Western Jam 11th February 2023, Firebird Studios, Bristol

bertie · February 2023

* sticks head up above parapet" - guys, going to try and come down and say hello / hang around for a bit if thats OK ? - what time are you kicking off ? (Im assuming its room 5 or 6 ?)

Also @roberty ;;; do you want some £ towards the cost, I did originally say I was def going to come..............happy to chip in a few sheckles

or bring the biccys

anything Ive got anybody particularly want me to bring?

roberty · February 2023

stratman3142 said:

roberty said:

@stratman3142 can you send me the spreadsheet? I'm too lazy to filter the usernames manually lol

Hopefully the link below will work for anyone that wants to download the spreadsheet.

https://app.box.com/s/cfk4dbnq0r5ffkcf38p56zwxpac1dklr

Got it, thanks. I filtered it down to these members.

I'll start a group chat in a bit. With 9 people that would be £17.77 each

bobblehat

Brocco

Jonathangus

mart

mrkb

onlyonebradders

roberty

stratman3142

Vibetronic

bobblehat · February 2023

Afternoon All, Just wanted to check what gear everyone was bringing?

mrkb · February 2023

Im bringing -

Mic and stand (Dont want to share mics)
Music stand
Guitar - PRS Mccarty
Drum stuff - cymbals, kick pedal, sticks
Fractal Audio FM9 and FRFR cab
Cup of coffee.

mrkb · February 2023

Is there a similar mixing desk with compression/reverb, etc at Firebird @Roberty ?

Brocco · February 2023

I'll be bringing:

Matchless Lightning
PRS Custom 24
Pedalboard

stratman3142 · February 2023

I'll be bringing:
Squier VM PJ bass
Ibanez AZ2204

Helix LT (set up in stompbox mode)

HRD IV

Backup:
Ibanez AZ2402
Possibly my PRS S2 to detuned if needed

Roland blues cube artist

Boss CS-3 compressor
Maxon OD9 (tube screamer)
Spark Booster

Vibetronic · February 2023

Fractal AX8, FRFR cab (going to borrow one this time as mine has a dodgy connection), prob my Music Man Majesty and my BC Rich Gunslinger.

@roberty and @stratman3142 - are you ok doing the two Crue songs in standard? I don't really have a suitable guitar that's set up for drop tuning!

roberty · February 2023

Fine by me @Vibetronic ;

stratman3142 · February 2023

Vibetronic said:
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@roberty and @stratman3142 - are you ok doing the two Crue songs in standard? I don't really have a suitable guitar that's set up for drop tuning!

It doesn't matter to me because I'll just tune my bass accordingly.

If all else fails, you can borrow my PRS S2. It has 10s on it, and it seems happy tuned down to D without feeling too floppy (as the actress said to the bishop). The whammy is decked when I detune it, so you can only push it down in pitch.

roberty · February 2023

mrkb said:

Is there a similar mixing desk with compression/reverb, etc at Firebird @Roberty ?

Dunno what effects are on the board but there's a PA. They have reverb in the little rooms. I can ask?

Jonathangus · February 2023

Vocal mic (again, no sharing).
Fender JA-90
Marshall 2204 + cab
Boss pedalboard

roberty · February 2023

I'll bring my vocal mic

I will bring a few guitars, mostly so anyone curious can have a go on them

And I'll bring my old Fender combo + some pedals

edit: and my bass guitar, nearly forgot

Jonathangus · February 2023

Is a snare provided, @roberty ?

roberty · February 2023

Jonathangus said:

Is a snare provided, @roberty ?

They have snares, I can make sure one is available if we need it

bobblehat · February 2023

Sounds like we got everything covered. What time are we kicking off?

mrkb · February 2023

Which room do we have @roberty? Is it the Engine Room?

roberty · February 2023

mrkb said:

Which room do we have @roberty? Is it the Engine Room?

Yep

mrkb · February 2023

Wow, thats looks awesome !

Professional Rehearsal Space Bristol - The Engine Room (theengineroombristol.co.uk)

Do we get the use of the "green room" (which looks to have sofas)
The Engine Room schematic

spark240 · February 2023

Guys can I throw in a few quid to help out as I backed our pretty late ...

mrkb · February 2023

spark240 said:

Guys can I throw in a few quid to help out as I backed our pretty late ...

@roberty is the man to talk to - hes sorting payments.

roberty · February 2023

spark240 said:

Guys can I throw in a few quid to help out as I backed our pretty late ...

