stingrayPete1977

[quote name='Downdown' timestamp='1482152431' post='3198016'] We've never been asked for insurance or PAT certs. If the venue insisted on us having insurance we'd probably ask them to pay for it or we'd not bother More seriously, shouldn't the venue be the ones responsible for any necessary insurance and licences? We don't pay for a PRS licence so why is insurance different? As for PAT testing, it's not a legal requirement and since the venue (the 'employer') doesn't own the equipment in question it is therefore not responsible for it. I'm not saying that venues never ask for PAT certs and I'm sure some of them do out of bureaucratic jobsworthiness, but all I know is that in 10 years of fairly regular gigging at pubs, parties and the odd music festival, we've never been asked for them. I agree that if asked then it would be almost impossible to argue against it, in which case we'd just ask the venue to pay or we'd give it a miss. We're not dependent on gigging for an income so it would be no loss to us. [/quote] The venue will be insured for their property and the actions of their staff not yours. The insurance covers your band if someone trips over a Mic stand or a speaker falls on them. It also covers their staff and property from our actions. Your place of work will have insurance but once I come into your place of work I need to prove to your bosses that I'm insured around their employees, it's exactly the same. As for the PAT what normally happens their is you book the gig with the bride for example and there's no mention of it again until you meet the person at the venue that shows you where to set up and what not, what do you do then?

Not yet but we have some generic ones on file if we really needed them.

That does look like the top and bottom of it doesn't it?

[quote name='Les' timestamp='1482128455' post='3197791'] I don't know of anyone needing/claiming either but some venues insist on it or you don't get the gig. [/quote] Exactly, we can and do argue about insurance and PAT testing but if the venue insist it's either a matter of getting some or not doing the gig. Even if you do a dozen gigs a year it only costs £1.15 per gig each with a four piece band.

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1482114681' post='3197775'] Pete - have you had an unfortunate history of punters at gigs accidently brutally tripping over your Wren & Pickle and accidentally brutally headbutting the floor and suffering a small brain seizure ? Just wondering [/quote] No, has your band got enough money in the kitty if it happened on one of yours?

[quote name='niagra' timestamp='1482095465' post='3197641'] There's a guy down the chip shop, swears he's Elvis - Kirsty MacColl (what a great voice). [/quote] I bought a house off her guitarist that was currently being squatted in by the band Bizarre INC, true story

Thumbs up from me, I like Laklands, creme basses, 5 strings and active controls so I would wouldn't I? I can't think of a gig you couldn't use that for, excellent.

We said the same about the Genting arena, I had a curry pot, it was really nice.

Are you going to have the Lakers paintjob?!

Well Keidis couldn't remember the words to start with and Josh got some dirty looks for screwing it up but they got it together in the end

[quote name='Acebassmusic' timestamp='1482091418' post='3197592'] We use AMPband [/quote] [quote name='Les' timestamp='1482091583' post='3197594'] We use amp band Pete, and havedone for a few years. [url="https://www.ampband.co.uk/index.php"]https://www.ampband.co.uk/index.php[/url] Cheap as chips and a load of bands I know use it but I don't know anyone who's had to claim. Les [/quote] This looks the part and only £69 thanks!

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1482089325' post='3197567'] MU or Equity membership [/quote] Non of us are members so it would be over £200 that way and if the covered member is being replaced by a dep for the gig the rest of the group won't have cover from what I can see.

I have no idea where this came from in my head but, The Reynolds Girls-I'd Rather Jack Than Fleetwood Mac

I'd need to practice, a lot,to sound like Flea too.

It takes skill to get the loop track right, as a punter I wouldn't take issue with it.

Where's best for a nice cheap and cheerful deal, nothing special just a wedding band,functions and a few pubs? Our current one runs out soon, thanks

[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1482060283' post='3197241'] Nah Another fender https://instagram.com/p/BN19DSHDw9m/ [/quote] Good work, so he's 100% gigging an active MM setup live now, strangely I've seen them loads of times and his live sound was the best I've heard!

Red hot chili peppers, the butthole surfers.

I think maybe they can't hear the band, if you think the clapping and flapping is in time with the music I wouldn't be looking to join something like an AC/DC covers band! As I said before I'm not saying the band is out of time with each other and I can hear the count but the fact the guys sat next to them are not nodding along tells me all I need to know, too busy for me.

I think that LA Lakers one is a Modulus?

Those xotics are excellent. 55-01 still very nice, I was specifically after a jazz or I think I'd have bought one too instead of my Fender.

I enjoyed that

I'd certainly be VERY interested in a sparkle finish 5 string version of some kind, I like fenders, I like jazz basses, I like musicman pickups especially in the musician sweet spot, and I like silver basses. Looks a fairly simple cost effective bass to build too as they have 4 and 5 string Jazz basses out there already, I'd want the US neck on the five though.

Yes it's the silver one he is using, that is the one they should put into production imo, 4 and 5 strings please.

Seen the clip now, it's the pink one he's not used since it came out, lol. chilipeppersvideos was where she found it, he's wearing a bee keepers outfit