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Paid rehearsal is how i would look at it. Dave

Yep being a Harley owner i've been to quite a few dealership events with bands but people are solely there to look at bikes and grab a burger. Bands are just background music and i sometimes wonder why the dealers even bother with a live band rather than just a DJ. Bit different on a nice sunny day as i've stood and watched the band for a bit but i'm in the minority. Its definitely an odd one. One dealership during sunny summer put all their tables and chairs in front of the band and that certainly helped as when folks bought food or drink they sat and watched the bands while eating. Looks like a good event tho. Dave

Yep that's much better. You've now passed the cable tidy test. Dave

Enjoyed that. What bass and rig are you using ? Dave

Because i use pedals in one band i opted for the GLXD pedal version but its built like a tank. Dave

Yep i use wireless and its a fantastic bit of kit. I started with the Smooth Hound one but started getting occasional interference and opted to upgrade to the Shure. Expensive but in the year i've owned it i've had absolutely no issue with it at all. Mine is the pedal version with built in tuner and that sits on my pedal board and cable from the board goes round edge of stage to my amp. Dave

Because of the Glam platform boots we have a stage tidy area and run all cables from front to the sides and back to amps or desk which the drummer controls for most gigs. We also wont use gaffa tape as it leaves everything sticky when removed again. Dread to think what it was like when you started Dave

Might be worth looking at how to tidy up the stage when playing. Recipe for problems there. Dave

Looking forward to the gig review Daryl, hopefully some vid clips would be great too. Dave

WOW lead guitarist won't like that. Having to share his side of the stage with someone else. I can see much huffiness Dave

Hartke for me. Bought a Kilo amp head when they first came out from Thomann. Didn't work. Even at full master volume i could talk over it at home. Tried contacting Hartke and even the owner who was forever advertising that he would answer every email. They didn't respond at all. Returned to Thomann who were excellent and gave a full refund without issue. WAL basses. Bought a custom fretless in early 80's. Had a dead spot on G string. WAL didn't want to know. Would never buy another new one. Well that and the fact they now even more stupid money. Lookers Volvo Glasgow much the same as others have said about car dealerships, told me things were needing done but when i took to my local garage they couldn't find any issues at all. Also poor customer service in dealership. During Covid you had to book your car in for a specific appointment and i decided to wait as it was a minor service. While there the girl at front desk who is meant to be the welcoming face of Lookers Volvo, asked everyone in the sales room if they wanted a tea or coffee except me the one and only customer who had been waiting for 2hrs. No-one even spoke to me while i was waiting except for the floor cleaning guy who said good morning and a bit of a blether. Compare that to a Porsche dealership that i didn't even buy from but offered me tea or coffee and expensive type choc biscuits while i was just in looking around. Sure there are others. Dave

In 3 piece bands i've been in there was no centre stage. Guitarist/singer at one end of stage and bass (me !!!) at other end and we came together in middle for guitar solos on occasion. Love a 3 piece band tho. When it works it really is the dogs "elbows". Dave

Is that not what the "head" stock is for. ? Dave

Have to admit i'm always impressed when i see the twin necks out in mates Zep tribute band and on occasion a Rush tribute will have them. They do look good. Must be great playing some of those Zep bass lines Pete. Nice set up you have behind you too. Singer looks like a young Coverdale in that pic LOL Dave

That was always my way of thinking until i had to move to the other side and that forced me to play without looking at my left hand which was great when the only bass i used was my Sandberg VM4. When i changed to a Fender or the Godin with less frets it seemed to throw me for a bit until i got more of a feel for the other basses. Dave

Of course and i never even gave that a thought to be honest. 👍 Dave

The thread had gone too far and wasn't worth trying to correct it now but nice to hear it explained. I wasn't aware of house right and left, so that's a bonus. Dave

Almost always stood on LHS of drummer looking at the band from an audience view until we started the Glam band and the guitarist wanted to stand at that side. Then when i joined the punk band the guitarist wanted the same side. I now stand at RHS of drummer in both bands. It doesn't really matter to me TBH. If playing in rock bands with keys players it was usually keys on left then bass then drums and then guitarist with singer out front and that seemed to be the norm much the same as Deep Purple. I preferred the LHS because i didn't have to worry about hitting headstock off walls on my left plus it meant i could naturally look over my fretboard hand and it would look like i was just looking at other band members or singer etc but that's more tongue in cheek than true. Don't honestly think it matters and audience probably wont notice. Dave

Looks like a nice venue Daryl, sure you will pull in a decent crowd. Who is doing the advertising and promotion for it. You just need to push that and make sure the local Facebook "what's on" or "gig guide" pages have your promotion on them. We have around 3-4 FB pages in different areas we play that we fire the gig advert onto. Not sure if it helps but i like to think it brings the band to people that may not normally follow us. Dave

There's people dancing, couldn't have been that bad plus i like that song. Dave

No gigs till start of May for me. Its actually been a welcome break in April having just the drummers birthday gig last weekend which took up 3 days Set up Fri, gig Sat and collect the gear Sun. Enjoying the quiet weekends. Dave

Gotta ask Pete. What's the Danelectro bass like to play ? Dave

At home I just leave my cable attached to the amp and the other end left on the floor next to the amp. If i'm using a passive bass at home to practice i'll just leave the lead plugged in so its not really any bother. I usually sit down at home to practice or learn new songs so i'm not tripping over any leads and not an issue for me. I can understand when you have kids or pets in same room tho. As for ease of use a cable left attached is no different from plugging in the wireless every time you want to use it plus i don't need to charge it. Dave

I had a cable made up for my Smoothound with a locking female jack one end and standard jack the other and bought a slim holder to attach to my strap. Dave

Fair point. My gear is in a specific room with door closed at all times, no cats and no wife allowed in without permission ............... unless she tells me she's going in of course Dave