Bluewine

8 hours ago, Merton said:

 

 

Since this was essentially a private version of the Buck and Bull event, no expense was spared. 

 

 

 

 

Looks fantastic!

Daryl

On 31/10/2025 at 14:13, Bluewine said:

We doing our three peice acoustic offering back at the Ziegler Winery tomorrow.  Always a pleasure to play there. 

 

They have a large "built in" engaged high-end clientle, I don't have to worry about the crowd. We're playing from 3:00-6:00.

 

Our role is to provide background music however a lot of the folks are paying more attention to us than their wine.

 

Daryl

Good gig. Second set wasn't so great. BL called songs we haven't played in years.No complaints and I was home by 7:30.

Daryl

10 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

Is that not a bit strange having no drums behind you ?

Dave

When I first started doing the 3 piece acoustic it was. I've been doing the acoustic gigs for atleast 5 years now. I'm use to it Dave. Overall the acoustic gigs are a blessing. Easy hours, fast set and tear down. I'll be home by 8:30.

I'll get the full Maple Road band experience next weekend.

Daryl

Daryl

We doing our three peice acoustic offering back at the Ziegler Winery tomorrow.  Always a pleasure to play there. 

They have a large "built in" engaged high-end clientle, I don't have to worry about the crowd. We're playing from 3:00-6:00.

Our role is to provide background music however a lot of the folks are paying more attention to us than their wine.

Daryl

18 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

 

I’ve encountered problems from both sides on this:

 

One bassist took 20 minutes to put her lead and bass into her gig-bag. That’s 20 minutes out of the 15 minute changeover, putting me under pressure to get set up swiftly shall we say.

 

On finishing a gig immediately the next bassist was up on stage unloading his gear. My rather frank “the sooner I can get to my effing gear the sooner I’ll be out of your effing way” was both effective and motivational.

 

 

Sounds like us at State Fair. They want to get off and we want to get on. I'm slow at getting set up. 

Daryl

7 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

Good food thrown in is always a big plus Daryl. 

We always take our own sandwiches and juice etc but we regularly get offered the buffet at private parties but having already eaten we don't bother too much. There's always a McD's option on the drive home. 🤩🍟🍔

Anyways i thought you had a steady girlfriend ?

Dave

Steady girlfriend? That would have been Toni. That didn't work out. Nice lady and zero drama. Probably too much of an age difference. 

Daryl

On 25/10/2025 at 04:52, dmccombe7 said:

Come on Daryl. Its sad when your highlight from a gig is the food but i get and appreciate where you're coming from. 😂

Dave

Probably not much of a highlight Dave.  But remember as a single guy and not much of a cook, it was a big score for me. Lol

Being a smallish  intimate party, we didn't bring much production. I will say for a small intimate party our manager did a nice job with the lighting. 

Daryl

29 minutes ago, bassbloke said:

Matinee gig at the Fiddlers Elbow in Camden - 1pm - 5pm.

 

Confirmed my belief that there's a reason gigs usually start after 6pm.  Also, was recovering from a bout of covid, so spent most of the afternoon wearing a mask and keeping my distance from everyone.  Also, spent our set having to concentrate extra hard to remember my parts  courtesy of covid brain.

 

I brought my GK Fusion S 800 and my recently purchased GK 4ohm 4 x 10,which sounded immense.  Other bands were lovely and we made a few fans.

 

Overall, probably one to forget though.

 

 

Man, do I get it. 

We had that 12 noon start gig at the Harley Moter Restaurant a few weeks ago. We played outside to an embarrassing small crowd. I'm over it now.

Daryl

2 hours ago, dclaassen said:

 Pub gig in Peterborough. Kind of the classic small pub gig…no parking close by….check, stuck at the end of an already small room….check, next the the ladies loo so you have to move out of the way…check, PA speaker on top of bass cabs…check, footie on even after we start…check,loud, social but uninterested crowd…check. Added plus to sit on the floor because no chairs are available during break….

played well though, and very pleasantly surprised with my sound through the elf.

It sounds like you had fun.

Daryl

47 minutes ago, Norris said:

I DON'T have a gig tonight. It doesn't stop me thinking my phone is going to ring any moment and have a bandmate asking where the heck I am because we're on in a minute!

 

I'm sure I'm not the only one

We played Thursday night. I had no idea we had another gig on Friday last night until I found out on Thursday. 

Daryl

11 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

Come on Daryl. Its sad when your highlight from a gig is the food but i get and appreciate where you're coming from. 😂

Dave

Dave, it was also good musically.  After playing together for over 15 years we just seem to know where everything is going whether we've played the song before or not. We had some cool improvising happening. 

Daryl

On 23/10/2025 at 16:18, mep said:

Hey Norris, If you have been on BC for a while, you will know that Daryl is well known for staring threads like this for discussions. 

And here I thought a self profile pic was required . Now that I think about it, the profile pics are a little silly. Lol

Daryl

We had an acoustic gig at a Holloween party tonight. Way out in the country. It was freezing. Very low key gig. Excellent food.

