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#332,701
Miles_ONeal said:
We use Music Stand, which is part of the Planning Center Online software. You create a plan, which includes a set list. You can pull from a library, I think, or you can add a set of lyrics along with chords, timings, and more. Each user can also make their own notes on their charts. It lets you put together teams (bands) from a user pool, etc.

Planning Center is sold as SAS to churches, but can be used for lots of things. There are other modules but Music Stand handles the music.
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Does it work on tablets, like iPads etc ?
 
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MCF said:
I use DiamondLife and haven’t noticed any issues.
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I have been using the Diamond Life hangers for years and haven't noticed any issues at all.
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JJR58 said:
They’re really great basses.
Even with the stock pick ups, they sound great.
You just can’t use heavy gauge strings on them.
Just from my experience.

The neck feels super tiny, but easy to play.
So I say trade that heavy a$$ cab.
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I toyed with getting one. I imagined putting a tall spike where the bridge end strap pin goes and playing it upright.
Then the group disintegrated and I lost interest in that project. 😊
 
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Thumper said:
Anymore I like practice more than gigging. Great guys, full PA set up with 2 subs. I have a full rig identical to my gig rig and 3 different Thunderbirds there. The band leader/guitarist has a refrigerated keg and fully stocked fridge, doesn't charge for anything. I take my own beer though, mainly because I like my IPAs, but will have a pint of his once in a while, but in any case keep it down to 2 drinks because of the drive home. He knows a couple of hundred songs and the words and guitar to almost any song he's ever heard, so pretty much anything new I want to bring in he already knows and the drummer went to college on a music scholarship (in Seattle) and can pretty much play anything after one listen. Electronic drums keeps the volume levels reasonable. I usually stay after practice to BS. Gigs are a pain anymore after 40 years of it. Life is good.
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I just miss having some people to play bass with or even guitar. I enjoy it much more than trying to practice alone, and I learn much more and more quickly with others there. Maybe a personality thing?

Hence, I’ve moved towards Ukulele and Choirs/Singing groups type situations. Seems easier to find people in these areas.
 
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dagrev said:
Please enlighten me on playing from an iPad, or point me in the right direction. I use paper. And like the ability to make notes. But I'm up for not having to print or pull music. How do you collect/create set lists? I'm assuming there are several programs.
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I use an app called Mobilesheets. You can load individual pdfs and put them into set lists and mark them up. My Android tablet came with a stylus.
One band I sub for will send all the charts in one pdf, so I just load that.
I dont use the feature, but the app can advance the chart at an adjustable speed.
You can also get a bluetooth page turner pedal. My kid uses one.
 
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MCF said:
I usually don’t care much for lists. He has Burton too high. And Foxton is top five IMO. Squire not at the top is ridiculous. But he identified most who matter except Martin Turner who played a Ric before he became a Thunderbird player.
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I expected Squire at no.1 but Geddy needs to up the front somewhere and I don’t know enough Rush to argue.

I thought Sir Paul might be higher than 5, and I thought Maurice Gibb needs to be somewhere on the list (there was a decade of good stuff prior to Sat Night Fever). Though I’m guessing from the rest of the list that The Beatles & The Bee Gees aren’t among the stuff he listens too or likes.

At the end of the day it’s his personal list.
 
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Engle said:
I use an app called Mobilesheets. You can load individual pdfs and put them into set lists and mark them up. My Android tablet came with a stylus.
One band I sub for will send all the charts in one pdf, so I just load that.
I dont use the feature, but the app can advance the chart at an adjustable speed.
You can also get a bluetooth page turner pedal. My kid uses one.
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Engle said:
It's kinda funny when I sub for the Celtic/folks band. The songs are all super simple with no more than 4 chords, but they all use lyric/chord charts.
The bad part is everyone has their head down looking at a frickïn tablet. The good part is I don't really need to learn much to play their set.
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That’s what I need to find. A Celtic / Folk group or club.
 
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