Recent content by dartagnan

I have a gig tomorrow night - first one since before the quarantine - and I am CERTAIN I'm going to forget something. It's usually the band's tip bucket, but I'm digging that out right now and putting it in my car. What do you usually forget to bring?

First gig in six months tomorrow night, on a patio of a restaurant. I think I forgot how to do this.

I'm the band leader in my band. Sometimes, when I'm pretty sure no one is listening to me, I take my bass off, put it on its stand, pick up my Gibson ES-335 and put it on, and play a chord. Then I tell the band how it's going to be. Then I put the guitar back on its stand, and put on my bass...

I started on piano, moved to trumpet, clarinet, sax, bass, then guitar. I have a 9-string Alvarez acoustic.

My Epiphone Semi hollow body fretless Zenith.

I started on piano. I wasn't very good. I beat on an upright bass in high school, then it wasn't available to me any more. I went from playing keyboards in my HS garage band to playing bass, then guitar. A couple of years ago I obtained an upright bass as a gift from a fan, and occasionally...

Just got this Little Mark III for my birthday, along with a 2.5XL Hartke cab: I think it will sound quite good for the clubs I play in. And it sure beats dragging around that Fender 300w tube amp. If I need anything bigger, I can rent or borrow.