PaulWarning

cut the low frequencies, I've found I have to cut 60Hz to cut boom (Trace GP12 and P bass) then boost low mids (100 - 200 Hz) a touch if necessary, but yeah go wireless or a long lead, get 30 feet away from your cab and the tone can alter quite dramatically depending on the room, obviously this is if you're not going through a PA, if I am I go post EQ from my amp, at least I have some control over what's happening FOH, my partner knows what I should sound like and lets me know if things aren't right

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1486571290' post='3232895'] The website is good, it's got all the right content. The gigs page with one gig might be counter productive. I don't think the image of the band works. I realise a lot of covers bands just wear random t-shirts and jeans/shorts but if you're struggling to get gigs, sharpening up the image would probably help. I watched the video for "are you gonna go my way" because it's the only one of the 3 I can stand (sorry). At the very start, the singer introduces the song, but doesn't seem very confident. After it's kicked in, everything seems good, but the sound quality is not great. It sounds like one side of a stereo mic was pushed against a cushion or something? So I would sharpen up the image, get an unpaid gig somewhere (anywhere), get a mate with a go pro to film it, and give the front man some coke. [/quote]yep, I hate it when a band looks like they've just walked off the street. Jeans and T shirts is a poor effort IMO of course, especially from a front man

IMO, and I've only got a Squire VM Jazz compared to a MIA P, the Jazz sounds great on it's own but in a rock band situation because it's a lot more scooped sound it doesn't cut through,the P has loads of grunt around 200Hz, which the Jazz just doesn't seem to have, unless I put the pick ups in series mode

the way I got my Jazz to 'cut through' was to fit a push/pull volume control so I could make the pick ups in series, makes the lower mids more pronounced, a lot like my P bass, which I guess is not quite the idea, but does solve the problem of the Jazz not being heard in the mix

[quote name='Sammers' timestamp='1486375665' post='3231140'] I was there both nights in Birmingham and I thought they were awesome. Considering Ozzy is barely comprehensible at the best of times it's pretty amazing he actually got through most of the set but I think I'd have to agree that he's probably on his last legs with his performances. Had a blast both nights though, so money well spent for me! [/quote]actually there was an interview with Oz before the final show and he was very comprehensible, he's been clean for 5 years (fags, booze and drugs) a million miles away for the shambling wreck he was in the Osbournes

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1486296036' post='3230609'] I don't, I go and see tribute bands instead! [/quote]I'm with you on that one, but most folk seem perfectly happy to pay inflated ticket prices to see their heroes on video screens in aircraft hanger type venues

done, but we have the power to stop them, just don't use them, as with inflated ticket prices, supply and demand is what it's all about

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1486287699' post='3230513'] Setlist for final show is on the NME site - [url="http://www.nme.com/news/music/black-sabbath-last-ever-show-birmingham-watch-1967589"]http://www.nme.com/n...m-watch-1967589[/url] I've always had time for the Ozzy and RJD albums, some great stuff. I'd have found the tracks chosen a bit disappointing - for a final show. A bit like after all those years of playing, it comes across like admitting that it all comes down to the first 3 albums (with a couple of exceptions) - which I don't believe it does. Wouldn't expect Ozzy to sing Ronnie's tracks, but even for their original albums, it's all a bit obvious. .....and then there's the Bill Ward thing....... [/quote]damned if they do damned if they don't, when you've released as much stuff as they have there's no way you'll keep everybody happy, but I'm guessing that set list would please more people than it disappoints

as said before you need somebody whose good at and enjoys talking to people, our singer (no surprise there) is very good at talking (usually about himself) but he knows loads of people and goes round pubs chatting to landlords and stuff and loves going to gigs, in fact I originally asked him to join the band, not because he was a decent singer (I didn't know at the time) but I knew he'd get us gigs.I occasionally have a go but I'm not a natural salesman and soon get disheartened.

no problem it was a good night, we'll do it again sometime

[quote name='radiophonic' timestamp='1486121645' post='3229375'] Cheers. The interwebz don't reveal too much about either gear-wise (mics in particular). JT Soar looks fairly basic, but this could be entirely wrong. First Love a little less so and his CV looks pretty good too. 'Creative live recording' sounds about right to me. I'll talk it over. Any idea what kind of ballpark rates we'd be talking. Don't want to waste the guy's time after all. [/quote]Random charge £175 a day, but you can negotiate with him, depending on how many days you're booking, he's a nice guy as well (and his name is Guy)

cynically old me, I wonder what she's expecting off you? if she says nothing and you get her nothing you could be in big trouble and if you spend the same as her what's the point? I know I know pragmatism to a fault, sorry for being such a miserable bastard

