blue Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 [quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1451418998' post='2940369'] To get more than the two paying gigs I played in 2015. About 60 more. [/quote] Is the band in an area where 60 gigs is realistic? Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 [quote name='bassace' timestamp='1451388606' post='2940015'] Amen to Gary Mac. I'll be 75 in Feb and I just hope my constitution will be up to another year of gigs. I won't be travelling such crazy distances tho. I'll try to knuckle down to some more sustained practice to improve my technique. Oh, and not to buy any more gear - although ten minutes ago I ordered a new preamp at an eye-watering price. But that was still in 2015. [/quote] Simply awesome post. Very cool. I'm 62 and can only hope to maintain my gig schedule and enthusiasm for gigging at 75. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 2015 was a bit of a surprise year, all things considered. I had given up on bands and gigging and was quite content just recording music at home. To end the year in a band, gigging on guitar has shifted the goalposts somewhat. For 2016 I have a few goals, primary among them is to write some new material for the band and get recoding with them. I have about 50 non-band related songs in various stages of composition and recording. I want to finish a lot of them. My work ethic for the last couple of years has been, frankly, shameful. I started recording some of them seven or eight years ago and then drift onto something else, never completing a lot of them. To that end, I want to participate in every month's composition challenge, get back into the habit of writing and completing sings. Other thsn that, the goal is to have a good time all of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 [quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1451388006' post='2940011'] Just hoping that my body doesn't continue to fall to bits too rapidly and that I'm able to keep gigging for another year. [/quote] Me too. I talk a good game but the sciatica in my left leg is messed up. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonky2 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Rule no 1) stop buying gear i dont need !!!!! 2) dip toe into upright bass ( disreguarding rule no 1 already) 3) ahhhhh , thats too many rules for wonky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 2015 was a great year, started gigging for the first time in years, enjoyed it, now the group has just started falling apart. But today I started talking to some replacements, and it seems promising. So 2016, fix the group and carry on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Ox Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 cool thread, some nice answers here! my goals are to push on with my current band (who I joined late this year) and to get some gigs and new songs underway, and also to learn the guitar to a fairly decent level so I can start recording demos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMcKay Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) To get into semi-acoustic bass and play more intimate sets. To lose the beer belly. Edited December 30, 2015 by DavidMcKay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 The band i started 2015 have disbanded in november but im rehearsing with an all new band at the moment so hopefully i`ll be going out entertaining people and enjoying myself again early next year, also the possibilty of an AC/DC tribute band with the same lads with a fat Angus provisionally called KFC/DC (my name suggestion) I just enjoy playing and i dont mind taking the micky out of myself one bit, its all about smiles on faces at the end of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Release an EP minimum (hopefully an album) with The Inevitable Teaspoons. Play more gigs than 2015. Write more songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naetharu Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 (1) Play a load more gigs - a dozen or so during the year would be ideal (2) Record our first EP and get it up on Spotify/Band-Camp etc. (3) Keep up the pace with learning - try to take my Grade-5 Rockschool exam by the end of the year (4) Attend the South-East Bass Bash 2016 and meet some of you folks face to face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 [quote name='Naetharu' timestamp='1451466534' post='2940615'] (4) Attend the South-East Bass Bash 2016 and meet some of you folks face to face [/quote] Yes, I'll add that one to the list too, been here about four and a half years and yet to make it to bass bash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 1) Gig with the band I joined a few months back 2) Record a decent sounding EP with them. Their previous attempt at an album was pretty awful, production wise. 3) Form 2nd band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earbrass Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Had a small mid-life crisis in 2015, which took the comparatively benign form of taking up a new instrument and starting to learn a new foreign language. My number one musical aspiration for 2016 is therefore to get my nyckelharpa playing to a point where I feel comfortable performing with it in public. Number two is to find or form an ensemble in which I can play it. I've had an initial jam with a friend who has recently acquired a set of German smallpipes (he already plays the big noisy Scottish ones - we're not going there!), and have another friend lined up to play hand-drum(s) / percussion. Not sure how that will pan out, but if we can get together often enough to get some momentum going, it could be fun. Repertoire will likely be a mixture of medieval music and English and Nordic folk tunes, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 My band's future is uncertain due to drummer moving away so it could either dissolve or have a new lease of life. I'm also hoping to team up with a DJ and play some seriously squelchy synthy bass over his 'ghetto funk' tunes, both in the studio and live. If I'm honest though, I think that bass playing has been overtaken by mountain biking in the enjoyment stakes in the last year - that may bankrupt me,so gotta keep the gas under control! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 [quote name='blue' timestamp='1451424036' post='2940422'] Is the band in an area where 60 gigs is realistic? Blue [/quote] The band was killed off at its peak. We spent nearly 8 years doing 60+ gigs a year, and could probably have made it 80 with a little effort. As an indication of what we could do, we've reformed for a New Year's bash tonight and sold out a 400-seater at nearly $20 a ticket. The past year since this happened cost me at least 50% of my income. At least tonight's pay packet will be good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 2015 was a good year. Many gigs and some nice deps. For 2016: [list] [*]trim the herd - too many basses. Like to reduce this from 7 basses to 3 [*]experiment with my pedals - have (as in the sig) a Sadowsky PreAmp and EBSMulticomp that are never used due to me being too lazy to plug the leads in at a gig [*]do some more jam nights - just to meet other musos [*]be a nicer person (ok thats not bass related) [/list] Happy new year to you all x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 2016 is looking to be a landmark year.... We played a total of 2 gigs in 2015, both in Italy - next year will be different. Playing 2 gigs in Portugal for the first time in February. London (The Garage) first Saturday in March A tour of the west coast of USA (8 gigs and a radio session) in March (visa dependent - crikey it's a daunting process getting visa'd to play USA)... So 11 gigs in the first 3 months Then i suspect we won't be doing much more after that as Tony will be totally tied up with the A&B acoustic tour and a summer of DJing although the offers for SL&G gigs are flooding in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 2015 was a dreadful year musically, 3 failed attempts to get something off the ground. Hopefully I'll be able to find or put something together this year, I've got the nicest gear I've ever had and want to get out gigging...and maybe earning some pennies to pay for maybe a little GAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Thin the herd - I have a silly number of basses. Lose some weight/gain some fitness. Learn to play properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 To get the new drummer up to speed. To develop the set list. To get more gigs like the second to last one of the year (big room, big stage, better pay). To record more with a house artist I did a single with last year. To record with a local folk singer using exclusively fretless. To play more and buy less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnm93 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Learn some scales properly.... D minor for starters...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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