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  1. [quote name='fender73' post='948357' date='Sep 7 2010, 03:04 PM']I hear you - seems to be one of the popular misconceptions that bands who play on big stages and with big artists have loads of dosh. I've done a few big gigs/radio/tv etc, and get paid more doing pub gigs now than i ever did in front of sh*t loads of poeple. More power to you Capt Bass, you're a great and stylish player.

    Rock on

    Graeme[/quote]
    Cheers mate,
    God knows we sacrifice a lot chasing dreams!
    Give a guess how much my old band got when we supported My Chemical Romance when their album was #1 in the UK charts- and we were their only opening act........
    £50 a night
    - not each
    - thats £50 for the whole band!!!!!!!!
    -a night
    When we questioned this the promoter (our contact at SJM Concerts) said that we should be happy because we beat plenty of bands that were offering thousands to do the tour. I often wonder if he was pocketing something???? although I have heard many similar stories on the road!!

  2. [quote name='GremlinAndy' post='948528' date='Sep 7 2010, 05:25 PM']I'm always surprised to see the artist say *they* are endorsed by the company. I'm sure it's the artist who by using their equipment endorses the product.

    Brill playing though! No wonder these people want you to endorse their products![/quote]
    My bad, I guess i've seen a lot people word it like that, what is the correct way "I endorse"?

    And thanks!

    Journey tribute band! NICE!!!!

  3. [quote name='Randy_Marsh' post='948234' date='Sep 7 2010, 01:08 PM']i thought you had that Warwick Dirty Blonde Thumb?[/quote]
    I do but I only use it for my solo stuff, I'd never get rid of her! although I did say that about this Musicman once!
    I need the money atm! my bass students have all but disappeared and my band get paid peanuts for shows (enter violins)
    Looking to start or join a covers band on the wedding circuit. Earn some cash, either that or its back to Painting and Decorating! or a supermarket somewhere!
    Ah the life of a musician! :)

  4. [quote name='hagguy' post='946837' date='Sep 6 2010, 01:25 AM']endorsed by warwick, markbass and elixir

    only way things could get better is if you get to
    use beyonce's thighs as handwarmers before
    taking to the stage. :)[/quote]
    I tried to get Beyonce but she was too busy, Why can't life be easy!!

    Instead I got some broad called.......uh.....Scarlett, to warm my hands up!
    Yeh Scarlett Johansson - that's her name, (she thinks she is a movie star! pffft!)

  5. [quote name='merello' post='946308' date='Sep 5 2010, 04:05 PM'][i]Give me it for nothing or I tell Warwick! The email is ready.[/i].......... :)
    Beautiful looking bass - best of luck in the sale - give is a pic of your Warwick mate!

    EDIT - Just followed your link and I can officially say that is outstanding playing and (perhaps rare for someone with such technique) very musical! Brill![/quote]

    Okay then give me your address and I shall post it to you..................NOT!!!!

    - and thanks for the compliments! solo bass album coming soon!!

  6. This bass is in great condition and comes with the original musicman hard case.

    This bass has been my main bass for a while and has been used in a few music videos and seen some great gigs (Bon Jovi O2 Arena)

    Sorry to let her go but I have just been endorsed by Warwick so can't play her live anymore :'-(

    Looking for [s]£900[/s] [s]£850[/s] £800 - final price drop before ebay
    Will consider Trade / PT for a decent 4/5/6 WARWICK

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  7. Bass is my first love and from that I have taught myself a few things on guitar as I did on the drums. Whilst all this was happening I got more and more interested in the recording side of things and started to piece together studio equiptment and learn more about recording techniques (in the background of being a serious bass player)

    So I wanted to test my skills as a producer / guitarist / programmer etc, so a friend of mine (who is a metal singer) suggested some covers to start off with.

    I chose a classic metal track by Lamb of God called Ruin, because it would be a bloody challenge! and it was! There are 2 tempo and time signature changes, not to mention a drum solo in the middle, and my first guitar solo ever!! (I usually get one of the more than able guitarist folk to do the solo's)

    I recorded and produced this all in Cubase 5, all the guitars are actually recorded DI/Clean through my Focusrite Channel Strip with Guitar Rig 4 (to get that metal sound) + a few other plugins to beef up GR4's sound. Bass was also DI'd through the Focusrite. Drums were midi programmed by myself -beat for beat in the matrix edit of cubase, including the drum solo!! (Good old youtube, I found a video of their actual drummer showing you how to play the solo, breaking the parts down) I used the midi to trigger Toontracks Superior Drummer 2.0 and then mixed and mixed and mixed and mixed until I got a close enough metal sound to the original.

    I didn't sing on the track (if you can call it singing ha ha)

    I hope you guys can appreciate the mix, I know a lot of you will hate metal music but I do like to imagine that many bass players are a lot more musically open minded than many other instrumentalists.

    [url="http://soundcloud.com/andy-c-saxton/lamb-of-god-ruin-cover"]http://soundcloud.com/andy-c-saxton/lamb-of-god-ruin-cover[/url]
    FREE DOWNLOAD - [url="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10002646/LAMB%20OF%20GOD%20%28COVER%29%20%27RUIN%27.mp3"]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10002646/LAMB%20OF...0%27RUIN%27.mp3[/url]

    Here is the original song just so you can see why my guitars are produced the way they are.

    [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmB8lmoqCcg&feature=av2e"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmB8lmoqCcg&feature=av2e[/url]

  8. [quote name='russmann' post='878387' date='Jun 26 2010, 08:11 PM']Just watched your Warwick Thumb 5 Ltd video on youtube and was blown away!! Did you write that tune?![/quote]
    Cheers mate!

    Yes I write all my solo bass pieces.
    Im in the process of recording that one properly.

    God bless youtube!! -I've been contacted via my youtube channel by the head of A&R in Europe for Warwick.
    They wanna endorse me and to start things off they have offered to pay for me to go over and visit them in Germany!! which includes Driver, Hotel & Meal!!

  9. Here are all my videos so far, save you hunting around youtube.

    My first youtube vid -


    Tap Harmonic vid


    "Tom Thumb" vid


    Streamer Stage II NT vid


    "Tom Thumb" Complete Composition with Drums


    [url="http://www.mediafire.com/?ymmyjrmmodj"]Here[/url] is the above song as MP3 (3.18MB)
    I have uploaded it onto mediafire.com so every one can download it-

  10. So I have put together a video with footage from the O2 Arena.
    I basically walked around all day with my sony handycam and filmed anything and everything!
    I got one of our guitar techs to record us soundchecking and then the show from the side of stage.

    To put into words the feelings and emotions that i felt that day would take forever, but it was an AMAZING day!
    The only bad thing I could say was that none of us got to meet John or the guys to say thankyou!
    We tried but we needed 2 extra passes to even get near his dressing room!!
    Besides he arrived 5mins before his soundcheck and left 5mins after their set!

    Here is the video,
    it also features a cover I recorded (I did everything apart from the solo and vocals)
    Hope you like Def Leppard

    Andy x

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