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[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1367448915' post='2065966'] For me it's like unity between the band and the audience [/quote] Oh, [i]that[/i] sort of Mojo. I thought you might have meant the 'Ready to leap tall buildings at a single bound, faster than a speeding bullet' kind of mojo in which case said Mojo would commence from the moment I walked into the venue. I get terribly excited, y'know.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1367353393' post='2064678'] I've decided that there aren't many musicians that I know of in my area who have the same views, ideas and determination with music as I do. [/quote] That's the thing, really. The fact we're here on a muso site talking about stuff like this means most of us are more than usually interested in the subject. As for yourself, you've already started charting your course, viz the proposed study course. [quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1367353393' post='2064678'] I did befriend somebody recently who seems to share my views and tastes. We've jammed a few times, and it has always been cool, but I don't think he wants to form a band or anything. [/quote] Well, that's nice. Perhaps another person gently introduced into the equation might perform the function of a catalyst. Hope springs eternal.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1367348264' post='2064569'] Of course it's ideal, but nobody ever gets what's ideal unless they have been incredibly lucky. You can find musicians who are willing to gig, but aren't willing to gig 100 times a years, and you can find musicians who are willing to gig 100 times a year but think they are God. The most I would expect to start out with is that all the members get along and gel well together, and are decent enough to be in a gigging band. Then start to fine tune until you get to a compromise you are happy with. [/quote] I take your point Milty and it is a good one. Yet - and speaking only for myself - I can't help thinking that I might have achieved more of my musical ambitions if I'd set myself a few ground rules about the sort of band I wanted to be in. Rather than dick around in 'mates' bands for years (which was all very nice), a more focussed approach might have obviated the need for luck to shine its face upon me. Which it didn't. So, if I'd once said 'This is the sort of band I want to be in', it would have been silly for me to throw those rules / objectives over the side if I'd decided to [i]start [/i]a band rather than join an existing outfit. And to Telebass's list of must-have's, I'd append 'Willingness to read and fully comprehend written communications essential'. Meeow!

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1367346330' post='2064539'] Yup, intimidating is the word for this advert. ... Outlining the fine details of it in an ad is a bit heavy handed to my mind. [/quote] To be fair, the OP keeps saying that it's not an ad and that it never was. It's a wish-list that exists only in his mind. In the same way, it's a bit misunderstood for us to suggest that he's some sort of power-crazed dictator. Just unfortunate that he phrased the spec in the second person singular, because there's very little in that list that any of us would disagree with if [i]we [/i]were asked to spec out the ideal band. I get the sense that some us may also be inclining towards the 'Who do you think you are, chum?' thing, which would be a complete misreading of his post.

The way Telebass originally specced this would be a template for my ideal band. And - the issue of time-commitment / employment status apart - it all seems eminently reasonable to me. Small amp guitarists, singer with his own PA and mic, flexible availability, reliable transport, regular gigging schedule couple of nights a week, no 'Sorry I'm gigging with the other lot' let-downs. Judging by the number of rants we see here on BC about [i]all [/i]the above issues I think many would agree it's not actually a big ask. The only difference is that rather than start yet another fruitless moan the OP has flipped the negatives into positives and turned them into a wish list. Which seems to me to be a pretty constructive thing to do, even if it might seem a tough mouthful when read all in one go If I lived a bit closer I'd sign up on the basis that I'd rather work with someone who's got a plan than stooge around with the kind of deluded, aimless hobbyists that so many of us seem to encounter at every juncture.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1367253522' post='2063212'] He's being polite - it's more like a scene from James Herriot than washing up... [/quote] Ooo-er. That book of his, Rats. B'rrrrrrr. And 'The Fog'. Totally spooked me. What?

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1367228644' post='2062695'] Is there not a case for a fourth option - artist uses exactly the same model that comes out of the factory for Joe Punter? [/quote] And then there's the fifth option - the artist with multiple endorsements / sig instruments who plays another artist's sig guitar. Step forward Mr P. Townshend... Endorsements: Gibson 50th Anniversary Pete Townshend SG Electric Guitar (2011) Pete Townshend Gibson Signature Les Paul Deluxe Cherry Sunburst (2005) Pete Townshend Gibson Signature Les Paul Deluxe Goldtop (2005) Pete Townshend Gibson Signature Les Paul Deluxe (2005) Pete Townshend Gibson SJ-200 Limited (2004) Pete Townshend Gibson Signature SG (2000) Takamine FP360SC (1996) Pete Townshend Limited Edition Rickenbacker 1997PT (1987) Schecter PT/Saturn (1984) Gibson Guitars (1974) Ovation Guitars (1972) Mr Townshend has played a Fender Eric Clapton Strat for about the last 10 years.

