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Who's moving all of this stuff?
What size rooms are they playing? Do they have a box truck?
Who's moving all of this stuff?
What size rooms are they playing? Do they have a box truck?
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Opportunity knocks. But there's a catch.
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As long as they have a crew to move it, and it pays good - sure. I wouldn't touch it if I had to move that dinosaur-set of gear.
Assuming less than half of the pixtured gear is turned on, that someone else moves it all, and that hearing protection is provided, sounds neat.
This is actually a good idea and could be part of the show. A wall of realistic looking cabs made of cardboard that comes crashing down at some point during the show (perhaps due to a "clumsy roadie") right on top of a band member, who then emerges unscathed from beneath the pile.
What do you have to loose? As long as you are not being told you have to hump all that gear at every show. That will that a while to set up and sound check. My band has about 1/3 of that gear and we take about 2 hours to get everything unloaded and set up properly. I can't imagine what I would be like wrapping all that cabling after a show. 4 hour breakdown AT LEAST!
Whether this is something serious or just some guy down the streets wet dream... DO IT!
In the end it's all music and unless it's abysmal, it's suppose to be fun, so make it that way.
If not at least jam with them once and finish off the session by lofting yourself into the pool.
In the end it's all music and unless it's abysmal, it's suppose to be fun, so make it that way.
If not at least jam with them once and finish off the session by lofting yourself into the pool.
Take your bass off first.
Looks way over the top and deafening. Enter at your own risk my friend. Just has the look of overall poor judgement. Personally, not for me.
I'd bet the acoustics are abysmal, poolside too.
I'd bet the acoustics are abysmal, poolside too.
We had a meet and greet today but it wasn't at the rehearsal site. Unfortunately further pics won't be till next weekend.
I know!!
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Cabs are
I don't feel anyone insulted the OP. You have to admit when looking at that setup it's not the norm or anywhere near close to what most bands use today.Wow, I kind of forgot how judgmental TB can be. Some guy has an idea and is willing to put up his own money to try it out and gets 6 pages of insults.
For the most part many supported him. Others like myself questioned the setup more than the deal. Yes TB is judgemental but in this case the setup raises allot of questions, not insults.
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Not for that style of music, it doesn't raise questions. Anyway, they're dreaming if they think they'll fit all that into small bars anyway, so it's pretty much a moot point unless the venue is sizable.
My impression is that the OP is looking for feedback from the group about this thing. Nothing insulting here.
Agree! For the most part it was thumbs up for him to go for it. The massive rig is what raised questions. I hope the OP kicks butt and reports back on how this all goes.
My impression is that the OP is looking for feedback from the group about this thing. Nothing insulting here.
i'm really curious about the band now!
he did say that he has jammed with them several times and they don't turn up.
he did say that he has jammed with them several times and they don't turn up.
Not the OP, the person starting the band. And there were plenty of insults directed at him.
Wow, I kind of forgot how judgmental TB can be. Some guy has an idea and is willing to put up his own money to try it out and gets 6 pages of insults.
The OP has a band already that he likes, and which, if I interpreted him correctly, is starting to gig. Getting to play through the massive wall of gear is cool, sure. But if he can't do both bands, he's going to have to decide which to stick with. I just think he ought to go into this with eyes open as to the possibilities.
This COULD be a great idea that the BL is willing to put the necessary backing behind, that will take off and be hugely satisfying.
On the other hand, there are more important fundamentals to running a band successfully than having a wall of gear. If those aren't in place, then wall'o'gear COULD be a symptom of delusions of grandeur by a clueless BL daydreaming about getting in on a kind of scene that no longer exists.
Also, it was slipped into a response to an earlier post of mine (quote function didn't separate his reply out), but the OP mentioned that the bassist they had previously wasn't able to make the time commitment this band requires, which leaves me asking, how much of a time commitment is that? That could just mean that the other guy had too hectic of a schedule for weekly rehearsals, but then again, some delusions-of-grandeur types (and we all know they exist) can have very unrealistic notions of how frequently their pet project has to rehearse.
As I said before, the fact that a drummer the OP respects has bought into this project is a hopeful sign. Drummers are in demand around here and if this guy is good, he can pretty much have his pick of bands.
If I were the OP I would ask straight up questions about schedule and booking. Where exactly do they plan to play, for what pay, how much of that rig is coming and how will it be transported, who is doing the booking, what marketing materials will they be putting together, etc. That will reveal a lot. If that whole rig is for playing gigs at Hilltop Pizza or Castaways, this is not a well-thought out idea. If they have a contact who can get them into Wally's, on the other hand, the wall'o'gear makes more sense (but then, Wally's has its own massive in-house PA. They could still load all the backline in, though).
