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If you offer him the opportunity to arrange his own courier, it means you, or someone else will still have to be there for the collection if it's not from your workplace. Too much grief. Go with the other guy.

The thing that comes across is that you all want to be there and are enjoying yourselves which is very important. The audience reaction was good so nothing to worry about there. Its obvious you've all put the work in and seeing as it was your first ever gig, I think it was great. Enjoy your band and mates, and best of luck for the future.

Yes, a nice sentiment (but only because I've found one at last)

If you can still play for 30 mins a time, write, record and are into keys and guitar as well, sounds like you still have an awful lot of positives remaining. Best of luck.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1357485066' post='1923226'] What is it with women and this "more wood " business ? [/quote] You've gone off piste again haven't you?

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1357482582' post='1923171'] I loved the ambivalence from French shop staff when i lived there. We had a guy in our local France Telecom shop who learned to swear in English just so he could have a right pop at me. It was great as he would rant at me in Clouseau type swearing then i would correct him when he got something wrong which made him madder until he slipped back into his native tongue. Then there was the baker who would always ask me to repeat my order even though i bought pretty much the same thing every day. After about a year i plucked up courage and asked them why they did this. They said it was because they liked my "naughty little English accent" Vivre la Republique [/quote] This all sounds so familiar. Once, when asked by a shopkeeper which direction I was going in (as he did not have what I wanted) I replied, in a very passable French accent, Chateauroux. "Quoi? Chateauroux I replied a second time. "Ou" CHATEAUROUX (raised voice) "J'ai pas compris" So, I wrote it down. "Aaaaah Chateauroux" I'm sure they do it on purpose I bet you miss it really.

Usually, a bass appears to become "classic" when it's really worth £250 but the chancer on Ebay wants £1,500 for it.

Our French guitarist popped into our local music shop to get some picks. The owner was not there (his pal) and the only member of staff was in charge. In walks a lady, to buy a Christmas present for her husband. An acoustic guitar. She starts to look at a couple on the wall, starting with an Epiphone (J200 type) She knows nothing about guitars which is fair enough as she expects the shop staff to point her in the right direction. Next, she looks at a slightly cheaper electro acoustic with a cut-away and then asks why the Epiphone is more expensive. The reply? Pointing to the jumbo "More wood....... more wood, more money, less wood, less money" and then promptly wanders off. At this point, our guitarist picks up the Epiphone, corrects the "so far out its unbelievable" tuning and gives her 5 mins of everything from his classical party piece to Wanted dead or alive and then a nice instrumental version of True colours. She bought the guitar (and a gigbag) No surprise that the shop is likely to be closing in 3 months due to lack of trade. He did tell the owner but the guy is still there!!

There are different levels of everything in the this world, including musicianship. The problem arises when others put their own meaning to whatever it is. Hence, it can get clicky and elitiste. If you play an instrument, whether it be in public or in private and achieve what you set out to do. You are a musician. It's usually others that tend to want to decide whether you are, or are not a musician (in their eyes) Just as an example, Gary Moore had virtually no theory, rarely used his little finger for fretting and couldn't read music. All things that go against the grain of what some percieve as a "real" musician. Especially tutors. Was he not a musician? I'd say he was, and a very successful and respected one. To the OP, yes you are, but it's up to you as to whatever level you wish to take that to.

Never had a Hamer bass but the best guitar I ever owned was an early production Signature Steve Stevens. Tremendous quality, tone and playability. As usual, I got rid of it and live to regret it. So yes, a sad day.

Hi all, I know this is probably not the right forum but I have a French guitarist mate going over to London for the new year period and he's asked me if I know of any gigs in London around that time. Can't seem to get much info on the net so thought I'd ask. He's a guitar professor and pro muso and he's into anything from Michael Schenker to Larry Carlton, also big on blues, fusion and even classical. So, if anyone knows of any good likely guitar prominant gigs around this time, I'd really appreciate the nod. Thanks in anticipation.

I prefer the drummer on my right as we look out. I can get a good view of the kick pedal from there and it just seems better for the two of us re the eye contact and fun aspect. However, with the drummer I played with on Saturday, I'd have rather been in another building, or town.

Unit 2C Aston Industrial Est. / Parsens Lane Hope Valley Sheffield S33 6RB Hopefully someone else will confirm this, I assume it's current but who knows.

