GrayBoy

Hi All, thought I'd chip in - 'Edge' here! First off, can see where Webby is coming from. He's not the greatest singer in the world, but he doesn't really act like it either. I've definitely seen worse singers with a worse attitude. He's a pretty good frontman who will easily banter with the audience in a good natured way even he cops some stick for his singing. He was in quite a successful band in the midlands a few years ago doing the same thing (under the same name) and he often does guest spots in Classic Rock/Blues bands in the Bourenmouth/Poole area. Not perfect, but when everyone is wasted at 10pm and wants to shout along to Streets then we'd probably get away with it. We're not charging people £15 for a show - we want to make a noise in a pub. We've been practising since May and Webby is our third bassist. He's doing a good job and we're happy how he's doing. He's getting there with the songs we're trying and he'll give songs a go he's not practised so much and he pulls them off pretty well. A few more practices and jobs a goodun. The aim has always been to get out gigging asap - we had hoped for some beer festivals or pub gardens in the summer. Obviously with our bassist leaving we had to start from scratch with Webby, but at the rate he was going we were confident the new year was a good bet. I put the vids up on YouTube so bookers could have a look at us before getting us in and the first one I tried (at a club in Bournemouth) booked us in for a Friday night. They put a lot of bands on so maybe they consider anything, but we were expecting either a support slot or a Monday or Sunday night playing to any friends that could be bothered to come out. So the vids can't be that bad. I agree with the comment that as Musos we're probably a bit too critical, and also recognise that we're not that great either, but we were always meant to be a pub band, knocking out U2 songs - hence the name - as opposed to a polished, backing track/look a like type band. It's supposed to be a laugh and any cash we get is by the by. If I were going for a respectable outfit and charging for it, I wouldn't be doing covers. Just from my own point of view, despite our flaws, I think it's worth sticking with. I've been looking to get out gigging for over a year and this has looked the best bet. I really don't want to play Blues, Classic Rock or Metal. I'm not a very good guitarist (in the video, I'm not checking my FX as one post suggested - I'm looking at my fingers!) and to be sole guitar in a band with riffs I can cope with is a big plus. I wasn't even a U2 fan when I started. I downloaded some tracks and learnt them from scratch. Apart from the rehearsals which have happened on average every fortnight since May at a fiver a pop, I've spent loads of cash on guitars, effects, amps as well as countless hours poring over tab practising, looking at dvds, reading forums on delay settings and twiddling knobs. So you could say I'm somewhat invested! However, now I'm a U2 fan - take that whichever way you like. Therefore... [quote]Stick with it and soak up the experience and use it to improve?[/quote] Please don't do this. We want to get out gigging not spend another 8 months fiddling about only for you to realise that actually you can't get past the singing issue and leave us back where we were in September. This is costing us time and money. We were happy to give you a go, but it seems like it'd be better to let us find someone who recognises the band for what it is and let us get on with it. That said, anyone fancy it? Will save me bumping this thread: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=84114"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=84114[/url]

Just giving this a bump as the guy we ended up with (not from this site by the way) struggled with the complexities! Anyone in the area interested? Practice Monday nights. Sounding pretty good, but need a rock solid bassist to fill out the sound and create a nice thick bed for my jangly/delay pickings.

Just starting up U2 covers/tribute band in the Bournemouth/Poole area looking for a bass player to complete line up. First practice lined up for Monday 19th April 7pm.

Cheers Guys! Sounds like the reason I couldn't find a definite answer is 'cos there isn't one! Interesting comments though - giving me some good background. Will probably go for the Ashdown C110 as it seems like a good deal. Thanks for the offer of a tryout. I'm in Dorset so bit of a trip! Also appreciate that it's difficult to test loudness outside of a performance environment. Used to have a 15watt Park for the guitar and thought that was plenty loud enough - so what do I know! Glad that Google have picked this up as well

Thanks for all the comments. Definitely want to get the right one to start with - save a bit of cash in the long run. Will need something that'll handle Foo Fighters covers assuming the drummer is putting in the Taylor Hawkins style effort. Been offered a an [b]Ashdown C110 300 Evo ABM combo for £325 ono[/b] - sound like it'll do me? Cheers Graham

Hi All Only just joined and hope someone can point me in the direction of an answer - I guess it's a common one, but searches came up with nowt. I'm looking to get my first giggable amp. I'm aiming to use it for pub gigs - anything bigger can go through the PA (is that right?). Watt wattage should I be looking for - the Wiki says more than a 100? Anyone got any recommendations for a combo - only got a small car?!

Hiya Just stopped by to introduce myself before posting a quandry in the Amps forum. Been playing electric and acoustic guitar for almost 20 years (though not as good as you'd think after that long). Picked up my first bass about a month ago and getting a lot out of it. Been playing though the PC (Amplitube/Guitar Port etc.) and using headphones - the missus complains when I turn on the PC speakers! Done a couple of gigs as part of an acoustic covers band and looking to get into a proper rock band soonish. Looking forward to participatin'!