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  1. police squad
    I would leave or sack the singer
  2. police squad
    so many people dont use decent mic systems, especially wireless. Battery going flat is also a bit schoolboy too. Well done for sorting it on the fly though
  3. police squad
    Did my first gig for 12 weeks on Friday night. (back injury prevented me) It was just a pub, with my 80s duo, I was singing and playing guitar. Sometimes sitting on my stool, mostly standing. We all had a great time and with a 10.30 finish, was home with my dinner by 11.30 happy days
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    I've owned my own PA, on and off for over 35 years. Occasionally and only very occasionally i take it for someone elses benefit (my mates) I was recently asked if I fancied joining a band and doing half the singing with the guitarist doing half. Which means i would have to use my PA as they dont have one But it's not a band I want to do at the moment (the guitarists and drummer are utterly superb though and we do a blues rock gig once a year together, which I take my whole kit too and love it too) The last proper band I was in, the band bought the van, on the understanding if you left, you got nothing. The bass player and original singer owned the PA but when the singer left, he gifted the PA to the bassist. (I played guitar and sang in this band. Everything was put thru the PA and we left everything bar guitars in the van) It worked very well
  5. police squad
    I have the MIPRO MI58 system. Very low latency figures and amazing audio. I've used it about 10 times (I've been injured for the past 10 weeks, so no gigs) and it's been awesome. I was going to buy Sennheiser EW-G4 (like my wireless mic) but it was so much more expensive and I took a leap of faith with the MIPRO. So far.........................So good
  6. police squad
    Hofner contempory basses are worth a look
  7. police squad
    Thanks to @EBS_freak I went channel 38 and pay the license. 4 years in now and never a problem. Sennheiser EW 100 G4-945-S Vocal Wireless System,
  8. police squad
    That needs finishing!!
  9. police squad
    Having just re-read this from the start Over the years I have noticed how different desks sound different to each other. I know that sounds a bit daft but 24 years ago I bought a Peavey XR800 powered desk and matched it to Electro Voice SX100+ cabs. My vocal sound through this little system was (and still is actually) really really good. Full and deep with no harshness or feedback, SM58s all the way here. 15 years or so ago I bought a new Wharfedale powered system (it was cheap and suited my needs) and an Allen and Heath Zed-FX22. It sounded pretty good most of the time until one day I noticed a horrible harshness, in a horrible sounding room. I couldn't EQ out, I just turned the whole thing down a little. 3 years later I ditched the Wharfedales and went QSC K12 plus 2 Ksub. Awesome, really lovely, natural and rich sounding. I also did many gigs without the subs (sounded great) but my 22 channel desk was a bit big to lug about, so I bought a Behringer something. 8 inputs, small with eq. Yep it sounded ok or so I thought. I got used to how it sounded, then it started to play up, making weird white noise, which when I turned the FX off, it was fine. So I dragged out the old AH ZED-FX OH MY!! Like night and day. So I bought a smaller AH ZED-FX and it's wonderful. My point here, it could be your desk. It must be worth trying a different desk
  10. police squad
    I bought a Tech 21 VT bass pedal and I think it nails the sound. I plugged it into my Hartke HA1400 2x10 combo (in my office of course) and was blown away by the sound I should try it on a gig sometime
  11. police squad
    agreed, good idea
  12. police squad
    I once was lucky enough to work with Chris Tsangarides and this is exactly how he miked up the drums. He had a length of wood that he put on the snare and at the end, the overhead. Then he did the same sideways, pointing towards the hi-hat. I shall start adopting this way, next time I have a drummer that need micing up
  13. police squad
    I think I had a red one for a while. Certainly very similar, washburn, pointy headstock about 1989
  14. police squad
    I would just play it. I like the feel of bits of laquer missing. It helps me know where I am on the fingerboard. My '73 P bass has loads missing
  15. police squad
    you're allowed to take a personal instrument with you on holiday if you want. Afterall you can take others things can't you? The whole contents of your motor home are possesions aren't they. I've never been checked on the way out of the uk, either tunnel of ferry
  16. police squad
    pretty much how I did it
  17. police squad
    wow, I came to the bass after the violin too. I was 13. (1981) No lessons, I just worked it out really. I wished I'd kept up the violin now. As Reggaebass suggested, show him some stuff and see how he goes. If he's good on the violin and has good theory it's very transferable
  18. police squad
    @warwickhunt PM sent
  19. police squad
    yep look after yourself and take it slowly. I slipped a disk mid April. I still have no plans to get back to gigging. Just make sure you're fully repaired
  20. police squad
    Maybe a left over from Eddie Van Halen's work interesting pickup though, looks to be about the spot of a normal P bass
  21. police squad
    RM500 EVO II, really awesome head. Best bass sound I've ever had. I've had it since November 2018 and its brill!!
  22. police squad
    yes I do, the MI pro was much cheaper than the senn. I was all set to buy the Senn system but have taken a leap of faith. I do about 50 gigs a year, all mainly pubs and so far the MI Pro has been faultless. But I've used it only a handful of times as I slipped a disc a couple of months ago and cant gig atm. The MI pro was about 400 quid cheaper and someone needed to try it. The audio quality is superb I'm 8 gigs down so far, if you wait another 6 months I'll have more feedback on it
  23. police squad
    I use the sennheiser EW G4 mic system and it's awesome Your IEMs will sound excellent thru it
  24. police squad
    that's a beauty GLWTS
  25. police squad
    I do one gig a year with a band with keys, 3 x guitars, bass guitar, guest acoustic player and three singers I used a ZedFX 22 which works fine, only I have IEMs. The CQ20 is smaller, takes up less room. I might even learn to record the gig etc and put different FX on different things I just want one!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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