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    Bad drummers

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    9 hours ago, NikkiSixxfan said:

    Question. Are we as bassists in a unique position to assess drummers?

     

    Reason I ask is, I play with a drummer I would say is not very good. He plays all the right notes but has no groove and his rhythm is inconsistent. Very hard to lock in with.

     

    Weirdly, no one else who knows him or plays with him shares my opinion on his playing. But none of them are playing bass with him either.

     

    It’s possible that I am the sucky one but I don’t have this problem with the other drummers I play with.

     

    So I ask once more, are bassists in a unique position to assess drummers?

    Yes I had this problem with my last band 

     

    it was highlighted when we had a dep  drummer and the band really swung and we had a capacity crowd 

     

    next time we played the same venue with our usual drummer you could see the people get up and leave

     

    the band leader asked me what the difference was and I said the only difference was the drummer

     

    he didn’t take the hint and I said it more forcefully but the drummer remained so I left

     

    pity

     

    it could have been a great band 

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    Parcelforce being bad...again!

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    Posted · Edited by gareth

    On 27/10/2021 at 14:37, yorks5stringer said:

    Conscious I'm going down the rabbit-hole, Parcelforce exclude musical instruments from Enhanced Compensation i.e. anything over £200 that you might pay insurance  for. "Musical instruments are excluded from enhanced compensation. Guitars and brass instruments are particularly prone to damage and should be packed very carefully, in a hard case. See our packaging guidelines for guidance"

    Yes

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    So fed up!

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    On 25/10/2021 at 13:57, Trueno said:

     

    Here’s how it works for me…

    Everyone practises their stuff at home until they absolutely nail it.

    Then we get together rehearse until the band nails it.

    Then we gig.

     

     

    I agree with above 

     

    Endless rehearsals are an absolute pain 

     

    Unbelievably I have found that some musicians seem to prefer rehearsing to gigging 😂😂😂

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    Parcelforce being bad...again!

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    On 25/10/2021 at 22:23, AndyTravis said:

    Had this a few times. I go for the “drop off” option now. Just a minor inconvenience to take it to the local post office, but means I’m not waiting about.

    I only ever use the drop off option 

     

    you then don’t have to wait in

     

    just drop it off at your nearest post office 

     

    simple

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