How was your gig last night?

[asingardenof]

16 hours ago, WalMan said:

A few years back now I wandered into GAK’s old bass section out the back of the store and was chatting to the bass guy who knew I had a Wal. He said they’d just had an old Wal traded in and offered it to me for £900 😱 I had no funds in those days and had to pass 😢, though I did come back and give a heads up here in the evening - I believe it was gone at 9:05 the next day 🤣

I hate when that happens. When I was a student in the late 90s I encountered a 70s Fender Jazz in a secondhand goods shop in Leeds which was on sale for £750. I had some student loan money burning a hole in my pocket but unfortunately not that much so I had to pass. Ah well.

[Stub Mandrel]

2 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

Not heard they were hard to maintain Daryl. I think they have a dual truss rod system tho. Not even sure if the new ones still use a twin truss rod ?

They do look good tho. 

My first real interest in Ric's was when i came across Rush in 76 and Geddy was using one. Then a lot of Prog bands used them too and i liked the tone but Geddy proved that he could make his Jazz sound just like a Ric and fooled us all. 😂

Dave

 

I felt I was getting a 'ric' tone from my P the other day.

[msb]

11 hours ago, Bluewine said:

Dave,

I would like a Ric for the sole reason of the iconic look. I've heard they're not easy to maintain. 

 

Daryl

 

They have dual truss rods , and the older bridges are tricky to adjust , but that said the older ones are incredibly stable. Mine do not do the usual seasonal shifts. I’ve only had to adjust the truss rods on my 4001 twice in close to thirty years. My 4000 has only been set once.since I got it. Mine have required minimal maintenance. They are very different than a Fender style instrument. I did once have to adjust the output jack on my stereo 4001. A quick tweak with some needle nosed pliers fixed that.

[msb]

11 hours ago, Bluewine said:

 

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[dmccombe7]

6 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

I felt I was getting a 'ric' tone from my P the other day.

Wishful thinking Stub. 😂

Buy a Ric and get the real thing. 😜

Dave

[Greg Edwards69]

Played for my Neice’s and nephew-in-law’s (is that a thing) wedding yesterday at the beautiful Creeksea Manor in Burnham-on-Crouch. Keen readers who may recall I had a particularly painful experience at last week’s gig will be pleased to to know this one went much, much better.

 

You may also recall that last week was challenging due to personal reasons, that I have taken steps to address. As I was party of the wedding party for the day, I had to leave the other load in and do the majority of the setup. This massively helped me, not just my time being involved in the wedding celebrations, but also relieved some of the pressure I’ve been feeling lately with band stuff. So by the time the band had to make themselves scarce whilst the guest sat down for the wedding breakfast, most of the work was done. Just a case of plugging in my gear and a couple of mics afterwards and a quick sound check.  Everything was still dialled in from last week, so soundcheck was quick and easy.

 

The reception was a in a huge marquee, with a permanent DJ booth at the head of the dance floor, meaning the band were somewhat crammed in the corner, but still more space than we’ve had in some places. Usefully it also ment the soft drapes caught errant reflections and sounded great “straight out of the box”.  Although it was quite a warm evening - somehow the thunderstorm the weather reports promised amounted to no more than a rumble and a couple of minutes of drizzle - but you could feel the mugginess in the air!

 

Hazel, our dep co-lead singer for the night did a fantastic job, and worked the crowd well with Liam, our other singer. At one point they both got into the crowded dancefloor getting people to join in on Parklife which was a particular highlight.  Another highlight was the bride’s brother sang Teenage Dirtbag (with my wife doing the girls bit in the middle). When the bride first asked us if he could do it ages ago I didn’t even know if he could sing. Turns out he can’t, but he’s very enthusiastic. Thankfully he was in time and more on less in key, but moreover, he love every minute of it and the crowd lapped it up.

 

Two hours of rock, pop, party and cheese later we were done and knackered. I received a number of compliments from guests, including people who hadn’t seen us play before but had heard good things. So I’m glad we didn’t disappoint. A couple of people even said they were glad they had a good band as the DJ was rather lacklustre. Most importantly my Neice and new Nephew were over the moon with their day and evening, and I went to bed feeling a lot lighter in mood!

[Norris]

30 minutes ago, Greg Edwards69 said:

this one went much, much better.

Glad to hear it! Everyone in a band needs to pull their weight. Sounds like you had a great time

[EssexBuccaneer]

We played the Vulcan restoration trust beer festival again this year. 
 

Firstly it’s the coolest venue - a hanger with a Vulcan bomber front and centre, nice size stage. The crowd are sat around tables and are a bit reticent to leave them to have a dance, but we did lure a few up, at least!

 

The sound on stage was terrible to the point that I didn’t enjoy the gig at all, and Mrs Buccaneer said my face was displaying subtitles that demonstrated my displeasure. However watching the videos back we sounded ok out front, so I’m far happier now.

 

We ran short on time and had to cut the set a tad, but that meant we finished with Paranoid - and in our first gig since Ozzy’s death, that felt apt. 
 

Rock against Leukaemia in Ipswich next week!

Edited 2 hours ago by EssexBuccaneer