great. Even when I drop a semitone for the function band it still really great

This is my baby, Don't think Rob has made many more - It's a 5 string but it's 32" scale with Bendwell

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='1126739' date='Feb 14 2011, 09:57 AM']A bit OT but has anyone played the Ballroom at the Waldorf Hotel in London? Im trying to gauge what size PA to bring as there are 330 guests so i think we will need to hire something in.[/quote] Hi Yep play there a lot. As long as you cover the dance area you are ok. We are using a K-array Redline 200 systems for this (about 4k)

Ok well I'll bring my portable rig which is - 1 x Aguilar DB112 1 x Aguilar DB112NT Gallien Krueger MB2 500 head Status Kingbass 'Graphite' 5 string I may bring my new 'Funk Board' if I can get it together in time which will have the following - Akai 'Deep Impact' SB-1 Akai Inteliphase Akai Unibass UB-1 Markbass Supersynth Boss OC-2 Ocatve

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1125609' date='Feb 13 2011, 01:05 AM']I've had a few Tech Soundsystems/Tecamp products and when they work well they are great but I'm concerned by the number of times they don't! [/quote] Indeed... there are great when they work. When I was bringing Tech Soundsystems into the country the amps were always the weak part of the range. Anyone remember the Paracube combo? Plenty of them went down.

Any chance of a pic.... might be what I'm after...

I thought it was rather a jolly ditty....

[quote name='Bankai' post='1120116' date='Feb 8 2011, 02:22 PM']A digital system is either 1 or 0, on or off. The quality is FAR increased as a result of the transmissions being more robust. Just look at the quality of DAB compared to standard broadcast for evidence! Actually VHF transmits further but at the wattage output you get from wireless systems, the VHF/UHF/SHF difference is irrelevant. So that's not the case. The only thing that is of benefit is that the SHF waves of a digital system running at 2.4GHz etc. are far more penetrating and bounce around a lot. This means that the signals are much better in urban or audience environments. Digital systems are far more compact in their bandwidth usage. You can get more channels in less frequency space compared to analogue. This is true for all broadcasts, it just so happens that 2.4GHz is used a lot for other applications whereas the bands used by analogue wireless equipment are only occupied by wireless equipment. It just means you have to make sure that you are on an unoccupied channel. And there are enough that this shouldn't be too hard. So what was that, I failed? I'm not sure that was the politest way you could have put it, especially seeing as you were wrong.[/quote] I do not believe I was wrong just pointing out some stuff fella... Having sold and specified Wireless equipment for the last 20 years 1)A digital system is either 1 or 0, on or off. The quality is FAR increased as a result of the transmissions being more robust. Just look at the quality of DAB compared to standard broadcast for evidence! [b]Indeed but that's my point exactly, it's either on or off.... if you lose signal its off..... With UHF chances are that you'll still get an audible signal through the system. Ask how many people have trouble getting interference with DAB.... it's either on or off!![/b] 2) Actually VHF transmits further but at the wattage output you get from wireless systems, the VHF/UHF/SHF difference is irrelevant. So that's not the case. The only thing that is of benefit is that the SHF waves of a digital system running at 2.4GHz etc. are far more penetrating and bounce around a lot. This means that the signals are much better in urban or audience environments. [b]Yes VHF transmits further AND is generally better than UHF but is seen as old technology.... bit like Betamax ) Yes 2.4 is more penetrating and thats the issue. Also why a lot of Toursound companies are not happy using digital yet. It will F**K with their other wireless equipment. Also in Urban areas it's a bigger problem due to all the networks you are likely to encounter. [/b] 3)Digital systems are far more compact in their bandwidth usage. You can get more channels in less frequency space compared to analogue. I[b]ndeed they are but mostly at the top end of the market. Most of the users here will be using Line six or alike, they won't be using systems like the DMS700 from AKG due to cost. Line six will not presently handle more that 12 systems which is fine for the pub band/function band/covers band market but not at large performance end which the OP was talking about.[/b] I think what you have to understand is that there is a difference between products that are sold in a music shop and products that are used by toursound companies. The lower end equipment, and I'm not disputing line6 at all.... is great for most of the guys playing weekend gigs... but if you were to stick that on tour it wouldn't last a week. Why don't you have a look at your local toursound company's gear list for wireless. It'll be Sennheiser Evolution/3000/5000 or Shure UHF-R series. THat's pretty much the standard these days. See how many toursound companies that have gone all digital??