DiMarco Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Gigging is so much fun! In fact a great gig gives you more happyface energy then anything else. Your grin wil last the whole week. So indeed. Grab yourself by the balls and get out there, soldier! Don't be shy. When you're on stage you are up here and they are down there. You win. Wahooooo! Make those chicks shake their stuff like gigglywiggly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dyer Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 If you're not in a band then give it up. Sell all your over priced bass gear and go buy a motorcycle... I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 [quote name='Mark Dyer' timestamp='1389362494' post='2333330'] If you're not in a band then give it up. Sell all your over priced bass gear and go buy a motorcycle... I did. [/quote] Yeah man, that's why you have all that bass gear and joined a bass forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I like to dress up like Mark King and slap my Pangborn in front of the mirror. "Lessons in luuuuuurve...[BAD PANGBORN! BAD PANGBORN!] when will we ever learn...ALAN MURPHAY!" Yes, its a real Pangborn - not a special name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dyer Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1389363065' post='2333343'] Yeah man, that's why you have all that bass gear and joined a bass forum. [/quote] Nah, I went and joined a band again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 [quote name='Mark Dyer' timestamp='1389363392' post='2333352'] Nah, I went and joined a band again. [/quote] Good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 When not being in a band, I just noodle at home, Developing The Shape Of Music To Come. Inbetween, I try to learn to hold the bass. When I know how to do it, I plan on getting a teacher to show me where my fingers need to be. That's it really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 After spending years doing Les Dawson impressions( pre band and band), I'm away from all the prima donnas and can be as tuneless as I like . What I do now is record bits on soundcloud. Obviously with the bass, but also keyboard bits from iPad apps. Still need to record properly ( verse chorus etc) What I would like to doi is like the guy above- just for fun rehearsal with no pretences;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Some interesting responses quite similar to what I do. I'm quite lucky in the the band I'm in is a couple of mates, so it is chilled out but rehearsals are so few and far between what with work / kids etc that I am just primarily a home noodler these days and practising chops etc. It just goes to show that being in a band isn't the be and end all to everyone that is playing an instrument, even one like the bass, which is one that is more often than not a more supporting instrument in a musical context. I like playing guitar at home but I definitely get more out of recording music with friends than gigging (which I've done a fair bit in the past and it eventually grated on me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Dream about finding a good drummer and a guitarist who isn't an arse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltyG565 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1389380819' post='2333723'] Dream about finding a good drummer and a guitarist who isn't an arse... [/quote] So the one man band isn't working out then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 [quote name='tedmanzie' timestamp='1389347587' post='2333040'] Monday - Experiment with dropping tuning down a whole step, play for a while, adjust to a half step down, eventually decide it was ok in standard tuning. Tuesday - Spend most of the evening making minor adjustments to string height, pickup height, make sure all scratch plate screws are tight. Wednesday - Alternate between my two basses trying to decide which one is best and if you can actually hear the difference between maple and rosewood fingerboard. Thursday - I like to spend thursdays sharing a bottle of wine with Miss Manzie, occasionally interrupting the TV by asking her for an opinion on what strap height looks coolest and if she likes the white or the sunburst precision. Friday - Time to knuckle down and practice! I find the best way to practice is play the wrong notes over Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' for two hours. Saturday - Unfortunately the depression brought on by Friday's terrible practice session has resulted in a conviction to sell both basses and the rig. Spend time researching prices on the internet. Sunday - Realisation! It's not my playing that's the problem, it's because I don't have the right bass! Spend all evening looking at Basschat classifieds and listening to clips of Stingrays on YouTube. Monday - Hmmm. Maybe I don't need a Stingray. Let's try dropping the tuning down a whole step... [/quote] :D amnd girlfren say it's the same for her and bikes ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1389385335' post='2333804'] :D amnd girlfren say it's the same for her and bikes ! [/quote] Dude, where have you been?