Western Jam 7th October 2023 @ Firebird Studios, Bristol

roberty · October 2023

mart said:
I can play That's Entertainment, either on bass or guitar - two guitars might work best?

Studio recording is acoustic guitar and bass AFAI remember

mart said:

roberty said:

Do we need a bass amp?
I'll be bringing my tiny bass amp along, so it depends if everyone is happy to use that or if anyone wants a bigger/different sound.

If you're happy I'm happy. I've put a normal pickup in my P Bass now. The Dimarzio was problematically loud

mrkb · October 2023

Does the bass amp have a line out? If so I can take a line in to my mixing desk and feed it into the PA if needed, I think the room PA had a good set of subs.

stratman3142 · October 2023

Does anyone want to play some chords (Rhythm/2nd Guitar) under my lead guitar on the outro to Let's Dance? It's just 4 chords.

I can post the chord voicings, although there are plenty of tutorials on Youtube.

Bennyboy-UK · October 2023

stratman3142 said:

Does anyone want to play some chords (Rhythm/2nd Guitar) under my lead guitar on the outro to Let's Dance? It's just 4 chords.

I can post the chord voicings, although there are plenty of tutorials on Youtube.

I’ll happily have a bash and do my best if that’s helpful?

stratman3142 · October 2023

Bennyboy-UK said:

stratman3142 said:

Does anyone want to play some chords (Rhythm/2nd Guitar) under my lead guitar on the outro to Let's Dance? It's just 4 chords.

I can post the chord voicings, although there are plenty of tutorials on Youtube.

I’ll happily have a bash and do my best if that’s helpful?

Great. These are the chord voicings I use for the outro. It's just the outro that needs it, but you can play along throughout the song if you want to.

https://i.imgur.com/cJbfTnl.png

stratman3142 · October 2023

Btw. @Bennyboy-UK are you OK covering 'On A Plain' without a second guitar, as there's nobody in the role at the moment?

roberty · October 2023

stratman3142 said:

Btw. @Bennyboy-UK are you OK covering 'On A Plain' without a second guitar, as there's nobody in the role at the moment?

Doing guitar on that is no stretch for me so happy either way

stratman3142 · October 2023

roberty said:

stratman3142 said:

Btw. @Bennyboy-UK are you OK covering 'On A Plain' without a second guitar, as there's nobody in the role at the moment?

Doing guitar on that is no stretch for me so happy either way

OK I'll add you as second guitar as well as vocals, with @Bennyboy-UK on Lead guitar.

mrkb · October 2023

stratman3142 said:

roberty said:

stratman3142 said:

Btw. @Bennyboy-UK are you OK covering 'On A Plain' without a second guitar, as there's nobody in the role at the moment?

Doing guitar on that is no stretch for me so happy either way

OK I'll add you as second guitar as well as vocals, with @Bennyboy-UK on Lead guitar.

Any chance of a second drummer as well

its a tough one to play !

Bennyboy-UK · October 2023

stratman3142 said:

Btw. @Bennyboy-UK are you OK covering 'On A Plain' without a second guitar, as there's nobody in the role at the moment?

Thanks chaps - Ive not played out with a band enough to know whats what - so very grateful for the help!

stratman3142 · October 2023

The only song that doesn't have second guitar now is 'Pretty Vacant' so I'll put myself down for that, unless anyone else wants to do it. But I'm sure @Vibetronic is more than capable of doing it on his own, so I'll keep a low profile on that one.

Jonathangus · October 2023

stratman3142 said:

The only song that doesn't have second guitar now is 'Pretty Vacant' so I'll put myself down for that, unless anyone else wants to do it. But I'm sure @Vibetronic is more than capable of doing it on his own, so I'll keep a low profile on that one.

I can do that, if you like. Did it last time, or the time before, so fairly straightforward.

stratman3142 · October 2023

Jonathangus said:

stratman3142 said:

The only song that doesn't have second guitar now is 'Pretty Vacant' so I'll put myself down for that, unless anyone else wants to do it. But I'm sure @Vibetronic is more than capable of doing it on his own, so I'll keep a low profile on that one.

I can do that, if you like. Did it last time, or the time before, so fairly straightforward.

OK. I'll let you take that one then.

stratman3142 · October 2023

mrkb said:

Does the bass amp have a line out? If so I can take a line in to my mixing desk and feed it into the PA if needed, I think the room PA had a good set of subs.

If it's the same bass amp and cab that @mart brought previously then (it might have been small) but it was plenty loud enough and sounded excellent.

roberty · October 2023

stratman3142 said:

The only song that doesn't have second guitar now is 'Pretty Vacant' so I'll put myself down for that, unless anyone else wants to do it. But I'm sure @Vibetronic is more than capable of doing it on his own, so I'll keep a low profile on that one.

Wouldn't want to step on his toes lol

mart · October 2023

roberty said:

mart said:
I can play That's Entertainment, either on bass or guitar - two guitars might work best?

