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[color=#222222]After nearly TWO years trying to find musicians who want to play good old fashioned no-nonsense Rhythm & Blues, with loads of Dr Feelgood thrown in, I have now got the band I want. But because people have told us we have nailed the Feelgood sound, we are wondering if we should become a Dr Feelgood “tribute” band. Our guitarist is a self-confessed Wilko Johnson nut! he is left-handed who plays right-handed with the backs of his fingers just like Wilko, and he really nails Wilko’s choppy sound, and can do the walk/machine gun. Our vocalist lives near Canvey Island (Feelgood country), and has that gravelly Lee Brilleaux voice, and plays blues harp. The drummer is well suited to this style of music. Me? Well I would be happy to walk back and forth while playing my bass lines. To sum up, we really do sound like Dr Feelgood! [u][i]So what we want to know now is:[/i][/u][/color] [color=#222222]Have any of you out there ever played in a “tribute” band, and if so, what advice can you give us? [b][i]What are the advantages/disadvantages? Would we get more/less bookings? Would we need an agent? Would we alienate some of the audience by playing music by one particular band? Would we need to do the whole package, for example, dressing and acting like them etc..?[/i][/b] All comments/advice would be much appreciated.[/color]

Love it! Which one is you?

Genz Benz Streamliner 900 in bag over my shoulder + Barefaced Super 12 in one hand. I love it, and so does my back!

FOUR BASSIST? I'm intrigued! Please tell me more.

[i]I was sent a list of seventeen songs the day before an audition about 9 months ago, and I actually learnt them all reasonably well, only to find out at the audition, that they only knew about 4 or 5 of them themselves![/i]

[quote name='bonzodog' timestamp='1370427456' post='2100571'] Sorry if this topic has been mentioned before but I am a relatively newbie. I have played in a few bands over the years and am currently in one and setting up another working covers band. I always seem to be in a minority when it comes to being conscious of how the band looks on stage. I don't mean dancing around (although I do prefer to move a bit rather than stand still). I mean the tidiness of the stage itself and what we wear. I have known fellow band mates in the past leave guitar cases and drum cases littered around the stage and leads end up becoming like a plate of spaghetti. I worked the clubs as a singer for years and it used to annoy me when the club would leave stacks of chairs and tables on the stage and also the dreaded shimmer curtain were always half hanging off so I suppose this is where I am getting it from. Do you think this is an issue or am I being over the top? BTW I am not writing in continuous lines for a reason, my post wont let me start a new line or paragraph for some reason!! [/quote]BTW [i]I am not writing in continuous lines for a reason, my post wont let me start a new line or paragraph for some reason!![/i] I thought I had a problem with my computer, as I have the same problem, if I want to start new paragraphs, I have to first write in "notepad" and copy and paste into Basschat. So is this a common problem with Basschat users, or is it my computer?

[quote name='PTB' timestamp='1367602796' post='2067529'] I play in a band fronted by a harp player. I'll ask him if he knows of anyone in your area & let you know if he does. [/quote] Cheers!

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1367590709' post='2067346'] Ummm... A harp looks like this What the hell are you guys talking about? [/quote] Maybe that's why they are hard to find, can't be much fun lugging one of those around!

The harp player who teaches, has recommended one of his students to us, he lives locally, and he is coming along on the 15th May. I will let you know how it goes.

[quote name='Floyd' timestamp='1367588206' post='2067305'] Hey this is our stuff. This was our gig last night.......... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgAsY0CaYfk[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWR2KPmlmjI[/media] [/quote] Looks like everyone is having a great time, well done!

[quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1367567355' post='2066884'] I know at least two goodones in Cambridge but they both have no transport! [/quote] We had one from Cambridgeshire for a couple of rehearsals, and he was brilliant, but he is a paramedic and unfortunately, he found the travelling too much after a twelve hour shift.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1367544029' post='2066800'] Good point. That said, Brilleaux was a fantastic frontman but no Charlie Musselwhite or Kim Wilson. I'm sure almost [i]anyone[/i] could master the harp part for 'Going Back Home' in a month or so. Another option is to do it yourself. Jon Paris, bassplayer with Johnny Winter - playing harp on a neckbrace from 25:14 [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWtAajmiTcA[/media] [/quote] Our guitarist tried doing this on Wednesday at rehearsal, but unfortunately, he tied himself up in knots trying to play the "Wilko" riffs and harp at the same time.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1367529013' post='2066652'] I think they`re all at home sulking after bands started tuning to Eb to stop them getting up on stage & jamming uninvited On a serious note though, once your band is up & running Brig, keep us informed - would love to see a band doing this type of music, and nice & local for me. [/quote] Will do Lozz

Strangely, today I was told by a very well known harp player who also teaches harp, that it takes about three years for a novice to reach intermediate level, so add that to the two years already gone, that's five years just to sort out a harp player.

Tell him to move, it's nice in St Albans!

I know this a bass forum, but I just want to see if any of you wonderful BassChatters can help me. I have spent the past couple of years trying to put together a no-nonsense R & B band, that plays music in the style of Dr Feelgood, The Inmates, The Pirates, Nine Below Zero etc.... Our line-up is a drummer, a great guitarist who plays just like “Wilko”, and myself on bass, but we are having a problem finding a blues harp player, I’ve been advertising on all the usual sites for at least two years now, and the only replies I’ve had, are from people who live a couple of hours drive away. So, I was wondering if any of you guys/gals know of any harp players who might be interested in a band like ours. We are based in and around the St Albans area, and will be looking to gig around Hertfordshire and the surrounding counties. Thanks.

Thanks for the advice, but I have decided to give the paint to my mate who is a panel beater, and one of the guys he works with is going to spray it for me.

I have some tins of cellulose lacquer which I'm going to use in my spray gun. Can anyone recommend the best type of thinner to use, because I'm a bit confused after having a google around, as there seems to be many different opinions, as to what is best.

I have some tins of cellulose lacquer which I'm going to use in my spray gun. Can anyone recommend the best type of thinner to use, because I'm a bit confused after having a google around, as there seems to be many different opinions, as to what is best.

I'm nervous enough as it is, without the added pressure of videoing myself doing it.

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The earth wire hole, from the bridge to the control cavity has been drilled (that would have easier to do). It looks like I will have to go in through the jack socket hole, luckily, it’s a 7/8” hole, which gives me a bit of room to work with, but I will be bricking it as I drill through. And where will I get a 12” wood drill bit?

You guys are brilliant, this post is only a couple of minutes old, and already you have come up with great ideas which should resolve the problem.

I have just received all the parts from Warmoth to build a 54 precision, paid a pretty price, especially with the £116.32 duty added on. Anyway, all the parts look great, beautiful bird’s-eye maple neck, and the body is carved from a very nice piece of alder. I checked to make sure everything was ok, and proceeded to apply my own finish to the body. All was going really nicely, and I was looking forward to putting it all together. I then decided to see how well the Lollar single coil fits into the pickup cavity, and to see if the wires will push through the hole to the control cavity easily enough, but to my horror I noticed that there was no hole. I can’t return it, as I have already started to finish it. [b]So does anyone know how I can drill from the pickup cavity through to the control cavity, and what special tools do I need?[/b] I have put a few guitars together in the past, and I am practically minded, but I haven’t got a clue how to do this! I have included a photo indicating what is required.