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[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1442607056' post='2868264'] Fair enough. Now get thee hence to the Greyhound and get sound checking Good to meet up mate. [/quote]yeah, thanks for introducing yourself, felt a little bit bad about my good luck with the new band

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1442601040' post='2868192'] Another thought, if the front of house sound is fine and you still can't hear yourself, invest in some decent earplugs (such as Proguard Noizezz) as they will cut out a bit of everything but more guitar than bass will go. I use these a lot and I can hear every instrument clearly with them. [/quote]I have the opposite problem, I can hardly hear the guitar (we only use monitors for the vocals) ear plugs make it worse, although I still use them, all the ear plugs I've tried, including ACR pro custom jobs all cut more treble that bass

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1442594538' post='2868126'] The Stereophonics are on next week, got to give these up and comers a helping hand... [/quote]by having established acts on it boosts viewing figures achieving 2 things, it keeps the programme from being cancelled and the up and coming acts get more exposure

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1442564505' post='2867752'] Excellent! It's back on. Trouble is, I cancelled my Sky, so I can't record it plus Coast are playing in our local town hall tonight and I want to go and see that. Oh, what to do? [/quote]buy a freeview recorder, get them for £50 of ebay

everybody has faults, some peoples you can put up with some you can't, some people have faults that nobody can put up with, but the older you get the more diplomatic you become, well I have anyway

apparently he did a Faces gig recently, I'd have watched that

he's far to busy for me, how him and Moon worked as a unit is a mystery, normally if you've got a busy drummer a simple bass line is required, never been a massive fan of the Who, perhaps this is why, hardly a solid rhythm section was it? Loved the tone though, but then again that wouldn't work in some bands

perhaps clapping to the 2nd and 4th beat became popular when rock and roll 'invented' the snare on those beats. I seem to remember an interview with John Lennon where he was saying when they cut the live 'give peace a chance' the crowd were clapping on the 'wrong' beat so they had to alter it in the studio later. I may have dreamt that though

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1441706254' post='2860973'] You're not the only one. Pete Townsend didn't like it either. [/quote]he didn't like Keith Moon's drumming either, should be a happy man now

[quote name='kevvo66' timestamp='1441707252' post='2860991'] Oh I know my favorite band is the clash dont think our guitarist would play tommy gun or complete control! [/quote]get yourself a new guitarist then!

[quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1441639018' post='2860468'] The singer may well be "The Star" but the overall sound should be balanced.... [/quote]agreed, but the vocals need to sit on top of the mix, that's what I meant

[quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1441632086' post='2860387'] Also bear in mind that a lot of singers are like a lot of guitarists, in that they think they should be louder than everyone else because they're the star! [/quote]I'm sorry to say that in the Singers case that's true

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1441625117' post='2860306'] Can anyone recommend one in Beeston area? Likely to be moving in near future [/quote]do you want an open mic or a Jam session, the Hop Pole is mostly open mic, I think the one Kev B mentioned are Jam sessions

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1441625117' post='2860306'] Can anyone recommend one in Beeston area? Likely to be moving in near future [/quote]the Hop Pole have one on 2 Fridays per month

I've just gone wireless and being able to stand in the middle of the room during sound check has opened my eyes, I keep asking the guitarist to turn up! btw, I use plenty of mids, around 300hz, cut the really low bass, below 100hz and I cant hear the guitarist on stage very well all I hear is my bass, drums and vocals but nobody complains, if your bass is putting the singer off there's something wrong somewhere

I've said it before, IMO bad intonation is not a big problem on a bass otherwise fretless players would be in big trouble

I've just taken the plunge got an AKG perception off ebay for £65 used it for a couple of gigs, all good so far

don't ask me it's just took me the best part of a day to figure out the Jam's In the City

the best open mics are where you get a given time slot and a predetermined length of time beforehand, not many about but worth looking for, there's nothing worse than sitting there wondering when you'll get your turn and then some mate of the guy whose running walks in and gets straight on. BTW don't confuse jam nights with open mics they're usually not the same thing

I'm a regular at open mics, playing acoustic guitar and singing, my singing has improved no end since I started doing them, then my partner joined me on drums (just a snare, hi hat and crash) gives us a common interest (playing music at a pub ) we actually played our first festival at the weekend ( a very small unpaid festival) but neither of us would have got anywhere if it wasn't for open mics. The band I play bass in also got a gig after one we did, someone came up afterwards and asked if we did gigs, no I said but my band does. I don't really understand the hostility to open mics, they're good fun if you enjoy playing live and your playing is bound to improve.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1441297407' post='2857726'] Theory doesn't get in the way of creativity. Thinking does. Also how much of what the Beatles did was as a result of working with George Martin, who was classically trained ? [/quote]well certainly the orchestral scores were Martin, there is a story where Martin tried to stop them using 6th chords at the end of songs, because it sounded old fashioned

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1441294829' post='2857699'] I have come across the above way of thinking on previous occasions where people regard theory as [i]rules.[/i] IMO theory contains the building blocks for music and a way for people to communicate with each other. It is not the fault of theory itself, if people use or approach it in a different way to what it is intended for. The old saying..."a bad workman blames his tools.." springs to mind. [/quote]so, the theory is, if it sounds good it is good

one of the other problems with theory is it can get in the way of song writing, it can stop you putting a certain chord with another because it's 'wrong' but discordant can sound good, I may be wrong but did the Beatles ever have professional lessons? some of their chord structures would have been frowned upon and John Lydon's out of tune singing would have horrified some (probably still does) but it works. I play with a pick because of my bass playing influences do but I'll bet if I'd have lessons some teachers would have tried to stop me. BTW I'm not saying I wouldn't have been a better player with lessons or more precisely theory, but I do think the wrong way can produce interesting results

there's so much stuff on you tube I do wonder if they are a waste of money, I've never had a lesson and managed to play the stuff I want to play, Most people when they start just want to play something they like, lots of teachers (not all) kill the initial enthusiasm by trying to get too technical or give the pupils something to learn that they're not in to. When I started playing guitar a friend told my to tune it to the E chord and just barre the top three strings and move my finger up and down the neck, it got me hooked because I could get a tune out of it within 10 minutes, I passed this onto several people and they all went on to play properly, it kept their initial enthusiasm going

quite like 500 miles myself, I nearly always finish my open mic set with it, mind you that might be because it's the same 3 chords in the same order all the way through it, I can usually manage that on acoustic guitar without any major cock ups