Do we play?

[Leonard Smalls]

We've got a gig on Saturday afternoon... We're last on for a thing called Senoritas Who Rock.

However, it looks likely that our guitar player isn't going to be well enough to play... He does lots of widdly lead stuff, plus a number of relatively crucial riffs, but not much rhythm.

So that leaves me on lead bass, R on to rhythm bass plus drums and lead plus background vox.

So the question is, do we play?

No one is likely to know our songs and our rehearsal today was surprisingly successful, but there's something missing that most may spot!

[Doctor J]

Play. You just play leaderer bass. Kick donkey, take names.

[BreadBin]

Play - just whack an up octave on yours 🙂

[Nail Soup]

I say play.

Especially as a widdling is probably the easiest bit to loose.

Maybe tweak the two bass sounds a little... bit of extra mids and distortion on the rhythm bass and a bit more top on the lead bass.

If the singer or guest guitarist friend can throw in the occasional power chord then add that to.

 

Remember to tell the guitarist that it wasn't as good without him of course!

[Bunion]

Borrow a KMA tyler deluxe and the guitarists amp for yourself and go royal blood on the gig 😄

I do have a tyler you can borrow 😝

[Leonard Smalls]

I've been trying to convince the singer to recreate one of the guitar solos through the mixed media of dance and scat...

Always works in shout punkfunk at a family carnival!

[Leonard Smalls]

2 minutes ago, Bunion said:

a tyler

Wassat? 

Are you near Hereford?

😁

[Bunion]

Great explanation here

 

I’m in Birmingham but I’d be willing to ship it to you if you want to try it and then send it back 

it’s a splitter box with high pass and low pass filters that can be combined. 

Edited August 23, 2022 by Bunion

[Franticsmurf]

Yeah, play. It may lead to great things. But don't forget to compensate for not having a guitarist by increasing the mids and treble volume at least twofold. 😁

[Old Horse Murphy]

39 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

I've been trying to convince the singer to recreate one of the guitar solos through the mixed media of dance and scat...

Always works in shout punkfunk at a family carnival!

Praying that you mean scat as in Ella Fitzgerald improvisation...🤞

[Leonard Smalls]

47 minutes ago, Bunion said:

I’d be willing to ship it to you if you want to try it and then send it back 

it’s a splitter box with high pass and low pass filters that can be combined. 

That's really kind! However, I have a line 6 helix... Perhaps I'd be able to do very similar just by learning to use it?

I've got 2days...

[Nail Soup]

30 minutes ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

Praying that you mean scat as in Ella Fitzgerald improvisation...🤞

Yes, I was hoping against a GG Allin routine too!

[Leonard Smalls]

18 minutes ago, Nail Soup said:

GG Allin routine

I felt it might make the river carnival memorable!

[Richard R]

Hang on, you have two bass players in your band?

A friend and I were only saying yesterday that we could name bands with two guitars, keys, singers, drummers, etc., but had never come across a band with two bassists.  Any clips on YT?

 

And as everyone else has said - definitely play!

[TheLowDown]

Yes, it's a learning opportunity. Makes you more fluid and adaptable as a band and as players. It's like why some footie teams often play with 10 men when training.  Limitation leads to creativity and all that.

[Leonard Smalls]

8 hours ago, Richard R said:

you have two bass players in your band?

We do!

Not sure if there's any clips as the 2bass thing is relatively new... But just checked, and there's a snippet from Nice'n'Sleazy fest this year:

 

[Downunderwonder]

Go for gold.

[Leonard Smalls]

I've now got a kickin' Royal Blood tone, with the guitar side going into BBR pre, Crown power and Markbass 2x10 and bass side going into Marshall Jubilee amp and Markbass 4x10. Sounds so good I may keep this set-up!

[msb]

Go for it , but remember it’s the rhythm that drives the song , the widdly stuff is just icing .

[Leonard Smalls]

9 minutes ago, msb said:

the widdly stuff is just icing .

What is this heresy? I only do widdley stuff!

😎😁

[Oddly]

Go for it.

Just make sure to announce at the start of the set that the guitarist has had some sort of really embarrassing 'issue' but you're gonna soldier on as best you can.

Get the audience on your side.

In fact, if you can, have them sing the widdly bits...😁

[msb]

We’ve alluded to a mysterious but highly communicable persistent rash whenever a certain guitar player has gone missing.

[Leonard Smalls]

Looks like it's been decided for us...

The poster's been out for quite a few weeks now, on stage times published, even how much we get paid.

But the promoter's just discovered from the venue that drums aren't allowed.The venue manager knew weeks ago that of the 7 acts playing, 2 were actual rock bands, but he's only just told the promoter today. After our van had got halfway there!

So if you're offered a gig at De Koffee Pot, Hereford put your index and 2nd finger into a v shape and move them vigorously up and down on either side of your nose. Then place your left hand inside the crook of your right elbow and bring your right fist to 90 degrees while making a grimace.

That'll show the tw@ts!

[Rich]

Tell the world!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/220760844619755/?ref=share

[alyctes]

On 23/08/2022 at 22:58, Leonard Smalls said:

I felt it might make the river carnival memorable!

 

Not in Britain at the moment...  human waste floating by is routine, just now.