peteb

I don’t understand why people get so bothered about all this? I go and watch different types of bands for different reasons and with different expectations. When I see a covers band, I don’t expect to pay in under normal circumstances (at least not more than a nominal amount), probably at a smaller venue or possibly at a larger one-off event and I expect to be entertained. Hopefully, they won’t have the same set list as the band I saw the week before! Having said that, some of the best bands that I have seen (and played in) have been cover bands. A tribute band would probably be playing at a bigger venue, have a bigger show (lights, sound, etc rather than costumes) and to charge in – a slightly different night out I would expect to pay more to see an original band, for them to play a set full of well put together material and a decent well thought out show (and not in a pub)! I will judge an original band far harder than a covers band, but then the rewards for the band are far greater than playing for a bit of beer money / extra cash! There is room for different types of bands – I don’t even see that they are competing as they are generally playing different venues and people go to see them for different reasons………

[attachment=74189:Pete_1___Copy.JPG] [attachment=74191:Pete___P...2___Copy.JPG] [attachment=74190:Pete ___P...y___Copy.JPG] Some shots of last Saturday night's gig with the Paddy Maguire Band - a curtain raiser for the first Hebden Bridge Blues Festival to be held in May. We had the excellent Marcus Bonfanti sit in with us at the end of the set but unfortunately no one seems to have taken any photos then Not so sure about the dance moves in the middle pic....!

Some shots of last Saturday nights gig – a curtain raiser for the first Hebden Bridge Blues Festival to be held in May. We had the excellent Marcus Bonfanti sit in with us at the end of the set but unfortunately no one seems to have taken any photos then Not so sure about the dance moves in the last pic…!

Another one here who has just fitted a J-Retro Deluxe to my Mayones Jazz First impressions after one rehearsal are good, even thru I didn't get much chance to explore the different tonal options available. As a second opinion, the guy who fitted it raved about how powerful it made the bass sound! Can't wait to try it out at a gig at the weekend..........

Bizarre thread I think that GP says in the introduction of the book that it is by and large a collection of anecdotes of his experiences with famous people that he has come across over the years and he seems happy enough to admit that he has acted like a tw*t on occasions when he has been stoned (who hasn't)! You don't get a CV like that without being very very good and I think that a lot of the good luck that he has undoubtedly enjoyed has come about because of his incredibly positive outlook to life! Great player, very funny bloke and very unpretentious…..

Hope that you lot are right about these preamps - just got one thru the post from Mark @ Bass Direct today...!!

Generally the problem is that the stingray's pickup poles don't align properly with the G-string I've just put in a passive EMG pick up in my ray, keeping the MM curcuit - sounds great and no more G-string issues!

Justin has just picked up my SWR Goliath 610 cab Nice guy (as was his bass playing dad), easy to deal with, no problems at all..... Cheers - Pete

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1086119' date='Jan 11 2011, 09:34 PM']I'll see what I can do with Cubase and a drum machine. And the drummer in the function band has a Zoom thing so can record the tune on the next gig (its not until April tho'). Should be interesting!! A Chic duel [/quote] Now that does sound like fun...!

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1085572' date='Jan 11 2011, 03:04 PM']Fun is overated. I think it should be something you have when you are doing something satisfying and of value and not just an end in itself. Fun, on its own, can be pretty boring and aimless. I never watch comedies because they don't seem to have much point [/quote] An interesting view point, although I do sometimes fear that you may have missed the point...... Not just with this issue, but life in general.....

Not much of a shock as I knew he was desperately ill, but still very sad news Me and a couple of mates met him a few years ago after a Y&T gig and a couple of things stuck in my mind: 1. He always looked huge on stage but that was more of a perspective thing – the rest of Y&T are dwarves! 2. He was indeed a lovely bloke – we drank and chatted with him for quite a bit (until they closed the bar in fact) and talked about everything from music to travel to how most Yanks just can’t get British humour (the rest of Y&T for a start) I remember him laughing that he had been reduced to drinking Southern Comfort as he had already drank all of the rest of the dark spirits behind the bar! Great guy…………

For what it’s worth…. I played for quite a few years without any idea about tone and was happy with anything that sounded half decent! I then saw an article by a guy called Jimmy Bain where he gave examples of amp settings that he said provided the 4 basic bass guitar sounds. I tried out all four, decided which one I liked best and that has basically been ‘my sound’ ever since! If I can use any amp with a bit of thump, a cab with 10” speakers and a (preferably active) bass with roundwound strings, I can generally sound like me! I can’t agree that there is no such thing as tone, but I would say that many people waste too much time and money chasing something that they will never find…..

Local gig tonight for the Blue Angels bike club xmas party in Leeds then a drive to Cumbria (from Bradford) tomorrow for a gig in Cockermouth!

[quote name='Sibob' post='1053166' date='Dec 9 2010, 06:22 PM']This thread reminds me of Jeff Berlin's reply to a readers letter in the back of this months BGM......has anyone read it?[/quote] Nope - would you care to enlighten us??

For me it would be the gig with someone like Whitesnake - great players, big gigs, touring & getting to see the world in a certain amount of style and a touch of fame without the intrusion. Not sure if the money would be as good as you might hope, but it would raise your profile in the business that would pay off in the long term! The new bass player, Michael Devin, used to play in in Kenny Wayne Shepherd's touring band - another gig that I wouldn't mind!

Kinda like a superior Saturday afternoon in the bass section of a music shop in the 80s!

[quote name='arthurhenry' post='1036875' date='Nov 25 2010, 08:19 PM']Who needs tab? You can look up just about any song you'd need to learn on youtube and learn it by ear. Probably quicker than using tab too.[/quote] Very true - looking at a decent tab first just makes it a bit quicker!

I will sometimes use tabs off the net to save time if I want to learn a cover quickly, but the problem with sites like these is the accuracy of the transcriptions (this is the same with tab or squiggles)! I quickly looked up a few tabs on this site – some were quite good, some were overly simplified and some were just plain wrong! On the other hand, where would you find such a wide selection of transcriptions in standard notation on the net for free??