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On ‎21‎/‎02‎/‎2019 at 09:19, HengistPod said:

My son's band, Orynthia, at Krakatoa in Aberdeen last Friday (not counting my own gig on Saturday ).

They won the annual Battle of the Bands competition on the night - good effort seeing as over 100 acts entered originally, and £2K in their pocket that they're buying studio time with. They're actually very good. The other guitarist tours Europe with a prog act called Sithu Aye, and has an endorsement with Sandberg Guitars. Elements of Pallas, Haken, stuff like that in their sound. If they pull their fingers out they could do very well.

With those kind of influences, I'm sold already!!

Umm.... last band I saw was my mate's classic rock band Loco, in Tyack's Hotel, Camborne.

The last 'name' band I saw was Saxon at Falmouth Pavilions probably 4 or 5 years ago....

Surfing With The Alien by Joe Satriani.  I got asked to play bass in a band because they knew I played classical guitar, and wanted a finger-style bassist.

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Oof!!.... very nice!

7 hours ago, chris_b said:

Bad experiences can be minimized if you are with better players. Always aim for the bands with a more professional attitude. Playing with guys who are doing it "just for fun" opens you up to all sorts of bad and flaky experiences.

I see where you are coming from and I agree up to a point, but I find that playing with 'just for fun' guys can minimise the potential for some idiot disappearing up their own fundament trying to be a 'star', and sundry other diva-esque behaviours.  Bit of a double-edger that one

3 hours ago, ubit said:

When it’s a supposed democracy that turns out to be ruled by a dictator

Right on the money!  A couple of times I've been lured into bands with the promise of much jamming and egalitarian creativity, only to realise some weeks later that the general form from the guitarist is, "I wrote a song... learn it."

Other reasons have included people not learning songs, not turning up to rehearsal, being more interested in talking about being in a band than actually doing it, and on one occasion a drummer being dumped by his gf and making the whole band suffer too for weeks, getting a hissy fit if he fluffed a fill and kicking his kit around the room before storming off to sulk in his bedroom.

You don't see wordsmiths of this calibre very often nowadays.  I doff my cap to you, Mr. Delvar.

Wendron Cricket Club in darkest Cornwall, in 1989 when I was 19 years old.  We were called Cut Loose.  Played a metallic pink Charvel bass which I thought was great until I played a bog standard 2nd hand Ibanez Roadster that knocked spots off it and prompted a swift trade-in.  Songs included Bon Jovi's Runaway, All Right Now (of course), You Really Got Me (yeah, I know..), Waiting For an Alibi, Closer To The Heart (brave effort!), More Than A Feeling.... can't remember much else.  It was OK,... no disgrace...

Ooh.... very nice!!

"I wish he'd tune that bloody guitar...."

A metallic pink Charvel which one of my friends (a drummer) assured me was a great purchase.  I thought so too until I played another bass.  Pinky got traded in for an Ibanez Roadster shortly afterwards.

Yes it's great when that happens.  My current band have been together for 18 months now.  Writing our own stuff, playing a few festivals, nobody wants to be a star or is concerned about getting paid for playing, as we all work jobs.  Going to do some recording, make a couple of vids for a giggle, write more stuff, rinse and repeat.  It's a nice, and rare, place to be!

I think Scott's lessons are excellent.  They work very well for me, and I've been a lifer for a couple of years now.  Money well spent IMO but, like anything else, it won't suit everyone.

Welcome dude. Fellow Cornwall inhabitant here.  Enjoy the bass and the forum

Just bought a Marusczyck fretless off Ed. Everything was as described, he provided every single detail necessary for me to organise a courier effectively, his communication was top notch, and the bass is great and arrived very well packaged.  Top man, smooth transaction, and a pleasure to do business with. Thanks Ed!!

1 hour ago, taunton-hobbit said:

Now and again, along comes a thread that reminds me of why I'm never going to get married/co-habitate again.............

...........and b r e a t h e ...............

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Amen to that, sir.  Never again.

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Damn!  That is lovely!  Hypothetical question.... would you be willing to post this to Cornwall if I pick up the cost?

Doug puts his own personality into his playing.  I like what he does, but that doesn't mean anyone else should.  Take it or leave it.  Same with Claypool.... Dynamite playing, but not what many would consider 'bass'.  But then... who gets to decide what is or is not 'bass'? 

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Yeah, I live at the ass end of nowhere, where originality is treated with suspicion!

Despite that, it's worth it for the surfing. :-)

It all depends on what the people in the band are aiming for. I've been in gigging bands, I've been in studio-only bands. If you want plenty of gigs around here, then you're going to have to play the same type of tired old covers that everyone else is playing (unless you are in your teens and got a college following). That can be fun, but the 'fun' element wears off real quick when you're a bit older.
I've been in plenty of writing/studio only bands, and that's more fun because the band can follow their own direction without having to accomodate the level of populism required to get a gig schedule. To be honest, some of the stuff myself and my friends have written would have very little appeal to the average pub crowd, and we're all too old to be considered hip, but we enjoy the whole creative process (and the social) immensely. I guess it boils down to whether everyone in the band is getting what they want out of it. And yes... fun!! :-)

Optimistic pricing for a turkey... but then... it is Christmas...

I ordered a Zoom Q2N video recorder on 13th December. Still hasn't turned up due to supply issues. I was hoping to record our NYE gig, but it looks like it won't happen....

I'm covering bass duties over xmas for the rockabilly band I used to be in, as their bassist quit a few weeks ago. Played Newlyn British Legion on xmas eve. That wasn't bad - nice sound there, unlike the previous evening where we were playing in a little 'box' in a corner of the Royal Inn in Par.

NYE we're down at the Lugger Hotel in Penzance. Never played a New Years Eve gig in all the years I've been playing. The place got slated in TripAdvisor for poor service and shoddy housekeeping, so this could go either way - it'll either be empty because of the crap service, or busy because the food is quite good, so I read. Apparently there is a £35 price tag for the meal and 'entertainment', so we'll see what happens!