Graham Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Two this weekend, 50th birthday at a Surrey golf club Friday night and a pub in Burgess Hill last night. Because of the heat and football, we pushed back the start times both nights, which was a good plan - got more people inside when it cooled down a bit. I traded my G&L 5 string for a Yamamha TRB a couple of weeks ago and this was the second weekend using it, it deffinetely needs a set-up and new set of strings, as I think the neck's been shimmed at some point and it has lighter strings than i'm used to; so I'm getting fret-buzz unless I really concentrate on playing with a light touch. Also, I need to change all my pedalboard cables as some of them have issues, and I had to loose my fuzz pedal last night. Apart from that though, good gigs, particularly the party on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) SUMMERFEST 2018 I felt a lot better about this year's show. Respectful size crowd. We played from 5:00-6:00. So, nice and easy to manage as oposed to our bread & butter 4 hour US bar shows. Blue Edited July 9, 2018 by Bluewine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNkShUi Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Played a public gig this weekend, so a few prospective clients could come and watch us. Cool venue in the center of Cardiff. PA and sound engineer supplied, so that makes a nice change. That, and being able to play in something other than a shirt and trousers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 6 hours ago, Bluewine said: SUMMERFEST 2018 I felt a lot better about this year's show. Respectful size crowd. We played from 5:00-6:00. So, nice and easy to manage as oposed to our bread & butter 4 hour US bar shows. Blue You play in a band with Chuck Norris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylon Pilson Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 On 08/07/2018 at 05:22, Bluewine said: 3. Load in was fantastic. ( See pic ) "Yeah, the load-in is really good, you don't need to worry about that. You can park literally right next to the stage. Oh but there's a lion." "Sorry, could you repeat that last bit? It sounded like you said something about a lion." "Yeah, huh, kinda embarrassing. There's sort of a lion that will be protecting the stage. You'll need to take your stuff past it." "That sounds sub-optimal." "No, it's fine really. Most people get past without losing use of more than one limb, two max." S.P. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianP Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Played one of our longest anticipated gigs at the weekend. A classic motorcycle race meeting in Derbyshire. Had a marquee and huge stage laid on for us with, probably, a hundred or so punters watching us. All in a jolly state after a hard day's racing and given England's victory earlier that day! Sound check went well. Spent about 45 minutes getting all the levels set up. My new wireless transmitter/receiver was working well and had great hopes for the gig. When we went on, though, just had one disaster after another. Singer wasn't getting any volume out of the stage monitors so she couldn't hear herself and the rest of the band just had to guess whereabouts she was in the opening song. Sorted that after a bit of fiddling. Then the lead guitarist started getting massive feedback during the next song. More fiddling. Then an amp change. Audience now getting a bit restless. Then, during the last song in the first set, my wireless receiver goes down. Just starts cutting in and out like the receiver is rebooting or something. I just plug straight in the amp head and go on, probably missing about 20 seconds of the middle of Rock and Roll. On the plus side, the second set gets much better. Technical problems seem sorted. Some of our newer songs, like Jolene and Hard to Handle go down really well. Finished the set with a medley of the songs that we'd messed up earlier on. So, all in all, not a great gig. Not considering how long we'd planned and prepared. But we had a storming finish and I'd much prefer it that way round than the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNkShUi Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 18 minutes ago, SICbass said: You play in a band with Chuck Norris? Dog the Bounty Hunter isn't it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 9 minutes ago, Stylon Pilson said: "That sounds sub-optimal." Ohhhh, I'm putting that in the 'Politely Appalled' phrase list...I can see us using that quite a lot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 7 hours ago, Stylon Pilson said: "Yeah, the load-in is really good, you don't need to worry about that. You can park literally right next to the stage. Oh but there's a lion." "Sorry, could you repeat that last bit? It sounded like you said something about a lion." "Yeah, huh, kinda embarrassing. There's sort of a lion that will be protecting the stage. You'll need to take your stuff past it." "That sounds sub-optimal." "No, it's fine really. Most people get past without losing use of more than one limb, two max." S.P. You guys don't have stage lions in the UK? Blue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Bluewine said: You guys don't have stage lions in the UK? Blue We do, but ours are quite a bit smaller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josie Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 We played Scarisbrick Marina Festival, just outside Southport, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Saturday clashed with the footy and predictably there were only a handful of people there, it felt a bit too quiet, and we drifted toward the end. Better on Sunday - we had a drummer this time, a dep who did pretty well, still only about 30 people but they were bouncing around in their seats and clapping to the faster songs, better atmosphere and we played better. Afterwards an elderly lady came up to me with the sweetest smile, put her hand on my arm and said "Thank you - the bass drives the band, you know." Made my day 🙂 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I’m sure there’s a Leo Slayer joke here somewhere... excuse me while I look!😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) Found this today. "Marie and I had a second fun-filled day at Summerfest yesterday which was also the last day of Summerfest 2018. Bands we saw included Paper Holland, Soccer Mommy, Aleem, and Bad Boy. The day ended with Cheap Trick thunderously rocking the house filled with adoring fans. Surprisingly, they were not, in my opinion, the best band we saw yesterday. That was reserved for the local Maple Road Blues Band. https://www.facebook.com/Maple-Road-Blues-Band-181086306205/ We had never heard of them before, but went to see them because we had noticed that they hail from the same suburban/rural county north of Milwaukee where we live. They played to a much smaller venue than Cheap Trick with hundreds instead of thousands in the crowd. Yet their excellent musicianship and passion for their craft captivated the audience with both original music and standards. I think Stevie Ray Vaughn was smiling down. Sometimes the best is indeed right in your backyard." Nice, I don't see very many of those. I'll take it. Blue Edited July 10, 2018 by Bluewine 12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 1 minute ago, Bluewine said: Found this today. "Marie and I had a second fun-filled day at Summerfest yesterday which was also the last day of Summerfest 2018. Bands we saw included Paper Holland, Soccer Mommy, Aleem, and Bad Boy. The day ended with Cheap Trick thunderously rocking the house filled with adoring fans. Surprisingly, they were not, in my opinion, the best band we saw yesterday. That was reserved for the local Maple Road Blues Band. https://www.facebook.com/Maple-Road-Blues-Band-181086306205/ We had never heard of them before, but went to see them because we had noticed that they hail from the same suburban/rural county north of Milwaukee where we live. They played to a much smaller venue than Cheap Trick with hundreds instead of thousands in the crowd. Yet their excellent musicianship and passion for their craft captivated the audience with both original music and standards. I think Stevie Ray Vaughn was smiling down. Sometimes the best is indeed right in your backyard." Nice, I don't see very many of those. I'll take it. Blue Blue Cool - great bit of feedback from a punter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, peteb said: Cool - great bit of feedback from a punter! Yeah, it's weird, I never see us the way he described. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 On 09/07/2018 at 16:42, Bluewine said: You guys don't have stage lions in the UK? Blue Just the occasional badger over here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Great gig tonight albeit a little weird. We've just played at the world sheep shearing championships😶 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Hope it was cash up front. I wouldn’t want to see you getting fleeced. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 4 hours ago, leschirons said: Great gig tonight albeit a little weird. We've just played at the world sheep shearing championships😶 Did your set include I Just Called to say I Love Ewe? Or maybe Shear Heart Attack? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicbassman Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Hope your amp was set up correctly. Wouldn't want any clipping........................... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I should have known better shouldn't I? 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 8 hours ago, leschirons said: Great gig tonight albeit a little weird. We've just played at the world sheep shearing championships😶 Did you get a pretty one 😊 .....oh sorry I thought it said sharing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 30 minutes ago, lurksalot said: Did you get a pretty one 😊 .....oh sorry I thought it said sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottastopbuyinggear Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 My gig last night was notable for being the second in a row where our keys player spilt a pint of orange juice and lemonade all over my stage box, four XLR cables and two mains power leads. On the plus side: (1) Nobody got electrocuted (2) It wasn't my mains extension lead this time (3) He didn't "help" by collecting up my cables at the end of the night. Unlike the last gig... Is it just me (and my mild OCD) that likes things coiled up neatly so you don't have to spend fifteen minutes undoing the knots at the next gig? Other than that, and it being hotter than hell, we had a blast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 4 hours ago, leschirons said: I should have known better shouldn't I? 😂 You‘re welcome 😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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