mrtcat

What it says! This is us https://www.alivenetwork.com/bandpage.asp?bandname=Hypersonix Current guitarist is heading to pastures new with a Travelling Willbury's tribute show so we need a committed, reliable, pro standard guitarist with BV's and transport aged somewhere in the 18-40 range. Plenty of gigs, all paying min £150 with agency keeping us busy. We work with in ears so must be comfortable with that.

The new stingrays that were recently released look great. Lighter, roasted necks, more musical preamp and even better hardware. I'd be really tempted to look at those first.

That's very good indeed. A few other manufacturers could do with taking note.

Putting microphones on drums is perfectly acceptable in almost every situation as long as you have the knowledge for what you're doing and have the proper equipment to make it work. The OP's drummer has neither of these.

If you're struggling to find a band then it's really worth paying some attention to how you market yourself. Some quality footage of you playing and a tidy FB page etc can go a long way towards generating some interest in you as a player. If you have a good presence and plenty of media to support it then you will be more desirable to established bands looking to replace a departing bass player. Also networking is really important. Put yourself out there as a dep and take everything you can. You'll find that being known locally as a decent player and a good reliable person goes a long way to helping you find a band.

ZS10s will only cost you £40 and I prefer them to UE900s and are a big step up from the Shures in terms of sound quality. If you can get the right tips on them then you'll save a fortune.

That really is a very good looking bass.

UE900s are v good but I'd also consider Lugs who do a custom moulded quad iem for £350

Tickets bought. I'll be there on the Sunday.

Yeah boom is not what you want. A nice little push around 60hz and then a bit of high end to give definition is usually all you want - much of the rest can be dialled out. I have to say that I've always found that running subs on aux makes it much easier to achieve this. More often than not, unless it's a really big venue, I just bleed in a little bit of low into the subs from the kick and it fattens up nicely. I also find that putting kick through a PA without subs usually sounds worse rather than better. You're asking a lot of your tops if you want them to do the whole 60hz bit. There aren't many relatively affordable tops (RCF 735/745 & BF FR800s excluded) that I've come across that can really cope with that.

I'll add myself to the, already sizeable, list of folk that have had really positive dealings with Mark. My Limelight P is my favourite bass of all and Mark is a really top chap to deal with.

Played the Dolly many a time as a teenager growing up in Oxford. Also been kicked out a few times.

Been following RJ for years. She's great and does some really cool covers in her own style - which is funky as hell.

Yeah, this is crazy. PA all the way if you need to mic a kit. You need a proper eq setup to make stuff fit together. A drummer with his own bass rig is just weird.

Cheeky question but are there likely to be any "deals" at the show. I'm possibly coming with my drummer and would definitely be interested in some UE6's. Reduced price ear impressions maybe lol?

Yep, it's a white 1024x actually. I'm going to keep that one and sell one of the two identical 1024 s I have that are both the tobacco burst. I've grown to love the burst but two identical basses is a bit silly 😋

Haha, I bought one and loved it so I bought a second one as a backup. I forgot to remove my post in "Items Wanted" and someone approached me with another which was the exact colour I'd really wanted from the start and at a good price - so I bought that too. All three are pretty much mint too. I'd keep all three but kinda need to free up some cash.

I'll be putting a 1024 in the For Sale section this weekend. I have three now so I think one needs to go :-)

Just bought a lovely Stingray from Daniel. Really smooth transaction and he re-shuffled his day so he could meet me as I was passing through London. Super stoked with the bass which is immaculate and Daniel was a pleasure to deal with. Cheers!

It's a big decision. If you register as a limited company you will have to submit accounts to companies house every year and file a tax return. If you go VAT registered you will have to add vat to your price for every gig so you will need to add 20% to your fees to cover this. You will need liability insurance and insurance to cover loss or damage to your equipment. If you ask me, unless you are looking at turning over a decent amount £50k + then the cost of all the above will outweigh the benefit. I would be more inclined to stay as you are, let all members self assess for tax and keep it simple. If you want to make it a business then write a bloody good business plan. That will tell you far more about how viable it is than asking here.

I've worked with tracks for years. It's ok but not my favourite way of working. A real keys player (and I mean a decent one) is better by miles but if you're needing all manner of random noises a track may be better. In terms of set up its really easy but it all hinges on the drummer being able to work with a click. We used to either use karaoke version or "borrow" original stems from a Russian website. Pan the track 100% left, the click 100% right and then use a stereo to 2x mono cable out of an ipod / tablet / laptop. This was a soundcheck from a few years back with a band that is no more - because we all got fed up of playing horrific music in horrific social clubs lol