Mykesbass

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1425120235' post='2704106'] £144? don't understand that, I got £24 for the whole years gigs, but I suppose that's my question, can he claim royalties direct from the band? [/quote] Sorry, was posting on my phone and missed out "an hour" as that being the rate for the amount of time it should take. But, back to the important bit, it is down to him to claim through PRS, meaning he'd have to go to each gig to listen for his songs being played and filling the form in and making his claim that way, not through you.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1425119459' post='2704100'] I did it for one particular busy gigging year when we played the Bearded Theory festival (our biggest gig) and got £24, it really isn't worth my time TBH, I've told the guitarist and he's never even bothered registering with them [/quote] Really don't understand this - should take ten minutes tops to fill out a PRS form. That's £144. What did you get for the gig? It's not as if there isn't plenty of downtime at a gig. Then again, if the guitarist hasn't registered then he doesn't have any right to suddenly start claiming direct from the band - tell him to take a hike!

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1425069632' post='2703720'] I'm on the Romney Marsh! Baaaaa!! [/quote] Let me know if you are gigging this way (Sussex), and if I'm around I could bring it along.

If I can borrow Sk8's post for a minute, where is the best place to put the drive in this set up, before or after the octave pedal? I use an a/b splitter, micro pog and cheapo overdrive pedal on the octave up, going through guitar amp.

Why not fill the forms in? You may say it is a pittance, but how long does it take? If you don't claim it your share gets divided up by all those who can be bothered to fill the forms in.

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1425067297' post='2703681'] I really like that!. And am jealous lol. Also thankfully not some horrid 5 string thing [/quote] Was just thinking how gorgeous a five string fretless would look

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1425060294' post='2703567'] Just thinking ahead - and looking forward to hearing the OP's experience - would this be the cab to add to my Rumble 500 combo if I choose to expand down the line? [/quote] Well it has been made to match so should do the trick. Whereabouts in Kent are you?

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1425034676' post='2703156'] Pics or it never happened [/quote] Will do if I can see it on the night - one of those "let's squeeze the band into that tiny little alcove" type gigs

A luthier I know once had a Pensa Suhr in to do some work on and was surprised to find the neck and neck pocket stamped Warmoth.

Gigging it tomorrow night - will report back.

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1424952070' post='2702227'] Anyone else read this: [url="http://peavey.com/news/index.cfm/id/816/Peavey%20Responds%20to.html"]http://peavey.com/ne...ponds%20to.html[/url] [/quote] Yes, saw that before I saw the episode. Doesn't take away the fact that they messed up the handling of the redundancies weeks after they had been getting all misty eyed about not communicating well with the workforce.

Just watched the programme - ooh, they did make a mess of it - last two minutes to undo a whole documentary's worth of great PR!

Sorry to hear about your best mate Elles. As for the covers/pubs scene in Sussex, I've just left a long established band as the gigs were getting thin on the ground and the ones we were doing, as KevB noted, the audience is dwindling. Just started up a new band and we're doing a lot of legwork, including some freebies for a biker charity to get our name out there.

Do you really need so many power options with the valve head? Surely two would have everything covered? Also another yes to the Plexi head (Hughes & Kettner have something similar) but would need some convincing on the cab.

Hah, the first time in ages that I had a really clear cut choice, then I find we're choosing three!

Nice, glad you got one.

There's a pinned thread in General Discussion with advice from some seasoned travellers.

The Beatles

Need to update that signature "I'm a one bass man!" Nice looking bass!

Aw, it reverts to being common or garden "rare" in the description ☹

All the best with the recuperation Ray. Another amp and speakers here, other systems always seem a little unnatural to me. Oh, and another vinyl evangelist I'm afraid!!

[quote name='Huge Hands' timestamp='1424188740' post='2693627'] Probably because like any trade or skill, you learn from watching others and this is how it is usually done. As drums are often the most acoustic instrument on stage, it does make sense to get them under control first and then add things to them, but as with any artistic endeavour, I don't believe that there should be any rules on this, and if you (as in the engineer) want to start by checking the organists pedal board, then do it and stand by your sound. Also, in my experience, once guitarists and bassists, keyboards etc have plugged in and start to sound check, they want to start widdling around and won't shut up when you want to get to the drums. However, they will often sit together as a group offstage waiting for the drummer to do his thing if he's first. Cheddatom is totally correct though, there is no reason why kick drum and bass can't live together, and loudly. My issue I was talking about was these huge rigs where the thump of the kick was whacking you in the chest and making you nauseous, and it was detracting from the rest of the sound. [/quote] Interesting points.