Cat Burrito

We'd have an awful lot of defenders!

I'm with @Lozz196 on this. Having a few albums on Spotify myself, they generate very little. Even Gary Numan recently said 1,000,000 plays earnt him £33 recently - and we're not even 10% of that! When I was a kid I didn't think about it but I guess I thought if you were "famous" you had loads of money. I've played with loads of pro names and unless you are doing really well (Stones, U2 etc) chances are you have a second job. Most signed rubbish contracts when they were young and got ripped off badly because they were naïve. As the other recent thread said, I think we're lucky we're mostly semi-pro here as my annual income through music wouldn't cover the bills. Even up a few levels and it's not much better. Fans should buy direct from artists, otherwise the industry really is going to die out. When we tour we really depend on sales to keep the band on the road, and again the bigger bands we support are so often the same.

Ta, the bass - I did the same re scales from a thread on here a few years back.

Have you tried items wanted here on Basschat? There are also a couple of UK based pickguard makers on here too. A black one should be easier to source but custom order would mean anything is possible. Certainly these seemed more readily available a few months back. Good luck finding something.

Not to my tastes either - just did the same search! What are you after? Black? This is strange because they had several a while ago.

Vinyl is always my preference but I do have a few duplicates on CD for the car. With streaming services, that's something that is largely dying out now (CDs in the car, not LP records).

I've done this a few times and with the CV 50s bass. EBay is good, unless you want something custom made? If that's the case you can take it off, stencil it on tracing paper and send it to the manufacturer.

Thanks @Oopsdabassist Where did you order yours from?

I'm definitely interested in your verdict when it arrives today.

As a child of 80s rock / alternative, I learnt with a pick because all my heroes did. I learnt finger style early 90s because lots of people.(wrongly) said that was how.to play properly and more recently I have played more pick again. It depends on the style and song, and I am at a loss as to why it continues to be such a contentious subject.

Thanks for posting. It'd be a card sale rather than cash as I do not have much spare cash at the moment.

I keep hovering over these online but I am definitely at a stage where I need a lighter bass these days. What are these like, from anyone with actual experience? Basswood bodies but I have a feeling they aren't going to be the lightest.

Without wishing to burst any bubbles, the crowd noises are often not from the concert. My old band did a live EP in the early 90s. It got single of the week in RAW magazine and you can hear the crowd genuinely screaming in excitement between our songs. The crowd were actually at a Prince concert!

Yep, that was it... and I think we have had this conversation on an older thread a couple of years ago. I was a couple of rows behind that balcony, centrally slightly to the right. Black jumper and skintight black jeans - I did wave!

I was in the audience for a video that was my first gig. Widely bootlegged now but not an official record. Beyond this the only other live album I'm on is one I released but that wasn't allowed to count by the OP

I think this thread would be lost on the streaming / MP3 generation. When I have gone down the rabbit hole with genres (80s Sleaze bands, Goth, Rockabilly etc) I have been guilty of doing this a lot. With mixed but mostly pleasing results at the time.

I had a roots-y rock n roll 3 piece that used to practice in my old house. The neighbour came around to say how much he loved it. He had young children and everything but ultimately people have to live their lives. Good communication, being flexible and looking to minimise issues all lead to better relationships. Whacking a stack amp up against his wall at 3am is a bit different from evening practice at a sensible volume.

I like a live album in the car, especially in the car so mine would be; Love You Live - Rolling Stones (preferred it the others, even Ya-Yas personally) All Those Wasted Years - Hanoi Rocks (I spent most of my youth watching the VHS of it but now have it on LP). Live at the Lyceum - Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers Press The Eject And Give Me The Tape - Bauhaus Concert - The Cure One of the bands I play for put out a live album last year. I must admit I have only played it once since the mixing stage. Pleased to have done it though. Another one off of the bucket list.

Hanoi Rocks

First gig I ever walked out of was The Bootleg Beatles in Bath back in '95. Everyone says they are great and I saw them on the BBC a few years ago - I still don't like them. I'm not anti-tribute bands, they played with the Counterfeit Stones who were great. I just don't like their version of the band.

I think most regular gig goers have done this, especially when it's a foreign band touring the UK for the first time. The one that jumps out for me was a little known Atlanta band called Biters who I saw in Oxford. Can't recall the headliners but I left after a couple of songs - got a nice early night and a few months later Biters split so had I waited for them to come back and headline, I would never have seen them!

At the risk of overestimating any interest here, this is yet another track from last year's record immortalised as a video for those who are bored on a Saturday...

Were he still alive, I don't think Joe Strummer would be rushing to support that one!

Two that jump out for me are Christine Sixteen by Kiss and White Riot by The Clash.