TimR

They would still consider it expensive.

I'd certainly not want to be spending a months wages on a bass now!

I'm going out on a limb here and guessing these are not professional level lighting fixtures.

Makes note to buy £5k bass so that I get offered more pub gigs.

That's an awful lot of variables none of which are "If I'm just doing pub gigs."

Not really. I was replying to your reply to Tauzero who said that there was too much thinking going in. Looks like there still is...

I think the point here - for me anyway - is why would I spend £3k on a bass if I'm just doing pub gigs?

I have the 5.2. You need to push the gain as far up as you can, you almost want the 'clip' light just coming on most of the time.

The question is what do YOU think is expensive. Not what does someone else consider expensive. So most of the variables disappear. All your points of reference are fixed and different to everyone else's.

Making a living from Bass will also offset tax. I'd definitely be getting a bespoke instrument made. That could well be just a load of off the shelf parts built to my spec. And a beater bass for the roadies to throw around during soundcheck.

LEDs are curent driven, don't mess around with power supplies. Get some rechargeable 1.5v batteries. They'll last for decades on a single charge.

It's going to depend on how much you earn from playing. In the 90s my wife (a grade 8 flautist) bought a flute for £8k. At the time that was more than what both our cars added together cost. My bass cost £350, a month's wages. I still have it.

It's the law of diminishing returns As basses get more expensive there's a point at which the difference to the next bass up is negligible. I then factor in what I could afford to replace from savings tomorrow. Then I factor in how long a bass lasts - my current bass is 25 years old and has probably cost me £15 a year so far. For me the figure for an expensive bass is £1500. I don't think I'd buy an expensive bass - not this year anyway, although think it is time for a new one as my current bass is approaching a point where it will soon become the Bass of Thesius.

She was born the year it was released. And she is American. I don't doubt she's not listened to it before.

I am in desperate need of an office chair - see other thread... I've re-read the rules several times and don't think it counts as a musical accessory. Its primary purpose will be an office chair... 👀

The band has been going for longer than when I joined 13 years ago. It's technicaly the drummer and guitarist's band. I've filled in with other bands and joined other bands as side projects to make up for a lack of interest in the past. The singer has had babies in the last 2 years. Lives evolve. I'm not sure I currently have time or energy for another band unless they're gig ready and don't insist on endless rehearsals for no reason.

I'm down to 1 band from 3 last year. I'm not even sure if this band is functional. We played 3 gigs and it was like pulling teeth to get some rehearsals together beforehand. Drummer, Singer and Guitarist all leading very busy lives. My life is quite busy but I have Monday blocked out for rehearsals. "I can't do Monday this week, can we do Tuesday instead?"...

Talk to him and talk to the band. Your current drummer is already appearing to become a flake. You're not going to lose anything.

This is usually the sticking point for a lot of bands. The other is getting the middle aged blokes with instruments to believe in the end product. It's frustrating if the end product is slick, but is let down when the drummer has a scowl on and is thinking his time would be better spent drinking pints of Carling down at the Spoons. Personally I would do a dry run. Get a mate to come to an rehearsal room. Get the band to wear what they're planning to wear. Video a 'live' warts and all performance. Mistakes don't matter. Then watch the resulting car crash back and work out how to improve it. At this point aforementioned drummer will realise how good even a rough video is and get his wife to iron his best shirt. There is nothing worse than looking like a bunch of misfits having paid a lot of money for the privilege.

I wouldn't have used the word shocked. I would have said surprised. A lot of the Artists they have on are not musicians. They play bass in bands.

Mostly it isn't the sound guy based on the antics of primadonna (inexperienced) bands that I've seen. We played a local pub 'festival' for several years, the last one the local 'famous' band had been relegated to support. Speaking to the sound guy (line up organiser), he was less than complimentary about them, their lack of professionalism and level of expectation. He said he'd put us as headliners as we just "got on stage and played". It was quite painful listening to band after band "soundcheck" throughout the day. We should remember that the sound guy is often the person who will report back to the venue organiser and recommend whether a band comes back and plays a more popular night, or never returns. There are more bands than venues.

I've scrolled quite a few pages. Is the Lekato wifi what a lot of people are using to power their IEMs?

One is from up north. One is from across the pond. It's probably that simple.

I'd contact them, as new batteries every 8 weeks seems wrong to me.