Recent content by Tom_RCJ

I really need to pull the trigger and do this to my own Mustang. There might be some reasoning behind the design, but I can't fathom it. From my perspective, it's a great instrument with an unfortunate design flaw that I only notice once or twice a year. The models with the adjustment on the...

I skipped the first 24 pages of this thread because... well because I'm lazy. As a longtime short scale player myself, I can say this; The length of your fingers doesn't matter as much as you might initially think. I know a bassist whose entire hand, fingers and all, fits in my hand to my...

Looking at your profile I'm guessing we're talking about something pretty heavy, and possibly involving multiple changes per song. The recorder is a must if there's too much to remember. Depending on the songs and how your brain works, you might also consider jotting down a few quick notes about...

No matter who's advice you follow -and there is plenty of good advice to be found here and elsewhere- always remember this: you are tying to make a mutually beneficial transaction. Don't be afraid of the "transaction" part, I'm not necessarily talking about money, although that can be involved...

I don't really like bashing. A few paragraphs, no matter how skillfully written, is not enough to pass judgement on anyone's character. I understand personal experience can help one to pass an educated guess, but I can easily conceive a few considerably possible scenarios where no one was being...

There are some, but I suspect that for every venue that's been around for years, dozens have opened and closed. I presume only a small percentage of establishments stick around, and those don't pop up very often. They're just closing faster than they're opening right now. But like I said...

I know it's huge in eastern Ontario, but I didn't know about that close to Toronto. I'm a bit surprised too. It's also real big in Quebec believe it or not. Or it was 8 years ago anyway, before I moved out to Canada.

Yeah, that's kinda what I meant. Any establishment that prioritizes the patron's experience, rather than focussing solely on trying to squeeze sales out of them, ends up being known as the place to hang out. I love pubs for that very reason. A good pub owner is a host who wants people to have a...

A good venue closed down in Kingston Ont. last year. I miss that one. The economy only recently stopped disintegrating in eastern Ontario and seems to be stabilizing, sort-of. Some places seem to be just hanging on, but there are some that seem to be going strong, picking up speed even. There...

100$ a head is a good starting place. Make sure your act is tight, get your sound polished, be consummate professionals, have business cards and a web page with audio, video, bios... the works. All this is so easy to achieve now that you NEED it if you plan on making a serious go at it. 40 gigs...

We're a blues/R&B/blues-rock band. We play a mix of originals and covers like any other band in the genre. 2013 was great, but summer was way too busy. We had stretches of 14-15 gigs a week. It was awesome, but a bit much. This year, we've had every weekend booked 'till september since mid...

All of the above answers, provided your other band members are mindful of their stage volume. Stage volume is step #1 to a good sounding band. My personal experience is that an unfortunate majority of bands think stage volume means turning up. Then the guitar player can't hear himself to his...

I'd reverse it. REDDIRACK. It rolls off the tongue better.

New REDDI owner here. Damn this thing sounds good. I use it for recording straight into the board. It sounds like an amp. The blue light on the front is like a laser though. The first few time I used one on stage at this one venue, before I owned one, the sound guy had it turned on before I was...

The tone is also "boomier" up there. On the rigs I've played anyway, Ive never played stadiums so maybe it's different in that kind of setting.