Bluewine

2 points, I know Billy's current drummer and I understand Billy is very generous to his sidemen. I think breaking into the upper segments of the hired gun arena back in the 70s was different. The criteria to get in was different. Today many hired guns are recruited from schools like Berklee and Juliard. I think Jeff Beck found Tal at Juliard. Blue

Yeah, I was a good boy. Drugs were one part of the 60s I stayed away from. I didn't want anything to spoil all the fun. Blue

I don't remember the gig, I know the pic was taken in 1969. I don't remember what happened to the bass. I might have traded it for a 1957 pre CBS Fender P. Blue

My Gibson EB-3 from 1969. Great bass I don't remember the gig or what happened to it. Wow, I had a lot of hair in 69.😁 Blue

Did you like it or get anything out of it? I think for anyone who has ever thought about persuing or is persuing performance as a career. I did. I actually know the guy that replaced Liberty Devito pretty well. Blue

Nice! Blue

McCartney, whether we like it or not is in a league of his own Still kicking butt at 75. Blue

Maybe my Gibson Gold To LP Bass. It looks so cool, but the neck is too chunky. I don't have the heart to sell it, even though I could use the 2 grand. Blue

I've played in both cover (but not the type vof cover bands you guys reference) and originals bands. I would play in an originals band again if there was a local originals scene,and support and you could make money. I would also play in an originals band at the national touring headliner ( 250 seat venues) level. But at the local 1 gig every 3 months level, no way. Blue

I think we're talking about originals bands at the local level. Same goal? According to some originals bands they write songs for their own enjoyment not to entertain an audience. Blue

Just remember, if your going to lump all cover bands together we can just as easily lump all originals bands together too. Blue

Good points, I think the problem with this discussion on BC is the tendency to lump all cover bands together and that there's no creativity in covers. It's just not true. When guys say there is no creativity in covers, they should make it perfectly clear and actually speak for themselves and say; "There's no creativity in the covers I've played and heard" Blue

I'd say we do a good job with our originals and covers. However if we were 4 guys I'm sure we'd struggle. Like your band our strength is the believable charisma and personality of our lady lead guitarist. There's just not many ladies in our area that can sing and play blistering 70s style guitar solos. Blue

If your doing great originals or great covers you should be proud and feel superior. However, marginal covers and marginal originals are nothing for any of us to brag about. Blue

I get where your coming from and I'm glad you stressed " for me". I contend, for me, my band is just as creative if not more so than most local originals bands.. As a matter of fact I doubt anyone here would catagorize us as a cover band. Blue

No problem with that. Blue

Playing originals to family and friends has no appeal to me at all- nothing against it, it's just not for me. I've left many bars because of bands playing marginal self indulgent originals, even if they're playing them really well, it just grates for some reason. It's all subjective isn't it ? Another broad stroke. If I'm being unreasonable let me know. All cover bands are not the same, all originals bands aren't the same. Blue

Another cover band broad stroke. Opinion & Generalization Blue

You can dial in the low end separately with the M-80 MXR distortion pedal. Blue

Very few ever get a chance to enter this would. Blue

You'll love it, I guarantee it. Blue

I have struggled with this very issue and I'm finally getting a handle on it. First of all I'm a firm believer in tone comes from our fingers and sound comes from our basses, amps and effects. I really think the OP is talking about thick/fat sound. I wanted to help give my band a bigger.sound. Lately it's been working. I've started gigging my Gibson Custom Shop 2013 made in Nashville ES-335 through 2 10s and 750 GK watts. Adding a little Chorus and Bass Octave. Very thick, very fat. And for guitar solo support over a 3 chord progression I'll even use the modulation on my TC Electronics Hall of Fame Reverb. Blue

Sly & The Family Stone December 10th, 1969 Madison Square Garden. Band Of Gypsys New Year's Eve 1969 Filmore East Blue

Hired Gun, a fantastic documentary on Netflix. I highly recommend it. Let's talk about it. Blue

I completely get reinvesting the money in an originals band playing at your level. Makes perfect sense. For bar band guys like me every cent is going straight into my wallet. BIue