bassist_lewis

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='953352' date='Sep 12 2010, 09:45 AM']Every post here is looking at it as a session pro and not made comments as a band member so I will add,Bullshit.We lost a couple of years of good London gigs because we had never played there before and no venues would give us a slot then we just lied and said we had and got in at the Bull and Gate after that first one it was no longer a lie and got more London gigs where it is all still at.The better gigs made us practice more and so on but by then we were too old for the indie market and we had still not done enough to be fair but maybe if we had got in earlier the rest would of followed? Dont let anyone elses failures hold back your dreams and try to be as confident as possible but +1 if you cant play then your out of it either way![/quote] I agree that a one off lie with no repercussions is good if it gets your foot in the door but one of my band leaders (i won't say which one) tends to "omit and embellish" certain information, how much we're getting paid, what we're playing at a particular gig etc. and its VERY VERY ANNOYING.

[quote name='phil.i.stein' post='982831' date='Oct 9 2010, 07:06 PM']welcome. you must be good if you play in a jamiroquai tribute ! do you wear a silly hat ? [/quote] nah, but the front man does, he even has the one with the metal spikes, but don't touch it!!!

I did my first string of wedding gigs this summer and I'm curious about one thing: as much as i agree with playing all the old stuff (i once played a birthday where all songs released post 1985 were prohibited), why are wedding bands so afraid to play anything from the last 10 years? the 90s i understand, it was either thumping house or plodding indie, but i find 'sex on fire' and 'mr brightside' get everyone up, and black horse and the cherry tree always gets a few ladies dancing . i think my question is what test does a new song have to pass before it gets added to the list?

hi everyone, I'm 21 and i've been playing for about 8 years now. i decided i should make more contact with bass players, seeing as there's only ever one per band! Currently i play weddings (and the odd extravagant birthday) with a contemporary/ceilidh band, a jamiroquai tribute, a 60s tribute and a singer/songwriter (Craig Souter if you're interested). I mainly play a Clover XP15 4 string (courtesy of Mark Stickly of bass direct) but i also have a Lakland 5 string and a Cort 4 string which I've put flatwounds on to get a thicker, more vintage sound. I play all my basses through a Phil Jones Suitcase amplifier. Too much information? cheers Lewis