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Good to see some interest , I will be taking my 12yo daughter, so I think it will be more of an overall experience thing for her , if I get a chance to some of the later stuff I will , but it may depend on interest levels!! I did notice a lot of emphasis on drinking rules on the website , so I guess it has been an issue , still should be fun anyway

[quote name='GT40Graham' timestamp='1345890290' post='1782764'] I was playing a gig on Tuesday night and, never having broken a string in 35 years of bass playing - you know what's coming - I managed to break the E string on my main bass. [/quote] I guess thats a real bummer , but my advice would be to change your strings before they to 35 years old

I am hoping to go to Liverpool for the Mathew Street Festival tomorrow , and was just thinking are there any BCers involved in any of the bands ? It seems to be a big show this weekend and should be fun

It's probably a bit jazz anyway, so the notes don't really matter , as long as the facial expressions look like you meant it , it works

just turn it up , twiddle some knobs and enjoy.............

I use a Sampson airline , I really have difficulty telling any loss of tone , I love it .

I have an ampeg pf500 now a Schroeder 210112L zoom b2.1u and a sampson airline wireless all new around 1K but the pf and schroeder were pre-used once or twice . this is a well slimmed down version of what I used to carry round and it works a treat , granted it doesn't look quite as impressive as 6 foot high stack with lights flashing on the head , but it sounds as good and carries a lot easier .

I think your amp is probably at a sweeter spot with more trons pumping through it , I had a couple of Hi Fi amps that had a function that would restrict the output allowing you to crank up the internals without smashing the windows , the makers reckoned the amp worked more efficiently when working a bit harder .

come up and see me (make me smile) cockney rebel

[quote name='Balcro' timestamp='1342994903' post='1743709'] In the case you mention, you refer to both "secondary sound insulation glazing" and "double glazing" in the Licence. Can you tell me what precisely was fitted? One type is good and the other could be a waste of money. Balcro. [/quote] The license did not specify 'sound insulation glazing' it specified double glazing , the spec of the glazing was irrelevant to the license as long as 2 pieces of glass were there , Ironically , the pub window frames were/are glazed with 6.4 lam , so stretching a point they already were double glazed. we fitted 6mm tough secondarys with a 100mm space anyway , the techies thought it would be a good job. and everyone seems happy .

Had a bit of a party gig last night in Chester , The rythm guitar had a birthday so his mates came , the lead guitar is a teacher at a local school and loads of the teachers came , singers family came , drummers workmates all came , and a few of my mates came , so all in all it was real fun . I have to say though ,without the crowd we brought , the place would have been a sparce, we provided loads of posters but none were put up , they hadn't even bothered to chalk our name on the blackboard.

[quote name='Balcro' timestamp='1342956772' post='1743081'] Most of those limiters have been fitted long after the local authority have become involved because of complaints. They are often the only practicable way (from the venue owners point of view, not the band's) of keeping the noise level under control. It's cheaper to fit one of those than do a proper noise insulation job by installing double windows and extra lobbies. The local authorities can't instantly tell the venues to do a specific job such as "you must build double windows on the front wall" or "you must build an extra entrance lobby beyond the existing one". The owners always have the option to do what is called "alternative works that will achieve the same effect". The building work could cost thousands, a noise limiter probably costs a little over £1000 for a simple installation. Wiring the alarm up to openable doors or windows probably only costs a few hundred more. [/quote] I am not so sure about this , I recently did a contract installing secondary sound insulation glazing to a pub in Crewe, apparrantly the terms of the music license included double glazing, and the last inspection noted that the place was single glazed . I was half way through some getting all the sound info to present to the brewery when I realised there was no stipulation of noise levels to work on , the spec was purely 'double glazed' . It cost a lot more than £1K and the brewery were happy to sort it out.

ER20's here also , though strangely , we seem louder at rehearsal , so regularly use them then, but at gigs I don't seem to need them the same , maybe its an adrenalin thing .

A lot would come down to personality , I am not overly shy but I don't seek the thrill of soloing , I am happy to do my thing as best as I can supporting the band and creating the canvas for the fiddly technical stuff . I see the bass as generally an accompanyment instrument but that does not mean it will produce an easy route to competence .Anyone looking to take up an instrument on the basis of a percieved ease of learning is heading for a fall . That sounds like a very lazy approach , and seems to miss the point of picking up the instrument in the first place .

