Beedster Posted January 21 Posted January 21 Just now, Mickeyboro said: So who’s next, Chris?😁 Ha ha, I wish, that's a way down the line Mick, but it - or Quadrophenia - are going to happen Next is an interesting shift in direction, Odelay by Beck, gigging it in April al going well 👍 1 1 Quote
moley6knipe Posted January 21 Posted January 21 Blimey! Odelay’s a great choice… hope everyone has got their “make lots of random noises” pedals ready! 1 Quote
Beedster Posted January 21 Posted January 21 9 minutes ago, moley6knipe said: Blimey! Odelay’s a great choice… hope everyone has got their “make lots of random noises” pedals ready! Blimey (or ‘what?’) has been the standard reaction do far among the few we’ve told, which makes it all the more fun. Re noises, our keys player says he needs some time off to do some programming so yes! We jammed track 1 a few weeks back, lovely to play 👍 1 Quote
moley6knipe Posted January 21 Posted January 21 A massive part of my formative years that album. Good work… keep us all updated! 1 Quote
moley6knipe Posted January 21 Posted January 21 God I wish I got to play music like that. Instead I’m in year thirty of playing Brown Eyed ****ing Girl. Wrongly. I play it correctly, but you know geetards. 1 3 Quote
Bluewine Posted January 21 Posted January 21 (edited) 10 hours ago, asingardenof said: Same. Our singist wants us to push for £400 but nobody wants to pay that these days, so we normally get £325-350. He flat out refuses to do anything for under £300, even if that means we hardly have any gigs, so we're left playing to a handful of regular venues where we've played before because everywhere else is skint. That's unfortunate that it's tough to get £400 out of venues in your area. I think we all agree that location means allot when it comes to the number of good places that book live bands. We're in a great location for gigs. But even so we had to work our butt's off to get to the point where the minimum we'll accept is $700.00 range. And for that your getting a decent band, sound and lighting. I think it's a bargain. Daryl Edited January 21 by Bluewine 4 Quote
mikeswals Posted January 22 Posted January 22 (edited) I'll have 4 gig this week. Was at work Monday and just before 5pm quitting time, one of my drummers calls and needed me to be house bass for the music school he teaches, doing open jam for their students at a local all-ages club. Wednesday night (tonight), will be back to my weekly live karaoke band. Fri & Sat nights, my main band is doing casino gigs. Edited January 22 by mikeswals 7 Quote
neepheid Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Hee hee, some fun from Saturday night: 20250118 Nine Lives Wilsons Holiday.mp4 11 1 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted January 23 Posted January 23 City centre pub/brewery. Awful access for cars so took the elf & PJB C2, the sire on my back in a soft case and found cheap safe parking half a mie away. The rig was enough to hear myself but the sound guy was too timid, so my sound lacked guts. Nice big stage area, about 8" high, and big room with good acoustics. We could store gear in the Brewery! With the awful forecast weather was actually decent but we only had twenty or not quite thirty people in at a time... but nice to see a couple of groups walking past and decide to come in when they heard us. The bar actually said it was more people than expected. We went down well, which is what really counts. 18 Quote
Bluewine Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 22/01/2025 at 04:12, neepheid said: Hee hee, some fun from Saturday night: 20250118 Nine Lives Wilsons Holiday.mp4 29.66 MB · 0 downloads Nice sounding video clip. Nice looking ladies too. Daryl 1 Quote
MacDaddy Posted January 24 Posted January 24 Last night Royal Blues @ The Spice of Life, Soho, that London. Decent size stage with backline provided, so nice to be able to hear myself for a change 😆 One of our backing vocalists is away, which makes a difference as we usually have 3 part harmonies going on. But we were told it sounded good FOH. Multi band line up, with the bands having nothing musically in common, but we brought a few people and apparently it was sold out. Didn't get time to take an office pic, it was a line check during changeover then on. There were plenty of pics taken by the punters, I'll post some when I get them. Gear: Ibanez UB804 (EUB) - Swift wireless - Fender Rumble combo (supplied backline) & Korg clip on tuner. Footwear: black leather brothel creepers with white interlace. 15 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted Saturday at 12:58 Posted Saturday at 12:58 The Bush in Cwmbran with Bluesfire. Tight fit in this old pub, lovely customers and staff. As usual had a blast with some dancing (we aren't very danceable). Used my proper rig this time. Quecha aporoach shoes with custom orthopaedic insert to keep my ankle bearable. 18 Quote
