Skinnyman

Really nice guy, just bought my Sei bass. Easy to deal with and, from what I heard when he tried it out, annoyingly talented. Top man, many thanks!

Fortunately, everyone else in the band recognises the issue. We've decided to have a "technical rehearsal" to try out some new PA gear and which we'll also record for demo purposes. During same, we'll concentrate on the songs with the worst solos and then let everyone have a copy. As a follow up, I'll then ask the guitarist if he'd like to overdub the solos and spend an afternoon working on getting them right for the demos. Some great suggestions guys, thanks

All good comments and I agree with them all. Loads of work, nice people and fun gigs - I really shouldn't complain! I like the idea of recording and letting realisation dawn.... And I also think that a few jam sessions might help. But mainly, I think I just need to be grateful for what I have!

Having moved at the start of the year, I've joined a new band. They're a great bunch of people and have a pretty full gig diary lined up. Gigs are lots of fun and we're getting really good crowd reaction, dancing, etc So far, so good, right? The only problem is that the lead guitarist is, er, a bit cr@p. Pretty much every solo is off key somewhere. To be fair, he's not been playing long, just a couple of years and he's probably okay for someone with just a couple of years experience. But the solos are excruciating. As I've typed this, I've realised there's nothing I can do. I don't want to quit the band - I'm enjoying it far too much. I can't say anything to the guy - he's doing his best. I can't sack him - not only because I'm the new boy but also because he's the person who put the band together and does a huge amount of working promoting us and getting us gigs. So, given that everyone else seems to ignore it and just have a good time anyway, all I can do is smile and nod and just play my parts as well as I can. But typing this was cathartic! Thanks for letting me get it off my chest :-)

Two comfort strapps. One with fender strap locks fitted, one with schallers. Many basses, some with fender strap locks, etc.... Mix and match as appropriate. Panic about the day that I take a fenderlock-fitted bass and a schallerlock-fitted strap to a gig