How was your gig last night?

[WalMan]

4 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

 

I am sure it is easy enough if you have practiced it, but to be honest, I doubt I have ever listened to it all the way through and frankly we can mess up songs we have practiced so it wouldn't be an option. I just love the way random members of the public always say 'can you play this, its really easy', and they are always people who don't play anything and almost never can remember all the words anyway. 

 

3 hours ago, casapete said:

Indeed - it also makes me laugh when someone asks for a request, and when told the band don’t know it

they start singing it to you as if that will help, usually whilst you’re playing another tune as well. 😆

 

3 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

It's the ones who stand in front of the drummer with either the lyrics or a video on their phone during a different song and expect the band to absorb it by some magical process.

 

3 hours ago, neepheid said:

 

Ooh, not seen that one before!

Had a bunch of bladdered lads at one gig who really wanted their mate who was “really good” to get up and do a Suede song in the break. Not our style, no we don’t know it, and no you can’t borrow our instruments or plug you phone into the PA 🤬Maybe you should form your own band.

 

Best one recently was the girl who came up asking if we did any Bon Jovi (at least the right genre) just as our singist belted out “SHOT THROUGH THE HEART…” 🤣

[Leonard Smalls]

55 minutes ago, Piers_Williamson said:

Is the PC bit rather like the Scotch Malt Whisky Society numbering....traditionally to get around copyright?

Nope... It stands for Port Charlotte - a village on Islay where the Buichladdich distillery is.

[mep]

3 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Shoes were zebra striped brothel creepers.

You get my vote for best shoes worn at a gig so far.

[Piers_Williamson]

1 hour ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Nope... It stands for Port Charlotte - a village on Islay where the Buichladdich distillery is.

I should have known.  Have you looked up the story about the CIA stalking Bruichladdich when their virtual tour web cams broke down?

[ezbass]

5 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Shoes were zebra striped brothel creepers.

Quality 👍

[Leonard Smalls]

13 minutes ago, Piers_Williamson said:

CIA stalking Bruichladdich when their virtual tour web cams broke down?

no, but a quick search finds THIS

As it says:

They said they had been monitoring our webcams because the process of making something very innocuous and pleasant is close to making weapons of mass destruction, apparently.

Their 60% offerings are pretty near to being weapons of mass destruction!

[dmccombe7]

3 hours ago, Piers_Williamson said:

Is the PC bit rather like the Scotch Malt Whisky Society numbering....traditionally to get around copyright?

Port Charlotte PC7

Apologies @Leonard Smalls has already answered your question but here's the bottle anyways.

Edited December 2 by dmccombe7

[Stub Mandrel]

6 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

I did my bass solos with extra widdles'n'pops and all was generally groovy.

 

Basschat - home of the UK's only punk-prog bassist 🙂

 

[MacDaddy]

48 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Port Charlotte PC7

Apologies @Leonard Smalls has already answered your question but here's the bottle anyways.

 

 

Chaps, we have a thread for this kind of thing 🙂 

 

 

 

 

[dmccombe7]

19 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Basschat - home of the UK's only punk-prog bassist 🙂

 

I like that and definitely an unusual bass style too. 2 bassists in a band is quite unusual too.

Dave

[Norris]

16 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

 

 

Chaps, we have a thread for this kind of thing 🙂 

 

 

 

 

Maybe you need to start one for footwear for the discerning bassist too 😂

[dmccombe7]

17 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

 

 

Chaps, we have a thread for this kind of thing 🙂 

 

 

 

 

Was only slightly off-topic, even less than the footwear comments. 

Dave

[dmccombe7]

Sometimes a slight drift off-topic can be fun, provided it doesn't go on too long but appreciate its not the rules and will no longer post comments that detract from the thread. My apologies. 

Dave

[MacDaddy]

15 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Sometimes a slight drift off-topic can be fun, provided it doesn't go on too long but appreciate its not the rules and will no longer post comments that detract from the thread. My apologies. 

Dave

 

 

It was more about the contributions would be welcome on the other thread, rather than a chastisement 🙂

[Norris]

47 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Sometimes a slight drift off-topic can be fun, provided it doesn't go on too long but appreciate its not the rules and will no longer post comments that detract from the thread. My apologies. 

Dave

I don't mind the odd drift off topic. This is one of the better long running threads on the site imho. No "handbags" 😂

[dmccombe7]

23 minutes ago, Norris said:

I don't mind the odd drift off topic. This is one of the better long running threads on the site imho. No "handbags" 😂

I can appreciate that sometimes things go well off topic and that does annoy me at times so i just need to be more aware and careful of what i post.

To be fair @mcdaddy was only suggesting that the whisky comments could be of value on the whisky thread so all good here. 

Dave

[jezzaboy]

On 01/12/2024 at 18:53, Lozz196 said:

Good to see “your Malcolm” has the right guitar 👍

Aye Lozz, the boy has Malcolm`s sound down as near as anyone I have heard. And he uses 13`s on it.

[StingRayBoy42]

1 hour ago, Norris said:

I don't mind the odd drift off topic. This is one of the better long running threads on the site imho. No "handbags" 😂

Do we have to detail which handbag we're taking to the gig now?!

[casapete]

2 hours ago, Norris said:

I don't mind the odd drift off topic. This is one of the better long running threads on the site imho. No "handbags" 😂

Whilst we’re talking about OT on this thread, I think there are some members who confuse it 

with ‘Basschatter’s Upcoming Gigs’ in the Performance forums section. 😄

[dmccombe7]

5 minutes ago, casapete said:

Whilst we’re talking about OT on this thread, I think there are some members who confuse it 

with ‘Basschatter’s Upcoming Gigs’ in the Performance forums section. 😄

Awe Jings something else to be wrist slapped for 

Seriously  tho i wasn't aware of that thread. ?

Dave

[casapete]

22 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Awe Jings something else to be wrist slapped for 

Seriously  tho i wasn't aware of that thread. ?

Dave

It doesn’t seem to get used much Dave, and could probably do with some publicity to

encourage more traffic. 😊

[Mudpup]

 

Warwick Corvette Proline custom (black) Mesa BB750 (black) Barefaced BB2 cabs (black), Vans Hi Tops (black)

Edited December 2 by Mudpup

[Mudpup]

 

 

[msb]

Back in the new dive last night , parking can be a misery in the downtown core , found a spot right in front of the bar. It was a Christmas miracle. Numbers were slightly down , but a good crowd , some wonderful regulars up to play. Good night. Just two bassists to sit in. The new room was sounding really nice. Not too loud , place was grooving.

Usual rig , Bergantino 112 , Monique preamp into the effect return of a Bergantino Forte V1. Big orange hollow body Gretsch bass , Dano Longhorn as a backup (not played last night). Black leather Chuck Taylors. ( winter slippers)

[Leonard Smalls]

12 hours ago, StingRayBoy42 said:

Do we have to detail which handbag we're taking to the gig now?!

I don't usually take a handbag...

But I do have special socks I always wear; they're either orange with zebras or yellow with spaniels. Pants-wise, I tend to go with black cotton trunks that helpfully say "Mr. Big" on the waistband.