Happy Jack

If you can bring that anywhere near London, I'll be there. 😎 Mama tol' me, yes she tol' me ...

In principle, he's not wrong. Once you have a 'full' set of songs then inevitably any incoming song will result in an outgoing song. That said, if you need three sets of material then the best place to be is to have FIVE sets of material fully-rehearsed and gig-ready, so that you can shuffle the deck and keep things interesting. On the 'playing all the parts' thing, it's easy (as a keyboard player) to think that you need to supply the horns AND the strings AND the piano AND the Hammond, and no, you can't do it all, all at the same time. But you don't need to. The audience will be hearing the song in their head anyway. Just so long as you don't leave out any vital hook, lick or riff to snap them back into the real world, you'll be fine. I have plenty of songs where the intro is on organ, the verse is on piano, the bridge is on strings, but all the audience remember later is the horn stabs in the chorus. 🙄

That's the metric system for you ...

So are we ready yet to move on to Swindon?

No mention of Evel Knievel?

Unincorporated, mate. Doesn't count. 😂

It's one of the few UK town names that they haven't recycled in the USA? 😉

You can stick the battery compartment on the back of the upper horn ... makes no difference to the operation.

So far so good. The CR2032 lasts for ages, the LED strip is still absolutely fine, the glue has yet to fail, I'm really very happy with it.

Damn! You are slightly too far West for me to apply. Should the band choose to relocate 120 miles East-bound, to maybe Slough or High Wycombe, just give me a bell. 👍 GLWTS

Need a bassist?

The Stage Bug works perfectly with passive instruments, unless they have a particularly low output. Even then, we all have such extreme levels of overkill built into our rigs these days that you're never going to run out of headroom.

Fake news ...

Late to the thread, sorry guys. I am starting my 2022 GAS refusal right NOW!

Sending to lines independently can easily lead to problems with monitoring, unless you've done a fair bit of prep work beforehand. If you're running your bass through backline (with a DI to the PA) so that your bass rig supplies the monitoring you need, then running your synthbass through the same backline gets rid of that (potential) problem.

Yup, unless it's a 4/4 or has an unusually deep body for some reason. If you were closer, then I'd happily flog you mine at a big discount (after testing, natch). Maybe find another Basschatter up East Anglia way who has one and will let you try it?

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/hercules-ds590b-double-bass-stand/53065?gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=CjwKCAiA2L-dBhACEiwAu8Q9YKPCYFwLrMhaZRolmuh5gD5-SL4av8vcA3bYuAnV214oDuBgsUDEiRoCBrsQAvD_BwE Whereabouts in the UK are you?

Damn! I just missed it ...

I've used one of these for years. https://www.thomann.de/gb/km_stehhilfe_14045.htm Built like a tank, easily adjustable and very comfortable, especially if you get the optional backrest.

Have a progressive day, people.

Yamaha Reface DX https://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/music_production/synthesizers/reface/reface_dx.html The most fun you can have without your bass on.

I was all ready to post a silly comment when I saw the cricket-ball control knobs and fell in love.

Best set list software I ever found was an obscure product by a software house you'll never have heard of. I think it was called 'Excel' or something equally silly.