grapefruitmoon

Ah I saw you guys, you were great! Really enjoyed it, I'm a big country music fan and thought your set was superb. Will definitely be there in December.

What band are you in? Was in Girdwoods a fair bit in April.

Yeah we've spoken to Girdwoods, hopefully get in there next year. We were offered a cancellation slot about a month back but singer and guitarist were both working so couldn't do it. I've been back to see a few bands there recently since I'm back in the area. Always liked the place.

Ah, I should have said, would have been good to see you. The band is Temptation Waits, we're on FB and all the gigs should be listed there. Got the summer off then at the Cherry Tree in Wishaw in August. Haven't been there since about 1994!

We were back at the Horse & Jockey in Lanark on Friday. We've had a wee glut of gigs recently but I've not really been in the zone with everything else going on in life at the moment. But I really enjoyed this one. Tiny wee performance area, but not as bad as last time as this time we played as a four piece (parted ways amicably with previous guitarist, his job and shifts meant we couldn't rehearse till after 10pm and he would have to take holidays for Friday gigs - new guitarist getting up to speed). I brought my bass cabs as have been struggling a bit to get the bass levels sorted through the PA. Made a massive difference and I felt much more connected to the band. I thought we played really well, even had dancers up in the first set, unheard of! Had to cut things a little short as our drummer was feeling very dodgy after a suspect sausage supper pre-gig, poor guy. Gear was Fender Player Jazz, HX Stomp based pedalboard, Aguilar Tonehammer and Markbass NY121 cabs. Very happy with my sound.

I think I know this pub, played there a couple of weeks ago! The toilet proximity is a constant danger to band members.

My other half managed to get tickets on Friday somehow, £170 each. Looking forward to the lineup but I said when it was announced I'd be very surprised if Ozzy manages to do anything at all. I'm currently living with my dad who has Parkinson's and seeing it every day. I imagine he'll get wheeled on and hopefully be able to speak, but can't imagine for a second he'll be able to sing. Thing with Parkinsons is it's different each day, each hour. Horrible thing.

Yes via the tablet apps that's correct - hadn't read the previous messages where it mentioned an Android tablet. I'd done it before on Windows and Mac and saved the scenes, which were then loaded to the mixer. This has been useful to know as well as I'm looking at not using a laptop at a gig, just using tablet, so glad this has been mentioned!

Are you sure you need to be connected if using the Windows/Mac apps? Sure I've done some setups like this before offline, then loaded it to the mixer later. Can have a look later on to confirm.

Nice one, thanks! Ordered a set.

Is that Jerry Douglas on dobro?

Piggy-backing a bit on this thread, but are there any good cheapish recommendations for an Android tablet for the Xr18? I'd prefer something a bit cheaper than the iPad I currently use.

Last year, last band, the venues dry ice/smoke machine went haywire halfway through the set and engulfed us all in a a thick fog. Singer coughing, one guitarist trampled his pedalboard, drummer no clue what was happening and me and the other guitarist nearly wiped out by the sound guy running on stage past us to try and fix it. Audience couldn't see us for a few mins. There's a video of it somewhere.

As expected, a tier 2 fail for me as I've just bought some PA speakers. Also currently pondering a new short scale bass due to my ongoing arm/bicep pain, but I don't have the funds so it's not happening even if I wanted to!

Assume this was The Heathery in Wishaw, Dave? Remember my uncle and aunt going there when I was wee - my dads aunt stayed (and still stays) on Heathery Road. I do vaguely remember my uncle telling me he saw Magnum in there, I told the guitarist in my old band this and he looked at me like I was an idiot! Thought maybe I'd just made it up/had a false memory, but looks like I didn't. I'll have to find out this week who else they saw there.