TimR

Didn't he play drums or was that George Best?

Maybe everyone else is aware, but watching TOTP2: Boy bands; Bros are on, drummer and singer are Bros and there's a Bass player - no other musicians. So Google... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Logan

Use of rit. and passing chords.

Metal posts are made from post metal.

Perry Mason. There's a great video of it being played live by Rob Trujillo.

Musicians good enough to dep will do a handful of rehearsals before getting bored.

Seems to be the same situation I'm in. Don't these people understand. Write the material. Audition musicians with a timeline to the potential first gig. Get gig ready. Record a demo. Get gigs.

I appear to be doing this regularly. It's 15mins from my home and they're looking for a permanent bass player. The band leader has been through about 50 musicians in the last 3 years looking for the perfect players and refining his 10 tunes. I think he doesn't actually know what he is looking for.

OK. Well the only solution in that case is for him to play to the venue amd you to set the volumes of the other instruments to the venue and not the drums. Messing with microphones and mixing the instruments too high is only making it worse. Ultimately the proper way to mix a band in a small venue is to set the lead vocals to an appropriate level (where there is no feedback amd you're not forcing the punters to stand at the back) and then mix everyone up to that level.

OK. I've missed something. Is the drummer using a floor monitor? Everyone else in ears. Where is the feedback from? Is it the mains because you're having to boost the vocals over the drummer? If so, turn the drummers floor monitor down. If he can't hear it then he'll have to tailor his drum volume to balance that. I suspect this is a mini version of volume wars. Drums loud, turn up monitor, drums play louder, turn up mains to cope. Etc etc. Turn down his floor monitor.

https://service.shure.com/s/article/difference-between-cardioid-and-supercardioid?language=en_US As I say, watch the placement of the monitor. They will have less rear rejection.

If you use a Beta; move the monitor speaker to the side which helps then as well.

I have the 2.4Ghz band ones. Don't think that will make much difference other than I'm hoping most pub WiFi will now be on 5Ghz. 😆 Interestingly the blurb says ideally be 3m away from the nearest WiFi source.

They arrived today. Will try and play with them tomorow. Although decorating the bathroom is higher on MrsR's list of things for me to do. 😆