TimR

Anything divided by 7...

I don't think it's right. You can use 'it looks a bit thirsty' for a lot of things, including wood. But I don't think I'd say it needs a drink.

Planning permission takes ages to get passed.

Wasps in jam jars. More specificly wasps in marmalade jars. And wasps in lager. Actually... ...just wasps.

Crazy Little Thibg - check with the drummer for the triplets run down. Not all drummers can drum Sweet Child could be interesting. Other than that, it looks fun.

@Belka You know that the vast majority of music was recorded by session musicians who listened to a tune once, did one take, and went home?

Good luck today. Have a good one.

I did a gig in about 2000/2002 where I'd been recommended to cover. Couldn't get hold of the band leader, texted, phoned and left messages. He eventually called me the day before the gig. Said - it's all standards, dress smart/casual, venue is... I turned up, he said Stick to the roots, nothing flash, watch the rhythm guitarist for the changes. I spent the next 3 hours playing songs I'd never heard before, trying to work out what the rhythm guitarist was playing - not helped by the fact he was facing away from me further not helped by not having had any sleep for months due to having a new born with colic. 🤣 But yes, at least getting a set list the morning of the gig gives you a chance to at least listen to the songs, but that's not always an advantage based on the "But we do our own version" prolification of bands around.

He would have been 30 when private acts of homosexuality were decriminalised. I can understand why people over 60 have such entrenched views. Note: The actual law wasn't repealed until 2013! Up until then you could still be imprisoned for life for certain practices. It's going to be another 50 years before people will accept Gender and Sex are different and that both are not Binary. Science is slowly discovering how it all fits together, but while the politicians are in charge, it's going to be popular opinion and 'feelings' that determine the outcome of any debates, not the science and logic. The likes of Piers Morgan and LBC aren't going the help as they make a living by causing division.

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You can switch your feed to Friends. It still has adverts, but not all the other nonsense.

I'm pretty sure the people who taught music in my school were professionals. There are professional TouTubers educating people various aspects of music, maybe not following an syllabus but educating and informing non the less.

Depends if it's a hobby band or your main source of income. Finding yourself on a tour as a paid side musician might have a different slant on it. You may not have to spend any free time with them, just rehearsals and performances, or you may have to spend hours on a bus with them. I guess in those circumstances you'd have to wait until you get other work, or just hope they don't attract any media attention. Wasn't there a pretty famous bass player here who had an 'audience with' tour. He was given quite a bit of stick here for it's content and never posted again.

I draw the line at people who are being willfully ignorant of facts and move on from thoughts and the odd conversation to full on organising actions. It's like the flat earthers, I now don't believe any of the actually think the world is flat, they're just grifters who make money from it and are on some kind of power trip.

The problem is social media gives them validation. You are one voice against an army of people who are spending their whole day posting memes and other content.

It depends how vocal they are. The problem is being guilty by association and being tarred with the same brush. I have a couple of 'responsible postions' in the local community. I've cancelled a contract with one provider who had a director who organised a protest at an asylum hotel.

If it's recorded backing you can't rush, plus the rest of the band won't make any mistakes. Have a good one. Eat early if you can.

Is there a Search bible somewhere? Looking to do a search in the for sale area that comes up with hundreds of pages but want to elimate all the sold items. -sold doesn't do anything.

And there we have 4 examples of why PAT Certificates are not just a tick in a box for the insurance. Venues must see this week in week out.

Hi Tim, I think we are kind of agreeing in different ways. If the amp was faulty, or causing a PD to its own earth, then yes it would need looking at before it caused itself or the guitarist any damage. Remember, it is the current that kills, not the voltage, so in some schools of electrical thought, what you read on your meter may have been inside some sort of tolerance (although I doubt it). Did you get it fixed, or just leave it as was? Yes. The earth wire had been removed from the 13amp plug. I rewired the plug. I also had an incident at a gig where the keys kept cutting out. The keys player realised it was everytime he tapped his foot. Said it would be ok, he'd just keep his foot on the mains plug. I stopped the sound check and insisted on opening it up, and found a very worrying nest of loose wires. Musicians in general are very cavalier with inspecting cables. "If it works, it must be ok."

One band I was in had this scenario. I took the amp home and measured 60volts to earth. It's not static. It's caused by the 0v of the transformer output not being at Earth potential as it's not grounded via the mains plug. The potential problem is a fault inside the amp causes a fire or the case to become live. An RCD detects an imbalance between the neutral and live. Which you won't get as the 240v side of the transformer is working as expected.

Assuming there's no fault in the mic wiring.

A ground lift inserts a small resistor, it doesn't disconnect the earth. The issue is if a fault develops in the PA and a signal wire becomes live, there's nothing preventing the microphone casing becoming live. If the guitarist had touched any other grounded component in the setup while touching his strings, he'd still be getting a shock. Essentially, it sounds like it was his guitar that was live, but without a multimeter that would be difficult to determine. Usually opening the plugtop reveals a multitude of dodgy DIY wiring.

This is great advice. Don't worry if you have false starts, or falls apart. No one will be surprised. Above all, enjoy it. It's a celebration of life. We are assuming the 3 people are the rest of the band and you're not playing solo. If it's a solo piece remember not to go off too fast. Take your time. Nerves can make your heart race and alter your perception of tempo. Good luck.

Ok. I wondered how you'd tested it. All earths should be common. The 'Martindale' testers upthread would show missing/bad earths on sockets. More reason for performers to have their PAT certificates up to date.