First public performance ever at age 49

[bluespenny]

Nice one. Playing live is the pinnacle.

On another note, I'm surprised your drummer didn't "accidently" smash that @#$#% television with a back swing of his stick.

[ninjasmurf]

so...big bass solo next gig?

[WarriorJoe7]

i applaud you

[dbassman59]

Congrats!!! You want to hear some really good news ... from now on ... I guarantee that every time you take the stage you will feel the same rush as you did on your first one.

Hope you have many more!

[excane]

Good show 'ole man, Ya old fart!

It's never too late to get out there and rock.

[Vetchking]

Vetchking Here:

Way to go......... I'm Thrilled for ya..........

You just made my day. Keep on Rockin.

Don't forget to have fun............ Later

[seanm]

You're only as old as you think you are! Congrats on the gig.

[BrianKrashpad]

Look out, now you'll be hooked.



Congrats.

[warnergt]

Originally Posted by GlennW

Congrats.

Is your Fender playing 2nd string to an Ibanez?

Yes, it did. The guy with the microphone plays bass, too. To keep the
switches fast, we agreed to just use his bass.

Not having my trusty P Bass was a minor regret. Next time, I'll have it.

[Illbay]

Originally Posted by warnergt

Okay, so you have a flat-screen TV on in the background, over the drummer's head.

Is that sorta like the old saying "the dogs wouldn't play with him unless they tied a pork chop to him?"

(Although I see it's a Nationals game, so the lure couldn't have been that great...)

[Illbay]

Originally Posted by warnergt

To keep the
switches fast, we agreed to just use his bass.

What do you do when he's playing bass?

[warnergt]

Originally Posted by ninjasmurf

so...big bass solo next gig?

Heh. It's on my bucket list -- just as this performance was.
I'll get there but it's gonna take a little time.

[warnergt]

Originally Posted by Illbay

What do you do when he's playing bass?

Run the sound.

BTW, that's why I used his bass. There is nobody back at the soundboard to
make any adjustments if switching to my P Bass changes the sound levels.
For the bass, we used my Fender Bassman 250 into a Peavey 115 plus tied
it in to the PA (1000+ watts into two 15" speakers w/tweeters). This
allowed me to augment the bass sound through the PA as needed.
This worked out well as the singer/other bass player turned down the
Bassman 250 so he could better hear the guitar. I was able to compensate
through the PA. Next time, we won't put the bass speaker behind the
singer (lesson learned) and the Bassman 250 should be enough for the job.

[zenrad]

Way to go dude.

[JGover1]

This is inspirational!! This Sunday I break out my new Peavey Millenium (my first performance on a bass -- age 59) with our church's praise band. Don't think I'm ready for club work yet though!! Pray for me!!

[funkybass4ever]

You are my hero, I am 44 and yet to get onstage playing bass( been there with other instruments)

[thumpbass1]

Congrats. Looks like you also did the classic style of tavern gig, where the T.V. up in the corner rafters always have to be on for the ball game, even above the entertainment, as some of the patrons may have some betting interests to keep track of. Once again congrats, you are now in the club of bar gig vets. You are never too old to play your local bars and taverns.

[seanm]

Originally Posted by warnergt

Run the sound.

BTW, that's why I used his bass. There is nobody back at the soundboard to
make any adjustments if switching to my P Bass changes the sound levels.

This is where the Radial tonebone is perfect. You adjust the difference in levels on the tonebone.

[Grank]

well done!! ... hope for me yet at 50+ ... I'll keep practising the mean time