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[quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1434024035' post='2796020'] bog roll definate. i wouldn't bother taking your camera, just use your phone given the space you are in it will more than do the job and just saves less space and faffing around [/quote] Gasp! Be gone with ye! That's my stripped down camera bag! Besides the studio is in a rough area, there's bound to be something derelict local!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1434019620' post='2795948'] Don't put more effort into photographing the event than the event itself! [/quote] Lol, true! Although I was hoping that the documenting would fill some of my 'down time' A lot of emphasis on fruit and bog roll!

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1434011663' post='2795837'] Also take a couple of proper physical books to read. It's easier on the eyes than reading off a screen for hours. [/quote] I hadn't even considered that. Excellent advice! [quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1434011170' post='2795833'] Is it just recording by the way or are you going to come out of the session with a finished product? [/quote] I'll just be involved with the recording (Days 1-3) I'm entrusting the band to approve the production / mastering on days 4 & 5. I'll hopefully get emailed some Mp3s on the last day. Yeah the deal involves some physical products at the end, but I’m assuming they’ll take a while to produce (They will be coloured 12” vinyls, as well as CDs)

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1434005567' post='2795770'] Bass, Beer, Porn... job done [/quote] Lol, that was the exact rider we had for recording our first EP!

Yeah, lots of plans for if I get that call! I'm actually only 1Hr 20 from the hosp, so not that far from home really. I'm also putting £200 in an envelope for an emergency taxi in case I've had a drink! That said we'll have 5 cars between us, and the keyboard player is tee total! So fingers crossed the baby wont come on those 2.5 days! I will be the first in the band to have a kid, so yeah has been hard trying to keep August free of gigs! But in terms of bass, our band has a 'substitute' who can cover bass, drums, or guitar. Eek tho!

[quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1433965597' post='2795548'] Bottled water Rennies Fruit juice Toilet roll Hand Sanitizer A music stand (seriously - useful for the notepad, pens etc) Lots of patienc And details of the studio landline number, just in case the baby decides to make an appearance!!! [/quote] You've done this before! Yeah, I think bottled water and bog roll will deffo be added to the list...just in case!

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1433957474' post='2795474'] Straighteners? Really? [/quote] Lol, straightners picked up before make up?! [quote name='JoeEvans' timestamp='1433957595' post='2795476'] A good book. Always a lot of sitting around in that sort of situation. Probably worth a thread of its own as to which book... [/quote] I was thinking books / mags, but didn't know how anti-social that is! might have to bring something lighthearted & inspirational Cheers! [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1433963107' post='2795520'] What's a leatherman ? Band uniform ? [/quote] Oh a Leatherman is like a multi-tool. Yeah we have a band uniform (Red and black stripes, ala Dennis The Menace - http://static.wixstatic.com/media/10121c_ba7a8a2e718857cf09d17f118ef0e8ff.jpg_512) Cheers everyone, keep the suggestions coming!

Was thinking of some fruit snack bars, but am generally planning on getting food locally. Oh and for the glaring omission of an amp, I'll be going straight into the tape recorder (or whatever they use now) using an amp simulator.

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The patch on this one is to run the extension lead to the Kitchen. You're welcome.

I'm assuming in this situation they are envisaging each band to set up their vocal PA in roughly the same time it takes them to set up their amps? (It'd take me longer to set up a single speaker stand than it would my whole rig! )

We will normally only pay £140 to play in our local pub and refuse to pay much more...http://www.theportlandarms.co.uk/wp/faqs/ I'm being facetious of course, you're prob spot on / could get away with adding a bit (or a few free beers )

I kept mine in an unheated shed for about 5 years - absolutely fine. Now been in an unheated garage for 2.5 years - absolutely fine. It is a Marshall tho...

Thanks!! I'm getting the local car shop to do it... Before you laugh, they do it a lot of guitars ./ basses and were kind enough to send lots of photos of previous examples work with their quotation for reassurance. I'm not looking for anything to rival my Jag in terms of tone or playability, it's literally just a whim. Good choice sir - I considered Sea Foam Green for a while...

Cheers Paul! I was beginning to question my own sanity then!

[quote name='omikin' timestamp='1421930051' post='2666690'] I think the £3,700 refers to the 12-string guitar at the top of the article. £1,950 is the RRP for these basses by the looks of things. [/quote] £1,950 For both basses? That still makes them nearly a grand each!

Do they exist? I'm after a cheaper Jag to refinish (In Sonic Blue thanks for asking). I already play a 'proper' Jag, but there's no way I can bring myself to take a sheet of sandpaper to an £1,100 bass. Looking at all the squires, all I can find are 30" scales, but every now and then on review / American sites someone says 34". i.e. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/squier-vintage-modified-jaguar-electric-bass-guitar-special/h71306 So, can I get a full size Squire Jag in the UK?!

I'm in exactly the same boat! The Jag has been my workhorse, used every day for nearly a decade. In Hot Rod Red with the matching headstock (phworr) But.... To have it in Daphne Blue.... Oh my...

Great night overall. Promised a house amp. When I asked about the cab the soundman laughed and said "Oh that's just for show, it doesn't work, you cant even plug it in!" He turned the bass up in the stage monitors to so all good. We were expecting it to be quiet, so threw 4 new songs into our 9 song set...Which of course guaranteed the place was rammed! The headline band Dead Frequency were fantastic! Check them out if you get a chance!

[quote name='Les' timestamp='1432890889' post='2785868'] He needs to write keys, opening chords etc. on his lyric sheets. Getting his phone out at the gig is defo a no no, [/quote] I'm in a couple of bands, one of which has a 'regular repertoire' of 38 songs. So I write the keys on the set list. I don't ever need them, it's just a comfort blanket. Why not suggest that?

I've always relied on a 4x10. My personal taste prefers the punchier tone of a 10" to a 12". I've got a Marshal MBC410 on Castors which I think is on the heavy side (not lifted many other cabs). But TBH I'm 5'6", have never set foot inside a gym, and have no trouble at all lifting it in and out of the car. It's always given my plenty of headroom, especially for those dodgy gigs where you arrive and find out there's no option of putting the bass through the PA.

That one off the Grand Prix, and that one by the White Stripes...

The aim of the game is to play waaay louder than you normally do. Crank up the low end - it's not often you get to push the drivers beyond they're limit with no repercussions.... I'm joking of course, but it seems to be the attitude of everyone that I've ever lent a cab to. [quote name='jonnythenotes' timestamp='1432752848' post='2784674'] Just turn up with your gear in the car....check out what's on stage, and make a decision on what to use there and then. If you are not happy with what's already provided, go to plan B...your gear in the back of the car.... [/quote] Exactly this. Is just what I'm doing tonight in fact

[quote]One tiny patch of carpet on a bare stage[/quote] Reminds me of one of my ex's....

So our next few bookings are big gigs, with tickets between £30 - £45... So we're doing a show in our home town - Free of charge! Cornerhouse, Newmarket Road, 8pm. See ya there. Also playing are the fantastic 'Dead Frequency'