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[quote name='BassBod' post='1177534' date='Mar 26 2011, 07:09 PM']I'd suggest the programable Sansamp - gives you the ability to set different levels (or sounds) for two basses...or have a mute setting etc It can have a dramatic effect on your sound, but it doesn't have to if you set it to taste. Also, when you find engineers that won't use your amp's DI (because "its noisy".."sounds crap" etc etc) they will often agree to use a Sansamp..mainly because they recognize it. I wouldn't carry mics and stands. Worth adding another cab..or getting a used 4x10 for those backline only gigs. If you are traveling a lot, consider leaving your current cab at home and having one living in the van. Enjoy! but don't forget the earplugs...[/quote] I'd agree with all of that [b]PLUS [/b]one of the major reasons I have used a seperate DI (old school non programmable SansAmp BDDI as it happens) is that it enables me to pretty much do what I like to the EQ and volume levels of my bass rig for my own monitoring purposes [b]without[/b] it effecting the signal going to the desk and hence the FOH sound and levels.

[quote name='britpoprule' post='1165072' date='Mar 16 2011, 10:13 PM']just bought a couple of ER20's from ebay.. sorry if I'm stupid..which is the part that goes inside the ear? the white part? or the long/thin one? thanks ;-)[/quote] The white "bevelled" part.

I found myself in a very similar situation about 10 years ago - minus your domestic issues - except that the tribute band I was approached by were doing 5 gigs a week on an ongoing basis both UK and abroad. In all honesty, my only issue was whether I would physically be able to manage that frequency of gigging and the travel it obviously entailed. I decided to do it and I left the band I was with at the time so that I could commit to the new band. To cut a long story short, I really enjoyed my time with the band, although I did only manage a few months with them. I've certainly never regretted it though and it really sharpens up your technique playing that regularly. That is probably no help at all to you in making a decision, but it's my 2 pence worth. If I were you, I would take the job [b]if it is firmly offered[/b]. Apart from anything else, you don't know what other things it could lead to!! Good luck to you whatever you decide.

[quote name='JTUK' post='1155965' date='Mar 9 2011, 10:17 PM']I certainly wouldn't want to hear SD rip the record..I'd like to see them do something different. With the studio craft they employed it would be impossible anyway.. I don't get people who want note for note...you might just as well play the CD Besides, Pete, if you play in a SD type tribute act... then it is a given that you can play...and considering that SD used to hire triple scale Session guys, it will be a tough gig anyway which ever way you handle it....IMV.[/quote] Nah, it's a stroll in the park. Innit Pete?

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1155748' date='Mar 9 2011, 07:39 PM']Imagine playing in a Yes, Chili Peppers, Dream Theater, Toto, Beatles, Who, Zappa, Level 42, Rush, Steely Dan, Cream, Stevie Wonder, Led Zep, EWF, etc, etc, tribute and getting to play all those great bass parts? What's wrong with that? [/quote] Indeed!! And I'd kill for the bass slot with this production: [url="http://www.classicalbumslive.com"]Classic Albums Live[/url] Hell of a commute though!!

[quote name='BottomE' post='1155540' date='Mar 9 2011, 04:29 PM']This thread has still got legs i see... I have been thinking about this today and wanted to share our experience. I am doing this because it seems from previous posts that its neccessary to be in one camp on this argument - you are either for cover/tribute bands or against them. There is a 3rd way perhaps... My main current band started as an originals band playing a genre that was never going to get a shed load of gigs locally. We decided to have an alter-ego cover band so that we could earn money to keep the pro players happy and also funnel a percentage back into the originals project. 4 years later we have the original members still playing and have reached (i think) a decent balance. We don't think less of the cover band gigs we do - we still put a lot of effort into them. We still put a lot of effort into writing and recording original material too. Gigs - we do functions, corporate stuff, weddings, nightclubs with the cover band and earn good money without having to travel too far. For the original band we do support slots and a completely different circuit - normally for little or no money and travel a lot further. The cover band has really helped us (IMHO) be a better originals band in many ways and kept everyone interested.[/quote] Seems like a[b] very [/b]reasonable compromise to me. Long may it continue to scratch all your itches!

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1155497' date='Mar 9 2011, 04:00 PM']My biggest audiences have also been for original music but then I've only ever gigged original music. Around 3000 at an event on a beach in New Jersey was our biggest audience. We were headlining.[/quote] Mmm. Not sure of the relevance of that really, unless we're getting into "my Dad's bigger than your Dad" territory!!??

[quote name='JTUK' post='1155438' date='Mar 9 2011, 03:28 PM']Personally, I like to see someone play with originality..so they can take a part and hopefully enhance it or do something with a song, rather than cop note for note. (When you set up a song, you should be looking to get at the thing that makes it work, rather than get your part down and wonder why the version isn't great/working as the drummer/gtr etc etc cannot do the same with theirs) By that stretch, I am not too fussed about cover bands who try and play the original as is...so it figures that I am not that great on tribute bands who try and do the same thing. It is kind of like..has that player got something to say or is he is just spewing out someone elses line as close as he can technically get..with no soul or thought there at all, then I can give that take a miss.[/quote] I do take your point, but I've always loved to watch any good craftsman at work, be they a cabinet maker or a musician. Seeing/hearing someone at the top of their craft is, and I hope always will be, a thrill for me. Couldn't give a toss who "originally" had the idea to string the chords together in that particular order. One of the things I've always liked most about Jon Herington's (Steely Dan guitarist) live performances is that he does not "spew out someone elses line as close as he can technically get" but always puts something of himself into all his playing - even the anthem solos in songs like Kid Charlemagne and Peg. A truly awesome thing to behold, but he sure won't be getting any writing credits.

