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(11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

In the video I posted the monitors you can see 'are powered 800 watts each the ones I use now are passive so they use a separate amp .each channel is supplied a line level signal from the fold back  output on the mixer we currently use a 12 channel Yamaha analogue mixer .The one in the vid is a 32 channel digital which if I remember correctly had 4 fold back outputs   so there was plenty of options to get a good mix on stage.With our current small set up I get the third monitor from the mono output so the singer has the same mix as the audience hear. It seems to work well for us.
However for big festivals we had a mixing desk on stage just for the monitors the main mix coming from a remote tower in front of the stage .
Just take your time and find the set up which is best for your group and the type of venue you play .In ear monitors can be a good option rather than floor ones these days there are some great systems available     

328

(11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

we mic  everything  up and  feed  it  back  into  the  PA which has  2k output .I  generaly  set  up  2  floor  monitors   driven by  a  separate   2x 400watt  amp  which  gives  us    plenty  of  volume    to  hear  each  other.
  We all  run our  amps  at     a  level  where  we  can hear  our  selfs  in our   respective   bits  of  the  stage   . We  are  using  an electronic  drum kit    so  that    is  also  fed  into  the  pa  and   we  can  have  it  at  a  sensible  level   on stage . The monitors  have just  enough  of  every  one  in so  we  dont blast  each  other  out .  As  for  our  vocalist  he  has  a  separate  monitor   which  gives  him the  full  front  of  house  mix  . The  main speakers   are   positioned  as  far  forward  as  possible     so  we  dont  really  hear  them  but  every  one   else  can be  deafened  if  needed .
I  find   the  on  stage  levels  need to   be  low  enough    for  comfortable  listening . It  pays  to  have  a  good  engineer   ours  also  helps  out  on extra  guitar  when needed .
Hope this  helps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D422ox0 … CLt6cD--oC
This  is  a  vid   of  my  old  band   using  a  similar  set  up , Me  on guitar  Kev Jones  on Vocal

329

(4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

This is sad news only a few hours ago I was rehearsing HiHo silver lining with the band. RIP Jeff you will be missed     

Very funny guys I was for once trying to be serious .LOL Could be a song for new year though .Any way have a great new yr guys .     

Hi every one I might be becoming a bit of a conspiracy theorist here but .I get a few warning bells ringing with the constant spam on chordie since normal conversation about songs an music has become much less.Could it be certain undesirables  are using the forum for covert messaging as often it seems
like gobble de gook then another new user pops up and responds .

That  strums  along  nicely  Jim, love  the  chorus  , has  a  bit  of  a John  Prine  feel  to  me .     

Cheers Phill  we're not doing any new yr stuff next one will be February   unless Ronnie makes some promise we have to keep LOL     

Here  you  are  Phill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeNpuFz5CkU
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Jt0SgNJKbWM     

i'll  try  Phill  once  I  get  them  off   facebook     

It was a very good night Jim and quite packed for the most of it .We only got bits of video  and these two were towards the end of the night.Had the girl taking the vid got all of the Proclaimers song you'd have heard the Ozzy Osbourne intro we did with it ,as I played the start of Crazy train to fool every one which went down very well .The two songs mash up well together.     I'll check out the Brad Paisley song you mention ,I like Brad he's a great player

337

(6 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Looking   relaxed .     

Heres  a  couple  of  links  to  a  pre  xmas  party  we  did  this  week '
I  hate  these  songs  but  people   love    em   no  accounting  for  taste  LOL

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2403378899810344

https://www.facebook.com/reel/871370410 … mp;__cft__

Theres  a  brief  shot  of  me  at  one  side  of  the stage   in my  black  fedora  trying   to  look inconspicuous
Enjoy 
G

Cheers Richard you did a great job     

I like to hear different interpretations  of my songs. I'll look forward to Richards version .Kev Jones has covered it over here and done a great job but hasn't uploaded it yet I need to give him a nudge     

Basically that's what it means Richard just to give you time to breath and fit the lyrics in  have a
Listen to how I play it then it may be clearer .
Cheers G

Id love some one to have a go at my song Jan     

Hope  it  clears  up  soon Peatle  take    care.     

Firstly  I'll apologise   for  the  references  to  New Zealand  Lamb   . This  song  was  written by   a  friend  of our  singer   who  is  a  sheep  farmer  in  the  Yorkshire  dales an we  were  asked  to  do  a  party  for  him   so we  did  a  recording  of  the  song  as  a  special favour  Hope  you  like  it .
Ronnie  Allen is on vocal
Robert  Pitcher  is  on  bass, violin , accordion, drums and  farm yard  noises '
And  me   Graham Windle  on guitar  , banjo  and mandolin  .
Robert  also  did   all  the production  and studio  work .
Hope  you  like   it   its  very  silly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrOLwWxEUe4
Cheers  G

345

(9 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Cheers  Phill     

346

(9 replies, posted in Songwriting)

My friend Kev Jones  is working on a version of this song his voice is superb when he finishes it I'll post his recording     

347

(10 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

Phill even band gigs are getting hard as I find most of the sound depends on me to set up ,sure the rest of the band help with  the gear and the pull down at the end ,but we could really use some roadies and a sound engineer like we had in Greece.Sadly this current band doesn't earn enough for that.

348

(10 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

It's my lung conditions really Phill  ,but covid has made it worse .I've had to cancel all my solo stuff  .After I did the festivals at Lancaster and Kendal I knew it was time to stop .I may still do the odd open Mic song but no more full sets .I can still play with Ronnie and The Rockits for the foreseeable future and maybe do the odd studio track     

349

(10 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

If  I  was  covering  this  song  Phill   I  think  I  would  give  it   a  bit  of  a  Reggae   feel  .  However   as  i  said  in  my  Xmas   song  post   my  voice  is  pretty  bad   these  days  so  the  chances   of  doing  any thing  is  getting  less   and  less . Great  lyrics Phill and  a  good  recording  . well   played   and  well  sung  .     

350

(9 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thanks for the nice comments guys.I always try to write something for Xmas which brings out what the true sentiments should be about. I do feel there is too much hype about Xmas and it has become a marketing platform for the big corporations.I'm not in any way religious so this isn't that sort of a post ,I just think we all should help each other and care not just at Xmas but all the time. I'll put my soap box away now and thank every one once again for listening Cheers G