JapanAxe

My country trio had a 'social club' phase in which I played and sang 'Can't Get You Outta My Head' (I am a bloke btw) and 'Peaceful Easy Feeling' (another Eagles song). We still do the latter. No skellingtons here!

Japan Junior is a chip off the old block on both bass and skinny-string, and has recently joined Basschat. I won't embarrass him with a user-namecheck.

My music collection is all ripped to our main computer, and that is synched to my iPod. My music room computer can access all that stuff via our home network, but also contains loads of stuff I've ripped from iTunes solely for the purposes of learning it for gigs. This keeps it off of my iPod! If I really like a song that I've had to learn, I will buy the mp3 and it will end up on my iPod. I occasionally make 'non-iPod' CDs of material to learn and put them in the multi-changer in the car.

[quote name='godo' timestamp='1423520656' post='2685974'] Hi, do you have a cv toucan send to [email protected] fora dep job with Jamie and the first class. We area fun band based in Marlborough. Our website is www.jamie.fm All the best Jamie [/quote] PM sent

[quote name='disssa' timestamp='1423508097' post='2685708'] One is a hybrid, sorry... [/quote] Wow! What model is the EBS?

I have been approached to play with a band at this rugby and music festival in June. The event website southwest7s.co.uk currently shows no confirmed acts, and no venue. The festival is only 4 months away. I just wondered how this compares to the lead-times for other festivals or other rugby sevens events?

For me there's an optimum stage size, where there is room for you and all your kit without risk of clashing headstocks on PA speakers, cymbals etc, but you are close enough to communicate both musically and verbally with your bandmates, and the sound doesn't get lost when you move around. If I have a mic stand I tend to stay behind it even when I'm not singing - it takes a real effort for me to move away!

I went in the Yamaha shop in the 90s and contracted Pacifica 604 lust. Eventually bought one used and gigged it for several years. Yamaha really know how to put musical kit together.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1423504627' post='2685639'] And it's never been jigged! [/quote] So hard to find an unjigged bass these days...

Also if you want to get the kinks out of a detachable mains cable, leave it in your airing cupboard or drape it over your hot water tank for a few hours. Then you can coil it loosely.

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1423400728' post='2684296'] I played with them for about 6 months, worked hard, learned more complex basslines and then they told me I was ready to move onto a better band [/quote] That's the nicest 'you're fired' line I've ever heard! Only joking

[quote name='tedmanzie' timestamp='1423392213' post='2684162'] Stewart Lee (again) in the Guardian today. The more I find out about this the more annoyed I get. So I am having an annoyed Sunday morning [url="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/08/secondary-ticketing-legal-but-not-morally-right-sajid-javid"]http://www.theguardi...ght-sajid-javid[/url] [/quote] That was a bloomin' good read. If I've got this right, our best hope of bringing an end to ticket tout tossery is to unleash the Iron Maiden fanbase upon them. With Eddie to the fore.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1423413874' post='2684499'] The result is as unpredictable as mixing drinks. It might be OK, like gin and tonic. It might be disastrous, like Bailey's and lime juice. [/quote]

When I had cheaper basses I indulged in reverse snobbery, now I can afford to be a proper snob!

Go for it. You're not going to get into, say, a wedding band straight off, but your first steps might be to find some other players with similar musical tastes and ambitions, and set yourself a short list of songs to play together.

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+1 to all of the above!

Never deal with any 'agency' that wants payment before the gig, or as an up-front fee to then find you gigs - they will be a scammer. The normal deal will be to pay the agent a percentage of what you have received from the client.

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1423359710' post='2683984'] ...me and the drummer having a massive bust up and screaming at each other.... He started it I don't think he expected me to retaliate so viciously. He apologised and we hugged and made up. The crowd were really appreciative. [/quote] Might have been better to have your row where the audience couldn't see you? I'll get me coat...

Can we pin this thread as a rare example where every post has been an eminently sensible and useful contribution? Except this one of course!

In your situation, the thing you are most missing is the motivation to complete the things you've started. Get yourself into a situation (a band, a jam, whatever) where you [i]have[/i] to learn 2 or 3 songs off pat for a specific event. That will give you a focus.

I like to compress the bass signal before it goes into the digital domain. If I don't do this, I find I have to set the recording level really low to avoid the lowest notes creating clipping.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1423240761' post='2682722'] Well good luck with that. Better start growing a beard. And if you have one already, grow a HUGE beard. And get a hat. Everything else will just fall into place... [/quote] Mrs Axe will not permit beardiness! Got plenty hats though.