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[media] Didn't know this was already on BC but its a different camera angle. Still good. http://youtu.be/rdRa3trqKXk[/media]

MacFloyd in Motherwell Concert Hall in May. Not an originals band but they are good. Dave

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1492992344' post='3284720'] My band plays stuff nobody knows. Well I certainly didn't, until I had to learn it. As long as a song's got hooks and people can dance to it, they don't care. We play 70-100 gigs a year so we must be doing something right. [/quote] Maybe the audience think you're an originals band Played in band last year doing covers from 70's / 80's with the odd modern cover. We were doing songs i've never heard in a covers band but they are so well known it even surprised me Like Jean Genie, Blckbuster by Sweet, T.Rex covers, Cockney Rebel Come Up And See Me, Folsum Prison by Johnny Cash, Billy Ocean Love Really Hurts. I know these are well known bands doing well known songs but i just have never heard a local band do them so it was quite refreshing to play them as most were not my usual rock style songs. Band were in big demand and gigging 2-3 times every weekend. Just a bit too demanding on the gig front for me and decided to move on. There are so many good songs out there to choose from but its getting other band members to agree to playing the less known material or less played songs from 70's / 80's / 90's kinda thing. Dave

Mates band did a gig where access to the gents loo was between keyboard player and drummer straight thru middle of the set up area. Dave

never heard of that idea. Makes a lot of sense tho. Dave

Depends on the YES song. Owner of a Horse and Cart would be OK with them. And you will now be singing those lyrics next time you hear that song Dave

Pick up a 8x10 various manufacturers. Obviously not the light weight ones. Ampeg, Ashdown, Orange, Marshall all do them and i've seen the Marshall ones going quite cheap. Big heavy beasts that no thief will want to haul around plus he won't get it in his car. Try looking at some of the old Peavey 2x15's or similar. Marshall did a Lemmy 4x15 now that must be heavy. EDIT:- sorry missed the "small" part. Old 1x15 and load the cab with bricks Dave

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1492882659' post='3283897'] You definitely need a bit of room for the string to move around for magnetic pickups to sound their best. Also I've never seen a tickler that can rock out very well, bit of action, plectrum and giving both barrels is the only way sometimes [/quote] Think i would revert back to a more aggresive style if i went back to playing heavy rock as tend to agree. You need the aggression to make it sound right. At the moment tho i can play more relaxed and not worry about aches and cramps from playing too hard. Dave

[quote name='interpol52' timestamp='1471978182' post='3117444'] I think I just welled up a bit. [/quote] Me too.

No regrets at all. Neighbours got a free gig. What more could i offer Dave

Bought the Kansas box set few yrs back. Awesome band. So many talented musicians in the original band. Over the years i've done COMWS and Portrait (He Knew) Great to play and both went down a storm altho COMWS was the fav and i played it with a fretless precision back in early 80's. Dave

Decided to use my Jazz bass instead of my PJ for a wee trial run thru the set list at home and found my fingers getting a bit of an ache. Then i realised i hadn't actually dropped the action on this bass. Checked it and it was 2.75mm at 17th. Dropped it to 2mm retuned and what a difference it made running thru the difficult songs from our set list. It doesn't take much to feel that benefit. No fret buzz and this was originally my goto bass until i got my PJ. I even raised the action a touch when i got it to get rid of fret buzz. Lighter touch lower action and no fret buzz at all. I love Basschat for help and advice on everything. I believe BC holds the secret to Life the Universe & Everything Dave

Yep Gumtree is rife with it. Dave

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1492860143' post='3283695'] Nothing yet really so far, sold a couple of pedals and bought a used Zoom R16. I also have a Wal on order that might be ready 2017, got gas for things but no spare dosh as I'm still saving for the Wal. Might do trades on some of the stuff I already own. [/quote] WAL bass is enough for most. 4, 5 or 6 stringer ??? Gorgeous basses. Pics when you get it Dave

Traded 2 Berg AE112 cabs with Mark for a Dingwall. Fair price for them too. Call him up and ask if he would be interested in a trade first or drop him a meassage with some pics of your bass to see what he thinks. Take the bass in and do the deal on the day. Not really much to it. Just remember that a trade in is usually less than you'd get private sale because the shop needs to make some knd of profit from your bass. Dave

