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    Which one was the hardest song you have learned and why?

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    [quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1487953039' post='3244541']
    At the moment it's Rhythm Stick. Not so much difficulty learning it as executing it faithfully.
    [/quote]

    I sweated blood learning this to play at a wedding.

    The first thing to watch is that most transcriptions of it are wrong. The version that was in Bassist magazine, for example, has so many errors it's almost worse than having nothing. It's a lot easier if your hands are in the right place...
    Keep your right hand over the bridge pickup and use rest strokes, anchoring your thumb on the E string just neckside of the pickup.
    I could provide a correct transcription (i.e. as NWR plays it) if you're interested... although it might be exactly what you're already playing.

    Interface for recording multiple channels simultaneously

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    I'm toying with the idea of recording our live sets and being able to produce them multitracked

    We have:[list]
    [*]2 x vocals
    [*]3 x acoustic guitars
    [*]1 x upright bass
    [/list]
    So we need six inputs. These will all come from the house PA, so theoretically we just need to run cables from the desk outputs into an interface, into a laptop running something like Reaper.

    What is the most cost effective option?

    Audience sound would also be a good idea.

    Are you a bigot?

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    [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1487146361' post='3237395']
    I've always felt the same thing. I've been mulling this question over for about half hour now and virtually every bullet point I can think of makes me sound like a fanatical Nazi, which I'm not, by the way.
    [/quote]

    There are lots of them.

    http://www.gramophone.co.uk/awards/2016
    http://awards.classical-music.com/
    http://www.celticmusicradio.net/scotstrad2016/
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yrkrj

    Is anybody getting bored of "reliced" instruments?

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    [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1487088842' post='3236937']
    I see relic-ing like getting a supermodel for a girlfriend, not letting her wear make-up, not wash her hair for months, giving her a black eye and a fat lip, making her wear old raggedy clothes and hurting her back so she can't walk properly.[/quote]

    I would say your analogy is slightly off.

    When I find an instrument that is a keeper, I use it to the exclusivity of all others. My current guitar is only a few years old but it's coming on for about fifty gigs... it's showing signs of use... and I'm not scared of playing it hard. It's got character, I can get it to speak. Eventually it'll look knackered, but I'll keep playing it because it feels like home.

    With a brand new guitar with a lovely mirror finish to the lacquer, I have no idea whether I'll end up keeping it. I worry about scratching it or putting a dent in it and I honestly can't let go and play in the same way. Buying second hand solves that issue to an extent and I reckon a relic would even more so.

    Gibson ES175.

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    [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1486383329' post='3231232']
    I know the Ovations were state-of-the-art in the 70s, do they stand up against todays quality acoustics?
    [/quote]

    In a word, no.

    Do the famous gig?

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    [quote name='la bam' timestamp='1483959788' post='3211353']
    Morning all,
    A question that I often think is what happens when you become 'famous' (or your band does)?

    Is that it for live gigs (apart from official big gigs with the band)?

    Id hate to think thatd be the case.

    Imagine being so talented then only getting that gig buzz a few times a year - sometimes only every few years!

    Just wondered if famous bands still gig (on the quiet) or under the radar (as a pub band under a different name etc), or if the musicians have side projects where they can get their gig fix?

    Seems such a shame to have all that talent and drive, then not gig.
    [/quote]

    Obviously gigging takes on a slightly different dynamic when you're a full-time professional musician. Playing Mustang Sally for free at the Dog and Duck might not be as exciting for someone who already plays 100 + gigs per year to pay the mortgage.

    Tablets Onstage

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    [quote name='Dan Dare' timestamp='1483014744' post='3204095']
    Re. the talk of "learn your parts", etc, there's a world of difference between an amateur band that has its one or two sets - possibly 30-40 songs - that it plays regardless of where it is and a function band, which can have a potential repertoire of hundreds, even thousands of numbers. It simply isn't possible to keep that much material in a state of constant readiness (That's why orchestral, big band, etc musicians use music). What counts is the end result.
    [/quote]

    This.

    I wouldn't use notes for regular gigs playing rock/pop covers... I do use sheet music for jazz gigs where you may not get much of a set list, no rehearsal, may not have met band members before the gig and you have to get through 60 or more songs many of which will have long and complicated chord changes. I can get through most of the gig without music but might wobble on a few songs and need a reminder.

    Key Signatures

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    [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1482415099' post='3200343']
    So how do you tell if a song is in C or A minor? And does it matter?
    [/quote]

    From the score? Without even reading the music, minor keys tend to have sharpened 7ths and 6ths in cadences (where phrases resolve to the tonic ["home chord"]). If you can see any G#s and F#s as accidentals it's going to be A minor rather than C major.

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