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7 minutes ago, Robbo said:

 

If you google Jet Guitars they have a website with their guitars and basses on with a bit of information etc.

My Bass was £329 so in the beginner budget range but in my honest opinion it is far far better than the likes of Squier, Harley Benton, Revalation and a host of other budget models, the workmanship and quality is excellent.

I guess it's ok if You don't care in which country it was made.

4 hours ago, ped said:

Rehearsed for an upcoming gig but sans keyboard as his son has been in hospital in Brisbane so he’s flown out to be with him. I’m not sure he’ll be back in time for the gig and half of us aren’t up for doing the show without keys because it’s quite important for our sound and ties many of the songs together. 
 

it’s quite a small room and I couldn’t hear myself so well this time because I moved nearer the monitors which were carrying one of the guitars because the lockup where he keeps his gear was inaccessible last night. Luckily he had his pedalboard and a guitar handy but all in all it felt a bit of a bodge and I’m not sure what’ll happen next week - best case scenario the keys player is back the day before the gig, so no full rehearsal either way. 
 

Bit of a tricky one because we don’t want him to feel bad or feel like he has to rush back. 
 

 

Yeah...it proves that there exist a lot of things and situations more important than rehearsals and gigs.

23 minutes ago, Wombat said:

So how come this ‘56 P is ‘only’ £7k?

 

https://jayrosen.com/collections/fender-basses/products/1956-fender-precision-bass

Not road worn vintage Fenders do loose they charm and value.

Well - who cares - buys.

Know nothing about Jet, but it's a bit wierd that they make only 1 bass model -JJB-300 and at web page they write that all Jet guitars and bass are made in Europe - not specific countries.

PayPal.....Uffffff!!!!!!

3 hours ago, Rayman said:

I really want to get Stu Hamm…… but his solo stuff in particular just leaves me cold. I saw him with Joe Satriani many years ago on the G3 tour, and absolutely loved his contribution, but having listened to his solo stuff, including live performances…… I just do not connect at all.

 

Who do you feel you should like, but just don’t?

Just buy an unbrella.

16 minutes ago, TimR said:

 

Nothing is normal. Could be common 🤣

 

I find transposing keys is annoying. But only if it's transposed from a 'flat' key to a 'natural' or 'sharp' key.

 

and yes, songs sound odd to me if they're not in the 'original' key.

 

Lots of the Rush live material began to actually annoy me. Maybe that's because it feels wrong when singing along to it. 

Virtual insanity , probably.

1 minute ago, BassTractor said:

 

Yup! We called it referential pitch. Don't know its official name.
And yes, I've tuned instruments for like 50 years by listening to certain songs in my head.

Gig a day

I know only that the leader of the band - vocalist, can always hear any new music in his head, but drummers sometimes got problems.

The most biggest concert for me was 15 years ago, when i was invited to play with Latvian greatest piano player and composer, now 88 years old - ''Raimonds Pauls''. Not sure if any of You will mean something, but wikipedia will tell You from A-Z.

14 minutes ago, Bluewine said:

I'm studying stage presence of the older rock guys. I'm stealing a lot from Tom Petterson ,bass player from Cheap Trick. Tom is 74, he's not all over the place  like he was in his 20s but he still has a cool onstage presence. 

 

This clip is pretty old.

 

 

Daryl

That bass looks very interesting - from far it seems like it is a 12 string bass, but without whiskey it is surely 4 string. 🧐

11 minutes ago, tvickey said:

I'd pay myself just for the opportunity to play with some of the headliners at the shows that we've got lined up this year...  but don't tell the promoter that!

I swear !

28 minutes ago, MiltyG565 said:

 

I've done a ton of interviews, and not gotten the job for most of them. Sometimes because I did a really bad interview (which was the case for almost every interview for a good 3 years in my early 20s) and sometimes because they simply liked somebody else for the role. It can be hard not to take it personally, but them's the brakes (and them's the clutch and throttle too).

 

It will inevitably be worse when it comes to music and playing in bands, because there's no real expectation of fairness or that quantifiable metrics are going to seal the deal, more often than not, bands are going to want somebody whose personality fits with the band and requires little direction, and who is competent and reliable and all those other lovely things that I'm sure a million other auditionees could demonstrate.

 

I think the worst situation is to be sat with a hundred good options and having to find a way to whittle it down. Sometimes it's good just to be able to take a few and immediately say "absolutely not" and throw them in the bin, so to speak.

My worst job interview was when i asked too many questions about the job.

Thats's the current version of mine - 

1 hour ago, BillyBass said:

Great YouTube clip that.  So I watched one of the YouTube suggestions that appear at the end, one about a guitarist 's teeth falling out then this one below was suggested:

 

 

 

 

Anyway, if You take Smirnoff and watch it for few times, it can work as a good therapy for any guitar haters. There are a lot of interesting nuances in this video and audio. Can be very helpfull for somebody.

25 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

My kid once hit my Bryant double bass with a toy car and took a chunk out of it.

 

It was my fault. 

It was standart or radio controlled ?

25 minutes ago, Bluewine said:

 

Congratulations 🎊 

 

You've beat the system. Your 78 and still a very active musician .

 

Staggering you are a lucky guy. I'm 70 and hope to follow in your footsteps  

 

Daryl 

Best regards!!! 😉

16 minutes ago, Bluewine said:

 

Agreed

 

We're all going to have different standards and things we're  looking for in a band.

 

I always stress, ask key questions prior to the actual audition. 

 

Daryl

Yeah, ''different standarts'' and Donna Lee has no good standarts, at all! 🤣

Ibanez could do well. Also - BC has an "Ibanez owners thread" - write any model and You will got a lot of different reviews. Best regards!

What would be the first words You would say if, returning from work to home, You would found Your bass pickups, scrached by Your pet - cat, when doing nail sharpening procedure? I would scream "goddamned"!

7 minutes ago, Angel said:

I was going to say that it was missing something!

Yeah, a big pedal board....crashing.

33 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

This deserves to be seen in full, it's just a symphony of perfection. 

 

 

"Grab me guitar please."

I would say - more like a rapsody!

51 minutes ago, musicbassman said:

 

They have always been very ambitious.

1 hour ago, BillyBass said:

Following @markbunney's posts about his recent audition in the brilliant 'worst auditionee' thread, I thought I would start a thread about forthcoming auditions...because I have an audition tonight!

 

This is for a Soul/Motown band, which is a little out of my comfort zone.  I'm used to playing rock, indie and punk and I've had to change my playing style and my sound to suit the band's setlist.  

 

Learning the songs has been thoroughly enjoyable though, they have a cracking setlist!

 

I'll let you know how I get on.

Don't play Donna Lee.