Les

Your awesomness knows no bounds pal and you've won basschat today, lovely gesture.

I don't take a back up and never have. It would have to be a catastrophic failure to not be able to cobble it and finish the gig.

Verity's name was Julie when I was in that band 😂

Awesome. On hols in Spain as I type. Just downloaded the kindle version. Looking forward to it.

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1469921829' post='3102086'] Aah. So what you actually want is a prop, and the guitarist or keys could play the actual tune [/quote] First and foremost yes, but to not actually play them live would be as dishonest as playing a reliced bass

Worked a treat Thanks everyone Les

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1469873165' post='3101610'] Les, have you thought about trying it on a fretless? [/quote] No mate, the sound is the least concern, it's the visual impact of standing on the bar playing bagpipes we would be after,

Cheers for taking the time to check that Phil, pretty much my conclusions too I'm not really a novice when it comes to PA's just never daisy chained the speakers before like most people usually do. All 4 boxes run quite happily with a full range signal at the moment, I use the low cut on the tops as they don't need the extra work of the sub frequencies when we're using bins and the bins get the "utility out" signal from the desk which is basically the same fullrange output as your master faders, it's the kind of thing you would use to link into a house PA with. The desk I'm trialling also has a mono fader which will send a full range mono signal out, I may use that and link the bins then I have the control over the bass end that I'm used to with the Mackie desk. Will probably try daisy chaining from the bins first tonight. I have no doubt I can get this working it just that I'm trialling this under gig conditions and as the bass player I have to play bass, sing, do the sound, work the lights, make sure the band sit the correct way on the toilet, supply spare leads, make sure everyones monitor is the loudest thing on the planet etc etc etc. You get my drift Just wondered if there was a general way of daisy chaining so I didn't have to think about it tonight with everything else I'll have on my plate. Thanks for everyones input Les

Cheers Phil [url="http://www.manualslib.com/manual/772735/Peavey-Messenger-Series-Pro-Sub-P.html?page=2#manual"]http://www.manualslib.com/manual/772735/Peavey-Messenger-Series-Pro-Sub-P.html?page=2#manual[/url]

SRM 450 tops and Peavey messenger Pro subs

Thanks Skidder, I do that now, I use the utility out (same as the master outs) on our Mackie desk to send a signal to the bins, plus I can control how much goes to them but \i'm trying a different desk tonmorrow. All the speakers have a link/through out on them as they are designed to send a signal on, just wondering if there's a rule of thumb on which gets the signal first.

Mackie powered tops and Peavey powered subs (2 of) Should I take the output from the desk into the tops first and link into the subs from the tops or into the subs first then into the tops ? Or does it make any difference ? ta Les

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1469287506' post='3097208'] 1) Work out what 440-Hz key the bagpipes come closest to. 2) Transpose song to suit. 3) Buy a suitable tartan kilt and bearskin, it just doesn't look right without them. (Or sound right with them, at least to some people's ears ) [/quote] 1) Bb 2) Not worth it for 60 seconds arsing about/sketch 3) That's the spirit of the whole quest

Well I've decided that with Scotland believing Bb to be A I'm proper screwed

I have have today learned this in it's entirety [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LafC2gKsXV8"]https://www.youtube....h?v=LafC2gKsXV8[/url] but I need it to be a semi tone lower.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1469181404' post='3096344'] LOL, subscribed - thank you Jack for pointing this thread out to me. Priceless [/quote] This is deadly serious stuff I'll have you know

[quote name='paul_c2' timestamp='1469130797' post='3096060'] Jesus no, I don't play them!!!!![/quote] That makes 2 of us

[quote name='paul_c2' timestamp='1469125021' post='3096013'] You can pick up cheap bagpipes for about £60 on eBay, I think........ If you're going to be stood somewhere else other than on the stage, you'll obviously not be able to "fool" the audience by operating the bagpipes silently and the sound coming from another source eg synthesiser or pre-recorded sample. [/quote] This. It's the 60 quid ones I'm looking at on Ebay. It's the novelty value, won't matter if what I play is all over the place as long as the drone fits with the song in D if you get what I mean Paul. Do you by any chance have a set in A or thereabouts that you could actually play along to the intro in the youtube link I posted and let me know if I'm going to get something usable ? I'd be much obliged cheers Les

[quote name='paul_c2' timestamp='1469116890' post='3095920'] Maybe you'd be better off with a synthesiser....? [/quote] Thank you for that comprehensive reply Paul, although I struggled with some of it. Need the visual impact not the sound to be honest. [quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1469118105' post='3095938'] Sounds to me like the original was done with a keyboard of some kind, maybe a clavinet? [/quote] Apparently it was done on a harmonica with a lot of processing. [quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1469120178' post='3095965'] So I take it no one in history has managed it yet as they all sound like a bag of cats [/quote] Now now Del We've done it for years, I play a bass riff and the drums play a 4 to the bar kick, then the guitarist joins in, this is all done as the singer needs to change from acoustic guitar to either mandolin or a banjo/guitar hybrid. Just not sure if I can get it to happen. this is what I'm after [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhMO9azmKNU"]https://www.youtube....h?v=uhMO9azmKNU[/url] Would be more a visual audience kind of thing as if it happens I'll be playing them stood on a table in the middle of the room or stood on/behind the bar.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1469111084' post='3095853'] And can you play them while eating a donner ([i]sic[/i]) kebab? [/quote] I can't actually play them under any circumstances but how hard can it be

Easy fast transaction, nice bloke to do business with. Les

My band lacks talent but makes up for it with balls and more front than Blackpool We finish the first spasm with Copperhead Road, storms it, foot tapping jiggy stuff when it gets going. I would like to do the intro bit on a cheap (if there is such a thing) set of pipes. Yes, I know it wasn't done on bagpipes but it sounds like it. The song is in D and as far as I can research Bagpipes aren't. Can I do this ? Are they tuneable ? It doesn't really matter if I sound like I'm murdering small mammals cos'it's more effect than serious music making but I would like it to be in key. Thanks in advance for any sound advice or mickey taking. Les ps I can't actually play them either but that's never stopped me before

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1467317150' post='3082855'] What he said (in a rare lucid moment) [/quote] There must be something wrong with my laptop screen here Karl, for a moment I thought YOU were agreeing you could be happy with one bass. you've practically got your own facebook shop

I play bass for money and guitar and keys for fun.