lazzer

Interesting topic! My checklist for a drummer goes something like this.... Confidence; will he take charge & lead the band where necessary Practice; is he prepared to/able to practice other than at band rehearsals VERY IMPORTANT UNLESS HE IS SUPER TALENTED! Fills; he needs to hold time during fills, not rush or drag 'em Basics; can he play a very basic straight beat solidly & in time ALSO can he count the song in at the same tempo he starts playing the song in!! Oh yeah, can he remember to bring all of his kit to gigs! Cheers. Ben

Let's see, starting with Friday night's gig which was a dep gig with local classic rock band Dirty Wish, went pretty damn well except for me thundering back into the chorus of "allright now" after the solo, instead of going back to a verse......never mind, am so used to playing it the other way with my regular outfit! Then, last nights was good fun & quite an honour to be asked in my opinion. Played bass in a 30 minute set as part of Legacy a Mick Ronson Celebration at the Springhead in Hull. Les Nichol played some scorching lead guitar & Ian Hunter's son Jess joined us on stage to sing a couple of his Dad's hits & Tracey Hunter & her band did a set too... Had a nice chat with Suzie Ronson after the show, who was lovely. Really enjoyed watching a band called Eureka Machines do their set of original stuff which was very high energy & tight as a nun's All in all, great weekend Lazz

Good topic! As it's a question I often ask of myself as I have to schedule 2 day jobs, 3 bands, bass students, part time dad, missus etc etc. It tends to go something like this... well you have to be versatile to make a crust these days eh?! Mornings, personal training clients Afternoons, internet sales business Tea times, personal training clients Evenings, spread between 1 or 2 bass students, 1 or sometimes 2 three hour rehearsals & a couple of gigs............ oh yeah & life goes on in between, sometimes! Cheers Ben

Yeah, rather enjoyed that myself! Lazz

trying to remember as it's been 30 years! but it was a medium scale sg type bass that came in a vinyl cover & I didn't have a bass amp so plugged it straight into my dad's hi fi amp...........soon to be replaced by a jap jazz copy in sunburst with a warped neck & carlsbro cobra 60w combo which my dad signed gaurantor for. Happy days! Lazz

awesome line, I love playing it, keyboard intro & all.............

Based on the description given, I think it's a bit overpriced.... £800to £900 if it plays & sounds nice. Heavy weight may not be a problem to some, & may even be a bonus to others! Not me though... Lazz

Each to their own! But for me, rehearsals are'nt for having fun........ I'm there to work & expect everyone else to work too! Go hard or go home........

first gig last night with the P...... with my main outfit Bad Dog, playing classic rock covers so I felt the bass was really well suited. Was nice not to have to keep unplugging it inbetween sets as I do with the Ray and it felt nice in my hands. Soundwise, it had a nice thump at the bottom end with a slightly raspy top, I liked it although it was quite different to the ray! Looking forward to getting to know the p better over the next few gigs! Cheers

Thanks guys...... Yeah, a set of jim dunlop strap locks fitted at the store......just in case! Hopefully i'm sorted re gas for a good while, having a stingray & a jazz too. Oh, & a peavey 5 stringer should I ever need it (hopefully not!) HMM maybe a mim fretless jazz too??

Just taken delivery of this brand new Fender USA Precision in 3 t/s with rosewood........ First impressions are thus, super case & a quality look & feel to the instrument. Nice lowish action right out of the box. Am gigging tonight so will give it a workout & report back if anyone's interested? Cheers. Lazz

Has to be both! I've got a 74 jazz that i use for recording mainly & I'll never sell it.......... but I'm really excited about the brand new 3TS/rosewood Precision USA that i'm picking up on thurs!! :-)

I have just got the Line 6xt pro rack unit & early signs are very good but really haven't had time to play with it much as yet...............

How about some early Police stuff?? Think Sting often used a fretless P on the live stuff at least........... Lazz

I'm a big Pino Fan! But for me, I would rather see him with Mayer or The Who........ I found that clip soul less albeit technically brilliant. Not my cup of tea at all! Ben

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='605155' date='Sep 21 2009, 11:26 PM']Do you ever play the thing ? [/quote] haha not if i can help it dude! ;-)

[attachment=33259:Ben_City_Hall_copy.jpg] cheers guys, another from same night........

[attachment=33229:TWW_7235_copy.jpg] Onstage at the Town Hall may 2009

I'm another natural left hander (writing, eating etc) that learned to play right handed from scratch as the only guitar in the house when i was 4 or 5 was my Dad's right handed flamenco guitar........... Lazzer

My main drummer is getting there now after lots of "encouragement" from me! However my biggest pet peeve is when the count in doesn't match the tempo he starts playing....... :-( Lazzer

Well I really enjoyed the whole thing, especially Joss and Mr Clapton.... In fact it made for a highly pleasurable fri night in on the sofa Lazzer

Just had a really enjoyable couple of days at Fairview studios in Hull & the results can be heard here...... [url="http://www.baddog-band.co.uk/15.html"]http://www.baddog-band.co.uk/15.html[/url] Opinions welcomed! I used my stringray 4 mic'd through a Yamaha bbt500 head and a pair of Yamaha 4x10s. John Spence, the engineer said he loved the sound of it. I'm also doing backing vocals on all three tracks. Cheers Guys (and Gals!) Lazzer