"They're playing your guitars in there"

[stingrayPete1977]

See, girls again!

[BassTractor]

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1480884383' post='3187854']
Have you never played at last night of the proms?
[/quote]

Oh Yeah! That's true!
I forgot those gigs.



Good point though. There's a huge change going on as more and more members of the classical audience are people with an openness to all kinds of music, and as an audience they don't any more fit the description of the proverbial one I played for 30 to 40 years ago.
There's a looser ambience these days, and more noise. Me like.
(I take it the LNotP audience may contain some alcohol, but has never been seen to wreck the harps and the timpani.)

Edited December 4, 2016 by BassTractor

[TrevorR]

I'd love to see some of the classical musos I know trying to cope with an authentic period 17th or 18th C classical music audience (to match their authentic period instruments). The ones where they'd cheer during bits which they liked (the equivalent to the round of applause 8 bars in to a hit on a live album when the audience suddenly recognise their fave tune, or after the lead guitarist does a blistering solo), make the orchestra play their good bits again, often in the middle of a piece, or call out in the concert for the orchestra to play some hits and oldies that they knew.

[Graham]

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1480885870' post='3187883']
From then on we always has cheap blow up guitars and saxophones available and ready to distribute to the punters.
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Now that's a good idea, might invest in the same.

[josie]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1480885091' post='3187864']
I like a gear stalker, I'm always happy to oblige a polite one
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You're the kind of bass player I like, where are you playing next?

[stingrayPete1977]

Lichfield, bit far from Stockport!

[Guest MoJo]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1480890311' post='3187938']
Lichfield, bit far from Stockport!
[/quote]

Lichfield, Staffs? Just up the road from me if it is. When and where?

[Dan Dare]

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1480887183' post='3187909']
I'd love to see some of the classical musos I know trying to cope with an authentic period 17th or 18th C classical music audience (to match their authentic period instruments). The ones where they'd cheer during bits which they liked (the equivalent to the round of applause 8 bars in to a hit on a live album when the audience suddenly recognise their fave tune, or after the lead guitarist does a blistering solo), make the orchestra play their good bits again, often in the middle of a piece, or call out in the concert for the orchestra to play some hits and oldies that they knew.
[/quote]

hence the old joke - That Pavarotti. Great singer, but a bit precious. Doesn't like it when you try to join in.

[stingrayPete1977]

[quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1480932538' post='3188062']


Lichfield, Staffs? Just up the road from me if it is. When and where?
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Strangely, the bowling green,17th of dec, they don't have bands as a rule but the idea is to keep the Christmas party types there after the food has finished, yet another no sound check gig!

[Guest MoJo]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1480933740' post='3188079']


Strangely, the bowling green,17th of dec, they don't have bands as a rule but the idea is to keep the Christmas party types there after the food has finished, yet another no sound check gig!
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Bugger....I'm gigging on the 17th. Please keep me posted if you're playing anywhere not too far from me

[vmaxblues]

and if you Hercules stands....

https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/guitar-wall-mount/hercules-stands-hcha-101-guitar-stand-lock?gclid=CjwKEAiAvZTCBRDvnoOaoa2j3xISJABxPjN9fJZnZ3Irggx91EhKionigGs4yVoL9BmpB681tPJpTBoCZPTw_wcB

I use these.

End of gig = Pack away guitars immediately.

Between sets, lock stand and never have kit out of eyeline!

[LewisK1975]

[quote name='vmaxblues' timestamp='1480939245' post='3188160']
and if you Hercules stands....

[url="https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/guitar-wall-mount/hercules-stands-hcha-101-guitar-stand-lock?gclid=CjwKEAiAvZTCBRDvnoOaoa2j3xISJABxPjN9fJZnZ3Irggx91EhKionigGs4yVoL9BmpB681tPJpTBoCZPTw_wcB"]https://www.bax-shop...PJpTBoCZPTw_wcB[/url]

I use these.

End of gig = Pack away guitars immediately.

Between sets, lock stand and never have kit out of eyeline!
[/quote]

Didn't know about these! Great!

[stingrayPete1977]

[quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1480934070' post='3188087']


Bugger....I'm gigging on the 17th. Please keep me posted if you're playing anywhere not too far from me
[/quote]

I will do, we were at the horse and jockey a couple of weeks ago too, mostly private functions the rest of the time, like the one in this thread!

[Happy Jack]

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1480785548' post='3187154']
I had to extract a punter from behind the kit on NYE last year, he couldn't see what the problem was. Lucky for him it was me that caught him and not the drummer....
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[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1480785638' post='3187158']
Drum kits are magnets for idiots! You can read whatever you like into that
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As a guitarist friend of mine likes to say, "[b][i]drumming is just dancing, with things in the way[/i][/b]".

[LewisK1975]

I tend to stay with the gear anyway these days, especially this time of year, too bloody cold to go and sit in the van before we start.

I'm always last to finish setting up anyway as I do all the line checks.....

[dave_bass5]

We played a wedding in Richmond park a few years ago. After the first set we went outside for some fresh air. Came back to find a "new" band posing for photos.
The had asked the singer and he said it was ok (without tell us) but the rest of us all had different reactions. My guitarist hit the roof and was almost crying that soemone had his guitar, my drummer got the hump because soemone had adjusted his cymbals, and i grabbed my camera and thought it was a great photo opportunity lol.

