How was your gig last night?

[dclaassen]

37 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Ooohhh a Pedulla. Don't see many of them about. I'm a bit jealous there.

Dave

Yup…this was a rescue bass in pretty rough condition, brought back and now is a joy to play! Still have an issue to sort out with weak signal from the bridge pickup, but doesn’t stop it from sounding great through the Trace rig.

[dmccombe7]

31 minutes ago, dclaassen said:

Yup…this was a rescue bass in pretty rough condition, brought back and now is a joy to play! Still have an issue to sort out with weak signal from the bridge pickup, but doesn’t stop it from sounding great through the Trace rig.

Always fancied one after seeing Doug Johns vids with it.

Dave

[neepheid]

Good gig last night at The Leathan in Portlethen with Nine Lives.  We were well looked after, the band area was already cordoned off with a couple of tables which were labelled as reserved for the band (that's a neat idea!) and were swiftly removed to allow us to crack on and get set up.  I went up to order a few cans of Coke for us and the landlord gave us them gratis (and repeated this at half time, came over and offered us a drink, nice one!)

 

Gig went well, it wasn't super busy and it's an odd layout, it's almost like there are two bars.  I could see a bunch of people through the doorway in the "other" bar enjoying the music but too shy to come through for a dance, ahh well, as long as they're having a good time that's all that matters.  We did have an enthusiastic gang of dancers who were up for most songs, so that helped.  They left about half way through the second set, but were replaced by a couple of guys who were into the heavier stuff we tend to gravitate towards at the end of the night, so it was rewarding work all night.

 

I played the Harley Benton HB-50 through a Markbass rig (Mini CMD121P IV + New York 121) and it was sounding really good - I actually got compliments on my bassing and its sound from folk.  Had a fine chat at the end with a young bass player who said that my bass tone was really clear and coming through strong.  Oh no, says I, that means the mistakes were coming through loud and clear also

 

Anyhoo, great night, really enjoyed it, and smugly played a bass no-one can buy until 2024.

 

[lonestar]

Lovely gig on Friday in Debenham, Suffolk, at the  Community centre. After a horrible 11/2 hour journey cross country we were really well looked after with BLTs and tea by the team there. Nice stage and excellent sound, courtesy of pro sound engineer Peter and his wife running the house rig plus some of his monitors. It’s a big room with a high ceiling but Peter really did a top notch job.

A decent sized crowd, packed dance floor and overall a very friendly place to play. It’s only the third music gig that they’ve put on and they deserve to do very well. 

Lots of nice comments afterwards from the audience and on social media.

https://www.facebook.com/thegrayprojectband.

 

[steantval]

4 hours ago, dclaassen said:

First country gig

in about 40 years depping for Stevie Daniels at The “Rooster” in Warrington. Great pub, easy load in, happy dancing punters and complimentary drinks. Low ceilings made the mix challenging but got mostly sorted. Lovely time with some great guys.

 

That looks very much like the C*ck Inn in Werrington, I thought they had knocked bands on the head there, played there many times, lots of changes with management over the last few years made it very inconsistent with band bookings and cancellations.

Edited November 19, 2023 by steantval

[dclaassen]

8 minutes ago, steantval said:

That looks very much like the C*ck Inn in Werrington, I thought they had knocked bands on the head there, played there many times, lots of changes with management over the last few years made it very inconsistent with band bookings and cancellations.

That’s it…just a misspelling and attempt to avoid the filter 

[neepheid]

1 minute ago, dclaassen said:

That’s it…just a misspelling and attempt to avoid the filter 

 

I've made some representations on the word "c0ck"'s behalf, we're not 12.  Tee hee, they said "c0ck".  Really?

[SteveXFR]

4 hours ago, dclaassen said:

First country gig

in about 40 years depping for Stevie Daniels at The “Rooster” in Warrington. Great pub, easy load in, happy dancing punters and complimentary drinks. Low ceilings made the mix challenging but got mostly sorted. Lovely time with some great guys.

 

 

Very nice amp. I wish I still had my Trace Elliot, it sounded great but because I'm a loud hooligan, I kept running 90% volume and blowing it up. Not so nice to carry though!

[gjones]

Played a gig on Friday at The Edinburgh Art Fair. It was held at a local conference/gig venue and the organisers thought that people having the chance to see some bands, after a long day of wandering around looking at art, would be a good idea.

Unfortunately they didn't sell very many tickets and by the time we got to the stage there wasn't much of an audience left. The picture below shows the majority of them.

 

Edited November 19, 2023 by gjones

[dclaassen]

1 hour ago, SteveXFR said:

 

Very nice amp. I wish I still had my Trace Elliot, it sounded great but because I'm a loud hooligan, I kept running 90% volume and blowing it up. Not so nice to carry though!

My 15” cab is not bad…that 410 cab though…

[SteveXFR]

37 minutes ago, dclaassen said:

My 15” cab is not bad…that 410 cab though…

 

I used to have the 1x15 and 4x10. I needed a heavy haulage specialist to transport them. 

The original TE drivers sound amazing, unfortunately a lot have been swapped out now.

[steantval]

35 minutes ago, dclaassen said:

My 15” cab is not bad…that 410 cab though…

Loved my Trace rig, best sound I have ever had, the downside was the hernia I had through lugging it about, especially the 4 x 10 cab, after this I moved over to the lighter MarkBass rig.

