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Thanks Dave. The guitarist uses a vintage Vox AC15 amp, which sounds wonderful but is quite loud! I couldn’t believe the PA set up too - a pair of Nova 10inch speakers ( made many years ago by my good friend Lynn Blakeston, a local legend), and they are powered by a truly ancient / vintage ( depending on your viewpoint) Peavey mixer amp, probably a PA-300. It doesn’t have XLR mic connections, just good old jacks. Incredibly, it doesn’t sound half bad either. Somehow matches the band’s ’old school’ vibe!
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Sky Arts and other music related programmes
casapete replied to PaulWarning's topic in General Discussion
Sky Arts tonight (Sunday) have two Jeff Beck programmes - Live at Ronnie Scott’s at 7pm, followed by Jeff Beck Story at 9pm. -
White spirit to clean them and Vaseline for lubrication ( never thought I’d be writing that here…) Avoid WD40 and light oils as they can make a mess and drip everywhere.
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Pub gig last night with blues band The Alligators. Venue was The Queens in Bridlington old town. Strange layout with a high stage somehow reminiscent of an old galleon! Lively sounding room so was pleased my Fender Rumble 500 combo coped with it okay. Used my Precision Lyte, which did the job rather well. One of those gigs where there was a constantly changing audience, probably due to a few other boozers nearby with other entertainment going on, so got used to seeing new faces all night. Only my 3rd gig with the band ( and just the 2nd time on bass! ) but it went pretty well - I didn’t drop any huge clangers and managed to style out the rest ( I think! ). Will need to be digging out some ear protection from now on though, am just not used to pub band levels. Next gig is this Friday, also in Bridlington town at The Stirling Castle. Apologies for the rather ordinary photos, it was better than it looked, honest!
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Big rig - GK 800RB into BF Compact ( or occasionally my Loud 4x10 ) Not so big - Fender Rumble 500 combo Even smaller rig - Fender Rumble 100 combo. Just started playing with a blues band and wondering whether it’s a good excuse to change things around a bit though. 😊
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I’d be up for it 👍
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I'm back with blues band 'The Alligators' this Saturday 3rd August at The Queens Hotel on the High Street in Bridlington's Old Town. After my last outing with them on guitar I am fortunately back on bass 😆 Looking forward to it.
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I've just found out that we need to play 'Tempted' by Squeeze at our pub gig tonight with the acoustic duo. I absolutely love this song but strangely enough have never played it. The original is in 'B' I believe, but due to vocal constraints we are doing it in 'A'. Just had a listen and glad I have time to run through it - one of those songs that sounds simple enough but (like a lot of Difford&Tilbrook songs) has some interesting chord progressions. Great bassline too by local lad Jon Bentley. Hopefully it should be okay - if it goes down well then we can do it more regularly.
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You could try posting on here - The Performance section has a sub section called ‘Musicians Wanted’ and there you’ll find ‘Bassists Available’. Worth a try.
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Sky Arts and other music related programmes
casapete replied to PaulWarning's topic in General Discussion
A great programme on Sky Documentaries last night - Steven Van Zandt : Disciple. A long (2 and a half hours) documentary of Steve’s life, including some great comments from Springsteen, Southside Johnny etc. Great old clips throughout, recommended if you’re into all that stuff. -
Me too, although I mainly gigged the Stingray and used the Longhorn at home and on occasional gigs in my country band. 😊
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I have a Gen 1 Compact and that doesn’t have feet ( on any side…).
