Mykesbass Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) Having reached the age when my kids should be going off on tour, somehow it is me that is venturing out for the first time! My band, Lee Ainley's Blues Storm, is heading out with Zoe Green and Eliana Cargnelutti, on a three female fronted band tour, Ladies of the Blues. A bit of a message for all of those who ask "am I too old?" "is it too late?" "should I/Shouldn't I", well the answer is go out there and do it, you never know what is around the corner. For any of you within striking distance of any of the dates, do come along, support your local venue and fellow Basschatter! Here's the dates. Edited November 17, 2018 by Mykesbass 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Her’s the dates?!? Methinks you are taking the female theme a bit too seriously 😁 Mike, have a blast and do let us know all about it - tour diary? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Nice! A legitimate paying tour would be a dream come true for me. Blue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickJ Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Good luck with the tour, where are you playing and when?? i checked you guys out on YT, I liked the cover of Slow Dancing in a Burning Room. Great inspiration for the likes of me, about to hit 40 and only just getting into the gigging thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roblpm Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 5 hours ago, Mykesbass said: Having reached the age when my kids should be going off on tour, somehow it is me that is venturing out for the first time! My band, Lee Ainley's Blues Storm, is heading out with Zoe Green and Eliana Cargnelutti, on a three female fronted band tour, Ladies of the Blues. A bit of a message for all of those who ask "am I too old?" "is it too late?" "should I/Shouldn't I", well the answer is go out there and do it, you never know what is around the corner. For any of you within striking distance of any of the dates, do come along, support your local venue and fellow Basschatter! Her's the dates. Shame all the dates are down south......!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Not south enough!😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 4 hours ago, Mickeyboro said: Her’s the dates?!? Methinks you are taking the female theme a bit too seriously 😁 Mike, have a blast and do let us know all about it - tour diary? Always in need of a good editor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 1 hour ago, PJ-Bassist said: Good luck with the tour, where are you playing and when?? i checked you guys out on YT, I liked the cover of Slow Dancing in a Burning Room. Great inspiration for the likes of me, about to hit 40 and only just getting into the gigging thing. Start on Monday, dates on the link in the OP. Hope one is near enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 1 hour ago, roblpm said: Shame all the dates are down south......!! Are you in Aberdeen? Cleethorpes, Keighley, Manchester, all pretty northern for a Sussex band 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acebassmusic Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Mykesbass said: Are you in Aberdeen? Cleethorpes, Keighley, Manchester, all pretty northern for a Sussex band 😎 Yip I'm in Aberdeen …..have a great tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Acebassmusic said: Yip I'm in Aberdeen …..have a great tour Hopefully next year! we'll find a promoter who ventures that far! Used to go to Alford every year for work (not music). Loved it up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len_derby Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Sadly, nowhere close to me this time but have a great time. If you have the time or inclination I'm sure a lot of us would love to read a diary/report of how it went. Good luck! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Enjoy and have fun. Its what its all about. Keep us posted on how it goes. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Len_derby said: Sadly, nowhere close to me this time but have a great time. If you have the time or inclination I'm sure a lot of us would love to read a diary/report of how it went. Good luck! 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: Enjoy and have fun. Its what its all about. Keep us posted on how it goes. Dave Thanks gents, and yes, I'm under strict instructions from @Mickeyboro to keep a tour diary, so will post on here - stay tuned. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Have a good `un, and my tip would be make sure you get as much rest as possible, touring is harder work than it sounds, and whilst it`s fun to sightsee/over-indulge, it can take its toll. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Yep the days can be a bit boring while waiting for the gig at night. Take a book to read or do some sight seing during the day. Its extremely tedious sitting in a hotel room all day. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Lozz196 said: Have a good `un, and my tip would be make sure you get as much rest as possible, touring is harder work than it sounds, and whilst it`s fun to sightsee/over-indulge, it can take its toll. 8 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said: Yep the days can be a bit boring while waiting for the gig at night. Take a book to read or do some sight seing during the day. Its extremely tedious sitting in a hotel room all day. Dave Yes, first time as a band member, but have tour managed a much bigger tour. Main lesson I learnt from that was to eat healthy food - ended up with gastritis! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Sure you will have a great time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 (edited) Well day one was a cracker. It was our home gig, Brighton, and we managed to get nearly 100 people out on a cold, slightly damp Monday night. On this tour all three acts have equal billing. So will play each slot on the bill three times. For our home gig we closed the show. Was a little worried, as the act before us, Italian Eliana Cargnelutti was pretty damned good. Her bass player and drummer were several leagues above everyone else on the tour. No need to have worried though, as we pulled off a strong set and the partisan crowd loved us! To make things easy, we have provided drums and bass rig. Really nice to hear my own rig being played at decent club volumes. Eliana's bass player is using a nice looking, Fiesta Red with tort pickguard Precision - I'll get more details later, and Zoe Green's is using a fabulous looking and sounding Supro short scale. London tonight, Water Rats if anyone is local. Edited November 20, 2018 by Mykesbass 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Gah, typically you’re playing London (tonight) the same night as Richard Bona 🙄. Sorry, have a good one! Si 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 @Mickeyboro forgot it was Water Rats were we saw Jeff Healey all those years ago! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 10 hours ago, Mykesbass said: Well day one was a cracker. It was our home gig, Brighton, and we managed to get nearly 100 people out on a cold, slightly damp Monday night. On this tour all three acts have equal billing. So will play each slot on the bill three times. For our home gig we closed the show. Was a little worried, as the act before us, Italian Eliana Cargnelutti was pretty damned good. Her bass player and drummer were several leagues above everyone else on the tour. No need to have worried though, as we pulled off a strong set and the partisan crowd loved us! To make things easy, we have provided drums and bass rig. Really nice to hear my own rig being played at decent club volumes. Eliana's bass player is using a nice looking, Fiesta Red with tort pickguard Precision - I'll get more details later, and Zoe Green's is using a fabulous looking and sounding Supro short scale. London tonight, Water Rats if anyone is local. What gear are you using and some pics of the gigs on here would be nice. A running report on the gigs also a nice touch if you have the time to post during the following day. Sounds good 100 in first night an a Monday too. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: What gear are you using and some pics of the gigs on here would be nice. A running report on the gigs also a nice touch if you have the time to post during the following day. Sounds good 100 in first night an a Monday too. Dave Shuker P/Tele style 5 string fretless through a Fender Pro 800 and two Purple Chili 112 cabs. Sounding blooming lovely, especially getting to hear it out front as the other two bass players are using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 Sorry, terrible pic, here's one of the rig from yesterday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 You might need some practice at taking pics tho Enjoy Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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