Recent content by aztomr

Duck was my favorite bass player and a huge influence on me, his music will keep him immortal. My prayers go out to his family. Rest in peace, thank you for everything you taught me.

I started playing in front of people, a few years ago, when a friend and I started to try to form a band. We're good friends despite the fact that I'm 46 and he's 30. The other two members are maybe 23 and 28, I think. it's never been an issue. It probably helps that I'm pretty immature for my...

Thanks everyone, I won't meet the organizers until Sunday, I've been getting all our info second hand so far. It's a benefit show to (I think) raise money to help veterans. Initially we agreed to play because it was a good cause, it would be great exposure and we were going to get to open for a...

Thanks Ed. We're meeting with the organizers on Sunday and will discuss the need for them to provide sufficient PA, hopefully, they'll agree.:bassist:

Absolutely in over our heads! Thanks for all the incredibly fast replies, I've already talked to the rest of the band, we're talking to pros tomorrow.:bassist:

Here's my dilemna: my band has been bumped up from opening act to headliners for a benefit at the end of next month. We need to provide a PA, which we had been counting on the original headliners to provide. We are playing outdoors, to an expected croed of three to five thousand. Any...

None of these bands made it big because they were high, they made it big and also did drugs. Are you suggesting Sublime needs drugs to play music? As a regular pot smoker, I can't think of a single thing you can do better while high. Drugs are for those in the audience, not for those making music.

We tend to go with either black dress shirts and jeans, or black sport coats with dress shirts. Every time I see a band that looks like everyone else in the bar I think of how many bar owners have commented about how much more professional we are compared to the other local bands. I understand...

I play a 1999 4003, had it for a lttle more than a year, I think. I had one issue, the neck pick up has pole pieces that stick up a little, I have a heavy right hand and would ground out the strings on the pick up, making an annoying click sound. I didn't lower the pick up because thats where my...

I really like Starving Armadilos, very catchy, memorable.:bassist:

I was talking to the guitarist who started our band with me, we noted how we finally have gotten to the point where we wanted to be. We have four sets of music, a steady reliable drummer, PA and lights. We're starting to build an audience, starting to develop realtionships with owners and...

I know Blue can be very cynical, but he's been doing this alot longer than most of us. I don't agree with him quite often, but I listen when he talks( actually I read when he writes, but you know what I mean). My personal opinion on you situation is this: You could take the gig, promise 50...

I recall having a similar issue a year or so ago. I wanted to be the super melow bass player, just doing my thing. I was having similar problems, but with a harmonica player. In the end, I decided it was better to be an a**hole than have the music suffer. I recall my buddy in the band asking me...

Hey Tom, thanks for keeping this thread alive. A while bak you wrote about always being ready to promote your band, I did a quick search, but I'm at work and don't have time to find the exact comment. Last Saturday, we had a gig at a new bar for us. After the first set the guitarist says" Cool...

Before I played in a band, I would play my guitar and think that someday I'll be in a band and I'll get to play all my favorite music. After being in bands for a while, I realize you're lucky if you get to play some of your favorite songs.Being in a band is all about compromise. I wouldn't wait...