chris_b

Some fabulous New Orleans musicians. . . . . . .

Where does your age come into this? Your "limits" are self imposed. Stop that!! Push those limits every time you pick up a musical instrument. You're not spectacular? Very few of us are. Just put more effort into being the most "spectacular" you can be.

Learn to play your favorite numbers and the ones that interest you. That's the best place to start.

Many years ago we had a drummer who was about the join the band when he dropped a bomb-shell, he'd do the gigs but wanted to dep out the rehearsals!! He didn't join the band.

A giant in his field. Even so, I didn't like the way he shoehorned strings and choral arrangements into everything.

150 watt guitar amp? I'm getting killed in my loudest band with a guitarist using 35 watts! My usual rig is 700watt amp and 2 x 112 cabs, Aguilar and Barerfaced. Light, loud and the best sound I've had so far. My trolley gets no use these days.

I spent awhile in a band where the singer was a trained chorister. He sang every song in the original without any effort. If singers practiced as much as the rest of us they would be far more flexible than they are.

My 1968 Fender Precision, bought new by me in March 1969, seriously modded in 1986 and finally put in its case in 1996 when I switched to 5 string basses.

Choose one and if you don't like it send it back and get the other one.

Seems to me you've got serious problems with the band and the set list is the least of them. You're well out of it. Better luck with your next band.

I play in various bands and none of them have a high turnover of songs. IME most bands have a core set that is 90% the same every gig. One or two songs might change depending on the gig but if you've chosen your set well turnover doesn't matter too much. A constant stream of new songs doesn't mean a better set. It's how you play the songs and how the audience responds to the songs that matters. The freshness in a set comes from a good performance by the musicians. As long as the audience likes what we are playing, I don't care what songs are in the set. What I enjoy is playing with good players.

Mine would look pretty similar to yours, burst and tort, except they'd have 5 strings. I don't leave any playing marks on my basses.

You say this guy is a "very good drummer", but he isn't because he's not playing with the rest of the band, he playing against you. In your band that makes him a "very bad drummer". So, if I've got this right, you can't fire the drummer, he plays too loud and won't reduce his volume, he won't use a smaller kit and refuses to play with the rest of the guys as part of a band and would rather not play than make any compromises. My first thought is to suggest a drum screen. If that isn't an option I would tell him on the small gigs you're going to use a dep drummer who will play as part of the band and not spoil the gig by being a selfish ****.

No matter what level of player you are, who you are playing with, where you are playing, or the size of the audience, every gig is the Albert Hall and every gig is an audition. If someone is looking for a bass player, why are they going to chose you? Because you give 110% every time you pick up your bass is a good place to start. I've been asked to join bands because the band leader saw me on a gig and liked what he heard. When depping I get asked to join side projects as well. Hal Galper's take on how you play better. View from 3:45 to the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_7DgCrziI8&list=PL-sawkWXMWwjc3Cl3MY4gGaq3l4xIiimE

The band I was in at school had a 3 piece brass section (all jazzers) and parts were provided for all the songs. In amongst the Stax and Chess songs we threw in some Charlie Parker and Charles Mingus. I not only learnt to read music but learnt how to play with other musicians, good technique and playing the groove. I learnt 90% of what I know in that band. The best musical lesson? Play with guys who are better than you.

Rob, check this out.. . . https://audiouniversityonline.com/speakon-connectors/ Use genuine Neutrik speakon connectors. So, use NL2 connectors and daisy chain the cabs.

I've always preferred the sound from the bigger gauge strings. My round wounds were 130 and the TI flats B string on my P bass is 136. My preference is for deeper, warmer tones so I use the thickest strings I can find.

I don't sing. I'm mindful of the mental health and well-being of anyone who accidentally comes within earshot. I'm also not brave enough to try the cold shower. Mrs B is up to 20 secs atm, and my daughter in law goes open air swimming every day of the year at 7 am, and swears by it!! I do one thing Mosley suggested, I walk up and down stairs backwards. It's a killer but very good for your legs, breathing and heart rate.

I've seen the gig diary and address book disappear with a sacked pub manager. The new manager was hoping the bands would turn up anyway, which they did.

A very unpleasant colour scheme!!

Love this guy.

If you need the official info. . . . https://aguilaramp.com/pages/manuals

Hi Rob, the AG500 and AG700 are both good to 2.67 ohms, so connecting 1, 2 or 3 x 8 ohms cabs is fine. I did this with the AG700 for many years. The volume you play at is your preference

There is an audience for this music, as there is for Jazz and Classical. No one's looking happy on a Royal Philharmonic gig. There was never much of a stage show on a Miles Davis gig. Maybe we should be looking at CB and his genre in the same way, instead of lumbering him with unrealistic expectations.

Me neither. Seems to me the OP wants better tone and hopes more speakers will deliver. I think that will true on a gig, at stage volumes, but at home. . . . maybe it's over kill. At home I run a Barefaced 110 and my TH500 turned down to 1. Great sound but still too intrusive for playing at night. I'm thinking of switching to a headphone amp for silent playing.