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I see what you mean Daryl. We spent a long time rehearsing before we started gigging with the Glam band. I think its helped us be consistent with our gigs. Dave

I'm quite lucky at the moment. Now that i'm only in the Glam band we don't seem to get "bad" gigs. They always seem to end up good fun nights by the time we finish. What we do get is the occasional unorganised venue or it takes a while to get the audience motivated and that's usually birthday parties because not everyone is there to see the band or even likes 70's Glam rock but we usually get them in the end. 😂 Dave

On a plus note its great to see so many 60+ bassists keeping themselves busy and hopefully i'll keep going a good bit yet all going well. (currently 65) Dave

At 65 now i've suffered back and shoulder issues over the years. Last 4 yrs going to gym has definitely helped but you need to find out what exercises will help your issue. The gym Personal Trainers have all been very helpful in the small family run gym i use. Weight training in past 6mths has been a godsend for me. Not rapid movements but slow controlled weight lifting with 3 second negatives. I still won't use a 10lb plus bass for a full gig but prefer my Sandbergs which are a good easy weight around the 8.5 lbs. Pretty sure i've had this conversation with @Lozz196 before and he's been down the fitness route too but obviously not resolved his own back issue. Dave

A non-gigging classic rock band. ? Just for rehearsal fun i take it but why not do the odd gig. ? Do you mind if i ask what's stopping you gigging Lozz. ? I know you have back issues but is it just the hassle of loading in/out etc. Dave

Great news about the gig but sorry to hear you're giving up the gigging side of bass @Lozz196 Dave

Thoughts are with you at a worrying time Greg. Take care and hope you get the results we all want to hear. Dave

Liking that Yamaha. Dave

As much as i agree with the comments i can see you have no strong feelings then ? 😂 Dave

You're on fire tonight. You on the happy juice 😂 Dave

A band i was in criticised my tone in a Deep Purple tribute because i didn't use a pick. I made it clear that's how i play and happy to step aside and let them get someone else. They decided it wasn't an issue after that. I eventually left that band with that issue being a small part of my reasoning. My current Glam band now 6yrs the guitarist once made that same comment that my tone didn't have enough attack and i should use a pick. I told him the same thing and once again he decided it wasn't that big an issue after all. He's now gone 3yrs ago and replaced with a guitarist that loves my style of playing and regularly compliments me after a gig. Him and the singer love it when i do the Steve Harris gallop tone in some songs and to be honest that's probably closest to how i prefer my tone but doesn't fit every Glam song and i have to reign it back a bit. Dave

WOW as much as i like this, it's a little bit wicked. 👌 Dave

Nope i wouldn't put up with that in any band. Even if i was a paid hired hand i still wouldn't accept that behaviour. I like a bit of joking around with bands but that's pushing it too far. You've done the right thing. All the very best with the new band. Keep us posted on the new band and would be curious to hear how this final bass bash goes. Dave

Is that not a bit strange having no drums behind you ? Dave

Superb. Obviously hope the guys Mum is ok which is the main thing here but well done for carrying on as an acoustic duo. Dave

Its also allows a faster change-over. Dave

Yep good point. Not sure i could sit in that section. Dave

Good food thrown in is always a big plus Daryl. We always take our own sandwiches and juice etc but we regularly get offered the buffet at private parties but having already eaten we don't bother too much. There's always a McD's option on the drive home. 🤩🍟🍔 Anyways i thought you had a steady girlfriend ? Dave

That's ridiculous having a VIP area like that. From a band point of view you want proper fans down the front and the rich elitist "look at me" lot should be to one side if at all. Fine for huge stadiums but not a marquee tent. Just seems a bit pretentious of the organisers IMO. Dave

I'll need to have a closer look at what he's using cause now i'm not sure if its triggers or small mics of some kind. He doesn't have any control boxes if its triggers but i don't know how they work. When we use a PA hire they always use mics to every drum. Dave

you know more than i do so please keep the advice coming. Dave

He normally has a small clip on thing that attaches to each drum rather than full mics, except for bass drum where he prefers a proper drum mic. I'm no expert in all of this and tend to leave him to it. Dave

To be fair the desk was working fine until he decided to mic all the drums up and something changed. The big advantage i saw was that we could store the settings for each venue. I think you need to be operating these desks regularly to keep on top of them but unfortunately we play venues with their own PA's or we have hired a PA company for some. Before the drums were added we only had vocals and sound effects thru the PA. Everything else was backline even in larger 200 capacity venues. It just seemed to work for what we were trying to copy from early 70's when sounds was a lot simpler 😂 Dave

That would be a good night in this club. Its a decent size with a good stage area too. Dave