AlexDelores Posted Saturday at 16:13 Posted Saturday at 16:13 First gig of 2025 last night was a 40th at Studley Social Club in Redditch. Considering the state of the building on the outside, it was actually a really nice room with a cool stage and friendly staff. I’m really wanting to love my Mustang as I think it’s gorgeous and plays so nice. I played the first set with the intention of playing it all night. But, I swapped it out for the second set as it just doesn’t sound as good as my Gretsch to my ears. Both went through my B3 into the PA and monitored using 64Audio A4t in-ears. All round, a good night and enjoyed blowing off the cobwebs after a few weeks off! 22 Quote
Len_derby Posted Saturday at 16:42 Posted Saturday at 16:42 28 minutes ago, AlexDelores said: First gig of 2025 last night was a 40th at Studley Social Club in Redditch. Considering the state of the building on the outside, it was actually a really nice room with a cool stage and friendly staff. I’m really wanting to love my Mustang as I think it’s gorgeous and plays so nice. I played the first set with the intention of playing it all night. But, I swapped it out for the second set as it just doesn’t sound as good as my Gretsch to my ears. Both went through my B3 into the PA and monitored using 64Audio A4t in-ears. All round, a good night and enjoyed blowing off the cobwebs after a few weeks off! That’s one hell of a carpet. Probably got a preservation order. 6 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted Saturday at 16:47 Posted Saturday at 16:47 32 minutes ago, AlexDelores said: First gig of 2025 last night was a 40th at Studley Social Club in Redditch. Considering the state of the building on the outside, it was actually a really nice room with a cool stage and friendly staff. I’m really wanting to love my Mustang as I think it’s gorgeous and plays so nice. I played the first set with the intention of playing it all night. But, I swapped it out for the second set as it just doesn’t sound as good as my Gretsch to my ears. Both went through my B3 into the PA and monitored using 64Audio A4t in-ears. All round, a good night and enjoyed blowing off the cobwebs after a few weeks off! Have to admit the Gretsch looks very nice. Dave 1 1 Quote
Fishfacefour Posted Sunday at 09:43 Posted Sunday at 09:43 First gig with the first wave ska band the Long Shots supporting ska punk band Rudebeard. Pretty decent turn out considering the trains were off after the storm. We played pretty well for a debut, lots of really positive comments. Played my Warwick star bass fretless through the rattly house peavey combo, but the sound guy did a great job. This was my first proper gig for over 12 years so pleased it went so well. 19 Quote
tubbybloke68 Posted Sunday at 10:48 Posted Sunday at 10:48 Great gig at ‘The Brook’ Southampton last night, played there many times, fantastic venue and audience as usual. Never done this before but brought a bass on the way down in Havent, Pompey and decided to use it at the gig two hours later!🤣.Really nice GB Spitfire 5 . Sounded fab but definitely needs some work done to get it up to top notch. Very comfy and light too . Will take it down to Bernie when I get time, being fairly local . 😊x 17 Quote
Woodinblack Posted Sunday at 11:44 Posted Sunday at 11:44 First gig for this year (ignoring new years gig going into this year) - light on bookings so far. Playing at a local village pub, not known for music. Found out we needed to move it an hour earlier as they have a noise curfew because of local houses, so 8-11, ok with that, nice to get back earlier, especially as it is 5 mins down the road anyway. We played there once before for a haloween do, in a skittle alley, bad acoustics but good gig, so parked expecting that, but they have a new food area on the side, of the bar (which itself is next to the other bar) so we were there, quite small. easy loadin and setup, not many people, thought this was going to be a paid practice, but we still approach it the same way, these people are paying us. Less volume needed so sound was manageable and pretty good, took my