chris_b

I hope you've got your lawyer on the case. There's a lot of people getting very rich these days.

#3. Stretches my budget to a higher level of instrument.

My suggestion to Later would be to add a series of specials to the schedule. I seem to recall that in the early days Jools went to New Orleans for a show about the music down there. There have been, and still are, plenty of gigs that Later could cover. a few years ago Jeff Beck at Ronnies, this month Jon Cleary at Ronnies. A couple of years ago Keb Mo at the Union Chappel and Vulfpeck and Vintage Trouble. . . all missed. The Funk Brothers came to the Festival Hall in 2000. In 2005 the Muscle Shoals, Hi and Stax studio guys came over and played at the Barbican. All these gigs should have been covered, but they weren't! There must be many examples in other genres. Never mind knocking what is already on TV, what about all the missed opportunities?

What's wrong with pen and paper?

Did he play any better when he came back?

You cancelled a gig to go and look at bass gear? ??

I think you'll find the acts and the show are in the firing line. It used to be the case that the producer picked the acts and JH just presented, but for a long time now he's also been on the list of producers. Not sure if that gives him any extra powers or is just another revenue stream.

Yep. There seems to be a strange need in the UK to be rude about and rubbish people who are successful. Why would any musician criticise another who manages to work hard and smart enough to make a living out of his talents.

I'll accept and listen to suggestions. Even, "This is how I it goes", on some original songs, but specific frets? Maybe he'd like to suggest the order in which your fingers should be operated? Maybe how to cut your nails? Pushback definitely required.

The only thing I've bought this year was a cab in January. I've just sold 3 cabs. Does that even up the account?

I record it and still watch, although it's usually only 10 seconds worth then fast forward. Why do they have so many beardy American bands on?

Dave Gilmour. He did do the McCartney gigs and probably a few others, but I believe there was a 10 year gap between his tours.

Yes, it's surprising how a slightly different playing style can completely alter the feel and sound of a band. I always check the original bass player and the other deps who are in competition to me. I like to see who is strong in this song or weak in that song. It's all a learning curve to becoming a better player for each gig.

I have used 2 One10's and they sounded good, but it was in a small room and the band wasn't too loud. Usually I'll prefer to use 2 112's because the sound is just better to my ears, even on the smaller gigs. Even if there is a PA with monitors I'd use my back line as normal. With some bands it matter more than others, but I want the stage sound to be the same on every gig.

Its always difficult to play in a band for the first time. Being dropped in at the deep end can be difficult for the band as well. Be thankful you're better than him. It could get awkward if it's the other way around!

No musician should expect to be able to prevent a band from playing a gig because of his diary clashes. If anyone is in more than one band they are, by implication, signing up to the dep system, so tell him you're using a dep for the gigs he can't make. If he doesn't like that tell him to cancel the other gig and do yours. A few years ago I was in 7 bands and there were clashes between about 4 of them, which were never a problem because there was a hierarchy that everyone understood and accepted, they were managed and there were deps.

He was trying to sell G&L basses at the time, so I guess he would say that, wouldn't he.

Hold on. . . . . what am I talking about. . . . . these clips were from the Hot Pink album. That's a live album, recorded on tour over a year and to my knowledge Stan Sergeant only uses his SR 5 and a double bass on gigs with Keb Mo.

Brilliant. Thanks for posting. That's getting closer to the studio sound I posted.

You might be right. I assumed he'd used an SR5 with some flats on.

Which is the better gig to get you known and generate more gigs for the future? That's the one I'd do.

I play with 2 drummers who have the equivalent P&D drum stools and swear by them. Probably a good idea, but I've been trying to minimize my kit lately, so I'll pass.

Good attitued, common sense, reliability, good ears, great ideas. . . . . only the bass player can get a tick in all those boxes. Have you noticed how many great producers were bass players?

Stan Sergeant, bass player with Keb Mo, uses an MM SR5. I wish I could have got mine to sound like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1CIGcpfJP0&list=OLAK5uy_k_LVk6DSgfbA6hEWe0IILp-Mc-h0nlkMQ&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z2YSTEOOI4&list=OLAK5uy_k_LVk6DSgfbA6hEWe0IILp-Mc-h0nlkMQ&index=14

No. Just saying if his preconceptions about the need for a 15 for certain styles of music can't be updated then there is the 15 "Compact.