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Mini rant about GAS We rehearse in a school music block (our drummer is in IT there and our singer a music teacher too) Halfway through a rehearsal we go for a little break. Wandered into another music room, and lo and behold, a Double Bass, and a couple of banjos. Anyway, cue a country style version of Billie Jean and now I really fancy learnin to play double Bass properly. It just felt so natural in terms of fingering and play style. Anyone else made the transition on a whim? I'ts not likely to happen yet to be honest, given the cost of a DB, and then lessons, but something for the future I reckon.

[quote name='andyjingram' timestamp='1351508572' post='1851825'] There's no excuse for that either, you know! [/quote] Me and my mates started an 80s tribute band, very very very fun stuff. Cheesey as she goes. I just wish I hadn't got rid of my steinburger clone (Although I found it hard to play such a short scale bass)

[quote name='StephenFerguson' timestamp='1351482483' post='1851663'] There is no excuse for owning a headless bass [/quote] "we've just started an 80s tribute band "

[quote name='paul torch' timestamp='1351365516' post='1850628'] measure from the nut to the 12th fret then times by 2 [/quote] (it's nut to bridge but as halving the distance gives you an octave , this is the easier way of working it out )

[quote name='Stompbox' timestamp='1351339089' post='1850260'] Well I do like the skeleton, but maybe a little difficult to fold down into a handy package... I like the idea of a presonal monitor too, but even better would be a screen with lyrics on, instead of the ring binder I carry with me... [/quote] Qft that sounds better. Like a cross between a mic stand and a stage prompter

What is a bass ukulele ? Do you mean like a baritone uke ? Famously the ukulele orchestra of grea britain called their acoustic bass a "bass ukulele "

Yeah i hate 30 inch short scale I dont know why but i find Damned near impossible for me to play on. It may be down to the fact my main two basses are both 35 " lakland 5 stringers but just never got on with them (have owned two short and played a couple more £

Muse -Blackout (works well as a set opener I think!) Foreigner -I wantto know what love is Young mc -bust a move Chic -le freak Bowie:queen under pressure Fleet wood mac -go your own way Foo fighters halo Placebo -pure morning Bill Haley - see you later alligator Motley Crüe -dr feel good A lot of that is quite workable I think!

[quote name='Dropzone' timestamp='1350906391' post='1844816'] My bands current set list. No Sex on Fire or Mustang Sally guarenteed BORN SLIPPY - Underworld BREAK STUFF – Limp Bizkit LAST RESORT – Papa Roach LAND OF CONFUSION - Disturbed IN THE END – Linkin Park GOD DAMN ME – DZ 30 30 150 – Stone Sour FROM YESTERDAY - 30 Seconds to Mars NIGHTMARE – Avenged Sevenfold HEAD LIKE A HOLE – NIN BEFORE I FORGET - Slipknot INSOMNIA - Faithless BLIND / FREAK ON A LEASH - Korn PROPANE / VODOOO – Pendulum / Prodigy WEEPING SORE – DZ LAST SERENADE – Killwitch Engage CHOP SUEY – System of a Down BODIES – Drowning Pool DUALITY - Slipknot BRICK IN THE WALL - Korn ZOMBIE – DZ/The Cranberries DAVIDIAN – Machine Head [/quote] Now that is a set I would LOVe to play

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1350817536' post='1843707'] Fantastic! Took me several seconds to reconduct this to Nessun Dorma... I resisted the temptation to Google it [/quote] Apologies for the spelling lol. I could blame my iPhone ;p

I have two laklands. Love them to bits and agree fully. Carry onn

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1350757689' post='1843236'] Lol. Coffin dodgers? Anyone over 45? We play all those. In fact loads of them get requested. Next time you're in a pub with a jukebox listen to what the punters are choosing (and paying!) to put on. Seems to be a lot of snobbery about what we're basically being employed to play. They're basic standard tunes, compliment them with a bunch of others, but if someone asks for Oasis, just play it, it's just a bunch of notes, the crowd will thank you and come and see you again, the landlord will thank you and ask you back. You'll also get better gigs off the back of your pub performance. [/quote] We go to the pub after most rehearsals. Last time we went in a local had put nessendormer on the jukebox. Can't see many bands doing that

Seriously would have thought higher prices for weddings on here. Maybe it's just that I live in an area not really hit by the recession(Cambridge) but we are talking £1k almost minimum for weddings round here. Obviously with background music etc thrown in

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1350656968' post='1841891'] And I would say that is why the pub scene might be on its ar$e in some places... I just think bands should make a bit more of the effort...and even though I think it is true that pub gigs are too much work for the money that shouldn't be the reason for playing everyone elses set... 1 Rehearsal should get 4 -5 songs off... if you've done your home work, so we are saying a set of 22 songs should take 4 or 5 rehearsals. So it wouldn't matter what songs you put the time into..you can have a gigging set up in 2 months or so. I'm with the poster above... play certain songs and it is drink up time ... having said that... if the band has some sort of connection or entertainment about them, then you don't mind as much. I doubt you'll see many of their gigs tho...so from the point of view of return gigs...it would be a 'fail' for me...which has to be in the equation as well..?? [/quote] Indeed. We do 3 a week. We have to have 45 odd ready in 10 odd weeks( for Xmas gigsfor a new band that only got going in late sept). So we are working on 3 a week. One big rehearsal every month. And going to do a couple of songs fpr the first gig rehearsed. (eg rebel yell she sells sanctuary word up. Things that are easy) Mind you. I'm known for being organised eyx and have all the tracks on a google drive along with guitar pro files and p d f s if them all etc.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1350650608' post='1841760'] was going to say that most of those songs are 20 years old ..at least [/quote] None of these in the function list. Yet. Just saying that these are almost always on the set lists roud here. At least in the sub gigs I do and the typical bands I see around.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1350650147' post='1841751'] A number of interpretations spring to mind, most of them rather unsettling. [/quote] Danube (damned )iPhone. Vox.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1350649116' post='1841719'] ha ha ... that seems like an older set to me as well Not a great lot of thought in that...to be different from a 1001 other bands doing the same circuit... [/quote] started an 80s function band. Only one other good band doing the same in east Anglian. Except we have female and male box whilst they are just male.

[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1350646641' post='1841672'] + the 1. [/quote] +2 I would say the set list you put up there would be more an "older" rockers setlist. The current way I'm seeing is 1.Valerie 2. Dakota 3. Sex on fire 4. All right now 5. Run to you 6. Livin on a prayer 7. Sweet child o mine 8 Dont stop me now 9 . Billy Jean (badly) 10 summer of 69

[quote] I'm not sure about the special cake but I'll go anywhere if there is balloons & a free badge [/quote] [i]Thats what Jimmy Saville said [/i](too soon?)

Appears the first part is tonality and the second part is rhythm? although i found it hard to concentrate after about 15 in the second part. [b]Thank you for your participation. You scored 27 out of 30 on the first test and 26 out of 30 on the second test.[/b]

Sounds like he hasn't researched your band at all, and hasn't got a clue that you are a covers band. IMHO YMMV etc.