Frank Blank

I’m a newcomer to Richard Dawson, his new album 2020 is... well, it just is. Best thing I’ve heard for months. Here’s the opening track.

Jesus, I’ve been working on a ‘Bass Bash Saturday’ calendar too, thank the lord for @NancyJohnson’s tussication. Sunday, Sunday, Sunday.

^^^ this. I would say definitely explore the powered PA speaker route, @jrixn1 is quite right when he says it would be tricky getting a decent one with a £500 budget but then it’s worth spending more (if that’s possible of course) because it could potentially be the last amplification choice you’ll ever need to make. I use my powered speaker with a range of different basses, at smaller gigs I can use it as backline, at bigger events I use it as a monitor and DI out of the back of the speaker to the desk, it’s a brilliant solution both sonically, ergonomically and I’d argue, in the long run, economically.

An old pal of mine, Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer with Three Piece Suit and Sneakers, full-on Chap Hop...

Rig for this years SE Bass Bash, usually live it would be minus the laptop...

Just testing this years SEBB rig...

Lyrics, obviously, are a subjective topic, one man’s I wanna really, really, really Wanna zigazig ah, is the next man’s The piano has been drinking, My neck tie is asleep. Obviously if you want to appeal to the lowest common denominator (the chart/pop buying herd) then you need to use broad brush stroke cliches in order to illicit general emotional responses en masse so to speak, All I Ask by Adele as an example, most people have had similar experiences so it’s easy to trigger an emotional response using such lyrics. However, if you write a verse alluding to one of the minor rings of Saturn and a chorus about a Golem in the shape of an artist’s armature emerging from the sea in order to eat the horizon then expect puzzled faces and no sales, like I do.

I thought it was a delightful venue in a lovely part of the world, as you say, just do it on 25th April or the 9th May.

That’s just too much.

...even if I want to be with every fibre of my being?

Yes, me too but in a very good way indeed.

If you booked it first then who has cancelled your booking and usurped it with theirs? Do you need us to come up there and sort it ahhhhhtttt?

Fanackerpan.

They are like that, irresistible, especially live.

Buddha still looks happy amongst the pine cones, that’s still satisfying.

Completely this, excellent.

Is it really whinging? 😉

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Hello!

Definitely in *starts researching hotels and curry houses*

I’d message @ped and see what can be done.

Now that’s an amplifier, I play through a similar rig most Mondays and I love it!

Hello Sir!

This is a real shame, thank you for trying.

I had no idea as I only play sitting down, excellent info.