Jacqueslemac

The ones that are still not working do seem to be the ones with many, many pages (porn threads for Jazz, Precision, the "how was your gig last night" one and so on). Presumably it's up to the mods to close a thread and start a new one?

Apologies for the delay. Turns out it was my wife's book! Anyway, she no longer wants it, so who would like it? Send me a PM and I'll post it to you.

Okay, I tried, but I haven't found a track yet that I'd listen to again.

That's worth a punt for a year. I've just subscribed too, thanks. (Hope the proof reading is better than it used to be!)

Round here there are so many bands, it's difficult to keep prices up. We set out at £250, but usually negotiate down to £150 for a first gig and £200 if they book us for two or more gigs.

Nothing much to add, except that we used to have a mate who did our sound for us just because the pub is usually a lot more crowded when we start than when we soundcheck and all those extra bags of water play havoc with the mix (we tend to mic the guitars so we have more flexibility to mix the front of house sound). Trouble is, he's now our singer. He does use a radio mic, though, so he can twiddle the sliders a bit during the first couple of songs. Playing in cramped, awkward spaces in the way of the toilets and the fire escape means you really appreciate a proper stage with in-house PA and lighting when you do play the bigger pubs!

[quote name='MrTaff' timestamp='1357567749' post='1924569'] I'd be happy that somebody actually wants to listen to our music, in the past we've even given out free cd's at shows to get more people listening to our stuff. [/quote] If that's your decision, though, that's great. You've decided to give your music away as a loss leader to encourage sales further down the line. That's different from you wanting to charge for it and someone deciding they don't want to pay you for it. I went to a gig recently where the support band did exactly that (they were called All The Young). I've been keeping an eye out for their first "proper" CD and will be buying it when I find it.

I used to borrow my mates' LPs and record them onto cassette. Of course, the quality was rubbish compared with the original, so any band I really liked, I went out and bought a copy of the LP myself. Nowadays I rip copies of my mates' CDs (or rent them from my local library - for which the artist receives royalties). Of course, the quality of MP3s isn't as good compared with the original CD, so any music I really like, I buy a copy of the CD myself (even if I listen to my music via my iPhone for the most part). My understanding was this type of low-level sharing was tolerated by the industry, as one CD is usually only copied half-a-dozen times. Online sharing has the potential of being shared millions of times from only one original purchase. If someone in the band suggests a new song, we share the MP3. If no-one has it (and I'm rubbish at learning from Youtube), then I have no qualms about splashing out 89p or whatever and downloading it, even if I don't particularly like the original and never play it once I've recorded a version of the band playing it (often our arrangements and/or key differs from the original, so it's easier to practice playing along to a recording of our own rehearsal). Sometimes I've discovered a new band that way and have bought the CD. If I had gone to the trouble and expense of writing and recording original material and then found someone passing round copies for free, I'd be a bit miffed, wouldn't you?

Well I don't mind the book languishing among all the others I have lined up if no-one else steps forward.

[quote name='joeystrange' timestamp='1357300007' post='1920523'] Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon.[/quote] Me too. Plus The Big Figure and John B Sparkes

Me please. But not straight away. I ordered a dozen books from my local library and every single one came in over Christmas! Could I please be third on the list?

First band practice of the new year last night. We're working on a heap of new songs because we're bored of playing the same old covers. We also had a go at some old stuff we used to play with our previous drummer. Not everyone had learned everything, but all-in-all it wasn't a bad session and it was good to work on new material. A good start to the new year. Tonight is the first practice for the surf band for about a month.

Have a look at [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/185820-design-your-own-p-bass/page__fromsearch__1"]this thread[/url].

Glad everyone is having a busy Christmas day!

Before: After:

For me, jazz is a bit like sprouts. I feel I ought to like it, but every time I try it, I still go "yuk". I don't get it. I'll have a listen and see what happens this time.

Went to see a three-band gig. After watching the bass players in the second and headline bands I feel a bit disheartened, both were so good.

So, the consensus is... there's no consensus!

Could also be where you were standing (or wherever whoever set up their sound when he/she did so). The further you get away from the stage, the more the bass cuts through (at least, that's what the sound engineer told me at our last gig). A bit off-topic, but the first time I used my Jaguar at a gig I thought the sound was a bit muffled and indistinct. During the first set I saw a well-known local bass player come in, so, during the break I asked him what he thought of the tone. His response was "Great. I always love it when I can hear the bass over the rest of the band"!

Cancelled. The singer lost his voice. Boo hiss. I called the landlord and apologised and he agreed to re-schedule the date for February, so hopefully he wasn't too annoyed (or as annoyed as the rest of us were).

Shh, don't tell everyone. I entered a couple of weeks ago and hoped no-one else had noticed the competition. Whoops, I've just bumped the topic haven't I?

[quote name='Seb_C' timestamp='1354887564' post='1891639'] Hendrix playing bass is always interesting because you can sort of tell it's a guitarist playing bass. Quite busy, not as tight as you would expect from a top class bassist (i.e. someone who was as good at bass as Jimi was at guitar). Spanish Castle Magic is another example of this. [/quote] Apologies if this is a bit off-topic, but Noel Redding wasn't a bass player any more than Jimi Hendrix was, so do his basslines end up like they would have done even if Jimi had played on all of them, I wonder? (Noel was a guitarist who claimed he'd never even tried to play bass before he was handed one and offered the gig with Jimi Hendrix.)

I enjoyed gigging mine the few times I did so. It has a great sound for an acoustic set (when plugged in), but the previous comments about the volume when it's unplugged are true. It's much louder than an electric bass unplugged, but won't hold its own against acoustic guitars. I didn't notice any neck dive when playing, although it does dive if you take both hands off the bass. Mine lives in a hard case, so I've never noticed any problems with battery drainage. My only real issue with it is that the body is quite deep front-to-rear, so I found it a bit of a stretch for my right forearm, which ended up resting on the edge and was a bit uncomfortable after a few songs. All-in-all, a great bass for the money (although I did buy mine secondhand, but in as-new condition).