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Thanks so much, I need this for a gig on Saturday!

Yes I did get the gig. The guitar situation was sorted, and I have done 3 rehearsals on bass with the band to date. Also chipping in some BVs. First gig at the end of the month, second one in June. I'm liking it a lot!

I've done a couple of rehearsals with my new band at a rehearsal studio. I took my Demeter head and BF Super Twin to the first one, but I noticed there was an Ashdown ABM600 head and a 4x10 cab in the room. The room 2 floors up from ground level (there is a goods lift!) so the second time I left the BF in the car and took up my Mark Bass Nano 300. The ABM head turned out to be shagged (distorted, hardly any volume) so I plugged the Nano into the 4x10, expecting it to be all dull and woolly. Bloody Nora - what a great sound! Big, fat, and even, with (ahem) heft that did not seem possible from the pocket-sized amp. It just goes to show... something, but I don't know what. Mind you, I almost broke myself carrying the cab to where I wanted it in the room.

Any chance of recording the unwanted noise and posting a link here?

I second that emotion!

When I get to an audition I aim to: have done my homework on the band, the material, the gigs; be honest with them about what I can or can't do, in terms of both playing and commitment; and be the solution they are looking for, not another potential problem.

So where can you get them from?

I didn't get down to the bare wood but it's still loads better than it was.

Did a quick rub-down yesterday afternoon with a medium pad, followed by fine, and achieved a lovely satin finish with little effort. Went on to play a drag-free gig. Result! Many thanks

Not one of these:

Yes and no. It's complicated...

Well in an interesting development, I am now up for the guitar job in the tribute band. Back to the drawing board. At least I know the chords already....

https://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/madonna-tribute-act-looking-for-musicians-t1151835.html Would-be Madonna tribute vocalist looking for someone with 'a good sound system and mic'. Eh? Think I'll look for a band that can provide a good bass and amp!

I use Elixirs on my acoustic guitar, and they do retain their brightness for ages. Never tried Elixirs on bass though.

You may find you have more boot width available if you put your bass on top of a cab or similar.

Lush!

I'm now learning a further 2 sets for a dep gig with a disco/funk/soul band. Same technique - quite a few numbers I already know (Soul Man, Uptown Funk), several with online transcriptions available (Boogie Wonderland, Burn This Disco Out - I have re-drafted some in Sibelius for clarity) and a few that are brand new to me (Mama Told Me not To Come, Starsky & Hutch). When I get tired of one, I can do some work on the other!

Met up with Sid in a classic Service Area rendezvous. He liked the goods and did a bank transfer there and then. Great comms throughout, and a pleasure to meet.

I think you've done well to last 8 years as a band Blue - in my experience, 4 years is generally good going for a covers band.

1. I can access Trello from any device that can get me online, so I’m not dependent on having a particular piece of paper to hand. 2. Post-its lose their stickiness after you’ve moved them a few times and have a tendency to curl up. 3. You can have a Trello board that would equate to a piece of paper much bigger than A3. 4. Before Trello, I used to make Excel spreadsheets and give my learning of each song a grading from 1 to 5. It wasn’t immediately obvious how many songs were in each category, which Trello shows at a glance. 5. It costs less than paper and post-it’s.

^^^ ForScore will work with any pdf file. Not sure about other file formats as I’ve never tried it.

Neither is it in the UK. We have implemented the same EU Pricing Directive since 1991. Current law can be found here if you're suffering from insomnia.

It certainly does, and it certainly is. This to some extent, but also I find I can move around the neck more without having to go a long way back to find a suitably high or low note.