BrunoBass

Good idea, worth a go.

Fancy dress shop, luminous nail polish, a little drop on the side of the neck, boom! It comes off easily too if you want it to.

Yes. Problem is he’s good friends with the frontman, and was long before I came along. Therein lies the problem 🙂

Here’s an example. Our singer suggested Rebel Yell by Billy Idol. It’s not something I’d listen to at home granted, but I can see that it’s a proper shout along crowd pleaser which would go down a storm. He dismissed it instantly because it’s ‘not his thing’. His most recent suggestion was a Chemical Brothers track I’d never heard of, which is basically just a groove. Perfect excuse for a pub full of up-for-it punters to go outside for a fag, and probably not return.

Spot on.

We’re a democracy to a point. We have unanimity on every band decision. That’s the way it was when I joined, and still is now. Nice idea, but it doesn’t always work.

It’s time again for us to think about choosing some new songs for our set, and as usual nobody can agree on which songs to play. We play the local pub circuit doing alt rock and indie covers from the last decade or so. As far as I’m concerned we are there to entertain people which means playing big songs that people want to jig about and sing along to on a Saturday night. Whether or not we like the song in question is largely irrelevant, in fact there a couple of songs that I can’t stand and don’t like playing particularly, but I tolerate them because they go down a storm. Several song suggestions were made over the weekend by members of the band but our drummer has, as usual, vetoed every single one of them: ‘not playing that, don’t like that one, don’t like this one’, despite the fact that all the songs suggested are guaranteed crowd pleasers, which surely is what we’re trying to do? The complete inability/unwillingness to see beyond your personal feelings on a song is really frustrating, and holding us back as band. None of the songs I played when I was doing the function circuit were songs I’d go home and listen to, but give me a floor full of people loving you playing Katy Perry over a couple of blokes staring at you from the bar while you play a Pendulum album track (yes really, we used to...) because the drummer likes it any day. So, I’m venting because this happens every time we choose new songs; we always get past it in the end, but damn it’s frustrating...

We play alt rock and indie covers from the last decade or so. Out of our entire set there are very few songs that I’d go and listen to at home, and actually one or two that I really dislike. But they go down well, and that’s whole point of being in a pub band.

That’s no good.... are you prone to it? I used to get it a lot in my fretting hand, my thumb would lock itself into my palm. Once it had happened it was game over for the night. It usually happened late in the set, last song as a rule but we had to abandon encores on a couple of occasions. I realised it only happened when I couldn’t hear myself well, and was subconsciously playing and pressing too hard to compensate.

Thanks @kodiakblair I hadn’t spotted that. That actually works out quite well, as I was planning on replacing the BBOT on my J&D Jazz with a Hi-Mass; in that case I’ll just swap the two of them round. Result!

Thanks. Mine should arrive this week 😊

Did you sand back the satin finish on the headstock, heel and fretboard before applying the amber nitro or just apply the nitro straight over the top? Did you clear coat it or just leave it as is? Thanks.

I’ve just ordered one of these tonight. I’ve been thinking about getting one for a while. I’ve sold some minor bits and bobs on eBay recently so I had a few quid sloshing around my PayPal account and thought ‘let’s do it’. I’ve never played a Harley Benton, but I’m continually amazed by how good my J&D ‘70s Jazz Bass is for a shade over a ton, so my expectations for the HB are high. I’ve a few minor modifications in mind, but I’m looking forward to seeing what it’s like.

Pitbull - Caterham Both kits!

I’m struggling to source a white, single ply 51 Precision style scratchplate. Does anyone know where I could find one? Warmoth’s don’t fit standard bodies, only their own (they claim). I’d rather not spray my black one white. Thanks.

I’m with you, but for me it’s Dancing Queen. Absolute solid gold genius.

Me too.

I agree, they were never this good again. Better to make one stone cold classic than none at all though I guess 🙂

I’ve had Counting Crows’ ‘August and Everything After’ on in the car today; one of those albums that I always go back to, and have done for well over twenty years. I’m a song guy first and foremost, but listening today it struck me how good the rhythm section is on this album. On the song ‘Omaha’ particularly the bass and drums are locked...

It is indeed. I just had a look at Hammersmith’s website for information, and... there is no website, just a Facebook page. It’s all a bit sketchy which is a shame as these really do look interesting.

Yes I liked their song ‘Well Well Well’. Some of the most frenetic drumming I’ve ever heard, the 12” mix was epic!

Another classic... this too...

Liking that Hofner Club!

We got our backdrop from Vistaprint, our guitarist sorted it so I don’t know prices etc, but it’s surprisingly good quality. The print is sharp and it’s proved very durable over three years of gigging with it.

Fantastic album, ‘Soul Mining’ too. Anyone remember the video album he made to accompany ‘Infected’? Channel 4 used to show it regularly in the late eighties. I had it on a long lost VHS but I’d love to find it on DVD.