How was your gig last night?

[casapete]

Just got back from doing a last minute dep at a local club’s rock and roll night.

My buddy in our acoustic duo does the gig every week, but the regular bassist

was unavailable so I got the call. Ended up using his MarkBass combo ( which

wasn't a patch on my Rumble 500 which I should have taken really.) Took my

passive P- Lyte as I knew there was a lot of playing. 

 

Still, a good night playing some old school dance tunes along with a few I’d not

heard in years.  Guitar, bass and drums trio - drummer is a nice player who keeps 

it simple and straight and doesn’t speed up or slow down. Particularly important 

on this gig as most of the audience go to dance all evening so tempos are quite

crucial. Some nice comments afterwards and home by 11.45pm so happy days.

 

 

[mikebass456]

Back from our one hour slot at the Folk & Cider Festival. Local gig, only 15 minutes drive from home, plus an easy load in and out as it was PA provided, and had my two Uke basses in a double case, small pedalboard and monitor in a gig bag.  

The set consisted of a mix of Levellers songs plus other covers in a similar acoustic folk style - went down well, with dancers for the most part.  Didn't manage to get a pic of the full setup, as we were quick setup and breakdown due to others playing either side of us on the bill, but got a crowd shot and my corner....

Captured the gig on my Zoom Hn4, so that's my job for tomorrow.....

 

 

 

[Lozz196]

Just got in from a Spacewasters gig at The Water Rats, Kings Cross, London.

 

4 bands on, with us in main support slot. Used my JMJ Mustang bass through the provided Ampeg Venture head and cab and the sound was great.
 

We only had a line check but that’s no problem for us, we played well, with a nice groove and the set was well received.

 

I wore my Skechers trainers and my foot is hurting, darn plantar fasciitis!

[bassbiscuits]

Epic solo acoustic / vocal gig at Bar Dos Hermanos in Leicester. A group of friends had come down from Sheffield to see me. Inviting family/friends always seems to be the kiss of death for me and guarantees a rubbish gig. 
 

But not so! It was awesome. Enough very vocal audience members wanting to sing along that the second half was just one long home straight of singalongs and hands in the air shenanigans. 
 

Exactly the right behaviour for a Saturday night. 
 

Back of the net. 
 

(Equipment - Yamaha FG512SJ acoustic with Seymour Duncan woody in it, flask of earl grey tea, Allen and Heath desk and a couple of Mackie SRM350 speakers.  

[Jackroadkill]

49 minutes ago, mikebass456 said:

Levellers songs

 

Ace!  Did you do Fifteen Years?

 

*And don't say "No, it was only an hour-long set"!

[KingPrawn]

Super Ska gig in Birmingham. Crowd were great. My Fender Rumble filled the space and the floor rumbled. Had a great time. I just love it when the crowd are up enjoying themselves. Makes it so much more enjoyable

[dmccombe7]

Just home from Gig in Beat Generator, Dundee. Horrendous drive home in rain with a lot of standing water.

Gig was a bit quieter than last time but owner reckoned it was a bank holiday weekend and lot of folks away. Sold about 80 tickets tho and hall was approx half full so not too bad.

This was a reschedule gig from just after Xmas when singer lost his voice so a lot of people there had tickets from Xmas.

Enthusiastic audience up for a dance and having fun with the band. Owner loved it and wants to rebook us again. 

3 flights of stairs has absolutely killed me tonight and a 2 hr drive home didn't make it any better.

Sandberg VM4 

Shure Wireless

Keeley Bassist comp

Handbox WB-100 amp

Barefaced 212 cab that i bought last week.

 

Sounded great on stage. PA support supplied by the venue. I need to tweak the amp EQ settings as its quite a different tone to my Mesa cabs.

The Mesa 210 gives my tone a little more mid edge but thats just down to EQ and all should be ok.

Have to say the Barefaced cab sounded fantastic. Very similar tonal quality to the Mesa rig but one cab made it an easy lift in.

Dave