skidder652003

Try one of these, you won't go back. https://www.porteranddavies.co.uk/products/kt-platform/

same here, Im very impressed with my origin effects stacked compressor knock off from LYR. Took a couple of weeks to arrive but so far its been flawless.

Even where I live in the sticks of Devon my local charges £6 quid a pint. I'm frankly amazed anyone can afford to come out and watch a band for free these days, never mind pay for a ticket as well. Hope the gig goes well regardless. Sometimes its crushing when you outnumber the punters but sometimes it can be fantastic. We played a tiny place last night but there must have been 30/40 people crammed into it so it felt packed!

with the back of Hercules.

nah..it wouldn't sell...

Love them both but that Ibanez is absoloutely stunning.

All good advice. Boost your mids and cut a little low end just for starters. See if that helps cut through.

fair point. Just a suggestion for something different.

The detail is in the "free" department! As in time or money!??

I guess those 100's of top international bands using them must be pretty static on stage then..oh well. Im not sure you get the concept of the thing either, you can actually hear the bass as well believe it or not, hey you can even use a monitor and/or IEM's as well if you want!

Try a Porter and davies platform. The feel of a huge stack behind you, every note and harmonic through your body, locked into the drummers kick and snare, whatever you like, also going into the platform. I've had in ears, didn't like the isolation from the audience or the other band members. I have the full fat SVT and 410, don't like the weight. Last couple of gigs has just been Digbeth pre pedal to the desk and desk to platform, was fantastic. Certainly recommend a go on one if you get the opportunity. some bands use them. https://www.porteranddavies.co.uk/bands/

OBS as I remember using it was for live streaming mainly . For post production video, (ie matching your desk audio to your video cameras and doing some basic scene transitions ), the best by far that is free is DaVinci Resolve (The free version). However its a heck of a learning curve and I and many others on here have been using Reaper (there's a free unlimited trial version) thats is super fast for matching several video cameras to a single master audio and doing multiple camera angles onto one master track. There's also loads of super useful videos to show you how to do it on Youtube, and its easy once you've done one or two. Here's an example of my shower https://www.facebook.com/jeffersonarchive/videos/752899556047043

we made 100 CD's of an album of origionals. Managed to sell them all in about 2 years at gigs and a few online via facebook. Think they cost about £4 each with nice colour booklet. We sold them for a tenner so made some profit. However we have had some cheaper ones made and are selling them for a fiver but it feels this year less people are buying CD's, so I guess its a shrinking format. T shirts on the other hand have gone great. Think we've sold maybe 50 so far at £15 a pop. So deffo think T shirts (Black and white to keep cost down and make sure you have size large as the most numerous size!) and here's a really good bit of advice..get a card reader, people dont carry cash these days and if the've had a few drinks will get our their card or phone and buy a T much more readily than using cash. Edit, just seen what Big Red said, exactly that!

The sound on those are really good, but I found the non 4K version pretty awful as far as video quality goes. However the newer 4K versions may be better. Another advantage of those is that you can hook up a USB battery pack and record it for the whole show and not have to use stupid AA batteries. Happy Jack will know better than I about how well th 4K works in low light or stage lights, but as I said the audio is excellent and they will run the whole show not 30 minutes like most cameras. Plus with 2 you get 2 different shots so that makes it more interesting when you edit ( nobody wants to look at 1 aspect for a whole song! )

The 30 minute limit on DSLR's is a drag, however there is a way around it (although it may only work on canon cameras) I use magic Lantern softwate installed on the cameras memory card ( in my case a 64GB card in a Canon 5D mk 2) This enables the camera (amongst a whole host of other extra features) to stay on for as long as the battery allows. I use a double battery pack with the camera and if I change the batteries during the midway interval at a gig I get the whole 2 hour show on one card. That allows me to switch on and leave alone while I get on with the playing. I can't comment on the Panasonic range but I imagine the new stuff will be fantastic. For what its worth the canon 5D mk 2 with a good lens even in 1080 blows any camcorder out of the water for quality of image (think film quality if you like) and is superb under low or stage light conditions. Even the built in mic is actually very good but as others have said we also record direct from the desk these days. Your panasonic stuff will give you good pics and video but probably pants sound so factor in a field recorder (they're cheap) to capture decent sound unless you have a mixing desk capable of capturing your bands performance. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tascam-DR-05X-Portable-Audio-Recorder/dp/B07N1HGVNS/ref=asc_df_B07N1HGVNS/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310826954370&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2023319722877618593&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045324&hvtargid=pla-644764714442&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

I always thought this was pretty good..

not to derail the thread but do you use a preamp pedal with xlr Di out so you have a back up to the PA if your main amp fails? At least that way you wouldn't have to be so worried if your markbass fails at a gig or rehearsal? Iu se a Laney Digbeth with my markbass combo.

Found my old D'Addario XL chromes 50 -105's flatwounds, now on my jazz. Open E sounds great... Will take them to the next rehearsal. See if anyone notices...

Are these flatwounds?

Tres shakatak, a very good thing!

Yep got a B1-4, paid £35 quid for it, bargain, never use it mind but still, its amazing value used.

It’s guitar equivalent gets a real pounding in Guitar magazine https://guitar.com/review/effects-pedal/zoom-g2-four-g2x-four-review/

nicked!

sounds like early Rush (and thats a good thing), nice one!

sorry just seen this! Im afraid it went to the great gig in the sky (via the recycling centre)