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1492847089' post='3283567'] They both were to be honest, I think they had both messed around with other people but her more than him, she also liked a drop of wine.......for breakfast, dinner and tea! [/quote] Nowt wrong wie corn flakes with Buckfast for breakfast. Maybe its just a Scottish thing tho. Dave

Know some of them and based on that i would say this is already a good set list. Was surprised to see Rag & Bone Man in there with Human. That will be a fantastic song to play let alone hear at a gig. And i'm 57 so never too old to rock with young modern bands Dave

2016 started with a new band doing different style of music from my normal. More laid back but great fun to play. Bought an Orange OBC115. My Ampeg SVT4 packed in completely. 2017 Like Cato i bought a Precision Deluxe. Orange OBC2x10 mini. Yamaha P7000S power amp for PA when Peavey transformer packed in and unrepairable. Ampeg SVT now in for repair Nothing on the horizon or urgent but i did fancy the Sansamp and Power amp set up but once Ampeg SVT4 repaired it should do same job. Dave

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1492798496' post='3283365'] This time next week there will be another "I quit my band thread" [/quote] Stop it my sides are hurting Dave

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1492793880' post='3283318'] Just try not to hit on her ... [/quote] Just had to laugh at that but on the other hand if you all hit on her he won't invite her back the next time Dave

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1492756491' post='3282863'] I feel the Brigs pain. I split with a band just over a year ago over just this, well for me. They got fed up with my nagging, probably with good reason. The down side was that it was a regularly gigging band and a lot of fun. My conclusion is that it wasn't laziness per se, just acomplete lack of self awareness. At rehearsals they were always really enthusiastic but glossed over mistakes, didn't want to discuss anything in detail, like how many bars there were in a line. what the actual chord was or on some occasions what the time signature was, tricky with the drums I thought. At the end of rehearsal and in the two days after they would get hyper enthusiastic and come up with four new songs for next week. Dozens of suggestions would be thrown out in the next couple of days. Somehow they would never find the time to learn the new songs. If you were lucky each would have had time to learn one but wih no communication they would turn up having learned different songs. We'd end up playing the originals in the rehearsal room or just running through our set yet again. The enthusiasm reigned supreme, 'sixty new songs by the end of the year' but we got to August and had only gigged one new song not on our NYE set list. I could go on but all the things in everything thebrig has talked about happened to us. In the end the guitarist who did learn his stuff at home and I tried to put some order in it but they could not change and in the end I was the villain of the piece and was pushed out after a big row. My point, if there is one is you have to balance being in a band with good people against the possibility you won't find better. They won't change because their world view and self image is different from yours. You have to decide to chill and go with it or leave. Apparently I'm not a chilled person. So yes, they should learn their stuff at home and practice before rehearsing, but they never will. You just have to decide if you can live with that. [/quote] I can relate to much of this and its a balancing act. Lot depends on whether its a working band you want or like me its just a hobby and for fun altho we do take it seriously enough that we make some headway. Dave

Came across this on Facebook thought i would share. [attachment=243556:Hire a musician.jpg] Dave

Like others i started playing hard to be heard plus the fact i was mainly playing rock music and it just seemed the natural way to play a bass. As i got older I was starting to get cramp when playing longer periods ie 2 hr gigs and sought advice from fellow BC'ers. Over the past few years i have lowered my strings on some basses and now at 2mm from 3mm on E string at 17th and play lighter. I can't remember the last time i had any hand issues even after a 3hr rehearsal with no breaks. I could possibly lower a bit further but seems god where it is at moment. Dave

[quote name='Lorne' timestamp='1195084582' post='88731'] Ok,it is with great thanks to my Polish friend Tomek for kindly sending me this bass,I have spent the past year finding him vintage and rare B.C.Rich guitars and basses including a PMS Bich which is one of only 15,a neck thru BCR Explorer guitar (approx 1 of 13) and approx 13 or 14 others He sent me this for free as a thank you 1981 Quilty TJ Mock The bass is in generally great shape,although the previous owner,before Tomek,must have stored it in water,all the screws for the cavity cover were rusted and have been replaced,the rear pick up-only 1 half works properly But other than that a fantastic bass-god I love the Internet-2 free vintage BCR's in a year!!! [/quote] What are all the switches for on the Mockingbird. ? Dave

Nice bass Alembic1989. Wel worth the wait and worry. I've always had a thing for the USA Mockngbird as used by Neil Murray with Whitesnake. Great sounding bass and stunning looks. Do the Mockingbirds suffer from neckdive at all ? Dave