ricksterphil

@Leonard Smalls is in your neck of the woods. I'm from Ludlow originally, but now live in sunny Nottingham (today it is anyway) ...and welcome

Enjoy https://youtu.be/Z7O3cRTEE8U

I use GHS pressurewounds and feel they are an excellent compromise between roundwounds and flats

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If I see any ad on any platform with HMU in the text, I exit stage left.

Do tell.....

I found my previous tribute band through JMB so it does work. I have just recruited a singer for my current outfit via Bandmix, although you have to pay to message people. I got half a dozen replies from approaching about 10 possibles.

I've used www.thefretboard.co.uk for geeta stuff just as a HU for you

A good tip, thanks

Cheers Blue

My best gig in a long and fairly average musical career was playing Rock City in Nottingham with my Bowie Tribute band. This was January 2022 for a charity gig so not paid, but to be honest I'd have paid them. It actually surpassed all our expectations because - there was a stage manager (in a very sharp suit) to receive all the bands at the stage door entrance - we had our own dressing room, complete with toilet and shower, with our band name on the door - there were roadies/stage hands to carry your guitar onto the stage (we were using their drums and backline) - there was a 32 channel monitor mixer at stage right - that's right, just for monitors (us pub players are just not used to such luxury) - the light show was awesome - there was a decent crowd in who loved it and we played as well as we ever have - the head stage hand said..."you guys were very good" afterwards - we were the only tribute band on the bill, we played right before these guys https://cosmicskull.org/ - Bowie played there, on that very stage in 1997 (goosebumps) The only downside was we only had 30 minutes Thanks @Bluewine for posting this thread, it's allowed me to relive a cherished memory. The sadness is that the band has now broken up so no chance of a repeat performance 😢

Welcome @Gary C I'm a Shropshire lad too, as is @Leonard Smalls although I'm in Nottingham now Which bit of Shropshire are you in?

@Dad3353 has a point, but then he is our Dad😃 The only band of the 3 you mention I listen to regularly is The Who. For me, Quadrophenia is one of the best albums ever recorded.

Welcome jacq