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1) Luthor Grosvenor, guitarist with Spookey Tooth recorded with Mott the Hoople under the name of Ariel Bender. 2) I have €8.55 in my pocket

Check out Johnny Lang and see if you can get a John Mayall album called Behind the Iron cutain. On the album, he has Walter Trout and Coco Montoya on lead guitars. It kicks ass.

I tend to practice standing up as I found I could play great when sitting down and then cocked it up on stage so I think it made me over confident.

My main active gigger has a passive switch so you can do what the song requires.

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='476264' date='Apr 30 2009, 06:27 PM']That's what i f***ing meant. They do suck now obviously not just because they're sellouts but WHY they're sellouts which is the fact that they just pump out poppy sh*t to please the masses.[/quote] Right, we'd all turn that gig down in preference to playing for £200 in a pub wouldn't we? I quite like them and can't blame them for wanting to make loads of dosh.

Citroen C15 van. Can get my rig, 2 basses and the P.A. in it.

All the small things Blink 182 and Basket case Greenday. Hardly any notes involved and both rockers for the crowd.

Awsome band, saw them first time round. We used to do Sylvia when I was back in the UK. Great bassline construction. And, that intro to Hocus Pocus, better than any Smoke or Stairway for the "expectation" factor. Bought Jan Akkerman's solo album. Puccini's Cafe' worth checking out. Very cool and laid back.

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='466230' date='Apr 18 2009, 04:46 PM']I've just got to the same point - I've left one outfit with £6k of work in the book & left my long time rock trio because I really want to do something different & more musically challenging... Obviously I have my jazz work, shows & classical playing/conducting, but I really want to push the boundaries a little. A little Flecktones, anyone?[/quote] No problem, I'll start building a guitar shaped electronic drum kit. Both gigs I went to I spent more time watching Futureman than big Vic.

Fish out of water is one of my all time favourites.

[quote name='Cornfedapache' post='466921' date='Apr 19 2009, 07:36 PM']Not that I could really afford it, but chucked in a bid on a double necked Atrics bass (4/5 string). Didn't win and it was collection only from Wolverhampton (I'm on the South Coast) but someone got a bit of a bargin I reckon for just £166. Why do these things never come up when I have cash? :cry: LOL[/quote] Here's a mate in the UK at a pub gig, not that he normally likes to be centre of attention....

[quote name='Cornfedapache' post='466935' date='Apr 19 2009, 07:51 PM']Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell. With a bit of Laura Nyro, Kate Bush, Sinead O'Connor, Bjork, Judy Collins and Mamma Cass thrown in... Bass player? Hmm... Jaco is a def fave.... So many to choose from though![/quote] Another Laura Nyro fan, top man. Lucky enough to have seen her live in about 71/72 at the Festival hall.

Sorry it didn't work out but it sounded like a no-go-er from the outset. A better opportunity will present itself.

Nice stuff, happy birthday.

[quote name='littleal' post='464955' date='Apr 17 2009, 01:10 PM']I have just bought a 6 string hk bass from that german ebay Dude, it cost me £280 inc shipping it has a through neck,Kent armstrong p'ups, 3 band eq, walnut body, maple & pallisander neck. Even if it needs a little finishing & tweaking here & there it seems like a good cheap bass to get my girlfriend started on, If anyones interested i will give a full review of it on here, ie build quality,finish,sound,playability ect, Here are some pics from the auction: it seems he uses the one photo for all his auctions of this bass so i should imagine the wood grain will be different.[/quote] You have a girlfriend that wants to start playing bass on a 6 string? Marry her.

Take a back up fretted.

I tried Seven days bass and vocal one time. What a workout that was in my head. I had to really concentrate on the 5/4 and then try and detatch myself from it to go for the vox. Never got there and gave up in the end. Great exercise though, it's worth a try for the hell of it.

Maybe I've missed a bit in one of the replies or the post but are you righthanded? I reckon it's just RSI but you need to be carefull, these things don't go away if you don't address the problem. Painkillers are a short term thing but not advisable to sort the problem. May even be worth a visit to a specialist.