The very good news is that - in gigging terms - you're already at the stage where you can recognise problems, spot issues and plan accordingly. My distant recollections of my first gig are that it was a triumph of the first magnitude. But were a recording now to surface, I'm sure it would document an unfolding train-wreck. Like so many first-timers I was blindly and unconsciously incompetent. Good luck with your endeavours, chum. Consolidate with your guitarist, score a drummer and have fun!

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1367234657' post='2062835'] One of the reasons the Beatles did so well was the pop music of the time was mostly dull and awful, and by comparison, they were a bit good. [/quote] True. They stood out like the proverbial stone in a pile of wood. That there may be no-one today of comparable eminence and visibility may be simply because there are crillions of artistes all making slightly better than average (but not inspiring) music across a range of discrete markets. Bigger piles of wood scattered all over the place, while we wait for the New Messiahs who will never arrive.

Well, Al, I think you should just accept the inevitable and start carrying a gun to auditions. Or at the very least a can of tear gas. You might as well get some satisfaction from the audition process and you'd be doing the rest of us a favour by taking these sort of pillocks off the market. Look on it as a kind of public service.

The thing that strikes me about all this brouhaha is that Ms. Sande appears to have reached such a notable milepost without the daily news stories, hysterical fans and sober questions about her relative popularity compared to Jesus which attended upon the four lovable mop-tops at this similarly early stage in their career. It must be admitted that I have not listened to 'chart' music since 1982, but I would have thought that at least a faint sussurus of her burgeoning popularity would have reached my ears. But no; in my firmament she appears to have risen without trace. To paraphrase the old Ultravox ditty - 'She means nothing to me - [i]Ohhhh[/i] - Emelie Sande.' Such is my bewilderment, I am rather reminded of the eminent barrister who, when confronted with a well-known and highly popular household cleaning product, observed: 'What we do with all that Vim? I can never understand. Do we [i]eat [/i]Vim?'

Hall: You've got more Rickenfakers in your classifieds! Obi-Ben Kiwi: There are no fakers on this forum Hall: Yes. there are no fakers on this forum. Obi-Ben Kiwi: You are going to set up an offshore manufacturing deal in China and chop out immaculate Ric copies for £300 a pop, same headstock, no Epiphoning. Hall: I am going to set up an offshore manufacturing deal in China and chop out immaculate Ric copies for £300 a pop, same headstock, no Epiphoning.. OBK: We'll be on our way, then. Don't forget to boil your head Hall: Yes. Be on your way. I'm just off to boil my head.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1367152541' post='2061744'] Well I was believing your Nina and Frederick story but now I'm not sure. [/quote] All true, sadly. [url="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-frederik-van-pallandt-1437924.html"]http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-frederik-van-pallandt-1437924.html[/url] [quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1367151750' post='2061730'] You reeled me in there! [/quote] You're a good sport, Stacker

[quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1367150254' post='2061708'] !!! I am speechless...........you havn me on, Skank?? [/quote] Now why would I do a thing like that?

[quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1367145644' post='2061617'] Really? I'm intrigued. Do tell! [/quote] Sine the 1980's, Lang and Lovett have frequently toured as a 'package'. When Lovett was on the rebound from Julia Roberts in 1993, Lang offered the physiognomically-challenged Texan beanpole a degree of friendly moral support which, over time, began to blossom into something more. The only impediment to the consummation of this unlikely partnership was Lang's (at the time unstated) status as a practitioner of the Sapphic arts. In discussion, both agreed that the only way forward was for Lovett to become a woman and an appointment was accordingly booked at a Brazilian 'clinic'. Shortly before the operation, Lovett was enjoying an all-night drinking session with Joe Ely and Townes Van Zandt when the the subject came up and Lovett blurted his misgivings. Over a couple of bottles of Old Branch, Ely and Van Zandt talked Lovett out of his precipitate endeavour, pointing out that he would have to re-key his entire set to fit the castrato range. To cut a long story short, Lovett pulled out of the op, Lang saw red and the rest of the tour was blighted. Each night, Lang would deliberately sing her half of the closing duet half a tone flat, while sporting a t-shirt bearing the slogan 'Lyle Lovett is a Ly-ing Lover'. Matters came to a head in Gaines, Montana when Lang punched Lovett in the side of the head during 'Silver Needles' and the tour was abandoned.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1367107465' post='2061444'] Singing songs about skinny asses is never going to end well... [/quote] No, it never ends well. Not at all, no. In no way do songs about skinny asses end well, no siree. Apparently, Frederik owned the publishing rights to Burke's Peerage at one time. There's a thing, eh? Well, must dash. Got to soak my feet before bedtime. Terrible dry skin. Probably too much firewalking. Damn these company bonding weekends. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ7r1LV07Ws"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ7r1LV07Ws[/url]

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1367106537' post='2061438'] I have been trying to for many many years... [/quote] Well, now I've reminded you, I shall expand upon the ghastly fate that befell Nina and Frederik. Well, not Nina. Just Frederik. After they broke up, she carried on singing while he wandered off round the world, ending up in the Phillipines where he was shot to death in what police described as a 'mysterious professional killing'. She didn't have anything to do with it, mind, but it just goes to show, doesn't it? [i]"Little Donkey, Little Donkey, carry your precious load,[/i] [i]Little Donkey, dum-di-dum, dum-di-dum-dum-dum."[/i]

In-band relationships that ended in tears: Jack and Meg White Les Paul and Mary Ford Lyle Lovett and KD Lang and most famously - Nina and Frederik, dutch warblers of the early 60's. Who can forget 'Little Donkey'? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qudi6JqE-M"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qudi6JqE-M[/url] [size=3]* Renee and Renato don't count because they weren't married and anyway her name was Lesley.[/size]

Myself, I don't know of a bass-specific capo, but I've used a Shubb on my 4-strings. Dunno about 5-strings - depends on width of capo, I s'pose. Shubb series 1 capos are 2" wide and 9"-15" radius. The series 3 (for 12 string guitars) is 2.25" wide. Never used anything other than Shubbs, so someone else will have to pronounce on things like the Spider-capo and other brands...

Probably the greatest country singer / songwriter ever. Passed away aged 81, which is probably about 40 years later than most people would have expected, given his colossal substance abuse, drinking and generally wild ways. Maybe not the best of human beings, but a voice to kill for and songs that cut right to the heart of the matter. Good obit here:[url="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/27/arts/music/george-jones-country-singer-dies-at-81.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0"]http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/27/arts/music/george-jones-country-singer-dies-at-81.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0[/url]

Dear Worried I don't really know much about music, but I do know people. When a woman looks visibly annoyed but doesn't say anything, you can be sure the storm flags are flying. And if her mouth purses in a particular way (psychologists call it 'invisible lips syndrome') then trouble is just around the corner. You say the drummer had to walk home alone. This where timing is important. If he arrived home just after she did, then the row is likely to have picked up again straight away. But if it's an hour or two later, she'll have had some time to get over things. With luck, he'll have come through the door to find a casserole in the oven, flowers on the table and his girlfriend sat up in bed wearing nothing but Chanel No. 5. It's always a worry when a couple you know well are going through a rocky patch. You must resist the temptation to get involved or to ask either party what happened. And don't ask for pictures. And don't mention the original mistake. Remember it's every woman's privilege to fly off the handle for absolutely no reason at all. But if it carries on you've got a bigger problem in the long term. Do you live with the uncomfortable silences or do you mention it to both of them? Will they gang up on you and say it's none of your business? Same if you talk to just one of them - they'll run off home and spill the beans. It could all get very sticky and you could end up having to take sides. So here's my advice. Your drummer clearly can't handle pressure and your singer's a bad-tempered, silly cow. Find replacements and fire them both. You'll thank me in the long-run. Love, Deidre.

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Holy Kermoly, Bilbo! That's a pretty stellar line-up there - your craftiness and powers of persuasion must be without limit. My congratulations on your splendid endeavour. May it thrive like a thrivey thing. [color=#FFFFFF] [/color] [color=#FFFFFF].[/color]