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Think you might need to change the heading on this thread to :- Not a BAD word about the Queen movie

I've always done the same to be fair. On a few occasions the FOH said the bass sounded good as it was and no need for PA support and that was with a Markbass rig. Dave

Agree and an audience also affects the sound of the bass too unlike a rehearsal where its just a few band members. Even the soundcheck can be an empty hall but the FOH guy will / should account for that difference. Many of the good PA hire companies retain your settings for that venue on laptop with digital desks these days. Instant recall next time you use them at that gig saves a lot of time.

New amp and cab set up at home with bass slightly boosted, Mid cut back and Treble flat. I am fortunate that i can play louder at home if i want (no direct neighbours) but the bass cave is a very small room only 2.8m x 2.6m Took to 1st rehearsal in a fairly large rehearsal studio (approx 12m x 6m i think) and with master volume up just one notch ie from 9 at home to 10 o'clock at rehearsal. I had to bring bass back to flat 12 o'clock and bring the mids back up to flat as well which highlights the difference room size can make. Wouldn't say the amp or cab was being pushed a lot more but the room size did make quite a difference. Dave

WOW what an interesting thread. Great find. Dave

Well that was the new rigs first outing at a band rehearsal today. Left the settings as they were at home with parametric OFF, Bass at 1 o'clock, Mid at 11 o'clock and Treble at 12. Compressor just on when playing harder. Gain at 1 o'clock and Master Volume at 9 o'clock. Cab is 8ohm PH212 so amp only putting out 300W but that was far more than i needed. At rehearsal with a full band with gtr and keys playing Glam covers Master Volume up to 10 o'clock. Found the mids not cutting thru so brought that back to 12 and had to cut the bass back a touch too. Ended up everything running flat. Switched in the Parametrics and cut the 30Hz point from mid point at 12 o'clock down to 11 and WOW what a tone. The bass was full with lots of depth and my Jazz still had some nice mids altho i might add a touch more mid next time just to see how that sounds. All in all i think this is the sound i've been looking for and i came home still beaming about my tone. Tubiness warmth and depth. Not boomy but just nice and rounded. Suits the type of music i'm playing in my current band of 70's Glam covers. Able to load and unload my gear on my own altho 2 man lift on the cab is a bit easier. Got my cab cover from Hotcovers couple of days ago and its perfect. Fantastic quality at a great price. Think this will be my Gigging rig for this band. GAS has gone...........for now anyway. Dave

Quite a few of my mates have seen it and they were very impressed by it. They are Queen fans and trying to emulate Freddie aint no easy task for any actor. I'll wait till the DVD comes out and watch it in comfort of my own home. Dave

That's the only time i notice anything is when i have a cold or sinus issues sometimes caused by allergies. Don't know if that's classed as Tinnitus Dave

Defenitely gone of thread now. Maybe we should bring it back to the original question. Dave

Loving that sparkly Rik copy. That would look cool in my Glam Rock covers band.

You need a bigger bed

Is he Canadian ?

And The Barenaked Ladies of course.

And a few Rush covers of course.

My apologies for trying to offer a sympathic ear and what i thought were words of encouragement. Yes i have friends aged 60 and 70+ that are still gigging almost every weekend to UK residents and not for the tourist trade. Perhaps we don't have a negative outlook on life. Dave

But its what you do for a living. The travel is a part of gigging. Guys in my band play in other bands and they will travel 3-4 hrs for a gig stay overnight and travel back home following day. They'll be lucky to get paid £500 for that gig minus travel and accomodation expenses they might break even but they love playing. Current band is a bit different for me as they will be aiming at corporate gigs and clubs who have already offered £1k for a first gig. This will be the first band i've been in that will be makng good money. I guess that will be worthwhile and welcomed bonus for me. Might even buy some new gear with it. The better gigs for a lot of tribute bands are usually down south in England so a minimum of 2-3hrs each way is the norm if you want paid more and have a more enthusiastic audience. Dave

Depressing post. I'm 58 and having a great time over here. Since getting back into playing at age 50 i've been in more bands than i ever was in my late teens to early 30's and enjoying it far more too IMO Age is a state of mind. I generally have a positive oulook on life and if there's something i want to do i do my very best to do it. I don't look at the negatives and think its too difficult and drop it. I look at how i can get around the obstacles to get where i want to be. Dave

You don't hear much from the Canadian music scene right enough other than the very famous ones like Rush and Bryan Adams and sure there are a few more. You don't generally hear about the ones just below that level. Is it really that bad in Canada ? Dave

Its such a classic song that everyone seems to know no matter what version you do its instantly remembered for the chorus. Dave

I have relatives in Niagara but loved Niagara on the Lake but also cousin lives in Vancouver Island and has a house in Banff but i've never been to that side of Canada. Liked Niagara on the Lake a lot tho. Its a huge place so plenty of places to choose from i reckon. I just found Canadians in the Niagara area really nice and very friendly and happy. Just seemed like a nice place to live. Dave

Aye we've always been a traditional lot over here Canada aint so bad. Quite fancied living there.

Have to say WoT thread was one of the best reads on BC. Really interesting thread and some cool pics too. Dave

Most people over here prefer a live band at their wedding if they can afford it. Typically bar bands will make anything from £200 to £500 and then moving into larger venues or clubs you are up to the £1k upwards and as you get more noticed on the circuit you can slowly increase your rates. We have been offered £1k for our first gig even tho the venue has only heard a few rehearsal recordings taken on a phone plus they know the singer from his other band. With regards your checklist i recognise most of the things you mention on it and my current band all sat down at first meet in a coffee shop to discuss basically what you had on your list. Mainly everyone's idea or expectation of what they wanted from this band (Glam Rock covers band) other commitments with their other bands all booked a year in advance and everyone accepted the band was more a side project to fit in around other commitments. We discussed the set and songs possible with only gtr, bass, drms and Vox. We did discuss possibility of a 2nd guitarist or kys but would wait until we had a few rehearsals under the belt to see how we sounded. Eventually we had the opportunity of a kys player with similar attitude that singer new from other bands. We each took a list of songs we thought would work as a 4 piece and the main point was that we all got along on a more social level hence the coffee shop meet. It al went really well altho the other commitments has meant slow progress on the rehearsal front. The guys that play in other bands have now realised that this band could potentially make some good money as well as having lots of fun and are now leaning towards this band being their priority band. We have been offered good money for our first gig which will be a in the New Year due to delays in rehearsals but we all knew that from the first meet that it would be an issue. Altho you post is long i did read all of it and it makes a lot of sense. As you say we really should make up a checklist for any audition. Dave

Only caught the 1st two acts last night Jungle and Robyn i think they were and i thought they were pretty good. I'll watch the rest of the show on catch up today at some point but that was the best start to a show in a long time for me anyways. Dave

Still a great song when you hear that more recent live version. Its never aged. Dave