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylie Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 The band seems moribund, so I practice. Jazz blues, ii-V-I pattern, scales & modes. Have become an expert self-taught bass tech: I can remove the eleven pick guard screws, adjust the truss rod, re-tune, and replace the pick guard in about eight minutes. Yessiree, it sure is fun and not at all completely boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky8884 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I just left a band so everyday I embrace the warm feeling of not having to play '' sex on fire '' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonEdward Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Greggo' timestamp='1389377735' post='2333643'] Some interesting responses quite similar to what I do. I'm quite lucky in the the band I'm in is a couple of mates, so it is chilled out but rehearsals are so few and far between what with work / kids etc that I am just primarily a home noodler these days and practising chops etc. It just goes to show that being in a band isn't the be and end all to everyone that is playing an instrument, even one like the bass, which is one that is more often than not a more supporting instrument in a musical context. I like playing guitar at home but I definitely get more out of recording music with friends than gigging (which I've done a fair bit in the past and it eventually grated on me) [/quote] Thanks for sharing - Good thread this! When I started out (more than 20-years ago) it WAS the be-all-and-end-all to get in, or start a Band. The 80's had just about ended, and despite more and more rave/dance music coming to the foreground, it was still better, and always will be better, to be able to play instruments 'Live'. In my case, I realised pretty early on that I wasn't talented 'enough' to choose music as a professional full-time career and be a player/writer/producer, but nonetheless I still loved music, and formed a band with friends in my teens. We had a regular slot to play modern gospel music in Church, and then do covers of chart records at private parties.. learning by trial and quite a bit of error. There was no pressure, and it was a lot of fun.. for about 10-years. It was by now, the end of the 90's. I got to a point where I was getting fed up with having to compromise and do stuff that other people wanted to do, and as I had a settled career in logistics, and wasn't really growing as a musician, I made a choice to stop. Almost completely. I got married, moved away + had kids + moved a few more times etc The gear was in storage - being moved from place to place - but It wasn't until the summer of 2012 that I realised how much I missed music. By then, the whole landscape had changed. An on-line presence is essential now. I had looked around for other people to jam with, but almost everything was way too serious ("we've got management.. we're gonna be as big as Dire Straits" etc). Really?!?! Good luck with that. So, I joined Basschat over the summer of 2012, looking about for some advice, and once I'd done all the regular 'look at my gear' posts, that everyone does, I turned to the BC Recording forum. And that's what I've been doing since.. upgrading (from tape to hard-disk), listening, learning, writing, collaborating, recording, producing, blogging, promoting (!).. oh, and when there's time, do some playing. It's enjoyable and I'm getting more out of recording - than I ever did with gigging..... Just saying.. Edited January 12, 2014 by SimonEdward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 [quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1389363307' post='2333350'] I like to dress up like Mark King and slap my Pangborn in front of the mirror. [/quote] I've never heard it called [i]that [/i]before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1389447244' post='2334237'] I've never heard it called [i]that [/i]before. [/quote] One dreads reference to the Urban Dictionary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 [quote name='SimonEdward' timestamp='1389446478' post='2334227'] Thanks for sharing - Good thread this! When I started out (more than 20-years ago) it WAS the be-all-and-end-all to get in, or start a Band. The 80's had just about ended, and despite more and more rave/dance music coming to the foreground, it was still better, and always will be better, to be able to play instruments 'Live'. In my case, I realised pretty early on that I wasn't talented 'enough' to choose music as a professional full-time career and be a player/writer/producer, but nonetheless I still loved music, and formed a band with friends in my teens. We had a regular slot to play modern gospel music in Church, and then do covers of chart records at private parties.. learning by trial and quite a bit of error. There was no pressure, and it was a lot of fun.. for about 10-years. It was by now, the end of the 90's. I got to a point where I was getting fed up with having to compromise and do stuff that other people wanted to do, and as I had a settled career in logistics, and wasn't really growing as a musician, I made a choice to stop. Almost completely. I got married, moved away + had kids + moved a few more times etc The gear was in storage - being moved from place to place - but It wasn't until the summer of 2012 that I realised how much I missed music. By then, the whole landscape had changed. An on-line presence is essential now. I had looked