How was your gig last night?

[taunton-hobbit]

'Do I Look Like I Give A Fvck' ...........hope that helps.

 

😎

 

 

[ezbass]

14 minutes ago, Chienmortbb said:

Can you explain for this ignoramus.

Eloquently answered by @taunton-hobbit. I had to ask the first time I heard/saw it. You never have to ask again, it stays imprinted on your cortex.

[dmccombe7]

1 hour ago, Mickeyboro said:

Folks - I love this thread, especially if you name your band and genre of music. The more info the better, especially the bass and amplification you’re using!

 

Nerdy request over…🙏

Me too.

Always try to remember and post my gear on the night.

Dave

[Chienmortbb]

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

but for fun I took a "DILLIGAF" approach to Crossroads and went full on random in the guitar solos...

Just how it should be played!

[dmccombe7]

1 hour ago, franzbassist said:

Alton Beer Festival, 2-300 people enjoying some lovely real ales.  Nice vibe with lots of people singing along but only a handful dancing.

 

New songs went down very well, REM's "The One I Love" and Travis' "Why does it always rain on me".

 

Good run for my still relatively new Boss Katana 500, which sounded glorious and was proper loud.

 

What's the PJ bass in the pic. Can't quite make out the name on the headstock even when zooming in.

Dave

[dmccombe7]

3 minutes ago, Chienmortbb said:

Just how it should be played!

I remember back in 80's in a 3 piece rock band doing Crossroads and the guitarist/singer plus the drummer had pre-arranged to stop for a bass solo. Boy that put me on the spot as i had no idea it was coming. Kept the riff and added a few extras and a few strummed chords and all done on a fretless WAL. I did get a decent round of applause for it which made my day as this was my first touring band. I hadn't really done much gigging before this even tho i had been playing for approx 10yrs.

I did have strong words with them after the gig. Never to be repeated. I'm not a fan of bass solos unless you're Geddy Lee. I aint. 

Dave 

[peteb]

10 hours ago, bassbiscuits said:

Just got home from playing what might be our last gig at the Musician in Leicester (another local music venue due to close with some uncertainty over what comes next etc). 

 

 

That's a shame - one of those mid-size venues that people have heard of, even if they're not local. Always wanted to play there, and now I probably never will...! 

 

[peteb]

The curse of double post strikes again...! 

 

Edited 6 hours ago by peteb

[neepheid]

Paid rehearsal last night at the Balaclava in Fraserburgh.  Too many trick or treat sweeties consumed perhaps - I know I feel pretty peculiar these days if I consume too many Tangfastics in one sitting...

 

Anyway, despite there being no more than a dozen folk in the bar at any one time, we cracked on regardless - if only for the lovely older couple who stayed the whole night and seemed to enjoy it in their own, quiet way.  Later on we had an enthusiastic gentleman who was enjoying the heavier stuff in the second set.  Both he and a lassie at the bar clearly knew their Iron Maiden so we gave them two Maiden numbers - Wasted Years (which we usually play after Teenage Dirtbag - duh!) and because they were digging it we did Hallowed Be Thy Name too.

 

A quiet one, but it doesn't take much audience interaction to still make these nights fun.  The worst is when you play to a bunch of indifferent so-and-sos who, all things being equal, would rather you weren't there in the first place.

 

Gear: Epiphone Les Paul Standard (revision 3) then Reverend Triad into the usual yellow and black boxes

 

[Mickeyboro]

51 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

ImI'm not a fan of bass solos unless you're Geddy Lee. I aint. 

I used to love and hate You Can Call Me Al…

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, Chienmortbb said:

Can you explain for this ignoramus.

 

GIYF

[Stub Mandrel]

Just now, Stub Mandrel said:

1 hour ago, Chienmortbb said:

Can you explain for this ignoramus.

 

GIYF

 

"Google is your friend"

DILLIGAF is an Australian expression equivalent to "I couldn't care less".

[dmccombe7]

1 minute ago, Mickeyboro said:

I used to love and hate You Can Call Me Al…

Brilliant song but then again he is a talented bassist. Love the vid for it.

 

Dave

[Stub Mandrel]

2 hours ago, Mickeyboro said:

Folks - I love this thread, especially if you name your band and genre of music. The more info the better, especially the bass and amplification you’re using!

 

Nerdy request over…🙏

 

Unless I use I different bass rig, I don't repeat my genre (Bendricks Rock is, classic rock*; Bluesfire is blues rock 'power trio') usual setup each time I post -  An Orange Bass Terror with a GRBass AT212 slim.

 

 

My arthritic left thumb was screaming at me on Thursday when I had a Bluesfire rehearsal, so yesterday I took the Flea signature '63 Jazz and the Sire P10 mainly as they have skinny, easy to play necks. Ibuprofen and paracetamol got me through and using the joint means it's actually feeling better today, which is good as we are at Borough Blues Club tonight.

 

*At the heavier end of the spectrum, even when we play Cliff Richard and Tom Jones 😁

[taunton-hobbit]

11 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

DILLIGAF is an Australian expression equivalent to "I couldn't care less".

 

There's polite boyo

 

😎

[franzbassist]

2 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

What's the PJ bass in the pic. Can't quite make out the name on the headstock even when zooming in.

Dave

 

Hello Dave

 

It's a Sire P8. Absolutely top notch bass!  I swapped out the pearl white scratchplate for a tort one and added a tug bar for old school vibes.  Also put Hipshot tuners on it.

 

[Staggering on]

Decent crowd last night for a Restoration Jazz Band gig at a rented hall. This time we had a guest vocalist and she was fabulous, only had three rehearsals with her but she's a real find, she has done lots of musical theatre stuff but had never sung with a band and the audience loved it.

Odd set up, we will move the drummer in next time, he couldn't hear us very well and at times we couldn't hear him, he's usually between me and the keys. A few flubs on my part but several compliments on the sound of my Shen SB100. As usual I used a Schatten Design pre amp mounted on my music stand, it has a volume control and I use the Bose to EQ my sound. First gig using my NUX wireless from bass to pre amp and very happy with it, after several years my Boss wireless started making strange noises so I replaced it with the NUX.

All in all a good gig.😊

 

 

 

[dmccombe7]

1 hour ago, franzbassist said:

 

Hello Dave

 

It's a Sire P8. Absolutely top notch bass!  I swapped out the pearl white scratchplate for a tort one and added a tug bar for old school vibes.  Also put Hipshot tuners on it.

 

That's a nice looking bass.

Dave

[dmccombe7]

Looking forward to the first Glam gig in a while at Dalkeith Social Club tonight. Should be another great night in this venue. Last time was quite busy considering it holds up to 600. Hopefully busy again.

Dave