dmccombe7

Because of where i live in countryside i've never really had a social side to bands in 26yrs of living here. The only social side to the Glam band is we always have a great laugh together at rehearsals and gigs but we don't meet up to socialise as such, not even a coffee and a chat which is odd but it seems to work for us. Same with the punk band i was in. Dave

Is the twin pick up MM called a Stingray now ? I remember them being called MM Sabres back in the 80's. The band King comes to mind for some odd reason. 😂 Is that what the 4H & 4HH means ? I'm no expert in MM basses but just curious as always. 🤩 Dave

I did have a Celtic/Gaelic rock band thing too but over the past 3 weeks i'm getting nowhere with them trying to get a first meet up just to see what everyone looks like and thinks. Just no enthusiasm for anything. I've tried on several occasions to arrange a meet up for a chat but no replies. I've more or less given up on them and will wait till the end of this week to let them know i've decided to go with the Blues rock band. I can't be bothered with time wasters in bands. Its my pet hate. You either commit to a band or don't bother getting involved. Why post an advert for band members if you don't want to actually follow up on things. Dave

The only downside is its a start up band but that's ok for me. I'm a fast learner and can easily get thru a set list in a few weeks if really pushed. My biggest worry was whether or not there's a market for it and what venues will accept that kind of band. I'm a little bit removed from that style over the years. Dave

Brilliant. Dave

On another side note i've just joined a blues rock band from Edinburgh area. They've seen me play with the Glam band so no audition required they said. They were just happy to get me the BL said. Guitarist is a mad Gary Moore fan so that should be fun. They seem to be aiming for that Eric Clapton, Cream, Gary Moore style of Blues Rock which can make for some nice interesting basslines. Dave

Got a good gig coming up this weekend Daryl at The Ferry in Glasgow. Not the best paid but its a venue we've tried in the past and got offered a support slot for silly low money and we said no. This was originally a friends gig but they had to cancel and offered to put us forward for it. When we heard what they were getting paid we initially said no. The venue then called me and asked if we could compromise a bit to similar Glam bands and we decided to give it a try. Its an old ferry that used to cross the Clyde and now converted as a venue. Not been in it before but friends that have played there said its pretty well run gig plus you get free food and drinks after sound check. Only downside is we have a Status Quo support band so that'll be interesting as we don't usually have support bands because of the costume before we go on means we can't arrange the stage when they've finished. The venue have taken that into consideration so we'll see how it pans out. Dave

Curious where you get changed into stage gear in a smallish pub venue. ? Dave

Not seen one before. What do you think of it

Good enough for me. Dave

Did you forget to take your meds again Neil. ? 😂 Dave

Nice bass @Sté. What is it ? Dave

First gig of 2026 with the Glam band tonight. Another 60th birthday for a guy that's seen us quite a few times in same venue. We seem to do a lot of private parties in that particular club. Birthdays, Retirements and charity events. Anyhow it was the usual birthday party audience. The birthday boy loved it and the audience who were mostly younger age group than we're used to just got pissed and then danced away most of the night. Don't think we filled the dance floor at all tonight but we had dancers up for most songs. 2 x 1hr sets. Had issues with PA sound tonight at one side of the stage. My side was relatively ok but we were getting a fair bit of feedback and then i realised the PA guy had put his bass bin and mid cab on the front of the stage and thereby causing a loud deep drone thru the first set. It was quite bad and enough to trigger feedback thru the mics. At the break i had to tell him to turn the bass bin on that side either off or down a fair bit to see if it helped. It worked a treat. Sound was excellent 2nd set with very little to zero feedback and no deep drone noise. Overall it was a good gig and a good rehearsal for next weeks gig at The Ferry in Glasgow. We've been trying to get in there for a few yrs but they wanted us to do a support first for £100 plus food supplied. We've always knocked it back. This time it was a mates band that had to cancel and they put us forward for it. We originally said no because we were offered same fee as mates band but i had no idea they worked for that little a fee. Guy from the venue called me and asked if we could come down a bit nearer to what they would pay other well known Glam acts. I agreed on a fee to get a foot in the door. Looking forward to that gig as its a good one to get on your gig list. Loading up at the end the snow came on so that was a bit scary at times over the higher ground. Strong winds meant i had to unload the car via the garage back door as front door comes down if wind catches it. No pics or vids as yet. Dave

Much the same for me but they regularly don't deliver on the date they email me let alone the time. Its ok if its my regular postie that delivers the parcel but when its Parcelforce van delivery its a bit vague but usually gets here the following day. Their tracking system leaves a lot to be desired tho. I like the tracking system that one courier uses where it shows me a map and where their van is and how many drops before mine altho that's been wrong too but at least i know the van is in the area. Dave