gjones

If you play for free, it means you don't value yourself. Maybe you feel you are so bad that you don't deserve to be paid. But if you are good and you do value your skill and the hard work you've put into achieving that level of musicianship, then It's demeaning to you and the fellow musicians in your band to accept being asked to play for free. Of course sometimes, if you're playing original material, you may need to be pragmatic about the cash side because you need to build a following before you start asking for decent money. Saying that, any originals band I've ever played in never played for free.

Their brass section on Valerie sounds like a brass band.

[quote name='Wooks79' timestamp='1349819475' post='1831083'] I literally only enjoyed between 1:03 and 1:05.. basically just that tapped bit. They are both far more talented than me, but I don't find it musical. [/quote] Yeah me too.

Use a pick on some songs. For the Phil Lynott sound. I like rock but bands like metallica have such a white noise kind of sound that a lot of the time you wouldn't know there was bass player in the room.

The guitarist in my band recycles his (stolen) licks a million times. To the amusement of the rest of the band (he'll whack a line in a swing and then put the same line in a minor key slow blues). He expects people who know their stuff to realise where he's getting them from and sees it as tribute rather than a straight copy.

[quote name='pietruszka' timestamp='1349854921' post='1831238'] An extremely good point, however a promoter my band has played for couldn't even get a crowd at Europes largest travelling fair. Really, full car parks everywhere and there was about 10 people at the stage. Each gig we've done for him, no one has been there. And we don't even get £5 of expenses. Dan [/quote] You've done more than one? Why?

I was playing a gig last week where the electricity was provided from a generator. I noticed that the lights were flickering on and off and my MiBass head was as well. Strangely, the guitarists valve amp wasn't affected and neither was the vocal PA. It pissed me off mightily (as I was worried about damage that might be caused to my amp) and was very close to switching my amp off and walking off stage.

[quote name='slobluesine' timestamp='1342873279' post='1742144'] anyone else here totally pissed off with musicians who play for free? [/quote] Yes! But if you pay peanuts you get monkeys........and probably end up going out of business.

[quote name='jaybass 70' timestamp='1349803415' post='1830767'] I am using a GK Neo 112 cab (also bought off this forum, thanks Kennyrodj) and was thinking of getting another matching cab, but these cabs do not have the speakon link socket on the back. [/quote] Don't worry if the your cab has jack plug outputs, just get a jack plug to speakon bass cab cable. This guy sells them, I have two from him, and they are excellent quality. [url="http://www.bassic-bits.co.uk/"]http://www.bassic-bits.co.uk/[/url] edit - if you mean the GK cab has only one speakon don't worry just use the two speakon outputs on your amp to feed the speakers seperately and you will still acheive 4 ohms impedence.

In my experience there's plenty of young women who would love to cavort, scantily clad, on stage with a band (of course if you're a bunch of eighty year olds playing trad jazz or registered sex offenders they may be more difficult to persuade). I'd try this forum for burlesque dancers [url="http://ministryofburlesque.com/england-burlesque-scene/14365-hundred-watt-club-burlesque-aldershot-hampshire.html"]http://ministryofbur...-hampshire.html[/url] And there's a club near you on facebook which I'm sure would be able to help. It's on the 26th oct. [url="https://www.facebook.com/lenamaeburlesque#!/events/470458576299077/"]https://www.facebook.com/lenamaeburlesque#!/events/470458576299077/[/url]

I don't know much about 4x10s as I've never owned one BUT a venue I regularly play at has swopped their standard ashdown mag 4x10 for a brand new ampeg [color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]SVT-410HE[/font][/color] and even though they are using the same ashdown amp the sound has improved by 100%. This is it [url="http://www.ampeg.com/products/classic/svt410he/"]http://www.ampeg.com...assic/svt410he/[/url]

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1349633702' post='1828528'] hmmmmm.... something like thus is taking the p************** IMO. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r7wuiOFNOg&feature=fvwrel[/media] I can see a Solo of Duo in a bar adding a fuller voice... but that is obvious what they are doing but for a band ..?? I think I'd walk out ... [/quote] Not so sure about the effect but I like his slippers..

