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If you can lower yourself to do so you could also go along to a few karaoke and open mic nights. Adverts in your local music shops. Your local musicians Facebook group.

[quote name='redbandit599' timestamp='1416928384' post='2615131'] [url="http://www.musik-produktiv.co.uk/cameo-studio-par-64-18x8w-quad-colour.html?gclid=CNyEvLSDlsICFfHKtAodA2gAyA"]http://www.musik-produktiv.co.uk/cameo-studio-par-64-18x8w-quad-colour.html?gclid=CNyEvLSDlsICFfHKtAodA2gAyA[/url] I've started looking around now, lights gas (gaslight?) is spreading... Came across these, look like serious beasts with 18x8w each. Wondering if I could have fewer, more powerful lights now... Suppose spread maybe the issue, also how bright is too bright!? [/quote] They do look serious beasts. Not the cheapest either. Personally I think I'd go for several lower powered and cheaper units, but then we play mainly in pubs and like a couple of colour washes at a time. Depends on where you play and how many you're thinking of buying. They would cast a good shadow

[quote name='ratman' timestamp='1416929699' post='2615152'] I'm thinking about investing in some lights. The set I'm thinking about is this: http://www.thomann.de/gb/stairville_stage_tri_led_bundle_complete.htm Does anyone here have these, or any like them? Are they any good for small to medium gigs? Cheers. [/quote] That doesn't look a bad aet. As the controller is DMX512 you should be able to add more lights in future if you need to.

Sounds like he has confidence issues. If he thinks everything is too loud he needs ear plugs. More likely though is the confidence. At rehearsal get the lead guitarist and vocals to drop out leaving just you rhythm boys and get everyone to listen to it. Try to get him in balance. At the end of the day though if he can't cut the mustard he's dead weight

[quote name='redbandit599' timestamp='1416697603' post='2612809'] Thinking about getting some new lights. Like the look of these LED jobs, do any of you mount them on your PA stands in any way? Would be good to not have to have other t-bars etc? J [/quote] I use separate T bars as it gives you a bit more flexibility. If space is tight they can tuck in quite close to the PA. It's better if you can get them up high as then they don't dazzle you so much

Great bit of kit for the money. I love mine

I suppose a lot of it is down to how the guitar makes you feel. The same as playing with a clean or distorted sound. I feel different when playing my Ric, Thunderbird or Precision.

[quote name='allighatt0r' timestamp='1416396312' post='2609685'] I assume you know you can click on the little blue dot on the left of the topic title? [/quote] Er... no I didn't. Thanks!

[quote name='tbonepete' timestamp='1416345268' post='2609317'] Although, as soon as I get on the mobile site I hit the full website button as the mobile is lacking in some details. [/quote] I regularly switch between the two, mostly in mobile mode as I like the auto first unread post feature - in fact I wish the full version had a user option to do it all the time

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1416242130' post='2608217'] ... but no 'J' neck p/up. I suppose one could be routed in, though..? [/quote] Well it is a compromise but you get the 'best' bits ergonomically and a decent flavour of each sonically

Squier P-bass Special . Jazz neck, Precision body, PJ pups and cheap as chips. I fitted SD Quarter Pound pups in about 15 mins -> monster bass and still dead cheap

I've played in a trio for years mainly due to the economics. I have a day job but the guitarist doesn't. He plays with other bands to make the core of his money. However we have a general rule that the pub needs to pay a reasonable amount or we don't take the gig. Places that we really enjoy playing we might do for slightly less, but usually it's got to be at least £70 a man - and an even split

I went for DMX mainly to synchronise the colour washes as my cheap PARs don't do master-slave, but it looks cool to have the stage dimly lit during breaks at the touch of a button too.

Someone was selling some powered Mackie 450s on here. A pair of those with a mixing desk are ideal for small venues. Much easier than lugging a power amp around!

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1416147992' post='2607323'] Are we talking about http://www.djanddiscostuff.com/lighting-c1/band-stage-and-uplighting-c9/led-pars-c48/7q5-led-uplighter-7-x-5watt-rgba-led-p1419/s1460?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=ledj-7q5-led-uplighter-7-x-5watt-rgba-led&utm_campaign=product%2Blisting%2Bads&gclid=Cj0KEQiAs6GjBRCy2My09an6uNIBEiQANfY4zNbGo0-kd45KiBSAZtJPSW74pmjAtN4Tod3DgQYONF4aApSz8P8HAQ [/quote] That's what I saw when I Googled. They might be a bit too bright for our git/voc - he complains about the cheap dim ones I've got!

[quote name='spacey' timestamp='1416141509' post='2607238'] There is a new boy about town, the Ledj 7q5... [/quote] Those look rather good. I'm thinking of upgrading the PARs as they don't throw a huge amount of light. They are good enough for small venues where they are on top of you but struggle a bit if more than about 15 feet away. I could also do with some lighter stands - they are a decent height and very sturdy, but weigh a ton!

I've had a Peavey Databass combo for about 20 years now. Every now and then I think about getting something else, but it's been so reliable and sounds great. I've had to re-cone it a couple of times just through general wear and tear - the last time the braided cables wore out and can't be re-soldered. It's a 450W 1x15 combo that slots neatly into the boot of my car. It's not the lightest of amps but has been gigged extensively and doesn't owe me a penny. Colour me GAS-free!

Frankenstein by the Edgar Winter band. Good warm up exercise too, especially the chromatic run

How on earth do I correct the typo in the thread title? Darn it. Edit: Thank you magic forum pixie

I've just bought a new toy - a Chauvet Mini Kinta. It's a compact LED wide-angle moonflower type of light and a brilliant (ooh - nice pun!) bit of kit for the money. I can't wait to try it out at a gig. It got me wondering what other bands use. Anyway, my lighting kit for our pub covers band is: Stairville (Thomann) DMX Master-1 controller 4 of their cheap PAR-56 DMX cans Plus the one I've just bought I assume that a lot of you will be responsible for lighting (and probably everything else too!), so what do you use? DMX? LEDs? Do you have a lighting engineer or fly it yourself?

If you want a very general answer, Jazzes tend to have slimmer necks and a more 'burpy' sound, Precisions have a wider neck and a more 'thumpy' sound. Now go search on YouTube (No offense intended!)

[quote name='Immo' timestamp='1415959633' post='2605531'] Slapping and other techniques like that should be rather used[s] in showcases[/s] when nobody else is in earshot [/quote] FTFY

I hope you don't drink on gigs. Looks like that would need a lot of concentration

I've got one of these (Squier Indonesian P-bass Special). I used the standard pups for a while - they are actually not that bad. However a couple of weeks ago I swapped then out for a P/J set of SD QPs. 10 minute job with the soldering iron, straight swap, no fettling required and the sound is now HUGE. The output on the SD pups is so hot, I've had to lower them a fair bit to get them somewhere close to the output of my other basses. It's a gorgeous bass that still only stands me at about £250 all in

Does 3 sets of 80s metal = extended widdly guitar solos?