Dankology Posted Monday at 21:30 Share Posted Monday at 21:30 5 hours ago, Muzz said: Back in the saddle after a weekend off, and I almost needn't have bothered; a refurbished pub in the arse-end of Bolton I'm originally from one of the several arse-ends of Bolton - give us a clue whereabouts you were... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted Monday at 21:40 Share Posted Monday at 21:40 A different gig today - Monday! Government evening party. We weren't in the best shape, although we had lots of rehearsals, and the setlist was ready two or three weeks ago. It wasn't the easiest place, somewhat reverbing, but the worst was that I couldn't hear others on the other side of the stage. Two long sets, quite some people. There was too much light, and people were a bit shy to get to the floor. But our singers were in very good mood, and made the evening. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted Monday at 21:52 Share Posted Monday at 21:52 31 minutes ago, Norris said: Wow. They are pretty vintage. I've not seen those before. Fabulous! Chuck Taylor also did a Hendrix shoe with the Axis Bold as Love motif , unfortunately some Hindu community activists called the shoes insulting , and Converse immediately stopped selling them. They fetch a premium today. (image from the net) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingRayBoy42 Posted Monday at 21:54 Share Posted Monday at 21:54 1 minute ago, msb said: Chuck Taylor also did a Hendrix shoe with the Axis Bold as Love motif , unfortunately some Hindu community activists called the shoes insulting , and Converse immediately stopped selling them. They fetch a premium today. (image from the net) They are beautiful... I need them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted Monday at 22:03 Share Posted Monday at 22:03 (edited) 41 minutes ago, StingRayBoy42 said: They are beautiful... I need them! They fetch a premium price today because of the recall. edit googled them … they’re fetching over $600 Cdn now … Edited Monday at 22:36 by msb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozkerr Posted Monday at 22:09 Share Posted Monday at 22:09 Fundraising gig for International Women's Day at Edinburgh's Wee Red Bar last night. Pretty packed, lots of people dancing and a great vibe. VID-20241125-WA0000.mp4 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted Monday at 23:22 Share Posted Monday at 23:22 (edited) Another trip up to The Lookout on the Pier in Scarborough for our acoustic duo last night. The bad weather had subsided and it was very mild so an easy drive there. Usual capacity crowd in this small cafe bistro venue, lots of familiar faces so a nice atmosphere. Christmas decs up in the room, and some of the boats in the harbour had lights on as well. Lots of requests, mainly more old stuff from a more err….mature audience. These songs included ‘This Masquerade’ , ‘Africa’ ( I really have to concentrate singing the harmony in this one whilst trying to remember the bassline), and one of my favourites, Springsteen’s ’If I should fall behind’. Audience were very enthusiastic, and we did an encore of ‘Sultans of Swing’ ( which went on a bit but made more interesting for me by a small trawler coming in to moor up just by the window behind us). We’ve just been offered a regular load of gigs for 2025 in this great venue. It’s a 100 mile round trip for us but never a problem, so really pleased. Ibanez PCBE12 into Rumble 100 combo / DI into PA. Clarks black suede chukka boots, size 10. Edited Monday at 23:24 by casapete 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted Tuesday at 08:23 Share Posted Tuesday at 08:23 10 hours ago, Dankology said: I'm originally from one of the several arse-ends of Bolton - give us a clue whereabouts you were... This particular one'd be Breightmet...handyish for The Devil's Dual Carriageway out (A666), but that's about it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dankology Posted Tuesday at 08:47 Share Posted Tuesday at 08:47 21 minutes ago, Muzz said: This particular one'd be Breightmet...handyish for The Devil's Dual Carriageway out (A666), but that's about it... Oh wow, that's where I grew up... Never the most glamorous of places but I'm impressed that there's at least one pub still putting bands on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted Tuesday at 08:56 Share Posted Tuesday at 08:56 (edited) As an addendum to Satdy night's thoroughly Meh gig, I witnessed one of the most extraordinary shows of indifference I've ever seen; I've played for a very long time in all sorts of venues and, like most of us, have experienced many types of indifference: the Working Men's Club Institutional indifference(1), the Wrong Band In The Wrong Pub Indifference(2), the Wrong Couple On The Wrong Night Indifference(3), the Passive Aggressive Offended Indifference(4) and many others, but this bloke was something else: he sat off to one side, on his own, drinking steadily but not quickly, looking across the room. No paper, no book - at one point I had to check he didn't have earbuds in and an audiobook on the go - nothing to entertain him but his own company. He'd glanced at the band as we were setting up, and then