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The bubinga corvette of this era is priceless!

GLWTS

22 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

But mic'ing the kick is a quick'n'easy way to put a smile on the drummer's scowl.

 

You don't actually need to plug the mic in, you understand; just so long as he sees you putting a mic there, he's your friend for the rest of the evening.

 

Oops! Been there, done that!

I was a huge fan. I had the first four albums and played them to death. If I could only listen to one, it would be Sheet Music. Saw them live in 1977… great gig.

Time for a re-visit, I think.

Jack’s instruments in Manchester. Might be expensive, though.

10 minutes ago, ezbass said:

Replicate this position with a strap, if possible. I certainly try to get my sitting and on the strap position as close as possible to each other. Conversely, play sitting down all the time perhaps?

That’s what I do… the bass stays in the same position when you stand up. It’s a touch too high to be cool, but who cares? I considered playing gigs on a bar stool when I had an arthritic hip… again, who cares?

7 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Don't be fooled by the idea of playing as a profession in a function band will be all a bed of roses.

Its hard work and one of the main reasons i've avoided function bands over the many years.

Weddings can be full day events and altho i enjoy playing i'm not sure i'd enjoy all the hanging around. Many function bands need to set up the gear before the function starts altho they won't be playing till a good few hrs later after the meal and after the speeches etc. 

Then you have to retain a lot of songs and for me it was mostly songs i wouldn't normally listen to or enjoy.

I have friends that make a living from wedding bands and they make great money circa £3k - £5k depending on event and occasion. 

They typically play once a week in summer and one band in particular is in the top 10 UK wedding bands. However some of the band play other solo gigs to earn additional cash.

At £3k split 5 ways at £600 each minus van hire and tax etc you'd need guaranteed 1-2 weekly gigs to survive. You also have to consider accomodation if travelling a distance for the venue.

I'm not saying it isn't possible but its a big step to walk away from a steady income to rely on a maybe. Serious consideration required.

Personally playing is my hobby and that's all i want it to be. I dont want to be playing as a job, that would remove the enjoyment for me. 

Wish you every success if you decide to go down that route but please make sure you have given this some serious serious thought before jumping.

Cheers

Dave 

All of this is the same as my experience. I thought about quitting my day job or working part time, but in the end the day job was easier… and it was 9-5, mon to fri.

I quit the band when we had a meeting one early January, and every single weekend for the entire year was booked. The BL was supposed to leave one weekend per month free… but he was obsessed

9 minutes ago, Daz39 said:

It all gets cleared up. Every last scrap. The site team will be taking it all down for days yet. I doubt there’s enough bins to put it all in by the end of the festival.

leaving tents behind is lazy though.

 I would hope/assume that the tents are sold off. You could even flog them off cheaply to next year’s lot when they arrive.

Cat Stevens defined my university years… along with… erm…Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Really enjoying this stuff.

Tonight, we are bringing back that popular feature from the 1970s… the 20 minute drum solo!

I played almost all of my gigs with an unlined fretless. The only comments I ever got were related to the fact it was a Warwick.

In relation to the OP, take the fiver and go for it.

8 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

My aversion to naming instruments is so strong I'm actually annoyed one of my Sandberg's is a 'Lionel'.

 

VS4 Shortscale is a far superior description. 

 

I can just about cope with ships having names. Probably because of the very long history of it and the nature of the providing an honour to (occasionally) worthy historical figures. But to call a bass 'Derek' because, I don't know, it has control knobs that look like dominoes just confirms my view that humanity must end.

Seeing that you mentioned ships…

Has anyone thought of “Bassy McBassface”?

The place I once rehearsed in… you’d be in danger of treading on a used johnny.

The bass I took to a gig was “the bass”.

The other one was “the back-up I left at home”.

They were interchangeable.

Great bass. I have one just like that. Mine has EMG GZR pickups and a Gotoh bridge. It’s supposed to be a back-up but I prefer it to my Mustang.

I’d have saved a lot of time, effort and money if I’d just bought a Squier on day one (then stuck a Gotoh bridge and Geezer pickups on it).

… but if you want to buy an expensive bass, go for it. Everyone’s different.

I stick a Gotoh 201B on all my basses… straight swap on a Fender/Squier. Had one on my MIM Mustang and Squier SS Jag for years. No issues, no complaints. Solid as a rock.

Earlpilanz on ebay. I’ve used him… I think lots of people here have.

Highly recommended.

3 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

Also - if you want BEAD can you not just ignore the G? If it's ringing when you don't want it to, either learn to mute properly or put a bit of foam under that string only at the bridge.

Agree… I’d just do this. Moving the strings might require a new nut, I couldn’t be bothered with that, personally.

Every band I’ve been in has played this song. In a new band I always ask… “do you actually want me to play bass in the verse?” They always say yes (dunno why). I’m an analytical pedant, but I play it anyway.

My Warwick Thumb BO had the perfect curvature to accommodate a gut.

34 minutes ago, naxos10 said:

Elkie Brooks especially when singing in Vinegar Joe with Robert Palmer who had a decent voice himself.

Wow! That’s brought back some deeply buried memories.

On a different tack King Curtis (sax player Curtis Ousely) on Memphis Soul Stew.

I had a clip on Sennheiser mic and just went through the (enormous) PA with foldback monitors. Same as a vocalist. I imagine in-ears would also be good. Wouldn’t really be thinking about a backline amp for sax but I’ve seen floor monitor type amps that you can plug into and take a line out to the PA if you want wanted more control over monitoring. We had a sound engineer… no major problems, except when the trumpet player fell off the wagon.

As I’m a short scale guy (short scale bass… I’m 6’2”) I’d go for an Ibanez Talman (TMB30, I think). Still enough change for some new strings.

I think BC is a bit of both. I’m finding it rather entertaining on here now the snooker’s finished.

Erm… is this a bargain or what? Seems to me you’re paying for pickups, leather strap, hard case (albeit used), new strings and straplocks…

… and you get a free bass thrown in…