dand666

Think of Ice Cream for all these songs as well: Every Breath You Take Chain Gang Crocodile Rock Enola Gay Happiness is a Warm Gun Mandy The Man comes Around There is a light that never goes out Twistin the night away Nothings gonna stop us now All I want for xmas is you And thousands more... And you saved yourself loads of time! Usually at a gig the band leader will call a key, then go from there :-)

1 6 4 5 - Stand By Me. That chord progression is often known as the 50's progression or 'Ice Cream Changes'.

was hoping this was a thread on Humble Pie. What a band.

Nice. Have this at a gig coming up. Although they've changed the key

What I find helps is that you practice, every single day. 15mins each day, sight reading a NEW piece of music ideally at a low tempo.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1489136681' post='3254577'] Just learn it. [/quote] Some wise words there...

Set List Maker - Used this on ships. Has all of our song library on, as well as all of our predefined set lists. As well as grouping the songs into genres e.t.c - Super handy if someone asks for a certain style and you have over 500 songs and one doesn't spring to mind. iRealPro - Great for jazz and transposing charts, saved my ass sooooo many times.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1488671403' post='3251000'] That's not actually true. The difference is the dep has to do the same thing in a lot less time. With most of the deps I do I'm familiar with many of the numbers and getting my head around new numbers, new arrangements and old numbers in different keys is a great musical education. Also playing with a new drummer is always a great experience. [/quote] This.

You get what they offer you, otherwise someone else will do it. Depping, for me is mainly about networking, do a good job and you'll no doubt get asked back. Last week, phone call Friday night for bass dep at a disco gig the next day £200. 41 song set, lots of new songs to learn, and the ones I did know where all in different keys/structures e.t.c Pain in the arse, but it's all good fun. Keeps you on your toes!

Since I've left the cruise game, all I do is dep now. Turn up with Bass an DI & In ears.. All sorted. Most top function bands now have good PA/Monitor set-up. A lot of bands like me just turning up, taking up little floorspace, and not filling the entire stage with bass. SO easy.

Niiiiiice. Did not know that. Cheers man.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1487675476' post='3241677'] Unfortunately not. I find my Mono M80 case very uncomfortable to wear on my back for any significant distance, and I know I'm not the only one with that problem. Also while it was the lightest of the new breed of semi-rigid cases when I bought it, it's very bulky compared with a standard £40 padded gig bag. [/quote] Ah. I've had my Mono Vertical for a few years now. Been all round the world, on and off planes, ships e.t.c and It's not even got a scratch on it, it's fantastic.

Just an idea, I would love to, but at this moment in time I don't have the time! If anyone has a load of sites bookmarked, maybe PM me and I'l create a new post? Would just be nice having a list of sites with transcriptions on. Save me googling each time! Thoughts? Or am I being a lazy git?

Happy to dep, but can't commit to a full time position.

MONO cases. /thread

[quote name='dand666' timestamp='1487599320' post='3241042'] Bad ass. Used a couple of your transcriptions on Sat night for a last minute dep. Saved me a lot of time. Thanks dude. [/quote]

[quote name='ChrisDev' timestamp='1487526869' post='3240469'] 10 years online! I have made a new website for the occasion. Check it out! And of course, I didn't forget to post a new transcription as well [url="http://basslessons.be/transcriptions.php?i=213"]Jaco Pastorius - Soul Intro / The Chicken | Bass Transcription | Jaco Pastorius[/url] [/quote] Bad ass.

Thanks man!

Anyone selling at Stagg? Interested in dipping into my first DB!

[quote name='TKenrick' timestamp='1482489753' post='3200957'] Good to hear they're useful! I use an old version of Sibelius for writing things out, other than that it's spotify > vox headphone amp > cheap headphones. If I'm working on something that's really complicated then I'll use Quicktime 7 or the Tempo Slow iPad app to slow things down and loop sections. [/quote] No midi keyboard?

Used your transcriptions for a few gigs! They're great. What software and equipment do you use for transcribing?