Nicko

I'm sure you're right, but probably because the possibilities are almost endless with the XR18, not because the XR12 is insufficient. If we went conventional mixer say a Mackie 1202 we'd only get two aux outs. I really cant see why manufacturers think you need ony two aux sends when you have 12 inputs, but it seems to be standard on 12 channels. A 16 or 18 channel mixer for a 4 piece one guitar pub band is a little ott, even if you mic the bass drum, the bass and guitarist are DI'd, and and everyone has BVs it would only require 7 inputs.

I'm intending to use a jack splitter on the aux out if we need more wired monitors, or more likely a wireless IEM wit three headsets (the guitarist and singer are a bit too enthusiastic for wired). Although the mix will have to be the same for each set of phones on that aux out it's no worse than what we have now.

Thanks, this is all usefull stuff, even though I count as a weirdo having downloaded not only the manual but also the software 🤓 In our recent gigs we borrowed PA and monitoring was only for the vocals. The guitarist isn't currenty intending to go to the desk at all (a mistake IMO), so we actualy ony have 3 inputs being used and limited scope for monitoring mixes. Although this is supposed to be a band purchase they seem to have even less idea than me, even though I have made it clear I'm not taking responsibiity for setting up the PA. The 12 chnnel works for us at the moment, and their lack of interest in future capabiity may well come back to bite them later on, I agree.

Its quite a lot more expensive and, although theres more flexibility on monitoring I honestly can't see the justification for it. I'm personlly not sold on the need for a wifi enabled mixer in the first place since we are paying for a lot of functionality that none of the band have any idae how to use effectively. The plan at the moment is that we will utilise a floor monitor, plus a wired IEM for me as I'll be losing my bass cab and going full DI. If we need more monitoring I think it likely the guitarist and singer who are eneretic on stage will want wireless IEM so a single monitoring channel, one wireless monitor and three headsets is the most likely end point.

I'm just about certain I'll be pressing checkout on an XR12. I've been playing with the software on my laptop for a coupe of days, and this thread has been really well timed. Its a bit over the top TBH as we are only intending on vox and bass going through this at the moment. I'm not intending to get a separate external router, and was hoping to use my laptop with an ethernet cable as backup in case the wifi fails - is this viable?

Well, its a theory, but it doesn't make any sense to mark all the notes of C major with the exception of C. and D, instead incuding C#.

I've often wondered why the fretboard position markers are where they are, ie 3, 5, 7, 9, 12. From an open string you get root, min3, 4, 5, maj 6, octave The actual notes on open E are E, G, A, B, C#, E, if position 9 was on 10 you'd have E, G, A, B, D, E, rearranged this would be EADGBE and match standard open strings for a 6 string. Close but no cigaar. From pos 5 on low E you can play an A major scale hitting all the position markers in a standard fingering box but you never play a G. What is the reason for the position marker placement?

The Strokes don't do much live work, and what they do is normally festival dates in the States. Massive shame because they are great live - I was lucky enough to see them in Hyde Park a few years back..

Ive seen a band I used to play with - although they re-branded following the origial band split the set list is largely the same and vox and guitar are the same people. I also depped for them on one occaision. Ironically the band split up over a disagreement between the guitarist and drummer on gig bookings which led to toys being hurled so far out of the pram they really needed export paperwork. I was caught in the middle and chose not to take sides. The band is now doing a lot more gigging and to be honest I would probably have left diue to them requiring too much commitment. They're no better or worse than they were when I was with them, but when I played with them I got the impression they weren't actually enjoying it as much as they used to. They've also been to see my new band play (and lent me their PA) which shows its never a good idea to burn your bridges.

