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Royal Blues (originals Americana), at The West Hampstead Arts Club. It was either a bus ride for 3 stops from Kilburn, or a 10 minute walk. What Google maps didn't say is that the walk was uphill 😖 (and it started raining). We were a support band, second out of three. Soundcheck at 6, so of course we were soundchecking at 6:45 (Showtime 8:15, actually onstage nearer to 8:45). It's a small venue, 30 punters make the place look full, which was fortunate... The sound person was great, onstage balance was good, and FOH sounded good according to punters. The 2 new songs debuted at the previous gig were included and went down well. Ibanez UB804 -> Getaria wireless -> DI. Footwear - maroon creepers. This was the back of the stage. In front of the drummer and myself was the guitarist, lead vocalist, and 2 backing singers.

A couple of snaps from EUB corner...

A doom band not influenced by Candlemass? 😱 😉 Nah, seriously, good stuff! 😈

It would be nice to move away from headphones for home practice, so one of these could be ideal. How could I play along to songs I'm learning with it?

Snapdragon folding bass guitar. 29" scale neck.

Naive - The Kooks Horrible song. The bass line is different all the way through 😖

Royal Blues, at The West Hampstead Arts Club, Friday 14th November, 2025. Supporting Denzeity. At the time of posting there are a limited number of 'Ridiculously Early Bird' tickets available for £4.40. https://wegottickets.com/event/679624/

A couple of pics by the audience from Thursday...

Royal Blues at The Troubadour, Earls Court, that London. 4 bands, though not remotely similar. Pretty much a capacity crowd, not bad for a Thursday night. We were up for it, lots of friends and family in the (paying) audience. Played two new songs, which went down well. The house bass rig was an Orange 4 stroke bass head and Orange cab. I set everything flat with the compressor half way. It sounded glorious. Ibanez UB804 -> Airbridge wireless -> Orange 4 stroke bass amp -> Orange cab. Footwear -> Maroon brothel creepers.

TBF that does sound like a nice day out ☺️

Deon Estus. His bass work for Wham! was sublime.

Is it on a stand?

Hi, that would be great 😃. SE Bassbash 9/11 👍🏼

@Burns-bass recently sold me a Stagg EUB. Mutually beneficial price that included p&p, mightily well packaged, and great comms throughout. Marvelous! 😊

Used it a rehearsal. It sounds great. I'm getting the hang of it, but still occasionally get thrown by the scale. Plus playing it 'at a distance ' isn't ideal. How does everyone else play their EUB's?

Pink 🩷

Mark King at Fairfield Hall last night. Mark bass all the way. Little Mark Vintage 1000 head, Standard 104HR cabs, and a small unobtrusive pedal board 😜

It's one finger per 'fret' on the Ibanez, on the Stagg there's currently a lot of moving the whole hand.

I've recently bought a Stagg EUB (courtesy of @Burns-bass). Regular readers may know I already have an Ibanez UEB, and this I took to quite quickly, no doubt helped by the 34" scale. The Stagg with it's 3/4 DB scale and no stand, is a different proposition altogether. I took it to rehearsal last night and tbh it's was a struggle. I tried it first with the fake body bits, then took them off for a while, then put just the one I lean on, and this was a bit better. But I'm still not sure how high to have the pin. With the Ibanez I have the nut at roughly forehead height. Should it be the same for the Stagg? I was often thrown by the bigger scale. Any tips appreciated. (Pic from @Burns-bass sale listing)

I've recently bought a Stagg EUB, which has recently fallen over. One of the tuners is now a tad askew, but it could also do with a tweak to make it easier to play.

We always get a bit cheer when we do it. Maybe it's just that no-one cares about you? 😜