My CL attempt to find peopel to jam with

[Soverntear]

so im posting an ad on craigslist trying to find people to jam with. let me know what you guys think of the ad, and if/when i have to repot what are some suggestions

text as follows

New bassist looking for people to jam with


Hey everyone,

As the title states I'm new to bass, been playing about 4 months or so. I'm looking for some people to jam with, nothing serious just looking to hone in on my skills with others who are more talented then myself. Style really doesnt matter to me, i just want to get more playing time in. I take weekly lessons and have alright gear atm. need a bigger amp if drums are going to be involved but that's easy enough to attain. thanks again for looking

[J. Crawford]

Sounds good! And the use of punctuation is good, something that drives me crazy on most CL deals.

[martyman5000]

When I put a craiglist ad...

I put

Age
Location
Type of music you would like to play or are learning with you lessons....You could put Blues and get some guy's that you could jam with right away.

[Soverntear]

J, thanks you i try my best. it annoys me too. almost worse then the walls of text you often see

marty, age i could see. im posting to the local Toronto board and mst the musicians wh use it are around downtown. but i will add that for my next ad. as i said style is not a huge thing. in my lessons we haven't even done a song yet. mostly its been correcting my terrible technique (think all fingers hovering high above the srtings) which is going well :P.
plus id rather play a bit of everything right now, more chances to improve different things.

[Electric_Spank]

Looks good to me, man. I basically posted the same thing a few weeks ago and I have gotten 5-6 responses from it.

[Soverntear]

ive gotten a few so far, the one is ppromissing. 4 guys in there 30's/40's wh are willing to take me under their wing. the other im 50 50 on the music is good but the singer.... well singer is just not the right word

[Toronto Bassist]

If you're in Toronto, there are also some clubs that have open jam nights as well.

[Soverntear]

toronto bassist, that is a good call might look in to it. any you would recommend?

[Toronto Bassist]

Well, I guess that the most popular one would be the jazz jams at The Rex, but if you're new to bass, that might not be a good idea. I believe there are jams on Thursday night at the Black Swan on Queen St. W with Tony Springer. Then there's also Lola's in the Kensington Market. and also at Harlem Restauraunt. Look around, they should be easy enough to find.

[Soverntear]

toronto, thanks for the tips. ill go check them out. i dont think id be ready to plug in and start free jamming yet, but it would be a great way to meet people to jam with

[Ubersheist]

Originally Posted by Soverntear

plus id rather play a bit of everything right now, more chances to improve different things.

I think that's good, as any good bass player can play at least a solid variety of styles and genres. However, I'd still suggest putting something down. Many people get turned off by such generalized ads and won't respond. You could be bypassing the right situation without even knowing it. Toss in a bunch of different genres, or at least say "no grindcore metal," or "any style except no country," or something. I think it'll serve to your benefit.

[Soverntear]

uber, that is a good point. next ad ill place a couple styles im most in to. got an audition this week and an audition on the 12th

[diglo]

I posted the same type of post about a month ago on CL and they deleted my post. Tried finding out why, but could never get any info or help. I'm looking for players in Nashville to jam/shed with.

[Soverntear]

odds are someone flagged your post. people on CL can be idiots at times. try again and if it happens again fire an email off to the admins