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    String Gauges: 45-100 vs 45-105

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    Posted · Edited by BrightonianBass

    On 13/05/2021 at 16:37, Chienmortbb said:

    G strings are often the least bendable wouild 50-100 be a good move?

    This is what i have been thinking about doing on my Stingray for a long time. Going to go 50-65-80-100.

    When did you realise….. you weren’t going to “make it”?

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    On 14/09/2023 at 14:43, NikNik said:

    I was certainly prepared to do that: drop everything and go. My GF/Wife had talked about this and she could handle the mortgage, but an income from being a musician simply had to raise its head at some point. otherwise it would have been unfair. Security was more important to me, I must admit. Being an artist living in penury wasn't an attraction to me. But I knew guys who packed their jobs in, went on the dole and got housing support (in those days you got 70% of your rent paid) and got some level of success and recognition, albeit short-lived. Or found nothing beyond the local and Uni circuit.

     

    Proficiency aside, I understood the need to make contacts to get a call if I was between bands but there was a feeling of treading water. As for moving to London, it took one visit (for an audition) to convince me that city was not for me. My audition (for a signed, male singer guitarist) time was attenuated by other bassists still doing 'the sell' as they were leaving the rehearsal room. One even brought along his keyboard-playing pal and did 'the sell' in front of me, which reeked of desperation, as with the guy who turned up in full Confederate uniform at the end of my audition: he had already had his time but returned for another attempt at 'the sell'. The audition went well but they asked me to come back next week for another one but I really couldn't afford it, and the knowledge that I'd have to get digs quick in London if I got the gig came into sharp focus. I refused the second audition. If I couldn't make it up north, so be it.

    Curious to know did the person you auditioned for make it?

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    Feedback for chardbass

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    Just received a Way Huge pedal ( Pork & Pickle) from Richard. Arrived very well packed and on the day and time he said it would.

    The pedal is just as described and sounds better then i imagined it would. I am very happy with my purchase. Thanks Richard 

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    techniques for learning new songs

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    On 06/08/2023 at 21:08, KingPrawn said:

    I generally break a song down into its parts. The key signature, intro, chorus, Middle 8, and Any tricky parts. I then look for the repetitive parts and nail them. Every song has a pattern which, I learn and listen out for triggers from vocals or other instruments. So basically I end up with a series of parts. if it's a song that involves speed I use a metronome set a few beats below to learn the song then increase the speed until I hit the correct tempo. googling the lead sheets can be really useful or looking at someone else's attempts on youtube can cut corners. 

     

    I then go to rehearsal and fook it all up!

    You and me both!

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    Does age matter?

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    My band is called "Generation Mix" because of the big age difference between us! I am 62, Nick our Guitarist is 59. Paul our sax player is 57. Next is one of our singers who is mid 30's followed by our drummer who is 19 and the youngest is our singer Ellie who is my granddaughter and is 14 at the end of this month. But don't  be fooled by her age she has a big voice for someone so young! This was done when she was just 12 playing for friends at a private do with just me, our Guitarist and Ellie. 

    Listen with headphones as was only recorded on a phone. 

     

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    Show us your playing videos!

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    Posted · Edited by BrightonianBass

    This is me with my Granddaughter Ellie. She was just 12 years old  when we played at a private party last year. Because of her age we haven't been able to find any gigs or even other players so have been using backing tracks for drums, keys etc. A mate did step in on guitar though for this gig.

    PS Don't be fooled by her age she has a big powerful voice for someone so young.

     

     

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    Big name Brits that didn't crack the US

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    11 hours ago, ahpook said:

    My Mum had tea with the Kinks.

    Just 'tea'....as far as she's ever let on

    ;)

     

    Don't know how to break this to you 🤔....but I worked with the drummer from Mike Berry and the Outlaws who toured with the Kinks back in the  60's and he told me they were right Randy Buggers🙄

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