Am I Looking At This Incorrectly or Should I Forget It?

[the yeti]

Originally Posted by jgbass

Well, here we go again. Email from band leader. The bass player is definitely out of the band right after the next gig and, yes, they are looking for a full member bassist...

...Maybe he was wishy washy just because he did want to give the other guy a chance, and, really was floundering on how to handle this delicate situation. That, in and of itself, is a good thing. I have no idea, but, the truth is that I like what this band does and I would like to be in it.

good job, good luck, keep us posted.

[steveksux]

Definitely do it. Subbing is fun. Do a good job, and you've networked with some good players who will contact you in the future if they need a bass player.

Our guitar player started touring on and off with a fairly major act. We had another guy subbing. No committments. He did a good job, eventually the main guy was doing too many nights as a solo act when in town, could hardly make any of our gigs, couldn't make practices. And obvously couldn't make gigs when on tour. So we made the sub guy the main guy. Stepped in without missing a beat, didn't need to audition.

You'll put yourself in the #1 slot when/if they do decide to get rid of the bass player. Make sure you do a good job, and maybe they'll decide they like you better. Something's going on that they're thinking of replacing him. You can provide an easy alternative.

Randy