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1485795453' post='3226748'] You can still vote for the 3 you hate the least! BTW, I hardly put any work in to mine, so slag away, I really don't mind this time! [/quote]ok I've found the 3 to vote for, I don't hate them, it just stuff that doesn't interest me, having said that, I'm not keen on open myself up for public ridicule, so fair play to them

it's difficult, basschaters don't like to slag off someone else's hard work, so if you can't say something nice say nothing at all, none of them are my cup of tea, sorry

we used Random (http://www.random-recordings.co.uk/) for our last album, Verbal Warning - Red Star Radio, it's on spotify if you want to have a listen, which by consensus turned out well, in fact we're booked in to record our next album there in a few weeks, very reasonable pricing as well, the one criticism I have is that it does seem to take him a long time to do the mixes, he also makes a decent fist of the final mastering as well which keeps costs down, I would imagine BigRedX will be along shortly, he's had more experience than I have of recording studios

[quote name='mikegatward' timestamp='1485734152' post='3226330'] Blitzkrieg Bop - it's a tough one to f**k up [/quote] yeah we start with that, message on intent being a Punk, mostly covers band, although different members at different times (me included) have been known to forget the stop towards the end

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1485528566' post='3224678'] Cheers. I have issues with Facebook scripts and can't watch them in real time due to my script blocker. Have you a download site that does not pester please? [/quote]try here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjmPz2u6XVKsFdC8QJMCyxg

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1485510917' post='3224423'] Yes. It isn't something I'm comfortable with yet. I would have loved to have played some of the songs that I've practised as play alongs, just to bring them to life. Out of my list of 21 songs, none of them were familiar enough to the singer/guitarist for him to feel comfortable so I tried to brace his songs as best I could with very rudimentary lines. Lots of bum notes, odd moments of blind panic, that sort of thing. The "audience" was a party of three; two women celebrating their friend's 72nd birthday with shots! At one point the old girl was doing the Can-can from her seat. I am so grateful that she wasn't facing the stage. For me the "discomfort", for want of a better word, is exactly why I'm doing it. At 54, if I don't take my axe out the bedroom now, I ain't never gonna get no wood chopped. [/quote]If you want to check out our FB page https://www.facebook.com/PaulandWendyWarning77/ there's 3 videos of us 'performing' at open mics, if it's your thing we could perhaps have a go at meeting up at an open mic, no Thin Lizzy I'm afraid

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1485476609' post='3224340'] Cheers chaps. It was a quiet night. Only a handful of people there. January bites. Although I had my own kit with me and I had turned up before time, the music had started early and so I didn't feel it wise to set up while the stage was occupied. I got called up to play the "house" bass. It was a Fender P of some description or other and I didn't really have any affinity with it. I stood and played for a bit with the singer-guitarist organiser but we didn't have any common ground on song titles. No matter. The twelve bar blues served well enough. Chatting afterwards we've arranged a few numbers to have in hand for the next time there is a quiet night. It's a weekly thing so in fairness I should attend for at least a few weeks to get an idea of what the "busy" nights are like. More to come. Give it a week or two maybe. [/quote]you are a braver man than me, I'm way out of my comfort zone playing stuff on the fly, or 'winging it' they never seem to play songs that I know (how to play, that is), at these sort of Jam sessions the same songs do seem to crop up a lot

DR Neons (green or pink), guage? whatever's cheapest, must admit can't tell the difference, but then I use a pick and it's probably all in the fingers

let me know how it went, been thinking about trying this one out, I play acoustic guitar and my partner limited drums for open mics, got something else on tonight though

depends entirely on what crowd are expecting, we are a punk (covers and originals) so none of the above, about the nearest we get is Ballroom Blitz, the Damned version. Stuff like Pretty Vacant and Ever Fallen in Love always go down well, basically Punk hits

wasn't the SMX just the preamp? then they bolted on different power amps, I've sot a SMX 12 EQ with an AH200 power amp

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1485184159' post='3221861'] Mickey Bradley, bassist from the Undertones, became a local BBC radio presenter. My mum sometimes gave him a lift to work. [/quote]yes but he still plays with the Undertones, always a great gig when I see them

yep, keeps happening to me off and on, doesn't seem any pattern to apart from it's always on Basschat