Daryl

On 21/10/2025 at 19:30, Bluewine said:

THIS THURSDAY! 6-9pm. Live rockin’ blues and $5 brews! 

The Annex At Foxtown Mequon WI.

 

Looks like a cool music venue .  However, I'm concerned about Thursday night. Also it seems like the other bands that play there are a few notches above us.

 

Daryl

Great gig, nice size crowd and lots of dancing.  It was a real fun night for me.

I didn't use an amp. I played direct out and the stage monitors  were great.

Daryl

6 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

Keep romance out of the workplace Daryl. Its never gonna end well for either party. 😂

Dave

Believe me Dave, I know better now. 

Daryl

I forgot about this one.It wasn't pretty. A classic.

Not much I can say except don't get involved with the lead singer. I should have known better.

Daryl

18 hours ago, TimR said:

Always.

 

Its been either the band isn't busy enough, the standard has dropped, or the musical direction has changed significantly from what it started out as.

 

However, I've always found another band to play in and had a few rehearsals and at least one gig with the new band before leaving.

 

Don't want to jump out of the fire and into the frying pan.

 

Currently looking for a new band due to lack of gigs and a complete lack of interest from a couple of the other band members. 

I hope you find a band that has atleast some of your requirements. 

Daryl

7 hours ago, Norris said:

I'm a bit curious why you started this thread Daryl. Interesting topic, but I hope you are not thinking of bailing, because it sounds like you are in with a good bunch of people.

No not at all. I couldn't even if I wanted to. The thing with me is, I need the extra money. 

Daryl

2 hours ago, Thor said:

I felt things were a little stale with my main band and also we had reduced the number of gigs we were doing, 

 

 

 

 

 

Things are a little stale with my band too. Regardless, I'm still in the best bands I can be in.

Daryl

THIS THURSDAY! 6-9pm. Live rockin’ blues and $5 brews! 

The Annex At Foxtown Mequon WI.

Looks like a cool music venue .  However, I'm concerned about Thursday night. Also it seems like the other bands that play there are a few notches above us.

Daryl

1 minute ago, bassbiscuits said:

They sound like a good bunch to have on your side Daryl 

Yes they are.

Too bad I'm not longer the " Go Get Em Kid" or " Man About Town Bass Player Guy". Lol

Daryl

6 minutes ago, peteb said:

 

I think that as you get older, you have to be careful that you don't talk yourself out of the game. I'm currently playing with three guys who are in their seventies (in two bands) and they all have different attitudes. 

 

There is the keys player in the tribute band (70), who has been a pro all of his life, who thinks of himself as semi-retired but still carting his full touring rig around and still quite busy. The keys player (75) in the blues band will still take any gig in a variety of genres, but carries round one keyboard and a laptop. The issue really is with the singer in the blues band (71) who has started to lose confidence in himself. He hasn't got the voice that he used to have, and the days of him belting out Child In Time are long gone (he used to be in a really good Deep Purple tribute), but he can still handle Freddie King numbers with the best of them, but he is starting to get overly nervous about gigs. 

 

For the sort of band you are doing, I wouldn't think that age is a big thing, as long as you still keep the same belief in your abilities as a player, even if you have to start thinking about things like the gear you use, etc where before you wouldn't need to. 

 

Thanks Pete,

The band is pretty helpful.  They actually suggested playing " direct out" so I don't have to lug around an amp. And they let me ride in the van when there's a long distance to a gig.

Daryl

4 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

If its working, don't change it Daryl. Think you're under-selling your importance in the band. Good reliable bass players with a personality that's easy to get along with are few and far between (except for BC members of course).

The main reason bands replace someone is usually because they are unreliable and not putting in the work. Most bands i know are happy to come and go a bit if someone is struggling a bit whether thru age or injury.

You're doing just fine so stop sweating it. You're a good'un. 👍

Dave

I hope you're right Dave. I do socialize with our band leaders parents.Maybe  that might help my standing in the band.  Here's a " kicker " I'm older than both her parents. Isn't life great. Lol

Daryl

36 minutes ago, bassbiscuits said:

I think it depends on the local music scene.
 

The culture in Leicester (the city where I live) is very much a case of everyone knowing someone who  plays with someone else, so there’s a lot of overlapping band members. 

 

My brother also plays in bands based in and around another town about an hour away, so I benefit from the association and gigs out that way too. 
 

And because I also play acoustic guitar and sing, i’m quite a handy all-rounder for filling in at different gigs. 
 

So yeah I guess there’s a few local factors at play in my case. Doing the same regular depping jobs is good too cos you’re not having to learn new stuff constantly. 

Bass Buscuits,

The local Milwaukee music scene is very cliquey. If your not in a clique you don't get called.

Plus I only play bas and I don't sing.

Daryl

21 hours ago, bassbiscuits said:

 

 

Also word then got around that I was available for bass dep jobs so I ended up even busier than before I’d quit. 
 

 

I never get called to dep or anything. 

Daryl