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Dave, I guess it's just apart of the " local / regoinal" band business. We certainly have a financial threshold for gigs we'll turn down. But a few turkeys always manage to slip through. Daryl

These little devices are all over the place when we play with our sound. I don't actually know what they do. But, I know how to wind cable and haul cabs. Lol Daryl

These little devices are all over the place when we play with our sound. I don't actually know what they do. But, I know how to wind cable and haul cabs. Lol Daryl

Nice, I'm a chorus guy. You get a nice sustain and a fuller sound for the band. I never use phase. Daryl

It's easy to manage an hour show, easy to manage 2 hours too. Agreed 3 & 4 hour sets can be tough. The standard in my area use to be 4 hours for bar/ pub gigs. Now we're mainly booking 2 & 3 hour gigs. Daryl

Great gig tonight. You have to love 2 hour gigs. We had a good set list and the gig went really fast. We took one ten minute break. More or less background music but it was fun. Our stage monitors were great tonight. Not many great pics but it'll give you an idea of what the room looked like. Daryl

I'm pretty sure we have one of those "no atmosphere" gigs coming up in the not to distant future. Daryl

For a local blues/rock band, yes it is serious money for me. That kind of money normally only goes to the top agency cover bands. I'm assuming that scenario is the same everywhere. Daryl

Great Pic Great Story Great Bass section Daryl

Thanks Dave, I'm going to enjoy these premium gigs we have this month. They're also giving us exposure in Milwaukee WI. We spend a lot of the year gigging out in the sticks. I know a lot you guys know what that's like Things is, Dave as I look at our January bookings, we have a few bookings where I said to myself, " Why are we going back there, I thought we were done with that place". Daryl

I did asked about attire since this is pretty fancy. They said casual, no hobo clothes. Lol Daryl

Big corporate Christmas Party gig tomorrow night. We're not a Christmas Party band. However who can turn down 2k for a 6:00-8:00. I'm not trying to brag but I don't think I've ever played a 2 hour gig for that kind of money.And it'll be a long time before I see another one. Lol Daryl

Maple Road has been together and gigging since 2007. I've been with them since 2009. I'm the 2nd bass guitarist. For whatever reason, we don't rehearse. I wish we did. I understand this doesn't happen in the " real world" . However, it would be nice to walk away from one rehearsal with something. A new song done, nailed and ready to perform at your next gig. This requires that all band members know this new song before the rehearsal. Does that make any sense? Daryl

I like it. 👍 Daryl

Are you using a bass octave for Sledghammer ? Daryl