I honestly wouldn't think any less of you if you didn't. But it's very nice of you to offer

Vibetronic · February 2023

chaps, I'm really really sorry but I'm going to have to withdraw from this one. Our babysitter arrangements for the weekend have fallen through, and as my wife is out doing her sport stuff on Saturday, I've got to stay at home to do childcare. Less than happy about it - I had this arranged as soon as the date was agreed - but it's really not worth the hassle I'll get if I do go (which I got last time as it was another similar clash...I struggle to get out at weekends!). At least I'll know the songs for next time. I dropped Roberty a line last night to let him know this was on the cards and unfortunately I haven't been able to think of a way around it overnight, and my daughter is a bit too young to bring along yet. Really sorry for the time you've spent learning stuff you probably won't play; and I will of course still chip in towards venue hire, only fair. Was really looking forward to it and I hope you all have an excellent time.

stratman3142 · February 2023

Vibetronic said:

chaps, I'm really really sorry but I'm going to have to withdraw from this one....

That's a really pity but family have to come first. I was looking forward to being amazed by your playing again.

The songs that are affected are:

Die Laughing (Therapy)

Talk Dirty To Me (Poison)

Dr Feelgood (Motley Crue)

Girls Girls Girls ((Motley Crue)

Symphony Of Destruction (Megadeath)

I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Darkness)

Die Laughing (Therapy)

@Jonathangus, as you're doing vocals and guitar, do you need another guitar to back you up?

If so. are there any takers?

I could do guitar, but then we'll need someone to do bass. I've done a tab for the bass if it helps.

Talk Dirty To Me (Poison)

@mrkb, as you're doing vocals and guitar, do you need another guitar to back you up?

If so, are there any other takers?

I could do guitar, but then we'll need someone to do bass. I've done a chord chart if it helps. The bass is mainly just pumping on the root notes.

Dr Feelgood (Motley Crue)

Any takers for guitar?

I could do guitar, but then we'll need someone to do bass. I've done a tab for the bass if it helps.

Girls Girls Girls (Motley Crue)

Any takers for guitar?

Again. I could do guitar, but then we'll need someone to do bass. I've done a tab for the bass if it helps.

Symphony Of Destruction (Megadeath)

Any takers for guitar?

Sorry I can't help with this one in the time frame

I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Darkness)

Any takers for guitar?

Sorry I can't help with this one in the time frame

If we need to drop some, are there any very simple tunes that the singers know that we can throw in at short notice to jam on?

Vibetronic · February 2023

stratman3142 said:

Vibetronic said:

chaps, I'm really really sorry but I'm going to have to withdraw from this one....

That's a really pity but family have to come first. I was looking forward to being amazed by your playing again.

The songs that are affected are:
Die Laughing (Therapy)
Talk Dirty To Me (Poison)
Dr Feelgood (Motley Crue)
Girls Girls Girls ((Motley Crue)
Symphony Of Destruction (Megadeath)
I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Darkness)

Oh Jeez, that really is quite a few! There is one other thing I can try - I'll see if my sister can babysit. She's only done it once before when our daughter was a lot younger, but now she's that much bigger it should be easier. I'll ask her this evening when she's back from work. Hadn't occurred to me before and there's no harm in asking!!

roberty · February 2023

I can play I Believe In a Thing Called Love on guitar

To be honest I haven't learnt the Motley Crue ones (saving vocals till last since that's the easiest)

I can do the rhythm on Symphony of Destruction and I'm confident you can play a face melting solo @stratman3142, there are no key changes in the solo and it's in E

roberty · February 2023

If we need to drop some, are there any very simple tunes that the singers know that we can throw in at short notice to jam on?

Could be useful to look at the list from last time

roberty · February 2023

Will be great if you can make it @Vibetronic but obviously no pressure

mrkb · February 2023

I can do "Talk Dirty" on my own if needed, but its simple power chords and I can print out a few extra chord charts like one below if anyone fancies joining in. I make these for all the songs Im doing.

Heres the link
https://1drv.ms/w/s!Ar53XK77YC-p2Hfz2GYPFFWG0MBR?e=GhahtU

Image: https://tfb-user-images.eu-central-1.linodeobjects.com/d0b34f42778e08476c61107bed6530cfb51faf9a1986caf9ee

Jonathangus · February 2023

stratman3142 said:

Die Laughing (Therapy)
@Jonathangus, as you're doing vocals and guitar, do you need another guitar to back you up?
If so. are there any takers?
I could do guitar, but then we'll need someone to do bass. I've done a tab for the bass if it helps.

If we need to drop some, are there any very simple tunes that the singers know that we can throw in at short notice to jam on?

Will either need someone to add some guitar, or take over the singing. Playing single chords on the beat is about my limit if I'm trying to sing at the same time.

I'm sure we can collectively come up with some songs on the day, like we did first time round. Teenage Kicks? Some other simple AC/DC songs?

Or we can muck about with gear.

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