Ric and my old ibanez #1 which had just had new strings. considering no gigs or practices this month first half went really well. The crowd were small, non mobile but appreciative. Had a break, some people left others came in. The second half is less blues, more party so tends to go better, and sure enough, they seemed more up for it the second half. Then we hit 'does your mother know' and loads of women from.. who knows where.. came in dancing, and from there on in it was pretty dancey. towards the end when we had some rock stuff, highway to hell and our ending songs, a load of blokes came in from.. yet another bar I guess, so we ended with Whole lotta love, which always goes down a storm (even though I have no idea why people try to dance to it) - in the end there were quite a load of people dancing in what was quite a small room, so it felt really full. It was a great way to end a quiet month. There was a video someone shared for a change - it was the verse of all right now, and me looking around and checking my pedals! 17 Quote
Norris Posted Monday at 11:12 Posted Monday at 11:12 Cracking gig yesterday. It really rocked out for a Sunday 4pm-7pm slot. It is becoming one of my favourite gigs despite the dull trek to Melton Mowbray on a single carriageway stuck behind an old Landrover that couldn't handle the slightest hill at more than 35mph! Great to hear the words "awesome", "bass" and "player" in the same sentence plus loads of compliments on my sound - including from the landlord who is also a bass player. 😁 The usual Sire > GT-6B > Rumble Footwear were my Solovair boots Even the lager shandy tasted lovely 17 Quote
Thor Posted Monday at 21:30 Posted Monday at 21:30 We (Siren) played at Tuckers Grave Inn near Bath for their annual Wassailing Ceremony. Despite the cold the campsite was booked up around a fortnight ago, suggesting it would be a busy night - it didn’t disappoint! We had people dancing to the soundcheck and to every song we played thereafter. I used my Oly White 70’s reissue P Bass for the first set and My Geddy Lee Jazz for the second, used my TT800 through my Barefaced Big Twin 2 G3 - sounded great to my ears! Loads of positive feedback afterwards which is always nice. Next up for me is a gig with Sarum’s Lot at Qudos in Salisbury - one of my favourite venues to play so really looking forward to this one. 17 Quote
Bluewine Posted Monday at 22:39 Posted Monday at 22:39 (edited) The scoop for this Friday. I'm concerned be cause The Anodyne only books signed national touring bands so I'm not sure how we got booked to headline there. Second our fan base is out in the sticks. We're not a Milwaukee band. Lastly it's a pay at the door show and that's not our thing either. Instructions from the top: "Hey all! Here's the scoop for Anodyne this Friday: Load in anytime 5pm or after, we'll be there by 4:30 to set the stage. Daryl you can ride with us and I will coordinate with you later in the week. Using all house gear except a few vocal mics and lights, drum kit provided as well, just needs to be brought on stage and mic'd up. There is a loading zone area at the main entrance. All sound checks need to be done before the doors open at 6:30, including the opening act, a duo of 2 vocals, guitar and electric fiddle. Big green room with a beer fridge. I think that covers it😎" Wish me luck. Daryl Edited Tuesday at 06:34 by Bluewine 14 Quote
Lozz196 Posted Monday at 22:45 Posted Monday at 22:45 Looks like a really good pro gig, well done Daryl 1 1 Quote
Bluewine Posted Monday at 22:52 Posted Monday at 22:52 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: Looks like a really good pro gig, well done Daryl Thanks Lozz, It will be interesting. We haven't played a late night gig in the city since last summer. And all the other band members are working their traditional jobs on Friday. I'll probably sleep in until about an hour before they pick me up. Lol Daryl Edited Monday at 23:38 by Bluewine 3 Quote
mep Posted Monday at 23:03 Posted Monday at 23:03 Sounds great Daryl, especially the beer fridge. Good luck. Lookin forward to hearing all about it. 1 1 Quote
Bluewine Posted Monday at 23:42 Posted Monday at 23:42 35 minutes ago, mep said: Sounds great Daryl, especially the beer fridge. Good luck. Lookin forward to hearing all about it. Mep, I remember the green room fridge at our last theater gig. One member depleted the whole beer supply. It didn't go over well with the BL. Daryl 3 Quote
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