Something like this. I'm a bass player by accident and don't really have an emotional connection to the instrument in general. The basses I own took a lot of trial and error before I found the ones that felt right. Both are P Basses so you'd think just go and get another but one of them would be difficult to replace like for like. They ain't beautiful but even mass produced basses differ one to the next. I have a few 6 string guitars that I'm more emotionally attached to, even though I haven't ever played guitar in a band. I think of myself as a newbie on bass, even though I've now been playing over 10 years. My first guitar was probaby nearly 40 years ago now (it was a Kay LP copy with zebra stripe DiMarzios fitted - I dont have it any more)

Arriving late at this post, if you have no luck with JMB its worth trawling around local rehearsal spaces who often have a notice board for bands seeking people. BTW now you've posted on JMB I'm awaiting @Bluewine to critique your ad. Oh, and I've managed to find my last four bands though JMB. Two have got to gigging, the others faded out for various reasons. I've also auditioned some truly awful people through JMB (bad musicias, egomaniacs, etc).

Try it the other way round.

My main bass strings were changed to my preferred ones when I bought it and I don't remember changing them since. Probably three years old I sweat a lot too.

Yet another reason to forgo the bass solo IMHO 😊

For some reason I sweat mostly from my head - I like to think its because my brain is doing lots of work. I also get a rash on my wrist where my arm rests on the bass - sorted by a wrist band, but other than that playing in the heat isn't much different to playing at other times. I lived in Qatar for 18 months. The weather we've been having the last few days is average for Qatar in February, while I was there it regularly got to over 50 Deg C in the summer, with near 100% humidity. Playing gigs in that weather was a struggle as the air con couldn't cope with the massive crowds we used to draw (to be fair it was a captive market). I've always hated the heat, but Qatar taught me to learn to live with it - I get less bothered by it now but still prefer the winter.

It depeds on the brand, but selling something like a 2015 Fender P as a new bass at 2019 Fender P prices is not acceptable in my view. The big F - like them or not, continuously updates and "improves" the product so selling old stock at new prices means a different spec to the current RRP. It might be different for other manufacturers and high end stuff. Avtually with Fender they couldn't do this because the names of the models have all changed recently. You woudn't buy a 2015 spec car for the same price as a 2019 spec car, and the same arguments apply.

+1. Anyne selling a "new" 2015 bass now should be offering at a discount.

Well, it all went off quite well. The band before us finished around 5 so we were late on, but there was a reasonable crowd. A few mistakes but most didn't notice. It was a freebie, and the LL actually bunged us some cash and wants us back.

Black Horse, Greenford,, West London.

It's not a jazz gig😂

The band is playing its first gig tomorrow, ony confirmed this week. It's in the garden of a pub, mid afternoon. Not only am I worried about the weather being too hot, we are second on the set following another band. The Lemonrock page for the pub shows the other band playing 3 til 5, but we've been told we are doing 4 til 6. We're borrowing their PA so not quite sure what we're going to get either. The band hasn't had a proper practice session for about a month. We met a couple of weeks ago and did some (probably less than half) of the set. I'm not normally nervous before a gig but this looks like its heading in the wrong direction. Squeaky bum time! We have another gig next Friday.

A bass solo that engages an audience?

I played guitar for years (not very well). I was working abroad, living in a portacabin on a construction camp in the middle of a desert and there wsn't much to do other than go to the bar. I was having a smoke with one of the big wigs and he mentioned his band was looking for a bass player. I said I could probably fill in for a while as they had a bass and an amp and I had loads of time on my hands. I played a 2 hour gig two weeks later. It turns out I'm actally quite good at playing bass. Five bands later I'm still doing it. My guitar playing has improved too.

Depends on the guitar player. I took guitar lessons with the RGT some years back, and their grading system was endorsed by LCM, regulated by Ofqual etc. I studied their rock guitar course and it did not require any reading of sheet music, but but did require reading of tab. It was a long time ago so don't know if this is still the case. Its therefore quite possible to be a competent player with good theory knowledge and not read music. After all, most guitarists are not ever required to read dots. FWIW I only went as far as grade 5 so I dont necessarily consider myself competetnt.

In that case you might think its a D7 but it's only a D7 when the rest of the band are playing surely?