Marvin

We played a beer garden last night. I used a 210. Although, we did have monitors which helped (despite not being great monitors) I couldn't really hear myself that well to be fair, but out front was good and my wife said I always play better when I can't hear myself.

We played our first full gig last night (we did a short set at a charity event few weeks ago) We couldn't of hoped for better. The venue is outside but part covered... it's a bit different which makes a great place to play. We were all worried that we'd have problems with the mixer like at rehearsal, but all was good. There was a decent sized crowd with added benefit a hen do were there (big tick for target demographic there). It was our singer's first ever full gig and she was fantastic. She was insanely nervous to begin with, but after a couple of songs she was loving it. The manager told us it was the best attended night so far this summer and we'll get booked again, definitely. Also a guy from another band said he'd drop our name to a really good venue with good rates. A 10 out of 10 night.

I restrung the Squier P bass last night. I replaced the Fender flats with some Ernie Ball Super Slinky rounds. There is a change in tension, not huge but noticeable. I've always used D'Addario in the past, but I really like these EBs. For rounds you don't seem to get a lot of finger noise and they feel quite smooth for. For what I'm doing now, I think I'll stick with rounds.

I agree that Fender flats are very high tension. I'm thinking of switching to a set of rounds or some Harley Benton flats on my P bass. I've struggled over the past few months with it and I'm beginning to think the Fender flats maybe part of the issue.

I've always liked the tone of the bass player in Blind Melon on the album of the same name. I assume it's a Jazz bass because there's a lot of photos with him playing one. It cuts through but also sits well with the other guitars Someone will tell me now that it wasn't a Jazz bass.

Is that a personal account in one person's name?

I'm sure this has been covered many times but I can't find a relevant thread. I've never had anything to do with payment side regarding gigs, the band leader has always sorted it. In a new band and there isn't a band leader as such so we're a bit in the dark on some things. We've got a gig coming up where the pub pays by bank transfer (on the day). This seems to be the way a lot of pubs etc are going. If it's a regular payment method for the places we're going to be playing, what's a good way of organising it for a band? To be honest I wouldn't want regular transfers going into my account and the 3 transfers going out... Cheers

Unfortunately yes, as this made it all the more frustrating

Can't blame the singer 🙂... and the mixer was a freebie from a mate of the guitarists. Vocal, guitar, bass and electric drums all through the mixer. We also recorded the rehearsal through the desk. Drums and guitar were clipping almost all the time. The FOH sound was showing the bass drum distorting all the time. I wasn't clipping, but was really low in the mix and farting periodically. This all showed up in the recording with the added bonus that one channel was louder than the other. We had problems first off with only one channel actually working, thought we'd resolved it but the recording said otherwise. Hey ho.

A very long day. Had a full rehearsal, setting up the whole PA, monitors etc. We seem to have a serious problem with the mixer...and a gig on Friday. Otherwise it was a fun day.

Had a very productive practice. We went over 4 songs that we weren't happy with and sorted them out. Then we played through the whole set as a rehearsal not a practice and it all came together.

Have replaced the pick ups? A Squier p bass I had had a dreadful buzz. I shielded it, changed the pots and wiring. No change. Changed the pick ups eliminated 99% of the hum/buzz.

I've only ever had D'Addario Chromes or Fender flats. Neither, thankfully, have felt sticky, just smooth 😎

I've recently put rounds back on my Jazz bass. I had a set of Chromes on it for about 7 years. They worked fine in a blues based band I was in back when I put them on. The Chromes made for a nice woody tone, but for my current band I need a bit more bite.

I wholeheartedly agree. There's nothing about AI that interests me in the slightest, especially regarding art. It's a complete oxymoron.