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It's a 1994 with a Telecaster body style with an active pre-amp. I don't know much about the L2000 but I think they're pretty much the same bass. Daryl

Our band is pretty well known locally and I think people know who I am. I never get any calls to play with other bands. You're very lucky. Daryl2

I like those Ovation acoustics. Daryl

Our drummer has turned down seven good 2026 gigs in a row. We don't know why. BL called me for input on how we move forward. There's no easy answer, he was great with backing vocals and a great " pocket" drummer.. I guess he didn't like playing with us. We have two dep drummers to cover all the bookings. I know that finding a full time permanent replacement would be too much of a challenge. I suggest we find another dep drummer we can put in rotation. I know a guy that I think would be good, but I don't really know him. I think he does a lot of depping. We can offer good gigs with good pay. I'm afraid to reach out to him. I keep thinking, what if we bring him in and he turns out to be a " flake ". That would be on me. Daryl

I'm on your side of this 12 String. We had a nice on going gig at a popular club. They went the way if the Saturday night cover party bands which left us out. We were not longer a fit for the club. And we really weren't. Daryl

Please share any specific band updates and issues you're dealing with. We all deal with similar issues. This might be good thread to share issues and solutions Daryl

I've heard some signed bands are like that. It happened to us before. We were to open for Samantha Fish and we were cancelled for the same reason. Daryl

We also share the luxury of having our own dedicated sound & lights guy. Daryl

Cancelations. I hate them. We had a nice theatre gig coming up, opening for a signed national touring band. The story I got was they don't want a 4 piece band opening. Our two guitarists are going to open. I'm a little suspicious of the whole thing. Daryl

Sounds like a decent gig Dave. And $150.00 is good pay. Daryl

Thanks Dave Daryl

I like that Dave. Can I order one from any of the major providers? Daryl

I'm finally using my Line 6 G-30 correctly. I use to keep my transmitter in my front pants pocket. Now I have a strong peice of velcro on the back of my guitar strap and on the back of the transmitter. Daryl

Dave, your one of the only guys I know that performs wireless. I've been going wireless for atleast 20 years. I love the freedom of wireless. Daryl

I like those jackets. Daryl

It's like playing a house party. Daryl

The band looks great and sounds great. Daryl

Dave, It is someone's house. There is a huge bar when you enter the place. It's our 4th time playing there. People love it because you bring your own booze and save money. It's a very lucrative gig for us . Daryl

Nice one ! Daryl

The 7-10 gig at Rockfield Music & Media went pretty fast. The place was packed. I don't know where all these people come from considering the place sits out in the middle of nowhere. Our performance was just ok. We had some good moments along with a few sloppy ones. I got lost in "Jolene". The dep drummer showed some improvement. The provided rig was fine. However the XRL out was not functioning so we miced the cabs. I wasn't able to get any decent pictures. Daryl

Thanks for posting the video clip. Very nice. Daryl

Everyone except for the drummer is set up before me. They're all in their early 40s and move a lot faster than me. In my older age I'm overall a lot more practical about my gigs. And anything I can take off my plate to make the gig go smooth for me , I'll do it. But not at anyone else's expense. I might do a little tweaking for my sound on stage. Not much, as soon as I hear something I like and my chorus pedal is set I'm good. Dave, I completely delegate the sound in the house to the sound guys. That's not my area of expertise. Hopefully they'll get me a good sound and place me properly in the mix. I'm not getting involved with that part of a show. Keep in mind, 10 years ago I'd definitely be on the other side of the fence. Daryl

If we can keep the stage volume low it will be fine. I'm more concerned about the dep drummer. We just call these guys in with no rehearsal. We don't play anything difficult and we expect them to fall in line. Daryl

This is the same place we did that cover of "Crossroads " Daryl

The rig is not my style. Dave, 2 years ago I would have said no thanks, I'll bring my amp. Now, anytime I can walk into a gig with a bass in my hand and my pedalboard over my shoulder I'll take it. Daryl