EssentialTension

... but where did Willie Dixon get it from?

... and before that ... http://youtu.be/pM8_HuQ0b34

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1418072610' post='2626635'] that was the CCS version [media]http://youtu.be/sjRqKVI9j5c[/media] [/quote] ... and the predecessor ... http://youtu.be/RRZMFhnPi28

[quote name='SubsonicSimpleton' timestamp='1418071729' post='2626615'] Surely the ability to internalise music quickly and efficiently is a skill like any other, that requires practice to develope - aside from how people feel about using stands on stage, surely there is an argument that if you always rely on having a pad there as a crutch, that you never really put yourself in a situation where committing the music to memory is essential, and you actually defeat your own opportunity to develope that skillset as a result. I was lucky some years ago to work with a pro musician from Ghana who had earned his living from the age of 12 gigging on a daily basis, and his ability to learn material extremely quickly amazed me - he nailed ~45 numbers for the function band I was playing in at the time in 3 days, no crib sheets, no charts and no mistakes. On talking to him about it, he told me that much of the time when he was learning his trade in Ghana he was often expected to learn material from the radio and play it the same day, no luxury of cassette tapes or record players, so as a matter of necessity he had developed the necessary skills to keep his gigs. [/quote] So he was allowed the luxury of a radio but a music stand is a crutch. That's nonsense.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1418037758' post='2626118'] so you're a "real" bass player and you tune your lowest to C? [/quote] "Doremi" was a mistake. Obviously i must have meant "Milaresol".

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1418070409' post='2626581'] I was thinking more like handing out ipads on hercules stands so the punters dont need to put their pint down to read them [/quote] If you put the lyrics on there too then everyone will be able to sing along.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1418037929' post='2626119'] I think we're getting a little tangled wth all that "professional" talk... Those who dislike stands on a pub gig (like myself) probably mean (at least I do) that stands and "rock image" don't really go together. That's all. [/quote] But some of us are trying hard to avoid a "rock image".

[quote name='ironside1966' timestamp='1418065085' post='2626507'] To all those using music stands with the same band on a regular basis, what is stopping you learning the songs? [/quote] I very rarely use a music stand because it's one extra thing to carry and I couldn't be bothered to do so. However, I'll happily use one if I find it to be advantageous enough or even necessary. The up-in-arms nature of the anti-brigade strikes me as ridiculous. If you don't want to use a music stand then don't. I don't use one .... almost always. If the whole band were hiding behind music stands and doing their utmost to avoid contact with the dancing drinking taking audience then that would be stupid but I don't think anyone imagines it like that except those with a phobia of music stands. If someone is not learning their parts then the music stand is not the problem.

Edgar Meyer has dots for some of his favourite notes.

[quote name='BeardyBob' timestamp='1418055413' post='2626344'] ... We insist our guitarists gig with a spare guitar each. Why? Because they snap strings. A lot ... [/quote] I insist no such thing. There's only one guitarist I play with who always has a spare guitar and that's because he uses several different tunings. I've never known him to break a string. Three other guitarists I often play with also don't break strings. If your guitarist is breaking strings a lot then he or she probably needs heavier strings or a lighter touch.

I've most often not carried a spare because for many years from when I first started playing I only ever had one bass. Most people I knew only had one instrument. The reason for having only one instrument was cost compared to income. So it's very noticeable how this thread tends to assume that everyone will own a spare instrument.

[quote name='VTypeV4' timestamp='1418060594' post='2626439'] AFAIK these are Cathode biased amps (I have one too, the 2x10) so all power (and pre) valves should simply be plug and play.. [/quote] Thanks ... and it is the 2x10.

You almost never need a spare bass. Except when you do need it. I rarely bother but I do have two DI boxes, spare cables, strings, fuses etc etc.

OK, got some JJs. Can I just pop out the old ones and pop in the new ones or do I require an engineer?

If that was in my band I'd be suggesting a few sessions with a voice coach.

If you can have frets then you can have fret markers.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1418032712' post='2626061'] We do..and no music stands in pubs whether they are dancing or singing.. It is only 25 songs to remember and play well... Even deps don't put up a stand, they'll look at the sheet at the start of the track for a change or two and then they get down to playing..or we wouldn't have them back. There is a differnet between performance and tunes for tunes sake. We'd want the guy to 'play' the part ..not interested in playing by numbers.. Would it be a hard and fast rule..?? not with the set we do, but for a regular guy, then no.. [/quote] I don't see how any of that has got anything at all to do with whether or not there's a music stand.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1418031811' post='2626052'] I call all the notes "Loretta", that way I don't make terrible mistakes [/quote] I call them "Doremi".

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1417985422' post='2625798'] If you are a function gig then no one cares as they are dancing to a musical juke box... but they go to watch a band in a pub first and foremost and reading those sort of gigs is boring to watch... and possibly boring to hear. People know which gig is which and which gig they are 'acceptable' at.. I think you can have visual prompts, but don't think they should be visable. A pub gig is by no means a serious gig but you wouldn't be taken very seriously by punters if you used a lot of charts and you'd be a filler band and not one of the better draws around here. Know your market... [/quote] Around here people dance at pub gigs. Know your market.

[quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1417992357' post='2625875'] A google search reveals a South West listings magazine called "Focus". I thought it was the band at first too! [/quote] Ah, thank you.

[quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1417985996' post='2625802'] The might end up paying Focus the royalties if they do. [/quote] Is there some connection between STH and the band Focus that I am unaware of? Can you explain? I always thought STH intro was supposedly knicked from 'Taurus' by Spirit.

Elvis's had a six-string bass.

[quote name='MarkW' timestamp='1417988120' post='2625830'] OK, OK - I take it all back ET! I want one of those! [/quote] It may be the future. Also I thought the guy was funny.

http://youtu.be/wTWidM53Ayc

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1417987287' post='2625818'] Or things that let you check that your instrument is in tune [/quote] Amateurs.