How was your gig last night?

[dmccombe7]

3 hours ago, tauzero said:

First time at the Crown in Rugeley last night. Car parking was rather random, there's a sort of car park at the back but it doesn't have any markings (or, indeed, tarmac) so cars just get dumped there in a haphazard way. The space was distinctly petite and bijou, so when the second guitarist arrived fashionably late there was nowhere for his cab so he went through the PA. TBH I'd prefer it if both guitars went through the PA but the singer/guitarist wants to use his cab. While we were setting up, before guitar 2 got there, one lad started chatting to the singer/guitarist - he'd got various guitars so they were comparing notes. A bit later, after I'd rigged the PA, a rather more elderly bassist came over to chat to me. Which was nice. Took until about halfway through the first set for more than very faint ripples of polite applause but once things started going, we got a much more positive reaction.

 

That is a bit tight for 3 guitarists plus drums in an alcove i always find makes them loud and sometimes a bit booming.

I'm assuming one of the guitarists is the singer. ?

Dave

[tauzero]

49 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

That is a bit tight for 3 guitarists plus drums in an alcove i always find makes them loud and sometimes a bit booming.

I'm assuming one of the guitarists is the singer. ?

 

Yes. Drums weren't bad, our drummer is quite restrained. And our front man is guitar and vocals - originally we were supposed to be a five-piece with him just doing vocals, but the other other guitarist was crap and never learnt any songs so we had to get rid of him and Dean went back to playing guitar too. Just as well, we'd never have fitted five of us in there.

[dmccombe7]

2 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

Yes. Drums weren't bad, our drummer is quite restrained. And our front man is guitar and vocals - originally we were supposed to be a five-piece with him just doing vocals, but the other other guitarist was crap and never learnt any songs so we had to get rid of him and Dean went back to playing guitar too. Just as well, we'd never have fitted five of us in there.

That's quite a good set up with your singer also playing guitar. Allows you to fill out the songs a bit more. Our singer in the Glam covers band also plays guitar. Makes quite a difference.

Dave

[Norris]

Just back from our first gig for 4 weeks due to people being away on holiday, etc. It is always a bit of a job loading into this pub, and as usual when we arrived there were people still sitting at the tables that needed to be moved out our way. What wasn't quite so usual were a new couple managing the place, that were really nice and very enthusiastic about the music.

 

During our time off I'd read a thread somewhere about Stingray active tone controls and how the bass is boost only, whereas the treble is boost/cut. That explains why there is only a centre detent on the treble knob of my Retrovibe Stinger preamp, not on the bass - doh! Anyway the combination of a good sounding room and a better understanding of what the knobs do, lead to a tight, punchy sound that was utterly fabulous.

 

It was hot. Darned hot. And I didn't take my fan - double doh! Still, a bit of sweat makes it feel like you're doing something.

 

Sorry, I forgot to take photos until we'd nearly finished packing away and then it was too late. As you may have gathered it was my Stingish bass (Sterling Sub5 + Stinger) into the GT-6B, thence into the trusty Rumble v3 500 combo. My Converse One Stars have broken in really nicely now, so got the gig tonight.

 

We have a little cluster of gigs this and next weekend, but then it's looking pretty bleak in September. At least tonight's new landlord will be putting a few more in the book for next year.

[Geek99]

10 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

That is a bit tight for 3 guitarists plus drums in an alcove i always find makes them loud and sometimes a bit booming.

I'm assuming one of the guitarists is the singer. ?

Dave

He says so, see “use his own cab”

[asingardenof]

Second gig in a fortnight at a WMC near Bradford last night. We've played there before and went down well, so there was no reason to think last night would be any different, and so it proved to be. 

 

Our new songs are bedding in well, and the onstage sound was vastly improved over the previous gig so we could all hear each other and ourselves. Not a large venue so I went with the Elf as amp this time, and it sounded great, the first time I think I've used it for a gig since having the Sadowsky preamp in the Sire, and I'm definitely looking forward to doing that again. 

 

An appreciative but not lively crowd, apart from a hardy half dozen or so who were enthusiastically dancing at various points, with the other thirty-odd punters remaining resolutely glued to their chairs all night when they weren't at the bar. We lost a few towards the end but went down very well and have already been booked again for next July. A few minor mistakes, but we've become quite good at styling them out now so nobody noticed, it if they did they didn't mind. 

 

Back home to the joyous sound of our neighbours having a domestic. Which was nice.

 

Obligatory "last night's office" photos below. I don't know why our guitarist insists on using that stand at every gig. Last night she was complaining that it was just firing at her arse all night so I don't know why she didn't just put the Katana on the stage like I did with my rig and save herself a foot of floor space.

 

Edited 3 hours ago by asingardenof
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[scrumpymike]

Busy day yesterday so just sitting down to report on Friday night's gig for my covers band In Like Flynn. It's a new start-up by 4 experienced musicians and our gig count hasn't reached double figures yet.

 

We were playing in the beer garden of the White Hart in Castle Cary for the second time in our short career. Nice venue recently taken over by proper people who you really hope will make a go of it. By the advertised start time of 7.30pm, the garden was full with a crowd spanning 3 generations (come to think of it, I span 3 generations on my own 🙂). Despite a few mistakes - annoying to us but probably not noticed by the punters - it was one of those gigs where we felt we'd reached that kind of comfortable plateau where the enjoyment of playing finally overcomes the anxiety of not being totally familiar with what you're doing.

