neepheid Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 2 hours ago, Edenburgh said: Aw man, just driven up to Aberdeen tonight to play in Drummonds. Two basschatters within half a mile of each other. The struggle against gig clash is real Hope you had a good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Our furthest east gig coming up in May, we'll have to dig out our skimpy mankinis and practice bending over backwards... First time even visiting Nottingham for me! 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAdder60 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) Edited March 7 by BassAdder60 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edenburgh Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 New venue for us...looking forward to it 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Debut London show for my humble little duo that seems to be growing nicely. Fiddler's Elbow in Camden. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Franticsmurf Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) On Wednesday I had a call to ask if I was available for a duo gig on guitar tonight. Later that day it became a trio with me on bass (hoorah!) and my mate on drums in a line up that last played together two years ago (even bigger hoorah as it was a good line up). We met Wednesday evening to go through the set and it was clear the drummer wasn't well with some kind of bug. On Thursday, he told us he couldn't do the gig and it became a duo again. The singer said he had a dep drummer and it became a trio once more. This morning, after several phone calls it has finally been declared a duo gig. In the last three days I've been swapping guitars/bass/pedal boards and amp/cab combinations more often than a progressive rock musician. But I've decided to take my HB Bass VI along to give it an airing as well as the toy guitar. The gig is a semi regular event for the local Caravan and Camping club (I haven't played it for a couple of years but the singer does a couple a year for them) and we're hoping for band bookings. Rig for tonight: This or this and this or this or this etc 😂 And this: with this Edited March 8 by Franticsmurf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 7 hours ago, Franticsmurf said: On Wednesday I had a call to ask if I was available for a duo gig on guitar tonight. Later that day it became a trio with me on bass (hoorah!) and my mate on drums in a line up that last played together two years ago (even bigger hoorah as it was a good line up). We met Wednesday evening to go through the set and it was clear the drummer wasn't well with some kind of bug. On Thursday, he told us he couldn't do the gig and it became a duo again. The singer said he had a dep drummer and it became a trio once more. This morning, after several phone calls it has finally been declared a duo gig. In the last three days I've been swapping guitars/bass/pedal boards and amp/cab combinations more often than a progressive rock musician. But I've decided to take my HB Bass VI along to give it an airing as well as the toy guitar. The gig is a semi regular event for the local Caravan and Camping club (I haven't played it for a couple of years but the singer does a couple a year for them) and we're hoping for band bookings. Rig for tonight: This or this and this or this or this etc 😂 And this: with this Analysis paralysis! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franticsmurf Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 15 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: Analysis paralysis! It was a good night despite my last minute gear swapping. It was a well attended local version of the Caravan and Camper club, with about 50 people in a smallish rugby club lounge, which made the atmosphere good. We did a mix of oldies and rock n roll as the audience were largely of retirement age. I don't like playing to backing tracks but the ones we used last night were of good quality. The singer uses them for his solo act but I've only played to these once or twice, years ago so the endings were a bit hit or miss. But the atmosphere in the room was good and it didn't seem to spoil things. I had planned on using the Bass VI for some of the lively rock and roll but the backing tracks had a prominent bass to them so the VI sat largely unused. It did arouse the interest of one punter and we had a chat about it as he'd never heard of the model before. We did about a quarter of the set with just two guitars and no backing. I was pleased with my backing vocals - I could hear them through the PA without in-ears, which is a rarity, and I got complimented on them. I went with this pedal combo in the end which went into a BAM200 with the tone set as neutral as possible (thanks to info supplied from people of this parish). This drove my Basschat designed home made 12" cab. I took my Zoom B4 for the drum machine as an emergency back up (I've played with this singer when his laptop with all the backing tracks has just died) and we used it for one song. It was ok as a back up. By the end of the night we had picked up a garden party gig for the band, another duo gig for the Caravan club, a band gig for the Caravan club's Christmas bash and a booking (to be confirmed) at the rugby club. We were paid a little extra (which is always nice) and we had bacon! How many gigs pay in bacon? 