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09-02-2001, 08:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon | | | How many gigs have you played?
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I guess I'm somewhere around 2000 but I know others have many, many more.
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09-03-2001, 12:23 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Overland Park, Kansas | | With jazz band...7 or 8.
With my band...1.  |
09-03-2001, 03:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherla | | | Old band : 87
Current band : 0 |
09-03-2001, 01:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Some place where it is always raining | | | 6 or 7
The second was by far the best!!
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09-03-2001, 06:38 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: New York | | | About 50. |
09-03-2001, 09:53 PM
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Endorsing:LowEnd Jazz,Schroeder Cabs,S.I.T,True-voice,FutureSonics | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nashville | | | hmm.. with old bands combined.... probably about 300.. with my current band... about 15 to 20.. |
09-03-2001, 10:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Madrid, Spain | | | I´m not sure, but counting all the gigs with all the bands I´d played, more than 100
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09-04-2001, 06:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Columbus, OH | | | I'd guess that I'm sitting somewhere at about 1000, but most of them were some time ago. Currently, we're booked twice a month.
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09-04-2001, 06:41 AM
| | | At my church of 700 members I have been playing at least once, and usually 2 or 3 times a week for the past 10 years. With my fusion band, at least 20 times live. Recording as a session bassist 3 times. Recording with my church band twice. With various other bands as a sit-in, maybe about 10 gigs. I have actually done 3 weddings. Never played a solo gig yet, but hope to soon, once I get a good repertoire together. |
09-06-2001, 05:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Ireland | | | Cover bands..every night for 4 years..errr I'm not gonna even try to add that up
Shows/musicals...around 50 (shows...each one running on average about 2/3 weeks to 6 months)
Studio sessions...200
original bands.....40
Goddamn no wonder my wrists are sore and I thought it was from the mas....errr...massive bruise..yes...bruise.
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09-06-2001, 11:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Knoxville TN | | Quote: Originally posted by gweimer
I'd guess that I'm sitting somewhere at about 1000, but most of them were some time ago. Currently, we're booked twice a month. | I'm about in the same boat. 1982-1988, maybe 50
or 60 total. 1988-1995, including three years
full time on the road, probably about 1000,
including 250 a year from mid-91 to mid-94.
1995-1998, nearly nothing - burnt out, played
fill in gigs maybe once every other month but
no regular band. Jan 1, 1999 (yeah, that was
the date I played the 1st gig) to present, played
about 50 gigs in 99, 42 in 2000, on pace to do
about 50 in 2001 - 3x to 4x a month. So about
1200 gigs in 19 years with 1000 of them in a 5 or
6 year span in the early 90's. I like the 40 or 50
a year pace much better, 'cuz having a full time
job means the bills are paid and I can buy bass
gear!
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09-18-2001, 07:02 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Queensland Australia | | | probably around 200 but I've never counted
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09-18-2001, 07:30 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Ibanez basses and Promethean amp | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Atlanta | | | Wow, I never thought about that. I'm somewhere in the 400 - 500 range. I've only been playing for 4 years, so I don't have that many right now.
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09-18-2001, 10:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Pennsylvania | | Over a hundred.  I never counted. |
09-18-2001, 11:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wichita Kansas - Smell the Whe | | | Been playing out for maybe 6 months. Probably about 25 gigs. But now we have "restructured" (kicked out a guitarist, and now getting new guy up to speed). So we haven't played in 3 weeks. Should be ready by end of september w/ a 2+ hour set. After that, probably back to normal. 1-3 times a week average.
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09-18-2001, 01:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: 6.02 x 10^23 microns away | | | Hmmm...
About 10 with my first band
Maybe 50 with my current band
And probably 50+ with my church band.
Rock on
Eric |
09-18-2001, 09:38 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: New Joisey Shore | | | No idea whatsoever. My first paying gig was in 1963, on Upright bass, at the age of 13 with four high school seniors. |
09-18-2001, 10:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Austin, TX | | | Maybe 10 or 12...not enough...
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09-18-2001, 10:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Vancouver area, BC, Canada | | | I have had... hmmm carry the 2 divided by...........
hmmm..... 0
Ouch...
Mikey
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09-22-2001, 08:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon | | | Murf,
Sounds like you've had a very fruitfull musical life.
I'd love to jam in Ireland. My grandparents raised sheep in County Gallway and someday I'm going there to visit.
My family name is Conroy.
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