Beedster

I would, don't see it as an unpaid gig, see it as a free rehearsal All joking aside and re this.... .... I'm not sure what a genuine supporter of live music is or isn't, but if it's a genuine music venue as opposed to a pub that just wants free acts, I'd be in.

Nice analogies 👍

Um….

Frankly if it wasn’t being rammed down our throats by every media source we’d probably not even notice Jack

Really should have bought a set of Gamuts before they tariffs struck 😕

I'm gonna try and get to that 👍

Yep 👍

Did the guy in Paris get his money back?

Agreed, i worry when i see stuff price at dangerously low prices in some places that it's because they're about to go under....

Well I'd be f***ing careful then @Si600, because screwing your voice up in that situation is very easily done, and can result in a lot of problems not just limited to no longer being able to sing a couple of songs at a gig. And re.... They're also two Stranglers songs that require some vocal skill to avoind becoming shouty, it's almost like I saw this coming.....

Frankly, it's a bit of a sobering warning about buying expensive gear online. Does anyone know whether a person in that situation be protected had they paid by PayPal or by credit card?

Crikey, I return to this thread to find the forum has changed to pickguardchat.co.uk

There are probably easier ways

....oh, and first gig I did with them he forgets his mic case 🤔

You generally know either way, and in my experience it's foolish you go against your gut instincts on these things, they always prove to be correct in the end. I remember an audition where the band were really tight and I was flattered to get the gig. However even driving away from the audition, before I knew it had been successful, I knew that more than 30-minutes in a room with the singer was not going to work for me, he was a winey low talent tool with delusions of grandeur and only an average voice, and he did that thing where he looks at you occasionally just to let you know you did something he didn't like. Anyway, I was so right 👍

Many thanks @Woodinblack 🙏🙏🙏🙏