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I've not had anyone do this behind our backs. A few times people have asked to pose with the instruments and mics which is ok. The last time somebody had a go without asking as such was a when a young lady joined us mid set to 'help out' on the drums. She somehow got a spare stick and joined in on the cymbals and floor toms. She was surprisingly in time. In order to do this she had to sit on my cab (the barefaced cheek of it!.-check my sig) It certainly looked like she was enjoying herself. I'm not sure if it was the drumming or having my bass notes pulsate through her.... I was videoing the gig with my 'Bass Cam' so got a good bit of footage. After a few minutes her friends gestured for her to leave as their taxi had arrived. Haven't seen her since.

No. Although recently I was checking my tuning with harmonious and a guy approached me later and said it reminded him of Jaco!

£200 to £250 for pub gigs is the norm down here in the SW. I can't see that changing anytime soon. If you feel you deserve more or can command a higher fee then you will need to justify it.

One of my favourite bands. Played a few songs along the way. Tried to get a tribute band together but didn't work. Would loved to have seen them live but never mind.

Some good tips here. FWIW, I suggest smiling (not looking bored) is a good idea. Also don't nod your head like a demented chicken. OK, I'm 50 now and generally just move around the stage. I will move next to the others and interact a bit. Rocking out with the guitarist whilst in a rock stance. Singing bv's into the singers mic with him. Interact with the drummer with some rhythms we both share. Use my bass and point it a bit. Have fun.

That not good to hear. I can vouch for the colour as I have it

Howdy Yank.

Strings, leads, batteries should do for most incidents. A DI box is useful too if your amp or cab fails. I have had to replace or use all the above at one time or another.

I'm looking at going to this one for the first time. Should be a good weekend in London which I can mix up with other visits.

[quote name='funkgod' timestamp='1479900089' post='3180090'] A lot of stingrays have this issue, moving the pickup for most does not really sort the Issue out for one that is bad as the four middle poles are higher so if you raise the bottom of the pick up to try and make the g louder the d gets louder, The main prob really comes into play when I play swing or walking bass lines when I move to the g all the loudness drops out. There is a cure I have done and covered this before, Now here is my disclaimer .... I have done this to all my stingrays and works great, up to you if you want to try it, or get advice first.... The four middle poles will push down, don't attempt to raise the end ones as the coils are wrapped around these and so a lot of tension on them , but if you press down gently but firmly the middle four will go down and even out all the poles, then when you raise the pickup the g will be as loud as the a an d , I can post a pic if wanted of all my poles flat inline, makes a big difference, Now will say again, only try this if it's really bad as a last resort before say changing the pickup, and if you are not up to it, then get advice about it, Hope it helps here is the pickup after the pole height adjustment, its now so much better. ( for me) [attachment=232578:IMG_1026.jpg] [/quote] I had this problem some years ago on my 2 band eq Ray and this totally solved it. There was a thread on here about it. It's easily done.

The drums will be problematic. There is only a certain amount any drummer can do to help.

We have one monitor at gigs which is ok. Obviously the singer is louder.I understand you predicament but not sure how to solve it. I don't want to be too loud in the monitor as that actually puts me off! Once you have got the hang of singing you'd be surprised at what you can do even if you can't hear yourself too much. If you need your own monitor with your own mix then why not. If it's mixed with just vocals and directed at you then maybe it e will be ok. You could probably pick up a smallish powered monitor cheaply enough and give it a go.

Sounds a nightmare. There are 2 venues which we won't play anymore (a rugby club large function room and private club) which have appalling acoustics. Although I guess this isn't an option for you.

Definitely go with push. Been using that term for years.

Years ago i was offered one to try. I'm still playing it now and it's my main bass. Personally I love them and have never looked back. Give it a go and see .

Many years ago I auditioned for a local cover band. They didn't give it to me. They said there was nothing to choose between me and the other bassist so it came down to who lived closest and would have the shortest travelling.

The pre shape is a bit useless I found. Ok on its own but no good in a band situation as it gets lost. I went for boosting the low mids which will cut through more.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1477858022' post='3164903'] I used to have an RH450 head (I'm assuming you use a 450 Classic based on your signature?) and found the bottom end a bit 'problematic' for me. The LMIII works beautifully with it, I think. I leave all controls at 12 o'clock, pretty much. On my Streamliner 900 I reduce the bass quite a bit, I think I'd do the same on the RH450. [/quote] FWIW my amp eq is set bass-around 2, low mid-3, high mid-o, treble-3. Eq on my 2 band stingray with bass at max and treble adjusted to suit the song.

[quote name='M@23' timestamp='1477822898' post='3164589'] Cheers for that we've been looking to expannd or refresh the PA and have been using a 15" Mackie sub on loan. Whilst it did fill out the sound, it is heavy as! Been debating whether we should just ditch the tops and forget the sub and just get a couple of good full range 15s. It's a small to medium gig PA as anything bigger the rig is supplied or we hire. So 3 vocal mics, bass and acoustic kick to reinforce. Sounds like this could be the better option. [/quote] That's pretty much what we use. A pair of EV powered 15" full range tops. I monitor. Vocals, guitar ad bass drum through for small pub gigs. Bass and drum overhead for medium size gigs. My amp has to match drum volume ob stage so is usually loud enough out front. This is a fairly compact set up.

Glad you are enjoying it. I found it gets very boomy if the bass eq is a bit too high. I do have to adjust this on my amp to suit the room. Get it right and no problems.

The start of each set. Also if he id out during the set but that isn't too often.

Our PA handles vocal, guitar, bass drum and if required drums overhead and my bass. The guitarists amp is not too loud (yes really) and is manly for his monitoring and to colour the FOH sound from the PA. We al hear him through the monitor. The drums are quite loud so I need a decent backline volume for a good stage mix. This is usually enough for the whole venue. In larger venues I might need some PA support but it's not much. Keep it simple.

I had one of those Orange rigs with a 4 x12 cab. It was loud. But so was my Trace rig which I believe sits somewhere in between valve and normal solid state watts!