I had one of these and although it was very loud I could not get on with the sound so ended up buying an Ashdown ABM which gave me the sound I wanted - even though it's twice the weight. I now have an Ashdown MiBass which gives me the best of both worlds. The reason I didn't get on with the TC electronics Classic 450 was the low mid knob did nothing from about 2 to 5 on the bass end of it's travel. I thought it may have been a problem with my amp but tried one in the shop and my ears still couldn't hear any change to the sound between 2 and 5. So don't get rid of the Ashdown until you're totally happy with the TC.

Supposedly Austin Texas is the new music capital of the USA. All sorts of stuff going on. Here's the wikipedia entry [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Austin,_Texas"]http://en.wikipedia....f_Austin,_Texas[/url]

A chance to hit the big time, like this, only comes around once in a lifetime.

I think it's pretty good but (may the lord strike me down for saying this) I think the bass is too loud in the mix on the non solo bit. Other than than that it's great.

I can remember listening to Elvis Presley do a version of 'Old MacDonald Had A Farm' on some album or other from the 60s or 70s. At the time I thought it was absurd but in retrospect I realised it was just a filler track he whacked on the LP to fulfill his contractual obligation to his record company to record so many tracks per year. I've a feeling this is something similar. And here it is..... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1ZfjrvKgcU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1ZfjrvKgcU[/url]

C) is the answer. A lot of Japanese Fender basses have smaller tuner hole sizes. My Silver series Squier Jazz and MIJ 57 reissue Precision both had smaller tuner holes. There should be tuners available to buy for smaller sizes. Measure them and do a search online. Alterntivly you can file them to a larger size as it's only a matter of mm.

Try practicing the 'one finger per fret' technique. Eventually you'll train your pinky to obey your commands.

I have a Silver Series MIJ Squier from 1994. The MIJ Squiers were based on 62 Jazz basses, so have the metal grounding strip going from the bridge to the pickup (instead of a wire going from under the bridge to the control cavity) and I notice yours doesn't. I also notice that the bridge pickup is in line with the tone control like a 70s Jazz Bass. The Japanese Squiers I've seen have the bridge pickup in the normal, further forward, position. The neck on my Squier is also 40 mm at the nut, unlike a normal Jazz bass which would be 38mm. edit: One last thing - my 94 Squier fits a normal sized scratchplate.

[quote name='4000' timestamp='1330868281' post='1563994'] In my previous band (in fact most of my previous bands) it was doubly difficult in that I'd written all the material, and was often singing too (lead or backing). I know that no-one notices your mistakes, but it's not about that. Nowadays as soon as I step in front of an audience it's like I'm almost paralysed. Although I haven't vomited yet so I'm one up on Ozzy and Kate Bush! [/quote] The way I have got rid of anxiety or fear is by asking myself 'what's the worst that could happen?'. When I answer that question I realise how absurd my anxiety is. Because the answer is..............eff all! Try it.

Well I have a MiBass 500 and it a great little amp. It's loud and light and the EQ is pretty good too. I assume the 220 is the same but a bit quieter.

[quote name='BassPimp66' timestamp='1349280282' post='1824227'] OK, the story is as follow. I hook up with a group of musicians and for couple of weeks we tried to put a date in the calendar to audition me. After a few attempts, we locked a slot. The evening before I confirmed I would be attending the audition on the next day. Then, I got a call from my pregnant wife who told me she was going early into to labor. I spent a sleepless night at the hospital and witnessed the birth of my baby girl in the early hours of the morning. While my looking after my wife, I called the guy I arranged the audition with to cancel, explaining the Force Majeure. Now, it's been a week and they are ignoring my attempts to reconnect and put a new date in the calendar. I think I've been marked as unreliable... come on! Anyone with similar experiences? [/quote] In a miraculous burst of fertility, the singer/keyboard player, the drummer, the accordian player, and the guitarist, in my band (or their partners), all had babies within 2 months of one another this spring/summer). The band haven't had a rehearsal or a band practice since the births. I have the feeling that the band you want to audition with will be under the impression that you will have other more important priorities than band practice now that your baby has arrived.

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1349206011' post='1823355'] Frank, you need to get out more. Trust me! [/quote] I second that emotion.

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