Bride, groom and Best man
[url=https://flic.kr/p/cptj6C][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/cptj6C]
Janine rocking out[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/]Dave Pearce[/url], on Flickr

On a much more serious note, the worst audiences we have played to are your farmers. These dickheads think they won you and your gear while you are there and dont hesitate to rearrange anything they, and their small minded drunk mates can think off. We had one twat try and walk down the venue carrying one of our PA speakers DURING a gig, because he thought it would be a great laugh putting it on his table.

[uk_lefty]

Farmers when drunk only like heavy stuff. Like concrete blocks they can roll in to block the car park and other japes.
Might invest in stand locks and inflatable instruments.
I used to have a soundman who was a big chap, carried a big old lump of metal on his key chain for these incidents... For a pub gig or party where there's a chance of this I'd only ever take my beaten up Mexican jazz.
Bad culprits for abusing gear are usually the DJs on after the band, can't wait to get rid of you and play their Abba stars on forty five megamix, have seen one try to kick the drummers hardware bag. I could have stopped them but thought there was a lesson they could learn.

[stingrayPete1977]

Ah yes young farmers, again the girls are often the worst!

[TimR]

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1480949951' post='3188300']
We played a wedding in Richmond park a few years ago. After the first set we went outside for some fresh air. Came back to find a "new" band posing for photos.
The had asked the singer and he said it was ok (without tell us) but the rest of us all had different reactions. My guitarist hit the roof and was almost crying that soemone had his guitar, my drummer got the hump because soemone had adjusted his cymbals, and i grabbed my camera and thought it was a great photo opportunity lol.

Bride, groom and Best man
[url=https://flic.kr/p/cptj6C][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/cptj6C]
Janine rocking out[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/]Dave Pearce[/url], on Flickr

On a much more serious note, the worst audiences we have played to are your farmers. These dickheads think they won you and your gear while you are there and dont hesitate to rearrange anything they, and their small minded drunk mates can think off. We had one twat try and walk down the venue carrying one of our PA speakers DURING a gig, because he thought it would be a great laugh putting it on his table.
[/quote]

That's a superb publicity photo. Not sure I'd be too upset about that. Depends how cack handed they were.

[stingrayPete1977]

We've had audience members do songs with us, I'd lend someone my bass to be honest, it's all about how it's done, waiting for the band to go outside for some fresh air and helping yourselves isn't it!

[lowdown]

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1480949951' post='3188300']
We played a wedding in Richmond park a few years ago. After the first set we went outside for some fresh air. Came back to find a "new" band posing for photos.
The had asked the singer and he said it was ok (without tell us) but the rest of us all had different reactions. My guitarist hit the roof and was almost crying that soemone had his guitar, my drummer got the hump because soemone had adjusted his cymbals, and i grabbed my camera and thought it was a great photo opportunity lol.

Bride, groom and Best man
[url="https://flic.kr/p/cptj6C"][/url]
[url="https://flic.kr/p/cptj6C"]Janine rocking out[/url] by [url="https://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/"]Dave Pearce[/url], on Flickr

On a much more serious note, the worst audiences we have played to are your farmers. These dickheads think they won you and your gear while you are there and dont hesitate to rearrange anything they, and their small minded drunk mates can think off. We had one twat try and walk down the venue carrying one of our PA speakers DURING a gig, because he thought it would be a great laugh putting it on his table.
[/quote]

The Bride looks like she has a decent left hand technique.
Thumb behind the neck, no bunch of bananas there.

[ubit]

Yup, it's happened to us too. In fact, I reckon you would be hard pushed to find any pub gigging band who hasn't turned round and found drunken people manhandling expensive guitars ( usually roughly) and generally being where they shouldn't, because everyone knows how when you are drinking, , it's hilarious to pose like a rock star with a guitar, or even better shout down a microphone and let everyyknow that Dave is a knob or such like !

[dave_bass5]

I should add it was the photographers idea and they did ask our singer (standing guard in the background) while the rest of us were outside. They didnt make any noise and we all very grateful and brought us drinks all night.
And yes, she look a lot more natural on the bass than i ever do.

[url="https://flic.kr/p/cptk8E"][/url]
[url="https://flic.kr/p/cptk8E"]Will and Janine Usher[/url] by [url="https://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/"]Dave Pearce[/url], on Flickr

I always find it a laugh to let seem of the audience play with us, but we rarely get asked for instrument's its anomaly peoples who can "sing". Had one one guy ask to play bass on a song, I let him have my 5 string. Watched as the look of confusion crept over his face and he decided he was too drunk and couldnt make out where the strings were so gave it back.

Edited December 5, 2016 by dave_bass5

[dave_bass5]

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1480953843' post='3188366']
or even better shout down a microphone and let everyyknow that Dave is a knob or such like !
[/quote]

Ah, so it was you at my last gig lol.

[EliasMooseblaster]

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1480953843' post='3188366']
...even better shout down a microphone and let everyyknow that Dave is a knob or such like !
[/quote]

I have known one Dave for whom that would qualify as an important public service announcement...