Our guitarist makes and tinkers with his own amps and ALWAYS uses an RCD . Mainly because me made him as he blew the main RCD at the community centre reheasal room one night , and the door to the consumer unit was locked. the flower arrangers at the other end of the building were not amused.

[quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1341778593' post='1724094'] I'd say the spikey heels are for a space chick. [/quote] Hmmmm [quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1341758725' post='1723624'] As for the footwear.... I'm comfortable with my choice [/quote] There used to be a certain 'ahem' thing about girls in comfortable shoes

Legwork and recomendation works for us. We visit pubs and leave cards and song lists , have a chat and build a rapport if we can, I know a few places from being in bands and drinking over the years so that helps , as have the other lads . Pubs don't often make a massive margin for the privelidge of putting on a band , so we try to be realistic with fees, but parties and weddings often crop up from a good gig. we've been quite lucky as a few landlords have given us recomendations to others , and we have been told by a few that they rate us quite well against some local bands that I rate as good , so we try to be confident without expecting too much . it seems to work out OK . The landlord has their job , but I often get a bit confused as to why they would discuss their selling and promotion techniques with each other. It is fine if there are plenty of punters to share about , but nowadays it seems more and more pubs need an edge to keep busy.

Back in from the Potters Wheel in Buckley where we did a turn Great sounding venue , low roof and a long wide room with no beams meant quite a clean and open sound , used my new amp , cheers Ben , and for a rig weighing in at next to nothing the sound really punched it's way through . Some top dancing , from some well good movers helped the night turn from good to great , again not a massive crowd but the manager was pleased with the turnout and performance , and a return is in the diary. The only bummer, is the best dancer wanted to book us for her birthday bash , but the date doesn't fit . shame, cos she has been before and loves what we do , and we like watching her dance

[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1341614605' post='1722001'] Yes, sorry I didn't mean that everyone should have their action as low as possible, just trying to illustrate the fact that I think a good setup is best done in an intuitive way rather than a mathematical way. That's why (exactly as you said) it's best to learn to setup your instrument yourself, because no-one will ever do it as well as you can yourself. The majority of people I did setups for just said "make it play really nice" when I asked them how I liked their action. I only had a small percentage of people tell me how they liked it, and I certainly never had anyone ask for a really high action. I guess maybe the majority of people who are paying someone else to re-string and set up their instrument don't really know what they do or don't like with regards to action as long as it feels okay and isn't causing them any problems? [/quote] I know where you are coming from on this one , not guitar related, but some customers know exactly what they want, specify it , and are chuffed when you do it . Others are happy for you to do as you see fit and mostly are happy , though some then think that you could have done more , and without specifying what they wanted (because they often don't know what they want) are are then a bit miffed when they don't get the latest guru tech spec (that looks after itself) that they percieved they would get .

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1341528441' post='1720684'] Hamfatter. [/quote] Fair play , good spot ,

I had a chuckle on Tuesday when he said that he liked Fleet Foxes , he said they weren't overtly commercial, now, correct me if I am wrong , and I can't find a reference , but I remember seeing an episode of Dragons den where a band effectively sold a share of itself to peter jones . was that band not the fleet foxes ?

Awesome wedding gig last night in a marquee in the middle of nowhere to about 200 peeps 20-30 people on the dance floor alll night (bar 2 numbers) and we rocked out 36 songs !! We had a PA amp blow at sound check but I used my power amp in lieu , and my warwick profet 3.2 is normally my preamp but handled the rig fine . our new led cans worked superb. we stopped for a 10 min break and as soon as we did the generator ran out of deisel , after a 10min top up we started again. The daft thing is the side of the marquee was open for the outside crowd , but it pi55ed down halfway through the 2nd set and we didn't notice. All the extension cables from the generator where soaking wet as were speaker/xlr cables and a takiamine 12 string !!! but it wasn't until we were packing away that it became obvious. everything seems to have dried out just fine LOADS of bullets dodged and a great party for everyone .

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1340655496' post='1707743'] mphrrfdmm lomph emlomnp [/quote] I guess they are swedish designed built in wardobes.

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1340470201' post='1704971'] This video springs to mind... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_jFAhN6V9s[/media] [/quote] Ha Ha , I think thats how lead guitar theory works