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1155306' date='Mar 9 2011, 01:42 PM']On the contrary, Bilbo. As a respected contributor to this forum, your views command a respect of which you are likely unaware. You are one of our deeper thinkers and - because of this - I'd rather cross swords with you than with most. EOM. [b][center]......[/center][/b] As for trib bands, well, people, I just see some musicians successfully giving punters what they want. Problem is, some of our number get silly about it and start slagging off Trib Bands, audiences, pub landlords, society et al. I firmly believe it ill behoves us to heap opprobium on any group within our community of musicians - whether characterised by genre, age, gender, location or function. When I see it, I'll challenge it. My dislike is redoubled when it is clear that a poster is simply using someone else's success to account for their own frustrated lack of progress. This is a very British thing and a mean-spirited tradition I would like to see jettisoned. The solution is exemplified by Lowendbee's Originals Bands In Pubs thread. He's not bitching and moaning. He's getting out there and doing something about it.[/quote] Hear hear!! Ultimately, and I really DO think it is as simple as this: [size=5][b]QUALITY[/b] will succeed and survive.[/size] If you are a member of a crap "originals" band, you are unlikely to sustain a following or get much work. [b]Precisely[/b] the same thing applies if you playing in a crap tribute band. "Crap" being, of course, an entirely subjective term.

[quote name='JellyKnees' post='1154207' date='Mar 8 2011, 06:18 PM']He was taking the piss when he did that...I suggest you read his autobiography. It gives a great insight into how the music industry was gradually taken over by the hippies and accountants. And Hendrix's version of Wild Thing was pretty radical compared to the Trogg's original.[/quote] [b]Zappa[/b] taking the piss? God forbid!!

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1154196' date='Mar 8 2011, 06:09 PM']Ah do declare it was.[/quote] I thought I recognised the pithy cynicism.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1154080' date='Mar 8 2011, 04:59 PM']Only if you're a tribute to Sweet.[/quote] Or The Jam.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1154037' date='Mar 8 2011, 04:44 PM']I've written and recorded my own music, and played in numerous original bands over the years. I'm happy enough playing someone else's musical vomit these days.[/quote] Me too Pete. One man's musical vomit is another man's musical diced carrot perhaps?

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1153964' date='Mar 8 2011, 03:41 PM']Oh, agreed. I was there too. It was all because audiences temporarily engaged with the counterculture and eschewed bread-headery in favour of a mystic 'getting it together in the country, man' vibe. It was the fashion of the time. Overtly commercial bands were denigrated. The ones who made the big moolah were the ones who could most convincingly fake their sincerity and amateurishness. I give you The Rolling Stones, poster boys for the whole 'Outlaw Artist' malarkey. With their Rollers and country houses. The point is that these bands [i]gave their audiences what they wanted[/i]. And [i]very[/i] profitable it was, though not for some artists who - decades later - are suing for the cash they were too cool to keep track of at the time. So - and I genuinely mean this kindly - what's really changed? [/quote] Can't disagree with a word of that sir!! By the way, that was me you were quoting in your earlier post, right?

If your post is intended to promote the gig, it would probably be wise to tell us where the venue is. Just saying....................

[quote name='PaulWarning' post='1013306' date='Nov 5 2010, 01:53 PM']When I use my ER 20's I can hear my bass better, IMO if they filter anything out it's the higher frequencies[/quote] Amen to that!!

[quote name='webby' post='1012475' date='Nov 4 2010, 07:34 PM']Yes, but I'm talking about the £10 jobbies![/quote] Yes indeed, I do appreciate that - I used them for years before the ER15s.

[quote name='webby' post='1012312' date='Nov 4 2010, 05:14 PM']I bought a pair of ER20's recently (Our drummer is ever so loud) but when I wear them I find the bass a little hard to follow. It's like everthing's turned down, which is what I wanted of course, but the bass seems to get lost a little bit. Maybe I should just turn my amp up?[/quote] Bizarre!! With my ER15s, the bass is actually louder - or at least I can certainly hear it better.

[quote name='Doddy' post='1007870' date='Oct 31 2010, 09:26 PM']Slightly diverting things,but purposely not looking at the 'board to try and look more competent and professional isn't a good idea-especially if you screw up. Just play normally,and as you get comfortable you will naturally be able to look away from your instrument.[/quote] +1000!!!

[quote name='chris_b' post='1006250' date='Oct 30 2010, 01:15 PM']You're wasting everyone's time and money if you're learning numbers in the rehearsal studio. You should be learning them at home and then "topping and tailing" them at the studio.[/quote] Absolutely!!! You don't (or at least you certainly SHOULDN'T) [i][b]learn [/b][/i]songs in rehearsal! Total madness IMHO!!

[quote name='nottswarwick' post='931626' date='Aug 21 2010, 08:33 AM']Might be time to get these er15s sorted. Anyone recommend a supplier, and somewhere to get the moulds done in Nottingham?[/quote] I had mine done at Specsavers in Beeston without incident.

D'Addario Chromes for me. Love 'em!!

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='981672' date='Oct 8 2010, 03:09 PM']The chain pub burger yes. Doing that in my house will get you ejected from my house. That is one of the many reasons I far prefer it.[/quote] Prefer what? The chain pub burger or the ketchup?

Me neither.