Just had a guitar exchange with Mike. Super guy, easy to deal with, good comms and guitar was as described (probably better in fact) I got my one to my son in the UK and Mike braved the snow etc to get the deal done. Top man buy / sell / exchange with confidence. Top Basschatter.

Not great tonight. Did a Blues band dep. Worst drummer in the universe (but a really nice guy) vocalist / rhthym guitar totally disorganised. Dropped a pile of lyric sheets all over the stage, changed guitars and spent 3 minutes putting the strap together (shoulder pad unthreaded) as he only seems to have the one strap for 3 guitars, and then went off for his jacket where he'd left his plectrum!! Not exactly great continuity. Like being in a band with the Chuckle brothers. The lead guitarist ( a mate) was the only one I could rely on as he's had loads of stage experience. Couldn't wait to get home

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1354905240' post='1891949'] Newton's Theory of Gravity is actually wrong. It is considered "good enough" because it works on our level, however it doesn't work on very, very small or very, very large objects. [/quote] Primarily, it doesn't work with things that move very fast ie, velocities nearer the speed of light.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1354816228' post='1890828'] Fair comment mate, but well meant according to whose principles? If you look at Tom's quote below, he said this contest was no different to the 'rubbish' that is the X Factor and Pop Idol, which I disagree with because all the contestants are heard before the voting in those programmes, so it actually has more integrity than Tom's contest, ostensibly anyway. However the last sentence does it for me. And as I pointed out earlier, this kid's had loads of exposure already and collected many accolades and played 'everywhere'. So either Tom decided to leave that bit out, or the kid's bio is full of bullshit. I'm sorry but it pissed me off because it seems unfair, manipulative, and because he made a personal and highly ignorant dig at the UK, the place he expected to get help from! I know many of the colonists think we're a bunch of abortion-loving, squirrel-eating, godless commies, but criticising the X Factor really takes the biscuit, old egg [/quote] And yours if fair comment too but I guess for me the issue lay in whether he may have been asked to do this as a favour or took it upon himself to offer his help which we're not likely to find out anyway. Of course, if it's the latter then he should've been a little more informed and diplomatic in the approach. However, there have been many a time when I've been asked to help someone out, not thought it through and it's all gone wrong. I guess I just tend to give people the benefit of the doubt. As an aside, I saw the video and couldn't believe he'd more than ruined a classic Eric & Ernie number so he wouldn't have got my vote anyway.

Although I can understand some of the views raised in this thread (leaving aside the imported crap talent show bit where the OP has obviously forgotten that for someone to "export" something, someone has to equally "import it so the USA did actually want it in the first place) It's easy to overlook that the OP's intentions were well meant if a tad misguided. probably something that most of us have been guilty of at some point.

A few thousand I guess.. First one May 1968 and haven't stopped since although changed instruments a few times.

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1354459051' post='1886131'] without doubt.. ok he plays some very smooth jazz style sax, hes a master of his instrument... lets not forget although hes a got a bad rep for smooth jazz, Kenny G is no slouch either... the guy knows his stuff.... imo, he doesnt point his talent in the right direction... [/quote] Although I make you right on this,he is a very good musician, it's funny how differently we view things. I would guess that Kenny G's bank manager reckons he's pointing his talent in exactly the right direction.

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Seen David Sanborn a couple of times with MM now and it's always been a great gig. I think he gets pushed into the Kenny G bracket by the uninitiated. He's a seriously cool player. Seem to remember it's him on James Taylor's How sweet it is. Great solo but I stand to be corrected if I'm wrong. Every time I've seen MM he wouldn't get out of the gig alive if he didn't play Run for cover. That intro (or whole number) has probably been learned by 50% of the players on here.

[quote name='jackers' timestamp='1354414652' post='1885782'] I believe you have missed the point of doddy's statement. It looks to me like he is suggesting that possible winners are chosen well in advance, irrespective of their musical talent (or lack thereof), and so it isn't really a singing or music contest, but a way to get people to buy albums at x-mas. Please correct me if I'm wrong Doddy [/quote] Not sure if I agree with this as none of the production companies would want to take the risk of someone blowing the whistle however, I do believe that this competition will probably be decided upon the merits of the biggest sob story that some of the contestants seem to be spouting off about before each song. Whilst stories of berievement and broken families are traumatic and serious issues, I can't see the relevence in a singing competition (wrong smiley but it 's the most cynical looking one that I could find) Anyway, I'll keep the Toshiba as the it appears he actually was sh*te.