12stringbassist

I've spoken to Dankology. It WAS the very same bar. At least we got to play. We won't be doing it again, though. Nobody has a good word for the organisation outside of the main stages.

Yup.

Good that you're managing to play. Rooting for you. Be patient while you heal. Keep us posted.

Festivals are often a total pain in the a*se. We did an annual one somewhere in the North of England yesterday. It's quite a big event and we got on after two years of asking - they always lose our applications. The tech spec said we needed to bring breakables for drums and amps for guitar and bass - cabs were provided. The venue wasn't set up for a 3 piece rock band. But you show willing, don't you? It didn't help that the band before us over-ran up to the start time of our set and really dawdled when it came to packing away. When they finally buzzed off, it turned out there was no bass cab, just a bass bin attached to the PA, so my amp was routed thru the PA which was sounding like a pair of transistor radios. The guy behind the desk seemed to be unfamiliar with what they actually do, as my bass was pretty much non-existent and he kept turning our vocals and the guitar off. Our drummer told me to 'be nice' and not to tell him off. I felt absolutely murderous. It ruined the gig for me - qualifying it as the worst 40 minutes I have ever spent on a stage. I couldn't get out of there fast enough. 40 minutes of sheer frustration. I will never leave it to chance and trust a festival team again. I will always drag my bass rig along. It would be a close contest between myself and the OP as to who is the most angry.

I haven't tried any 6 string basses as I feel I would just get lost on them and that they stray out of bass player territory at the upper end of the range. I do accept that a bass with a higher top range is a valid choice as a bass, but I don't go up the dusty end that much and not that far. I covet one of the new Fender P Uke basses. God help me if I see one in the flesh. Would I use it enough to justify buying one? Probably not. RESIST!!! I yearn for an upright bass, the old style double bass, but I couldn't transport one. The electric slimline options don't look interesting enough. Those basses where the body is attached halfway down the neck. I don't like the look of them, though I am sure there is a sustain advantage. Not for me. Sandberg, Fodera and other high-end P bass style bass clones. If people want to make basses, they should come up with their own body shape. It's just rampant lack of imagination. They may be superb basses, but if I want a good Fender, I'll buy one.

I have too many basses and am going to shed a few in January.

The superdeluxe of Synchronicity by The Police. On the first disc - the album - at present. It's a patchy release. there is some sublime stuff (the singles) and quite a bit of filler.

My band's done 8 years now. There are personality clashes from one corner of the band. Also some performance issues. I book all of the gigs (about 120 this year), do the website and media, carry the PA cabs and set the PA up and to be honest I am tired of dealing with inept pub landlords. We have talked about knocking it on the head early next year if someone doesn't improve. If we stop, I don't think I will carry on playing.

Nothing wrong with a P bass...

Steve Tyler has shredded his voice for decades and it's a miracle he managed to do it for as long as he did. Sad for them and their fans that they've called it a day as far as playing live goes. It's not clear as to whether they will make any more music or not. I hope that they feel they can.

The human body is a fantastic and surprising thing and can repair itself really well - I really hope your finger injury heals better than you're expecting.

Ian Hunter - Defiance Part II (Fiction)

This weekend's gigs... We played at a pub very local to me on Saturday and the turnout wasn't as great as it used to be. The old landlord has moved to another town and his daughter's now running the place. He was the life and soul and I think the punters miss him. The punters aren't that musical... and now the landlord has moved on, their loyalty to his daughter who's taken the pub on is not what it could be. We spent some of the second half being heckled by this enormous stupid bovine woman who always insists that we play some Irish music - to the pint of halting our performance - she was yelling for Whiskey In The Jar, which we never do anymore because we are sick of it. We did play the slow version of Don't Believe A Word for her, followed by the fast one - possibly the best we've ever done it.... and she said it was shite. Pearls before swine. One for the money. Sunday was the regular jam night that we've done for about 8 years at the same venue. It's getting a bit 'groundhog day' now. The same people doing the same things. I'm getting a bit bored with it tbh. Due to my ongoing health concerns, I was really tired at the jam night and once again, I was the only bassist there. Three and a half hours stood there onstage with people who just play the same stuff year in - year out and not always very well.... I'm going to give it another month, then get a sub in for the jam night for a while, as it's too hard.

I'm quite fond of this one.

I have Strats and Les Pauls and a few others, but the one I would choose as 'the one' is a Strat. You can make a Strat sound like a Les Paul, but not vice versa...

I agreed a sale on this one a while ago, but the buyer faded away. It has had minimal use since. It's a brilliant bass to play. Sounds superb.

The Records - Shades In Bed (1979)

Good to read that you've managed to sort it.

Post edited as I have now seen OP's post about an agreement.

Very fond of mine. I should gig it more often than I do.

I love my two Player P's. And also the red Vintera I got last year.

I have a gorgeous and immaculate custom shop Warwick Thumb NT in walnut that I have owned for many years and it's too nice to take out very often.