w00dy Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Just wondering how many gig you guys have done since you started playing? I must be reaching about 800 with the band i'm in now(been with them about 22 years), plus with the other bands i've in, i must getting close to 1000 gigs. w00dy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 At least 50 a year for 20 years? Yeah must be about 1000. I'm starting to get the hang of it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w00dy Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1344293380' post='1762501'] At least 50 a year for 20 years? [/quote] We've got exactly 50 gigs booked for this year(both my bands) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 D'ya know? My little boy (6years old) asked me that exact question today after just getting back from Germany, Without really thinking, I told him, "Thousands". To be slightly more accurate I guess I have averaged about 2 a week for forty years... Last week was above average, this week was below average and next week will be the exact average Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Funny, I was only thinking about this the other day! I would guess over 1000 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsebass Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Errr.....been in a band since 2006, and id guess about 300ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 It's around the 1000 mark for 10 years of gigging. I'm hoping to have another 40 years in me Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 32 years worth. I just worked it out and it looks absolutely ludicrous... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Gigged big-time between 87 - 90 in one band (prob some 300 gigs). Did a UK tour in 91 with another band, so must have done at least 100 with them. So with that, and the other bands I`ve been in, over 500 gigs, probably nearing 1000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Maybe 50 ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChick Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 exactly none as a bassist Hoping to get our first gig with our band in the autumn though. As a classical musician, 5 years with an average of 2 a month, around 100 (gosh I'd have thought it would be more than that!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenochrome Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 500+ but not anywhere near 1000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I figured out, with my main band, we've done 32 (As of this weekend), with others, there's an extra 8 or so. So uhhh... 40 Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I lost count many years ago. Certainly over 1,000 as I remember that landmark but that was a long time ago. Maybe 1400-1500 in 32 years. Good ones are still probably in double figures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogHammer Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 6. Had the dilemma of being a 'Bedroom Bassist' for many years, then had some bad luck with bands, splitting up before gigging! Hopefully on a good roll now with the current lot though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 In 32 years, well over three thousand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 It would have been thousands since 1958 ( yes, I know) but a more interesting statistic is 70 bands, 48 drummers, 75 saxes, 68 trumpets, 18 guitars and 60 keyboards. And I can remember most of their names. - Oh, and one fiddle. I'm off to get a nice cup of tea and a hobnob now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Crikey. This is a really rough guestimate - 2000 ish, maybe a bit more maybe a bit less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Probably somewhere between 200-300, which is nowhere near enough considering I've been playing in bands since 1975! However my first band was mainly a recording project and we didn't play any of our material live at what could be considered to be a proper gig (something more than a couple of songs in the course of a school entertainment evening) until 1981. By complete contrast my next band was in existence for less than a year an played about 30 gigs in that time. After that for the next 20 or so years, the bands I was playing in used lots of complex technology and either backing tapes or sequencers as part of the instrumentation so we spent a lot of time in the studio and rehearsal rooms and not that much time on stage. Also during this period I spent several years working on projects that never got beyond the song writing stage. In fact it wasn't until I joined the Terrortones two years ago that I got into another prolific gigging band. I would go so far as to say that in the last 2 years I've played somewhere between a third and a quarter of my total number of gigs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 32 so far since September 2008. Not even one a month on average. Bloody part-timers, eh? To be fair, I have broken through the one a month barrier for the first time this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameronj279 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 3. Dammit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 [quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1344329279' post='1762740'] 3. Dammit! [/quote] Three more than many - so don't worry about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Since I first started playing in 2003, about 80, the majority of which were with my current band, we average 2 a month, which is just comfortable. earlier bands were a bit more hit...or usually miss I have so much fun with current fellows, it makes it all worthwhile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Playing live since December 1989 with only a couple of gaps; hundreds but I've never sat down to pinpoint the exact figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 It's been quite sporadic, with some long gaps due to travelling or general bandlessness. Probably somewhere between 100 - 150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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