mikebass456

Here we go! Here's my rig from the last 10 years plus. Pretty sure I got it all from Red Dog in Edinburgh in a couple of installments. Orange 2x12 600w and 2x10 600w isobaric cabs and a Terror 500 head (complete with band logo replacement for the orange emblem!) It's a fierce setup - frequently bypassing the PA altogether in small to medium venues! The bass is my Matt Freeman Squire Precision - may well be going up for sale this year as I've just procured an early 70's precision.....😁

500 miles - The Proclaimers

Sounds like the perfect antidote to the new year slump - have a great time all! 🤘🤘

Hi Dave - no apology needed there! I didn't take your comments as a knocking of the punk genre at all. There's a time and place for it - if we were out every week doing it then it would gradually get less and less folks coming. Less is definitely more we've found! Good luck with whatever direction you end up going this year - it's great to be out playing in the current climate (and respective ages! 😆😆) Cheers Mike

My February 15th gig is with a punk covers band - all the British 1976-1982 stuff. We only 'publicly' play 4 or 5 times a year, so it tends to attract a crowd. This year is our 10th year, after which we're taking a year off to try and write some of our own stuff.......inevitably we pick up a couple of private gigs for the old punks who are enjoying it for the second time around! Three of the four of us are in our 60's, so it does take it out on us a bit now!! Hope you still get to go out and punk it up places - it's a great atmosphere when you've got near OAPs bouncing around and singing along to every song!!

Move on up - Curtis Mayfield

Guess it's going to be a bit of a quiet period gig-wise for the next few weeks at least..... What's the next thing anyone's starting to prepare for/looking forward to? For me, the next gig with the full band is a private birthday party on Feb 15th, and the acoustic band first gig is a paddys day gig on March 15th. Having to learn a load of stuff for this one, including some stuff new to me (Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys). We currently do lots of Levellers stuff which can slot in nicely as we have a fearsome fiddle player and can 'borrow' an accordion player so I'm really looking forward to that one.....Happy New Year everyone - power to your callouses!! 😆

Don't Go - Yazoo

Money For Nothing - Dire Straits

Nothing Ever Happens - Del Amitri

Fully agree Cliff! I stopped doing NYE gigs about 6 years ago, mainly for the excessive hanging around, early start, late finish, and under appreciation (not that I ever did it for the attention!). Weddings were even worse - knocked those on the head even longer ago! Pleased that folks are still out there entertaining on NYE though, and as long as they're doing it (mostly) on their terms, then crack on! 😁🤘

The thrill is gone - BB King

Come as you are - Nirvana

Carwash - Rose Royce

UPS ide down - Diana Ross

Road to nowhere - Talking Heads

There's three 'e's in December.....🤪

Take the long way home - Supertramp Happy New Year!!!

Cod Only Knows - The Beach Boys

Here's my pedal board for the acoustic band. Basically bits that I collected over the years for various other bands, which ended up in the cupboard under the bookcase (the pedals, not the bands). It mostly serves the various uke basses I use, keeping the levels even across the strings (especially the poly strings), and am currently making g the necessary adjustments for the Martin short scale acoustic that arrived a couple of days ago. As this doesn't have its own onboard tuner, then the one on the board comes in handy! I actually use the pedal for the ukes as well, even though they have their own onboard, as it also acts as a mute pedal and seems to be more accurate than the on boards in a couple of cases!🤔

Memphis Soul Stew - King Curtis

Over you - Roxy Music

Smithereens - Twenty One Pilots

Mr Jones and me - Counting Crows

Dreadlock Holiday - 10cc