Studio recording is acoustic guitar and bass AFAI remember
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Ok, I'll have a listen and see what feels more useful.

stratman3142 said:

mrkb said:

Does the bass amp have a line out? If so I can take a line in to my mixing desk and feed it into the PA if needed, I think the room PA had a good set of subs.

If it's the same bass amp and cab that @mart brought previously then (it might have been small) but it was plenty loud enough and sounded excellent.

The amp does have a line out, so if we can put it through the PA, that would be good. It's loud on its own, but it'd be nice to get the floor properly shaking!

mrkb · October 2023

mart said:

stratman3142 said:

mrkb said:

Does the bass amp have a line out? If so I can take a line in to my mixing desk and feed it into the PA if needed, I think the room PA had a good set of subs.

If it's the same bass amp and cab that @mart brought previously then (it might have been small) but it was plenty loud enough and sounded excellent.

The amp does have a line out, so if we can put it through the PA, that would be good. It's loud on its own, but it'd be nice to get the floor properly shaking!

Ok, Will bring a cable to plug it in, so can add volume if/when needed. Is it an XLR or TRS 1/4" line out?

mart · October 2023

mrkb said:
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Ok, Will bring a cable to plug it in, so can add volume if/when needed. Is it an XLR or TRS 1/4" line out?

There is both an XLR DI output, and an unbalanced 1/4" line out.

guitargeek62 · October 2023

I’ve just got a new (to me) Rivera combo, any objections to me bringing that and seeing what it’s like at volume?

(note: I’m playing bass anyway, so it’s a spare for whoever’s on 6-string)

stratman3142 · October 2023

guitargeek62 said:

I’ve just got a new (to me) Rivera combo, any objections to me bringing that and seeing what it’s like at volume?

(note: I’m playing bass anyway, so it’s a spare for whoever’s on 6-string)

That sounds interesting, I'd be very interested to hear it. Although I might run away if you ask me to help lift it . IIRC they sound fantastic but weigh a ton.

You can play guitar on songs, even if you're not down for them. There's usually time for some multiple run throughs.

That's provided we don't overload @mrkb, who's the only drummer this time. Some breaks to listen to and talk about gear would probably be a good thing.

Brocco · October 2023

guitargeek62 said:

I’ve just got a new (to me) Rivera combo, any objections to me bringing that and seeing what it’s like at volume?

(note: I’m playing bass anyway, so it’s a spare for whoever’s on 6-string)

several of us bring along our own amps so your Rivera will not be out of place and will give us one more amp to choose from

roberty · October 2023

The more the merrier, I love gear lol

I will bring my partscaster. It's in D standard but keen for other people to have a go. Will be curious to know how you all find it

Bennyboy-UK · October 2023

guitargeek62 said:

I’ve just got a new (to me) Rivera combo, any objections to me bringing that and seeing what it’s like at volume?

(note: I’m playing bass anyway, so it’s a spare for whoever’s on 6-string)

That sounds awesome! I was planning to bring my little Bogner Atma which is good fun.

(I need to get practicing!)

guitargeek62 · October 2023

@stratman3142 - well I've just plugged it in at home for the first time and I'm grinning!

The cleans are very clean (I expect there'll be a bit of breakup at non-neighbour-friendly volumes), and the drive channel has a great middy-grunt to it that works for the type of stuff I usually play. Cool, I'll bring it along and then it's there if anyone fancies a try

mrkb · October 2023

Im planning to setup a room mic to see if I can get a good room recording (as I'll have kick and snare mic and vocal mics already running through the digital mixer) - will see if i can get a good recording mix afterwards.

Neilybob · October 2023

Sorry but I still haven't got my bass guitar sorted.

Please can I borrow a bass for my 2 songs?

guitargeek62 · October 2023

^ You're welcome to use my Warwick @Neilybob, it's a Corvette $$ with active EQ and lots of tonal options

Neilybob · October 2023

guitargeek62 said:

^ You're welcome to use my Warwick @Neilybob, it's a Corvette $$ with active EQ and lots of tonal options

Amazing! Thank you.

roberty · October 2023

Mine too @Neilybob :-)

stratman3142 · October 2023

Here's the final song list, unless anyone spots any errors.

Things to watch out for

'Talk Dirty To Me' is in F# a semitone lower than the original, which I believe is at the request of @bobblehat (correct me if I'm wrong)
So a heads up to @mart and @Vibetronic ;;;

'Lil' Devil' is in C#, a semitone lower than the original, which I believe is at the request of @bobblehat (correct me if I'm wrong)
So a heads up to @mart and @Brocco ;;;

If the above two cause any problems, there's the option of tuning down a semitone. I'll bring a couple of spare guitars that can be tuned down if required. I'll also bring a bass that could be tuned down.

I believe @roberty is OK with 'The Boys Are Back In Town' is in A, which makes life easier and avoids tuning down a semitone.
@Neilybob and @Brocco do you need to agree who takes the top harmony line and who takes the bottom harmony line or are we just going to wing it

? I can help if needed because I've played it before and have a chart I created for it.

https://i.imgur.com/ceO6ToG.png

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