Jacqueslemac

Either a lightweight Zoot 1x12 (I can carry it with two fingers) or an Ashdown 4x10 if I want something that looks more "rock". The sound of the Zoot is all I need, though.

Chapeau!

And don't forget that they'll be auditioning you too!

To expand on commitment a bit, I reckon it's also important to establish what everyone wants out of a band. A few months ago I was approached to play in a band, but turned it down as I wasn't keen on the sample tracks they sent (too "pop" and not enough "rock"). Last month I saw the band was advertising for a new bass player and watched a couple of clips. They're now much more in my camp, but when I dropped the singer an email it transpired they have dreams of being famous, getting a record deal and so on. Those aren't my dreams, so we didn't take it any further. In my experience, a lot of conflict in a band is caused by the different members having different reasons for being in the band. In my current set-up we squabble about songs, even about the band's name, but we're all in it for fun, for one gig a month (ploughing our earnings back into kit). Given that, everyone's happy for the sound to be the best we can. Sometimes that means asking one of the guitarists to turn up a bit as we're losing a solo in the overall mix. Yes, really. The problems seem to arise if a guitarist is using a band to live out his or her fantasies, rather than being part of a band.

I start off the with the full charts in front of me for every song. Little by little I stop looking at them, but they're there if my memory fails. Then I progress to just having the bits I find difficult to remember on the page. The last gig but one I had just one piece of paper with reminders for about five songs. The last gig I found I didn't need anything. I'd prefer not to have to refer to anything as it means I can move around a bit (maybe join one of the guitarists for a bit of backing vocals) and can be more animated.

Put a dozen of my basses and guitars up for sale (to finance something else). I hope the ones I'm least fond of go first, so I get to keep the others. I haven't put the "keepers" up for sale, of course!

[quote name='mart' timestamp='1353163956' post='1872295'] Since there currently isn't a single Warwick dealer in the country, that might be a brand to explore. [/quote] Maybe not in Wales, but there is at least one in England. Well, my local Cash Converters in Norwich always has half-a-dozen brand new Warwicks in stock. I'm not sure if they're a pukka official dealer (whatever that means), but they carry a good selection. But I think we're spoiled in Norwich for some reason. Within a hundred yards of that shop there are three other guitar shops and there is a PMT 15 minutes walk away and an independent (run by a bassist) ten minutes walk away in the other direction. Back on topic...

My settings should mean that any thread I post in is automatically added to my "follow" list, but it's not happening. I've also clicked the "follow topic" button for the gigs thread and selected "immediate notification", but that doesn't work. As soon as I return to the thread the "follow topic" button reverts to the same setting (i.e. NOT "unfollow topic").

Today I posted in [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/7919-how-was-your-gig-last-night/page__st__3380"]this thread[/url] and it's still not been included on my "follow" list. In fact, there are only seven members listed as following it, yet there are 170 pages of posts, so something is clearly still not working.

Played to almost completely empty house last night at one of the main music pubs in Norwich. Very helpful soundman (Clive) couldn't believe how quickly we sound checked and how little faffing there was. Our new drummer popped his gigging cherry and performed very well considering some of the stuff we play (such as Foo Fighters). Lovely to play on a proper stage with in-house lighting, monitors and a soundman who knows the equipment and the venue. If we hadn't brought our friends along, though, we would have outnumbered the punters, but we got paid so it's not all bad. I even took advantage of my wireless kit to leave the stage and dance with my wife during the inevitable Sex on Fire (and got a big fat snog for my troubles!). Edit: Here's a photo

I had the same warning yesterday, but nothing this morning (I'm on a Mac running Safari).

We all own it equally. Gig money has almost paid the finance off (it was underwritten by the two guitarists). if anyone leaves, the deal is that they get 80 per cent of their contribution back in cash and the PA stays with the band. The only risk of this is the last remaining member of the band ends up with the PA. Everything apart from the desk lives in my cellar, so I get the pleasure of transporting it everywhere. On the other hand, if there's an acrimonious falling-out, possession is nine-tens of the law, isn't it?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1352714082' post='1866324'] Does it matter? The scope of music these days is wide and diverse and pop/chart music is fast becoming an insignificant blip. [/quote] My thoughts exactly. I don't think I know anyone who listens to music that's in "the charts". Come to think of it, just how many charts are there now? There are so many genres and sub-genres, it probably doesn't matter if the one that's aimed mainly at pre-teenage girls (apparently) happens to overlook one instrument.