Grassie

...or could point me in the direction of a good midi converter for bass guitar?

http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Sonuus_B2M.html

[quote name='sellisnba' timestamp='1411404759' post='2559200'] The general gist of things is if the punter is happy with the music you play, Who gives a toss what instrument you play. [/quote]I keep telling our guitarist/singer this, hasn't sunk in yet!

I play a Squier VM precision with an Ibanez ATK as a back up, and they are great basses for the money. The Squier was £240 and the ATK was £200. Granted, I do play them through a Gallien Krueger MB210 combo paired with a 2x10 extension cab, so, yes, if you have the money to spend on a decent amp or a decent bass spend it on the amp. Basses can be modded, amps less so. Case in point - I replaced the frankly rubbish Duncan Designed pickup in my P bass for a Tonerider, have just added a Tonerider jazz pickup at the bridge, plus a new stack-pot wiring loom from Basschat's very own KiOgon. I now have a great P/J bass with extra tonal possibilities which sound fantastic through my quite lovely sounding rig. One happy bunny.

"Islander" by Bernhoft.

Great service from this man! I wanted a wiring kit for a P bass to which I was adding a jazz pickup, John recommended a stack-knob configuration to save on extra routing, but also to give me more tonal possibilities - something which hadn't even occurred to me. Quick delivery, great kit, fantastic sound, and (very important this bit) excellent after-sales care and advice. I definitely recommend this chap, he is a dude. Grant

A favourite of mine too, true originals. Let's hope they've lost none of the attitude that made them so great in the first place. Calling your first single release in 18 years "Motherf***er" probably indicates they are as unhinged as ever.

The main reason I can't bear this band - stamping their name over any old piece of crap and flogging it to their fans.

[quote name='MoJoKe' timestamp='1409152097' post='2536875'] You're definitely under-selling yourselves then, the rest of us (and agents) have to factor in ferries and overnights to play on IoW!! [/quote]Don't start me off about the ferries! Try living here... There are very few venues here that are willing to pay £200 for a local band. Most pubs pay between £140 and £160, social clubs £180-£200. We as musicians don't have to factor in stuff like petrol (well, not too much), but it works the other way - if we want to do a gig on the "mainland" we would have to add on the cost of the ferry, which at this time of year is just horrendous. Example: just got back from a week in Turkey. Two weeks before we were due to fly out I looked on my preferred ferry operator's website - they wanted £77 each way for car, driver and two passengers. A friend of mine wanted a two night stay in Dorset, just her and her car, this bank holiday weekend just gone. Stiffed her for +£200. Pirates.

[quote name='geoham' timestamp='1409086660' post='2536272'] £200 four ways for 2.5 hours work on stage is a rough deal - especially taking waiting around and setup time. Saying that, if it's local and you can get in and out quickly, I suppose its a paid gig if nothing else! [/quote]We're on the Isle of Wight - nowhere is more than 40 minutes away. Takes me 10-15 minutes door to door.

Not in the least bit "basscentric" but if you like Orbital, Vince Clarke or even electro Goldfrapp - have a listen. https://bonnevillemusic.bandcamp.com/releases

Not being funny or rude or nuffink, but I would've steered well clear of any bass advertised with a twist in the neck.

My band play once a month at a small holiday camp. We're a full band, no backing tracks, playing "classic" pop/rock (Beatles, Queen, Lizzy, The Who, Bryan Adams etc.) Some gigs are well attended, some tend to be half empty before we've finished the first set, but as most of the campers have kids we're presuming they're off to tuck them into bed rather than leaving because we could possibly be crap (or too loud). We are only one of two full bands that play here during the summer - the rest of the time they employ the aforementioned duos/trios/soloists with backing tracks. We get paid £200 which gets split 4 ways and we play for 2- 21/2 hours depending on the crowd. The last time we played there, there was a party of people who came up to us at the end of the gig and told us the only reason they booked their holiday for that week was that they knew we were playing as they'd seen us the last time they stayed there. I think if more holidaymakers gave better feedback regarding the evening entertainment, holiday parks may be more inclined to take a risk and book "real" bands.

Great part, one of my favourite MK fingerstyle lines, the kind of line that people generally don't give him kudos for. Don't know about tab, but I'm pretty sure there's some live versions on YouTube.

Got a 310 for sale but they're four string, not five...

[quote name='Raslee' timestamp='1406532813' post='2512095'] 'The New Mastersounds' are doing it for me [/quote]Thank you. Now slightly obsessed with this band already. The Bear Creek 2011 gig on YouTube is excellent.

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1406405747' post='2511315'] Modern UK Jazz Funk is better for me. [/quote] Point me in the direction of some!

Jamiroquai's "The Return Of The Space Cowboy". Their best by a mile, and Stuart Zender's masterpiece. That intro to "Manifest Destiny".....

[quote name='geoham' timestamp='1406234758' post='2509712'] I had exactly the same problem, and resolved it with a Tonerider from Amazon - £35 delivered. Much better tone and responds well to the tone control. Flatwound strings are also a must for a proper pre-CBS tone. [/quote]+1 for the Toneriders. Adding a J pup to my P-bass plus a KiOgon loom. Watch this space...

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1405706372' post='2504592'] They may well be in a function band and getting £1500-2000 for a wedding and if they do that pretty regularly, they are possibly on course for £15-20k p.a... [/quote] £1500 for a wedding gig?? I wish...

So who here does? I would imagine that those of you that are professional musicians are earning by playing originals/sessions/both (if I'm not being too presumptious..) but does anyone make a living playing covers exclusively? Or is it just not possible?

10/10 for me. Guessed the Warpaint one and only got The Kinks coz I recognised the drummer and not the bassist...

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1404998527' post='2497707'] I used to know their sister, she would always be trying to get me drunk. True story. [/quote]You really need to elaborate on this...

For any recent converts check out Interstate Love Song, Atlanta, Ride The Cliché and Art School Girl. Impeccable.

Yep, that's the one, thanks for putting that up. I think it's my laptop stopping me from pasting links. As you were...