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Impressed by video. Should be a great gig.

What I managed to omit is that if you do make a loss or break even, then no need to submit a short tax form. Obvious, really, but as others have said, don't try to put your losses against your other income. Keep things simple and, besides, the taxman won't be very impressed.

Some posters have made this a bit complicated, I fear. Here's what you do, and what I've been doing for the past umpteen years. Keep a scrupulous record of your income and expenses for each gig. I have mine on a spreadsheet. Income is what you receive as an individual, your share of the gig money. Outgoings will include travel at .45p a mile, any accommodation/subsistence, instrument insurance and misc expenses such as leads, batteries etc. Also don't forget to claim for travel to rehearsals and associated costs. Then at the end of the year see how much 'profit' you've made. At the end of the tax year ask HMRC for a short tax return form. It's, er, quite short - four pages in fact. You'll need to put down all your PAYE stuff and your employer should be able to help you with that, P11D and P60 for instance. On page three you'll be asked to account for any misc income and capital gains. That's where you declare your band earnings. Just as a PS, will you have to pay contribute towards band expenses, PA for instance. Here I suggest you record your gig money net, ie what you get after bunging in for the gear. If you bring shared equipment into your accounts it could get needlessly complicated and when/if you sell any gear you'd have to declare income on that. So best leave it out. When you become a world beating band it'll be different of course but hope this helps for now. BTW I account for all my music income, cash and all. Most cash payments are accounted for by someone along the line. The only fireproof cash payment is that which comes out of the bride's father's pocket.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1431420455' post='2770998'] At leat they'll price match... http://www.lean-business.co.uk/eshop/eminence-basslite-s2012-8ohm-12-neo-150watt-bass-guitar-speaker-p-864.html Think of the rig you could buy for the price of 1 driver! [/quote]

Blimey, that looks tasty. It's got handmade written all over it, and I don't just mean the scroll. Italian proportions - surely it's not by Luciano Golia?

[quote name='AndyBass' timestamp='1430938395' post='2766194'] I'm selling a Genz Benz STL3.0-10T if that's of any help/interest. Apologies for the shameless plug but it did seem relevant [/quote] That is a very nice combo!

May I bring a double bass?

Too right, BP. The Latin must have scrambled my brain. The Strawbs did Benedictus, an entirely different opus and not a particularly early one. 1972 actually.

Gaudete goes back to the 15th Century and was covered by Steelye Span and turned into a hit by the Strawbs.

Most harrowing? We Plough the Fields and Scatter........I suppose.

Spot on, Admiral. I live three miles away and have enjoyed some of the acts, not the headliners necessarily but some of the surprises - well to me anyway. Wilko with NW-R, Alison Moyet superb, Buffy St Marie at 70 with just bass and drums, Waterboys and lots more. We are spared Jules Holland this year. But although I can, ahem, afford a VIP ticket I haven't the slightest inclination to join the braying hordes. You only have to walk past the area outside the tent - sorry Marqueeeeee - to know that you wouldn't like to join the denizens within.

UB40's dads were all members of the B&W Minstrel Show.

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1429204450' post='2749247'] Who can forget Richard Harris's stirring performance of that Bob Dylan Thomas classic, "Under MacArthur Wood"? [/quote] Ah, it's all perfectly clear now.

At the end of a DB gig some old dear came up and asked if I could play the instrument properly. I presume she meant with a bow. But she might not have.

Sorry KevB, just a tad too long in the rain.

Since when was Richard Harris Richard Burton? Although you never saw them in the same room together.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1429105325' post='2748047'] Oh, and pretty much anything by The Beautiful South. Especially that Jennifer thing. [/quote] Oh, too right. And also bloody Ebony and Ivory. Although I agree with the sentiment, of course.

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1429027046' post='2747185'] Interesting... Have you tried it with electric bass? [/quote] No CR I haven't. The OP referred to use with an acoustic and I replied with that in mind. However, if the Crazy 8 is a good substitute for a Wizzy 10 I'd have thought that it would be good for an electric. I've got a mag PU on my Kolstein and I'll try to give it a go over the next few days. I'm gigging the K on Friday so may take the 8. (Was planning to use the Genz which works very well with it).

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1429020083' post='2747085'] What about one of those Crazy 8 cabs?... http://greenboyaudio.com/cabdetail?model=Crazy8 Trick Audio, here in the UK make them from £375 up. Eude [/quote] Yes, I've got a Crazy 8. I use it lot with DB. It seems to have more bottom and thump than the Wizzy 10. A great cab.

Actually, one of my basses has got that modification that I did as a quick fix to save taking the bridge off. Didn't realise it was daft. Sorry.

It looks as though it's not just the G. The top three strings appear to have been progressively lowered wrt the E. So perhaps not so sinister after all. But be cautious all the same.

And what do you do with your other hand?

From someone who's final gig looks ominously close, enjoy the moment and Iet me wish you joy. You've had some good advice here, which I don't need to repeat. Be well prepared: will there be a set list? Don't play too loud. And when it all goes well in the first half don't get too confident and have too much to drink in the interval. The second half could be a tiger trap. Lucky fella!