PaulWarning

[quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1445862347' post='2894750'] Did I miss something ? Surely the whole point is turning the girl away... [/quote]you could be right, though I got the impression they'd done the deed then he found out, anyway it's a very dodgy subject, "sorry your honour she told me she was 16" doesn't really cut it does it?

Gary Pucket Young Girl, doesn't even try and disguise what it's about, still played regularly on oldies radio Young girl, get out of my mind My love for you is way out of line Better run, girl You're much too young, girl With all the charms of a woman You've kept the secret of your youth You led me to believe You're old enough To give me Love And now it hurts to know the truth Whaoo-oh-oh Young girl, get out of my mind My love for you is way out of line Better run, girl You're much too young, girl Beneath your perfume and make-up You're just a baby in disguise And though you know That it's wrong to be Alone with me That come on look is in your eyes Whaoo-oh-oh Young girl, get out of my mind My love for you is way out of line Better run, girl You're much too young, girl So hurry home to your Mama I'm sure she wonders where you are Get out of here Before I have the time To change my mind 'Cause I'm afraid we'll go too far Whaoo-oh-oh Young girl, get out of my mind My love for you is way out of line Better run, girl You're much too young, girl Young girl, get out of my mind My love for you is way out of line Better run, girl You're much too young, girl

how does that work if you've not got a smart phone? Yeah booking fees, credit card fees, postage all get up my nose, but now I just add them all together and that's the price of the ticket, then decide whether I think it's worth it

once on holiday, I saw a fat Karen Carpenter tribute

micing up the bass drum seems to be a modern thing, it's a lot more prominent in the mix than it used to be, a drum kit is designed to be totally acoustic, oh yeah, and it invades my frequency space if it's eq'd to high

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1445527386' post='2892174'] Paul, as you are local to me If you find a TE head and want to try it out with a TE 4x10 I have the cab gathering dust in my shed, if it still works OK I'm happy to let you have it on 'extended loan', stopped using it about 5 yrs ago. [/quote]cheers Kev, I might just hold you to that, bet it weighs a bit though lol

I've had a similar experience, I went light weight with a Fender Rumble, nothing wrong with it but where we practice I get to use a Trace Elliot AH300 on top of a 4 x 10 Laney cab and a unbranded 1 x 15, great sound, I find myself looking for second hand Trace Elliot heads with the thought of using it with a light weight cab, or even a T E 1 x 15 combo. They're all pick up only though because of the weight, but if a local one came up who knows?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1445509396' post='2891958'] IME there are plenty of opportunities to talk in-between the songs or before and after the set. As an audience member I'm far too interested in LISTENING TO THE MUSIC whilst it is happening to want to talk over/through it. [/quote]depends on the type of gig, if you're out to specifically to see a certain band you like, yes you'll stand and listen (IMO if there's time to talk between songs the band is messing about too much) but if you've popped into the local music venue it's different, just because people are talking doesn't mean they're not enjoying the gig, if folk are out with friends they want to chat and enjoy the atmosphere of a live gig, that's why if a band is too loud, if people can, they'll stand round the corner or go into a different room if possible

I'm always left shaking my head in disbelief when I see bands micing up the drumkit for a small pub gig, yes people want to hear the music but they also want to be able to order drinks at the bar and have a shouted conversation as well.

just been practising Slade's Merry Christmas Everybody ready for the party season, love the walking bass line and I get to play the intro melody for a change

If you are thinking of going down ACS moulded ear plug route, in my experience the PRO 10's (they cut out the least noise) still cut out for more than the Alpine music safe ones even when they're pushed right into my ear, even with the pro 10 filters the effect is rather like listening to a band while in the smoking shelter outside the pub, but, like I've said before I already suffer from hearing loss but I suspect most of the ageing bass players on this forum do as well

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1445185584' post='2889402'] I`ve found when using ear-plugs that all the top end seems to go, so I have then no reference point at which to aim my backing vox. Any suggestions on those that retain all the top end would be gratefully received as I do have trouble hearing softly spoken people etc. [/quote]sounds like the problems I have, do you suffer from hearing loss?

