12stringbassist

11 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

Curious why the drummer has an all black vinyl strip round his drumkit ?

Other than that i really enjoyed the two vids.

The black strip is a temporary measure as he has a little box on top of his bass drum that picks up his kit sounds and he just mics his snare up now. It's picking up other ambient sounds as it seems to be a bit too sensitive. I don't like the strip of black stuff either, but hopefully his work round material is coming this week. Glad you liked the vids.

An awkward stage area to get a good sound in. With an amount of fiddling about, we did our best.
The crowd had been slightly worn out by an afternoon of karaoke which finished at 8pm.

Next year.

They are great basses if you can handle the stretch to reach the early frets!!
Mine (2003 or thereabouts reissue) sounds more like a Ric than my Rics.
I should use it or sell it!

http://www.perseverancesite.co.uk/thethree/video/2024.01.13.schools.mp4

I just block them after replying telling them to f off.

the user names are a dead giveaway.

This lot?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/292386708913525/

On 04/01/2024 at 10:24, Doctor J said:

Or does it lose zing because the body is not maple. Aaaaah, we enter the tonewood paradox!

It's much brighter and the neck seems a lot faster.

Last night I messed around with the pull on 'vintage tone' knob for the first time.
It made the sound even clearer.

The 4003W is a lovely thing - doesn't feel like a regular Ric to me.

We've got 98 bookings in for this year (including our jam night.
That's what I intend to do this year, not looking to fill the diary up to the 120 or so we usually do.
I have no plans to work next year, but I reserve the right to change my mind.

7 hours ago, MoonBassAlpha said:

I like the baby blue one, was that a limited edition colour?

Looks like you need a black one!

The second one is the 'Blue Boy' finish (BB) - it was a limited edition in 2002 when this bass was made.

Funny story - I took the Fireglo and the Blue Boy to a gig in Manchester. It didn't occur to me that the BB was Manchester City FC colours and we were playing at Old Trafford. It stayed on a stand behind my bass rig.

3 hours ago, asingardenof said:

I meant the London fireworks, sorry 🤭

So did I.

I find the best way to deal with a moody bast*** is simply not to speak to him and to count the remaining gigs.

I always take two. If I don't take two, something will go wrong.
Generally one for the first half and a fresh one for the second half.
If I take the 12 string bass out ,then I will take 2 regular active basses.

18 minutes ago, asingardenof said:

Who paid for it though?

Some of the money was made back through ticket sales at £20 per head.

Reading through this topic, I note the comments about them being uncomfortable because of the sharp front edge. I just don't lean my arm on that sharp edge and the problem is solved.

These are my Rics.
I've had a few decent replicas and have sold them all because I decided why bother with replicas when the real thing is sat looking accusingly from a corner muttering 'take me out'.

The BB gets less use as the value has gone through the roof.
The MID still has the bleed in the binding, but plays like a dream.
The FG and W get the most use,, though.

I'll play...

Excalibur.

7 minutes ago, Mykesbass said:

Care to explain how the two are related? 

Government spu*ks away a shedload of money when NHS or various other far more important things need money spending on them. The stupid irony is that the display in some way commemorated the 75th anniversary of the NHS. Previous displays have cost £2m and this was their biggest yet.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/new-years-eve-london-2024-b2471603.html

20 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

 

I enjoy the actual gig but get stressed out for a couple weeks before and I've decided it's not worth the stress. We've got two more gigs in January and then I'm out of the band and selling my gear. I'm not much of a home noodler and don't really enjoy playing along to songs so I guess that's it.

I have had periods (early on) where I was approaching 'stage fright' and I stressed out terribly for a few days before gigs.

What saved me from stopping playing altogether was someone turning around and pointing out the reality that we always did well at gigs, that audiences often don't care, often don't listen too closely, that I was only a fraction of the band and that after a couple of hours it would be over and I'd come away with money. After a few words with myself, I got on with it. It got easier and easier.

Not everyone is the same of course, but maybe reflecting on the fact that your gigs always go well enough may ease the anxiety a little.

All these years later, I still worry very slightly about the occasional gig, but not in anything like the same way.

Our NYE evening gig in Southport:
Facebook post: "
You just couldn't make it up. #365
The blind guy who wanted to video us at tonight's gig. He was somehow able to sneak behind Ian on guitar and make his way over to the side of Graham's drum kit where he lurched around rather uncertainly, threatening to fall into Graham's kit. I was having nightmares about insurance. We didn't stop playing, but Jan came up and did her best nightclub bouncer impression and gently moved him to safety. I breathed a very small sigh of relief, which was rather stupid of me because a minute later he was blundering round right in front of us, threatening to knock Ian's mic stand for six and to go a.o.t over my floor monitor. I must have looked slightly more ridiculous singing with one leg stretched out to reach my monitor, but I guess it's a lot better than him going over it and landing face first. I'd love to see the video he got from his phone. his camera seemed to miss us most of the time. That's the first set done. Two more to go. Graham has just been to tell him not to do it again."
 

The rest of the gig went without incident. We had a rather small audience, but they were into it. The bar staff loved us. My voice survived. We played from 9.30 - 10.25, then 10.45 - 11.15, then 11.30 - 11.55 (stopping to let the TV bring in the new year and to gasp in awe at the hideous waste of money that was the new year firework display in London, a total slap in the face to the NHS) and finally from 12.15 - 12.35. I got home at around 2.15am and was in bed at 2.30am and asleep moments later.

On 27/12/2023 at 13:36, 12stringbassist said:

Just politely ask her what you're supposed to do while she's playing bass.
A Bez impression?
I'd just say let her do it at a rehearsal to get it out of her system.

I'm revising this earlier reply.

Just politely ask her what you're supposed to do while she's playing bass. A Bez impression?
I'd just tell her she can do it at a rehearsal to get it out of her system, but you are not going to be made into a spare part onstage. EVER.

This idea needs to be nipped in the bud straight away.

I completely agree with those who won't play in a band with a couple in it - you know EXACTLY how voting will go.

Just politely ask her what you're supposed to do while she's playing bass.
A Bez impression?
I'd just say let her do it at a rehearsal to get it out of her system.

The covers band I am in has been together for going on for 8 years now and we can be quite busy. We play fairly telepathically, but our guitarist sometimes has issues with the idea of new stuff (especially if I suggest them) and sometimes with some of our existing songs. Things fall out of the set occasionally and sometimes it's a job to get them played again. It's normally a comfortable enough rut for all of us, even with some occasional personality clashes in there. We know what not to do and say to each other.

The thought of starting or joining something else at this point in the game horrifies me, though if I had to I would. I've got a couple of years of playing to go.

I use the Tascam DP24 24 track. It's superb.
You do need to get all of your EQ in place when getting the individual tracks down.
I find that concentrating on that makes for better recordings.