TimR

The 9v on an active bass should be out of circuit when its lead is unplugged. Active bass batteries last months. Although I'd agree, modifying the bass to fit a plug seems a bit OTT. Why not just buy two batteries and modify the bass to have a quick release compartment for the battery. It's not like you'll be charging it every day/week/month.

Yep. But you wont be able to buy a ready made lead like that. He now just needs an inline USB C plug and solder it on to the two wires. The difficult part (panel mount) is done there for him.

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To summarise the video - Two guys are trying to pick songs for their set list. We've all been there, hundreds of songs are suggested but each time the song is discounted because; they don't have a keyboard player, the drum part is too difficult, the singer can't do the high parts, the backing singer plays bass so cant do anything complex... In the end, the only song suitable for the band is...

Mobilesheets. You can set it to use the cloud for your sheets so any markups you make on songs sync across your devices and also with band mates if they're also using the app and syncing those songs. I have several set lists.

Judging by the replies so far, I think I'm the only person to watch the video. I think I've been in that band. Several times. 🤣🙈 In Bb...

This was the standard when we did the RBL social clubs. They'd stop for bingo and then for fish and chips.

I don't think the audience know what bass guitar is. He may know what 'bass' is, and lots of people probably equate bass as that unpleasant floor vibrating hum that you get in clubs rather than what a bass guitar should actually sound like.

For me, it's the same as the music stand effect. Anything that creates a physical barrier that prevents the audience from seeing the whole band is to be avoided.

London prices. Still cheap, was less than 4 pints of beer.

The function band I was in didn't go out for less than that. £1600 for a wedding. The furthest we ever went for a gig was 100miles. If you're in a pubs cover band, you'll be playing local gigs for around £300. You could do 4 gigs and write off the money to purchase a PA. A lot of originals bands I see are pushing merchandise at the gigs and as far as I can see that's a good money spinner. I bought a t-shirt at the last gig I went to, £20, and I'll be wearing it out and about as it's a pretty nice design. But I'd not be counting that as 'being paid' for the gig.

You can't stop that. You can just try to create some kind of area that most people can see is the line between the dance floor and the stage area. If the majority stay that side its fairly self policing. No line and no one really knows where the line is. Even a line of Gaffa Tape would help.

Indeed. I think an originals band would have to be in pretty high demand to be pulling £800+ a gig. And the amount of 'preparation' we do for a gig depends on when and how often we gig. We haven't rehearsed since our last gig 6 weeks ago. The originals band I'm in seems to meet weekly. The covers band rehearse at someone's house, the originals pay for rehearsal space. Outlay for covers band this year - petrol to gigs, all recouped. Outlay for originals band close on £400 so far.

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I've never been paid to play originals. So getting the band to pay for the PA from gig income becomes a non starter. 😂

All my bases were tuned at the factory.

"Sparko" Sparks - from the Dr Feltgood band.

I have 2 10mile runs to do one Saturday and one Sunday, and a bass cab to pick up Sunday Afternoon. And a shed that needs felting. Although that's a job that may have to wait for better weather. 😂

Probably not. I suppose I have quite a few friends who are in bands so maybe I should discount their answers. It would still be a fairly 'random' selection.

On tour he switches around with Daryl Steumer.

Might just do a Facebook poll of my friends.

Don't think there ever was/is a dedicated bass player. Unless they're thinking of Leyland Sklar.

28% of people in the UK play a musical instrument. 40% of them play guitar. I suspect there are a few more people that can name various musicians than we think.

I'm think like Pointless. Stop 100 people and see what they say. So far Paul McCartney, Mark King, Sting and John Taylor are high on the list of recognisable bass players.