The troubles of finding a band

[FretsOnFire]

I'm probably not the only one in this position but for the life of me I just cannot find a covers band in my area (Southend, Essex) that's looking for a bassist.

 

I don't care what type of music as long as it's not funk or jazz and I'm not bothered if they are older than me (I'm 38) I just want to play with others 

 

I've tried Facebook groups, Craig's list, joinmyband, bandmix, posting to YouTube, Instagram, x, tiktok, hell I've posted physical adverts in music shop windows and the local papers and I've not even had a sniff.

 

Is it really that hard to find fellow musicians? 

[Dad3353]

Have you tried looking for a drummer, and maybe a singer/guitarist, and starting your own band..? 

[tauzero]

Are there any open mics or jam nights near you? Would be worth exploring if there are.

 

Also, are there any rehearsal studios around by you? They're worth checking out for adverts and putting your own adverts in. Bassists are generally quite in demand, almost as much as drummers.

[FretsOnFire]

3 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

Have you tried looking for a drummer, and maybe a singer/guitarist, and starting your own band..? 

My brother In law is a drummer and we've jammed before and I spent months looking for guitar players and a singer which we did eventually find but after one jam he backed out sighting life issues and the other three just fell apart sadly 

[FretsOnFire]

49 minutes ago, tauzero said:

Are there any open mics or jam nights near you? Would be worth exploring if there are.

 

Also, are there any rehearsal studios around by you? They're worth checking out for adverts and putting your own adverts in. Bassists are generally quite in demand, almost as much as drummers.

I've found a few open Mic nights this eve on your rec and so I'll be checking them out in the next week or so

[Dan Dare]

You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you meet a handsome price. Or even an ugly one. The only answer is perseverance.