stewblack

Yes! *punches the air*

@Jakester exemplifies everything good and decent about Basschat. I sold an amp to a BCer based way out East. Neither of us were keen on employing a courier and the drive is not a pleasant one and over long. After an appeal for help Jake stepped in and offered to deliver the amp for us. He works not far from me and happened to be travelling towards my buyer not long after the sale was agreed. Great communications, helpful and selfless. Top man.

Swindon is stacked with live venues. Moonrakers , the Steam Railway, the Messenger, The Deer Leap, the Kings, RAFA club, the Vic, Jovial Monk off the top of my head.

Thanks folks. I'd not tried Premier Inn as they always seem quite pricey but I'll look into booking farther ahead. Booking.com add £££ at the checkout so their cheap rates often aren't. I have a phobia around being in other people's homes so Airbnb is not an option. Didn't know about the voucher website or the theatre trick. Thanks again

Have you found a knack for sourcing cheap hotels when gigging away from home? I don't earn much from my bands and while I sometimes get lucky with a travelodge room for £25 I wonder if there are seasoned, wiley travellers who know their way around the murky waters of the cheap bed.

Yes but I don't want to make more work for you

Right up until the bit where you said it was more work for you. Up until then I was sold on the less expensive option.

Dayum

What's the story behind this filth? Bloody pornography.

Seriously though Jim it is an incredibly tiny package. You think you could gig with two of those little guys?

Hey @stevie what are the drawbacks of the cheaper crossover?

I'm planning interchangeable coloured cloth to match the different band colour schemes.

Thank you for all your hard work Stevie. I am selling whatever I can to fund my flat pack.

Aaaargh!

Hmm. This 'Ped' makes a lot of sense. Maybe humans aren't that stupid after all.

Dood. My God. Jeez. Good grief. That is a dream.

I do try to play Footloose as per the original but only as a challenge to myself and no other reason - even then there's a couple of variations which I gloss over! I try to do the fart slides in I Wish but never in the right places. Fart Slides. Band name, I call it.

This is Basschat at its best. Knowledgeable, helpful, friendly, a little bit eccentric and not a snide sarcastic comment in sight. Love it.

Not daft, awesome, well done you! Hope you enjoy every minute of it. And please do share with pics where appropriate.

The only real answer is it depends. I was in a tribute band once and we came from all over so we never rehearsed. It was vital everyone learn and play every part note for note as per the agreed versions. You could have improvised but then how do you know one of the other 8 musicians wasn't taking a cue from the part you changed? However in most other cases it isn't at all important to learn the exact part. Some bands I'm in I improvise everything, never the same twice and no one gives a hoot. In another the band leader is crazy anal about everyone playing precisely what was played on the chart single version, not an album or live version, god forbid. I tried asking if they thought the original artists themselves ever played it like that live but to no avail. Other bands I'm in I do as people here suggest and only recreate those stand out bass parts without which the song would sound unrehearsed. Another band I'm in play almost all originals so they're my bass lines and I can do whatever I want with them. Of course there are covers where I love the bass line and want to learn it for that reason alone, and others where the original was written by someone like James Jamerson and I think to myself if it was good enough for the master who the hell am I to change it? Like I said, it depends.