If the band aren't sure whick keys they play numbers in, it does sound like you either got the message from the vocalist, or they're sh*t. If I were auditioning another musician, I think it would only be fair to offer as much info as possible. Do they want you to have problems on the night? The drummer thing is a tad weird. If you're looking to replace a whole rhythym section, you'd think that they'd find a bassplayer who knows a competent drummer or vice-versa so they come as a team. Best of luck with this one and if you're not too hot at transposing "on the fly" you can always save face by calling the vocalist a w***er for not being able to reach the original keys and walk out.

[quote name='casapete' post='465303' date='Apr 17 2009, 04:55 PM']+1 to the above. I live in a Victorian terraced house, and the lad next door used to rehearse with a full acoustic drum kit every night just when my girlfriend just got in from work/early evening. I think his parents thought I would be tolerant knowing I was a pro musician, but as I tried to explain to them it was like coming in from a noisy factory and still hearing it in your home! We could hear every part of his playing, was just like being in the room with him, no kidding! Despite many friendly attempts in person to compromise with them over this, I eventually rang my local council who were very helpful - gave me a basis on which to attempt to get it stopped. After writing a polite letter to the neighbours stating the next step was to involve the council, the drumming ceased. Unfortunately the whole family have since blanked us, which is really sad but thats the outcome. Think the parents bought the lad an electric kit with headphones - pity they had n't shown this consideration sooner really. I try to adopt a 'live and let live' policy regarding noise. Occasional birthday party celebrations/house warmings etc are all part of our lives. Do think though that regularly making neighbours lives a misery however you do it is pretty selfish behaviour, and does cause a lot of trouble. Like the previous post, I also believe we should all be entitled to a peaceful home environment. ( God-hope this does n't sound like the Daily Mail/Express readers posting on here!!!!)[/quote] I make you right in all respects but the OP has always stated that he is eager to sort out the problem to the satisfaction of all parties and has displayed nothing but a desire to not annoy neighbours and keep his rehearsing to a reasonable level and time slot.

As it happens, I've always sung since playing bass, whether BV's or lead vocals. I do find it very easy but now and again, come up against one or two numbers that I find really difficult to do. Last one was Jailbreak by Thin Lizzie. Easy to play, easy to sing but not together, for me. I imagine, but am not positive, that a lot of players say they can't do it as they are concentrating too much on the bass line or whatever part they are playing. It's a mind over matter thing. The less you think about it, the easier it is. I make you right about knowing the bass line ccomfortably and then working on the vocals. Trying to think about both at the same time is a no go area. It also looks daft when your watching your fingers and singing sideways into a mic. It looks like you've had a stroke.

[quote name='beerdragon' post='465467' date='Apr 17 2009, 07:08 PM']For anyone who uses Guitar Pro here's a couple of sites i wasn't aware of. then again i am a bit slow. [url="http://www.gprotab.net/index.php"]http://www.gprotab.net/index.php[/url] [url="http://www.guitarprotabs.org/what-is-guitar-pro.php"]http://www.guitarprotabs.org/what-is-guitar-pro.php[/url][/quote] Good site guitar pro but I had to download some software to enable me to view the tabs.

[quote name='4000' post='463647' date='Apr 16 2009, 07:45 AM']I once had an online argument with someone about this; his era was was the 60s and he was saying exactly the same thing you are, except in his case nothing lived up to the 60s/70s. As I said at the time, my dad says a similar thing; anything after Count Basie is junk, and that includes the Beatles. Personally I much prefer the 70s to the 80s/90s, because that's when I discovered music. For most people it's all about what era you grew up in and the music that moved you most at that time. The music you liked most as a teenager is normally the music you like most ever after, unless you have a very open mind or are easily bored, or simply weren't into music at all as a teenager. That doesn't mean there isn't good music out there, it just means there might not be music that does it in the same way for you out there. Every decade will have its followers because they'll grow up with the music of that decade, and every decade will have music that you may like and music that you probably won't. What I find depressing is the complete lack of availability of gigs for originals bands, certainly in our area. We're averaging about a gig a year these days, which is pathetic.[/quote] Have to agree there. I got into music, late 60's early 70's so it's familiar, and forms a huge part of my musical upbringing however, at nearly 60, I'd still kill someone to get their Foo Fighters or Muse gig tickets. Maybe these bands are too mainstream now to be cool to some people. My point being, in every era, there are great bands making great music. It's all there if you look.