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12-31-2012, 02:48 AM
|  | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | | I don't think folks in the audience even notice whether you have a stand or not if you're doing a good job.
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12-31-2012, 03:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cleveland Ohio | | | the lead singer of my former band used to use a music stand and then switched to an IPAD that attaches to his mic stand. having observed the band both ways while friends sat in on bass for a tune, I think the music stand was actually less noticeable and distracting then the IPAD contraption. |
12-31-2012, 03:32 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: France | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jive1 +1
Sometimes having a context and a goal is what you need to get motivated to practice. | TOTALLY approved ! I recently succeed in an audition and I had to practice something compltely different that I'm used too, as playing with a pick.
Next gig in early February, 5/6 dates yet booked (they were waiting for a new bassist before booking anything more), I'm fine !!  |
12-31-2012, 09:10 AM
|  | Musical Anarchist | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sutton, MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by morgansterne the lead singer of my former band used to use a music stand and then switched to an IPAD that attaches to his mic stand. having observed the band both ways while friends sat in on bass for a tune, I think the music stand was actually less noticeable and distracting then the IPAD contraption. | The music stand is old technology so it wasn't a novelty on stage. The iPad is new and sticks out b/c of it. In a few years, it probably won't be noticeable. |
12-31-2012, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by bassybill (YIKES - a music stand on stage! I will look like a total hack and be unable to entertain anyone in the audience because of the insurmountable physical barrier!  ) | Yep, your goose is cooked - might as well just sell your gear and quit...  |
12-31-2012, 03:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Augusta, GA, USA | | | Set it off to the side instead of in front of you and just glance at it when you need to. The only people who will judge you for that don't know what they're talking about anyway. If I played in one of those cover bands that play 3 hour sets with a binder full of material that rotates out I'd have no shame bringing some notes with me that at least had the key and maybe some Memphis numbering if I tend to forget a progression or two |
12-31-2012, 09:38 PM
| | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | | Just got in from my NYE gig at about 3 AM. Really enjoyed it, fun set with a good band of young guys. The crowd loved it.
I was stationed right next to the drummer on stage and managed to sort of maneuvre my iPad on its stand underneath one of his crash cymbals so it wasn't directly in front of me. Very discreet, in fact. I doubt whether anyone in the audience even noticed it. I'd got a mixture of hints and cheats on there to get me through the set - some scribbled notes, some chord charts, some dots - a bit of everything really. I'd put it all in a PDF in set order and was able to just swipe through from screen to screen when I actually needed it (document navigation is really easy using the free iBooks app with PDFs). I only had to refer to it for about a third of the tunes, but it was useful nonetheless. I'm going to start using it a lot more, I think.
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12-31-2012, 10:31 PM
| | Musical Anarchist | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sutton, MA | | Thank goodness that barrier didn't stop the audience from enjoying themselves. |
01-01-2013, 01:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Brisbane, Australia | | | I had a great NYE's gig, though I'm paying for it today. I must have played for 5 hours at least, with lots of different musicians, including a couple of heavy hitters. Lots of fun (and we didn't play "Mustang Sally", not even once). |
01-01-2013, 01:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WI | | | I just got home from two 4 hour bar gigs.
Lots of fun, for me there is no better way to spend New Years Eve.
Happy New Year
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01-01-2013, 02:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Brisbane, Australia | | | I even woke up next to a woman whose name I actually remembered, and spent a couple of hours talking with her, and I really dig her. That's rather refreshing for a New year's eve gig. Or maybe I'm just getting old? |
01-01-2013, 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by morgansterne the lead singer of my former band used to use a music stand and then switched to an IPAD that attaches to his mic stand. having observed the band both ways while friends sat in on bass for a tune, I think the music stand was actually less noticeable and distracting then the IPAD contraption. | how so?
was it that he had to mess with it more between songs? did he have to look more closely at it during songs?
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01-01-2013, 05:11 AM
| | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkMgibson I had a great NYE's gig, though I'm paying for it today. I must have played for 5 hours at least, with lots of different musicians, including a couple of heavy hitters. Lots of fun (and we didn't play "Mustang Sally", not even once). | We DID play Mustang Sally, loud and proud!
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01-01-2013, 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by bassybill We DID play Mustang Sally, loud and proud! | Well so long as you played it well! |
01-01-2013, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by MarkMgibson Well so long as you played it well! | It would be kinda diffcult to mess that one up, wouldn't it? Not to mention embarrassing.
Strangely enough, in 35 years as a gigging bassist I never had to play this tune until about a year ago.
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01-01-2013, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by bassybill .....some scribbled notes, some chord charts, some dots........ | You mean the little dots that tell you where to put your fingers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KR7txrLvuY |
01-01-2013, 09:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Moscow, Russia | | | Come to think of it, I have never played Mustang Sally at all! |
01-01-2013, 09:51 AM
|  | Non Serviam | | Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Schenectady NY | | Happy New Year ya'll!!! I had a great NYE gig last night. Originals showcase gig, five bands. We were fourth, and went on right at midnight. Crowd was fantastic. Place was packed and appreciative. And we had the most dancers of any band.  
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01-01-2013, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by jive1 | A classic.
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01-01-2013, 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassist4Eris Happy New Year ya'll!!! I had a great NYE gig last night. Originals showcase gig, five bands. We were fourth, and went on right at midnight. Crowd was fantastic. Place was packed and appreciative. And we had the most dancers of any band. | awesome!
in any bill with more than 2 or 3 bands, the next-to-last slot is always best; folks are burnt out by the time the last band goes on.
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