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Reading the tales of “Corporate gigs” I was going to chip in there but thought maybe it would be best in a new thread. Last year my band got a booking through a third party who was a friend of the client and our guitarist and had seen our band many a time. It was for a local car dealers birthday/25 years in the business bash. It was at a function room in Tranmere Rovers football ground. I was the first to turn up at about 7.00pm and the car park was chocker with cars and kids, this bash had been going on since midday. I knew straight away it was not our thing, and when the other band members arrived I told them my thoughts and was all for going home. Looking inside the venue, the small stage was taken up entirely by the DJ, he was unaware there was to be a band on too, and there were kids all over running riot. I said I did not want to play to a load of kids but the guitarist said they will probably have been taken home by the time we were due to play, about 9.30, so I agreed to stay. The DJ moved some of his gear and we took the minimum amount of gear in that we needed and set up. We start our first set, kids still present, with “The Stealer” and straight into “Songs Of Yesterday” both by Free. The look on their faces told me they were not expecting this. Then came “Burlesque” by Family and Frankie Millers “Be Good To Yourself”. By now there was no one watching, even the kids had given up shouting for the Beatles. I suggested keeping this set short and having a break, letting the disco get the crowd back again and maybe when they have had a few more drinks they might think that they like us, so we finished off with Wishing Well. I stayed by the stage keeping the kids away from the gear but noticed a lady talking to the singer, she had some paper in her hand, I thought I hope it’s not requests, as if it is not from our setlist we won’t do it. As I went over to see what was going on I heard her saying “don’t worry about it, the DJ has been paid for all night anyway”. She was paying us off, it was our full fee, great, I couldn’t get my gear out quick enough. The guitarist was saying how embarrassing, and how we should have another setlist for gigs like this, I said sh*t, I don’t wanna do gigs like this. I drove home smiling all the way, easiest wad of dosh I’ve had. I remember a band I met in the 70s called GYGAFO, they said it came from being told to Get Your Gear And F**k Off.

"Deserted Cities Of The Heart" by Cream. The third bar in four is in 3/4 for part of the verse, but feels natural. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho-teZSjgZY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho-teZSjgZY[/url]

[quote name='OldGit' post='601601' date='Sep 17 2009, 07:22 PM']Ha ha that was good .. Reminds me of the old joke: "Do you smoke after intercourse?" "Never looked"[/quote] "Does your penis burn after you've had intercourse" "Dunno, I've never tried lighting it"

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='599134' date='Sep 15 2009, 12:35 PM']Some notes on [i]All Right Now [/i]and [i]Honky-Tonk Women[/i]. 1. If you plan to play them "properly", i.e. with no bass at all during the verse, be prepared to get stared at - often in a patronising "don't you know this one, then?" sort of way - during the first verse.[/quote] This was from a review in a local gig guide... "They get through to the end of the night without mentioning the most obvious track, so it's no surprise when an encore gets called for and they launch into "All Right Now" I'll have to check the record collection but they do it with no bass in the verses, only in the chorus and guitar break which I've never seen before," Where do they get these numptys from.....

Andy Fraser when with Free is my all time favourite player, I can never tire of listening to him. Notice on that Granada show that Andy has a split lead, one going to each Marshall head. I don't think he is using it split pickups, as on most pics I have seen, the pickup selector is on postion 2 which is the mini humbucker on it's own. Pictures of Jack Bruce show that he also used the same setting

From the TE SMX series manual:- "The OUTPUT LEVEL control is used to set the stage volume of the amplifier, this will normally end up being set at between [b]3 and 4[/b] on the scale with a TRACE ELLIOT output stage or power amplifier. This leaves plenty of available rotation of the output control in hand for when the unit is used to run non standard power amps that require a higher level signal input to drive them. However if you are using a TRACE ELLIOT output stage or power amp then please note that beyond about [b]4[/b] on this scale your amplifier will almost certainly be running into clipping." Did this apply to all TE series amplifiers? If so, [quote name='Low End Bee' post='574399' date='Aug 19 2009, 04:33 PM']Easily competes with 2 loud guitarists with the volume at 3-4/10.[/quote] was because it was almost flat out.

[quote name='walbassist' post='488923' date='May 15 2009, 02:30 PM']I went to a ball, mid 80s, with the drummer in my band. There we were having a pee in a three stall urinal, leaving the stall in the middle free (as you do). Who should walk in and take pride of place in the middle stall? You guessed it.... Mr Deacon.[/quote] Wow! Fancy having a wee alongside John Deacons Dad.