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So glad you got it Tom, you're a perfect fit for the band. So hard to find someone who can play and sing well, so you were the obvious choice! Trust all goes well, it's a great gig isn't it? 😊
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Time for me to part with this little beauty - kitchen renovation turning out to be more extensive than I first thought. I love this bass, it's just one of those instruments that makes you smile as soon as you pick it up. I've used it with my acoustic duo, both into a bass combo and straight into the PA and it's ace - kind of woody / upright-ish sounding that sits well with other instruments. It plays really well. Great for home as well as stage use. Brief Spec. Top Material: Solid Spruce Back and Sides Material: Layered Sapele Nut & Saddle: Nubone Nut/Micarta Saddle Scale Length: 23-1/2" Number of Frets: 20 Rosette Size: Three Ring Strings: DAddario Custom Light (.037, .050, .062, .090") Tuners: Chrome (100/200) Bridge Pins: Black Polycarbonate Finish: Varnish Neck Width: 1-11/16" Fretboard Inlay: 4mm Dot Italian Acrylic Neck/Heel: Sapele Fretboard Wood: Ebony Electronics: ES-B Case: GS Mini-e Bass Gigbag It would seem to have been made on 4th November 2017 according to Taylor, so is one of the earlier models. It is in excellent condition, with just a few blemishes in the satin finish which you have to look for in the right light- certainly a good 9/10. The solid spruce top has some great figuring (see pics). I've just restrung it with a set of new D'Addarios, and the used set are included as spares too. It comes in the original Taylor rigid / well padded gig bag that protects it very well, and is also in excellent condition. I think I've priced this to sell - a quick search has seen them going s/h for anywhere between £550 and £700, so £450 is a good price. The equivalent model new on Thomann is currently £859. Cash on collection would be good! However, I will deliver / meet up within a reasonable distance of Brough (HU15 postcode area) for my diesel costs. I can also offer postage / courier at your expense, subject to finding a box. It shouldn't be too expensive as it is very light and compact. The gig bag will offer a lot of protection for this too. If you need to know any more or need more pics then please PM me. ( I have good feedback selling stuff on here too). Thanks for looking. Cheers. -
I had an EBMM USA Sterling and liked it. However, I was always disappointed that despite having a smaller body than the Stingray it wasn’t any lighter than the Rays I had previously owned. After years of playing MM basses I reluctantly decided they weren’t for me anymore.
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The USA MM Sterling is like a jazz bass to the Stingray's P-bass Dave - bit of a loose comparison but mainly due to the neck size i.e. The Sterling has more of a thin jazz bass neck profile. Probably some Limited Edition Stingrays have had smaller necks - am sure someone more knowledgeable than me will help with this.
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What gear to get for a Behringer Europower PMX 2000
casapete replied to isteen's topic in General Discussion
Sounds like you have a powered mixer with no speakers and a small powered monitor. Why not just get hold of some passive speakers for the powered mixer and dispense with the monitor? Hefty passive speakers are going for not much on the s/h market these days as people change to active ones. Look for some Peavey HiSys 2 cabs or something similar, should more than do the job. -
Strewth, that’s a lot of playing! Out of interest, is that because the venue demands it or because your band want to do it?
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Conversely I’ve got some gigs because I do! You’ve described my BVs exactly - a characterless voice that does seem to complement others.
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A friend of mine who lived in the Las Vegas area used to be in a duo with his wife. They would sometimes do ‘graveyard shift’ gigs in the smaller casinos in Nevada. These were often 12 midnight to 6am, where they played 6x50 minute sets (10 min break per hour) and couldn’t play any repeat songs. The casino gigs were really strange - you had to be good enough to keep the punters entertained, but not too good to keep them away from the gaming machines and tables! I went to see them playing and it was all a bit soulless as you’d expect. The pay wasn’t that good either.
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The band are playing Skegness Embassy Theatre on August 31st. http://www.elotribute.com
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Yup, a BC member got the gig. Probably not my place to name him though- I’ll leave that to him. Suffice to say a lovely bloke and a great player too, so it all worked out well.
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Blimey, respect for doing 2x90s then. That’s a lot of playing and songs to get through. If I go to see a ‘name’ band gig, I’d probably be well chuffed if they did more than say 1x90 min set plus encores, maybe 2 hrs if you’re lucky. Just hope they’re paying you well up there!
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I think this topic has surfaced before not long ago, but anyway - Pub bands round here generally do 2x45 to 2x60 min sets. My old theatre band used to do 2x55/60 min sets with a 20 minute interval. We found this an optimum playing time, especially for older folk who’d had a couple of beers before the show ( and the audience too!). I think doing 3 hours even with a break half way is usually too much for band and audience, unless you’re someone like Springsteen with a massive back catalogue and adoring fans who expect it. Personally I prefer to do one long set, say 90 / 100 mins - it’s easier to develop a strong set with variety and pace that keeps the crowd more involved & engaged. (The old saying ‘leave ‘em wanting more’ is very true IMO.) Also saves them wandering off after the bingo / meat raffle / happy hour etc…..😆
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That’s a nice SG. A friend of mine had an almost identical model in one of the first bands I played in, sounded ace even through his HH amp! Does yours have any neck dive?