 

 

[moley6knipe]

2 hours ago, dclaassen said:

That’s it…just a misspelling and attempt to avoid the filter 

Ah good to know! We played there loads when Johnny was running it, pre-Covid. Will have to get back in there…

[Little Dragon]

First time out with new band, Aero Twenty, plenty of mistakes, not used to IEM and boiling hot but plenty of positives. People seemed to enjoy it and the pub asked us to sort 2 dates for next year.. Happy with that.

[Bluewine]

On 13/11/2023 at 12:00, Bluewine said:

The acoustic show " She's Right I'm Left" will be back at The Harley Motor Restaurant this Saturday,  5:30-8:00.

 

The Motor has always been good for us. 

 

Daryl

 

 

A bitter sweet gig. Beautiful room, stage monitors were great, comped drink and meals , we sounded good and we had a lot of fun.

 

Unfortunately the turn out was disappointing. 

 

Daryl

Edited November 19, 2023 by Bluewine

[dclaassen]

3 hours ago, steantval said:

Loved my Trace rig, best sound I have ever had, the downside was the hernia I had through lugging it about, especially the 4 x 10 cab, after this I moved over to the lighter MarkBass rig.

 

 

How close is the sound?

[Mickeyboro]

7 hours ago, neepheid said:

Good gig last night at The Leathan in Portlethen with Nine Lives.  We were well looked after, the band area was already cordoned off with a couple of tables which were labelled as reserved for the band (that's a neat idea!) and were swiftly removed to allow us to crack on and get set up.  I went up to order a few cans of Coke for us and the landlord gave us them gratis (and repeated this at half time, came over and offered us a drink, nice one!)

 

Gig went well, it wasn't super busy and it's an odd layout, it's almost like there are two bars.  I could see a bunch of people through the doorway in the "other" bar enjoying the music but too shy to come through for a dance, ahh well, as long as they're having a good time that's all that matters.  We did have an enthusiastic gang of dancers who were up for most songs, so that helped.  They left about half way through the second set, but were replaced by a couple of guys who were into the heavier stuff we tend to gravitate towards at the end of the night, so it was rewarding work all night.

 

I played the Harley Benton HB-50 through a Markbass rig (Mini CMD121P IV + New York 121) and it was sounding really good - I actually got compliments on my bassing and its sound from folk.  Had a fine chat at the end with a young bass player who said that my bass tone was really clear and coming through strong.  Oh no, says I, that means the mistakes were coming through loud and clear also

 

Anyhoo, great night, really enjoyed it, and smugly played a bass no-one can buy until 2024.

 

Nice to see ‘Keith’s cab’ contributing to your sound!👍

[steantval]

53 minutes ago, dclaassen said:

How close is the sound?

The Trace gave me a snappier tight punchy sound I cannot seem to replicate with the MB.

 

The MB gives a massive fuller sound, several sound engineers at gigs I have played, have mentioned how good it sounds, which is nice to hear from the guys in the know.

[Paul S]

3 hours ago, Bluewine said:

 

I can't upload pics, it says I've exceeded some sort of limit.

 

Daryl

If you click top right hand corner on your avatar you'll get a menu appear, click on 'attachments' and a page opens with all the pics you have uploaded.  Delete the oldest ones, that'll free up space for new ones.

[Clarky]

Fun gig in Southend on Friday night. Goth club " Cult 13" right by the pier. First live outing of the '73 Rick

 

[Bluewine]

1 hour ago, Paul S said:

If you click top right hand corner on your avatar you'll get a menu appear, click on 'attachments' and a page opens with all the pics you have uploaded.  Delete the oldest ones, that'll free up space for new ones.

 

Thanks Paul.

 

Darul

[neepheid]

Back home super early from an afternoon/early evening gig for a birthday party.  One of the regular attendees at Nine Lives gigs booked us to play her 70th birthday.  Proper, old school social club.  We were on in the middle and the last band (Scottish Quo - guess which band's music they do?) were kind enough to let us use their backline to make for easy changeovers - much appreciated!  We got in on time to catch the first act, a solo singer with backing tracks.  We only had to do an hour and a half, then we stayed back to watch Scottish Quo - seemed only right after we borrowed their gear!  They were proper good too - it wasn't wall to wall Quo, they threw in some other covers too.  Bass player was playing 4 and 5 string Statuses (Statii?) and put on the light up fret markers near the end, bloody showoff  Nah, it was sound and I enjoyed listening to them.

 

Main thing was that the birthday girl (ha, she's 70) had a good time, and she certainly appeared to do so, plenty dancing going on.

 

A very pleasant afternoon/evening.  Because it was a special occasion, I hammed it up to the max - wore a stupid shirt and a hat, played the Epi Explorer...

EDIT - someone actually remembered to take photos AND tag us!

 

Edited November 20, 2023 by neepheid

[martthebass]

Great night with the Glam Band last night at the Old Masons Arms in Oulton. Second time we’ve played this boozer and again the crowd are second to none. Well looked after by the manager and staff too which is always a bonus. Hopefully they’ll be a return in the new year.

[Burns-bass]

Double bass and 60s Burns bass action yesterday in Bristol. Good fun, but played 3 x 50 minute sets and my hands are hurting!

[Downunderwonder]

13 hours ago, dclaassen said:

Low ceilings made the mix

Lucky! A ceiling about that height makes an acoustic guitar bloom on every C chord. They will look right at the bass player to blame.