😃 I tested it this morning: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 We've got a run of 4 consecutive gigs coming up - Heart of Anarchy with last Tree Squad in Hereford (poster previous page) on 27th April, Guttercrush Festival 5th May in Wellington near Telford (no poster yet!), Soap Girls in Nottingham (poster above) 11th May and newly booked with OG Punks, the Samples in Malvern 20th April: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Edwards69 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 First gig of the year, then a busy few weeks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt on your Bass? Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 This Saturday my band are playing on this banger of a line up at the cart and horses, London. For fans of anything doom and heavy ✌️ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 I’ve got three gigs coming up with The Verity Bromham band. On Thursday we’ll be at The Red Arrows Club in Ramsgate. Saturday we’re at Backstage at The Green in Kinross, then on the way back on Sunday we’ll be stopping off at Penrith for a 4 pm gig at The Boot and Shoe, Greystoke. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 On 18/03/2024 at 20:43, King Tut said: I’ve got three gigs coming up with The Verity Bromham band. On Thursday we’ll be at The Red Arrows Club in Ramsgate. Saturday we’re at Backstage at The Green in Kinross, then on the way back on Sunday we’ll be stopping off at Penrith for a 4 pm gig at The Boot and Shoe, Greystoke. We did Backstage at The Green in Kinross a few weeks ago (both the the Friday and the Saturday). It turned out to be really good weekend. I played at the The Boot and Shoe in Greystoke a few years ago. A tiny pub, but quite good fun in the end (and a great Sunday lunch after the gig)! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 12 hours ago, peteb said: We did Backstage at The Green in Kinross a few weeks ago (both the the Friday and the Saturday). It turned out to be really good weekend. I played at the The Boot and Shoe in Greystoke a few years ago. A tiny pub, but quite good fun in the end (and a great Sunday lunch after the gig)! We’ve literally just left Greystoke on the road to Kinross. We decided to break the journey there and have our meal and breakfast rather than post gig tomorrow - was lovely. Had a look at the band area and it’s going to be very intimate! Who did you play at Greens with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 If anyone's at a loose end tonight in Inverness... We're playing at the Tooth & Claw in aid of the Highland Hospice, with The Idiotix, Iodynes & the Tone Pirates. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 3 hours ago, King Tut said: We’ve literally just left Greystoke on the road to Kinross. We decided to break the journey there and have our meal and breakfast rather than post gig tomorrow - was lovely. Had a look at the band area and it’s going to be very intimate! Who did you play at Greens with? Led Into Zeppelin (obviously a Zep tribute). Just played the Black Frog in Chelmsford last weekend and Nick (the promoter) was talking about JV and Del having played there (recently I assume), so presumably with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Yea 45 minutes ago, peteb said: Led Into Zeppelin (obviously a Zep tribute). Just played the Black Frog in Chelmsford last weekend and Nick (the promoter) was talking about JV and Del having played there (recently I assume), so presumably with you. yeah that’s right - I was there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 (edited) The Spacewasters will be at The Barn, Portsmouth this Thursday, 28th March with Pussycat & The Dirty Johnsons Edited March 23 by Lozz196 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I've played London a lot but a first for my current venture. I can't wait! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moley6knipe Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 10 hours ago, Cat Burrito said: I've played London a lot but a first for my current venture. I can't wait! Killer poster! Hope it goes well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floFC Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 11 hours ago, Cat Burrito said: I've played London a lot but a first for my current venture. I can't wait! I am not in London this weekend and will miss that. Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) Our swing orchestra has a few dates coming up: I'm at Manchester, Liverpool, and Bristol - our other bassist is doing the first three dates. Edited April 2 by jrixn1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Edwards69 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) Happy to be back at the Cow & Telescope this Friday. One of Southend's premier music venues. Edited April 2 by Greg Edwards69 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 We're back, baby! It's taken a few months but we have a new singer and our first gig with Jac is on Friday, at the Balaclava Bar in Fraserburgh. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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