Or [url="http://www.thelightbulb.co.uk/product/detail.php?id=681"]Here[/url]

[quote name='Pookus' post='467862' date='Apr 20 2009, 09:19 PM']EB-0 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5iK9rH0Ftc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5iK9rH0Ftc[/url] EB-3 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1rigykTXz8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1rigykTXz8[/url] Check out the vintage tones here![/quote] Drool.... they just don't make them like that anymore.

[quote name='bumnote' post='436416' date='Mar 16 2009, 06:27 PM']If my maths is correct a normal 4x10 with a total impedance of 8ohms has two pairs of 8 ohm speaker wired in series giving 16 ohms each pair If these two pairs are wired in series the total impedance is back to 8 ohms. [size=5]X[/size] and 2 8 ohm cabs gives you a 4 o ohm load if wired in parrallel.[/quote] Write out 100 times If these two pairs are wired in PARALLEL the total impedance is back to 8 ohms

Bass Player. 16 issues, 1990-1993. Bass Guitar Magazine, 8 issues, 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9. To be collected from Maghull, Merseyside.

[quote name='Merton' post='163581' date='Mar 26 2008, 09:32 AM']If you like the Trace sound, then go for the separate pre+power amp. £500 is the most I'd pay though. If the 250W is a head, it's overpriced IMO.[/quote] Like this one [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=14570"]Here[/url]

Or in the UK. [url="http://www.thelightbulb.co.uk/product/detail.php?id=681"]http://www.thelightbulb.co.uk/product/detail.php?id=681[/url]

You also want to check the circuit for the lamp first, it contains a starter switch like a standard fluorescent fitting, (at least mine does 350smx), it could be that that needs replacing. [url="http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=B0J3ZFKSMBFYACSTHZOSFFA?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=starter+switch"]http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsession...=starter+switch[/url] They can be got singly for about 50p.

I remember Simms Watts having a Tri Tone bass cab, was 4x12 config. It had a 3 positon tone selector switch on the back, bass + click being one of them, forget the others. It was often removed as it used to burn out.

Hi Guys, I was brought to this thread looking for ideas on walking bass as I am having a go at "Serenade To A Cuckoo" by Jethro Tull, (I know it is older than them but that is the style needed), for a request on a jam night. I found a lot of your thoughts very absorbing and they have given me thirst for more knowledge, so I have just ordered two of the books mentioned in this thread and now can't wait for the postie so I can learn to tread the path.

Also worth a read:- [url="http://sonido.uchile.cl/articulos/tenbiggestliesaudio.pdf"]http://sonido.uchile.cl/articulos/tenbiggestliesaudio.pdf[/url]

I put a set of short scale Elites on my Gibson EB3. 45 - 105. Gives a good open E.

[quote name='Hit&Run' post='44491' date='Aug 12 2007, 04:34 PM']the E string outer wrap starts [b]after[/b] the nut[/quote] I have noticed this myself on some strings, and that the silks are not wound to an equal length on the E,A,D & G string. I can't think of any reason for this not to be so, as whether they are on a 2 a side headstock (eg. Warwick) or 4 in line (eg Fender), the length from the ball end to the nut is the same on all strings. (ok, within a small amount maybe, like allowing for the shape of the Warwick tailpiece). The silks could be wound so as they all end level before the nut. I used to use Elites on my Warwicks and the silks stopped just before the nut, then one set I got, the silk on the E string went over. I thought this may have been a bad string so took it back and the dealer opened all the sets of Elites he had and they were all the same, shorter distance between ball end and silk on the E strings. Sloppy workmanship. Do Elites still have the red or black silk on their strings? I think I have bought a set that were plain.

[quote name='thumbo' post='38183' date='Jul 28 2007, 05:03 PM']It is clearly in no way a threat to the sales of all-valve SVT heads, valves are a different ball game.[/quote] Why mention valves, I assume it is more likely aimed at the SVT 450.

Cheers for the replies guys. Compactness, ease of setting up and transportation was main criteria, as well as giving a good performance.

Not exactly bass related but...... What do you guys use for lighting in venues that don't have their own. I'm looking for something not over the top, (eg, scaffolding ) and to fit in my car with rest of equipment. This is a new area for me, we are a 4 piece rock/blues band, don't want anything techno, just a dash of colour to set the mood. Just having a brief search and saw this [url="http://www.stagebeat.co.uk/P/8681/i-SOLUTION++i-COLOUR+4+PACK+WITH+STANDS++%26+CABLES"]http://www.stagebeat.co.uk/P/8681/i-SOLUTI...NDS++%26+CABLES[/url] Anyone had and experiences ? Cheers, Pete.