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LOL Been there, done that. It does get better, though. <><Peace

I think the point is, if it's done in ignorance, teach 'em how to fit properly in the band's mix. Every band is different, though, with different sonic needs. If it's done with full knowledge of the problems caused, then it simply comes down to a cost/benefit analysis. But don't simply "endure" the problem and say nothing. Then you're simply being an enabler. Good luck!

I guess, bottom line, is that folks of our generation are, ultimately, survivors. We've seen the good times and the bad times. We've experienced loss and survived. We've made mistakes but learned. Yes, the clock is clicking away on our lives in a very annoying way, but, by and large, we're still more interested in the groove we're setting with the drummer onstage. Music is more than a thing, or something to do. Rather, it is an ever more important component of our own self expression and allows us tell the world: "World, I am here. This sound, this music, is coming from me! And I am . . . satisfied." <><Peace

Very nice. Smooth.

In: a 2002 Fretless Warwick Standard, a 2004 fretted Warwick Standard, a MIM Fender Precision that simply has an outstanding neck, and, a GK 700 RB amp to provide a wee bit of extra headroom when we're playing in the larger rooms. Out: :-) What I've learned: That a fretless REALLY forces you to learn to listen carefully to what you're playing and, to listen more carefully to what is being played around you. A win/win! :-)

LOL

To enjoy life with my musical abilities and gifts whether on the stage, in the studio, or at home. I know from personal experience that every day is a gift. <><Peace

I'm delighted to say that I'm technically not yet old enough to participate in this discussion. lol

In my formative years as a musician, I was blessed to have a brother who was a brilliant drummer. His meter was impeccable no matter where I was on the neck, whether I was doing scat fills, whether we were both in the midst of solos, or what. I always knew that when I came back to the beat, he'd be right there. His hero was Ian Paice from Deep Purple. I was really allowed to grow as a musician because of who was on the kit behind me. Sadly, he walked away from the drums to honor a committment to his wife who he's been married to for 31 years. He always says it was the best decision he had ever made in his life. As to playing with drummers with questionable meter, been there and done that. It all depends on what the circumstances are as to how long I'd stay. If it's a serious job and the bands reputation, and therefore my reputation, is on the line, then nah, I'm out of there quietly but quickly. I'll never burn any bridges doing it, but would just say that "our styles are incompatible." lol Having said THAT, I'm now playing in a worship group on Sundays with a drummer who's a really nice guy but "solid meter" and he are but distant acquaintances! lol When he starts to stray, or gets completely lost, I just start playing root quarter-notes to give the band a foundation while we wait for him to find himself. To be sure, there's never a dull moment! lol It also does make me deeply appreciate the drummer in the band that I do most of my performing work with. Rock solid and also a really nice guy. <><Peace

I'm playing with a twenty four year old guitarist in one of my bands. What he lacks in experience and immediate reference to a catalog of hundreds of songs in his head, he more than makes up for in an original touch to his lead and rythym work. He does learn the song pretty much note for note at first, but he then just . . . makes it "his song." It's actually quite refreshing. <><Peace

If it's marginally playable, and you've really decided to rid yourself of it, why not donate it to one of the area homes for troubled kids. That bass may mean the difference between a child living a marginal, "throw away" life, as opposed to living a meaningful life after dicovering the joy of expressing oneself through music and finally realizing that they can actually be good at something. <><Peace

I knew that I wanted to be a bass player the first time I heard Paul McCartney play. Then I despaired of ever being a bass player the first time I heard John Entwistle play. lol Then I decided to sound like me and never looked back. It's been a delightful journey. <><Peace

Sometimes I use my fretted Corvette Standard and my fretless Corvette Standard at the same show. The looks I get, sometimes, using the fretless bass in the last set are beyond priceless. lol

Hey, folks. A longtime reader who deeply enjoys the topics discussed, and the wit employed, in most of the threads. I've been a musician since I was seven or eight, learning the piano on my Grama's lap and, as I got older, moving on to stringed instruments. Played in a number of bands until my late twenties when I got married and raised a passle of kids (I kept all my basses and guitars, though). When the kids moved out, boredom set in. Live music became my friend again. While I'm presently playing with three bands here in Southwestern Virginia, I still love playing with new people and having my musical definitions stretched. While I'm not much of a "poster," I do read a lot and, sometimes, even learn a lot. It's good to be here (though I still haven't figured out how to crop profile photos!). lol <><Peace

I'll help. I used one for one of the bands I joined a while back that had jobs scheduled and had lost their bass player. They were a country band (yeah, I'm from the States lol) and I'm NOT country. My heritage was more British rock from the 70s. I'd use the stand on the side of the stage well out of sight. After two shows, however, the music stand got ditched. But, if the need comes up, like a new song being played live for the first time, I might use it again (I sing a lot of the vocals, too, for the non-country songs that have "slipped in over time)! lol It's still staying on the side of the stage, though, if the need demands its use. In other words, I prefer not to but will if I have to. :-) <><Peace