PaulWarning

40 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

Now I know someone who's got me on their ignore list. Page 2.

opps, sorry missed that 😒

and nobody has mentioned Marc Bolan yet

Talking of Paul Simon, Mrs Robinson made no sense till I found out it was written about Mrs Roosevelt, the President's wife, they needed a song for the Graduate, so he just changed the name without changing the lyrics, idle sod

Zoom B1on user, I have a B1 four but prefer the B1on, only use various distortion and eq

14 hours ago, BillyBass said:

I can't stand the Lemonheads version of Mrs Robinson.  The bass line does my head in.

there you go, opinions, love the version and the bass line, it's almost playing the lead, we play it regularly, always goes down well

1 hour ago, sprocketflup said:

So that one bid was his mate/him on another account then. 

what's the point of that, am I missing something?

3 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

I'm just seeing if I can get the vein in @Woodinblack's temple throbbing. And it seems a little arbitrary selecting me to patronise, as the whole of this thread has been opinions. And emojis are for losers.

😀

4 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

Nonsense. It conveys the raw emotion far better than the original did.

I always think it's wise to start these sort of comments with IMO, a smiley helps as well

1 minute ago, Rich said:

He gets a fair few mentions in both the Best and Worst threads. Which tends to suggest that he got it about right  

yep, to be a worthwhile cover it should be radically different from the original, otherwise what's the point?

I think we've had a "Worst cover version ever" thread as well, can't be arsed to look for it though, I seem to remember Mr Cocker getting a mention

Very much a matter of opinion, I like Joe Cocker's version, one of the few Beatle covers I prefer to the original.

Can't stand Stevie Wonder's version of We Can Work It out, but then again I don't like most of what he's done.

Now where is that tin hat?

2 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

Also add the fact that after a certain age (which seems to be the average age of people here 🤔🤦🏻‍♂️😂), you hear absolutely nothing above 8 kHz...

 

FIrst thing to do is have an hearing check and you'll be fixed (but not fixed at the same time) about that tweeter you can't hear.

this is true, I wouldn't be without my hearing aids, as an experiment the other day I used my Fender V2 (2 x 8) to play music through via my Hi Fi, while I won't be replacing my normal speakers with it the tweeter made a big difference then, but I can't tell any difference when playing my bass though it, (even with my hearing aids in 😄)

I've got a couple of Fender V2 cabs with a similar set up, I have the tweeter off but tbh it's makes bugger all difference whether they're on or off, a tweeter on a bass cab seems like a waste of time to me ymmv

forgive my ignorance in these matters, but aren't worn frets obvious when the end of finger nail is dragged across them?

New stings always buzz more, I use DR neon's and after a few hours there's very noticeable wear at the place where they hit the frets

2 minutes ago, Smanth said:

I'm looking for some inspiration around putting together a setlist for my band.

 

I'd love to hear what your perform, what goes down well with the punters and is fun to play!

 

S'manth x

depends what sort of band you are, IMO it's no good trying to please everybody, people get bored with the stuff they don't like, focusing (more or less) on one genre and you'll attract that sort of crowd, for instance Ska is very popular.

I'm in a punk band, but we do stray into heavy rock (whole lotta Rosie) and the novelty songs are popular, Jilted John and Nellie the Elephant, basically people love to sing a long and dance, I'm talking about pub gigs btw

12 hours ago, fleabag said:

https://lenspeedlogistics.com/

 

These guys are specialist instrument movers.  Not only instruments, valve  amps,  etc but artwork and other vaulables.  They dont require a hardcase.

Their fixed rate for any bass or guitar is £55  insured.  They do have a limited area they cover though.  Anything outside needs a quote.

 

When phoning, it's likely to be an answer machine as they really are a small concern, but  Len the boss will call you.  They're pretty busy people so you wont get next day,

as these peeps are not like the corporate parcel chuckers.

 

PS i've already used these guys

I hadn't heard of them, so thanks for the heads up, but if you're selling a £200 Bass, it's a big chunk to pay out for delivery, and the buyer isn't the one taking the risk, still, it's good to know

I've never come across a courier that will insure instruments that aren't in a hard case if they'll insure them at all.

It must be unusual for this type of thing to happen otherwise the online sellers of guitars and basses wouldn't  send them in a carboard box, which they do, all the time.

I suppose it's up to the individuals attitude to risk as to whether send guitars and basses this way, I've sent a few and got away with it, if I hadn't I'd have taken the hit, I knew it was a possibility

there's a few threads on this subject, here's one

47 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

 

I saw SLF when they headlined a Punk all dayer in Bath, back in 1995. Bruce Foxton on bass 😎

they're better now they've got the original bassist back, bass players do make a difference 🙂, saw them at Stone Valley last year, Jake doesn't look good tbh, and those shirts don't help 😂

On 13/03/2023 at 08:56, PaulWarning said:

we obtained some download codes via Bandcamp, you get about 100 free(might be more can't remember), NOBODY asked for one with the CD's we sold.

 

38 minutes ago, meterman said:

I’m probably something of an anomaly (well, more like definitely, both my parents were fairly odd) in that I’ve not been asked for download codes when I’ve sold vinyl and CDs at gigs, ever. When physical copies of albums and singles have sold on Bandcamp then buyers receive WAVs of the items at point of purchase but that’s as close as I’ve got. I’d love to do some with previously unreleased stuff and give them away with T-shirts or something.

if you're an anomaly , I'm at too 😂

10 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

 

My experience from both working the merch table for the band and as a punter is that it has nothing to do with the genre but more with the atmosphere at a gig plus some lubrication with alcohol that will make people far more willing buy a CD etc. immediately after you have played then they are to buy a download the following day.

 

 

that certainly used to be the case, but less and less people even have a CD player these days, in my (very limited) experience, there has been a marked decline in people buying CD's after a gig in the last couple of years.

The band were discussing online this morning about writing some new original material, I pointed out (me being the misery guts of the band) that were unlikely to recoup the cost of recording and production because of poor CD sales, everybody went very quiet

6 hours ago, BigRedX said:

 

 

In a way it's a depressing situation that punters are prepared to spend at least £10 on a T-shirt that may have cost you less the £5 to produce, whereas they won't buy your CD that probably cost the band £1k+ to record and press, even though you are only selling them for £5...

15 minutes ago, Skybone said:

 

Aint that the truth. Found that in my previous band, the only thing that actually made any money were the T-shirts.

 

Music seems to be more of a commodity these days...

yes, we're finding that as well,  they keep coming back for T shirts, they got a finite life, not so CD's or other forms of music carriers

23 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

 

 

In a successful 4-piece originals band with a shedload of great songs and a real desire to 'get our music out there', I imagine things look different.

 

 

 

I'm reasonably friendly with an originals band, who make a thing out of collectable vinyl, singles in different colours, that sort of thing, they travel all over the place doing gigs and admit they don't really recover costs, they view it as a promo tool

13 hours ago, Happy Jack said:

 

 

You really REALLY want to enclose a download code with each CD.

 

 

 

 

we obtained some download codes via Bandcamp, you get about 100 free(might be more can't remember), NOBODY asked for one with the CD's we sold.

But you are right CD sales have fallen through the floor, vinyl is cost prohibitive for smaller runs, and if our experience is anything to go by, popularity is exaggerated, don't get me started on streaming, we get about 500 streams a month for which get about £1.50.

All in all it's very difficult to make a case for recording and releasing music, unless you're happy to make a loss on it

3 minutes ago, steantval said:

Sky Arts tonight Saturday 11th March @ 7pm

The Hollies - Look Through Any Window

A documentary on the band from when they formed in 1963.

I think it's been on before, well worth a look though