around for other people to jam with, but almost everything was way too serious ("we've got management.. we're gonna be as big as Dire Straits" etc). Really?!?! Good luck with that. So, I joined Basschat over the summer of 2012, looking about for some advice, and once I'd done all the regular 'look at my gear' posts, that everyone does, I turned to the BC Recording forum. And that's what I've been doing since.. upgrading (from tape to hard-disk), listening, learning, writing, collaborating, recording, producing, blogging, promoting (!).. oh, and when there's time, do some playing. It's enjoyable and I'm getting more out of recording - than I ever did with gigging. Just saying.. [/quote] Excellent yup recording is great I absolutely love it. Because I own the (very modest) recording gear I am responsible for all the recording I do with people and just love the way a multi track recording comes together. And having a tangible product to listen to and enjoy knowing that you played on it (and in my case "produced") is very rewarding. Whereas gigging to me was always more of a job that paid peanuts than rewarding, but obviously mileages vary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I noodle about a bit on bass when I'm in the mood, play guitar, keyboards & stick too but very casually - the days of spending ages obsessively learning stuff & trying to be the best player I could be are long gone. I help a couple of friends with their songwriting/arrangements when needed & still occasionally do the odd paid session on bass if asked (& in the right frame of mind). My past experiences of gigging were pretty much all negative & I've not got the kind of personality that's suited to being in a band so I don't miss it at all. The last year for me was probably the most pleasurable yet from a musical perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonEdward Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 [quote name='Greggo' timestamp='1389462599' post='2334437'] Excellent yup recording is great I absolutely love it. Because I own the (very modest) recording gear I am responsible for all the recording I do with people and just love the way a multi track recording comes together. And having a tangible product to listen to and enjoy knowing that you played on it (and in my case "produced") is very rewarding. Whereas gigging to me was always more of a job that paid peanuts than rewarding, but obviously mileages vary! [/quote] ..Very modest recording gear? take a peek at this 'studio p*rn' & join the club.. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/212756-home-studio-porn/page__st__30"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/212756-home-studio-porn/page__st__30[/url] Having 'great' gear is fine. But, I realised - not long ago - it's really all about 'the idea' and being able to capture it.. quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 In my spaces between bands I write songs. I plug my bass in to the mac & load up a DAW & use the software instruments for the instruments that I haven't got (so that's everything except bass, guitar, ukulele & tin whistle). Putting a drum pattern & chord sequence down & then playing (noodling) over it is great fun & then you find a bassline from it & a song then starts. It's a lot harder in this band to write songs though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 [quote name='SimonEdward' timestamp='1389518214' post='2334907'] ..Very modest recording gear? take a peek at this 'studio p*rn' & join the club.. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/212756-home-studio-porn/page__st__30"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/212756-home-studio-porn/page__st__30[/url] Having 'great' gear is fine. But, I realised - not long ago - it's really all about 'the idea' and being able to capture it.. quickly. [/quote] I guess mine is set up exactly for that! It's a zoom ps-04 palmtop studio which I plug either my bass into via a Zoom B2 pedal or guitar into through line out of amp or Behringer guitar v-amp! It's not even on a desk but on the floor in spare room so no luxury of a desk unfortunately! May put it all onto a pedal board! And I do all the clever bits in Reaper on a rubbish laptop that can't handle more than 8 tracks of audio without slowing down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 I seem to spend a lot of my free time trying to find a band, or people to form one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonEdward Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 [quote name='Greggo' timestamp='1389531139' post='2335104'] I guess mine is set up exactly for that! It's a zoom ps-04 palmtop studio which I plug either my bass into via a Zoom B2 pedal or guitar into through line out of amp or Behringer guitar v-amp! It's not even on a desk but on the floor in spare room so no luxury of a desk unfortunately! May put it all onto a pedal board! And I do all the clever bits in Reaper on a rubbish laptop that can't handle more than 8 tracks of audio without slowing down [/quote] Very similar. However, I do have the luxury of a dining room table to [s] eat my dinner off[/s] record my tunes on (with a 'puter) & Reaper.. such a brilliant DAW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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