peteb

indeed, people with a genuine element of wildness about them generally don't feel the need to wear zombie make up, inverted crosses & affect a death growl as a singing voice. That's just kids playing at dressing up! Mind you, I'm with your Dad about Kiss though 😯

Tell me about! I've lost a bit of the top end of my hearing in one ear and use ear protection in my left ear (nearest the drummer) for most gigs these days...

Indeed it is! You can look at the drummer (and the rest of the band including the singer) without turning your back on the audience...

I am intrigued why so many here prefer to be next to the hats rather than the kick, especially as for most of the bigger / better rock bands I know bass stage right is pretty much de rigueur?? A quick look on google shows that most of the big rock acts from the last 40 years set up on stage in a similar fashion, from Sabbath to Deep Purple to Van Halen to Metallica to (latter day) Whitesnake (although the Neil Murray classic era was an exception)! I did note that when I started playing more blues gigs, I sometimes found myself on the wrong side of the stage. Perhaps it’s a hard rock thing??

Stage right for me, so I can hear / feel the bass drum. If you look at Billy Sheehan, Rudy Sarzo, Michael Anthony and bass players in rock bands of that type, they will usually be stage right with a right sided drummer. I used to insist, but a bit more adaptable these days. I'm usually the same side as the keys player if there is one, mainly to keep the guitar and keys separate.

You're not the only one - desperately sad and so unexpected

I saw that lineup play about 25 years ago - another stellar rhythm section

The original Living Colour rhythm section of Muzz Skillings and Will Calhoun come to.mind as one of the best I've seen live. Mars Cowling and Tommy Aldridge were pretty amazing as well...

No one has mentioned Bonham and John Paul Jones - the great rock rhythm section...

Other cabs than Barefaced are available (as technically good as they are) …! Personally, I prefer Bergantino, which sound great to me. However, you are spoilt for choice these days with plenty of high spec cabs available from various companies. I would suggest giving Bass Direct a call – I’m sure that Mark & co will be able to find something suitable for your needs…

Round here they want you to start at 9.30, have a decent length break then finish at midnight (including encores). The break is to give punters chance to chat and buy more beer, with the band coming back on before they start to think about moving on. Generally the curfew for live music is 12.00 and they want you to play up to then so people haven't got time to go elsewhere for last orders.

It depends on what the gig is. If you are playing original rock music to a new audience, you may want to play a short set packed with your best material to make the maximum impact and finish before you outstay your welcome. If you are playing to a blues crowd you might want to extend the songs and play a bit longer. A typical covers pub gig to a crowd that have come to see a band is generally 2x45 plus an encore, whereas a venue with a constantly changing clientele moving from one bat to another may want three one-hour sets.

When I was in a blues band playing a bar at a festival in Dundee, as we finished our set the landlord said he would pay us an £175 on top of our fee if we could do an extra 45 minutes. We did another 3 songs and played for a hour and 15 minutes...

That's autocorrect on a cheap tablet for you! I've just edited the post so your comment won't make any sense, but nonetheless nice one...

Well that's the beginning of the end of live music in this country then...

The live version of Ain't No Love would be an obvious one - another stellar bass part and hopefully no copyright issues...

That is a great shame as I would love to see exactly that video on YouTube. I do hope you manage to find a way round it and, of course, I would be very interested in subscribing to any YT channel you do manage to put up, as I imagine many bass players my age who grew up with your playing would.

UFO??

Regardless of his views on active bases, this is Scott doing what he does very well - an excellent interview with Gail Ann Dorsey

I was definitely impressed with Scott's video response and I don't think that he was using it as a marketing opportunity. However I agree that as a teacher he shouldn't really be making attention grabbing statements that might confuse his students. Having said that, I like Scott and think on balance he makes a positive contribution. There is obviously a demand for an online bass school - a demand that he is successfully meeting. It might not be for me, but good luck to him for developing something successfull and generally positive...

Well spotted sir! It is a top venue.

Just because sensationalist headlines have been around forever doesn't make themacceptable. He's making a nonsensical statement about active basses then trying to justify it later, which as an educator is hardly helpful to his students who might be taking his initial statement as gospel. Let's be honest, it's all debatable. There are great passive bass sounds and great active ones. I find it easier to use an active bass in most situations, but that's just a personal preference.

Dunno, he says something quite clickbaity about active basses then rows back on it, which I could quite easily disagree with. The thing is that everything in the signal chain affects your sound to some degree or other – from your fingers to the strings, the pickup, wood, electronics, any active onboard preamp, cable (or wireless) right through to the DI or how you mic up the cab.

I've heard that story is actually true! Lizzy, Queen (to an extent - they were never as massive in the states as they were here), Quo, The Jam, early Whitesnake (pre 1987) never really broke big the other side of the pond...