xgsjx

How do you get a good sound at rehearsal so that everyone hears everyone else? placement of equipment is really what my question is here. Just now in the rectangle room we use, we have the drummer on a riser with a largish PA sub & top plonked at either side facing the same way as the drummer. In front of the riser is a wedge monitor that does work, but can't be heard & then 2 mics that have the singer looking at the drummer. Then on the opposite side is 2 guitar 1/2 stacks kinda angled towards the kick drum so they can bleed into the mics (why, I don't know). The house bass combo (A lovely TNT150 that's seen better hammers) sits near the wall between the left pa cab & the guitar cab (pointing straight across the mics). I think that for a "paid" rehearsal room/studio, it is poorly set up. Though I suppose it would be a good set up if we all just went through the PA. So how do you guys & gals have your rehearsal space set?

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1385243550' post='2286130'] BTW, maybe pedantically, they're not electric pianos, but electronic pianos. Simply put: Pianet, Wurlitzer and Rhodes are electric, as in mechanical devices with pickup systems of different plumages. Electronic is when electronics _are_ the sound source. [/quote] That's a valid pedantry & well raised. Just like when electro acoustics get called semi acoustics.

I'm not gonna get anything this month either. Will have a good listen to the entries & vote though.

I've always struggled when it came to naming bands. Have a look at things to do with weddings & functions to get ideas. I got our band name from a term we use at work.

When I started playing they had books that just taught you songs note for note. I believe you can still get them, they was called transcriptions.

Looks rather nice that does.

Shouldn't this be in the "effects" section then?

I'm with ratman. Try & avoid the charts & learn the songs. Use the charts at rehearsal for the entire band, but I encourage everyone to learn the lyrics as it makes it easier to learn the arrangement & where the changes are.

I need a new hat too.

Each driver probably won't get close to 200w each if you get to full whack.

We've already done our version of the Beatles "Come Together" & Gnarles Barklay's "Crazy", but Local Boy is not a song that I would have chosen as it doesn't seem to offer much to start with. Maybe a house/dub bassline might work? I'll probably have to see what the other's play & work on things from there.

The Ωs would be 2.6, so the amp should be fine & there should be a fairly even spread over all 3 drivers. So yeah, should be fine. Ears are good for saying otherwise though.

A lot of examples of non rock turned into rock & some I really like, but how about the other way? Any good examples of rock songs done differently, but done well?

Check for any farting/distorting sounds that your amp wouldn't normally produce.

I can't believe I've just listened to Dick Cheese. BRX, I think I prefer those to the originals too! Any alt covers that don't sound so... cheesy?

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1384945999' post='2282537'] [b]You won't damage anything[/b], so, I would put them together and then you can tell us. Just put the cab that you want to hear the most on top. Get a long lead and walk around the room. The "don't mix" mantra is overstated. A band mix and the rooms we play in pose far more sonic challenges than what the "rules" say about mixing speakers. In previous decades adding a 15" did beef up the sound, but these days speakers and cabs are night and day better than back then, so I'd say most people won't get more bass out of a 15" than they will out of a modern, well designed cab full of 10's or 12's. But your ears are all that matters. [/quote] I wouldn't guarantee that nothing could get damaged. A low powered amp is still capable of damaging higher rated drivers & I bet that amp could destroy the 1x15 given a chance. But I agree that the best thing to do is try it out & use your ears. Seems strange that a 6x10 is 8 ohms though.

I'm looking forward to lunchtime so I can have a listen to these.

When I started my band I specifically said that I didn't want to play indie/pop rock type stuff (Stereophonics, Oasis, the View & so on). Nothing wrong with that genre, I like to listen to it, but I really don't want to play it as I find the plodding basslines a bit mind numbing. So we have a new singer & I said to him on the band's Facebook convo "any songs you want to sing between writing", so we can play something between writing. He suggested Superstition (Stevie Wonder). Good song, but the 2 guitarists then said it's a keys song, it'll sound rubbish on guitar & then one suggested Local Boy (Stereophonics). I explained that I really don't want to be in an indie band & play that sort of stuff unless we can rework it into our own style (which is more a mix of rock, funk, house & fusion. So completely different from the plod of indie). The drummer then chiped in saying that we shouldn't cover a song the same as the original & we should put our own style on it, which I agree with. We're gonna do both songs. So what I'm asking here is if anyone has changed a song's style completely?

Boss OC3 in poly mode would let you play chords up the dusty end & it would add a single note 1 octave lower. Add a little dirt & you're sorted.

It's less than 6 months old, ask for a replacement & not a repair (which they'll probably do anyway & send the popped one to MarkBass). They are good amps.

There was a couple of similar instances with the LMII, so Markbass have an emergency head available for gigging. I've had mine since 2008 & had no issues whatsoever.

Only you can decide that, so it's a case of "suck it & see", I'm afraid. It's like having 1/2 a cup of your fave coffee & wanting more, but have your fave tea available.

Learning Superstition (Stevie Wonder) & Feeling Good (Muse version) for next week to give the singer something to sing whilst we're writing songs. One of the band members suggested Local Boy (Stereophonics), but no one answered him. I like the song, but I couldn't think of a much more mind numbing song to play.

[quote name='grenadilla' timestamp='1384789657' post='2280723'] No-that was a bit of humor. I would let the poplar grow and cut down birch. Fender changed that bass to alder. [/quote] Is alder better for bracing? . . . . Or would you be better off just playing the bass?

[quote name='Left Foot' timestamp='1384788102' post='2280698'] Would/could you guys enforce this with originals? Tough break though, honesty is the best! [/quote] To a small degree I do. With originals I still expect a little homework to be done, though only once we've got the basics down.