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#325,623
Stealth57 said:
This is one for you all that have experience with band dynamics. I'm not sure how to get things back on track, if even possible. Before adding a lead singer, the band had a few goals. 1) get a mini-set together and play out. That was accomplished. 2) put together a full 45-50 minute set so we can play a shared stage event (3 bands). 3) consider 2 45s. Well, we had 9 songs in the bag and really only needed 1 more for for the first 45.

New singer comes in and says he doesn't want to sing 3 of the ones we already knew. So, we add 4 new songs. Those are pretty much done. Now he says he doesn't do shared stage events and only is interested in 2 45s that pay. OK, I say I am gone the entire month of October and to not slow things down, I list all the songs I already know that also fit our genre and say, pick 3 or so to work on while I'm gone and when I come back I can step right in and not slow down progress. The response was to start listing songs that not one of us know but the lead singer. His voice fits what we are doing, but I'm starting to get the feeling he only wants things his way.

Is it time to have a discussion with the other original band members and air my concerns and see how they want to handle things? Being gone a month and having to catch up on 5 songs, while needing to add 5 more isn't a quick process for me. I want to be fair to the band and not be an obstacle to playing out in the near term.
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that guy has a lot of nerve and/or ulterior motives.....you guys gotta work on your audition process....
 
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dagrev said:
Bass older than the '64 today. Bought some used La Bellas and loved it with the Ampeg (in run through), and the Ashdown. I'm falling in love with DTFs on some basses.

Funny thing, was playing the second song and my bass almost disappears but what little I can hear from FOH. I'm wondering what happen and looked over at the head and cab and noticed the percussionist got up and moved a little and put his hand on the corner of the ABM 500 and must have hit the volume. I didn't think about it until later, but thank heavens he didn't bump it up. It's barely on and if it moved a 1/4 inch it would have sounded like God came down in person.

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That's about the only thing I think could be better on my Ashdown, the large kobs for bass, mids and treble move very freely and are easily moved, the gain and output knobs have detents, I much prefer that!
 
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TBird1958 said:
That's about the only thing I think could be better on my Ashdown, the large kobs for bass, mids and treble move very freely and are easily moved, the gain and output knobs have detents, I much prefer that!
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My little Ashdown RM 300 that stays at home when I don't want to fire up tubes. It has detents on the output only. I like it, but at home for other settings I kind of need to be in between detents for just playing while watching TV. That little sucker is loud even when the input is backed down. The ABM is more forgiving on the input. But I like it and the tube virtually maxed for the tube OD I like (which isn't distorted). The more I use the ABM, the more I love it. I hope you are finding the same is true for you.

If I ever run across a good deal on one like yours I may pull the trigger as 500w is just too much for what I'm doing, and adjusting the volume at the output is microscopic at times. Heck, my old Peavey head was 300w (I think), and never ran out of volume even when I wasn't in the PA. I would think your 300w ABM is plenty. If it's like my little RM 300, it's plenty loud.
 
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Stealth57 said:
Too trusting, but fool me once…
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Some people are good and presenting what they think people want to hear and hiding the real them. For a while.

But this is simple. Have your daughter write down some questions you need to ask for potential future band members to get in their head a little. With her line of work you might even weed out a chainsaw murderer or hitman. Could be handy to know....
 
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BklynKen said:
Thanks, Jeff! GK sounded great again. And fun when James' guitar completely cut out during Pharaohs and I had to just keep going, just bass and drums.
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Most welcome Ken! You sounded awesome.
And you and Joe were totally pro material when James had his technical difficulties.
I was very impressed.
 
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It's Monday, supposed to be about 90 here today - Not good Queenie weather.

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