Stub Mandrel

That's not a bass. It's either a zither or a skateboard.

Good idea 💡

I'm getting increasingly comfortable on a 5, but can get lost if playing songs learnt on a 4 that involve fast multi-string/position riffs. Definitely prefer the feel if a 4, though. For now I'm swapping between a 4 & 5 with a muting neutrik jack it only takes a few seconds.

Last night we played a 'night club', basically a big room with a bar at the back of a pub. We were to do 3 sets and somehow stretch thus from 8:30 to 'as near to one as you can get'. Thus was first time for me using my brother's old PA. Plenty of room to set up. I got quite stressed by issues like a non-functional speakon on a PA cab and a monitor that had its power lead unplugged. Managed to set up four vocal mics with kick, snare and two overheads on the kit. Sound was rough we thought but was ok at front. We negotiated a start at 9:10 and final set to start at 12:00. Place was weird with only 3 stools and a few tables. Had a modest number of people in by the time we started, say 35-40, and unashamedly went straight into Dakota which filled the dancefloor. Followed by White Room which still kept people going! That said as we went on some people left and others came in. What is and what should never be killed the atmosphere a bit... but we recovered. We ended up doing 50 minutes and audience seemed happy. By the time we took a 35 minute break, we left with a fair number of people danving to a playlist through the pa, but came back in and the room was empty. Totally! Apparently the pub half had emptied too. We played a half a dozen songs to six people who came back in from outside, but no-one was coming in at all. Barman said this was only second time they had opened the back bar and the same thing had happened before. Also, their other pub, expected to empty about 11 and people move across - was virtually empty too. Basically it seems like there was hardly anyone about, although I think that not having any seating is a challenge if you want people to hang round for 4 ½ hours... I think they really need a dj if they are going to spread band sets out so much. And let the band go on much later. We cut the second set, got paid and packed up just over two hours early. Only three punters wandered in while we were packing up and the streets were virtually empty. On the plus side we got a paid rehearsaland learned an awful lot about our kit, some songs to lose and some things to work on, and I got home by just after 1 instead of nearly 3. But still not a great experience.

Not in my day. Most teachers were interested in cultivating ability which just entrenched the differences. But that was how education worked in the 70s, it was all rooted in streaming.

Thought I'd posted this...

The burgundy is not something I would have thought of, but it looks excellent.

Seems odd that the 'premium' Boss offering doesn't fold like the Lekato. OK it's chunkier, probably because it has more tricks in it or a bigger battery, but surely it wouldn't be hard to do?

I keep my Lekato's in the robust cardboard box they came in (fits snugly in one of my cases). On the layer of foam that fits on top of the insert I've written 'Charged' and 'Flat' on opposite sides to avoid relying on memory.

My brother's band took the "leave them wanting more" approach on the grounds it makes them look good and helps secure more bookings.

Not for me... but I do gave a gig less than a minute's walk away in the summer.

I had a fan approach me with our live cd "do you think Alex will sign this?" 😢

Guinness at the gig. Early finish. Dropped my stuff in my partner's house. Went to the Ex Servicemen's club to met her and friends. VoG Bass bitter. Spoons. Strongbow, Jack Daniels. More Jack. Round of fireball shots. The 'Fag'. Jack. Two rounds of baby guinness. Not sure anything happened on Sunday...

And the valleys!

Modern RnB is a marketing category for all black music other than hip hop. Rather like lumping all 'white' music other than country as pop.

After some thought... N.I.B.

The guys are buzzing this morning. I've got complacent about just how lucky I am to play with Alex.

Not a gig, but we had a rehearsal last night... our second gig is coming up on Saturday and our lead guitarist can't make it, in fact he apologetically resigned as he can't commit to gigs far enough ahead. I asked Alex from my other band to dep which was met with a bit of scepticism as he's only 22. The rehearsal went really well, the clincher was John Mayer's Who Did You Think I Was. Alex hadn't heard it before, listened to it once and nailed it 😲 Tony our drummer literally had his jaw dropped when we finished it. Fingers crossed we can repeat the feat on the weekend as it's three 45 minute sets so we'll have to include all the hard songs...

And this!

It's said Lemmy felt this was his best bassline. Not very Motorhead...

Hmm. Rate this thread: On overrated bass players: 5/10 (average). On averages: 3/10 (below average, median and mode). On pizza: 9/10 ...

Pizza is just an open topped italian pie. No ingredient is essential except the base.

I am gutted to find myself omitted from your list.

He Is Come! We are touched by his noodly appendages!

All my Fenders and Squiers must have Fender straps (they don't do squier ones 🤨). This one on my AVII 1960 P has a period correct Fender logo 😁 so counts as coordinated! Blue Red