stingrayPete1977

8.5kg! Do you still have the rest of it?

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1419838592' post='2643023'] Pete, is that an old Ozark acoustic bass at the end? [/quote] It is indeed, well spotted

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1419971159' post='2644525'] I'd say that is a very good fee for the pub... It wouldn't worry me how close it was if it was the right gig for the right money... I'd be thinking I'm working, not needing to drink so I'd want big money...but like I say, we set a fee, and had no takers, which is what I think the point was ... for the guys in the duo's [/quote] To be fair JT this trio doesn't command much anyway, my other band a 4 piece would have wanted £800 for the same gig, we aren't doing a typical party set with the trio either. How much does a heated marquee cost to hire and heat? Oh yeah we get food a drinks, expensive food menu too.

NYE gig tomorrow in a marquee set up in a pub car park, its heated plus possibly 250 people but it will still be cold in the van and outside the tent, I don't suppose there is much I can do other than put it in it's soft case then put it on it's stand on the stage before letting it alter to the tent a bit before fully removing the bag? At least I can blame my terrible intonation on the weather! Lol

Im more likely to adjust the treble, slap, fingers, pick, near the bridge, near the neck, thumb but with different treble settings covers most genres ime.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1419965763' post='2644451'] Begs the question of what fees bands are setting for NYE. I understand that it is a very expensive night all round, but I would want way more than the bar staff earned that night to consider it worth doing..and I accept that pubs just can't go to that sort of money. I don't think I'd want to do a function either..unless it was a dep gig and I just turned up but the hours would be 'critical' [/quote] We are getting £500 between 3 of us, its local and we can park the vehicles a few feet from the stage area of the tent. I've just had a call to say 130 of the 150 tickets have been sold too. £5 a ticket so I dont think thats unfair as they have hired the marquee? Update 230 of 250 tickets sold! Probably should be practicing...

[quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1419965045' post='2644444'] We had one at a community pub here, well paid, good venue, done it last year too... usually put on a marquee etc. Very much a village atmosphere and everyone goes out. Rang a couple of weeks ago to check up on it and turns out the manager had been "removed". The new manager then proceeded to laugh at us down the phone when we told them about our booking (£800 for a 4 piece) and offered us under 1/4 of that claiming they couldn't make the £2k they would need in a night to make it worthwhile. (last year the pub took over double that), so they were politely told to eff off. [/quote] I've been a victim of the 'removed' manager, booked for a 40th party, lots of tickets presold, turned up and the new emergency manager had never heard of him, the gig had been cancelled but to be fair we played and got paid, there was 6 people in there!!!!

It's only 11 months until bonfire night?!

In-Fender USA Am std Jazz V 3tsb/tort/rw. Out- ?. Learnt- I should have learnt to play DB ten years ago.

Boom!

You have got some nice basslines to play with there mingsta!, thumbs up

[quote name='Bassnut62' timestamp='1419927990' post='2643952'] My band The Disco Prophets have best ever gig we've had for NYE at the best bar/club/venue in Nottingham; it's a v high quality conversion of a beautiful old church. Capacity 650 and manager has made it free entry, as give back to punters (or clever marketing). We are getting extremely well paid; but above all it should be a great party and we're all looking forward to it. The two 1 hour sets will have people dancing all night too. It's disco and funk classics from late 70s to present day. Last song of night is Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars! [/quote] I have been in there I think on a stag doo, glass partitions and mood lighting etc all in an old church, raised up wooden areas? Have a good un

Marquee in the pub car park in the centre of town for me, same place they hold the beer festival in the summer but it is in a smaller tent and we are the only band on using our own PA etc. We go on at 10pm probably 12 songs first set, short break and 12 more songs should take us over the chimes. I have then got a gig with my other band on Saturday and a wedding gig on Monday night with normal work in between on Friday this week and Monday morning...tired thinking about it. Pics to follow Blue....

[quote name='jassbass' timestamp='1419760820' post='2642418'] Ive found the dj5 and sandberg tt5 much better than a fender usa jazz 5.in my opinion I didnt like the fender b string [/quote] [quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1419769882' post='2642544'] Have you tried a Fender V with graphite truss rod? Far superior to the previous versions. [/quote] I thought the same then bought a new version USA JazzV and the B is great, I'm very happy with mine especially as I'd come across very few good ones when trying previously over the last ten years, 2008 onwards I believe is where the improved?

Well we do white wedding too but I didnt put it down the first time.

You might if it was a GT40 kit car? Or even just one inspired by ford or with some ford parts. I think thats fine for a private individual , building many Ford Focus replicas as a business and putting Ford badges on those however I think is wrong

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1418745949' post='2632907'] Out of the 20 of us who've contributed so far only 7 play Dakota. That's about 30%. We play less than 20% of the songs listed there. And Mustang Sally, the one song every says every band plays isn't even on the list. I'm wondering how true it is that "Every band plays the same old songs." It certainly isn't true here. [/quote] We play mustang sally but the list from each member doesnt include everything, to do it properly everyone needs to put their full set list for analysis.

Thanks for that sirmuppet, every day is a school day

First thing you need to do is not fit the Ceramic pickup if you want a proper old school Stingray tone, only mid 90s to late 2007 Stingray 5s used ceramic pickups, they sound great I love mine in my oldest SR5 but its not what you want to get what you want, stick with Alnico for the pickup, the East preamps are great, I have the 2 knob 2 EQ version but I would have gone for the sweepable mid one like mcnach other than I wanted to keep it sort of standard as its in my Classic5 bass and the reason I bought it was as a 5 string version of a pre EB Ray which are still my favourite basses, they just lack a string for me The Stinger ones off ebay are meant to be very good and give a proper Ray sound for not a lot of cash either.

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1419635473' post='2641563'] Don't buy MK ones; they sound Dire! [/quote] Very good sir ,well done!

Im not sure many basses will reach the dizzy values that guitars can reach anyway, for the most part us bassists are not so well known? (insert arguement about Macca fidle bass and the original being stolen anyway and repeat)

I use a mag pickup and a 900watt amp plus pa support, its louder than any 3/4 unamplified!

Rickenbacker?

I never knew that about Slash?! I know some artists are endorsed by other brands so try not to be seen promoting another brand, Stuart Zender on the Mark Ronson tour for example. I wont be removing my lovely (and genuine ) USA 'spaghetti' Logo

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1419610027' post='2641271'] Funnily enough, I often get asked about my basses.. [/quote] Fender copies Most people in the audience would presume my Jazz to be more valuable than my Classic5 with an rrp nearly a grand more because they have heard of Fender, would your average punter know of Musicman?