stingrayPete1977

I've never played in a band where the drummer plays for themselves only and I've played with a lot of drummers over the years, guitarists on the other hand......

I normally spend a couple of hours learning the more difficult songs for a gig if I'm a bit rusty then screw up the dead easy ones on the night, probably just as any fellow bass players walk in and right back out again! lol

[quote name='Misdee' timestamp='1500908788' post='3340993'] When people say "less is more" what they are saying is that in a given circumstance the music is best served by a more sparse approach. Nobody would argue with the efficacy of that. But is less always more? Would The Who have made better music if John Entwhistle had adopted that ethos? Or Chris Squire with Yes? What about the Red Hot Chilli Peppers if Flea had been a shy retiring minimalist? [/quote] Flea leaves a lot more gaps than you'd think.

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1500661623' post='3339511'] After reading thru this thread and having just joined a newly formed function band starting from scratch i thought i would take the most popular songs from here and put on one list. It made for a pretty fantastic set list. What do you think Maggie May – Rod Stewart Long Train Running – Doobies Sex On Fire – Kings of Leon Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry You Shook Me Al Night Long – AC/DC Honky Tonk Woman – The Stones Dancing with Myself – Billy Idol Sit Down – James Pinball Wizard – The Who Living Thing – ELO Jean Genie – Bowie Heroes – Bowie Get It On – T.Rex Blockbuster – Sweet Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams Dakota – Stereophonics Everybody Needs Somebody – The Blues Brothers Love Really Hurts – Billy Ocean Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting – Elton John Crocodile Rock – Elton John Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard Valerie – Amy Winehouse Alright Now – Free I Shot the Sheriff – Eric Clapton All My Loving – Beatles 39 – Queen Message In A Bottle – The Police Don’t Stop Believing - Journey [/quote] People can scoff all they like but any band that played that set to a half decent standard would go down a treat and be booked in for their next date as they were paid by the happy landlord/lady, bride or groom etc.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1500633494' post='3339229'] ...or enthusiastic..? I did the lights and trucking for the band our eldest was in for several years; never got (nor asked for...) a penny. Whilst I was fit enough, I loved it; it took my mind well away from my IT work, and they were great lads. Happy daze..! [/quote] The odd weekend maybe but five our six nights a week for less than minimum wage as a full time job? I'm sticking with daft

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1500605698' post='3339047'] You mean someone that doesn't perform on stage, right? Yeah, it would be a huge struggle. I've never had much interest in running sound. I have enough trouble eqing my own rig. 😁 I don't have the apptitude for that stuff, sound or lights. cross over, sends, receive, house vs stage,subs, monitor mix, powered, not powered. It would be a disaster. Asking for payment would be awkward for me as well. I'd have to live with being exposed. However, I'm good at setting up and tear down. Manual labor had never been a problem for me. Blue [/quote] From the financial calculations people here have previously made these four hour gigs are already tight, that was before we knew there were more mouths to feed! On top of that if they are getting paid even less than the band members for at least six hours work they must be daft!

You could try a Genz Benz Neox 2x12T, fairly light, 4 ohm, 600 watt and an adjustable tweeter.

I don't take my wife to work.

Ha I suppose so

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1500487379' post='3338225'] ...just like the philharmonic playing Beethoven or Bartok. [/quote] Yep.

Doesn't that go for everything though? I've had three financial advisers since I was 19, they've all saved me money.

If you didn't write them then they are covers, the passage of time or complexity of the pieces makes them no less and no more of a cover than playing 'Sex On Fire' down the tickled trout

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1500481614' post='3338160'] I have no clue where I what category I would put my band in on that list. But on the plus side, it isn't classic rock, so at least we aren't in the mainstream! [/quote] +1

How quickly could you knock up some fake cab boxes smeared in dog sh*te to put back in their hole?

Wow that's awesome!

For me the problem with Yamaha is that the model numbers don't tell you much, you say a BB series, well a BBNE2 is around £3500!

There's a good chance they'll have googled the name to find out more which will have bought them here and possibly reading this thread! Utter scum.

I'm waiting on the big reveal that the picture is of actually Keith from the parts department!

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1500220551' post='3336276'] Who says I can't get as good a deal as an FA? [/quote] Because your buying one, they're buying hundreds, millions of pounds worth. That's how it works, they get offered deals not available to the man on the street and get a commission or a one off payment from the lender or the home owner or both, the lender still gets a monthly saving and the FA makes a living, but of course you know all that as its not rocket science as you say

So you'd pay more money per month on your own mortgage and do it yourself? Savvy 99.9% of the time the private seller will get less than a shop for an item, each individual case is different of course, every now and again someone will bag that pre CBS Jazz bass from crack converters but in general a bass for £2000 in a shop isn't going to sell anywhere near privately unless it's very rare.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1500206351' post='3336180'] No, I get why it happens, I'm just saying personally, unless there were extenuating circumstances, I just could not hand over 20% from the sale of one of my basses. [/quote] [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1500207154' post='3336186'] Not even if the sale fetched 30% more than on your own..? [/quote] [quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1500207738' post='3336188'] Sorry Dad, I've not had any experience of that. I could quote a circumstance completely the opposite in fact. [/quote] Exactly my point Douglas! My wife complains about paying our financial adviser about £250 to arrange our mortgage every few years, he saves us far more than that and does all the paperwork so it's a win win for us regardless of how much money the guy makes. The only way it could be the opposite would be if you agreed to sell it for less? I can't see how that's relevant.

Yep get well from me, what a player.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1500141887' post='3335907'] I just could not hand over £400 for a two grand bass. [/quote] It's not quite that simple though is it, even though it's only a commission sale a shop is likely to be able to achieve a greater sale price largely in this day and age due to being able to take credit cards as payment for used goods, it's no different to cars costing much more from a garage than a private sale even if the car is still under warranty. The reality of buyers saying "I'd rather buy new" when they come here asking for advice on their first decent bass or gigging amp is that quite often it's going on the credit card so the mega deal in the for sale section here is a non starter.

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1500131638' post='3335824'] Aw Pete! Now those pesky Lahndahgnaws are going to be able to survive out here longer because of your wisdom. Wind your neck in mate. Heeheehee [/quote] Don't worry they won't come this far oop

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1499756608' post='3333298'] Bent Bit Of Tin - a derogatory name for an entirely adequate piece of kit. [/quote] Even Leo stopped fitting them on everything he made after selling Fender so he must have felt there was a better solution, and there is.