 

It was the first outing of my active Sandy s-s TM with its Aguilar upgrade through my Ampeg SVT 7 PRO + LFSys Monaco + Barefaced SC3. Absolutely amazing sounds with more than enough tonal flexibility to cover the wide range of stuff we do!! So that put a smile on my face from the sound-check to the final encore. The icing on the cake was that we got a booking for a private function.

 

Life's good!!

 

If you get a minute, visit https://www.inlikeflynnband.com/home and have a look at our show reel.

[Obrienp]

Bandwidth (not my idea) played at Whitehall Farm in Burnham Thorpe (Nelson’s birthplace) yesterday evening. The place has a camp site, caravan site and glamping, so quite a few punters around. This was a return match after playing there earlier in the year for a classic car day. We knew what to expect, in that the band area is in the front of a converted barn and covered in dust. The audience are largely across the courtyard, where the bar and cafe are situated but about 20 clustered around us on hay bales.

 

I knew things weren’t going to be great amongst us when the lead guitarist had a go at the rhythm guitarist during the set up. He can be pretty grumpy and doesn’t seem to have any filter. Things weren’t helped by the fact it was cold and getting colder (about 12 C when we finished) and we had to play from 6-9. Miraculously we managed to set up in less than an hour (it normally takes longer) but struggled to get the sound balance right. 
 

Just to add to the fun, bursitis in my left elbow, which has been coming and going for about a month, had decided to play up and I had a bit of a lump on my left elbow. During the gig this swelled to about the size of an egg. We had been asked to play a dance set, so it was relentlessly fast. Towards the end of set two my left forearm started to cramp up and this spread down to my hand, so much so that I had to play by sliding my index finger up and down the strings as they were all locked rigid. I am sure this was related to the bursitis. Lead guitarist had been giving me and the drummer dirty looks and telling us to speed up already but this triggered a real invective, not said directly to anybody’s face but it was obvious who it was directed at. I recovered a bit during the beer break but it was then back to another relentlessly fast final set. We ended with Gotta Get Out of This Place, which was one of the slower numbers but I was struggling to keep Chas Chandler’s bass riff going, which was made obvious by glances and gee-up gestures. At least the other band members showed concern for me.

 

I came away wondering whether this degree of hassle is worth it for £60! However, the owners are lovely and made sure we got a free drink and our choice of food from the cafe. I probably should have baled at the end of set two but the punters were enjoying it and the show must go on. We did get plenty of positive feedback from the audience, so we can’t have been that slow!

 

Gear wise: Guild Starfire 1 and custom made P/J shorty (long gig axe), Blackstar U700, 2 x LFSys Monzas, Peterson Strobostomp HD. Black suede desert boots (now beige from the dust).

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Obrienp

[howdenspur]

4 minutes ago, Obrienp said:

Bandwidth (not my idea) played at Whitehall Farm in Burnham Thorpe (Nelson’s birthplace) yesterday evening. The place has a camp site, caravan site and glamping, so quite a few punters around. This was a return match after playing there earlier in the year for a classic car day. We knew what to expect, in that the band area is in the front of a converted barn and covered in dust. The audience are largely across the courtyard, where the bar and cafe are situated but about 20 clustered around us on hay bales.

 

I knew things weren’t going to be great amongst us when the lead guitarist had a go at the rhythm guitarist during the set up. He can be pretty grumpy and doesn’t seem to have any filter. Things weren’t helped by the fact it was cold and getting colder (about 12 C when we finished) and we had to play from 6-9. Miraculously we managed to set up in less than an hour (it normally takes longer) but struggled to get the sound balance right. 
 

Just to add to the fun, bursitis in my left elbow, which has been coming and going for about a month, had decided to play up and I had a bit of a lump on my left elbow. During the gig this swelled to about the size of an egg. We had been asked to play a dance set, so it was relentlessly fast. Towards the end of set two my left forearm started to cramp up and this spread down to my hand, so much so that I had to play by sliding my index finger up and down the strings as they were all locked rigid. I am sure this was related to the bursitis. Lead guitarist had been giving me and the drummer dirty looks and telling us to speed up already but this triggered a real invective, not said directly to anybody’s face but it was obvious who it was directed at. I recovered a bit during the beer break but it was then back to another relentlessly fast final set. We ended with Gotta Get Out of This Place, which was one of the slower numbers but I was struggling to keep Chas Chandler’s bass riff going, which was made obvious by glances and gee-up gestures. At least the other band members showed concern for me.

 

I came away wondering whether this degree of hassle is worth it for £60! However, the owners are lovely and made sure we got a free drink and our choice of food from the cafe. I probably should have baled at the end of set two but the punters were enjoying it and the show must go on. We did get plenty of positive feedback from the audience, so we can’t have been that slow!

 

Gear wise: Guild Starfire 1 and custom made P/J shorty (long gig axe), Blackstar U700, 2 x LFSys Monzas, Peterson Strobostomp HD. Black suede desert boots (now beige from the dust).

 

Here's hoping you can get that bursitis under control and sorted👍.