I have this problem, my hearing loss is around the 4 - 6K Hz range for which I wear hearing aids, which obviously I can't use when I've got ear plugs in, when I'm playing I use an ACS pro 10 in the ear next to the drummer and an Alpine music safe in the other, if I use the ACR's in both ears the feeling of detachment form the music takes all the pleasure away and I haven't got a clue what people are saying to me, I did inquire about filters which would suite my hearing loss, when I had the moulds done for the ACS's but they only do about 4 different ones that cut the whole frequency range to varying degrees, so I'm afraid, as far as I know, there is no definitive answer when using ear defenders. BTW my hearing loss is due to industrial damage not playing in a band

[quote name='Dropzone' timestamp='1444903529' post='2887104'] Open with your strongest song as a confidence booster. End with the song that will make the audience happy. I have seen some awful bands who end with a big number and the crowd think the whole gig was amazing. Sadly this is a true story. [/quote]Only if your strongest song is not that difficult to get right, I would say start with your easiest song to play, it's very disconcerting to make a cock up on the first song before you've ,hopefully, settled down. After 300 hundred gigs we still start with Blitzkreig Bop

sometimes you have to fight your corner, causes upsets at the time but in the long run they'll listen to you more, if it doesn't work you've lost nothing you were quitting anyway. Was watching a programme on BBC4 the other night about bands falling apart, someone said "the trouble is bands never ever talk to each other about what's pissing them off" and it's true

must admit I sort of admire people who haven't got that very human trait of seeking approval from others, mind you I'm not as bad as some people, at least I don't spend all my time posting on facebook, just on here

AAAPITAWYDKWTM (aren't acronyms a pain in the arse when you don't know what they mean)

[quote name='JellyKnees' timestamp='1444385759' post='2882743'] Yes you are. I love the creative process of writing and recording, I always have. I have no illusions about making it (I haven't since my mid 20s), I simply enjoy it for what it is. I am looking at getting an original band together again at some point in the future, but even if that never happens, I will continue writing and recording for my own pleasure. [/quote]fair enough, but the fact you still have a dream of playing your songs with a band means you do want other people to hear your songs

[quote name='JellyKnees' timestamp='1444383348' post='2882700'] +1 I did the covers/function type band thing for a couple of years while I was at Uni in the 90s as an easy way of making some extra cash. It was for me, in terms of playing, a piece of piss (we did soul/funk type stuff - the hardest thing I had to play was probably Stevie's 'I Wish'...) It was occasionally fun, but I wouldn't want to do it for the rest of my life and in fact I haven't since. I see loads of local musicians who are contemporaries of mine who used to write, record and play their own stuff, but now just do covers in pub bands. Personally, I see that as 'taking the easy option'. [/quote]the reason you write and record your own compositions is the dream of 'making it' or at least someone else recording your work, I can't believe there's much satisfaction in writing and recording songs that no one else is going to hear,(maybe I'm wrong on that one) as you get on in years it slowly dawns on you that it's a young man's game and you've missed the boat,so, you either give up or start doing covers so you can keep gigging, I choose the later. A generalisation I know, but I've heard that scenario more than a few times, oh, I still write about one song a year, so I haven't given up completely, I bore people at open mics :-)

I exclusively use a Fender Precision, great for punk, but there would be no other Bass manufacturers if they suited everybody, each to their own, 5 pages of pointlessness really

some people just can't get past the nerves issue, it's so bad they don't enjoy gigging, and if you don't enjoy it what's the point? John Lydon said on Piers, is anybody in the whole world smarmier than me, Morgan the other week he throws up before every gig, apparently Barbara Streisand has big trouble with nerves

I like most bass tones, (slap being the exception) when I can actually hear it properly, which, sadly. is not the case on a lot of recordings, most of the recommendations on here are where the bass is prominent in the mix, especially JJ Burnels

yeah, I forgot that, if you make a f*** up don't laugh about it, gives the game away, most people won't even notice, I tried for ages to stop out half wit guitarist and drummer laughing when we made a mistake, never managed it

[quote name='anaxcrosswords' timestamp='1444245958' post='2881593'] Well, it’s been an extremely difficult decision, but for me it’s come to an end today. I’ve been playing, writing, recording and gigging for 30+ years, but as a mature (53) bassist it’s been impossible to find musicians who want to do anything other than ‘classic’ (for that, read ‘dead’) material, and the only way I’m going to explore the music I like is to join a band of teenagers; that’s not going to happen. I’ll probably be wistful for a while, but when I was about 14 I knew I was going to be a cryptic crossword setter and that aspect of my life is stronger and busier than ever. While it was fun and often very satisfying, music was a bit of a distraction, so now is the time to kiss it goodbye. There’s now just the small matter of rather a lot of gear to sell off. [/quote]I didn't start playing bass in a band till I was 53, started off with original stuff too, we later decided to start playing covers because we wanted more gigs, but we still play some original stuff in our set and still come up with the odd new song, shouldn't sell all your gear off, give it a few months and you might find what you're looking for, I did