completely ignored us for the rest of the evening. It got to the point where I was trying to catch his eye to give him a thumbs-up or something, anything to provoke a reaction, but nope, nothing. As we were packing down he finished his pint (possibly his third or fourth, it's not like he was there for a session) and left. Very odd. (1) The one where everyone yaps incessantly to each other all the way through the first set, and then if you drop a plectrum during the bingo you get shushed and tutted as they concentrate on winning that late-dated hamper that's been dusted down especially...they might get up for the last song for a stilted dance if you're lucky, and then bizarrely at the end tell you at the bar that they thought the band were great... (2) You can feel this one coming a mile off from the clientele's dress sense/age, and they've made the same assessment of you at the same time. Works at both ends of the age spectrum. See also 'That NYE the agent booked our semi-acoustic trio as a 7-piece Soul Band' (3) That couple that sit at a table right where the PA speaker's being set up, but refuse to move and spend the rest of the night alternately rolling their eyes and hollering across the table at each other... (4) OK, this one's fairly specific, but I had a bloke come up to me before a gig and tell me my bass was 'All wrong; it's got the wrong neck' - this was the Shukerbird, and he wouldn't hear about Leon Wilkeson or John Entwistle, he went back to the bar and spent the rest of the evening standing sideways to the room, except when people were applauding, when he turned to face the band and didn't move... Edited Tuesday at 08:57 by Muzz 6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted Tuesday at 08:56 Share Posted Tuesday at 08:56 9 minutes ago, Dankology said: Oh wow, that's where I grew up... Never the most glamorous of places but I'm impressed that there's at least one pub still putting bands on. Not for much longer, I fear, if Satdy night was anything to go by... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted Tuesday at 10:05 Share Posted Tuesday at 10:05 15 hours ago, dmccombe7 said: Absolutely. That was one i made a point of learning at home just for the sake of it and it took me a while to get the finger stamina up to scratch to keep it going all the way thru. Brilliant song/ I'd love to hear a gig band play that. Dave It's on my list. Now I know I can play that sort of speed having gotten the first half of Footloose down (damn you, Nathan East!) I'm game to give it a go. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted Tuesday at 10:07 Share Posted Tuesday at 10:07 14 hours ago, dmccombe7 said: Ideally a P bass with a narrow neck would suit me better Fender Japan Aerodyne go to https://intl.ishibashi.co.jp search for AJB, they are 5% off at the moment (reduced at checkout) shipping about £160. I bought from them 20 years ago and the bass arrived still in tune. You will need to check the customs situation though. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted Tuesday at 10:17 Share Posted Tuesday at 10:17 8 minutes ago, Chienmortbb said: Fender Japan Aerodyne go to https://intl.ishibashi.co.jp search for AJB, they are 5% off at the moment (reduced at checkout) shipping about £160. I bought from them 20 years ago and the bass arrived still in tune. You will need to check the customs situation though. I'll probably just stick with the Godin on P setting as its a reasonably good bass and altho not THE best neck i have its pretty comfy. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted yesterday at 00:20 Share Posted yesterday at 00:20 On 25/11/2024 at 12:54, dmccombe7 said: Last nights gig with punk covers band Emergency Exit in The Cave went pretty well. Few mistakes as we have been winding the band down with this possibly being the last gig altho there was some discussion amongst the longer serving members last night about possibly continuing provided there are some new songs added to the set list and some other/more gigs added. Who knows where it will end up. I'm the new guy and being the bassist just go wherever the flow takes me. Decent wee crowd, very appreciative with several calls for encores at the end. (Please note the audience are not aware the band might be folding.) Anyhow it was a good night. First set i decided to dust off my Geddy Jazz which was great to play but i forgot the Markbass strings i fitted a few yrs back always seemed to get lost in the mix no matter what bass i had them on. 2nd set i went back to the Godin PJ mostly just using it in P position and it was a lot deeper but just lacked that mid boost to cut thru altho my wife did say it was deeper but she could hear the notes quite clearly and much preferred that tone. Ideally a P bass with a narrow neck would suit me better but the Godin does sound pretty close. It does have quite a nice neck on it too. Wondering if getting a pan pot added might work better with the 4 way switch for parallel and serios positions if that is even possible. Usual Mesa TT800 in Boogie channel into Mesa SW210/115 cabs. Dave Love those Adidas. Daryl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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